bluShift Aerospace
Seed Round in 2021
bluShift Aerospace is a sustainable space launch services provider focused on offering dedicated launch solutions for small payloads, specifically nanosatellites and microsatellites. The company aims to revolutionize space transportation through its proprietary rocket technology, which utilizes carbon-neutral biofuel. By delivering suborbital and orbital launch services, bluShift provides rapid and cost-effective solutions for customers in both commercial and defense sectors. This innovative approach not only reduces the complexity and risk associated with launching small payloads but also significantly decreases costs and environmental impact, addressing the growing demand in the estimated $28 billion small satellite market over the next decade.
My Table
Seed Round in 2015
Mytable is a marketplace and delivery service for home cooked meals. They partner with the best cooks in your community to bring home cooked meals direct to your door. They believe that everyone deserves a home cooked meal and the best meals come from home kitchens.
Journy is a personalized travel planning service that connects travelers with dedicated trip designers to create customized itineraries. The company offers tailored travel plans that include accommodations, restaurant reservations, activity bookings, and unique local experiences, all aligned with the traveler’s individual preferences. By combining human expertise with proprietary technology, Journy delivers a high-touch service at a transparent flat rate, making travel planning more accessible and personalized. This approach allows travelers to benefit from route-optimized daily itineraries that highlight both popular attractions and hidden gems, ensuring a memorable and well-organized travel experience.
ProducePay
Seed Round in 2015
ProducePay, founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, is an AgTech company dedicated to transforming the fresh produce supply chain. By addressing the economic and food waste caused by its volatility and fragmentation, ProducePay offers a Predictable Commerce Platform that enhances connectivity between growers and buyers. This platform provides farmers with immediate access to financing, liquidity, and real-time pricing data, fostering transparency and enabling efficient business operations. Additionally, it facilitates connections with key industry players, allowing farmers to access tailored cash flow services. Through these innovations, ProducePay is committed to delivering fresher produce to consumers while promoting sustainable practices within the global fresh produce industry.
Overwatch
Seed Round in 2015
Overwatch is an internet company that offers security for the internet of things thru ThreatWatchâ„¢. It is Overwatch's real-time threat assessment and algorithmically based monitoring tool, which warns users of security risks as they occur.
Betterview
Seed Round in 2015
Betterview is a property intelligence platform that enables property and casualty insurers to effectively analyze, score, manage, and monitor property risk. By leveraging geospatial data and proprietary machine learning technology, Betterview transforms complex data into actionable insights, enhancing decision-making throughout the policy lifecycle. The platform aims to identify and mitigate risks while improving operational efficiency and inspection processes. Additionally, it fosters a more transparent customer experience, allowing insurers to automate critical functions such as pricing, underwriting, and renewal. Through its innovative approach, Betterview supports insurers in focusing their strategic efforts on high-risk properties, thereby enhancing overall risk management.
BleuAcre Systems
Seed Round in 2012
BleuAcre Systems is a legal technology platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, created by a practicing litigator and developed by a skilled team of developers. The company specializes in providing no-cost litigation technology support consultations, aimed at assessing the business and litigation case management needs of attorneys and law firms. BleuAcre's services enable legal professionals to digitize their processes, enhancing efficiency in delivering legal services. The company's commitment to understanding the specific needs of legal practitioners ensures a secure and tailored experience for its clients.
Skillshare
Series A in 2011
Skillshare, Inc. is an online learning community that was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The platform offers a diverse array of classes in various fields such as illustration, design, photography, video, and business. It provides practitioners the opportunity to take online courses, watch instructional videos, engage in projects and workshops, and even teach their own classes. By facilitating a creative space for individuals to learn and improve their skills, Skillshare enables members to explore new interests and enhance their expertise in multiple domains, from culinary arts to technology and entrepreneurship.
Vokle is a company that specializes in providing a live town hall platform. This platform enables speakers to broadcast live video and audio to a virtual auditorium of viewers, facilitating real-time interaction through live video calls and text questions from the audience. Hosts have the capability to assign various roles to attendees, such as co-hosts, screeners who manage callers privately, or editors who handle live video stream transitions. The platform is designed as a microsite, allowing it to be embedded seamlessly into any website, similar to embedding a YouTube video, thereby providing multiple access points without redirecting the audience from their current site.
SharesPost
Venture Round in 2010
SharesPost, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, operates an online platform connecting investors with late-stage, venture-backed companies and their shareholders. The company specializes in facilitating secondary market transactions, providing liquidity to shareholders, and raising primary capital for these companies. Additionally, SharesPost offers data feed services and third-party research to support informed investment decisions. The platform has facilitated over $4 billion in transactions involving more than 200 leading technology companies. SharesPost has strategic partnerships with several financial institutions and research providers, including U.S. Bancorp and Bloomberg.
ProFounder
Seed Round in 2008
ProFounder Financial, Inc. is a crowdfunding platform that facilitates entrepreneurs in raising investment capital from their friends, family, and community members. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, ProFounder aims to democratize access to funding for small businesses by connecting them directly with potential investors within their personal networks. The platform enables users to secure financial support while fostering community engagement and investment in local enterprises.