Dunzo is a hyper-local delivery app that connects users to the nearest delivery partner. The delivery and e-commerce company offers services that include delivery of packages, groceries, food, medicines, pet supplies, and more. It strives to advance the retail landscape by providing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with digital tools and solutions to streamline and facilitate eCommerce sales. Dunzo is backed by investors Alteria Capital, Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and S Korea's Hana Financial Investment. It was co-founded by Ankur Aggarwal, Dalvir Suri, Kabeer Biswas, and Mukund Jha in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in 2015.
Incode Technologies is a digital identity company that builds delightful and secure biometric identity products for frictionless banking, payment, hospitality, and retail experiences. Incode is recognized as a leader in enterprise-grade facial recognition by the US Government. Built for the next generation of consumers, Incode’s products are already used by some of the world’s largest banks, financial institutions, governments, and retailers. Incode sets a new standard in convenience and security for those who matter the most: the end-users. Incode was founded in 2015 by a passionate serial entrepreneur and a group of hard-working, goal-crushing individuals. Headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally with additional offices in Europe and Latin America.
With nearly $2 billion in bookings of experiences, the Peek.com platform combines powerful business software with an award-winning marketplace for consumers to book fun things to do (think: wine tours, watersports, skydiving, and art classes). Peek Pro provides world-class online booking, point-of-sale, and hundreds of automation tools such as inventory management, dynamic pricing, waivers, and marketing analytics. Thousands of operators like Museum of Ice Cream, Artechouse, and Pennekamp State Park have supercharged their revenues and automated operations with this all-inclusive technology.
PLACE is a real estate platform providing technology and services to the top 1% of real estate agents delivering unparalleled consumer experiences. The platform is helping real estate professionals and their staff eliminate up to 75% of their daily tasks so that they have more time to help buyers buy and sellers sell.
Workit Health is the industry-leading provider of clinically proven telemedicine treatment for substance use disorder, offering online therapy, medication-assisted treatment, psychiatric support, and primary care via the Workit Health mobile app. Workit brings the gold standard of substance use treatment into the privacy of people’s homes at the moment they’re ready for help, allowing people to find long-term freedom from drugs and alcohol with minimal disruption to their daily life.
Polly is a licensed car insurance dealer. Buyers who shop with Polly at the company's dealership can use their savings to get a better car package or lower their overall monthly payments.
PartnerStack (YC15) is on a mission to change the way companies reach customers through channel sales. PartnerStack enables companies to reach more customers through partnerships. The platform provides the enables some of the fastest growing companies like Asana, Intuit and Freshworks with the tools required to build, manage, and scale channel partner programs. The network brings companies and channel partners together. We pride ourselves on building something people want but our company is more than the feedback we receive from our users. Every member of our team is passionate about learning and adds something unique to our culture. We love to work with people who are consummately curious are incredibly supportive.
Planck is a commercial insurance data platform, built to enable insurers to instantly and accurately underwrite any business. Its technology platform aggregates and mines massive datasets, using artificial intelligence to automatically generate and deliver key insights, customized to the commercial underwriting process. Its platform brings automation and intelligence to the underwriting process.
TerraTrue is the first privacy platform designed to seamlessly work with product development. The company was founded by former ex-Snap execs who built that company's privacy and security programs from scratch. They joined forces to seamlessly integrate privacy-by-design into the software development lifecycle. Its growing team is creating intelligent tools that solve every company's privacy challenges -- from GDPR to CCPA and everything else -- while actually speeding up the pace of execution. By incorporating a smart privacy tool like TerraTrue, teams can use collaborative and smart workflows to align around new features, flag risks, bring structure to their data, map that data in real-time, and ship software with confidence. TerraTrue was founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California.
Incode Technologies is a digital identity company that builds delightful and secure biometric identity products for frictionless banking, payment, hospitality, and retail experiences. Incode is recognized as a leader in enterprise-grade facial recognition by the US Government. Built for the next generation of consumers, Incode’s products are already used by some of the world’s largest banks, financial institutions, governments, and retailers. Incode sets a new standard in convenience and security for those who matter the most: the end-users. Incode was founded in 2015 by a passionate serial entrepreneur and a group of hard-working, goal-crushing individuals. Headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally with additional offices in Europe and Latin America.
Polly is a licensed car insurance dealer. Buyers who shop with Polly at the company's dealership can use their savings to get a better car package or lower their overall monthly payments.
Metropolis is an AI and computer vision start-up built to modernize parking and empower the future of mobility. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
1 in 10 people buy a car each year, yet over 80% of people despise the car buying experience. Introducing Getta: We buy great car dealerships and digitally-transform them into powerhouses. We’re a VC-backed, mission-driven business on a quest to modernize automotive retail. By leveraging our omni-channel platform, customers get the freedom and control of buying a car online and having it delivered, or buying in store and picking-up.
Dunzo is a hyper-local delivery app that connects users to the nearest delivery partner. The delivery and e-commerce company offers services that include delivery of packages, groceries, food, medicines, pet supplies, and more. It strives to advance the retail landscape by providing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with digital tools and solutions to streamline and facilitate eCommerce sales. Dunzo is backed by investors Alteria Capital, Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and S Korea's Hana Financial Investment. It was co-founded by Ankur Aggarwal, Dalvir Suri, Kabeer Biswas, and Mukund Jha in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in 2015.
Ro is a telehealth startup that operates digital health clinics for men’s and women’s health, along with smoking cessation. The healthcare technology company builds a patient-centric healthcare system. Ro’s vertically integrated primary care platform powers a personalized, end-to-end healthcare experience from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. With a nationwide provider network, in-home care API, and proprietary pharmacy distribution centers, Ro seamlessly connects telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy services to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance. Zachariah Reitano, Saman Rahmanian, and Rob Schutz formed the company in New York City in 2017.
Wheels operates a shared electric mobility platform designed to revolutionize dockless mobility. The company's platform offers hybrid electric vehicles that are sleek in design with swappable parts, batteries and real-time dynamic maintenance upkeep with the built-in bluetooth speakers as well as charging point for phone.
Daily Harvest is a customer-first platform that provides subscription-based food delivery services to offer healthy frozen foods. It delivers food and beverages that are developed by nutritionists and include smoothies, soups, bowls, lattes, and breakfast options. Through a combination of data science and a future-focused supply chain, the company co-creates food with its customers and leverages its direct-to-farmer relationships as well as a robust technology platform to bring food to market in a rapid and highly personalized way.
Domio is revolutionizing the group travel experience in order to connect the world through travel. Domio's curated end-to-end guest experience, driven by technology, data, and human connections every step of the way, is what allows it to craft the most delightful experiences for its guests. Whether it’s in one of Domio's upscale apartment-hotels in New Orleans, penthouses in Nashville, or ocean-side homes in San Diego, guests can expect a distinguished level of style and comfort, round-the-clock concierge services at their disposal, and ample space to connect with friends and family. With Domio, guests can feel at home anywhere in the world.
GOJA is a complete e-commerce solution that creates, buys, and invests in great brands. GOJA’s Digital Product team is leading e-commerce with the most advanced artificial intelligence and design concepts to succeed on Amazon and other marketplaces. It powers e-commerce.
Dunzo is a hyper-local delivery app that connects users to the nearest delivery partner. The delivery and e-commerce company offers services that include delivery of packages, groceries, food, medicines, pet supplies, and more. It strives to advance the retail landscape by providing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with digital tools and solutions to streamline and facilitate eCommerce sales. Dunzo is backed by investors Alteria Capital, Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and S Korea's Hana Financial Investment. It was co-founded by Ankur Aggarwal, Dalvir Suri, Kabeer Biswas, and Mukund Jha in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in 2015.
1 in 10 people buy a car each year, yet over 80% of people despise the car buying experience. Introducing Getta: We buy great car dealerships and digitally-transform them into powerhouses. We’re a VC-backed, mission-driven business on a quest to modernize automotive retail. By leveraging our omni-channel platform, customers get the freedom and control of buying a car online and having it delivered, or buying in store and picking-up.
AvantStay is the premier next generation hospitality platform. We are redefining the way in which people travel, transact and invest. AvantStay assures a highly-curated experience customized to guests’ needs, using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic and elevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 60 cities, with a drive-to market approach, including 450+ premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $800M. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers direct bookings on more than 50 OTAs.
ChowNow is an ordering platform dedicated to helping local restaurants grow and compete in a sustainable way. ChowNow helps local restaurants thrive. By helping diners discover the restaurants' delicious creations and helping restaurants connect with customers. ChowNow powers branded online ordering systems for independent restaurants via the restaurants’ own websites, on Facebook and Google pages, through ChowNow-created apps, and via ChowNow’s website, while also providing the restaurant partners key customer insights and marketing support. The company does its services for a reasonable monthly fee, without the predatory third-party commissions charged by competitors. It also enables diners to connect with independent restaurants in communities to order takeout and in some cases delivery, in a way that’s sustainable and fair to restaurants. ChowNow was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Playa Vista, California.
Ro is a telehealth startup that operates digital health clinics for men’s and women’s health, along with smoking cessation. The healthcare technology company builds a patient-centric healthcare system. Ro’s vertically integrated primary care platform powers a personalized, end-to-end healthcare experience from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. With a nationwide provider network, in-home care API, and proprietary pharmacy distribution centers, Ro seamlessly connects telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy services to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance. Zachariah Reitano, Saman Rahmanian, and Rob Schutz formed the company in New York City in 2017.
flaschenpost is a German company offering on-demand beverage delivery. The unique business model has been extremely successful; currently, flaschenpost operates 21 hubs serving more than 130 cities across Germany and delivers more than 60,000 crates per day (as of June 2020). Thanks to an efficient routing algorithm and optimized logistics, flaschenpost delivers within 120 minutes of the order, right to the customer’s door.
The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with more than 37 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal has sold nearly 40 million items and provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. They have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, The RealReal gives new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home—in support of the circular economy. They make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. As a full-service, luxury consignment service, The RealReal does all of the work for its consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing items, as well as handling shipping, payments and customer service.
Wheels operates a shared electric mobility platform designed to revolutionize dockless mobility. The company's platform offers hybrid electric vehicles that are sleek in design with swappable parts, batteries and real-time dynamic maintenance upkeep with the built-in bluetooth speakers as well as charging point for phone.
Omio operates a multi-modal travel booking platform that enables users to find and compare travel options by train, bus, and flight across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Founded in 2012 and based in Berlin, Germany, the platform is designed to help travelers identify the fastest, cheapest, and most convenient routes to their desired destinations. By integrating various data sources, Omio offers a comprehensive search tool that suggests nearby airports and train routes while estimating total travel time. Users can visualize and compare different travel options through a comparative chart that highlights cost and duration, facilitating informed long-distance travel planning. The platform focuses solely on long-distance travel, excluding urban public transport options.
Private Equity Round in 2018
SmileCareClub at home invisible aligners are a series of tight-fitting, custom-made plastic aligners that gradually shift teeth into their desired position. The company has pioneered teledensitry by matching patient's with endorsed local SmileCareClub dental professionals in their area for virtual office visits to prescribe and oversee treatment. By removing constant office visits and utilizing emerging technology SmileCareClub is able to provide aligner therapy at less than half the price of traditional channels while still ensuring standard of care through their network of affiliated licensed dental professionals. The basic concept for SmileCareClub was envisioned by Jordan Katzman and Alex Fenkell In 2013, they teamed up with David Katzman and Doug Hudson to create SmileCareClub. The company is backed by Camelot Venture Group who has had success in disrupting other medical regulated spaces such at 1-800 Contacts and direct to consumer diabetes company Simplex Health Care. SmileCareClub CEO Doug Hudson who founded Simplex Health Care has also had success in the hearing aid space with his past company Hearing Planet which utilized a network of audiologist to bring hearing aids to the home.
Lesara is the leading global agile retail pioneer for amazing fashion merchandise at best prices.The company has offices in China and Germany and since its launch in 2013 expanded into 24 markets in 7 languages across Europe, grew its assortment to more than 100.000 SKUs and the the team to over 300 employees.Lesara is operating a completely vertically integrated supply chain and needs only 2 weeks from idea over design, production to product go-live for its collections.The company was awarded as fastest growing tech-company in Europe in 2016.
101 Commerce is an e-commerce platform for microbrands. It builds an e-commerce business that helps private label brands across diverse product categories. The company acquires, invests, and launches multiple brands that primarily utilize the operating leverage of Amazon’s FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) platform. This allows growing businesses to focus entirely on designing a product, building a brand, and providing stellar customer service. Through innovation and consolidation, 101 Commerce is creating additional operating leverage with technology, supply-chain economies of scale, and big data-driven marketing – normally a set of big challenges for niche, eCommerce brands. In 2018, Richard Jalichandra established the Austin, Texas-based company.
SnackNation is a healthy snack delivery service for offices that makes healthy snacking fun, life more productive, and workplaces awesome... and now, your home! SnackNation provides a monthly curated selection of healthy snacks from the hottest and most innovative natural CPG brands in the industry, taking the hassle and legwork out of the equation and delivering joy to your office. For every box shipped, SnackNation donates 10 meals to a family in need through our partnership with Feeding America. We donated over one million meals in 2016, and are on pace to donate over two million meals in 2017. For information about career opportunities and to view our culture video visit www.snacknation.com/careers
GoPuff delivers products like over-the-counter medicine, baby food, and alcohol. Across America, GoPuff is known for satiating late-night cravings for Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Doritos, Red Bull, and, in select markets, White Claw and rescuing those in need of diapers, condoms, and cleaning products. GoPuff allows users the joy of browsing the shelves without the hassle of going to the store. It takes seconds to navigate the app and minutes for Gopuff’s Driver-Partners to deliver the customer’s needs and wants. The company was founded in 2013 by Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, two Drexel University students with a minivan and a vision to make everyday life a little easier.
Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) The Young Turks (Winner - 2011 Shorty Award for Best News/Politics Profile, Best Political Podcast & Best Political News Site of 2009) were the first original talk show on Sirius satellite radio and the first live, daily webcast on the internet. But that is not the revolution. We are a rare show that combines all of the news that people care about in one place. We are not afraid to talk about politics and entertainment and sports and pop culture. But that is not the revolution either. The real revolution is in daring to be honest with people. We dont patronize our viewers or lie to them. We have real conversations and deliver the news honestly.