Aurum Partners

Aurum Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and located in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing across various asset classes within both public and private markets, targeting innovative startups and groundbreaking ideas. Aurum Partners focuses its investments on sectors such as digital health, financial technology, environmental, social, and governance initiatives, sports, entertainment, consumer packaged goods, vertical software as a service, productivity, and the future of work. The firm is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs by providing not only financial backing but also valuable resources to help foster their growth and success.

Brano Perkovich

General Managing Partner

34 past transactions

Sokin

Venture Round in 2024
Sokin is a global fintech company specializing in cross-border payments and international money transfer services. The company operates on a subscription-based model, allowing users to make unlimited international transfers for a fixed monthly fee, which simplifies and reduces the cost of global remittances and business transactions compared to traditional services that charge per transaction. Sokin offers a multi-currency digital wallet that enables users to send, receive, and hold various currencies, enhancing convenience for international transactions. Additionally, the company provides tailored payment solutions for businesses, facilitating efficient management of global payments. To further expand its market presence, Sokin has formed partnerships with prominent sports organizations, including football clubs such as Everton FC and AS Monaco, to promote its financial solutions.

Swag Golf

Series A in 2023
Manufacturer of golf equipment and accessories intended to evolve and push the limits of conservative sport to meet changing styles. The company offers premium milled putters, headcovers, and accessories, providing customers with golf accessories of all ages.

Rising Team

Seed Round in 2022
Rising Team is a software development company that specializes in creating tools aimed at enhancing employee engagement and facilitating talent development. The company offers a leadership and team development platform that empowers managers to build engaged and successful teams. This platform adopts a holistic approach to leadership development by combining training with community support. It equips managers to conduct impactful team-building sessions, whether remotely or in-person, without the need for external facilitators. Each session focuses on a specific leadership or connection topic, providing both training for the leader and an engaging experience for the team. Through its offerings, Rising Team fosters deeper connections, trust, and resilience within teams, ultimately contributing to stronger management and improved organizational dynamics.

Gooder Foods

Seed Round in 2022
Gooder Foods is a manufacturer of processed food products. The company offers veggie-boosted, protein-packed, mac and cheese, helping customers have healthy options in packaged food products.

Satisfi Labs

Series A in 2022
Satisfi Labs Inc., established in 2016 and based in New York, specializes in developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application that facilitates real-time engagement between customers and employees via mobile devices. The company's location-based platform serves as a conversational commerce tool, empowering businesses to enhance guest interactions both online and in-store through AI-driven chatbots and robots. This application automatically routes customer queries to the most suitable responders within an organization, assesses performance, and identifies opportunities for improving customer experience across various industries such as sports, tourism, entertainment, and hospitality.

Vivenu

Series B in 2021
Vivenu GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based company that has developed a comprehensive events ticketing platform. Founded in 2018, Vivenu's platform facilitates the management, marketing, and analysis of ticket sales for various events. It provides a range of services, including customer relationship management, configuration of pricing and seating plans, and insights into customer data. The platform also features pre-built integrations and application programming interfaces (APIs) to enhance functionality. By offering a white-label solution, Vivenu aims to simplify ticketing processes, enabling event organizers to efficiently scan tickets both online and offline while analyzing sales figures to improve their event management strategies.

Shopmonkey

Series C in 2021
Shopmonkey Inc. is a company that develops a cloud-based shop management software tailored for various types of repair shops, including auto repair, auto body, and motorcycle repair, among others. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Shopmonkey's platform offers a comprehensive suite of features such as workflow management, calendar scheduling, automated reminders, and digital vehicle inspections. The software aims to streamline operations by eliminating double entry and ensuring all payment-related processes are tracked within a single system. It also integrates with accounting tools and allows for convenient customer communication through text and email. By facilitating appointment confirmations, invoice sharing, and payment processing, Shopmonkey enhances efficiency and improves customer relations for repair shop owners.

UNLESS Collective

Pre Seed Round in 2021
UNLESS Collective is a plant based streetwear company. UNLESS Collective creates statement products made from plants. Their product categories include sneakers, tees, hoodies, fleece, jackets, shirts, shorts, pants, and hats.

Volley

Series B in 2021
Volley Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing conversational games optimized for messaging apps and voice interfaces like Alexa and Google Home. Their portfolio includes popular titles such as Song Quiz, Yes Sire, World Detective, Trivia Showdown, Math Showdown, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, 20 Questions, and Question of the Day. Volley's platform offers a diverse range of voice-based games and AI-powered interactive stories and podcasts, providing users with engaging audio entertainment experiences across various smart devices.

Loop & Tie

Venture Round in 2020
Loop & Tie operates a gift management platform that enhances business engagement through personalized gifting solutions. Instead of sending identical gifts to all recipients, companies can select from a diverse collection of gift options tailored to their budget, allowing recipients to choose what they prefer via a branded online interface. This platform streamlines the gifting process and provides valuable engagement insights through an analytics dashboard that tracks recipient selections, thank you notes, and budget metrics. Additionally, businesses can customize gift collections with their own products and experiences, benefiting from Loop & Tie's capabilities in logistics and fulfillment for on-demand storage and shipping. Overall, Loop & Tie aids companies in fostering lasting relationships with customers while optimizing their gifting strategies.

Vivenu

Series A in 2020
Vivenu GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based company that has developed a comprehensive events ticketing platform. Founded in 2018, Vivenu's platform facilitates the management, marketing, and analysis of ticket sales for various events. It provides a range of services, including customer relationship management, configuration of pricing and seating plans, and insights into customer data. The platform also features pre-built integrations and application programming interfaces (APIs) to enhance functionality. By offering a white-label solution, Vivenu aims to simplify ticketing processes, enabling event organizers to efficiently scan tickets both online and offline while analyzing sales figures to improve their event management strategies.

Squire Technologies

Series B in 2019
Squire Technologies, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing a web and mobile application that streamlines the process of booking and paying for grooming services. Its flagship product, Squire, empowers barbershops to manage operations, bookings, and payments, while users can discover and book appointments with barbers based on their preferences, such as style, budget, and location. The platform also facilitates cashless and contactless transactions, making it a comprehensive solution for both barbers and their clients.

GreenPark Sports

Seed Round in 2019
GreenPark Sports, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an online gaming platform specifically designed for sports and esports fans. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, GreenPark Sports offers a flagship free-to-play mobile game that allows users to engage with sporting events in real-time. This platform enables fans to compete against one another to achieve the title of the "Best Fans" within their leagues and seasons. By creating an interactive virtual sports environment, GreenPark Sports aims to enhance the digital experiences of fans, allowing them to connect with their favorite teams, athletes, and fellow enthusiasts.

Carrot Fertility

Series A in 2019
Carrot Fertility, Inc. offers comprehensive fertility benefits services for employers, supporting employees throughout their fertility healthcare journey on a global scale. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of services including egg freezing, in vitro fertilization, adoption, donor and gestational carrier services. It also features Carrot Rx, a premium pharmacy experience for fertility medications, and Carrot Pregnancy, which offers virtual access to experts and on-demand doctor-approved content. Additionally, Carrot Card is a flexible debit card that employees can use to pay for fertility care. Carrot Fertility aims to help companies customize their fertility benefits, ensuring that employees receive the necessary financial, medical, and emotional support as they pursue parenthood. The company has expanded its presence with additional offices in major cities including Chicago, New York, Dublin, Geneva, Tokyo, and Seoul.

June

Series C in 2018
June Life Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the manufacturing of smart ovens, having pioneered this market in 2016 with the introduction of its innovative countertop convection oven. The June Oven combines multiple cooking functionalities, serving as an air fryer, slow cooker, roaster, broiler, baker, dehydrator, toaster, reheater, and warming device, effectively replacing seven kitchen appliances and reducing clutter. The company aims to enhance the cooking experience by leveraging technology, elegant design, and exceptional performance, making cooking accessible and easy for everyone. Established in 2013, June Life Inc. continues to focus on transforming the culinary landscape through its advanced kitchen solutions.

BallerTV

Series A in 2018
BallerTV is a sports media startup founded in 2016 and headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company specializes in live and on-demand streaming of youth sports, aiming to connect families and communities through sports. BallerTV provides a comprehensive platform that enables youth sports organizations and families to easily stream games, watch them on demand, and stay connected with athletes. This platform not only enhances viewing experiences but also supports community engagement and talent identification and recruitment. Through its innovative technology and operations solutions for mobile broadcasting, BallerTV facilitates a broader reach for amateur sports, allowing fans to follow their favorite teams and players.

PlayVS

Series A in 2018
PlayVS is an operator of an eSports platform designed to facilitate organized competitions for high schools. The company provides a platform that enables the organization of online tournaments, allowing students to compete against one another for cash prizes and titles. By fostering eSports programs in high schools, PlayVS helps teen gamers form teams and engage in competitive play, connecting them with players from other schools and creating opportunities to participate in state championships. This initiative aims to enhance the overall experience of high school eSports, ensuring that both players and schools can stay informed and involved in the rapidly evolving world of competitive gaming.

Thrive Global

Series B in 2018
Thrive Global is a behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, with headquarters in New York City and additional offices in San Francisco, Athens, Bucharest, Dublin, and Melbourne. The company aims to transform workplace culture and personal well-being by providing a platform that combines data, storytelling, and actionable strategies known as Microsteps. Thrive Global offers science-based solutions designed to reduce stress and burnout, promoting improved mental and physical health for individuals, corporations, and communities. The company's mission focuses on fostering a healthier relationship with technology and enhancing overall performance and purpose, ultimately challenging the notion that burnout is an inevitable part of success.

HappyOrNot

Series A in 2017
HappyOrNot Ltd. is a Finnish company founded in 2009, headquartered in Tampere, Finland, with a global presence that includes offices in the US, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Singapore. The company specializes in instant customer and employee satisfaction analytics, utilizing its signature 'Smiley' feedback system. HappyOrNot offers a range of wireless point-of-experience devices, including the Smiley Terminal, Smiley Touch, Web Smileys, and Smiley Wall, which collect and analyze feedback from various sectors such as retail, transportation, healthcare, and education. With over 25,000 Smiley Terminals deployed worldwide, the company has gathered nearly a billion responses from more than 4,000 clients in 117 countries. HappyOrNot's services enable organizations to visualize feedback on a four-point scale, allowing them to make informed adjustments to enhance customer experience and employee satisfaction.

Little Spoon

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Little Spoon, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in manufacturing and marketing baby food, vitamins, and probiotics. Founded in 2013, it has emerged as a leading provider of organic meals for infants and children, offering a variety of products that include baby blends in multiple textures and nutritional boosters designed to support children's health. These boosters address specific needs, such as iron and vitamin intake, gut health, and immune support. Little Spoon focuses on delivering fresh, junk-free baby food and meals directly to consumers, significantly simplifying the shopping experience for parents. By providing a convenient alternative to traditional grocery shopping, the company has established itself as a prominent online destination for children's food, delivering millions of meals to families across the United States.

Custom Ink

Venture Round in 2017
Custom Ink is a leading retailer specializing in custom apparel and accessories tailored for groups, events, and special occasions. Based in Fairfax, Virginia, with additional locations in Charlottesville, Reno, Dallas, and Los Angeles, the company offers a wide range of products, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, activewear, and drinkware. Custom Ink provides an engaging online platform with user-friendly design tools and attentive customer service, enabling customers to create personalized designs that foster a sense of belonging within their communities, such as schools, teams, and charities. The company also supports fundraising efforts through its Custom Ink Fundraising initiative and features Represent by Custom Ink, which allows influencers to design and sell limited-edition merchandise to their fans.

Placer.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Placer.ai is a technology company that specializes in location analytics, offering a platform designed to provide real-time insights into consumer behavior and foot traffic patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company utilizes anonymized location data from various sources to empower professionals in sectors such as retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Its platform enables users to collect and analyze data, conduct competitor analysis, and create dashboards that visualize trends and insights. This functionality allows businesses to make informed decisions regarding site selection, marketing strategies, and the optimization of store performance.

Allbirds

Series A in 2016
Allbirds, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, is an apparel and fashion company specializing in eco-friendly footwear. It manufactures and sells a variety of shoe styles for men, women, and children, including wool runners, tree runners, and loungers, using premium natural materials. The company's mission is to create sustainable footwear that combines comfort, good design, and environmental responsibility. Allbirds operates through its own stores, retail partners, and an online platform, with a significant portion of its revenue coming from the United States market.

Superhuman

Series A in 2016
Superhuman is a software platform that enhances email productivity through an advanced application designed for electronic mailing services. It integrates seamlessly with Gmail, offering features such as AI writing assistance, summarization, and social insights. Users can utilize shortcuts to manage their inbox effectively, including the ability to snooze conversations and prioritize important messages. This focus on streamlining email workflows aims to provide a more efficient and organized experience for individuals seeking to improve their communication and productivity.

nura

Seed Round in 2016
Nura Operations Pty Ltd. is an Australian company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brunswick. The firm specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative headphones that personalize sound based on users' neural responses to music. Its flagship product, the nuraphone, employs advanced technology to automatically assess individual hearing profiles, adapting audio output to suit each listener's unique auditory characteristics. This personalization is achieved by measuring responses from the outer ear to the brain, ensuring that the headphones deliver an optimal listening experience. Additionally, the nuraphones feature a recognition capability that identifies users upon wearing them, enhancing the personalized experience further.

Luma

Seed Round in 2015
Luma Home Inc. is a company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in designing and manufacturing Wi-Fi routers tailored for household networks. Founded by Dr. Paul Judge and Mike Van Bruinisse, Luma leverages their extensive experience in addressing complex networking and security challenges to meet the demands of the modern connected home. As households increasingly rely on numerous devices, Luma's mission is to provide a fast, simple, secure, and reliable home network solution that caters to current and future technology needs. In addition to its core Wi-Fi routers, the company also offers related products such as power cords, cables, and wireless router accessories. Luma Home Inc. operates as a subsidiary of First Alert, Inc.

Lottery.com

Seed Round in 2015
Lottery.com is a lottery ticket management service that enables users to play and monitor lottery games through a secure mobile platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company provides access to a variety of sanctioned games globally, including lotteries, sweepstakes, and social impact raffles. By collaborating with state regulators, Lottery.com aims to enhance the lottery industry, generating increased revenues and improving regulatory frameworks. The platform allows users to remotely purchase legally sanctioned lottery tickets in various jurisdictions, reflecting its commitment to responsible gaming and transparency. Through its services, Lottery.com also supports fundraising for social causes and humanitarian efforts, making it a significant player in the lottery industry.

Expo

Seed Round in 2015
Expo is a developer of restaurant performance management software that supports operators and staff within the hospitality industry. The company, formerly known as Pared, provides tools that enhance team performance by leveraging real-time data and insights. Its software aids restaurants in efficiently hiring trained staff through instant data analysis and tailored solutions, ultimately enabling businesses to improve customer service and enhance the overall hospitality experience. By focusing on optimization, Expo empowers management and teams to streamline operations and achieve better results in a competitive market.

Jopwell

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Jopwell, Inc. is a career platform founded in 2015 by former Goldman Sachs employees Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams, based in New York. The company focuses on connecting Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals and students with a variety of employers across multiple industries, including technology, finance, education, management consulting, and medicine. Jopwell aims to facilitate career advancement at all stages, providing a streamlined pathway for underrepresented candidates to access job opportunities. By partnering with companies seeking to diversify their workforce, Jopwell not only helps fill roles from internships to experienced positions but also fosters a national dialogue about workplace diversity. The company has received recognition for its innovative approach and commitment to leveraging technology to enhance access to career opportunities.

Luxe

Series B in 2015
Luxe is building a logistics platform that will drive the next generation of local real time services, beginning with parking. The free Luxe app, available on iPhone, transforms parking from a necessary evil to a daily highlight. With a veteran team of leaders from Zynga, Tesla, Google, Yahoo and Groupon, a fleet of prescreened, friendly valets, dozens of insured and secure indoor parking lots and a sophisticated technology platform that monitors every step of the process from drop-off to pick-up, Luxe is leading the charge on a new industry of on demand services that addresses a ubiquitous urban challenge: parking.

Sprig

Series B in 2015
Sprig is a product development lifecycle research platform that aims to enhance user experiences through actionable insights. Founded in April 2013 by Morgan Springer, Neeraj Berry, Matt Kent, and Gagan Biyani, the company is based in San Francisco, United States. Sprig offers tools for concept and usability testing, as well as in-product surveys, allowing businesses to gather valuable feedback on new ideas, designs, and prototypes, as well as existing product experiences. Notable companies, including Dropbox, Square, Opendoor, and Loom, utilize Sprig's services to improve their products and better meet user needs.

Appetize

Seed Round in 2015
Appetize Technologies, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive point of sale, inventory, and analytics platform designed to facilitate the management of guest transactions for various enterprises. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Appetize develops tools for kitchen and back-office operations across fixed, self-service, and handheld formats. Its software solutions include enterprise POS systems, self-service kiosks, mobile and online ordering, and enterprise management services. The company serves diverse sectors such as sports and entertainment venues, educational institutions, theme parks, travel, leisure, and national chain brands. Appetize’s technology is deployed in over 700 venues globally, offering a robust platform that enhances service efficiency and transaction volume for clients, including prominent organizations like Madison Square Garden and Lincoln Financial Field.

DripDrop

Series B in 2014
DripDrop Inc., founded in 2008 and based in Oakland, California, specializes in developing and marketing oral rehydration products designed to treat and prevent dehydration. The company's patent-pending formula, created by a Mayo-trained physician and Stanford professor, is used by a wide range of individuals including soldiers, first responders, elite athletes, humanitarian workers, healthcare professionals, and those with dehydrating health conditions. DripDrop's products are sold online and have been adopted by various institutions such as UCSF Medical Center, Stanford University Medical Center, The Mayo Clinic, and the U.S. Special Forces. The solution is notable for containing 2-3 times the electrolytes and half the calories of typical sports drinks, making it a safe and effective choice for people of all ages.

Turo

Series B in 2014
Turo Inc. is an online car rental marketplace that connects local car owners with travelers seeking to rent vehicles. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, Turo allows users to list their cars for rent, offering options for local pickup, city delivery, and airport delivery. The platform provides a wide selection of vehicles at competitive prices, enabling car owners to earn income while providing convenient access to cars for renters. Turo facilitates a peer-to-peer car-sharing model, creating a vibrant community of trusted hosts and enhancing the travel experience for users. The company was formerly known as RelayRides, Inc. before rebranding in November 2015.
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