Backer
Venture Round in 2021
Backer is a prominent fintech company specializing in 529 college savings plans, aimed at simplifying the process of saving for education. The company offers an investment platform that enables families to establish college savings plans efficiently, facilitating contributions from family and friends. Its user-friendly gifting platform and innovative mobile application enhance the experience by allowing for seamless tax-free investments. Backer's strategic partnerships with various 529 programs further bolster its high enrollment conversion rates, distinguishing it in the education savings market. The company's focus on making education savings accessible and straightforward supports families in planning for their children's educational futures.
Backer
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Backer is a prominent fintech company specializing in 529 college savings plans, aimed at simplifying the process of saving for education. The company offers an investment platform that enables families to establish college savings plans efficiently, facilitating contributions from family and friends. Its user-friendly gifting platform and innovative mobile application enhance the experience by allowing for seamless tax-free investments. Backer's strategic partnerships with various 529 programs further bolster its high enrollment conversion rates, distinguishing it in the education savings market. The company's focus on making education savings accessible and straightforward supports families in planning for their children's educational futures.
Wild Nature Press
Acquisition in 2019
Wild Nature Press Ltd is a publisher based in Plymouth, United Kingdom, specializing in natural history literature. Founded in 2012, the company produces a range of titles, including natural history books, biographies, guides, and marine-life books. Its offerings are distributed across various regions, including the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, as well as through its online portal. Wild Nature Press operates as a subsidiary of Princeton University Press, focusing on providing educational and engaging content related to the natural world.
Aquabyte
Seed Round in 2018
Aquabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative monitoring systems for the aquaculture industry. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte leverages computer vision and machine learning to enhance fish farming practices. Its smart camera system enables functionalities such as real-time sea lice counting, biomass estimation, appetite detection, and feed optimization. By providing a web dashboard for continuous monitoring, Aquabyte aims to improve the efficiency, sustainability, and profitability of fish farms. The company's solutions are designed to reduce operational costs and minimize fish mortality while also addressing the environmental impact of aquaculture. With a diverse team of experts in machine learning, entrepreneurship, and aquaculture biology, Aquabyte is committed to delivering practical and effective solutions for the industry.
Nucleos
Seed Round in 2017
Nucleos specializes in e-learning solutions tailored for learners within the justice system. Its secure platform delivers personalized learning experiences to underserved populations, aiming to promote education and rehabilitation opportunities.
Play Piper
Seed Round in 2016
Piper is a Minecraft toolbox for budding engineers that leverages kids' love of Minecraft to show them that building real gadgets is effortless and fun. At a time when technology pervades every part of our life, kids learn to passively USE technology, but not to CREATE with it. We believe that giving kids an opportunity to become creators rather than consumers, and to do it through a game their already understand and love is a powerful way to replace screen-time with build-time. Letting kids invent, tinker, and build in the physical world while they are young is the most powerful way to empower them to create the future.
Friendsy
Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2013, Friendsy is a social networking platform designed specifically for college students. It facilitates connections by allowing users to chat, compliment, and find friends nearby through verified profiles.