Knudsen Capital

Knudsen Capital is a family investment office based in Los Gatos, California, established in 2016 by Brent Knudsen and Webb Knudsen. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage, high-growth companies, guided by three primary criteria: purpose, people, and profit.

Brent Knudsen

Co-Founder

Webb Knudsen

Partner

23 past transactions

Cerebelly

Series A in 2023
Cerebelly Inc. specializes in producing and delivering organic baby food designed to support healthy brain development in infants. The company offers a variety of farm-fresh, veggie-first flavors that are science-backed and tailored to meet the nutritional needs of growing children. Through a subscription model, parents can access a tracking platform that allows them to monitor their child's milestones and nutritional intake. Every two weeks, they receive a curated box of Cerebelly pouches that align with their baby's developmental stage. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Gatos, California, Cerebelly was previously known as Brainy Baby Food, Inc. before rebranding in February 2018.

Bambino

Seed Round in 2021
Bambino is a babysitting application that facilitates connections between parents and trusted neighborhood sitters. By leveraging Facebook integration, Bambino allows users to create a personal network where they can find reliable sitters recommended by friends and neighbors. The platform enables parents to easily search for, book, and pay for sitters who have prior experience in caregiving services, providing peace of mind and ensuring a safe environment for their children.

Auddy

Seed Round in 2020
The Problem: Millions of series. Endless producers. Advertising £s to be located. An audience to build. Many platforms. How does a creator navigate this fragmented but large ecosystem? Creators do not have the resources to bring business and analytical skills to their podcast. Or the ability to properly market or develop an audience. Auddy solves the creator’s problem through the combination of editorial input, data insights and analytics, marketing and promotional services and sales. In so doing, it also rewards the creator by paying a significant royalty rate.

Pilates Metrics

Convertible Note in 2020
Pilates Metrics, founded by Joseph and Karinne Quinn, is a digital fitness platform designed to enhance the Pilates experience for both instructors and clients. The company originated from their vision of integrating a data-driven approach into Pilates, leading to the development of a proprietary algorithm that distills Pilates exercises into biomechanics and anatomy. This algorithm captures mobility data from the global Pilates community, facilitating comprehensive tracking and analysis of client progress. Pilates Metrics offers a user-friendly instructor app available on iOS, which provides digital coaching focused on Pilates, yoga, and body movements. The platform allows instructors to chart and share client progress, while also providing evidence-based health suggestions and exercise sessions. Ultimately, Pilates Metrics aims to improve the studio experience and normalize Pilates within the broader health community through the use of aggregated data.

Bambino

Seed Round in 2020
Bambino is a babysitting application that facilitates connections between parents and trusted neighborhood sitters. By leveraging Facebook integration, Bambino allows users to create a personal network where they can find reliable sitters recommended by friends and neighbors. The platform enables parents to easily search for, book, and pay for sitters who have prior experience in caregiving services, providing peace of mind and ensuring a safe environment for their children.

Lasso

Convertible Note in 2020
Lasso is an apparel company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in manufacturing athletic compression socks aimed at enhancing ankle mobility and joint support. Founded in 2017, the company integrates scientific research with aesthetic design to create products that support both performance and recovery for athletes. Lasso's socks are medically backed and utilize patented technology, mimicking Kinesio taping to allow unrestricted ankle movement, prevent injuries, and improve overall athletic performance. The company serves a diverse clientele, including men, women, children, and medical professionals, focusing on the needs of modern athletes both on and off the field.

Playper

Seed Round in 2020
Playper is a subscription box service for children that merges physical toys with digital games and stories, enhancing playtime through augmented reality (AR). Founded in 2018, the company specializes in creating eco-friendly, recyclable paper toys that children can construct from molds. These toys not only promote creativity and imaginative play but also serve as a platform for educational experiences. By integrating AR technology, Playper brings these toys to life, allowing kids to engage in both interactive entertainment and learning. The focus on sustainable materials ensures that parents can provide their children with safe, environmentally friendly play options.

Movr

Seed Round in 2020
movr measurably improves how people move through personalized movement health assessments, recommendations and insights. movr provides movement-health-as-a-service through its Assess, Prescribe, and Analyze products, working with leading organizations across health, tactical and digital fitness. Backed by lululemon and Fitt Insider, movr makes movement health accessible for everybody and every body. To learn more, please visit: www.movewithmovr.com.

Curbside Health

Convertible Note in 2019
Curbside Health develops clinical decision support software that aligns health systems and clinicians to more efficiently deliver optimal care. The company was founded by physicians and technologists to combine the best of clinical evidence with the realities of healthcare delivery and with opportunities of modern web technology. We support health systems and hospitals to expand their clinical content library (e.g. clinical pathways, protocols, guidelines, A3s, checklists, etc) and enhance the utilization of these resources at the point-of-care. Together, the components of Curbside's platform enable a hospital to improve clinical outcomes and operational efficiencies. Product development is informed by working closely with patients, clinicians, engineers, physicians, healthcare administrators, and payors. Our mission is hiding in plain sight within our name, and those in healthcare will understand: every medical decision is informed in real-time by the world's expert of that particular situation, while simultaneously accounting for hospital policy and all relevant patient-specific data. Essentially, Curbside is on a never-ending quest to perfect medical decision making.

Lovevery

Series B in 2019
Lovevery, Inc. is a company based in Boise, Idaho, that specializes in manufacturing educational play products for babies and young children. Founded in 2015, Lovevery offers a range of toys designed by child development experts to support stage-based learning. Their flagship product, the Play Gym, includes various accessories such as a ball, batting ring, and teething rings, tailored to stimulate a child's senses and encourage developmental milestones. In addition to physical products, Lovevery provides parents with stage-based information and resources to enhance their children's learning experiences. The company has received recognition for its innovative offerings through awards from notable publications and organizations. Lovevery's products are available for purchase online, and the company has garnered support from several prominent investors.

Bambino

Seed Round in 2019
Bambino is a babysitting application that facilitates connections between parents and trusted neighborhood sitters. By leveraging Facebook integration, Bambino allows users to create a personal network where they can find reliable sitters recommended by friends and neighbors. The platform enables parents to easily search for, book, and pay for sitters who have prior experience in caregiving services, providing peace of mind and ensuring a safe environment for their children.

Wild Friends

Seed Round in 2019
Wild Friends Foods, Inc. is a food company based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the production and sale of non-GMO nut and seed butters, as well as nut butter-based breakfast items, including their innovative Nut Butter Oats. Founded in 2011 and originally known as Wild Friends Foods, LLC, the company rebranded in 2017 to reflect its commitment to clean label products. Wild Friends focuses on creating nutritious and flavorful food options while prioritizing sustainability and ethical practices. Their products are available through grocery stores across the United States and through online sales, including apparel. The brand aims to enhance favorite foods with better nutrition and taste, appealing to health-conscious consumers.

Axcend

Series A in 2019
Axcend specializes in the development of compact capillary liquid chromatography systems aimed at enhancing portability and ease of operation. Their flagship product, the Axcend Focus LC, combines the robustness of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a user-friendly design, facilitating rapid deployment and seamless integration with other analytical systems, such as mass spectrometers and auto-samplers. Founded by Dr. Milton L. Lee and his research team at Brigham Young University, Axcend's technology significantly reduces costs while providing reliable results, making it particularly beneficial for pharmaceutical companies in their analytical processes.

Cerebelly

Seed Round in 2019
Cerebelly Inc. specializes in producing and delivering organic baby food designed to support healthy brain development in infants. The company offers a variety of farm-fresh, veggie-first flavors that are science-backed and tailored to meet the nutritional needs of growing children. Through a subscription model, parents can access a tracking platform that allows them to monitor their child's milestones and nutritional intake. Every two weeks, they receive a curated box of Cerebelly pouches that align with their baby's developmental stage. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Gatos, California, Cerebelly was previously known as Brainy Baby Food, Inc. before rebranding in February 2018.

Playper

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Playper is a subscription box service for children that merges physical toys with digital games and stories, enhancing playtime through augmented reality (AR). Founded in 2018, the company specializes in creating eco-friendly, recyclable paper toys that children can construct from molds. These toys not only promote creativity and imaginative play but also serve as a platform for educational experiences. By integrating AR technology, Playper brings these toys to life, allowing kids to engage in both interactive entertainment and learning. The focus on sustainable materials ensures that parents can provide their children with safe, environmentally friendly play options.

Cerebelly

Seed Round in 2018
Cerebelly Inc. specializes in producing and delivering organic baby food designed to support healthy brain development in infants. The company offers a variety of farm-fresh, veggie-first flavors that are science-backed and tailored to meet the nutritional needs of growing children. Through a subscription model, parents can access a tracking platform that allows them to monitor their child's milestones and nutritional intake. Every two weeks, they receive a curated box of Cerebelly pouches that align with their baby's developmental stage. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Gatos, California, Cerebelly was previously known as Brainy Baby Food, Inc. before rebranding in February 2018.

Actiview

Convertible Note in 2018
Actiview Inc. is a startup based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2016, that focuses on enhancing accessibility for moviegoers who are deaf, blind, or speak foreign languages. The company offers a mobile application designed to provide an all-in-one solution for accessing entertainment content, including closed captioning, descriptive narration, and assistive audio. This application allows users to enjoy movies both in theaters and at home without any complex setup, making the experience more inclusive for individuals with hearing and vision impairments. By streamlining accessibility, Actiview aims to ensure that everyone can enjoy films without difficulty.

Lovevery

Series A in 2018
Lovevery, Inc. is a company based in Boise, Idaho, that specializes in manufacturing educational play products for babies and young children. Founded in 2015, Lovevery offers a range of toys designed by child development experts to support stage-based learning. Their flagship product, the Play Gym, includes various accessories such as a ball, batting ring, and teething rings, tailored to stimulate a child's senses and encourage developmental milestones. In addition to physical products, Lovevery provides parents with stage-based information and resources to enhance their children's learning experiences. The company has received recognition for its innovative offerings through awards from notable publications and organizations. Lovevery's products are available for purchase online, and the company has garnered support from several prominent investors.

Lovevery

Seed Round in 2018
Lovevery, Inc. is a company based in Boise, Idaho, that specializes in manufacturing educational play products for babies and young children. Founded in 2015, Lovevery offers a range of toys designed by child development experts to support stage-based learning. Their flagship product, the Play Gym, includes various accessories such as a ball, batting ring, and teething rings, tailored to stimulate a child's senses and encourage developmental milestones. In addition to physical products, Lovevery provides parents with stage-based information and resources to enhance their children's learning experiences. The company has received recognition for its innovative offerings through awards from notable publications and organizations. Lovevery's products are available for purchase online, and the company has garnered support from several prominent investors.

Wild Friends

Series A in 2018
Wild Friends Foods, Inc. is a food company based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the production and sale of non-GMO nut and seed butters, as well as nut butter-based breakfast items, including their innovative Nut Butter Oats. Founded in 2011 and originally known as Wild Friends Foods, LLC, the company rebranded in 2017 to reflect its commitment to clean label products. Wild Friends focuses on creating nutritious and flavorful food options while prioritizing sustainability and ethical practices. Their products are available through grocery stores across the United States and through online sales, including apparel. The brand aims to enhance favorite foods with better nutrition and taste, appealing to health-conscious consumers.

Auddy

Convertible Note in 2017
The Problem: Millions of series. Endless producers. Advertising £s to be located. An audience to build. Many platforms. How does a creator navigate this fragmented but large ecosystem? Creators do not have the resources to bring business and analytical skills to their podcast. Or the ability to properly market or develop an audience. Auddy solves the creator’s problem through the combination of editorial input, data insights and analytics, marketing and promotional services and sales. In so doing, it also rewards the creator by paying a significant royalty rate.

Cairn

Convertible Note in 2017
Cairn Outdoors LLC, based in Bend, Oregon, specializes in gift box subscription services tailored for outdoor and recreational enthusiasts. Founded in 2013, the company curates a variety of products that enhance outdoor experiences, including hydration supplies, headlamps, cookware, hiking apparel, energy snacks, and sun protection items. Cairn also offers essential gear such as first-aid kits and compasses. In addition to its subscription services, the company provides demographic insights and product review data to content suppliers, aiding them in understanding market trends.
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