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

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Syncly

Seed Round in 2023
Syncly empowers businesses to automatically categorize and analyze customer feedback using AI, providing a scalable solution for feedback management and enabling prioritization based on revenue impact.

Eighty6

Seed Round in 2023
Eighty6 is a cutting-edge SaaS platform, specializing in B2B FoodTech solutions. Our mission is to revolutionize the way businesses in the food industry manage their procurement and sales processes. By leveraging advanced AI technology, Eighty6 aims to streamline and digitize these critical operations, bringing efficiency, transparency, and innovation to the forefront. Key Features: 1. AI-Driven Procurement: • Harness the power of AI to optimize procurement processes. • Intelligent demand forecasting for better inventory management. 2. Smart Sales Solutions: • AI-assisted sales strategies for personalized and effective transactions. • Predictive analytics to identify potential sales opportunities. 3. Enhanced Supply Chain Management: • AI-powered insights for proactive supply chain optimization. • Adaptive logistics for real-time adjustments. 4. Data-Driven Decision-Making: • Real-time analytics and reporting for actionable insights. • Historical data analysis for strategic planning. 5. Customized AI Solutions: • Tailor AI functionalities to meet the specific needs of your business. • Continuous learning algorithms for adaptive performance The processes Facilitate digital transactions for seamless sales operations. Provide a user-friendly interface for easy navigation. Efficient Supply Chain Management: Optimize supply chain processes for improved logistics. Minimize delays and enhance overall supply chain efficiency. Real-time Data Insights: Harness the power of real-time data analytics for informed decision-making. Track and analyze procurement and sales performance. Customized Solutions: Tailor the platform to meet the unique needs of each business. Provide flexibility to adapt to evolving industry trends

Murmur

Seed Round in 2023
Customer Data Platform helps brands to explore audiences in real-world, connect with them in real-time via car-top billboards. Using our smart car-top billboard technology, Optical AI and proprietary Wi-Fi payload, we collect data in real-time, create retargeting online ads dynamically..

Pacto

Seed Round in 2023
Pacto is a point of sale (POS) software and payments company dedicated to making digital commerce accessible for the merchants of Latin America. Pacto builds tools and technology to empower merchants to move beyond cash payments and accelerate growth in their digital business. Headquartered in the US, Pacto has an office in Mexico City.

DropSuite

Venture Round in 2023
Dropsuite Limited is a cloud-based software platform that provides backup, recovery, and protection services for digital assets, primarily targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. The company offers a range of solutions, including website and database backup through Dropsuite Website Backup, email backup and archiving with Dropsuite Email Backup and Dropsuite Email Archiving, and backup for Office 365. Additionally, Dropsuite has developed a Reseller Provisioning Platform, enabling partner resellers to manage user accounts efficiently. The platform collaborates with major hosting companies globally, enhancing its reach to millions of customers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore, Dropsuite also has a sales presence in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia, serving various sectors such as financial services, government, healthcare, law, and manufacturing.

OpenDurian

Venture Round in 2023
OpenDurian provides free online test-prep materials, together with online courses.

pop.in

Venture Round in 2023
Smiletime, Inc. powers pop.in, an app for spontaneous, ephemeral live connection. On pop.in, civility and inclusivity are the bedrock of dynamic conversations, which are hosted in an environment that allows for discussions to be as multifaceted as the people having them. An unlimited number of people can join pop.ins and use video, audio, text and images to have nuanced dialogue. A pop.in only lasts as long as people are in them, so by their definition, pop.ins are never empty and never lonely. And with the ability to create "ground rules" that are unique to every pop.in, hosts are empowered to be deliberate in setting a tenor and intention for their conversations from the get-go. Smiletime, Inc. believes technology can and should enable honest dialogue and empathetic connection, and that's what they've created with pop.in. Smiletime, Inc. was founded by Alex Kruglov, Sharon Chang, and Jace Hall in 2014, and is located in Los Angeles, California.

Voi

Venture Round in 2023
Voi addresses vital behavioral health needs through advanced analytics and assessments. Voi Detect was created to save lives. It takes less than two minutes to complete and provides immediate feedback about imminent suicide risk within the following 72 hours. Voi Detect is a new standard of care. It assesses risk as accurately as a highly trained psychiatrist and provides detailed analytics about the patient population.

Takenos

Venture Round in 2023
Takenos provides the best way to get paid in LATAM for freelancers and contractors.

Ramper

Venture Round in 2023
Ramper provides simple login for blockchain applications to remove friction preventing the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Calo

Venture Round in 2023
Calo is an internet company that provides a web-based platform that utilizes dietary foods and tips from nutritionists and chefs. Its platform connects health-conscious people and nutritionists online. Calo helps people with their diet and food routine online.

HAAWK

Venture Round in 2023
HAAWK, Inc. is a media services company based in Studio City, California, that specializes in managing and monetizing copyrights for independent music, film, and television catalogs. Founded in 2017, the company assists copyright holders by administering their rights on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, including Instagram. HAAWK also offers digital distribution services to major music platforms like iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon Music. The company focuses on rights management, copyright enforcement, and micro-sync licensing, ensuring that copyrights are effectively policed, protected, and monetized for its clients in the media industry.

Chaldal

Venture Round in 2023
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

PostEx

Venture Round in 2023
PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.

Fy!

Venture Round in 2023
Fy builds a creative and addictive mobile marketplace to shop online.

CrowdForce

Venture Round in 2023
CrowdForce is a company that operates an offline distribution network focused on market research and financial services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CrowdForce leverages mobile technology to facilitate the mass adoption of digital, cryptocurrency, and financial services. The company collaborates with businesses, banks, digital wallets, multinational organizations, NGOs, and government agencies to effectively reach underserved populations in various communities. By providing innovative solutions and a global agent network, CrowdForce aims to enhance access to essential services and drive engagement in financial literacy and technology adoption.

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.

Text'nPayMe

Venture Round in 2023
Text And Pay Me is an e-wallet, located into your keyboard, which enables you to make transactions literally everywhere, where you can open your keyboard (without needing to integrate with messaging apps). With Text And Pay Me you don't even have to leave the chat window to make a simple transaction. Just type the receiver's name and the amount you want to send... and... That's it... you made a transfer!

Sendtime

Seed Round in 2023
Sendtimes is an automated B2B tool that offers a software platform for schedule management.

Epoint

Venture Round in 2023
Epoint.az is a digital payment aggregator and e-commerce platform for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, who are provided with a system for accepting bank card payments without any additional costs, technical knowledge and supporting technical and operational resources. Epoint Inc. implemented the Epoint project in cooperation with Visa international payment system and BDO international audit company Epoint is the only Azerbaijani project among the winners of the Takeoff international startup competition, held in Baku in May 2022 as part of the Teknofest aerospace and technology festival, where it became a runner up. Epoint is the first fintech company from Azerbaijan to be selected to the 500 Global program and passed Batch 3 in 2022. Epoint is a semi-finalist of the Astana Hub Battle, an international startup competition held in September 2022 as part of the Digital Bridge, the largest digital technology forum in Central Asia. Epoint Inc. is the first Fintech company to receive a "Startup Certificate" from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and being freed from an income tax for the next three years.

Gameball

Seed Round in 2023
Gameball is a developer of a marketing and customer relationship management platform focused on enhancing customer retention and engagement. The platform utilizes gamification to provide customizable loyalty and rewards programs, along with behavior-based notifications and referral management systems. By tailoring experiences to align with customer actions and interests, Gameball aims to help businesses retain and expand their customer base. Its tools are designed to evoke strong emotional responses, guiding customers through their journey and maintaining engagement at every stage.

LiveBoard

Pre Seed Round in 2023
LiveBoard is the next generation whiteboard collaboration platform for online tutoring, classroom usage and team collaboration. LiveBoard also offers SAAS model, where you can integrate it into any existing web application.

FazWaz

Venture Round in 2023
Thailand's Home for Real Estate

Tani Salud

Venture Round in 2023
Tani Salud is a platform that provides quality care and transparent surgery prices for the middle class in Latin America. The company is based in Mexico City.

Villoid

Venture Round in 2023
Villoid is an online retailer based in Ohio that specializes in fashion products. Launched in 2015, the company offers a mobile application that allows users to search for and purchase various fashion items. The platform also invites designers to join its community, enabling them to create and sell their own fashion products. Villoid aims to connect consumers with a diverse range of fashion offerings while fostering creativity among designers.

Medb Korea

Seed Round in 2023
Medb Korea is a medical consumer, hospital, and pharmacy-focused online medical care and prescription drug delivery platform.. Medb Korea is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Lottery.com

Venture Round in 2023
Lottery.com is a lottery ticket management service that allows users to play and monitor the lottery from their phones. Its secure mobile platform operates sanctioned games around the world, including social impact raffles, sweepstakes, lotteries, and other games of chance. The company focuses on working with state regulators to advance the lottery industry, generating increased revenues, better regulatory capabilities, and the ability to raise significant funds for social causes and humanitarian needs. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA.

Eat App

Series B in 2022
Eat App is the Middle East’s #1 reservation platform and online booking engine for restaurants. The platform powers reservations at the most renowned restaurants and hospitality brands. To date, Eat App has seated 10+ million diners in 1000+ restaurants across the Middle East. Eat App has raised USD $4.2m from prominent investors like 500 startups and MEVP. Eat has products for both restaurants and diners. For restaurants, eat supplies an iPad application that manages table reservations with simple floor planning features, records customer history and preferences, and provides a tool to publish targeted promotions and discounts. For diners, eat supplies an iPhone application that allows users to discover restaurants around them, find available tables, and confirm reservations instantly. The iPhone is linked with the iPad, and reservations are communicated with the restaurant in real-time.

DezpaX

Series A in 2022
DezpaX is an E-commerce website that specializes in providing packaging distribution services.

El-Dokan

Pre Seed Round in 2022
El-Dokan is an enterprise e-commerce software designed for large and growing retail stores in MENA.

Plerk

Series A in 2022
Plerk is a company that enhances employee satisfaction and productivity by offering flexible perks and benefits. Established in 2019 and based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Plerk operates an online platform that simplifies the booking and management of business trips. The platform allows organizations to set travel policies and track expenditures, while simultaneously encouraging employees to make cost-effective travel decisions. By focusing on improving workplace happiness, Plerk aims to boost productivity by 80% and increase employee retention by 50%.

Pura Mente

Seed Round in 2022
Meditation app in Spanish

Ailumia

Seed Round in 2022
Ailumia operates an IT consulting platform that employs artificial intelligence to enhance the e-commerce experience for both customers and sellers. By offering a range of proprietary AI-powered tools, the company aims to address various challenges faced in the retail process. Ailumia's platform provides insights and resources designed to optimize e-commerce operations, helping businesses achieve growth and efficiency in a competitive market.

CrediLinq.Ai

Seed Round in 2022
CrediLinq.Ai is revolutionizing SME lending using AI and machine learning. They Linq artificial intelligence & machine learning with credit underwriting.

Modesta

Seed Round in 2022
Modesta is an e-commerce store that helps women express themselves by featuring the latest trends in modest fashion.

Sendtime

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sendtimes is an automated B2B tool that offers a software platform for schedule management.

The Village Network

Seed Round in 2022
The Village is SaaS enabled Marketplace that reaches two target groups. It connects parents looking for high-quality childcare and childcare providers. As the result, it facilities the process of mothers returning to work after maternity leave and creates new jobs (e.g. by professionalising nanny services and giving homestay moms the opportunity to have their micro-businesses).

Krunch

Seed Round in 2022
Krunch helps you understand the developer world through data. Powered by our proprietary Artificial Causal Intelligence (ACI) model, you are able to do analysis that was not possible before. Our analytic platform helps companies with API or developer focused products to conduct impact analytics on their outreach efforts, developer profiling and developer experience enhancement. With our technology, we are able to solve our users' problems 10 times better than existing solutions.

Mapan

Series A in 2022
Mapan is providing network of thousands of lower income communities with better access to valuable products.

Zenysis

Series B in 2022
Zenysis Technologies Inc. designs and develops data integration software which helps governments view and analyze all their data in one place. It offers information related to healthcare emergencies, humanitarian crises, and natural disasters for analysis. Zenysis Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

alder

Seed Round in 2022
Alder is an e-commerce company that specializes in outdoor apparel designed specifically for women. It stands out in the market by offering inclusive sizing ranging from XS to 4X, which is significantly broader than the typical size range found in outdoor and athletic apparel brands. The company emphasizes female-focused design and prioritizes sustainable and ethical production practices. Alder's brand identity is characterized by a playful approach, contrasting sharply with the performance-driven and often intense image of existing outdoor brands. This combination of inclusivity, thoughtful design, and commitment to sustainability enables Alder to cater to a diverse customer base seeking comfort and style in outdoor clothing.

GoSky AI Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
“A company about technology, innovation and human connection.” As a platform, GoSky believes CHATBOT IS THE NEXT APP. Provide the chatbot solution to empower more than 400 top-tier enterprises to build Messenger chatbot apps with the social CRM (SCRM) solutions GoSky Loyal. Trusted by the world's largest brands such as Mercedes-Benz, VOGUE, Lazada.

Crabi

Venture Round in 2022
Crabi is a vertically-integrated Insurtech carrier which uses big data to analyze individual driving behavior

Cypher Games

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Cypher Games is a mobile gaming company that specializes in developing casual and puzzle games for users. The company is focused on creating innovative mobile merge games and aims to lead in this segment of the gaming industry. By collaborating with colleagues, investors, and thought partners, Cypher Games seeks to shape the future of mobile gaming and provide a diverse range of gaming experiences. Its mission is to empower gamers and contribute to a global success story in the mobile gaming landscape.

Ringkas

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ringkas aims to solve the housing problem by digitizing the overall value chain and creating an intelligent platform that would simplify the mortgage process, efficiently match customer profiles, and target assets to the risk appetite of the financial institutions.

BetaStore

Seed Round in 2022
BetaStore is a business-to-business marketplace that connects informal retailers in Africa directly with wholesalers and manufacturers, facilitating access to a wide range of fast-moving consumer goods at wholesale prices. By delivering these goods directly to retailers' stores, BetaStore eliminates the need for retailers to visit multiple suppliers in open markets, thus saving time and reducing transaction costs. The platform also offers working capital support and tailored payment facilities, allowing for more accurate risk assessments and improving access to commercial lenders. With the wholesale and retail market in Africa valued at $270 billion and predominantly operating through informal channels, BetaStore plays a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and profitability of small retailers.

Spaceship

Seed Round in 2022
Spaceship is the first mobile platform in Hong Kong that users can instantly compare and book global and domestic door-to-door courier shipment online and users can complete shipment booking in just 4 steps. We help you find the ideal courier service for the best price and you can monitor all your shipments in one place.

Virtualtech Frontier

Seed Round in 2022
Virtualtech Frontier develops business processes through virtual reality technology. It operates virtual event platforms, metaverse services, and virtual reality solutions. Virtualtech Frontier was founded in 2021 and is based in Selangor, Malaysia.

Siolla.

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Siolla. develops an online platform that offers micro-investing from spare changes. It allows users to manage and budget their finances. Siolla. is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

EFreshli

Seed Round in 2022
EFreshli is an online interior design firm.

21market

Series A in 2022
21market is a platform that purchases used electronics, inspects them, and upcycles the products. It repairs secondhand electronics and sells refurbished items. 21market is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Drahim

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Drahim develops a digital platform on recommended investing plans after analyzing one's financial usage. It serves as a personal budget app that tracks financial transactions. Drahim is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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.

Yanzo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
With the current busy lifestyle, you end up choosing between errands, work, health and a zillion other things. Yanzo came to eliminate this painful process and make you focus on what matters, whether it's being more productive at work or having a movie night with your friends. You will be able to enjoy life again by outsourcing all the tedious tasks and errands to Yanzo. Simply by sending a WhatsApp message to +971-56-6143243. Take control of your life.

Countd

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Countd operates an online platform that creates and delivers personalized meal plans. It provides details of calorie content for every meal and allows users to choose what food best suits their diet. Countd is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

LottieFiles

Series B in 2022
LottieFiles is a micro animation design company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It offers a mobile-based platform that allows designers to share, test, and iterate micro animations, focusing on digital art, motion graphics, web design, and app design. The company's software platform promotes an open-source animation file format that is small, interactive, and adaptable at runtime. This enables the creation of engaging motion graphics that enhance product visibility and user engagement, allowing clients to effectively capture and maintain their audience's attention.

Zoog

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zoog is great for grandparents, traveling parents, military families, educators, and children. Bring out your inner storyteller and inspire your loved ones with exciting, educational, and entertaining content and activities that the whole family will enjoy. With Zoog, you can easily create a fun and unique interactive video with the push of a button. We automatically apply filters, effects, and music that match the story, so all that is left for you to do is read!

Artificial Nerds

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Artificial Nerds is an AI company focused on the design and development of automated conversational experiences for customer service, marketing and conversational commerce

ikas

Seed Round in 2022
ikas is a cloud based POS software for retailers

Pineapple

Funding Round in 2022
Pineapple helps people make a stellar first impression every time, with a visual story that shows off their personality.

Nuevo Método

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nuevo Método operates a subscription service for female sexual and reproductive health. It offers contraceptives and provides access to gynecologists. Nuevo Método is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Loopay

Pre Seed Round in 2022
We are a technology-based financial solution, where any company in the supply chain can obtain cash for its operations and disperse payments to suppliers from any location in less than 24 hours.

Avify

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Avify is the best platform that takes the D2C model to the next level. With the explotion of E-commerce in Latin America, business owners have to manage multiple sales channels everyday: Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, their own E-commerce, Mercado Libre, Etsy, Amazon and more, and they have multiple Jobs to be done if they want to add more channels and grow at the same time: - Manually Synchronization of the inventory - Deliveries (Last Mile) - Invoices - Payment Links and Payment Gateways - Customer Success and CRM - Email Marketing - Supply Chain Control and more. Avify is solving a big pain for the new critical mass that is coming to the E-commerce world, we are providing a one stop shop platform where business owners can focus on what really matters when they are selling online, where one unique workflow orchestrates all their operation and learns everyday in order to improve the processes of the different niches that are using our technology.

Qubit Tickets - NFT Access

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Fraud, bots and touts—people who purchase tickets from official dealers and resell them at higher prices—are some of the endemic problems that riddle the event ticketing market. Organizers and ticket selling services have tried to counter these problems with various methods and technologies. Governments have tried to regulate it. However, progress leaves much to desire. Ticket touting is said to be a multibillion dollar market, and online ticket fraud continues to rise year-over-year.

Scorce

Seed Round in 2022
APIs that matter. We help companies find the best APIs and manage them all under one dashboard and also help developers and fintechs to sell their own APIs through our Marketplace. SCORCE lets you connect and manage all of our APIs in a single dashboard with only one integration and API Key. The company is based in Puebla, Mexico.

Tani Salud

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tani Salud is a platform that provides quality care and transparent surgery prices for the middle class in Latin America. The company is based in Mexico City.

Ramper

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ramper provides simple login for blockchain applications to remove friction preventing the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sweater

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sweater provides include mats covering, sweater tissue, sweater freshner, covid wash, and sweater wash plus. It is a car wash outlet company. For inquiries, their email address and contact form are available on their website.

Omniful

Grant in 2022
Stealth B2B SaaS

Enter

Seed Round in 2022
Enter is a payments platform for the world's leading emerging market businesses.

Stax

Seed Round in 2022
Stax is all of your bank accounts, mobile wallets, crypto in a single app that works without mobile data.

Protomate

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Protomate is a hardware startup company that produces consumer electronic products for the transportation and logistics industry, The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Bangkok City, Thailand.

TeamUp

Pre Seed Round in 2022
TeamUp is a social networking platform that allows to organize and share tournaments and manage teams professionally and easily. The company provides integrated solutions to manage any tournament.

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.

Zebec

Seed Round in 2022
Zebec is a financial platform built on the Solana blockchain that focuses on transforming payroll transactions through continuous settlement. By utilizing decentralized finance (DeFi) technology, Zebec enables real-time and ongoing streams of payments, allowing users to efficiently manage their payroll. The platform facilitates the composable transfer of value, starting with its Stream Payroll feature, which supports the conversion of cryptocurrency into cash while ensuring compliance. This innovative approach aims to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of payroll processes for businesses and their employees.

Gesund

Seed Round in 2022
Gesund provides learning infrastructure for the healthcare sector. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Alongside

Venture Round in 2022
Alongside Inc. provides a software platform for the hiring needs of employers in Canada. Its software platform enables employers to promote job opportunities and attract people to join their team; integrate with their company’s careers page, manage their hiring pipeline in the platform, and communicate with candidates with templates for bulk messaging; and review candidates and coordinate with the team. The company also provides custom solutions for the specific needs of hiring companies. Alongside Inc. was formerly known as Qimple Inc. and changed its name to Alongside Inc. in September 2016. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Moncton, Canada.

AmazingTalker

Series A in 2022
AmazingTalker is an one-on-one learning with native teachers gives students a more personalized learning experience.

TartanHQ

Seed Round in 2022
Our technology allows businesses to access payroll data directly from the payroll systems to streamline income and employment verification, improve underwriting models, and help employees and independents avail custom benefits from their employers.

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.

Retailo

Series A in 2022
Retailo develops an online B2B marketplace for retail supply chain in the MENAP region. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

OnMyGrad

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OnGrad is a creative talent solution and employer branding consultant that stresses the use of technology and data analytics in creating a more “double-e” (effective and efficient) talent/job identification process. Recent clients and partners include Deutsche Bank, Henderson Land Development, New World Group, Hang Lung Properties, JLL, Unilever, Citibank, Li & Fung, and McKinsey, with business exposure in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. OnMyGrad (OMG) App is the first ever A.I. Career Learning Platform in Hong Kong. OMG recommends customized career learning courses, materials and any portfolio enhancement opportunities, creating a Career Knowledge Community for university students. AppWorks Acceleration #19 A.I. Vertical

Playbook

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Playbook is an edutainment platform that activates the power of storytelling and shared experiences to prepare women to tackle their pain points to growth through masterclasses broken down into lessons in English & Arabic led by inspirationally influential women who shattered the glass ceiling. The platform enables users to setup custom profiles, identify their skills & career goals, engage with 1000+ classes on diverse categories of interest (especially emerging professions), network with a community to crowdsource solutions to further address their pain points, immerse themselves in a gamified experience with learning goals & progress trackers. All of this is further enabled through engaged digital learning tools.

Optimity

Series A in 2022
Optimity Inc. operates a corporate wellness platform designed to enhance employee engagement through the incorporation of micro-habits. The platform enables workers to take brief, productive breaks lasting from 30 seconds to two minutes, during which they can practice health-focused activities aimed at improving mood, focus, and social connections within their workplace culture. Optimity offers a range of micro-habits, including stress-relief exercises, stretches, mindfulness practices, and hydration reminders, catering to diverse professionals from various industries. The company employs behavioral science strategies, gamification, and community engagement to motivate users towards healthier choices. Targeting B2B clients, particularly in the life insurance sector, Optimity helps organizations reduce acquisition costs by generating quality leads through its wellness initiatives. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Optimity was previously known as myHealthSphere Inc.

StructionSite

Venture Round in 2022
StructionSite makes construction companies more competitive and allows them to win more work by automating their production tracking and site documentation processes. Combining off-the-shelf 360 camera technology with machine vision, quantities of installed work and percentages of completion can be automatically tracked and aggregated across projects and regions. More accurate production tracking allows for more accurate and competitive bids on new work, creating a virtuous cycle for the builder or building owner using the tool. It was established in 2016, based in Oakland, California.

Lucidya

Series B in 2022
Lucidya, LLC is a software as a service (SaaS) company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that specializes in social media monitoring and analytics. Founded in 2015, Lucidya offers a platform that enables businesses to gain insights into consumer behavior through real-time analysis of social media content. Its features include spike detection, trending hashtag identification, and social media statistics displayed on an interactive dashboard. The platform also provides real-time alerts, automated reporting, and competitive analysis, allowing organizations to make informed strategic decisions. Lucidya serves a diverse clientele, including agencies, brands, non-profit organizations, and media outlets, helping them to better understand and engage with their audiences.

Viewabo

Seed Round in 2022
Bulavard, Inc.

Palenca

Seed Round in 2022
Palenca is an API that enables access to the profile, background checks, validates the data, and reviews the history of users.

LawTrades

Series A in 2022
Lawtrades, Inc. offers an online service that allows legal work to be done via text messages. The company is based in New York, New York.

Shuttle Central

Pre Seed Round in 2022
A tech platform distributing B2B mobility solution integrating mobility companies into one Founded in May 2019 in Cancun, Mexico. Shuttle Central is the first Mexican startup that integrates Small and medium size transportation companies globally under the Shuttle Central brand, offering our B2B distribution, know how, operation protocols and technology to take their business to the next level By 2022 the global transportation market will reach $684 Billion and we want to be a key part on that spent, helping travelers find how to move from point A – B in a smarter way With over 80 partnerships with local mobility companies and more than 30 global companies already using our services we manage to happily served 30,000 rides in the last 8 months. As we look into the near future, expanding our team is a must. But we must do so by focusing in these 3 areas: • Acquisition: our sourcing team is always looking for new local companies to partner up with and increase our ever-growing supply across LATAM to stand out as a big player. We need to expand our team to US and Europe to increase our coverage • Distribution - our business development team has improved margins and supply inventory of more than 25 accounts (OTA's, Travel Agencies, TTOO's, wholesalers, etc.) across the globe, our direct partnerships with local companies and the understanding of how a marketplace and retail environment works is key to become a one stop shop for these companies' mobility needs. Expanding our BDM’s to US and Europe Will help offering our services to other markets • Tech: we are hiring developers to work on the platform architecture and coding that will put us ahead of the game and solve important issues for several stakeholders Shuttle Central a worldwide mobility solution for everyone.

FinFlx

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a cloud-based platform designed to provide tools to understand financial insights. The company's platform offers efficient contributions' management by employers to their employees' gratuity plans under DIFC employment law and offers a platform to support savings goals, financial freedom and empowering employees, enabling employers to attract and retain talented employees by offering a proper EOSB plan in a convenient, transparent, and cost-effective way.

Verofax Limited

Seed Round in 2022
Traceability as a service for Pharmaceuticals, valuables and Food. Improve trust through eradicating counterfeit, tampering or inventory diversion. Solution includes last mile safe delivery.

HOTCAKE

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Hunger offers customer management software for the beauty industry.

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.