Recursive Ventures

Recursive Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Albany, California, founded in 2014. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups in the United States and Israel, specifically targeting pre-seed and seed rounds. Recursive Ventures aims to support companies that are disrupting various industries through the innovative application of data and artificial intelligence. Managed by Itamar Novick, the firm operates as a Solo Capitalist, allowing for quick decision-making and a hands-on approach in partnering with founders. Recursive Ventures is backed by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and operators who provide expertise in scaling businesses and navigating market challenges.

Itamar Novick

General Partner

47 past transactions

Perspective AI

Seed Round in 2025
Perspective AI uses artificial intelligence to moderate interviews and analysis to gather quality customer feedback.

BuildPass

Seed Round in 2024
BuildPass is a company that specializes in enhancing construction site efficiency through its AI-driven platform. The platform consolidates essential workflows into one system, linking all stakeholders involved in a project. This integration aims to ensure projects are completed on schedule, meet high-quality standards, and maintain worker safety. BuildPass offers features such as ticket management, document handling, inductions, site diaries, toolbox services, medical information tracking, and SMS communication. These tools enable builders of various sizes to transition to digital operations using mobile devices.

Cimphony

Seed Round in 2024
Cimphony is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing a business software platform powered by GenAI technology. The company offers comprehensive legal document support tailored to assist clients throughout their business journey, from incorporation and launch to navigating commercial contracts, fundraising, data privacy, and employment compliance. By streamlining legal processes, Cimphony enables businesses to focus on their core activities and growth, effectively reducing the burden of tedious legal tasks. Its mission is to empower entrepreneurs and organizations to build and scale their ventures more efficiently.

Mesh Security

Venture Round in 2024
Mesh Security operates a cybersecurity platform designed to provide real-time visibility, control, and protection for businesses. Its Unified SecOps Platform integrates security data, tools, and infrastructure into an adaptive framework, offering context-aware, interoperable solutions. The company focuses on identifying critical risks, providing holistic analysis, and enabling seamless deployment across various footprints. This helps enterprises reduce costs and complexity while eliminating manual work through advanced workflows.

Clarity

Seed Round in 2024
Clarity is an artificial intelligence cybersecurity company focused on combating AI-driven misinformation and deepfakes. The company offers a platform that utilizes collective intelligence technology to detect AI manipulation across various media formats, including video, audio, and images. By providing adaptive and explainable detection capabilities, Clarity aims to uphold the integrity of digital interactions and ensure the reliable flow of critical information for businesses. The company's solutions are designed to enhance the resilience of vital democratic institutions, enabling clients to effectively differentiate between authentic content and hyperrealistic generative AI media.

Aption

Seed Round in 2024
Aption provides equity pooling solutions for founders, executives and early employees to protect startup equity value.

Prosal

Seed Round in 2023
Prosal makes it easy to find relevant RFPs

Perspective AI

Seed Round in 2023
Perspective AI uses artificial intelligence to moderate interviews and analysis to gather quality customer feedback.

Tomato.ai

Seed Round in 2023
Tomato.ai is a technology company that specializes in enhancing voice communication for offshore agents. Its core product uses artificial intelligence to "soften" accents, improving intelligibility and trust during conversations. Additionally, Tomato.ai offers advanced noise cancellation solutions to ensure clear communication. The company's software aims to facilitate more efficient agent calls, enabling businesses to hire more offshore agents, increase sales, reduce churn, and improve overall job accessibility.

Clarity

Funding Round in 2023
Clarity is an artificial intelligence cybersecurity company focused on combating AI-driven misinformation and deepfakes. The company offers a platform that utilizes collective intelligence technology to detect AI manipulation across various media formats, including video, audio, and images. By providing adaptive and explainable detection capabilities, Clarity aims to uphold the integrity of digital interactions and ensure the reliable flow of critical information for businesses. The company's solutions are designed to enhance the resilience of vital democratic institutions, enabling clients to effectively differentiate between authentic content and hyperrealistic generative AI media.

Dono

Seed Round in 2023
At Dono, we are on a mission to redefine real estate transactions by addressing the core challenge of uncertainty in property ownership. Our advanced data search platform, powered by generative AI, unlocks seamless access to billions of public records, transforming the way title companies, Lenders, Insurers, realtors, clients, and attorneys navigate real estate deals.

Storytell.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Storytell.ai is a company that specializes in content creation through the use of artificial intelligence. Its platform is designed to assist businesses in crafting compelling storyboards by transforming everyday content, such as internal meetings, into engaging narratives. By utilizing advanced machine learning models, Storytell.ai enables organizations to distill valuable moments from the noise of daily operations, ultimately enhancing customer engagement through the art of storytelling.

COVU

Seed Round in 2022
COVU is a provider of insurance brokerage services designed to support independent agencies and their clients by offering customized insurance solutions. Founded by a team of experts in the insurance, finance, and technology sectors, COVU focuses on delivering transparent and unbiased advice. The company employs a holistic approach to insurance management, integrating advanced AI technology with human intelligence to enhance the customer experience. COVU aims to empower growth-oriented insurance professionals by streamlining the business aspects of insurance operations, facilitating personalized risk management that emphasizes radical transparency. Through its data-driven and comprehensive services, COVU enables individuals and agencies to accurately identify and assess risks, ultimately promoting smarter insurance management.

Tomato.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tomato.ai is a technology company that specializes in enhancing voice communication for offshore agents. Its core product uses artificial intelligence to "soften" accents, improving intelligibility and trust during conversations. Additionally, Tomato.ai offers advanced noise cancellation solutions to ensure clear communication. The company's software aims to facilitate more efficient agent calls, enabling businesses to hire more offshore agents, increase sales, reduce churn, and improve overall job accessibility.

CultureScience

Pre Seed Round in 2022
CultureScience is a cloud-based platform focused on employee experience management, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The platform aggregates data from various operational tools, providing businesses with insights into team time, capacity, and client demands. By detecting common causes of burnout, CultureScience aims to enhance workplace culture and improve employee retention. It delivers valuable information through weekly Burnout Reports and user-friendly dashboards, highlighting aspects such as available focus time and after-hours email activity.

DataJoy

Seed Round in 2021
DataJoy is a developer of a revenue intelligence platform that integrates data across various organizational functions, including marketing, sales, product, and finance. The platform utilizes machine learning algorithms to analyze this unified data, providing insights that help companies understand and enhance their revenue performance. By tracking key performance indicators and detecting anomalies, DataJoy enables organizations to make informed projections and optimize their strategies for growth. Ultimately, the company aims to assist businesses in building a repeatable, profitable, and predictable revenue model.

Estuary

Seed Round in 2021
Estuary is a developer of a software data platform that enables companies to access their data in real-time. The company's technology simplifies the integration of various data sources, including databases, data warehouses, and SaaS applications, without requiring extensive engineering efforts. By unifying real-time and batch workflows, Estuary allows clients to easily retrieve data from both internal systems and external services. This capability supports businesses in transforming their data into actionable insights, enhancing decision-making processes and operational efficiency.

Brightflow AI

Seed Round in 2020
Brightflow AI is a financial intelligence company founded in 2019 by Jeffrey Priebe and Robbie Bhathal, based in Walnut, California. The company specializes in providing small and mid-sized business owners with tools for cash flow forecasting and financing. Its platform allows users to monitor cash flow from their Shopify and Amazon stores, offering real-time insights into cash inflows and outflows through visual representations such as bar charts and graphs. By delivering comprehensive financial insights, Brightflow AI helps businesses enhance their financial understanding and develop informed financial plans.

Lendai

Seed Round in 2020
Lendai is a fintech company founded on June 1, 2019, in Miami, Florida, focused on revolutionizing the financing landscape for non-US residents investing in the US residential real estate market. By leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced digital solutions, Lendai addresses the challenges faced by foreign investors in accessing financing. The company employs a unique triple digital underwriting system to bridge the information gap prevalent in the global financial services sector. This innovative approach allows Lendai to offer a streamlined, efficient online financing process, enabling its clients to easily achieve their financial goals.

Deduce

Seed Round in 2020
Deduce, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 2019. It specializes in protecting businesses and their customers from unauthorized account access, identity fraud, and data leakage. The company offers a range of services that include developing an identity access platform capable of detecting sophisticated, AI-generated identities that can deceive traditional fraud detection systems. Deduce employs advanced risk algorithms and behavioral analytics to provide real-time fraud elimination and enhances user experiences by reducing friction in account security processes. By leveraging a comprehensive network of consumer identity data, Deduce enables organizations to utilize collective identity-based threat intelligence, improving their visibility into potential user threats and risks.

Raise Commercial Real Estate

Seed Round in 2019
Raise Commercial Real Estate, formerly known as HelloOffice, Inc., is a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Established in 2015, the company specializes in assisting startups and high-growth companies in finding suitable office spaces. Raise Commercial Real Estate offers a comprehensive range of services, including planning (financial analysis, legal, zoning, and site selection), buildout (workplace strategy, project management, and architecture), and operations (move coordination, furniture, office management, and lease administration). The company also provides document management and commute analysis services. By combining experienced brokers with user-friendly software, Raise Commercial Real Estate aims to streamline the process of securing commercial real estate for its clients.

Ever Loved

Seed Round in 2019
Ever Loved, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a marketplace for funeral services and products, established in 2017. The company aims to simplify the funeral planning process by providing a platform where users can easily access information about various funeral options, connect with appropriate service providers, and share essential details with friends and family. Additionally, Ever Loved facilitates fundraising to help cover funeral costs, allowing families to manage expenses during emotionally challenging times. By focusing on transparency and convenience, Ever Loved seeks to alleviate stress and honor the memories of loved ones who have passed away.

WEVO

Seed Round in 2019
Wevo, Inc. is a marketing technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It offers a user experience research platform that leverages artificial intelligence and crowd sourcing to optimize digital experiences before they go live. Wevo provides digital marketers with tools to test and enhance website conversion rates, helping them understand why visitors may not be converting. The platform generates actionable recommendations and diagnoses web pages by identifying specific issues that hinder customer engagement. By delivering synthesized quantitative and qualitative insights, along with scores and benchmarks, Wevo enables research, product, and marketing teams to make informed decisions with reduced risk, significantly streamlining the user research process. The company holds multiple patents related to its innovative technology.

Deel

Seed Round in 2019
Deel, Inc., also known as Lets Deel, Inc., is a payroll and compliance platform that simplifies the hiring and management of global remote contractors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers an integrated platform that combines contracts, payments, and tax compliance into a single interface. This allows businesses to efficiently manage the complexities of hiring international employees while ensuring adherence to local regulations. Deel's services include automated payment processing, invoicing, customer support, and insurance products related to employment. The platform is designed to enhance the experience for both organizations and contractors, streamlining the onboarding process and facilitating seamless payroll operations worldwide.

Aura Health

Seed Round in 2018
Aura Health, established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in digital mental well-being solutions. The company develops a mindfulness meditation application for iOS and Android users, focusing on stress and anxiety management. Aura's platform offers personalized content and fosters community engagement by connecting users with therapists and coaches globally.

Cherre

Seed Round in 2018
Cherre operates a cloud-based platform that collects, resolves, and manages both public and private real estate data. The company provides tools for document analysis, price evaluation, asset reporting, and real-time data dashboards, catering to agents, investors, insurers, enterprises, and service providers in the real estate industry. Cherre's platform enables clients to automate workflows, optimize processes, reduce risks, and identify opportunities by enhancing data quality and governance. The company partners with major data providers and solution providers to create an ecosystem that supports comprehensive data needs for its clients. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Cherre aims to improve decision-making confidence through better data management.

Watchful

Convertible Note in 2018
Watchful, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing a machine teaching platform designed to streamline the creation of artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016, the company's platform focuses on enhancing data control for engineers, analysts, and subject matter experts, allowing them to filter, tag, and route data in real-time. By employing a programmatic labeling interface and active learning flows, Watchful enables users to automate the generation of labeled training sets and efficiently incorporate domain expertise into machine learning models. This approach accelerates AI development significantly, facilitating the iterative processes from production to deployment while maintaining cost-effectiveness and scalability. Watchful's solutions cater to various industries, including manufacturing, retail, finance, and life sciences, addressing the common data bottlenecks associated with AI initiatives.

Improvado

Seed Round in 2018
Improvado is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in the aggregation and visualization of advertising data. Its platform enables businesses to extract, transform, and load data from various social and business platforms into a centralized location. By cleansing and normalizing raw marketing data, Improvado provides users with clear and accessible metrics that facilitate informed decision-making. The company's offerings include marketing dashboards for reporting, performance statistics, and an application programming interface that enhances integration capabilities. This middleware software streamlines the process for revenue teams, significantly reducing the time required to gain insights from marketing activities.

Digital Assets Data

Seed Round in 2018
Digital Assets Data Inc. is a financial technology and data company focused on providing enterprise-grade software and data feeds tailored for the cryptocurrency market. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes crypto hedge funds, family offices, research firms, banks, and sovereign entities. Its offerings encompass a comprehensive suite of data and information technology solutions related to various crypto assets, such as currencies, platforms, applications, side chains, security tokens, and initial coin offerings (ICOs). By delivering subscription-based services, Digital Assets Data enables its clients to effectively track and manage investments, conduct thorough due diligence, and make informed trading decisions.

May Mobility

Seed Round in 2017
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying autonomous vehicle technology to enhance public transportation systems. May Mobility operates a fleet of six-passenger electric shuttles that navigate through traffic using mapped and closed-loop routes. By analyzing city traffic and commuter patterns, the company identifies bottlenecks and optimizes transit routes for various communities. Its services aim to reduce human error in driving, lower pollution levels, and provide economic benefits to both communities and riders. Through its innovative approach, May Mobility seeks to create a safer, greener, and more efficient transportation environment.

TapResearch

Seed Round in 2017
TapResearch, Inc. is a research technology company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in connecting respondents to surveys through mobile apps and games, providing research services that include mobile sampling technology, programmatic sampling, and audience networks. TapResearch's platform allows users to participate in surveys while earning rewards, making the process engaging and accessible. This extensive Audience Network connects tens of millions of individuals with market research opportunities, allowing businesses to gather critical market insights efficiently. TapResearch has become a vital resource for many organizations, including well-known firms, by facilitating the collection of consumer opinions across a wide range of mobile applications and games. Through its innovative approach, TapResearch aims to enhance the research experience for both clients and respondents.

SafeGraph

Seed Round in 2017
SafeGraph Inc. is a data company founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in collecting, storing, and processing data to support machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. SafeGraph maintains high-precision datasets that include business listings, building footprints, and aggregated foot traffic information for millions of points of interest across the United States and Canada. The company’s data encompasses detailed brand affiliations and spatial hierarchies, which are essential for market analytics, investment research, and site selection. By integrating data from diverse sources, SafeGraph enables businesses to access accurate records that enhance their understanding of consumer behavior and human movement.

Placer.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Placer.ai is a technology company that specializes in location analytics, offering a platform designed to provide real-time insights into consumer behavior and foot traffic patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company utilizes anonymized location data from various sources to empower professionals in sectors such as retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Its platform enables users to collect and analyze data, conduct competitor analysis, and create dashboards that visualize trends and insights. This functionality allows businesses to make informed decisions regarding site selection, marketing strategies, and the optimization of store performance.

Orro

Series A in 2016
Orro is a manufacturer based in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, specializing in advanced smart lighting systems for homes. The company produces innovative light switches that integrate with popular smart home platforms such as Alexa, Google Home, and Nest. Orro's lighting solutions are designed to be responsive and adaptive, detecting occupancy and adjusting light levels based on natural lighting patterns and user preferences. This technology enhances the living experience while also contributing to energy savings and potentially increasing property values. Orro aims to provide a comprehensive smart living environment that enhances automation and efficiency for homeowners and renters alike.

Placer.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Placer.ai is a technology company that specializes in location analytics, offering a platform designed to provide real-time insights into consumer behavior and foot traffic patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company utilizes anonymized location data from various sources to empower professionals in sectors such as retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Its platform enables users to collect and analyze data, conduct competitor analysis, and create dashboards that visualize trends and insights. This functionality allows businesses to make informed decisions regarding site selection, marketing strategies, and the optimization of store performance.

Armory

Seed Round in 2016
Armory, Inc. is an enterprise software company that specializes in commercializing the open-source continuous delivery platform, Spinnaker. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Armory offers a range of products designed to facilitate continuous deployment at scale. Its offerings include Hosted Spinnaker, a cloud-based management solution that provides user management and deployment analytics; Armory Deploy, which allows users to install and configure a production-ready Spinnaker within their own infrastructure; and Armory Elevate, a tool that helps identify and prevent problematic deployments before they occur. The company's platform supports deployment across various cloud environments, including AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes, enabling organizations to automate their software delivery processes reliably and efficiently.

Hint Health

Seed Round in 2016
Hint Health Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing a membership management platform tailored for direct care providers. Founded in 2013 by Zak Holdsworth and Graham Melcher, Hint Health offers tools that facilitate membership administration and billing, enabling healthcare providers to operate and manage their own plans effectively. This platform supports a range of offerings, including essential, plus, pro, and enterprise plans, allowing organizations to design and implement direct primary care programs. By empowering providers to compete directly with traditional insurance models, Hint Health aims to transform the healthcare system, enhancing cost efficiency, quality of care, and patient outcomes. The company also hosts the Hint Summit, a conference that gathers healthcare professionals and industry leaders to discuss and promote healthcare reform in the United States.

Siftery

Seed Round in 2016
Siftery is a database platform designed to assist businesses in discovering, purchasing, and effectively utilizing software. By allowing companies to list their software stacks, Siftery facilitates comparisons among similar businesses to identify differences and make tailored recommendations. This enables organizations to gain insights into the software landscape, helping them to find solutions that best meet their specific needs. The platform aims to enhance the software discovery process, ensuring that businesses can make informed decisions regarding their software investments.

Peerspace

Series A in 2015
PeerSpace, Inc. operates a marketplace that connects companies and individuals with short-term workspaces. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform allows users to search, message, and book a diverse range of spaces, including corporate and private event venues, photo studios, conference rooms, and unique locations like converted warehouses and sports car museums. The service caters to a broad clientele across major U.S. cities, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Austin, and Chicago. By streamlining the booking process, PeerSpace enables clients to easily access various locations for purposes such as off-site meetings, film and photography shoots, or social events, while providing hosts the opportunity to monetize their under-utilized properties.

HoneyBook

Series B in 2015
HoneyBook, Inc. is a business software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It offers a clientflow management platform designed for independent business owners, particularly in the event planning sector, including wedding planners and related vendors. The HoneyBook platform simplifies the management of client interactions by integrating tools for communication, contracts, invoicing, and payments, allowing users to streamline their business processes. With over 100,000 service-based businesses in the United States and Canada utilizing the platform, HoneyBook has facilitated more than $9 billion in transactions. The company also has a presence in Tel Aviv and employs remote staff worldwide, emphasizing its commitment to enhancing the client experience and operational efficiency for entrepreneurs and freelancers.

Abra

Series A in 2015
Abra is a cryptocurrency platform established in 2014, designed to provide a straightforward and secure environment for individuals and businesses to buy, trade, and borrow against cryptocurrencies. Based in the United States and operational in over 150 countries, Abra facilitates easy conversion between cryptocurrencies and various local fiat currencies. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, registered investment advisors, and institutions, offering customizable services that allow users to manage their crypto portfolios effectively. With over two million customers and $9 billion processed in transactions, Abra has positioned itself as a trusted solution in the cryptocurrency market, earning recognition as one of the top five crypto wallets. The company is supported by prominent investors, reinforcing its commitment to creating an open and accessible global financial system.

Zendrive

Venture Round in 2014
Zendrive Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing safety-focused data analytics solutions for transportation systems. The company's flagship product, Zendrive, leverages smartphone sensors to track speed, location, direction, acceleration, and other driving metrics, accumulating this data to provide users with valuable traffic and driving information. By employing artificial intelligence algorithms, Zendrive analyzes sensor data to offer actionable insights such as speeding, hard braking, phone usage, and collision events, enabling drivers to improve their behavior through behavioral coaching and incentives. The company aims to enhance safety for passengers and drivers worldwide in the evolving landscape of transportation innovation and mobile ubiquity.

HONK

Seed Round in 2014
HONK Technologies is an innovative roadside assistance platform that connects motorists in need with towing service professionals through an on-demand mobile application. The platform enables vehicle owners to quickly find and request various roadside services, including towing, tire changes, jump starts, fuel delivery, and lockout assistance. Customers can order assistance via the mobile app or web interface, allowing them to track the location and estimated arrival time of their tow truck in real-time. The company collaborates with roadside assistance professionals, providing them with a streamlined payment process and the opportunity to grow their businesses. HONK's transparent platform is also utilized by insurance companies, auto manufacturers, and fleets to enhance customer satisfaction, reduce wait times significantly, and leverage roadside assistance data for improved service delivery.

Tile

Series A in 2014
Tile gives everything the power of smart location, locating more than six million unique items every day. Leveraging its vast community that spans 195 countries, Tile’s cloud-based finding platform helps people find the things that matter to them most. The company is based in San Mateo, CA and is backed by Francisco Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and GGV Capital. For more information, please visit Tile.com.

Credible

Seed Round in 2014
Credible Labs Inc. operates an online marketplace that enables consumers in the United States to compare financial product offers from various lenders. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a range of services, including student loans, student loan refinancing, personal loans, credit cards, and mortgage refinancing. By answering a few questions, consumers can receive personalized, prequalified rates without affecting their credit scores or sharing personal information until they are ready to proceed with an offer. Credible aims to empower users to take control of their financial decisions by simplifying the borrowing process and promoting fair and unbiased financial solutions. As of 2019, Credible operates as a subsidiary of Fox Corporation.

Automatic

Series A in 2013
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

Life360

Series A in 2011
Life360, Inc. is a mobile application company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing family connectivity and safety. Founded in 2007, Life360 provides a platform for families to communicate, share locations, and monitor driving safety. The app, which serves millions of users in over 140 countries, offers features such as private location sharing, location history, crash detection, roadside assistance, and emergency alerts through both free and paid subscriptions. As the world's largest family-oriented social network, Life360 has over 50 million monthly active users and consistently ranks among the top social networking apps in the United States. The company's mission is to help families stay connected and secure by providing essential tools that address the needs of modern family life.
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