Loup Ventures

Loup Ventures, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2017, with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and New York, New York. The firm specializes in seed stage and early stage investments, focusing on sectors such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, frontier technology, and robotics. Loup Ventures is committed to a research-driven approach in identifying and supporting innovative technologies that have the potential to shape the future.

Gene Munster

Managing Partner

26 past transactions

Hydra Host

Seed Round in 2022
Hydra Host is a technology company that provides a marketplace for computing resources, aggregating a network of independent data centers into a single dashboard and API. It specializes in cross-cloud infrastructure, focusing on privacy and security for multi-headed applications. By eliminating single points of failure, Hydra Host enhances the security and resilience of its clients' infrastructure, offering features such as redundancy, disaster recovery, and a distributed content delivery network. Its platform is designed to ensure end-to-end encrypted networking, effectively shielding clients' systems from potential attackers while facilitating reliable and secure operations.

Inner Cosmos

Seed Round in 2022
Inner Cosmos LLC is a neurotechnology company based in New Haven, Connecticut, established in 2016. The company specializes in developing a brain-computer interface (BCI) aimed at treating mood disorders. Its innovative product, referred to as a digital pill, utilizes imperceptible microstimulation to rebalance brain networks through precise electrical activity. By targeting the prefrontal cortex with minimally invasive techniques, Inner Cosmos offers a hyper-personalized approach to neuromedicine that seeks to alleviate cognitive disorders. This technology aims to reduce the dependence on traditional antidepressants and neurological drugs, providing a potentially transformative solution for patients and healthcare providers.

Rain AI

Venture Round in 2022
Rain AI is a semiconductor company dedicated to creating energy-efficient hardware specifically for artificial intelligence applications. By developing neuromorphic chips that draw inspiration from the architecture of the human brain, Rain AI aims to provide scalable, dynamic solutions for AI processing. Its innovative hardware is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to conventional AI processors, addressing the increasing demand for sustainable computing. Rain AI's technology is versatile and applicable across a range of settings, from data centers to edge devices, enabling broader adoption of advanced AI capabilities. The company's advancements in learning algorithms and scaling architecture contribute to the development of more efficient neural networks, ultimately facilitating the construction of processors that mimic true artificial intelligence.

Xwing

Series B in 2021
Xwing, Inc. specializes in autonomous flight technology tailored for unmanned aircraft, focusing on enhancing the safety and efficiency of air transportation. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company develops software that integrates sensors and maps with onboard flight control systems, enabling regional aircraft to navigate, take off, and land autonomously. Initially concentrating on transforming cargo aircraft into fully autonomous planes, Xwing aims to improve access to reliable and affordable delivery services worldwide. The company has garnered recognition for its innovation, being named one of the Most Innovative Transportation Companies by Fast Company and featured in TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions List after achieving the world’s first fully autonomous cargo flight. Xwing is committed to expanding its technology into other sectors of commercial aviation, with a focus on safety, scalability, and sustainability.

Farcast

Seed Round in 2020
Farcast is a technology company based in Los Angeles that specializes in developing hardware and software for precision airdrop deliveries. Founded in 2017 and located in Hawthorne, California, the company designs drones that are mounted on commercial aircraft, helicopters, or UAVs to facilitate the delivery of packages in remote or otherwise inaccessible areas. Utilizing advanced mapping software, Farcast evaluates suitable drop points and enables autonomous release and landing of packages, ensuring they land safely within a designated area. This innovative approach allows for rapid and cost-effective delivery solutions, addressing the logistical challenges faced in rural regions.

Rune Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Rune Labs, Inc. is a technology company that offers a software-as-a-service platform designed to support neuromodulation systems in managing complex therapies. Established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform integrates brain imaging and electrophysiology data from clinical studies and patient care, making it valuable for neuroscience therapeutics. Rune Labs primarily serves pharmaceutical and med-tech companies, assisting them in developing precision therapies for conditions such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The platform provides a secure, cloud-based infrastructure that enables clients to efficiently analyze large volumes of brain data, facilitating the implementation of sophisticated therapy algorithms and enhancing the precision of medicine delivered to patients.

Neurable

Series A in 2019
Neurable Inc. is a neurotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 2016. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence software that allows users to control software and devices using their brain activity. By leveraging patented signal processing techniques and a multidisciplinary approach that combines neuroscience, biology, statistics, and machine learning, Neurable creates high-performance brain-computer interfaces. These interfaces enable users to interact with various applications, such as playing games, operating toys, and even driving vehicles, through their brain signals. Neurable's technology is also applicable in virtual and augmented reality environments, offering innovative solutions for enhancing user experience and interaction.

Capiche

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Capiche Research Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, focuses on enhancing transparency in the software industry by providing real pricing data on software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. The company's platform serves as a community-driven repository that offers insights, guides, reviews, and documentation crafted by experienced SaaS users. This initiative aims to eliminate information asymmetry in business software, enabling organizations to better evaluate, purchase, and adopt the appropriate tools for their needs. By fostering a collaborative environment, Capiche promotes higher standards in software transparency and understanding.

Wethos

Seed Round in 2019
Wethos is a developer of a virtual studio designed to empower small business owners in managing and pricing complex projects. The company's platform utilizes agile methodologies to provide tailored solutions for branding, website development, digital content creation, and growth campaigns, addressing the unique needs of each client. By quickly assembling flexible teams of vetted creative and marketing specialists, Wethos enables businesses to effectively tackle rapidly evolving challenges and optimize revenue potential. This approach allows entrepreneurs to seamlessly expand their operations from a one-person shop into a comprehensive full-service studio.

VeriSIM Life

Seed Round in 2019
VeriSIM Life, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2017. It specializes in developing disease-specific biosimulation models that utilize artificial intelligence to predict the clinical outcomes of new drugs prior to clinical trials. The company offers a range of tailored solutions designed for pre-clinical and clinical programs, all centered around its validated BIOiSIM platform, which accommodates small molecules, large molecules, and viruses. By replacing traditional animal testing with sophisticated software simulations, VeriSIM Life aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of drug development, ultimately contributing to increased human life expectancy and the personalization of healthcare treatments.

Farcast

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Farcast is a technology company based in Los Angeles that specializes in developing hardware and software for precision airdrop deliveries. Founded in 2017 and located in Hawthorne, California, the company designs drones that are mounted on commercial aircraft, helicopters, or UAVs to facilitate the delivery of packages in remote or otherwise inaccessible areas. Utilizing advanced mapping software, Farcast evaluates suitable drop points and enables autonomous release and landing of packages, ensuring they land safely within a designated area. This innovative approach allows for rapid and cost-effective delivery solutions, addressing the logistical challenges faced in rural regions.

Skupos

Series B in 2019
Skupos Inc. is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for retailers, distributors, and brands, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency in the convenience store sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Denver, Skupos offers tools that enable real-time monitoring of inventory, sales, and store performance. The platform facilitates automated purchasing and operational analytics, allowing c-store operators to make informed, data-driven decisions. By connecting independent businesses with brands and distributors, Skupos aims to streamline processes and create marketing opportunities, ultimately fostering a more lucrative and competitive retail environment.

Streem

Venture Round in 2019
Streem is an innovative technology company that specializes in enhancing real-time communication and collaboration through its intelligent camera platform. The company integrates augmented reality, computer vision, and machine learning to facilitate remote assistance, allowing users to capture vital information such as brand models, serial numbers, and measurements. Streem’s tools enable users to generate notes and images through a digital toolbox, streamlining the process of diagnosing customer inquiries and delivering prompt support. In addition to its collaboration capabilities, Streem offers unlimited cloud storage for media files, allowing users to store, stream, and share content without using device storage space. This seamless integration ensures instant access to files from any device, enhancing both individual and organizational workflows.

Catch

Seed Round in 2019
Catch is a Boston-based company that designs a personal benefits platform aimed at freelancers, contractors, and workers without employer-sponsored benefits. Established in 2016, Catch provides a range of financial solutions, including tax withholding, retirement savings plans, health insurance, and student loan refinancing. The platform allows users to conduct benefit checkups, link bank accounts, and create personalized financial plans, helping individuals build a comprehensive safety net for their financial stability and security. By leveraging data-driven insights, Catch enables users to take control of their financial needs and manage their wealth effectively in an evolving work landscape.

Outrider

Series A in 2019
Outrider, Inc. is a software company specializing in the automation of logistics hubs through the use of electric, self-driving trucks. Founded in 2017 and based in Golden, Colorado, the company provides a software-as-a-service solution tailored for customer-owned fully and semi-autonomous freight and transportation fleets. Outrider's innovative system comprises web-based management software, autonomous driving controls for electric yard trucks, and essential site infrastructure. The autonomous vehicles are equipped with advanced sensor technology, including radar, lidar, and cameras, enabling them to automate various yard operations such as the movement of trailers, engaging and unhooking trailers, and monitoring trailer locations. The company's focus is on enhancing safety and efficiency for large enterprises by replacing hazardous and repetitive manual tasks with automated processes, thereby driving the adoption of sustainable freight transportation.

TEOOH

Pre Seed Round in 2019
TEOOH is a platform for hosting Virtual Events. From panel discussions to business conferences, anyone can host or attend virtual events in just a few clicks. Our aim is to become the easiest and most powerful way to engage global audiences, by allowing communities across the world to attend events and interact as they would do in the physical world, without the hassle of travelling or finding a venue. For more information, please visit www.teooh.com.

Invisible Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Invisible Technologies Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in automating business operations through a sophisticated platform. The company combines human expertise with automation technology and artificial intelligence to provide a range of operational services, including lead generation, meeting scheduling, inventory management, and record verification. By leveraging a global workforce alongside advanced automation tools, Invisible Technologies aims to streamline complex business processes, allowing clients to concentrate on more creative tasks. The company positions itself as a cost-effective outsourcing and automation alternative for scaling small and medium-sized businesses. Its innovative approach enables the efficient execution of multiple time-consuming processes, thereby enhancing overall productivity for its clients.

Streem

Seed Round in 2018
Streem is an innovative technology company that specializes in enhancing real-time communication and collaboration through its intelligent camera platform. The company integrates augmented reality, computer vision, and machine learning to facilitate remote assistance, allowing users to capture vital information such as brand models, serial numbers, and measurements. Streem’s tools enable users to generate notes and images through a digital toolbox, streamlining the process of diagnosing customer inquiries and delivering prompt support. In addition to its collaboration capabilities, Streem offers unlimited cloud storage for media files, allowing users to store, stream, and share content without using device storage space. This seamless integration ensures instant access to files from any device, enhancing both individual and organizational workflows.

Rain AI

Seed Round in 2018
Rain AI is a semiconductor company dedicated to creating energy-efficient hardware specifically for artificial intelligence applications. By developing neuromorphic chips that draw inspiration from the architecture of the human brain, Rain AI aims to provide scalable, dynamic solutions for AI processing. Its innovative hardware is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to conventional AI processors, addressing the increasing demand for sustainable computing. Rain AI's technology is versatile and applicable across a range of settings, from data centers to edge devices, enabling broader adoption of advanced AI capabilities. The company's advancements in learning algorithms and scaling architecture contribute to the development of more efficient neural networks, ultimately facilitating the construction of processors that mimic true artificial intelligence.

Skupos

Series A in 2018
Skupos Inc. is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for retailers, distributors, and brands, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency in the convenience store sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Denver, Skupos offers tools that enable real-time monitoring of inventory, sales, and store performance. The platform facilitates automated purchasing and operational analytics, allowing c-store operators to make informed, data-driven decisions. By connecting independent businesses with brands and distributors, Skupos aims to streamline processes and create marketing opportunities, ultimately fostering a more lucrative and competitive retail environment.

Paradromics

Seed Round in 2018
Paradromics, Inc. is a company focused on developing advanced brain-machine interfaces aimed at transmitting data between the brain and external devices. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, Paradromics manufactures implantable systems that facilitate neural data decoding, converting intricate neural recordings into data streams suitable for various neural prostheses. The company's technology is designed to enhance data transmission rates, providing high-volume, bidirectional data streaming capabilities. This innovation aims to assist individuals with neurodegenerative diseases and other neurological conditions by compensating for the loss of biological connectivity. In addition to its core products, Paradromics also develops applications to support its technology solutions.

Plan

Seed Round in 2017
Plan lets you control your calendar, tasks, and action items from all your tools in one beautifully designed interface. So you can focus on executing projects (not people). With time, Plan gets smarter and does things like predict if your projects are on track, alleviate any roadblocks that arise, and ensure that the ball is never dropped.

RealVision

Seed Round in 2017
RealVision, established in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an additional location in Minneapolis, specializes in developing a B2B content marketing and media technology platform for the real estate industry. The company's core offering is a comprehensive real estate marketing package, comprising 3D virtual tours, floor plans, and still photos, designed to help real estate professionals, including brokers and agents, effectively market properties online. RealVision's platform enables users to navigate properties in all dimensions, providing a holistic view of listings, and also caters to businesses outside real estate, assisting them in converting online visitors into customers.

Prospectify

Seed Round in 2017
Prospectify, Inc. is a data intelligence company based in Gilbert, Arizona, founded in 2016. The company operates an automated prospecting platform designed to assist sales teams in identifying and connecting with qualified leads to facilitate faster deal closures. Its platform integrates data search, enrichment, and verification systems, allowing users to build targeted lists and execute outreach campaigns efficiently. By automatically prospecting the best contacts for each account directly within customer relationship management systems, Prospectify eliminates the time spent on data tools, enabling sales teams to focus on generating leads and closing sales. As of August 2019, Prospectify operates as a subsidiary of AngelList LLC.

Neurable

Seed Round in 2016
Neurable Inc. is a neurotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 2016. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence software that allows users to control software and devices using their brain activity. By leveraging patented signal processing techniques and a multidisciplinary approach that combines neuroscience, biology, statistics, and machine learning, Neurable creates high-performance brain-computer interfaces. These interfaces enable users to interact with various applications, such as playing games, operating toys, and even driving vehicles, through their brain signals. Neurable's technology is also applicable in virtual and augmented reality environments, offering innovative solutions for enhancing user experience and interaction.

Racket

Racket is a developer of an audio recording application aimed at enabling users to share their audio stories. The platform allows individuals to record their thoughts and narratives through voice, providing a simple way to publish and share short audio clips. This technology facilitates connections between storytellers and listeners, fostering a community centered around audio storytelling.
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