Technicolor Ventures

Technicolor Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2014. The firm operates as a stage-agnostic investment group, focusing on the future of content and business technologies. Its investment strategy encompasses a wide range of sectors, including media, video, over-the-top services, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, business applications, transactions, logistics, data, software, technology, marketing, and data analytics. Technicolor Ventures seeks to identify and support innovative companies that are shaping the landscape of these industries.

Scott Rafer

Partner

16 past transactions

Immersv

Seed Round in 2016
Immersv, Inc. is a technology company based in Castro Valley, California, that specializes in mobile virtual reality application distribution. Founded in 2015, Immersv has developed a platform that facilitates the discovery and advertising of virtual reality content, leveraging interactive 360-degree advertising and programmatic real-time bidding. This platform enables advertisers to effectively connect with consumers through immersive experiences in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mobile 360 content. By providing tools for developers, Immersv supports the distribution and monetization of VR applications and games, ultimately contributing to the mass adoption of digital markets in the evolving landscape of interactive entertainment.

Hullabalu

Seed Round in 2015
Hullabalu is a New York City-based company dedicated to creating original stories aimed at the new generation. Drawing inspiration from a love of fantastical worlds and timeless classics, Hullabalu develops engaging narratives that promote strong values and positive character development. The company features a series of stories centered around a diverse group of characters, complemented by illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Through its innovative approach, Hullabalu seeks to provide children with entertaining and meaningful experiences that foster imagination and encourage positive growth.

Envoy

Seed Round in 2015
Envoy is the trusted Family Concierge service for seniors and their families. Thousands have already turned to Envoy for lightweight help and support to stay in their homes longer, maintain their independence, and live life to the fullest. The heart of our service is our wonderful community of Family Concierge assistants, whom we call our Envoys, serving clients in their local neighborhoods. Each and every day, our Envoys enjoy the freedom to earn flexible income they need, as they build trusted relationships with their clients, while being out and about doing something they love - helping others. Whether it’s simply for grocery shopping from favorite local stores or as a compelling alternative to traditional in-home care or assisted living, our software and apps make managing everything just a tap away. Families have a trusted, 1:1 relationship with their Envoy while enjoying full transparency and peace of mind like never before - with notifications, photos, and receipts documenting every visit.

Local ID

Seed Round in 2015
Local ID is a cloud-based intelligence platform that provides multi-unit brands with the data, tools, and process to build a dynamic local marketing playbook. The company provides its customers with unprecedented visibility into the identity of every store, including the opportunities, and marketing activities that surround them. Founded in 2014 by Alex Nocifera, Andrea Shuff, Jason McDonnell, and Manjunath P Reddy.

MaxPlay

Venture Round in 2015
MaxPlay is a game technology and services company that specializes in enhancing game development tools and processes. With a team of experts in game development, enterprise software, data science, and publishing, MaxPlay aims to empower developers to create, publish, and operate games more efficiently. Their flagship product, the Game Development Suite (GDS), offers a unique combination of a service-oriented architecture and a high-performance runtime engine. This solution facilitates collaboration among development teams, streamlines the creation and operation of games, and addresses the complexities of a global, multi-platform gaming environment. By focusing on productivity, project management, and business intelligence, MaxPlay supports developers in maximizing their creative potential while navigating the gaming ecosystem.

Paystand

Convertible Note in 2015
Paystand, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2013 and based in Scotts Valley, California. It operates an electronic payment portal that facilitates online payments for businesses, allowing them to establish storefronts on their websites and social media platforms. The company aims to transform B2B payments by leveraging blockchain and cloud technology to offer Payments-as-a-Service. Its software digitizes receivables and automates payment processing, reducing time-to-cash and eliminating transaction fees. This innovative approach helps businesses streamline their cash management processes and unlock new revenue opportunities while contributing to a more open financial system.

intoo

Seed Round in 2014
intoo is building the largest community generated product directory in the world. Find your favorite products and the community of owners that care passionately about them too. They automagically make connections between people and the things they love.

bcodex

Seed Round in 2014
Beacon owners get more interactions, app owners get more context (and more revenue as they deliver against that context) and consumers get more value. Improving the in-store consumer experience. Connecting the smartphone shopper to the products and experiences they want. They’ll do this by leveraging of the first viable open location standard/solution that can drive sales, which is a good enough, and cheap enough, set of location services to both connect to the product sold and improve in-store consumer experience.

Beep Networks

Seed Round in 2014
Beep Networks develops and offers cloud-connected wireless sensors which can be used to track locations (GPS), temperature, moisture, pressure, altitude, and motion. It was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Kit

Seed Round in 2014
Kit. is a virtual marketing assistant that leverages messaging to help businesses market their online stores.

Boostable

Seed Round in 2014
Boostable, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 that operates an online marketplace enabling sellers to preview and launch their ads. The company provides a cooperative digital advertising solution designed for ecommerce marketplaces, retailers, and platforms, allowing them to offer digital advertising as a service. Boostable's innovative model focuses on the strategic sharing of costs, data, and resources among companies, which enhances the efficiency and performance of digital ad campaigns. The leadership team at Boostable comprises experienced professionals from reputable digital advertising organizations, bringing expertise from companies such as Amazon, Facebook, MediaMath, Turn, and Merkle.

Vessel

Seed Round in 2014
Mobile app publishers spend a tremendous amount of effort driving downloads, but root cause analysis regarding user engagement and retention is often muddled. To solve this challenge, Vessel has created an advanced and powerful WYSIWIG platform that empowers product managers/marketers to rapidly build and launch experiments (no coding required) in their native mobile apps in real-time, WITHOUT waiting for app store updates. With Vessel, marketers can deliver targeted and personalized content to specific segments of their audience, instantly. Their platform provides detailed analytics on engagement, retention funnel outcomes, and more, allowing product managers/marketers to quantify results and make informed decisions before deploying a single line of code. Vessel supports all native platforms (iOS, Android & Windows) as well as cross-platforms like PhoneGap, Appcelerator.

Hullabalu

Convertible Note in 2014
Hullabalu is a New York City-based company dedicated to creating original stories aimed at the new generation. Drawing inspiration from a love of fantastical worlds and timeless classics, Hullabalu develops engaging narratives that promote strong values and positive character development. The company features a series of stories centered around a diverse group of characters, complemented by illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Through its innovative approach, Hullabalu seeks to provide children with entertaining and meaningful experiences that foster imagination and encourage positive growth.

Gainspeed

Series B in 2014
Gainspeed, Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in a virtual Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP). Founded in 2012 and previously known as Cohere Networks, Gainspeed provides innovative solutions that allow cable operators to address increasing capacity demands driven by the shift from QAM video to IP video. The company's virtual CCAP architecture facilitates a seamless transition to a software-driven, all-IP network, enabling operators to efficiently deploy new services and adapt to evolving market conditions. As of 2016, Gainspeed operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation, further enhancing its capabilities in delivering advanced networking solutions.

Molio

Series A in 2014
Molio is a digital brand-building agency founded in 2014 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company specializes in launching brands with a focus on online video, employing a comprehensive approach that includes creating and executing full-service video campaigns. Molio utilizes a creative media testing methodology to analyze modular video content, ensuring effective brand development and validation. Recently, the agency has formed an innovation partnership with Astro Studios, known as AM:LABS, to further enhance its capabilities in originating and co-creating new brands. Through its services, Molio aims to help businesses increase their sales and establish a strong online presence.

Jump Ramp

Series B in 2013
Jump Ramp Games, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing mobile gaming applications. Its flagship product, Lucktastic, offers free mobile casual games with real-world rewards, including gift cards from major brands. The company generates revenue through online advertising, lead generation, and mobile video services within the app. With nearly 10 million installs in the U.S., Lucktastic consistently ranks among the top lifestyle apps on both Google Play and the Apple Store. Jump Ramp, now a subsidiary of MobilityWare, aims to expand its brand and grow a network of apps internationally, while fostering a fast-paced, innovative work environment.
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