500 Labs

500 Global, formerly known as 500 Startups, is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2010. The firm specializes in seed investments, primarily focusing on early-stage technology and financial services startups across various sectors, including biotech, e-commerce, fintech, and digital healthcare. 500 Global operates a four-month accelerator program, where it typically invests between $0.05 million and $1 million for a 5 to 10 percent equity stake in companies with at least $100,000 in monthly revenue. The firm targets a global market, with particular emphasis on regions such as the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in over 2,200 startups and supports the growth of innovation ecosystems through educational programs and partnerships. 500 Global also prioritizes investments in companies led by minority founders, reflecting its commitment to diverse entrepreneurial leadership.

Amjad Ahmad

General Partner

Chandini Ammineni

Partner

André Marcel Bally

Investor Relations Associate

Timothy Chae

Managing Partner

Amal Enan

Partner

Max Fram-Schwartz

Venture Partner

Christine Herron

Advisor

Twwo Pun Jaruthassanakul

Investment Associate

Yolanda Kim

Principal

Matt Lerner

Partner

Jon Li

Director, Investor Relations

Jasmine Liew

Investment Manager

Robert Neivert

Venture Partner

Khailee Ng

Managing Partner

Krating Poonpol Ph.D

Partner

Ruangroj Poonpol

Venture Partner

Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Partner

Mameaw Sapprasert

Partner

Reena Sharma

Investor Relations Associate

Mike Sigal

Partner, FinTech

Sanjay Singhal

Partner, Canada

Tanya Soman

Venture Partner

Paulina Szyrmer

Head of Global Education

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

Investor

Christine Tsai

Co-Founder, Partner & Chief Executive Officer

Tony Wang

Managing Partner

Bedy Yang

Managing Partner

Paul Yoo

Chief Financial Officer

Past deals in US East Coast

Pyme

Venture Round in 2023
We Help web3 Companies Acquire & Retain Targeted Web3 Users10x Cheaper. We are building the growth platform for web3 with and all-in-one platform to target, acquire, retain and scale a user base and community. Over 120k Verified users, growing 30% MoM.

Remooz

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Remooz operates a marketplace for buying, selling, and creating non-fungible tokens. It uses dollars as a mode of payment, instead of cryptocurrencies. Remooz is based in Delaware, USA.

SustainFi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SustainFi connects people who want to make an impact with their money with the right investments, products, and services. They help investors find investments that will do well in the climate transition, including private clean energy and cleantech opportunities, companies with strong environmental, social, or governance scores, and impact investments.

Headout

Series B in 2022
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Kalendar AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an artificial intelligence (AI) driven sales platform that automates lead generation and outreach by utilizing AI agents. The company platform personalizes emails, books meetings, and follows up with prospects, enabling businesses to generate revenue efficiently.

RealAtom

Seed Round in 2021
RealAtom, LLC is a commercial real estate debt platform established in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The company facilitates connections between borrowers and a network of lenders seeking investment opportunities in commercial properties. By providing a digital platform, RealAtom enables commercial property owners, brokers, and lenders to efficiently secure loans and manage financing transactions. The technology used by RealAtom supports the handling of billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans annually, streamlining the financing process for all parties involved.

Umoja Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Emerging Impact modernizes financial services in emerging markets through blockchain technology. It is a benefit corporation that supports NGOs and government agencies leverage blockchain technology as a tool for humanitarian programming. The Oakland, California-headquartered company was established in 2020.

Vega

Seed Round in 2021
We are experiencing the biggest paradigm shift in investing. Unlike the last ten generations, everyone today has the ability to actively invest at their fingertips. Understanding how to invest however is still a problem for most as today's solutions are fragmented, unreliable, and often inaccessible to the public. We believe that the future of investing is going to be transparent, social, and community-driven. Vega aims to democratize investing knowledge - empowering people to utilize investing and crypto to create better outcomes for themselves, together.

Bespoke Post

Series B in 2021
Goods and guidance for the modern man, delivered monthly. We aim to upgrade a guy's day-to-day life through our themed boxes full of enviable gear – shaving sets, shoe shine kits, home bar essentials, and lots more – plus a full shop of uniquely cool standalone products. Here's how it works: at the beginning of each month, you'll get an email with a full look inside the box we've selected for you based on what we think you'll enjoy. You're free to tweak colors and sizes, add on extra goods, or skip it at no cost – whatever you want. And there's always free shipping, easy returns, and no hassles, ever. See you on the inside.

Bonum Coaching

Seed Round in 2021
Bonum Coaching provides personalized coaching by connecting the users with certified coaches. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Headout

Series B in 2021
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Umoja Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Emerging Impact modernizes financial services in emerging markets through blockchain technology. It is a benefit corporation that supports NGOs and government agencies leverage blockchain technology as a tool for humanitarian programming. The Oakland, California-headquartered company was established in 2020.

Cadana

Seed Round in 2021
Cadana is a platform focused on providing on-demand payment solutions for African workers. By collaborating with businesses, Cadana enhances the management of accounts receivables, vendor payments, and payroll processes. The platform facilitates instant transfers and offers flexibility in payment destinations, allowing workers to access their earnings as needed. This approach not only streamlines financial operations for companies but also promotes financial wellness for workers by enabling them to address unexpected expenses promptly. Through its innovative solutions, Cadana aims to transform the payment landscape in Africa, supporting both businesses and their employees.

finally

Venture Round in 2021
Back Office is a technology-based company that helps small businesses by automating their bookkeeping and accounting. It is a one-stop source for building a strong and vital company back office. Small and medium-sized businesses looking for administrative and operations services, including on-demand experts and back-office personnel turn to them for help succeeding with their businesses each and every day. Back Office.co was founded in 2018 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.

Cadana

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cadana is a platform focused on providing on-demand payment solutions for African workers. By collaborating with businesses, Cadana enhances the management of accounts receivables, vendor payments, and payroll processes. The platform facilitates instant transfers and offers flexibility in payment destinations, allowing workers to access their earnings as needed. This approach not only streamlines financial operations for companies but also promotes financial wellness for workers by enabling them to address unexpected expenses promptly. Through its innovative solutions, Cadana aims to transform the payment landscape in Africa, supporting both businesses and their employees.

Ethic

Series B in 2020
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Fakespot

Series A in 2020
Fakespot Inc. develops and operates a data analytics platform that spots fake online product reviews. It uses patented algorithms to sift out online product reviews that it thinks are unreliable on e-commerce platforms. The company’s application is available on App Store and Google Play. Fakespot Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Jasper

Seed Round in 2020
Jasper offers an online platform that allows its users to Simplify their job with online booking, virtual insurance and intake collection, mobile bill payments, and approval payment plans.

Headout

Seed Round in 2020
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

BloomCredit

Series A in 2020
Bloom Credit is a fintech platform that works to improve the financial eligibility of people declines for lending products. The company's technology uses a data-driven approach to offer actionable advice, insights, and guidance working directly with lenders to graduate their applicants through consumer credit analysis, ongoing credit monitoring and alerting lenders when an applicant meets eligibility requirements, enabling consumers to improve their financial health and loan eligibility. With credit at the heart of financial customer relationships, BloomCredit creating advanced developer-friendly API solutions that can improve, monitor, and promote credit health to build trust between consumers and the financial institutions that serve them. It was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, United States.

Lingokids

Series B in 2020
Lingokids is an educational app designed for children aged 2-8, focused on teaching English through a playful learning approach. With a user base exceeding 10 million families globally, the app offers over 600 interactive games and activities that foster essential skills such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. The platform encourages parental involvement, allowing families to engage in the learning process together. Lingokids aims to positively impact 100 million families, emphasizing the importance of language acquisition and vocabulary development in early childhood education.

Getgrow.io

Seed Round in 2020
Getgrow.io Build safe cultures where individuals grow more rapidly and teams collaborate more effectively ultimately achieving more, together. It specializes in the fields of internet, web portals, and information technology.

AvoMD

Seed Round in 2020
AvoMD offers a simple interface for doctors to access critical medical knowledge at the point of care. It customizes medical knowledge and education to facilitate the treatment and diagnosis processes. AvoMD was founded in 2018 and is based in New York.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2020
Bunch Live, Inc. develops Bunch, a party application that enables users to engage in multiplayer games while participating in group video chats. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, the platform facilitates game discovery, play, and sharing among friends. Additionally, it offers integration options for developers, allowing them to incorporate Bunch's functionalities into their own games, enhancing the social gaming experience. Through its innovative approach, Bunch has established itself as a leader in combining gaming and social interaction.

FineDine

Seed Round in 2020
Finedine is a growing tech company that provides data-driven digital menus for a smarter and more profitable dining experience. Finedine Menu app tracks customer behavior and collects insights on what to keep and what to improve. The order management feature helps streamline the ordering process and improve table turnover. Restauranteurs can also collect instant feedback and contact information from guests to take action towards enhancing the dining experience. Finedine is used in 45 countries.

Adapty

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Adapty is a service platform focused on enhancing mobile in-app subscriptions. It provides tools for analyzing subscription performance and optimizing user engagement through A/B testing of paywalls. The platform allows developers to remotely adjust in-app paywalls and implement promotional campaigns via push notifications, helping to drive subscriber growth. Additionally, Adapty offers analytics that track subscription events, enabling mobile developers and marketers to improve conversion rates and effectively manage their subscription infrastructure.

Spareslab

Seed Round in 2020
Operator of a digital procurement platform intended for industrial equipment and component parts focused on the shipping industry. The company's platform is leveraging the power of technology and process innovation, enabling businesses to overcome transactional issues facilitating improved search, competitive pricing, shorter lead time, increased quality and greater payment options.

Appgain.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Appgain.io is a mobile marketing platform founded in 2018 and based in Delaware City, Delaware. The company offers a range of marketing solutions aimed at app developers and mobile marketers, focusing on user acquisition and retention. By providing tools to build, promote, and enhance mobile applications, Appgain.io supports its clients in achieving their marketing goals efficiently.

Whelp

Seed Round in 2020
Whelp, Inc. is an AI-powered customer support software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform established in 2019 and headquartered in New York, New York. It integrates multiple communication channels, including voice, phone, SMS, email, and social media, to provide a unified customer support experience. Whelp caters to various industries, such as airlines, healthcare, education, insurance, banking, and retail, serving call centers, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, and sales teams. The platform not only enhances customer service through features like an AI-based hybrid chatbot and rapid callback capabilities but also introduces a revenue stream by enabling customer support agents to sell and upsell products using embedded payment processing technology.

Pilota

Seed Round in 2019
Pilota operates an online platform that monitors and predicts flight disruptions, and automatically rebooks flights during delays or cancellations. Its platform leverages machine learning technology to predict disruptions ahead of time to proactively and automatically rebook a traveler's flight for free during these disruptions. The company serves travel management companies and airlines. Pilota was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

ShardSecure

Seed Round in 2019
ShardSecure, Inc. specializes in encryption and cloud data security solutions, focusing on protecting sensitive information during storage and sharing in cloud environments. The company's innovative Microshard technology fragments sensitive data into small pieces, which are then distributed across multiple cloud platforms alongside decoy shards, making it nearly impossible for hackers to reconstruct the original data. This approach not only enhances data protection but also helps mitigate risks associated with cloud misconfigurations. ShardSecure's solutions are designed to be application-agnostic and can be deployed as a virtual storage appliance. The company integrates with major cloud service providers, including AWS, Azure, Google, and IBM, providing clients with simplified and effective data security alternatives. Founded in 2019, ShardSecure is headquartered in New York, New York.

Starship

Series A in 2019
Starship is mobile health savings account (HSA) with automated investing and health tracking tools in a beautiful mobile app built for humans. It is building a health care savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for expert advice. Starship was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

Ordera

Seed Round in 2019
Ordera is a mobile application focusing on enhancing the pick-up (takeaway) experience in the F&B industry, using Ordera people will be able to place and pay for their orders before their arrival to the venue and pick them up on the go in less than 30 seconds whether from the store or even from their cars like a virtual drive-thru. And with our built-in loyalty program, the more people use the application the more free-stuff they collect from their favorite venues. On the other hand, Ordera helps venue owners to increase their sales, know their customers, and maintain their loyal ones!

ShardSecure

Seed Round in 2019
ShardSecure, Inc. specializes in encryption and cloud data security solutions, focusing on protecting sensitive information during storage and sharing in cloud environments. The company's innovative Microshard technology fragments sensitive data into small pieces, which are then distributed across multiple cloud platforms alongside decoy shards, making it nearly impossible for hackers to reconstruct the original data. This approach not only enhances data protection but also helps mitigate risks associated with cloud misconfigurations. ShardSecure's solutions are designed to be application-agnostic and can be deployed as a virtual storage appliance. The company integrates with major cloud service providers, including AWS, Azure, Google, and IBM, providing clients with simplified and effective data security alternatives. Founded in 2019, ShardSecure is headquartered in New York, New York.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2019
Bunch Live, Inc. develops Bunch, a party application that enables users to engage in multiplayer games while participating in group video chats. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, the platform facilitates game discovery, play, and sharing among friends. Additionally, it offers integration options for developers, allowing them to incorporate Bunch's functionalities into their own games, enhancing the social gaming experience. Through its innovative approach, Bunch has established itself as a leader in combining gaming and social interaction.

Headout

Series A in 2019
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Jones

Seed Round in 2019
The Jones Agency, Inc. is a liability insurance underwriting company that specializes in serving general construction and property management contractors. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, it provides insurance solutions tailored for various professions, including contractors, electricians, HVAC technicians, and landscapers. In addition to its underwriting services, Jones offers a software platform designed to streamline liability management for real estate companies, addressing the complexities of insurance compliance. This innovative approach aims to simplify the traditionally cumbersome process of managing insurance certificates for owners, managers, and developers within the commercial real estate sector. Through its services, Jones seeks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in insurance management for its clients.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2019
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

Starship

Seed Round in 2019
Starship is mobile health savings account (HSA) with automated investing and health tracking tools in a beautiful mobile app built for humans. It is building a health care savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for expert advice. Starship was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

Sleepbox

Seed Round in 2019
Sleepbox is a company that designs and develops compact modular hotel rooms, known as Sleepbox units, which can be installed in various locations such as airports, offices, and hospitals for short-term stays. Their offerings include the InnerSpace module and both single and double Sleepbox units, providing a flexible and efficient solution for accommodation. Founded in 2016 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Sleepbox aims to make privacy and rest accessible to travelers by enabling partners to easily set up hotel services in high-demand areas.

Trusting Social

Series A in 2019
Trusting Social Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that redefines credit scoring by leveraging big data technology alongside social, web, and mobile information. Established in 2013, it provides a solution known as Credit Scoring 2.0, which allows lenders in emerging markets to extend credit to consumers who lack traditional credit histories. This innovative approach targets billions of "financially invisible" individuals in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Trusting Social's scoring methodology has been demonstrated to be more accurate, faster, and cost-effective compared to conventional credit assessment methods. The company maintains additional offices in several key cities across Southeast Asia and India, reflecting its commitment to expanding access to financial services in underserved markets.

Crash

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Crash, LLC is a career launch platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The company assists young professionals in exploring their interests and developing a profile that highlights their skills and talents. Through its services, Crash aims to facilitate access to early career opportunities, enabling users to effectively navigate the job market and begin their professional journeys.

eino

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EINO, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing predictive software aimed at forecasting the movement and intent of people in urban environments. The technology enhances historical data with extensive contextual information, which is processed by an artificial intelligence engine to guide key business decisions. This capability enables companies to optimize resource planning and distribution, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer service, ultimately leading to increased revenue. EINO is currently engaged in proof of concept projects with three major global operators.

Glyph

Seed Round in 2019
Glyph manufacture shoes for men and women and are crafted using digital knitting technology. They are a minimalist company. Glyph uppers are knit to stretch perfectly around every foot. In fact, the more you wear them, the better they'll fit. They are constructed with a proprietary knit pattern to outlast leather. They'll take a beating and keep their shape. Glyphs are knit with a permeable membrane. Wear them in the rain, throw them in the washing machine. They are designed to breathe - each shoe weighs less than a pound. Their insoles have an antimicrobial coating so it can wear them with or without socks.

Bytez

Seed Round in 2019
Bytez is a computer software startup that helps developers and data scientists work faster. Its service allows researchers to access ranked data science research papers and machine learning architectures in Python. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York.

ChemTech.

Seed Round in 2019
ChemTech is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing AI-based software for the automation of manufacturing plants. Its flagship product, OptimEase, gathers historical and real-time data from existing sensors to enhance the efficiency of production lines in various sectors, including chemicals, food, cosmetics, and oil and gas. By utilizing artificial intelligence, OptimEase not only predicts future parameters of production units but also provides actionable recommendations to improve capacity, yield, and product quality. This innovative platform aims to optimize factory operations, enhance productivity, and help industries maximize profitability while reducing their environmental impact.

Ethic

Series A in 2019
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Bombfell

Venture Round in 2019
Bombfell, Inc. provides an online, priced curation-powered clothing and styling solution for men. The company offers a dedicated personal stylist who is matched with clients to pick out and send clothing outfits based on the client’s fit and taste. Further, the company allows customers to only pay for clothes they keep, with free shipping and returns, without any styling fee or commitment. Additionally, it offers looks for the office, and allows customers to preview and approve before the order ships with no subscriptions. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Territory Foods

Series A in 2019
Territory Foods is a chef-prepared meal delivery service that creates nutritionist-approved menus tailored to support various dietary preferences and regional market tastes. Its fresh, healthy, ready-to-eat meals are designed by in-house culinary professionals and nutrition experts, prepared by a dedicated team of chefs, and powered by a proprietary algorithm that informs personalized menu variety at scale. Its boredom-proof rotating menus feature a wide variety of freshly-made artisan meals per week that are responsibly sourced, always free of refined sugars, and made without ingredients that contain gluten and dairy. Menus can be customized to meet dietary templates such as Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, and Keto, taking the guesswork out of navigating and committing to healthy eating. Territory Foods launched in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

finally

Seed Round in 2018
Back Office is a technology-based company that helps small businesses by automating their bookkeeping and accounting. It is a one-stop source for building a strong and vital company back office. Small and medium-sized businesses looking for administrative and operations services, including on-demand experts and back-office personnel turn to them for help succeeding with their businesses each and every day. Back Office.co was founded in 2018 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2018
Bunch Live, Inc. develops Bunch, a party application that enables users to engage in multiplayer games while participating in group video chats. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, the platform facilitates game discovery, play, and sharing among friends. Additionally, it offers integration options for developers, allowing them to incorporate Bunch's functionalities into their own games, enhancing the social gaming experience. Through its innovative approach, Bunch has established itself as a leader in combining gaming and social interaction.

Ethic

Venture Round in 2018
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Goldbelly

Series B in 2018
Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow their revenue.

Nestready

Venture Round in 2018
NestReady Inc. is a real estate technology company based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 2012. The company has developed a marketplace that integrates all stages of the home buying experience, connecting mortgage lenders with homebuyers. Its platform serves as a comprehensive tool that simplifies the home buying process by merging mortgage services with real estate offerings, facilitating better client relationships and improving visibility into the progress of transactions. This integration allows mortgage lenders to enhance customer understanding, reduce acquisition costs, and provide a seamless homebuying experience directly on their websites. By bridging the gap between home discovery and financing, NestReady aims to increase conversion rates and improve client retention.

BloomCredit

Seed Round in 2018
Bloom Credit is a fintech platform that works to improve the financial eligibility of people declines for lending products. The company's technology uses a data-driven approach to offer actionable advice, insights, and guidance working directly with lenders to graduate their applicants through consumer credit analysis, ongoing credit monitoring and alerting lenders when an applicant meets eligibility requirements, enabling consumers to improve their financial health and loan eligibility. With credit at the heart of financial customer relationships, BloomCredit creating advanced developer-friendly API solutions that can improve, monitor, and promote credit health to build trust between consumers and the financial institutions that serve them. It was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, United States.

Fakespot

Seed Round in 2018
Fakespot Inc. develops and operates a data analytics platform that spots fake online product reviews. It uses patented algorithms to sift out online product reviews that it thinks are unreliable on e-commerce platforms. The company’s application is available on App Store and Google Play. Fakespot Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Rize

Seed Round in 2018
Rize builds customer-centric financial applications for fintechs, incumbents, and non-financial brands. Our patent-pending Synthetic Account technology seamlessly integrates checking, saving, and individual brokerage with one flexible platform.

Starship

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Starship is mobile health savings account (HSA) with automated investing and health tracking tools in a beautiful mobile app built for humans. It is building a health care savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for expert advice. Starship was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

Jones

Seed Round in 2018
The Jones Agency, Inc. is a liability insurance underwriting company that specializes in serving general construction and property management contractors. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, it provides insurance solutions tailored for various professions, including contractors, electricians, HVAC technicians, and landscapers. In addition to its underwriting services, Jones offers a software platform designed to streamline liability management for real estate companies, addressing the complexities of insurance compliance. This innovative approach aims to simplify the traditionally cumbersome process of managing insurance certificates for owners, managers, and developers within the commercial real estate sector. Through its services, Jones seeks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in insurance management for its clients.

Fyodor Biotechnologies

Seed Round in 2018
Fyodor is a privately held medical device company whose mission is to develop and commercialize novel medical diagnostic tests that address unmet needs in Nigeria and emerging economies. In response to the large proportion of malaria that is managed at home and in all healthcare settings, Fyodor has developed the Urine Malaria TestTM (UMT) – the first ever non-blood (one-step, no blood, no reagents, no equipment, visually read) rapid test that tells in 25 minutes or less if a fever is due to malaria or not. It removes the complexity, pain and risks associated with a blood test.

Vacayo

Seed Round in 2018
Vacayo is a real estate management and service platform that helps owners rent their properties seamlessly and with higher income, leveraging Superhosts for on-the-ground operations. Despite the growth of the sharing economy, homeowners monetize less than 2 million of the 8 million second homes in the US. We leverage technology & big data to higher profits, total coverage, and better options owners. Vacayo allows owners to put their vacation rental on autopilot. Our system is cutting the typical costs of property management companies by 30%-60%.

Territory Foods

Series A in 2018
Territory Foods is a chef-prepared meal delivery service that creates nutritionist-approved menus tailored to support various dietary preferences and regional market tastes. Its fresh, healthy, ready-to-eat meals are designed by in-house culinary professionals and nutrition experts, prepared by a dedicated team of chefs, and powered by a proprietary algorithm that informs personalized menu variety at scale. Its boredom-proof rotating menus feature a wide variety of freshly-made artisan meals per week that are responsibly sourced, always free of refined sugars, and made without ingredients that contain gluten and dairy. Menus can be customized to meet dietary templates such as Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, and Keto, taking the guesswork out of navigating and committing to healthy eating. Territory Foods launched in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Starship

Seed Round in 2018
Starship is mobile health savings account (HSA) with automated investing and health tracking tools in a beautiful mobile app built for humans. It is building a health care savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for expert advice. Starship was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

EME Hive

Series A in 2018
EME is a community-based, social live streaming app for finding like-minded friends and partners. Through the power of live streaming technology, users are able to form real-time connections with members of their own communities. By offering a subscription dating service as well as a live streaming platform, EME makes it easy for users to flirt, chat, and date in real-time -- all within the same app.

Trusting Social

Seed Round in 2018
Trusting Social Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that redefines credit scoring by leveraging big data technology alongside social, web, and mobile information. Established in 2013, it provides a solution known as Credit Scoring 2.0, which allows lenders in emerging markets to extend credit to consumers who lack traditional credit histories. This innovative approach targets billions of "financially invisible" individuals in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Trusting Social's scoring methodology has been demonstrated to be more accurate, faster, and cost-effective compared to conventional credit assessment methods. The company maintains additional offices in several key cities across Southeast Asia and India, reflecting its commitment to expanding access to financial services in underserved markets.

FineDine

Seed Round in 2018
Finedine is a growing tech company that provides data-driven digital menus for a smarter and more profitable dining experience. Finedine Menu app tracks customer behavior and collects insights on what to keep and what to improve. The order management feature helps streamline the ordering process and improve table turnover. Restauranteurs can also collect instant feedback and contact information from guests to take action towards enhancing the dining experience. Finedine is used in 45 countries.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2017
Bunch Live, Inc. develops Bunch, a party application that enables users to engage in multiplayer games while participating in group video chats. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, the platform facilitates game discovery, play, and sharing among friends. Additionally, it offers integration options for developers, allowing them to incorporate Bunch's functionalities into their own games, enhancing the social gaming experience. Through its innovative approach, Bunch has established itself as a leader in combining gaming and social interaction.

Jones

Pre Seed Round in 2017
The Jones Agency, Inc. is a liability insurance underwriting company that specializes in serving general construction and property management contractors. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, it provides insurance solutions tailored for various professions, including contractors, electricians, HVAC technicians, and landscapers. In addition to its underwriting services, Jones offers a software platform designed to streamline liability management for real estate companies, addressing the complexities of insurance compliance. This innovative approach aims to simplify the traditionally cumbersome process of managing insurance certificates for owners, managers, and developers within the commercial real estate sector. Through its services, Jones seeks to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in insurance management for its clients.

RealAtom

Pre Seed Round in 2017
RealAtom, LLC is a commercial real estate debt platform established in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The company facilitates connections between borrowers and a network of lenders seeking investment opportunities in commercial properties. By providing a digital platform, RealAtom enables commercial property owners, brokers, and lenders to efficiently secure loans and manage financing transactions. The technology used by RealAtom supports the handling of billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans annually, streamlining the financing process for all parties involved.

Goldbelly

Series A in 2017
Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow their revenue.

Knotel

Series A in 2017
Knotel is a flexible workspace platform that provides tailored office solutions for established and growing companies. Founded in 2016, Knotel aims to offer businesses the flexibility to scale according to their unique needs. With over 5 million square feet of space across more than 300 locations worldwide, Knotel is focused on transforming commercial real estate. The company employs an in-house team of architects, interior designers, and workplace strategists to customize each workspace, allowing clients to concentrate on their core operations and culture.

FORTË

Seed Round in 2017
FORTË is a tech company (b2b), and a subscription based fitness streaming platform (b2c). They have built hardware and software that they install in a studio so they can seamlessly stream live classes directly to their platform. they are creating a Netflix-style hub of leading boutique fitness studio classes worldwide. Right now a boutique fitness studio is confined to the 30 people or so that can attend their class, but with streaming the entire world can be their audience. In order to connect the remote users to the in-studio participants they will be curating all wearables on the market to create a live leaderboard. Users will be able to track their performance in real-time, monitor their overall and personal achievements on their social, interactive, and fully immersive platform. Each studio is outfitted with multiple cameras. The switching of the cameras is fully automated, as well as the audio. They live stream all day from both coasts, with no one operating the streams successfully daily. MVP : https://www.go90.com/videos/3iPpGlhJgjU

Apptopia

Series A in 2016
Apptopia, Inc. provides data and insights for mobile applications. The company provides downloads, revenues, and actives user data for every mobile application in the world. It also offers advertising optimization, product and market research, competitive intelligence and benchmarking, and monetization analysis for application developers; sales intelligence, lead generation, and market analysis for Ad networks and SDK companies; and deal discovery, due diligence, and market and trend analysis for investors and VC firms. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

OST

Seed Round in 2016
Ost powers the Ethereum Application Layer. Ost technology features the industry’s first seamlessly embeddable Ethereum smart contract wallet — developers don’t need to learn blockchain, users don’t even need to know it’s crypto. -Turn any user action into a token transfer — e.g. any upvote, like, comment, review, message, consumption, engagement, wager -Micro-transactions made possible — process tx at fraction of a cent vs. $0.30 + 2.8% Stripe fees -Enabling the future promises of Libra, already today — simple, easy, peer-to-peer payments, way out ahead of the market -Regulatory compliant, FinCEN compliant, Apple app-store compliant -Pepo by Ost is the first crypto-powered app approved by Apple, with in-app purchase and cash-out options -Numerous 3rd party use cases

Quantified Care

Seed Round in 2016
Quantified Care (QC) is a dveloper of a multimedia software platform for chronic care and post-discharge management with tools for patients and clinical management teams. Patients on the platform receive personalized updates and feedback based on symptoms, medication, and vitals data collected through regular check-ins delivered through the patient’s preferred mode of communication (mobile app, Alexa, text, phone call, or web portal). Data is captured manually or passively from connected devices and wearables. While patients receive support, clinical teams have access to analytics stratifying patients into high, medium, and low risk tiers based on QC’s clinical intelligence engine. Alerts trigger key clinical resources to take action while a secure communication layer facilitates remote patient engagement.

OpenSponsorship

Seed Round in 2016
OpenSponsorship operates an online platform that serves as a two-sided marketplace for sports sponsorship, facilitating connections between corporate brands and rights holders, including athletes, teams, and leagues. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the platform enables rights holders to create profiles and publish sponsorship opportunities. Brands can submit anonymous requests for proposals (RFPs) detailing their marketing needs, which rights holders can respond to by applying directly. The platform features a proprietary database that allows brands to search for suitable sponsorship opportunities and engage with rights holders through a messaging system. By streamlining the sponsorship process, OpenSponsorship aims to make it easier for both brands and rights holders to establish successful partnerships, thereby supporting the sustainability of professional sports.

Noodle

Seed Round in 2016
Noodle Partners creates innovative online and hybrid programs while improving traditional classroom models. Noodle Partners has the capability to work with universities on every aspect of building a certificate or degree program that they choose—marketing, student recruitment, enrollment, curriculum design, student engagement, support services, graduate placement, and alumni engagement—and provides a high level of fit and finish.

Check I'm Here, INC.

Series A in 2016
Check I'm Here, INC. operates a campus management platform designed for universities and colleges to effectively manage, track, assess, and engage students and organizations within their campuses. Founded in 2016 and based in Saint Petersburg, Florida, the platform facilitates the creation and management of various aspects of campus life, including organizations and events. It provides real-time tracking and verification of student attendance through mobile devices, utilizing student ID swipes. Additionally, the platform integrates student data to visualize engagement levels, offering tools to attract and encourage student participation in campus activities.

ROHO

Seed Round in 2016
ROHO is an online platform that provides its users with curated religious content. The platform provides its users with sermons, articles, photos, and videos on purpose, faith, relationships, fear, health, and prayer. Furthermore, it enables ministries to join the platform to share their content. ROHO was launched in 2015 and is based in New York.

Squadle

Seed Round in 2016
Squadle, Inc. designs and develops a digital reporting software. The company develops digital logbooks and analytics and unlocks data from traditional logbooks and makes it accessible through a cloud-based analytics dashboard. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Nonnatech

Seed Round in 2016
Nonnatech is an online platform that provides healthcare providers with health monitoring systems. The platform enables its users to monitor the health of their patients in real-time. It offers predictive analytics, alerts, and behavioral monitoring. The systems can be installed in the patients’ bathroom, assisted living apartment, and kitchen. Nonnatech was launched in 2010 and is based in New York.

Auctio

Seed Round in 2016
Auctio, Inc. operates a SaaS platform that allows clients to generate leads from existing customers by launching incentive-based referral and cross selling programs. Its platform introduces the right incentives to the right employees in real time to reduce sales cycles and increase revenue; dashboard and predictive analytics help marketing teams customize incentives in order to increase employee engagement; predictive lead scoring optimizes lead management process by scoring leads based on buyer profiles and account level data; enables to capture success stories and case studies in order to leverage best practices and make it actionable for the organization; and offers data in a single platform to make better-informed decisions. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Trusting Social

Seed Round in 2016
Trusting Social Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that redefines credit scoring by leveraging big data technology alongside social, web, and mobile information. Established in 2013, it provides a solution known as Credit Scoring 2.0, which allows lenders in emerging markets to extend credit to consumers who lack traditional credit histories. This innovative approach targets billions of "financially invisible" individuals in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Trusting Social's scoring methodology has been demonstrated to be more accurate, faster, and cost-effective compared to conventional credit assessment methods. The company maintains additional offices in several key cities across Southeast Asia and India, reflecting its commitment to expanding access to financial services in underserved markets.

Jeeng

Seed Round in 2016
Jeeng is an AI-powered marketing platform that specializes in personalized communication for businesses. Established in 2016 by Shlomi Haybi and Roma Bronstein, the company focuses on enhancing email marketing by providing dynamic, real-time content and monetization tools. This technology enables publishers and brands to engage their audiences effectively while driving revenue. By analyzing user behavior and interests in real time, Jeeng tailors messages to individual recipients, thereby improving engagement and conversion rates. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jeeng was acquired by PowerInbox, a company that develops software solutions for messaging services and digital marketing. Through its innovative approach, Jeeng helps digital publishers optimize their use of first-party data and foster strong relationships with their subscribers.

SynapseMX

Seed Round in 2016
SynapseMX, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cloud-based software tailored for commercial aircraft maintenance teams. Founded in 2012 and based in Newnan, Georgia, SynapseMX addresses critical challenges in the aviation maintenance sector, which incurs significant costs due to inefficiencies. The platform enhances team productivity and reduces aircraft downtime by enabling maintenance teams to plan, track, and execute tasks from any location, ensuring seamless communication and coordination. By anticipating maintenance needs and providing operational insights, SynapseMX helps organizations avoid unexpected delays and optimize performance. The software also assists in identifying variations in technician efficiency, allowing companies to uncover best practices and address potential issues, ultimately contributing to improved operational readiness and customer satisfaction.

AppFront

Seed Round in 2016
Helping Restaurants Optimize, Personalize and Control their Customers’ Digital Experience in Real-Time, Across any Channel.

Nice Shopping Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Nice is reinventing video shopping for mobile users. It offers a crowdsourced video shopping network built for millennials. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.

Simless, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Simless is a telecommunications startup that simplifies the way people and objects get access to cellular connectivity. The company develops reference devices, mobile OS patches, and SIM-less System-on-Chip components to support the next generation of connected devices. Simless’ server platform allows its users to remotely create, distribute, and manage digital SIM cards. Its platform includes tools that improve the discoverability of network operators' offerings while providing more choices and better cellular connectivity experience to end-users. Simless was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hamptons Lane

Seed Round in 2016
Hamptons Lane provides the food lover with the tools they need to enhance their culinary experience as chef, entertainer, and eater. By carefully sourcing the best ingredients, kitchen tools, serveware, and local artisan foods, they help chefs everywhere expand their culinary horizons – all for a great price.

Coeio

Seed Round in 2016
Coeio is a California-based startup founded in 2015 by Jae Rhim Lee and Mike Ma, specializing in eco-friendly burial products. The company offers a variety of biodegradable items, including shrouds, casket liners, and suits designed for the deceased. The suits are handcrafted and incorporate a bio mix of mushrooms and microorganisms that facilitate decomposition, neutralize bodily toxins, and enrich the soil with nutrients. Coeio's shrouds allow for viewing before burial, while the casket liners can be paired with various green burial containers. The company's focus on sustainability enables families to conduct burial practices with minimal environmental impact.

Supergleu

Seed Round in 2016
Supergleu helps college students and employers connect through conversation.