Qlay
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Qlay is a global technology company that specializes in AI-driven automated hiring for engineers. Its platform streamlines the recruitment process by leveraging artificial intelligence to match job seekers with suitable opportunities worldwide.
Giftpack
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2017, Giftpack is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates an AI-enabled platform that simplifies corporate gifting globally. The platform analyzes recipients' social media and digital footprint to customize gift options at scale, facilitating authentic business relationships.
Cuzen Matcha
Series A in 2023
Cuzen Matcha is a tea company offering customizable everyday drink solutions. It specializes in authentic matcha products designed to provide sustained energy and relaxation, serving as a healthier alternative to coffee.
Callback
Seed Round in 2022
Callback is a company focused on developing a next-generation loyalty platform tailored for independent stores. It specializes in NFC reader technology that allows users to share information effortlessly through stickers. The company's application enables the creation of custom NFC stickers, which can hold various types of data, including websites, social media details, contact information, and payment methods. This innovative approach allows users to create, order, manage, and distribute information among their friends and fans, who can receive rewards, access exclusive website content, or join online communities. By enhancing the interaction between independent stores and their customers, Callback aims to strengthen loyalty and engagement in the retail sector.
Giftpack
Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2017, Giftpack is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates an AI-enabled platform that simplifies corporate gifting globally. The platform analyzes recipients' social media and digital footprint to customize gift options at scale, facilitating authentic business relationships.
MILIZE
Venture Round in 2021
MILIZE develops a cloud-based web platform integrating financial engineering with AI research, development, and operations. Its products include AI-driven forecasting tools for sales, investments, and life planning, along with risk management support.
MX Technologies
Series C in 2021
MX is a fintech data company established in 2010 that focuses on enhancing the financial experiences of individuals by automating access to their financial data. The company provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, and financial technology innovators, enabling them to aggregate, analyze, and present financial data effectively. By offering services such as data cleansing, auto-categorization, custom APIs, and data analytics, MX helps financial institutions improve customer engagement and drive growth. The company has established partnerships with over 600 financial institutions and more than 30 digital banking providers, positioning itself as a significant player in the fintech industry. MX's emphasis on customer-centric banking relationships allows clients to develop next-generation banking applications and solutions, ultimately leading to enhanced financial management for users.
GrubMarket
Series D in 2020
GrubMarket, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects sellers with customers by offering a wide range of food and related products at wholesale prices. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, GrubMarket specializes in organic, vegan, gluten-free items, fresh produce, snacks, beverages, pantry staples, home goods, health and beauty products, and items for pets and children. The company sources food from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, and restaurants, emphasizing quality and sustainability. In addition to its marketplace, GrubMarket provides a Software-as-a-Service platform designed for food delivery services and also features a gaming application called GrubMarket FarmBox. As a significant player in the B2B eCommerce sector of the American food supply chain, GrubMarket leverages artificial intelligence to enhance its services and operations.
Playco Global
Series A in 2020
Playco Global develops browser-based streaming game engines, creating multiplayer games accessible across various gaming platforms. Established in 2010, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Seoul.
EndlessAI
Funding Round in 2020
Scaling AI to the Real World.
Skysense
Seed Round in 2020
Skysense harnesses AI and drone technology to optimize agriculture. It offers precision farming solutions like stand counting, weed control, and land analysis, empowering farmers with actionable insights to enhance crop management, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Uni
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Uni assists decision-makers within companies by identifying missing perspectives in their decisions, enabling them to incorporate diverse viewpoints and enhance overall productivity.
Sendo is an eCommerce company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 2012. It operates an online shopping platform that provides a broad array of consumer products, including clothing for men and women, homeware, cosmetics, tech accessories, food, and sports equipment. The platform offers daily deals and promotions, with product listings categorized for easy navigation. Sendo's delivery network covers 64 cities, allowing users to pay via credit cards, ATM cards, or bank transfers.
MX Technologies
Series B in 2019
MX is a fintech data company established in 2010 that focuses on enhancing the financial experiences of individuals by automating access to their financial data. The company provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, and financial technology innovators, enabling them to aggregate, analyze, and present financial data effectively. By offering services such as data cleansing, auto-categorization, custom APIs, and data analytics, MX helps financial institutions improve customer engagement and drive growth. The company has established partnerships with over 600 financial institutions and more than 30 digital banking providers, positioning itself as a significant player in the fintech industry. MX's emphasis on customer-centric banking relationships allows clients to develop next-generation banking applications and solutions, ultimately leading to enhanced financial management for users.
GrubMarket
Series C in 2019
GrubMarket, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects sellers with customers by offering a wide range of food and related products at wholesale prices. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, GrubMarket specializes in organic, vegan, gluten-free items, fresh produce, snacks, beverages, pantry staples, home goods, health and beauty products, and items for pets and children. The company sources food from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, and restaurants, emphasizing quality and sustainability. In addition to its marketplace, GrubMarket provides a Software-as-a-Service platform designed for food delivery services and also features a gaming application called GrubMarket FarmBox. As a significant player in the B2B eCommerce sector of the American food supply chain, GrubMarket leverages artificial intelligence to enhance its services and operations.
M-Box Inc. is a Japan-based company that specializes in providing IT solutions for the medical and healthcare sectors. Founded on November 1, 2018, M-Box focuses on enhancing self-medication through innovative technology, aiming to foster a society where individuals can lead fulfilling lives tailored to their needs. The company operates web services specifically designed for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. One of its notable offerings is the HIX app, which assists users in managing androgenic alopecia (AGA). Through this app, users can capture images of their hair and scalp, complete diagnostic questionnaires, and receive personalized recommendations for addressing hair thinning. Additionally, the HIX app facilitates communication with counselors and allows users to purchase hair growth products, supporting them in their at-home hair care routines.
Warung Pintar
Series A in 2019
Warung Pintar is a micro retail technology company in Indonesia that aims to digitalize commerce for underserved communities. It uses data processing and analytics to capture insights from the bottom of the pyramid to support financial inclusion, social security, behavior analysis, and community engagement, with impact monitoring. The company also provides an end-to-end business platform for small retailers, featuring supply chain digitization, integrated applications, financial services, data analytics, and e-commerce tools to help manage inventory and resources more efficiently.
Genomelink
Seed Round in 2018
Genomelink operates a digital genetic analysis platform that lets individuals upload their raw DNA data to generate reports on traits, wellness, ancestry, and nutrition. The service translates genomic information into user-friendly interpretations for personal exploration and genetic self-knowledge. It emphasizes data privacy by upholding user ownership of data, implementing ISO-certified security, and offering options to delete data. The company positions itself as a consumer-focused provider of accessible, detailed genomic insights, supporting informed health and lifestyle decisions while ensuring control and transparency over personal genetic information.
Founded in 2013, Ralali is an Indonesian e-commerce company operating a B2B online marketplace. It connects suppliers and buyers, initially focusing on Industrial and MRO categories, with plans to expand into Office supplies, Automotive, Medical, Agriculture, Home & Building, Hotel & Restaurant Equipment, and more.
Warung Pintar
Seed Round in 2018
Warung Pintar is a micro retail technology company in Indonesia that aims to digitalize commerce for underserved communities. It uses data processing and analytics to capture insights from the bottom of the pyramid to support financial inclusion, social security, behavior analysis, and community engagement, with impact monitoring. The company also provides an end-to-end business platform for small retailers, featuring supply chain digitization, integrated applications, financial services, data analytics, and e-commerce tools to help manage inventory and resources more efficiently.
Droom Technology Private Limited, established in 2014, operates as an online automobile marketplace, headquartered in Gurugram, India, with an additional office in Fremont, California. The company facilitates the buying and selling of new and used vehicles, including cars, bikes, scooters, and other automobiles, through its B2C, C2C, C2B, and B2B marketplaces. Droom offers a comprehensive range of services, such as loans and insurance, roadside assistance, vehicle certifications, and automobile services. It is renowned for its innovative use of technology and data, providing transparency and trust in transactions, and boasts an extensive inventory valued at over $14 billion. With a significant online market share and a large user base, Droom is considered one of India's leading e-commerce companies.
Life Log Technology
Venture Round in 2018
Lifelog Technology is a developer of innovative healthcare applications designed to assist both medical professionals and the general public. The company specializes in applications that facilitate participation in medical research and enhance personal health management. One of its key offerings is an app that records and manages daily diet and exercise. This application features a meal image analysis tool that automatically calculates the nutritional content of meals through a simple photograph taken by the user’s smartphone. This functionality is particularly beneficial for individuals with diabetes or kidney diseases, as it allows them to monitor their dietary intake and manage their nutritional needs effectively.
iRidge
Corporate Round in 2018
iRidge is a technology company focused on online-to-offline solutions, developing smartphone applications, digital services, and local currency platforms. Its offerings include popinfo, a platform-as-a-service that pushes information to smart-device users based on location, enabling location-based messaging for customers near a shop. The company operates through three business lines: Application Business, which handles app development and operation; Business Production Business, providing end-to-end support from business strategy and digital transformation planning to service development and growth hacking; and Fintech Business, which runs a digital local currency platform called Money Easy. Through these activities, iRidge combines mobile applications, geolocation driven messaging, and fintech capabilities to help clients engage localized audiences and enhance digital services.
Whomor
Venture Round in 2018
Whomor Inc. is a creative firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2011. The company specializes in providing a range of services including illustration production, manga development, and content creation for social games. Whomor utilizes a crowdsourcing mechanism to meet the creative needs of its clients, allowing for the efficient production of game illustrations and other entertainment content. In addition to its core offerings, the company also engages in cartoon production, entertainment co-creation, and human resource resolution services, catering to various aspects of the creative industry.
Navier Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2018, specializing in the development of deep learning-based image processing solutions. The company's technology focuses on enhancing the quality of image data through applications such as improved resolution, photo sharpening, noise removal, and data restoration. Navier's software is versatile and can be utilized across various platforms, including photo books, e-commerce sites, smartphones, and surveillance cameras. By leveraging artificial intelligence and deep learning, Navier aims to provide users with significantly enhanced photographs and improved visual content.
Warung Pintar
Seed Round in 2018
Warung Pintar is a micro retail technology company in Indonesia that aims to digitalize commerce for underserved communities. It uses data processing and analytics to capture insights from the bottom of the pyramid to support financial inclusion, social security, behavior analysis, and community engagement, with impact monitoring. The company also provides an end-to-end business platform for small retailers, featuring supply chain digitization, integrated applications, financial services, data analytics, and e-commerce tools to help manage inventory and resources more efficiently.
Welby
Venture Round in 2017
Welby is a digital health company that develops tools for patients and families to support medical treatment and prevent progression of disease. The company delivers digital services and platforms used by pharmaceutical companies, health insurance entities and government programs, and collaborates with healthcare professionals and patients to co-create solutions. Its Welby My Karte app enables patients to share health data with clinicians and family as a visualized chart, facilitating communication and care coordination. Welby also offers medical data research services that analyze health information to inform treatment and policy. Founded in 2011, Welby is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Elanic
Venture Round in 2017
Elanic operates a peer-to-peer marketplace focused on women's pre-owned fashion goods, facilitating a convenient platform for individuals and micro-sellers to connect with millions of buyers. Through its mobile app, Elanic allows users to sell their used clothing effortlessly, handling logistics by picking up the sold items from sellers, packing them, and shipping them directly to buyers. This approach simplifies the selling process, making it accessible for those looking to monetize their pre-owned fashion items while providing shoppers with a diverse selection of sustainable fashion choices.
Droom Technology Private Limited, established in 2014, operates as an online automobile marketplace, headquartered in Gurugram, India, with an additional office in Fremont, California. The company facilitates the buying and selling of new and used vehicles, including cars, bikes, scooters, and other automobiles, through its B2C, C2C, C2B, and B2B marketplaces. Droom offers a comprehensive range of services, such as loans and insurance, roadside assistance, vehicle certifications, and automobile services. It is renowned for its innovative use of technology and data, providing transparency and trust in transactions, and boasts an extensive inventory valued at over $14 billion. With a significant online market share and a large user base, Droom is considered one of India's leading e-commerce companies.
Pulit Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2015 that specializes in the development of distribution technologies for digital image and video content. The company focuses on creating solutions that facilitate direct connections between content creators and users, leveraging advanced digital watermarking technology known as RIC. Through its innovative approach, Pulit aims to enhance the accessibility and security of digital media distribution, positioning itself as a significant player in the digital content landscape.
POPER Inc. is a Japanese technology company that provides a SaaS platform for educational institutions. Its flagship product, Comiru, automates back‑office tasks and improves parent‑teacher communication. Additional services include ComiruAir, which supports remote learning; ComiruHR, a labor‑management tool for instructors; and BIT CAMPUS, a management system for cram schools. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
HackerEarth
Series A in 2017
HackerEarth is an AI-powered platform designed to facilitate the assessment of developers' skills through online coding tests. The company provides a skill-based evaluation approach that enables organizations to create standardized tests tailored to specific competencies. This platform assists recruiters in identifying suitable candidates from a broad community of developers, utilizing a skill assessment tool that certifies the capabilities of computer programmers. By streamlining the hiring process, HackerEarth helps enterprises effectively evaluate and select candidates for technical positions, ensuring a better match between job requirements and developer skills.
GDX
Pre Seed Round in 2017
GDX offers software-as-a-service and digital experience solutions for e-commerce and omnichannel retail in Southeast Asia and India. It provides e-commerce consulting, marketing and client relationship management support, and enables sales through a real-store concept integrated with digital channels. The company employs AI-driven planning and operations to boost efficiency and lower costs, helping brands scale online presence and deliver seamless shopping experiences across online and offline touchpoints.
An India-based proptech platform that offers brokerage-free property search, connecting property owners with tenants and buyers with sellers directly to eliminate intermediaries. The service enables users to buy, sell, and rent properties in a single place without brokerage fees, delivering a convenient and hassle-free real estate experience. Founded in 2014 by IIT and IIM alumni Akhil Gupta, Amit Kumar Agarwal and Saurabh Garg, NoBroker aims to simplify transactions by consolidating listings and enabling informed choices.
FunnelBeam
Seed Round in 2016
FunnelBeam is a United States-based company that specializes in developing machine learning algorithms to enhance sales effectiveness. By capturing leads and utilizing data from previous sales, FunnelBeam creates tailored, AI-driven sales models that help organizations identify top prospects and gain insights into account-level data. The company’s technology integrates seamlessly with clients' existing systems, enabling them to personalize their outreach and improve engagement with key decision-makers. Through its innovative approach, FunnelBeam aims to increase revenue and optimize sales outcomes for its clients.
Silvair, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Krakow, Poland. It specializes in providing software solutions for the Internet of Things, particularly in the smart lighting sector, primarily targeting markets in North America and Western Europe. The company develops Bluetooth-based interoperable wireless solutions designed for lighting manufacturers and intelligent building management systems. Silvair's product offerings include firmware for smart lighting components produced by third-party manufacturers, as well as tools for configuring, controlling, and managing lighting infrastructure. Additionally, the company provides analytics tools that utilize data collected from sensors integrated into lighting systems, enhancing the overall lighting experience for users.
Healthians
Series A in 2016
Healthians is an online platform offering home healthcare services since 2014. It provides accurate and reliable health test results through a technology-driven matrix, trained phlebotomists, and lab alliances.
Tagpic
Venture Round in 2016
Tagpic Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in influencer marketing targeting services. The company assists businesses in enhancing their digital presence by offering services such as influencer casting, social media branding, talent production, and strategic public relations utilizing social media platforms. Tagpic's offerings include creating brand campaigns featuring amateur models, television personalities, and artists, followed by response analysis reports and improvement strategies to help clients effectively promote their brands.
Zilingo is a technology-driven platform founded in 2015 by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor, aimed at transforming the fashion supply chain through innovative trade solutions. By digitizing the fashion industry, Zilingo provides a marketplace that connects brands and merchants directly with factories, offering essential tools such as analytics, efficient logistics, and secure payment options. This approach enables entrepreneurs to thrive in a sector that has historically favored a select few, promoting accessibility, transparency, and connection within the fashion ecosystem. Zilingo's vision is to democratize fashion, making it possible for anyone with the right ideas to succeed in the industry.
Trim Japan
Seed Round in 2016
Trim Inc. is a company based in Yokohama, Japan, that specializes in developing an online application designed to assist parents in locating diaper exchange facilities and nursing rooms for infants. This innovative platform addresses the needs of caregivers by providing essential information to enhance their experience in public spaces. In addition to its core application, Trim Inc. is involved in the advertising sector and has interests in medical ventures, indicating a diverse approach to its business strategy.
Xpresso
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Xpresso Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016 by Luke Yamamoto and Jin Tanaka. The company has developed a messenger-based application designed to enhance user engagement by facilitating activity suggestions, enabling users to share their feelings, and allowing them to organize events with friends. In addition to its activity suggestion features, Xpresso provides online customer support tools that assist business owners in managing daily operations through group chat functionalities.
Droom Technology Private Limited, established in 2014, operates as an online automobile marketplace, headquartered in Gurugram, India, with an additional office in Fremont, California. The company facilitates the buying and selling of new and used vehicles, including cars, bikes, scooters, and other automobiles, through its B2C, C2C, C2B, and B2B marketplaces. Droom offers a comprehensive range of services, such as loans and insurance, roadside assistance, vehicle certifications, and automobile services. It is renowned for its innovative use of technology and data, providing transparency and trust in transactions, and boasts an extensive inventory valued at over $14 billion. With a significant online market share and a large user base, Droom is considered one of India's leading e-commerce companies.
BtoA specializes in the planning and development of talent management solution. It also provides planning and operation of the motivation management platform.
The company was founded in 2015.
An India-based proptech platform that offers brokerage-free property search, connecting property owners with tenants and buyers with sellers directly to eliminate intermediaries. The service enables users to buy, sell, and rent properties in a single place without brokerage fees, delivering a convenient and hassle-free real estate experience. Founded in 2014 by IIT and IIM alumni Akhil Gupta, Amit Kumar Agarwal and Saurabh Garg, NoBroker aims to simplify transactions by consolidating listings and enabling informed choices.
IperLane
Seed Round in 2016
IperLane is a New York-based company that specializes in mobile monitoring and access control solutions for businesses and organizations. Founded in March 2015 by Kelly Shortridge and Vincenzo Iozzo, IperLane provides software that allows organizations to manage their mobile ecosystems effectively. Through its application, the company enables businesses to monitor user activities and control access to sensitive corporate data. Additionally, IperLane's services are delivered via an API, facilitating the collection of data regarding network connections and file-related actions within employees' work applications.
True Data
Corporate Round in 2016
True Data Inc. operates a big data platform based on daily consumer purchasing data from POS and ID-POS sources, serving manufacturers, retailers, and other industries. Based in Tokyo, Japan, the company analyzes purchasing behavior and creates market index data for consumer goods manufacturers, while offering data analysis and consulting services to retailers and manufacturers. It provides consumer data analysis and purchasing behavior solutions that cover POS or ID-POS data, supports market and consumer insights, and offers disclosure and analytics tools. The company serves customers ranging from drug stores and supermarkets to broader retail networks. Formerly known as Customer Communications Ltd., True Data Inc. focuses on turning transaction-level data into actionable market intelligence to inform marketing, product development, and merchandising decisions.
IfOnly operates as an online marketplace dedicated to offering unique experiences that serve both personal enrichment and charitable causes. It connects members with local experts and renowned figures such as athletes, artists, and entertainers, providing access to a carefully curated selection of extraordinary activities. This platform enables users to engage in memorable experiences while also contributing to meaningful causes around the globe. Through its offerings, IfOnly fosters shared interests and connections among its members, allowing them to enjoy exceptional moments every weekend. Additionally, luminaries can promote their talent and build their brands within a safe environment on the IfOnly marketplace, ensuring that their efforts support impactful initiatives.
WEVR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in virtual reality (VR) solutions for both aspiring and professional creatives. Founded in 2010 and based in Venice, California, WEVR develops a high-performance VR media player that supports collaboration and showcases projects from emerging VR storytellers. Its open VR technology platform allows creators to design, present, and publish their works across various VR headsets, utilizing immersive computing and real-time simulations to craft engaging entertainment experiences. Through its offerings, WEVR aims to empower digital artists and developers to build interactive virtual worlds and applications, fostering collaboration and innovation in the creation of immersive narratives and shared experiences.
Blockstream
Series A in 2016
Blockstream specializes in blockchain technology, offering solutions such as Blockstream Satellite for global Bitcoin access, Liquid Network for faster transactions, Green Wallet for secure non-custodial storage, and APIs for developers. They also focus on cryptographic proofs to enhance privacy and security.
Estimote Inc., established in 2012, specializes in developing sensor-based analytics platforms. Headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco and Krakow, the company manufactures small wireless sensors called Estimote Beacons and Stickers, which utilize Bluetooth low energy to detect nearby smartphones and facilitate indoor location tracking. These sensors are primarily supplied to brick-and-mortar retail stores across the United States and Europe, enabling retailers to deliver targeted mobile advertising based on customers' in-store locations.
Tabeena
Seed Round in 2016
Tabeena is a developer of a smartphone application designed to serve as a comprehensive city walk guide. The application offers users an enjoyable platform to log and review photos taken during their travels. By allowing users to share these moments with others, Tabeena enhances the travel experience by providing personalized travel guides and tips tailored to individual interests, location, weather conditions, and available time. The company's focus is on making travel more accessible and engaging through its innovative digital tools.
Whomor Inc. is a creative firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2011. The company specializes in providing a range of services including illustration production, manga development, and content creation for social games. Whomor utilizes a crowdsourcing mechanism to meet the creative needs of its clients, allowing for the efficient production of game illustrations and other entertainment content. In addition to its core offerings, the company also engages in cartoon production, entertainment co-creation, and human resource resolution services, catering to various aspects of the creative industry.
Digg
Convertible Note in 2015
Founded in 2004, Digg is a social news aggregator platform that curates and shares the most relevant and talked-about stories on the internet. It offers services through its website, mobile applications, and daily emails, covering topics such as technology, politics, entertainment, and viral content.
Emotion Intelligence
Series A in 2015
Emotion Intelligence, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in cognitive emotional interaction design, focusing on the analysis of unconscious and subconscious human behaviors to interpret emotional subtleties. Founded in 2011 and formerly known as DoBoken, Inc., the company has developed a conversion improvement platform for e-commerce known as ZenClerk. Emotion Intelligence employs methodologies rooted in cognitive science and behavioral economics to predict behavioral changes based on emotional insights. By capturing emotions inferred from human actions, the company has created a bi-directional interaction system between humans and machines. This innovative approach to understanding emotions allows businesses across various sectors to enhance customer engagement and improve user experiences through a structured framework of interaction design. As of October 2019, Emotion Intelligence operates as a subsidiary of Appier Inc.
LCO-CREATION PTE.LTD.
Private Equity Round in 2015
#Our business was completely transferred and acquired by a publicly listed IT & Marketing company.
[Business & Value]
In-destination mobile and backend solution provider for enterprises. From mobile development and data analysis to monetization.
We are a Singapore-based Mobile backend as a service (MBaaS) company offering mobile, geolocation, and Big Data analytics solutions to businesses across the APAC region, including tourism boards, financial institutions, airlines, and publishers.
[Keyword]
Enterprise, B2B, MBasS, Aggregated App, Big Data, Location-based technology, Offline map & Navigation, Personalization, Marketing, Machine learning, GPS, Travel
[Locations]
We operate in 4 locations: Singapore headquarters, Taiyuan/ China (Development), Ho Chi Minh/ Vietnam (Development), and Tokyo/ Japan.
Chartbeat
Series C in 2015
Chartbeat provides a real-time content intelligence platform for publishers. It empowers digital publishing organizations to understand audience engagement with minute-by-minute analytics across various platforms. The company offers insights into visitors, load times, and referring sites, along with alerts for website performance issues.
MX Technologies
Series A in 2015
MX is a fintech data company established in 2010 that focuses on enhancing the financial experiences of individuals by automating access to their financial data. The company provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, and financial technology innovators, enabling them to aggregate, analyze, and present financial data effectively. By offering services such as data cleansing, auto-categorization, custom APIs, and data analytics, MX helps financial institutions improve customer engagement and drive growth. The company has established partnerships with over 600 financial institutions and more than 30 digital banking providers, positioning itself as a significant player in the fintech industry. MX's emphasis on customer-centric banking relationships allows clients to develop next-generation banking applications and solutions, ultimately leading to enhanced financial management for users.
MAKEY
Corporate Round in 2015
Makey is, make-up application for women.
Pocket, the premier Save for Later app, lets you consume and share content whenever you want, wherever you want, even without an internet connection.
It's been called "a DVR for the web" by the New York Times, Business Week, Time, TechCrunch and more.
When you come across an article, video or a webpage you'd like to read but can't at that time, save it to Pocket. You can then read or watch it whenever you have a moment, whether it's on the couch, during your commute, on the plane, train, or practically anywhere.
Millions of users save articles, videos, travel guides, recipes, how-to and reference documents, and more on Pocket, automatically syncing in a stunning and simple interface across devices like iPad, iPhone, Android, desktop and mobile web, Kobo e-reader, Chrome apps, Kindle Fire and now wearable devices like the Samsung Gear.
Fond is a cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates employee rewards and recognition into a single solution, enabling colleagues to recognize achievements, redeem points for rewards, access corporate discounts, and track program effectiveness to help HR teams save time and drive results. The platform includes social recognition, service awards, performance analytics, and scalable discount programs, designed to motivate employees and boost productivity.
Pocket River
Series B in 2015
Pocket River is a producer of mobile games. They are game publishing, marketing, and ongoing support services. They provide both players and developers with the best possible service. They are working with numerous developers to bring great titles to life on the iOS and Android platforms.
Helium Systems Inc. develops Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, focusing on sensor devices that monitor environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, motion, and light. These sensors are utilized in various applications, including facility monitoring and quality control for medical products, energy management, air quality assessment, and refrigeration temperature regulation. The company offers a web and mobile dashboard for users to manage and access sensor data. Additionally, Helium operates a decentralized wireless network that enables low-power IoT devices to connect to the internet. This network incentivizes individuals to become network operators, rewarding them with a cryptocurrency for validating network transactions and contributing to the network's integrity. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Helium Systems continues to innovate within the IoT landscape, enhancing the ability to gather insights from smart devices.
Fleksy
Venture Round in 2014
Fleksy is a mobile keyboard technology company that designs and delivers customizable keyboard software for Android and iOS devices. Its flagship keyboard app provides predictive text, extensive customization, and the ability to share GIFs, stickers, and media directly from the keyboard, enhancing messaging and productivity. The company also offers a Software Development Kit that enables businesses to embed a high-quality typing experience in their own apps. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Fleksy has more than 20 million downloads worldwide and aims to support language input across devices and languages.
Authy is a security technology company that offers two-factor authentication solutions. It provides a smartphone app for consumers, an API for developers, and an authentication platform for enterprises. Authy enables users to customize their security settings and ensures compliance with various global regulatory standards such as PCI, HIPAA, and FIPS 140. Its services protect numerous apps including Facebook, Gmail, and Dropbox, offering verification methods like unique codes, text messages, or singular answer questions displayed only on the user's mobile device.
Wikia is the developer of Fandom, a global entertainment media platform that serves as a hub for fans to explore and celebrate various aspects of pop culture. The platform enables users to engage with content related to games, movies, television, and anime, as well as contribute to fandom wikis. Fandom provides a centralized space for pop culture news, discussions, and discovery, fostering a strong community among enthusiasts. Additionally, it hosts D&D Beyond, a direct-to-consumer service that supports the community of Dungeons & Dragons players and fans.
Adskom Pte. Ltd. is an advertising technology company based in Singapore, with additional offices in Jakarta, Indonesia, Palo Alto, California, and Noida, India. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing digital advertising solutions tailored for the ASEAN market. Adskom develops programmatic advertising platforms designed to meet the inventory optimization needs of publishers, enhance campaign performance for advertisers, and optimize budget spending for ad buyers. The company's mission is to empower the digital advertising industry through effective technology and insightful business services.
AdStage, Inc. is a cloud-based advertisement management platform based in San Francisco, California, that empowers advertisers to create, launch, and manage customized campaigns across multiple social networks. Established in 2012, the platform allows marketers to automate tasks, analyze, and optimize advertisement campaigns by providing comprehensive dashboards and web reports that assess performance. Users can schedule campaign actions, set time zones, and customize date ranges to gain deeper insights into their campaigns. The platform serves as a trusted resource for paid marketers across various industries, facilitating closed-loop reporting and workflow automation to enhance return on ad spend and streamline campaign optimization. AdStage operates as a subsidiary of TapClicks, Inc.
Two Tap
Seed Round in 2014
Two Tap is a Palo Alto-based startup founded by Radu Spineanu and Razvan Roman. It operates a platform that facilitates direct product sales within publishers' applications, enhancing e-commerce efficiency. The platform offers seamless in-app shopping experiences for users, who can benefit from a shared wallet feature. Additionally, Two Tap enables swift checkouts on iOS Safari and Google Chrome. For developers, it provides options to place orders on e-commerce sites via HTML5 interface or API. Two Tap offers three pricing tiers: free, standard, and enterprise.
Luminoso Technologies, Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in AI-driven text analytics and experience management solutions. The company's platform leverages artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning to derive insights from unstructured data, such as customer and employee feedback, product reviews, and open-ended survey responses. Luminoso empowers businesses to understand sentiment, make data-driven decisions, and enhance both customer and employee experiences. Its solutions are trusted by industry leaders and are designed to transform complex feedback into actionable strategies, driving growth and innovation.
Fond is a cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates employee rewards and recognition into a single solution, enabling colleagues to recognize achievements, redeem points for rewards, access corporate discounts, and track program effectiveness to help HR teams save time and drive results. The platform includes social recognition, service awards, performance analytics, and scalable discount programs, designed to motivate employees and boost productivity.
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Compath Me
Seed Round in 2014
Compath Me, Inc. is a Tokyo-based software developer founded in 2012 that specializes in mobile applications for families. Its primary product, KiDDY, allows parents to take, upload, and share photos of their children with family members. The application features options for users to add and edit titles and comments on their uploaded photos, as well as create personalized albums. Available on both the App Store and Google Play, KiDDY facilitates the easy sharing of cherished memories among family members, enhancing the way families document and preserve their children's milestones.
OLSET, Inc. is an Information-as-a-Service software company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in hotel booking technologies for the travel industry. Founded in 2012, OLSET employs natural language processing to develop tools that help online travel agencies and travel management companies provide travelers with personalized recommendations tailored to their preferences. The company offers APIs that facilitate the creation of traveler profiles and analyze hotel data to generate sentiment-based recommendations, thereby improving the booking experience for both known and new clients. Additionally, OLSET's solutions extend to non-travel partners, enhancing overall service offerings. The company is also known for its Cinch app, designed to enable repeat business travelers to complete highly personalized bookings with a single click. As of October 2017, OLSET operates as a subsidiary of Deem, Inc., and has demonstrated significant impact on conversion rates for its clients.
Voyagin
Seed Round in 2014
Voyagin is an online marketplace specializing in tours and activities across Asia, aimed at assisting travelers in discovering and booking a wide array of experiences. The platform offers over 1,800 options, including tickets to museums and shows, cultural activities, adventure experiences, and private guides, available in English, Japanese, and Chinese. With coverage in more than 50 destinations, Voyagin enables users to make bookings either in advance or upon arrival through its mobile-optimized website. The company emphasizes transparency with no hidden costs, providing seamless and instant booking experiences alongside efficient customer support.
OLSET, Inc. is an Information-as-a-Service software company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in hotel booking technologies for the travel industry. Founded in 2012, OLSET employs natural language processing to develop tools that help online travel agencies and travel management companies provide travelers with personalized recommendations tailored to their preferences. The company offers APIs that facilitate the creation of traveler profiles and analyze hotel data to generate sentiment-based recommendations, thereby improving the booking experience for both known and new clients. Additionally, OLSET's solutions extend to non-travel partners, enhancing overall service offerings. The company is also known for its Cinch app, designed to enable repeat business travelers to complete highly personalized bookings with a single click. As of October 2017, OLSET operates as a subsidiary of Deem, Inc., and has demonstrated significant impact on conversion rates for its clients.
AdStage
Seed Round in 2014
AdStage, Inc. is a cloud-based advertisement management platform based in San Francisco, California, that empowers advertisers to create, launch, and manage customized campaigns across multiple social networks. Established in 2012, the platform allows marketers to automate tasks, analyze, and optimize advertisement campaigns by providing comprehensive dashboards and web reports that assess performance. Users can schedule campaign actions, set time zones, and customize date ranges to gain deeper insights into their campaigns. The platform serves as a trusted resource for paid marketers across various industries, facilitating closed-loop reporting and workflow automation to enhance return on ad spend and streamline campaign optimization. AdStage operates as a subsidiary of TapClicks, Inc.
Estimote
Seed Round in 2013
Estimote Inc., established in 2012, specializes in developing sensor-based analytics platforms. Headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco and Krakow, the company manufactures small wireless sensors called Estimote Beacons and Stickers, which utilize Bluetooth low energy to detect nearby smartphones and facilitate indoor location tracking. These sensors are primarily supplied to brick-and-mortar retail stores across the United States and Europe, enabling retailers to deliver targeted mobile advertising based on customers' in-store locations.
Betaworks
Series C in 2013
Betaworks is a New York-based startup studio, accelerator, and ecosystem builder that creates, funds, and scales technology companies. Founded in 2008, it operates an accelerator program and supports early-stage ventures across information technology, software as a service, gaming, e-sports, and frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality. Betaworks also runs Betaworks Studios, a New York City membership space that enables collaboration, mentorship, events, work sessions, and company-building activity within its network. Through Betaworks Ventures, the firm maintains a product-focused seed investment arm with a presence in New York and San Francisco, having invested in more than 150 companies.
AppGrooves
Seed Round in 2013
AppGrooves is a mobile application developer that specializes in curating and ranking apps across more than 600 categories. The company focuses on providing users with relevant app recommendations, simplifying the process of discovering high-quality applications. In addition to app reviews and rankings, AppGrooves offers features that enable users to save money through verified coupons, promo codes, and discounts. By aggregating and indexing applications, AppGrooves serves as a comprehensive resource for consumers seeking to enhance their mobile experience without the hassle of extensive research.
Helium Systems Inc. develops Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, focusing on sensor devices that monitor environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, motion, and light. These sensors are utilized in various applications, including facility monitoring and quality control for medical products, energy management, air quality assessment, and refrigeration temperature regulation. The company offers a web and mobile dashboard for users to manage and access sensor data. Additionally, Helium operates a decentralized wireless network that enables low-power IoT devices to connect to the internet. This network incentivizes individuals to become network operators, rewarding them with a cryptocurrency for validating network transactions and contributing to the network's integrity. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Helium Systems continues to innovate within the IoT landscape, enhancing the ability to gather insights from smart devices.
Wristcam Inc., based in San Mateo, California, was founded by an ex-Apple engineer and a team of seasoned entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley and Start-Up Nation. The company specializes in camera-powered software experiences, aiming to enhance accessibility and functionality for users and developers. Its flagship product, Wristcam, is an ultra-compact camera system designed specifically for Apple Watch, addressing the device's lack of visual capabilities. Utilizing a multi-patented computer vision engine, Wristcam enables real-time visual processing through advanced multi-layer networking and resource optimization, thereby improving user experiences directly from the Apple Watch.
Umano is an audio streaming service.
Peatix Inc. is a global event registration platform founded in 2011 and based in Tokyo, Japan. It provides event organizers with a suite of tools to create, promote, manage, and sell tickets for a variety of events, ranging from concerts to conferences. The platform facilitates a seamless ticketing experience, allowing attendees to easily purchase tickets while also discovering events that align with their interests. Peatix has served over 30,000 events since its inception and is known for its mobile-centric approach, enhancing the event experience through social interactions and event discovery features available on its mobile applications and website. The company has expanded its operations to the United States and Singapore and offers competitive ticketing fees along with customizable event pages for organizers. Peatix aims to connect individuals with shared passions and foster vibrant communities through diverse experiences.
WEVR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in virtual reality (VR) solutions for both aspiring and professional creatives. Founded in 2010 and based in Venice, California, WEVR develops a high-performance VR media player that supports collaboration and showcases projects from emerging VR storytellers. Its open VR technology platform allows creators to design, present, and publish their works across various VR headsets, utilizing immersive computing and real-time simulations to craft engaging entertainment experiences. Through its offerings, WEVR aims to empower digital artists and developers to build interactive virtual worlds and applications, fostering collaboration and innovation in the creation of immersive narratives and shared experiences.
Coursebase
Seed Round in 2013
Coursebase develops a learning management system that automates course registration, grading, reminders, surveys, and reporting for various online and in-person training courses. It serves companies across industries.
Fond
Venture Round in 2013
Fond is a cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates employee rewards and recognition into a single solution, enabling colleagues to recognize achievements, redeem points for rewards, access corporate discounts, and track program effectiveness to help HR teams save time and drive results. The platform includes social recognition, service awards, performance analytics, and scalable discount programs, designed to motivate employees and boost productivity.
InstallMonetizer
Seed Round in 2013
InstallMonetizer, Inc. is a software monetization platform based in San Jose, California, founded in 2010. It offers tools and services to help software developers generate revenue from their installations, particularly addressing the significant revenue loss from free or trial versions. The platform enables developers to present advertisements to users during the software download process, improving monetization opportunities and enhancing install conversion rates, which typically range from 60% to 85%. InstallMonetizer provides various solutions, including custom installers, stub installers for clients' products, and a BundleCode feature that integrates advertising seamlessly into existing software installations. The firm prioritizes quality by partnering exclusively with trustworthy advertisers, ensuring that no spyware or adware is included in its bundles. Developers benefit from comprehensive backend statistics that track earnings and performance, allowing for informed decision-making regarding monetization strategies.
Open Garden
Seed Round in 2012
Open Garden Inc. is a technology company based in Oakland, California, focused on peer-to-peer mesh networking solutions. Established in 2011, it provides a range of services that enable communities, organizations, and developers to build their own networks and enhance communication. Key offerings include FireChat, a messaging application that allows public and private communication without Internet access or cellular data, FireChat Alerts for disseminating important messages and news, and MeshKit, a connectivity tool for developers and various organizations, allowing data sharing among devices without reliance on traditional wireless infrastructure. Open Garden's technology empowers users to create more affordable, faster, and private Internet access while fostering community-driven networks.
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.
Citus Data
Seed Round in 2012
Citus Data, Inc. is a database technology company specializing in scaling PostgreSQL to enhance real-time applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Istanbul, Turkey, Citus Data provides a distributed database platform that efficiently handles massive parallelism and supports complex queries. Its flagship product, CitusDB, integrates the capabilities of PostgreSQL with features like native JSON support, enabling businesses to manage and analyze large volumes of data effectively. The platform simplifies database sharding, allowing organizations to partition large datasets for improved performance and manageability. Citus Data serves a diverse range of industries, including e-commerce, retail, security, and advertising, facilitating interactive analytics and operational workloads. In 2019, Citus Data became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
Fond is a cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates employee rewards and recognition into a single solution, enabling colleagues to recognize achievements, redeem points for rewards, access corporate discounts, and track program effectiveness to help HR teams save time and drive results. The platform includes social recognition, service awards, performance analytics, and scalable discount programs, designed to motivate employees and boost productivity.
Intercom
Seed Round in 2012
Founded in 2011, Intercom provides a customer communication platform for businesses to engage with customers personally at scale. Its platform offers tools like Acquire (live chat), Engage (targeted messaging), Learn (customer feedback), and Support (in-app assistance) across web, iOS, and Android applications.
HighlightCam
Series A in 2011
Founded in 2009, HighlightCam is a YC-alum & 500Startups-funded company bent on taking over the world, one movie at a time.
HighlightCam is revolutionizing how users create (and share) movies with a powerful mobile and desktop video-editing platform that takes your favorite videos/pictures & produces professional-quality movies. Now, your most important memories can be automatically transformed into meaningful video snapshots.
HighlightCam is based out of Palo Alto, CA.
Game Ventures
Venture Round in 2011
Game Ventures is a Singapore-based developer and publisher specializing in social games, particularly within the sports and virtual world sectors. The company is known for its ownership and operation of Howzat.com, the first browser-based true multiplayer sports game centered around cricket. Additionally, Game Ventures manages XuQa.com, a profitable social gaming network catering to users across various platforms, particularly in Turkey. The company's portfolio also includes the upcoming title Homerun Heroes, set for release on multiple social networks. Game Ventures initially gained attention with Pokerama, a poker application on Facebook that was subsequently acquired by Ubisoft.
Kicksend
Seed Round in 2011
Kicksend is a provider of a real-time photo printing and sharing platform, offering a web, mobile, and desktop application that simplifies the process of printing and sending photographs. The platform includes various features such as social tools, multiple payment options, one-click purchasing, and a virtual currency system, enhancing the user experience. Kicksend has established partnerships with major retail chains, including Walmart, Walgreens, Target, CVS, and Duane Reade, which allow users to conveniently pick up their printed photos at local locations.
Memolane is a digital platform designed to help individuals rediscover and archive their social lives online. By collecting and connecting various forms of digital content, such as thoughts, pictures, messages, and music, Memolane enables users to explore their social network activities across multiple platforms. This service offers a comprehensive way for people to reminisce and engage with their past interactions, enhancing their digital memory and providing a cohesive view of their online presence.
Wondershake
Seed Round in 2011
Wondershake, Inc. is a mobile application developer based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2011. The company creates a social media platform designed to enhance real-world interactions by visualizing people's identities through tags. This innovative approach allows users to easily discover and connect with interesting individuals nearby, addressing the challenges of meeting new people in physical spaces. Unlike traditional social media, which primarily focuses on virtual connections, Wondershake aims to facilitate meaningful interactions in the real world without the need for organized events. The application also offers lifestyle information on various topics such as beauty, fashion, and relationships, helping users stay informed about the latest trends.
Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service designed to foster personal social networks with a limit of up to 150 contacts. The platform allows users to capture and share significant life moments with close friends and family, emphasizing simplicity, quality, and privacy. Path enables group messaging and facilitates the importation of photos and graphics to various social networks. The company aims to enhance personal connections through its user-friendly interface and features, reflecting the belief that mobile technology can transform social interactions.
Monoco is a Tokyo-based e-commerce platform that operates as a cross-border social marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers through narrative-driven product discovery and transactions supported by a secure international payment and logistics system. Founded in 2010 as FlutterScape, the company focuses on fashion and daily necessities, offering clothing, shoes, bags, gadgets, home decor and jewelry from multiple brands for men and women, with an initial emphasis on products from Japan. The platform aims to go beyond traditional marketplaces by enabling sellers to share real narratives of their product discoveries and encouraging buyers to engage in a collaborative shopping experience. It also provides brand and marketing support to sellers, including branding, public relations, sales strategy and promotion planning to help list and promote items on the platform.