TMD Ventures

TMD Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and located in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the information technology sector, aiming to support innovative startups that are poised for growth. TMD Ventures is managed by experienced professionals, including Tom Gonser, Mike Dinsdale, and Dean Neese, who leverage their expertise to identify promising investment opportunities. Through its strategic investments, TMD Ventures strives to foster technological advancements and contribute to the development of the IT landscape.

Thomas Gonser Jr.

Partner

15 past transactions

OfferFit

Series A in 2021
OfferFit is an AI-powered platform that automates decision-making and personalization for businesses. It optimizes customer engagement strategies by continuously testing and learning from various offers, delivering tailored recommendations to improve marketing effectiveness and customer experience.

minu

Series A in 2021
minu is revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. The company works with HR divisions of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported by FinTech's leading institutional investors globally, including QED.

Symmetry Systems

Series A in 2021
Symmetry Systems, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in data security and privacy solutions. Established in 2015, the company offers a platform tailored to address modern data security challenges by providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into their data assets. Symmetry’s platform assists in tracking data access and usage, thereby safeguarding against misuse, insider threats, and cyberattacks. It accommodates both structured and unstructured data across major cloud services, SaaS platforms, and on-premise databases. The platform operates as a read-only service, inheriting existing security and compliance controls, making it suitable for highly regulated environments. Its advanced AI capabilities equip organizations to manage data security risks, ensure compliance, and respond to threats effectively. Symmetry's innovations are trusted by leading financial service providers, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies. The company has roots in the Spark Research Lab at UT Austin and has received recognition as a "Cool Vendor in Data Security" by Gartner.

Jirav

Series A in 2020
Jirav is a cloud-based financial forecasting and analysis platform that connects financial and operational data to enable planning, reporting, and scenario analysis. The software lets users explore historical operations and forecast bookings, revenues, headcount, expenses, and cash flows, while providing plan versus actual views and rolling forecasts. It supports interactive reports, data visualization, and easy sharing to align teams across departments. The platform offers templates to help build accurate budgets and forecasts, and is designed for finance teams, accounting firms, and business leaders who need rapid deployment of a corporate planning and analytics function. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Jirav positions itself as FP&A as a Service, delivering powerful analysis, reporting, and forecasting capabilities to enable fast, informed decision making.

Humanly.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Humanly.io is a hiring platform that specializes in screening and scheduling job candidates through an AI-based system. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, Humanly engages with candidates visiting a company’s job pages and social media, facilitating their qualification and addressing their inquiries. This innovative technology allows organizations to enhance candidate conversion rates across various recruitment channels while significantly reducing the time spent by human resources on each open role. With its focus on efficiency and automation, Humanly streamlines the hiring process for businesses, making it easier to manage candidate interactions at scale.

Truework

Series B in 2020
Truework is an API-enabled platform that streamlines income and employment verifications for banks, lenders, background check providers, and other stakeholders. The service automates the processing of income and employment requests, integrates with human resources and payroll systems as well as lending and housing markets, and puts individuals in control of their data. By consolidating verification workflows, Truework supports faster approvals and more accurate verification decisions. The company serves the financial services and fintech sectors and focuses on developer APIs to enable seamless integration into existing HR, payroll, lending, and compliance processes.

Torch 3D

Series A in 2020
Torch 3D is an innovative developer of an augmented and virtual reality prototyping platform aimed at transforming the application development process. The platform enables designers to create and design in 3D for immersive virtual reality environments with remarkable speed and ease, requiring no prior experience in game or software development. This capability allows teams to collaborate and iterate on prototypes seamlessly across different platforms and devices in real-time, enhancing productivity and creativity in the design process. Torch 3D's focus on user-friendly tools positions it as a valuable resource for those looking to harness the potential of augmented and virtual reality technologies.

Amplion

Series A in 2019
Amplion Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Bend, Oregon, that operates BiomarkerBase, a comprehensive database focused on clinical biomarkers. This platform offers detailed information about molecular biomarkers tested in clinical settings, enabling strategic decision-making regarding their commercial use. Amplion's biomarker engine serves as an end-to-end workflow tool, facilitating the extraction, filtering, annotation, and analysis of both structured and unstructured data. Additionally, the company provides an alert service that notifies users via email whenever specific biomarkers or diseases are involved in new tests, drug labels, or clinical trials. Founded in 2013, Amplion leverages machine learning to enhance the biomedical landscape and identify opportunities within drug research and development.

Clause

Series A in 2019
Clause, Inc. is a technology company that operates a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to transform traditional commercial contracts into dynamic, self-managing entities. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Clause enables businesses to automate contract management by connecting agreements to real-time data from various sources, such as APIs and enterprise systems. This innovation allows for seamless payment processing upon contract execution and significantly reduces the need for manual paperwork in areas like loans, real estate transfers, and insurance policies. By integrating contracts with an organization’s existing technology infrastructure, Clause enhances operational efficiency and speeds up business processes, making contracts more responsive and interconnected within the digital ecosystem.

Rocket Money

Series A in 2018
Rocket Money, formerly known as Truebill, Inc., is a financial management application that helps users track and manage their subscriptions and recurring bills. Launched in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the platform allows users to connect their bank accounts or credit card statements to gain a comprehensive view of their spending. Users can easily identify unwanted subscriptions and cancel them with just a few clicks. Additionally, Rocket Money monitors financial statements, providing monthly digests and important alerts about changes in payment amounts. This service aims to enhance users' financial health by optimizing spending and reducing unnecessary expenses.

Metricstory

Venture Round in 2018
Metricstory Incorporated is a business optimization platform that identifies unrealized revenue opportunities for its clients. Founded in 2015 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance digital advertising efforts. Its offerings include prescriptive alerts, spend optimization solutions, and performance anomaly detection, all aimed at simplifying workflows and enhancing team collaboration. Metricstory primarily serves e-commerce leaders, data analysts, agencies, email marketers, merchandisers, and executives, facilitating the efficient launch, management, and maximization of advertising campaigns, particularly on platforms like Google Ads. By leveraging AI and data-driven technology, Metricstory enables its clients to navigate the complexities of digital advertising, ensuring they connect effectively with customers and optimize their revenue growth.

Knock

Seed Round in 2016
Knock, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive front office platform for property managers and landlords within the multifamily housing sector. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Knock offers a customer relationship management (CRM) solution that enhances communication and operational efficiency for leasing teams. The platform integrates various communication channels, including email, phone, and SMS, allowing users to manage leads, track leasing activities, and automate essential processes such as tour scheduling and lease renewals. By delivering insights and performance trends, Knock empowers property managers to monitor team activities and improve net operating income (NOI), ultimately facilitating better engagement with prospective and current renters.

Ayla Networks

Series C in 2016
Ayla Networks Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers and service providers. Founded in 2010 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers its Agile IoT Platform as a cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution, designed for enterprise-scale applications that facilitate device connectivity to the cloud. Additionally, Ayla Networks provides the Agile Mobile Application Platform, which accelerates the development of mobile applications for managing various IoT devices. The company also features Ayla Insights, a business intelligence platform that delivers valuable analytics on the usage of connected products. By simplifying the complexities associated with IoT, Ayla empowers manufacturers to transform their offerings into smart connected systems, enhancing their competitive position in the evolving landscape of connectivity. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations such as Smartvue Corporation and Tata Elxsi, and maintains a cooperation agreement with China Unicom.

NavigatorCRE

Seed Round in 2016
NavigatorCRE is a business intelligence platform designed for the commercial real estate industry. It integrates and visualizes diverse data formats and sources, empowering executives to make data-driven decisions swiftly and accurately.

Octiv

Series D in 2015
Octiv, Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, specializes in a cloud-based sales productivity platform. This platform enhances sales efficiency by automating workflows for creating and managing sales presentations, proposals, and contracts. It integrates data from various systems like CRM, CPQ, and ERP to provide sales teams with up-to-date, approved brand assets and templates. The platform offers insights into customer behavior and engagement, aiding in deal closure and marketing management. Octiv serves both large enterprises and high-growth companies, helping them streamline their sales processes.
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