Payzer is a developer of mobile and internet payment applications designed to facilitate payments and enable credit for users with instant approvals. The company offers a cloud-based platform that allows customers to accept payments through credit cards, debit cards, and electronic checks, whether in the field or at their home office. This system provides real-time tracking capabilities across organizations, helping contractors to operate more efficiently and effectively manage their businesses through streamlined payment processes.
Moonlighting
Seed Round in 2014
Moonlighting, Inc. operates a freelance hiring platform that connects freelancers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses for various short to long-term jobs and tasks. Established in 2012 and based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the company offers a mobile, on-demand application that facilitates a virtual marketplace for individuals and small businesses. This platform enables seamless communication between those seeking to hire and those looking for work, allowing for quick and efficient job fulfillment. Moonlighting also provides a blockchain-supported platform and a comprehensive suite of tools designed to empower independent workers globally. By enabling employers to post job opportunities and facilitating instant payment through chat, the company enhances the hiring process for both workers and employers.
PopUp, Inc. is a North Carolina-based company founded in 2012 that has developed a location-based social communication application for iPhone. The PopUp app allows users to leave messages, such as jokes, tips, reviews, and updates, tied to specific physical locations. As users move through their day, they receive relevant information from friends and trusted brands directly on their phones, rather than through a traditional timeline. Additionally, users can create their own popups to share insights with their followers, enhancing the discovery of local information. The platform empowers individuals, brands, and content publishers to connect with their audiences by delivering context-rich content at designated locations, making it easier to engage with the environment around them.
Imagine K12
Seed Round in 2013
Imagine K12 is an accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2011, that supports early-stage edtech and education-focused technology companies by providing strategic advice, mentorship, seminars, and access to a network of entrepreneurs and educators, along with $100,000 in initial funding to help startups address education market challenges and improve their odds of success.
Active Mind Technology
Series A in 2013
Active Mind Technology, Inc. is a software development company that specializes in creating digital tracking devices for golfers. The company has developed GameGolf, a wearable GPS and motion sensing system that enables users to track and display their golf rounds, including detailed statistics and performance trends. Golfers can record every club used, shot taken, and distance covered, and later upload, replay, and share their achievements with friends through a mobile application. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Active Mind Technology also has an office in Galway, Ireland, serving customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
Sweet Relish
Series A in 2012
Sweet Relish is a developer of a social marketing platform that enhances websites and blogs by transforming content into a customizable magazine-style format. The platform allows businesses to effectively manage various social content, including events, web pages, articles, and social media posts. In addition to its marketing capabilities, Sweet Relish operates an online shopping platform that offers a diverse range of products, including clothing, footwear, electronics, mobile accessories, healthcare items, and jewelry. This comprehensive approach enables clients to improve lead generation and facilitate content distribution and sharing, ultimately enhancing their online presence and engagement with consumers.
FounderFuel
Seed Round in 2010
FounderFuel is a Montreal-based mentor-driven accelerator for technology startups. It operates a four-month program that connects young companies with a network of veteran entrepreneurs, operators, and executives to refine visions, expand networks, and accelerate progress. Founded in 2011 by Real Ventures, the program emphasizes technology ventures, including those leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, and provides participants with access to investors and strategic mentors to support early growth.
CardStar is a privately-held software company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2008. The company specializes in developing mobile applications that enable users to manage digital versions of their loyalty, rewards, and membership cards on their smartphones. By consolidating these cards into a single app, CardStar allows consumers to easily access scannable cards, enhancing the convenience of using various loyalty programs. Additionally, the platform provides merchants with tools to create tailored mobile deals and share relevant information with their customers, thereby fostering engagement and promoting customer loyalty.
CardStar is a privately-held software company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2008. The company specializes in developing mobile applications that enable users to manage digital versions of their loyalty, rewards, and membership cards on their smartphones. By consolidating these cards into a single app, CardStar allows consumers to easily access scannable cards, enhancing the convenience of using various loyalty programs. Additionally, the platform provides merchants with tools to create tailored mobile deals and share relevant information with their customers, thereby fostering engagement and promoting customer loyalty.
LaunchBox Digital
Seed Round in 2008
LaunchBox Digital is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in angel, seed, and early-stage investments. Founded in 2007, the firm focuses on technology-oriented companies, particularly those involved in web-based applications, digital media, business intelligence, and mobile solutions. It typically invests between $15,000 and $250,000 in each company and seeks an equity stake ranging from four to six percent. LaunchBox Digital also conducts an annual accelerator program that offers selected startups funding and a 12-week business development curriculum, enabling them to refine their concepts with the guidance of experienced mentors. The firm primarily targets investments in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, emphasizing disruptive technology solutions that address significant challenges for small to medium-sized businesses, enterprises, or government entities.
Real Ventures
Seed Round in 2007
Real Ventures is a Canada-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2007 and based in Montreal. It backs early-stage Canadian technology startups and supports entrepreneurs who aim to build successful, global companies. The firm provides stage-specific guidance, mentorship, and access to networks and resources to accelerate founders' growth. By strengthening the Canadian startup ecosystem, Real Ventures helps teams with product development, go-to-market planning, and fundraising through connections to experienced operators, partners, and peers. Its active portfolio includes more than 100 companies valued at about $10 billion, illustrating its broad impact on Canada's technology landscape.
Millennial Media
Series A in 2007
Millennial Media Inc. is a prominent provider of mobile advertising solutions, catering to advertisers and developers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the company offers a range of services that enable advertisers to effectively reach and engage their target audiences across various mobile devices. Its offerings include a demand-side platform for direct inventory access, a premium mobile advertising exchange, and tools for designing advertisements. Millennial Media also supports developers with software development kits for various ad formats, ad serving capabilities, and mediation tools that optimize ad requests from multiple sources. Additionally, the company operates MYDAS, a mobile advertising technology that identifies unique users and tailors ad delivery based on interests and behaviors. Millennial Media serves a significant portion of leading advertisers and is recognized for providing an attractive monetization platform for app developers and publishers.
Bandsintown
Seed Round in 2006
Bandsintown is a Boston-based company, founded in 2007, that specializes in concert discovery and promotion. It operates as a subsidiary of Cellfish Media, LLC. The company's primary service is a live music application that helps users discover and be reminded of concerts by their favorite artists worldwide. Bandsintown offers concert recommendations based on users' music libraries and social media activity, and provides artist platforms for managing tour dates and syncing them to various websites and social media platforms. Additionally, Bandsintown offers APIs, plugins, and apps for artists to showcase and update their tour dates, and for fans to receive personalized concert alerts.
WaveMetrix
Seed Round in 2005
WaveMetrix Limited, founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, specializes in analyzing online discussions from blogs, forums, and various online communities. The company provides detailed statistics and qualitative insights in over 50 languages, enabling brands to understand online conversations and community performance. By combining human analysis with advanced technology, WaveMetrix delivers actionable social media insights that help brands adapt to the evolving digital landscape. The firm serves a diverse range of industries and collaborates directly with brands as well as through a network of channel partners. Additionally, they maintain a technology center in San Diego, California, which supports their innovative methodologies.