8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments across various sectors, including healthcare, energy, consumer goods, logistics, biology, IT infrastructure, and government and defense. 8VC aims to catalyze industry transformation by promoting innovative platforms that can replace outdated technology infrastructures, thereby fostering greater innovation and global prosperity. Additionally, the firm manages co-investment funds that target software, telecommunications, media, technology, and 3D printing sectors. With a commitment to enabling significant advancements in these industries, 8VC positions itself as a key player in the venture capital landscape.

Sebastian Caliri

Partner

Brett Cummings

Partner and CFO

Wesley Friedman

Principal

Bhaskar Ghosh

Partner and CTO

Francisco Gimenez Ph.D

Partner

Vivek Gopalan

Investor

Jin-Young Kim

Partner

Seth Lieblich

Principal

Jake Medwell

Co-Founder & Partner

Alex Moore

Partner

Jack Moshkovich

Investor

David Moskowitz

Principal

Drew Oetting

Co-Founder & Partner

Allison Pavlick

Principal

Rachel Petersen

Account Director

Kimmy Scotti

Partner

Seetharam Venkatesh

Investor

Past deals in Western US

Quince

Series B in 2023
Quince is a new e-commerce company that focuses on leveraging an M2C supply chain to deliver premium essentials at the lowest market price. It acts as a thin storefront to bring manufacturers and artisans closer to their customers through shared partnership in brand or marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Invisible AI

Series A in 2022
Invisible AI Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven cameras designed for logistics and manufacturing environments. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a no-code, edge-based computer vision platform that enhances manual assembly processes by tracking body movement and posture. Its low-cost, low-bandwidth cameras can be deployed at workstations to facilitate real-time monitoring of assembly operations. Additionally, Invisible AI offers a web dashboard that ensures data security and provides clients with valuable insights by integrating, tracking, and analyzing operational data. This comprehensive approach helps organizations optimize their workflows and improve efficiency within their facilities.

Kojo

Series C in 2022
Agora Systems, Inc. designs and develops materials management platform for modern construction companies. The company also offers modern materials management solution built for the electrical trade. Agora Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

BigHat Biosciences

Series B in 2022
BigHat Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, that specializes in the development of an automated platform for producing and characterizing antibodies. Founded in 2019, BigHat utilizes an AI-guided protein therapeutic platform that combines a wet lab with machine learning techniques. This integration allows drug developers to engineer antibodies and biotherapeutics with enhanced functions and improved biophysical properties. The company's innovative design capabilities aim to create safer and more effective treatments for patients facing complex diseases.

Cartography Biosciences

Series A in 2022
Cartography is shaping a world in which cancer immunotherapies are designed around and directed toward the safest and most effective targets.

Senti Biosciences

Post in 2022
Senti Biosciences is a team of bioengineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs on a mission to treat the most complex and challenging diseases. Led by pioneers in synthetic biology and computation, Senti is using the latest techniques in the fields to build the future of gene and cell-based therapies. Senti’s proprietary synthetic biology platform provides fundamental advantages for therapeutics development. Senti Biosciences is a resident company of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS at South San Francisco (JLABS @ SSF).

Seaplane IO

Series A in 2022
Seaplane IO Inc. is a company that specializes in serverless cloud software systems tailored for modern enterprises. Founded in 2020 and based in Mountain View, California, Seaplane IO enables customers to deploy their functions across various environments, including both on-premises and cloud server deployments. The company's innovative solutions aim to streamline operations and enhance flexibility for businesses looking to leverage cloud technologies.

The Boring Company

Series C in 2022
The Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk in late 2016, specializes in infrastructure and tunnel construction with a focus on developing efficient tunneling methods. The company aims to create an underground transportation network to alleviate surface traffic congestion and improve urban mobility. By leveraging innovative technologies and engineering techniques, The Boring Company seeks to transform the way people travel in densely populated areas.

Unlearn

Series B in 2022
Unlearn is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in using artificial intelligence to enhance clinical research. It develops innovative software tools aimed at improving clinical trial design, including the creation of Digital Twins to generate Intelligent Control Arms. By utilizing historical datasets and disease-specific machine-learning models, Unlearn produces virtual placebo patients derived from actual patient baseline data, which helps to increase trial power, accelerate timelines, and provide patient-level insights. This approach reduces or eliminates the need for concurrent control arms in clinical studies, streamlining the research process. Unlearn has garnered significant attention, securing $20 million in funding and collaborating with leading pharmaceutical companies. Its work has been recognized in prestigious publications, including a peer-reviewed article in Nature, and it has been acknowledged as a key player in digital health innovation. The company continues to engage with regulators and industry leaders to drive advancements in clinical research through the application of AI technologies.

Twingate

Series B in 2022
Twingate is a solution for securing remote access to an organization’s private applications, data, and environments, whether they are on-premise or in the cloud. Built to make life easier for DevOps, IT, and infrastructure teams, as well as end users, it replaces outdated and insecure business VPNs which were not built to handle a world in which "work from anywhere" and cloud-based assets are now the norm. Twingate’s modern zero trust-based approach to securing remote access focuses on improving security, while not compromising on usability and maintainability.

Vontive

Series B in 2022
Vontive operates a digital platform that connects real estate investors with lenders, facilitating access to a range of financing options for single-family, multifamily, and commercial projects. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company aims to streamline the loan application process, making it easier for real estate entrepreneurs to evaluate their options and secure funding. By offering a comprehensive suite of mortgage products tailored for construction and real estate investments, Vontive enables users to make informed decisions and enhances the overall efficiency of closing transactions.

Socotra

Series C in 2022
Socotra, Inc. is a technology company that offers a modern cloud-based platform tailored for the insurance industry. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Socotra's software facilitates various essential functions, including policy administration, underwriting, claims management, billing, and reporting. Designed for both property and casualty and life insurance sectors, the platform leverages advanced technologies to deliver a transparent, reliable, flexible, and secure solution. This enables insurers to efficiently develop and distribute products that meet the evolving needs of their customers.

Ponder

Seed Round in 2022
Ponder Data Inc. provides enterprise-ready tools for rapid, flexible experimentation with data at scale. Ponder makes data teams more productive by enabling them to get insights faster with tools they know and love.

Fieldguide

Series A in 2022
Fieldguide, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based automation and collaboration software tailored for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a comprehensive platform designed to digitize the entire project lifecycle. Its features include secure data requests, work plan management, reporting automation, and resource planning, which streamline workflow and improve collaboration between teams and clients. Additionally, the platform utilizes artificial intelligence to standardize templates and facilitate efficient report creation. By automating repetitive tasks, Fieldguide enhances productivity, enabling firms to improve their operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

OpenComp

Series A in 2022
OpenComp is a compensation solution combining software, trusted market data, and expert consultation in one easy-to-use tool. The company's tool helps to see how changes in the organization will affect a company's cash and equity burn, enabling companies to accurately benchmark by gender and ethnicity within workforce.

Standard Metrics

Series A in 2022
Quaestor Technologies, Inc. develops automated financial tools. It offers Quaestor, an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors, empowering founders to make better decisions in scaling their companies. The company’s Quaestor fosters a collaborative relationship between founders and investors by automatically collecting, standardizing, and synthesizing startup data enabling both parties to make metrics-driven decisions. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Raydiant

Series B in 2022
Raydiant, Inc. designs, develops, and offers experience platform that connects employees and customers with brands. The company's solution includes kiosk, virtual agent, and multimedia device for connecting and controlling the screens. It offers its solutions to industries such as banking, casinos, government, healthcare, schools, offices, real estate, restaurants, retailers, and universities. Raydiant, Inc. was formerly known as Mira. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

FlyCoin

Seed Round in 2022
FlyCoin is a technology company that leverages cryptocurrency to develop innovative travel rewards systems aimed at enhancing customer loyalty. By utilizing blockchain principles, FlyCoin creates a new type of loyalty program that overcomes the limitations of traditional models. The company issues its own crypto tokens as rewards for individuals and businesses in various sectors, including travel, hospitality, insurance, and financial services. These tokens can be easily transferred and redeemed, allowing users to earn and utilize rewards seamlessly as they travel globally. FlyCoin's approach focuses on providing a more customer-centric experience in the loyalty landscape.

Platform Science

Series C in 2022
Platform Science, Inc. specializes in developing and integrating hardware and software solutions, along with Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, tailored for the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, the company offers a connected vehicle platform that includes essential telematics functionalities such as applications for compliance, safety, and productivity. This platform supports dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations, facilitating innovations within the ecosystem. Additionally, Platform Science provides fleet management applications designed to enhance compliance, improve the driver experience, and optimize productivity. The company operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving landscape of connected trucks and the digital supply chain.

Polly

Series B in 2022
PollyEx, Inc. operates a loan trading platform specifically designed for mortgage capital markets. The platform connects buyers and sellers of mortgage loans, facilitating efficient loan sale transactions for mortgage lenders. By leveraging cloud-based technology and API integration, PollyEx enhances liquidity and automates various functions within the capital markets. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to improve loan sale execution and streamline the trading process in the mortgage industry.

Filmhub

Seed Round in 2022
Filmhub operates a cloud-based digital film distribution platform that revolutionizes the streaming entertainment industry. It serves filmmakers, producers, distributors, and sales agents by providing a modern B2B marketplace where they can license and deliver titles to various streaming channels. The platform streamlines the entire distribution process by managing media asset management, rights management, and payment flow. With its focus on automation and efficiency, Filmhub enables content owners to easily navigate the complexities of film distribution, facilitating revenue generation from streaming services. By incorporating smart data layers, it enhances content discovery and simplifies the transaction process, making it a valuable resource for creators and exhibitors alike.

Rocketlane

Series A in 2022
Rocketlane is building a unified workspace that enables customers to collaborate on onboarding projects. Rocketlane is building a unified workspace that enables customers to collaborate on onboarding projects.

Endear Health

Seed Round in 2022
Endear Health is the first technology company built from the ground up for the growing needs of an aging population. Endear acts as the single front door, empowering Medicare eligibles with a platform to easily manage their health and benefits.

Software.com

Series A in 2021
Software.com is an online retailer of software solutions based in Manhattan Beach, California. As a subsidiary of Internet Real Estate Group, LLC, the company focuses on enhancing software development by collecting and analyzing data across the development stack. This approach aims to assist developers and teams in learning from their experiences, thereby increasing productivity and improving coding practices.

Ikigai Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Ikigai helps modern analysts and operations teams automate data-intensive business, finance, analytics, and supply-chain operations within clicks without VLOOKUPs. IKIGAI's Inventory Ops Automate inventory tracking and monitoring by creating a single, real-time view of inventory across all locations and channels, even down to the component level.

Petra

Series A in 2021
Petra is a Robotics company that focuses solely on underground utilities. Petra enables undergrounding critical utilities by boring utility tunnels through previously impenetrable geologies.

Pair Team

Seed Round in 2021
Pair Team provides an end-to-end operations platform to automate clinical operations and provide high-touch patient support. The platform monitors health plan and system data to trigger automated workflows that engage patients to schedule clinically impactful visits. Pair Team was founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California.

Surglogs

Series A in 2021
Surglogs INC. is a software development company focused on enhancing the administrative efficiency of ambulatory surgery centers and healthcare facilities. Founded in 2015 and based in San Diego, California, Surglogs provides a comprehensive digital platform that replaces traditional pen-and-paper methods with a HIPAA-compliant application. The software organizes compliance-related documents for accreditation, facilitates device authorization, and automates daily checks and notifications. Additionally, it offers customizable solutions and electronic report export services, streamlining the management of logbooks, medications, supplies, staff training, and drills. By serving healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and administrators, Surglogs aims to simplify regulatory compliance and improve operational workflows within healthcare organizations.

Quince

Series A in 2021
Quince is a new e-commerce company that focuses on leveraging an M2C supply chain to deliver premium essentials at the lowest market price. It acts as a thin storefront to bring manufacturers and artisans closer to their customers through shared partnership in brand or marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Deliverr

Series E in 2021
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2017, it offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates affordable and efficient fulfillment solutions for multi-marketplace sellers. Deliverr's services include storage, shipping, and order management, allowing online businesses to meet shipping standards and avoid penalties for late shipments. The company leverages machine learning and predictive intelligence to provide various shipping options and enhance the overall fulfillment process. By enabling sellers of all sizes to deliver fast and cost-effective services, Deliverr aims to improve customer satisfaction and support the growth of e-commerce businesses.

Sirona Medical

Series B in 2021
Sirona Medical, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a diagnostic engine aimed at enhancing the workflow and efficiency of radiologists. Incorporated in 2018, the company is focused on creating software solutions that simplify the radiological process, allowing doctors to concentrate more on patient care. Sirona Medical's platform integrates multiple functionalities, including a zero-footprint viewer, a universal worklist, and voice recognition capabilities, all powered by artificial intelligence. This approach not only streamlines the radiology workflow but also alleviates the burdensome aspects of the profession, thereby improving the overall experience for radiologists and their practices.

Spartan Radar

Series A in 2021
Spartan Radar is a next-gen automotive radar system solutions provider—with extensive aerospace and defense radar chops—we understand how radar fits into your sensor stack better than anyone.

Yugabyte

Series C in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Better Health

Series A in 2021
Better Health Supplies is a medical supplier offering an e-commerce experience and service. Better Health provides individuals with chronic conditions with medical supplies from home.

Karat

Series C in 2021
Karat Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in technical interviewing methodologies and software. The company has pioneered the concept of Interview Engineering, conducting technical interviews for organizations seeking software engineers. Utilizing a community of Interview Engineers, Karat employs a proprietary interviewing infrastructure, standardized questions, and data-informed best practices to ensure fair and predictive interviews at scale. Their flagship product allows companies to record interviews, capture candidates' coding performances, structure feedback, and generate recommendations for hiring teams. By building a robust dataset of structured interview intelligence, Karat provides valuable hiring analytics to enhance the recruitment process for its clients.

Cambium

Venture Round in 2021
Cambium is a company focused on developing biomaterials for various sectors, including defense, aerospace, and renewable energy. Established in 2019 and located in Berkeley, California, it specializes in advanced materials research and development. The company utilizes a combination of synthetic biology, materials science, and artificial intelligence to enhance material performance and sustainability. Cambium's approach involves vertically integrated innovation, ranging from computational material discovery to the production of advanced composites within the United States. By leveraging cutting-edge advancements across multiple scientific disciplines, Cambium aims to improve existing products and facilitate the creation of next-generation materials.

Mindbloom

Series A in 2021
Mindbloom is a Seattle-based interactive media company that focuses on personal development through innovative and engaging methods. Founded in 2008 by Chris Hewett and Brent Poole, Mindbloom combines behavioral science with personalized media and social gaming techniques to make personal growth accessible and enjoyable. The company has expanded its offerings to include a healthcare platform that provides guided at-home ketamine therapy for anxiety and depression. This platform connects clients with licensed clinicians who assess their health history to determine the suitability of ketamine therapy, facilitating lasting improvements in mental well-being. Mindbloom has garnered a user base of over 30,000 individuals and has partnered with various enterprises, including Aetna and Sacramento State University, as well as academic research institutions like UC Santa Barbara and Stanford.

Spartan Radar

Seed Round in 2021
Spartan Radar is a next-gen automotive radar system solutions provider—with extensive aerospace and defense radar chops—we understand how radar fits into your sensor stack better than anyone.

Govly

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Govly is building a market network for government contracting, like AngelList for government procurement.

Esper

Series A in 2021
Esper Technologies, Inc. is a software development company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating solutions for executive assistants, enabling them to tag calendar events with relevant objectives and milestones while automatically generating data from calendar metadata. One of its key products is the Esper Executive application, which streamlines communication for executives by allowing them to assign tasks and access essential context before meetings with minimal effort. In addition to its focus on enhancing productivity for executives and their assistants, Esper partners with government agencies to foster innovation in public policy. The company's policy collaboration platform aids government officials in transforming policy data into actionable insights, promoting transparency and informed decision-making in public administration.

Atomic Industries

Seed Round in 2021
Atomic Industries is a hard-tech product manufacturer that is currently in stealth mode. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

Hexagon Bio

Series B in 2021
Hexagon Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in mining genomic data from fungal genomes to develop targeted small molecule therapeutics for diseases with unmet medical needs. Founded in 2016, the company leverages a proprietary platform that integrates data science, synthetic biology, and automation to discover and engineer novel drugs. By focusing on evolutionarily refined molecules and their corresponding protein targets, Hexagon Bio aims to identify and develop new medicines from the global metagenome, ultimately striving to enhance patient outcomes through innovative therapeutic solutions.

Invisible AI

Venture Round in 2021
Invisible AI Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven cameras designed for logistics and manufacturing environments. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a no-code, edge-based computer vision platform that enhances manual assembly processes by tracking body movement and posture. Its low-cost, low-bandwidth cameras can be deployed at workstations to facilitate real-time monitoring of assembly operations. Additionally, Invisible AI offers a web dashboard that ensures data security and provides clients with valuable insights by integrating, tracking, and analyzing operational data. This comprehensive approach helps organizations optimize their workflows and improve efficiency within their facilities.

Maximus

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a consumer health company intended to provide men with content, community, and clinical support to optimize them in mind and body. The company provides at-home lab tests and treatment, online group health coaching for nutrition, exercise, sleep, and focus, and also offers telemedicine and mail-order pharmacy services, enabling men to optimize their hormones and health.

Airbyte

Series A in 2021
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that syncs data from applications, APIs, and databases to warehouses. Airbyte is an open-source data integration engine that helps users consolidate their data in their warehouses.

Appia Bio

Series A in 2021
Appia Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company located in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to the discovery and development of engineered allogeneic cell therapies for various medical conditions. The company utilizes its ACUA technology platform to harness the biology of lymphocyte development, employing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T-cell receptor (TCR) gene engineering. This approach enables the generation of CAR-engineered invariant natural killer T (CAR-iNKT) cell subtypes from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). By maturing and scaling healthy stem cells into invariant T-cell therapies, Appia Bio aims to provide safe and targeted cancer treatments, offering physicians access to allogeneic off-the-shelf cell therapies that can increase patient access to innovative treatments.

Cellares

Series B in 2021
Cellares Corporation develops cell therapy for the treatment of cancer. The company develops solution to overcome limitation of manufacturing to make cell therapies for patients. Cellares Corporation was founded in 2019 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

Seed Health

Series A in 2021
Seed Health, Inc. is a microbial sciences company pioneering applications of bacteria to impact human and environmental health. In collaboration with leading academic partners, our foundry model accelerates breakthrough science to develop live biotherapeutics and consumer innovations. Our Scientific Advisory Board is comprised of leading scientists with expertise in microbiology, immunology, genetics, metabolomics, gastroenterology, pediatrics, environmental sciences, and women’s health. Learn more—seedhealth.com Our consumer portfolio, Seed®, develops next-generation probiotics for specific developmental stages and various ecosystems of the body—seed.com

Wage

Seed Round in 2021
We're building best-in-class API infrastructure for instant income and employment verification. Our vision is to expand the ways to verify financial identity and create a new modern standard for credit reporting.

Kontain

Seed Round in 2021
WE ARE ENGINEERS ENTREPRENEURS INSPIRED

Polly

Series A in 2021
PollyEx, Inc. operates a loan trading platform specifically designed for mortgage capital markets. The platform connects buyers and sellers of mortgage loans, facilitating efficient loan sale transactions for mortgage lenders. By leveraging cloud-based technology and API integration, PollyEx enhances liquidity and automates various functions within the capital markets. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to improve loan sale execution and streamline the trading process in the mortgage industry.

Better Health

Seed Round in 2021
Better Health Supplies is a medical supplier offering an e-commerce experience and service. Better Health provides individuals with chronic conditions with medical supplies from home.

Polly

Series A in 2021
Polly is a fun way to create anonymous polls for your friends on Snapchat and Instagram stories. Create a poll, attach it to your story, and discover what your friends think.

Baton

Series A in 2021
Baton Trucking, Inc. provides a drop zone network to split long haul routes into sections that enable segment-specific vehicles. It also offers a real estate infrastructure that enables highway-only autonomous trucks to interchange loads with human drivers for the final mile of delivery. Baton Trucking, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Acepodia

Series B in 2021
Acepodia is a novel technology platform to arm immune cells with antibodies to cure cancer. The Next Generation of Immunotherapies. Acepodia is committed to immunotherapeutic strategies against oncology – expanding our research, clinical development, and manufacturing capabilities. Acepodia currently has a broad pipeline portfolio, each targeting a different type of cancer.

Tetrate

Series B in 2021
Tetrate.io, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in application management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company provides an enterprise-ready service mesh platform that simplifies the management of modern application infrastructure for DevOps, security, and network administrators. By facilitating the development and management of microservices, Tetrate enables businesses to modernize their applications and adopt public cloud solutions more efficiently. Through its services, Tetrate partners with enterprises to navigate the complexities of application modernization, ensuring that organizations can seamlessly operate workloads across various environments.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Deliverr

Convertible Note in 2021
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2017, it offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates affordable and efficient fulfillment solutions for multi-marketplace sellers. Deliverr's services include storage, shipping, and order management, allowing online businesses to meet shipping standards and avoid penalties for late shipments. The company leverages machine learning and predictive intelligence to provide various shipping options and enhance the overall fulfillment process. By enabling sellers of all sizes to deliver fast and cost-effective services, Deliverr aims to improve customer satisfaction and support the growth of e-commerce businesses.

Deliverr

Series D in 2021
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2017, it offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates affordable and efficient fulfillment solutions for multi-marketplace sellers. Deliverr's services include storage, shipping, and order management, allowing online businesses to meet shipping standards and avoid penalties for late shipments. The company leverages machine learning and predictive intelligence to provide various shipping options and enhance the overall fulfillment process. By enabling sellers of all sizes to deliver fast and cost-effective services, Deliverr aims to improve customer satisfaction and support the growth of e-commerce businesses.

Edgybees

Series A in 2021
Edgybees Ltd. develops and operates an online platform that delivers augmented reality experience that moves, even at the highest speeds, from drones to cars, trains, and wearable devices. Its Industrial solutions include; search and rescue / homeland security, real estate, architecture and urban planning, construction and urban development, field view: agriculture and land management, industrial facilities, and automotive. The company’s gaming solution include; Droneprix AR, Drone FX, and Sky Skreemers. It caters to fire departments, police departments, and homeland security sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

BigHat Biosciences

Series A in 2021
BigHat Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, that specializes in the development of an automated platform for producing and characterizing antibodies. Founded in 2019, BigHat utilizes an AI-guided protein therapeutic platform that combines a wet lab with machine learning techniques. This integration allows drug developers to engineer antibodies and biotherapeutics with enhanced functions and improved biophysical properties. The company's innovative design capabilities aim to create safer and more effective treatments for patients facing complex diseases.

Model Medicines

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Model Medicines is a company focused on accelerating drug development through the integration of human expertise and artificial intelligence. Utilizing its ActivPred AI Drug Discovery Platform, Model Medicines applies machine learning to model chemistry and human biology, which facilitates the discovery of therapeutics that can be repositioned for treating complex diseases. The company has developed a robust pipeline of patent-pending therapeutics targeting various medical conditions, including oncology, infectious diseases, neurological disorders, and gastric disorders. By leveraging drug development data alongside advanced AI techniques, Model Medicines aims to expedite the clinical trial process, allowing new drugs to enter trials within a matter of months, thereby enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of drug development for healthcare institutions.

Raydiant

Series A in 2021
Raydiant, Inc. designs, develops, and offers experience platform that connects employees and customers with brands. The company's solution includes kiosk, virtual agent, and multimedia device for connecting and controlling the screens. It offers its solutions to industries such as banking, casinos, government, healthcare, schools, offices, real estate, restaurants, retailers, and universities. Raydiant, Inc. was formerly known as Mira. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sila

Series F in 2021
Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. specializes in developing advanced materials for batteries that enhance energy density. The company serves various sectors, including automotive, consumer electronics, electric utilities, and aerospace, by providing innovative battery materials chemistry. Founded in 2011 and based in Alameda, California, Sila collaborates closely with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to support their product development timelines and partners with battery manufacturers to facilitate commercial cell production.

Quince

Seed Round in 2021
Quince is a new e-commerce company that focuses on leveraging an M2C supply chain to deliver premium essentials at the lowest market price. It acts as a thin storefront to bring manufacturers and artisans closer to their customers through shared partnership in brand or marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AMP

Seed Round in 2021
Auto Motive Power is an energy management company that specializes in charging and battery management systems (BMS). AMP battery management systems are designed with both distributed and centralized architectures to enable cost and performance-optimized solutions. Our architecture is scalable for up to 1000V and applications ranging from Ultra-Light Vehicles (drones) to Heavy-Duty Vehicles (trucks) to Electric Aircraft.

Qualia

Series D in 2020
Qualia Labs, Inc. develops software solutions that facilitate real estate transaction management and settlement. The company's primary product, Qualia, is a platform designed for title agents, lenders, and real estate agents, streamlining the closing experience by coordinating users across the real estate ecosystem. Qualia includes features for tracking contacts, scheduling tasks, and generating key documents, enhancing transparency and efficiency in the closing process. Additionally, Qualia offers Assure, an agency management suite for title underwriters to automate audits and gain financial insights, as well as Qualia Connect, a portal that unites various stakeholders in real estate transactions. The company also provides an online marketplace to simplify vendor transaction management. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Qualia serves a diverse clientele, including settlement agents, vendors, underwriters, consumers, lenders, and realtors.

Epirus

Series B in 2020
Epirus, Inc. specializes in the design and development of advanced artificial intelligence-based defense systems aimed at countering drones and asymmetric technologies. Founded in 2018 and located in Hawthorne, California, the company produces high-powered microwave products, including its flagship technology, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE, which serves as a drone countermeasure. This innovative solution employs multiple simultaneous beams to neutralize unmanned aircraft systems, while also utilizing software-defined electromagnetic pulse technology to enhance its effectiveness. By integrating computer vision and machine learning, Epirus aims to optimize the detection and tracking of various threats, providing defense organizations with the capability to stun drones or disrupt swarms effectively. The company's products address critical national security challenges in both defense and commercial sectors.

Epirus

Series B in 2020
Epirus, Inc. specializes in the design and development of advanced artificial intelligence-based defense systems aimed at countering drones and asymmetric technologies. Founded in 2018 and located in Hawthorne, California, the company produces high-powered microwave products, including its flagship technology, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE, which serves as a drone countermeasure. This innovative solution employs multiple simultaneous beams to neutralize unmanned aircraft systems, while also utilizing software-defined electromagnetic pulse technology to enhance its effectiveness. By integrating computer vision and machine learning, Epirus aims to optimize the detection and tracking of various threats, providing defense organizations with the capability to stun drones or disrupt swarms effectively. The company's products address critical national security challenges in both defense and commercial sectors.

Farcast

Seed Round in 2020
Farcast is a technology company based in Los Angeles that specializes in developing hardware and software for precision airdrop deliveries. Founded in 2017 and located in Hawthorne, California, the company designs drones that are mounted on commercial aircraft, helicopters, or UAVs to facilitate the delivery of packages in remote or otherwise inaccessible areas. Utilizing advanced mapping software, Farcast evaluates suitable drop points and enables autonomous release and landing of packages, ensuring they land safely within a designated area. This innovative approach allows for rapid and cost-effective delivery solutions, addressing the logistical challenges faced in rural regions.

SummerBio

Venture Round in 2020
SummerBio LLC operates as an automation-based diagnostics company that provides SARS-CoV-2 testing services with the help of sample collection kit, robotics, and automated liquid handling systems. It also operates a CLIA lab in Menlo Park, California. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Kojo

Series A in 2020
Agora Systems, Inc. designs and develops materials management platform for modern construction companies. The company also offers modern materials management solution built for the electrical trade. Agora Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Cellares

Series A in 2020
Cellares Corporation develops cell therapy for the treatment of cancer. The company develops solution to overcome limitation of manufacturing to make cell therapies for patients. Cellares Corporation was founded in 2019 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

Outrider

Series B in 2020
Outrider, Inc. specializes in developing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution aimed at automating freight and transportation operations within logistics hubs such as distribution centers, warehouses, and rail yards. Founded in 2017 and based in Golden, Colorado, the company has created a comprehensive system that includes web-based management software, autonomous driving controls for electric yard trucks, and site infrastructure. This innovative technology enables the automation of various yard operations, including the movement of trailers and the engagement and disengagement of trailer systems. By focusing exclusively on automating yard operations, Outrider enhances safety and efficiency while minimizing manual, hazardous tasks. The company's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its deployment of zero-emission systems, contributing to the transition towards more environmentally friendly freight transportation. Outrider is backed by notable investors, further solidifying its position as a leader in the autonomous logistics sector.

Twingate

Series A in 2020
Twingate is a solution for securing remote access to an organization’s private applications, data, and environments, whether they are on-premise or in the cloud. Built to make life easier for DevOps, IT, and infrastructure teams, as well as end users, it replaces outdated and insecure business VPNs which were not built to handle a world in which "work from anywhere" and cloud-based assets are now the norm. Twingate’s modern zero trust-based approach to securing remote access focuses on improving security, while not compromising on usability and maintainability.

Dren Bio

Series A in 2020
Dren Bio is a biotechnology company with a portfolio of attractive projects focused on powerful protein engineering technologies for the depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. It is a holding company business model aimed at creating value with multiple projects as stand-alone assets.

Avail Medsystems

Series B in 2020
Avail Medsystems, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on enhancing connectivity in healthcare settings through its innovative software platform. This platform allows healthcare experts to remotely support practitioners during medical procedures, facilitating real-time collaboration and clinical education. By digitizing the physical presence typically required in operating rooms, Avail Medsystems aims to democratize access to essential clinical expertise, thereby overcoming physical, economic, and logistical barriers. The company's Procedural Telemedicine solution enables healthcare professionals to connect seamlessly with remote specialists, ensuring that quality care and guidance are always accessible. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Nurep, Inc., Avail Medsystems has positioned itself at the forefront of integrating technology into medical practices.

Sonoma BioTherapeutics

Series A in 2020
Sonoma Biotherapeutics is a company invloved the development of adoptive Treg therapies cell for autoimmune and degenerative diseases. Using next generation genome editing and target-specific cell therapy, Sonoma is focused on developing its best-in-class platform across the entire spectrum of Treg cell therapeutic capabilities. Founded by pioneers in Treg biology and cell therapy, the company brings together leading expertise and proprietary methodologies for the discovery and development of disease modifying and curative therapies.

Hexagon Bio

Series A in 2020
Hexagon Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in mining genomic data from fungal genomes to develop targeted small molecule therapeutics for diseases with unmet medical needs. Founded in 2016, the company leverages a proprietary platform that integrates data science, synthetic biology, and automation to discover and engineer novel drugs. By focusing on evolutionarily refined molecules and their corresponding protein targets, Hexagon Bio aims to identify and develop new medicines from the global metagenome, ultimately striving to enhance patient outcomes through innovative therapeutic solutions.

Synthego

Series D in 2020
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Fieldguide

Seed Round in 2020
Fieldguide, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based automation and collaboration software tailored for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a comprehensive platform designed to digitize the entire project lifecycle. Its features include secure data requests, work plan management, reporting automation, and resource planning, which streamline workflow and improve collaboration between teams and clients. Additionally, the platform utilizes artificial intelligence to standardize templates and facilitate efficient report creation. By automating repetitive tasks, Fieldguide enhances productivity, enabling firms to improve their operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

Blend

Series F in 2020
Blend Labs, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for mortgage and consumer lending. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that enhance the customer journey, including personalized consumer experiences, flexible application intake, and automated data verification. Its platform facilitates the collection of necessary documentation and streamlines the closing process, ensuring efficient integration with customer relationship management systems and loan origination systems. By serving banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers, Blend enables financial institutions to improve customer acquisition and deepen relationships, processing over $3.5 billion in loans daily. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blend's digital lending platform is utilized by major financial institutions such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, helping millions of consumers access home financing and other essential banking products.

Mantra Bio

Series A in 2020
Mantra Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics through its proprietary platform for engineering Targeted Exosome Vehicles (TEVs). Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes its REVEAL platform, which combines computational methods, wet biology, and automation. This innovative approach takes advantage of the inherent diversity of exosomes, allowing for the targeted design of therapeutics aimed at various tissue and cellular targets. Additionally, Mantra Bio has established a scalable biomanufacturing process to ensure that its next-generation therapeutics can be produced reproducibly and with high purity.

Standard Metrics

Seed Round in 2020
Quaestor Technologies, Inc. develops automated financial tools. It offers Quaestor, an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors, empowering founders to make better decisions in scaling their companies. The company’s Quaestor fosters a collaborative relationship between founders and investors by automatically collecting, standardizing, and synthesizing startup data enabling both parties to make metrics-driven decisions. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Anduril Industries

Series C in 2020
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Anduril commits top technical talent to solving the most complex national security challenges. We’re building the next generation of technology that will aid and protect those who serve on the front lines defending the nation and its interests. Our mission is to develop cutting edge technology that enables America and its allies to maintain global leadership now and into the future.

Orca Bio

Series D in 2020
Orca Bio is a clinical-stage cell therapy company dedicated to delivering curative medicine to these patients. Orca Bio has developed a pipeline of proprietary technologies that have the potential to impact over 100 malignant and auto-immune diseases. Orca has assembled a team of world-leading experts and technologists to execute this vision.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2020
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Swiftscale Biologics

Seed Round in 2020
Swiftscale Biologics is a healthcare service provider that develops life-saving drugs. Its drugs are designed to improve the lives of the patients. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Platform Science

Series B in 2020
Platform Science, Inc. specializes in developing and integrating hardware and software solutions, along with Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, tailored for the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, the company offers a connected vehicle platform that includes essential telematics functionalities such as applications for compliance, safety, and productivity. This platform supports dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations, facilitating innovations within the ecosystem. Additionally, Platform Science provides fleet management applications designed to enhance compliance, improve the driver experience, and optimize productivity. The company operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving landscape of connected trucks and the digital supply chain.

Mindstrong Inc.

Series C in 2020
Mindstrong Health develops comprehensive care pathways based on passively-collected, continuous and objective measures of cognitive function and mood. Solutions include a patient-facing app, a provider-facing product, and clinical services that leverage its telehealth enabled measurement science and engagement platform. Mindstrong is partnered with leading organizations committed to advancing medical innovation and improving healthcare delivery for patients, including pharmaceutical companies, large payers and providers, large employers, and state and county governments, in addition to top-tier academic institutions for clinical research.

Octant Bio

Series A in 2020
Octant, Inc. engages in engineering biology to design multi-targeted small molecule drug leads for complex diseases. Its polypharmacology discovery engine generates multi-receptor pathway data and predictive insights to inform rational drug design. The company also engineers biology using living cells as high-throughput signal networks to map, measure, and model chemical structures against G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Invisible AI

Seed Round in 2020
Invisible AI Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven cameras designed for logistics and manufacturing environments. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a no-code, edge-based computer vision platform that enhances manual assembly processes by tracking body movement and posture. Its low-cost, low-bandwidth cameras can be deployed at workstations to facilitate real-time monitoring of assembly operations. Additionally, Invisible AI offers a web dashboard that ensures data security and provides clients with valuable insights by integrating, tracking, and analyzing operational data. This comprehensive approach helps organizations optimize their workflows and improve efficiency within their facilities.

Unlearn

Series A in 2020
Unlearn is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in using artificial intelligence to enhance clinical research. It develops innovative software tools aimed at improving clinical trial design, including the creation of Digital Twins to generate Intelligent Control Arms. By utilizing historical datasets and disease-specific machine-learning models, Unlearn produces virtual placebo patients derived from actual patient baseline data, which helps to increase trial power, accelerate timelines, and provide patient-level insights. This approach reduces or eliminates the need for concurrent control arms in clinical studies, streamlining the research process. Unlearn has garnered significant attention, securing $20 million in funding and collaborating with leading pharmaceutical companies. Its work has been recognized in prestigious publications, including a peer-reviewed article in Nature, and it has been acknowledged as a key player in digital health innovation. The company continues to engage with regulators and industry leaders to drive advancements in clinical research through the application of AI technologies.

Motherly

Series A in 2020
Motherly is a lifestyle brand redefining motherhood on behalf of a new generation of mothers, empowering modern mamas with expert information, an inspiring community, and thoughtfully curated products to guide her through the journey of motherhood. The company is based in the United States and it is founded in 2015 by Jill Koziol and Elizabeth Tenety.

Wellpay

Seed Round in 2020
Wellpay is a platform that helps providers streamline and give a lot of context to patients around their billing, and, on the patient side, provides them with a very modern approach to getting a lot of their bills in a single place, getting all the data that they need on what they’re being billed for and what they’re paying.

MycoWorks

Series A in 2020
MycoWorks LLC specializes in the research, design, and manufacturing of sustainable leather alternatives derived from natural mycelium. Established in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company produces a proprietary material called Reishi, which is water-resistant and customizable in texture and features. Reishi is designed to mimic the performance and feel of traditional leather while being animal-free and environmentally friendly. MycoWorks employs a unique platform known as Fine Mycelium to create this innovative biomaterial, which boasts qualities such as strength, durability, and biodegradability. The company aims to provide natural alternatives to conventional materials like plastic foams, textiles, and leather, catering to industries such as aerospace, automotive, apparel, and architectural interiors. Through its carbon-negative production process, MycoWorks offers a rapidly grown solution that aligns with sustainable design principles.

Sonoma BioTherapeutics

Series A in 2020
Sonoma Biotherapeutics is a company invloved the development of adoptive Treg therapies cell for autoimmune and degenerative diseases. Using next generation genome editing and target-specific cell therapy, Sonoma is focused on developing its best-in-class platform across the entire spectrum of Treg cell therapeutic capabilities. Founded by pioneers in Treg biology and cell therapy, the company brings together leading expertise and proprietary methodologies for the discovery and development of disease modifying and curative therapies.

Deliverr

Series C in 2020
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2017, it offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates affordable and efficient fulfillment solutions for multi-marketplace sellers. Deliverr's services include storage, shipping, and order management, allowing online businesses to meet shipping standards and avoid penalties for late shipments. The company leverages machine learning and predictive intelligence to provide various shipping options and enhance the overall fulfillment process. By enabling sellers of all sizes to deliver fast and cost-effective services, Deliverr aims to improve customer satisfaction and support the growth of e-commerce businesses.