Forum VC

Forum VC is a prominent early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on B2B SaaS startups. Established in 2014, it aims to simplify and enhance the journey for early-stage founders through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, comprehensive programming, corporate benefits, and a vibrant community. The firm's pre-seed program, Forum For Founders, offers $100,000 in funding along with 15 weeks of intensive mentorship and guidance centered on market entry and fundraising strategies. Additionally, the Forum Seed fund invests in outstanding SaaS startups at the seed stage, supporting both those who have participated in the pre-seed program and those outside of it. With a portfolio that exceeds 250 companies, Forum VC has facilitated significant fundraising for its founders from notable investors, contributing to their growth and success in the technology landscape.

Karen Appleton

LP

Alec Barrett-Wilsdon

Senior Associate

Sean Glass

Co-Founder

NICK MEHTA (HE/HIM)

General Partner

Akul Penugonda

Associate

Nina Stepanov

Associate and Head of Platform

Past deals in Seed Round

AudiencePlus

Seed Round in 2023
Companies across the SaaS industry are rethinking their content and community marketing approaches. We’ve historically thought about content marketing as written blog posts – optimized for performance marketing and fueling digital demand creation. But the world has changed, and in order to address these new challenges head-on and create sustainable growth for our businesses, every company will have to become like a media company. At AudiencePlus, we are building software, content, and community in order to help every SaaS business make the media marketing transition and leverage their own community to fuel sustainable growth. We are launching with three video franchises that are capturing the stories of some of the leading thinkers behind the media marketing movement, providing tactical tips to content marketers, and applying lessons from consumer media companies at the bleeding edge of innovation. We will be dropping new episodes every week, as well as exclusive content only for subscribers. If you are a marketing executive, brand or demand leader, or content or editorial leader thinking about evolving your company into a media brand, subscribe today for free at audienceplus.com to join our community.

Salsa

Seed Round in 2023
Salsa is building a payroll API that can be embedded into software platforms. Its platform is designed to suit the needs of today's workforce and includes a payroll service. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Rideshine

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Rideshine is a provider of eco-friendly car wash services that partners with property management companies to enhance apartment amenities. The company offers convenient overnight car washing, utilizing waterless alternatives and climate-friendly practices to promote sustainability. By focusing on efficiency and service quality, Rideshine aims to transform the traditional $34 billion car wash industry. Their innovative approach allows individuals to enjoy the convenience of having their vehicles cleaned in their own garages, eliminating the need for time-consuming trips to car wash facilities.

Switchboard

Seed Round in 2022
Switchboard is the first error monitoring and incident response platform for Zapier and Make (formerly Integromat). its goal is to become the operating system for non-technical teams building dashboards, systems, and processes.

Rabot

Pre Seed Round in 2022
We build smart tools for warehouses.

Thorium Data

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Thorium Data is an Information Asset Management (IAM) solution that helps companies better monetize their data. It's the ML-driven IAM platform that gives all your departments – marketing, accounting, finance, analytics and engineering – a single, shared view of their data.

Kiira Health

Seed Round in 2021
Kiira Health is an advanced AI care coordinator and women's health clinic for young women. Kiira is connecting users to trusted health experts including primary care providers, ObGyn's, nurse practitioners, mental health experts and more via phone, chat, and video. Kiira is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Private AI

Seed Round in 2021
Private AI Inc., established in 2017 and located in Toronto, Canada, specializes in the development of privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. The company aims to create solutions that enhance secure and seamless data analysis, thereby supporting innovative software development while safeguarding user privacy. Through its advanced technologies, Private AI seeks to address the growing demand for data security in various applications, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected during analysis and processing.

Mudstack

Seed Round in 2021
Mudstack is a purpose-built asset management platform for game studios and digital artists. We help game studios and art teams manage, collaborate, and ship art assets and pipelines better, faster, and with confidence.

Nyla

Seed Round in 2021
Nyla is a no-code frontend platform that enables users to create, launch, and iterate landing pages quickly and efficiently. It features an intuitive content management system that allows for rapid design and publishing, facilitating the development of custom, branded experiences. Clients benefit from the platform's ability to streamline site optimization processes and integrate clean data with Google Analytics for effective marketing analysis. This focus on speed and versatility positions Nyla as a valuable tool for businesses looking to enhance their online presence.

Credit Mountain

Seed Round in 2021
Credit Mountain is a fintech startup founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, TX

PriceBlocs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
PriceBlocs is a platform for no-code payments. It aids companies in creating customized stripe checkout forms that they can embed anywhere.

mobile.dev

Seed Round in 2021
mobile.dev is a company focused on enhancing mobile application development by providing advanced software solutions. Its platform addresses common challenges faced by mobile teams, offering a pre-production workflow that enables automatic detection and resolution of issues prior to application release. This proactive strategy not only conserves significant engineering hours but also instills confidence in companies to deliver high-quality mobile applications to users. By streamlining the development process, mobile.dev aims to set a new standard in the mobile development industry, empowering businesses to achieve optimal performance in their app offerings.

Burq

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Burq is a delivery management platform that connects businesses with multiple on-demand delivery providers through a single integration. The platform enables clients to offer commission-free, same-day delivery options to their customers, enhancing their service offerings. By providing access to a network of leading delivery services, Burq allows businesses to present various delivery choices, empowering customers to select the option that best meets their needs. This approach streamlines the logistics process for companies seeking efficient and flexible delivery solutions.

Neural Lab, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Neural Lab’s patent-pending product is a hardware-agnostic touchless user interface that utilizes any camera to turn motion into inputs for any software application, on any device. The team is led by two technology leaders from Intel who jointly hold 20 patents. Use cases include critically sterile environments, shared public devices, mixed reality immersion for gaming or training, improving the limitations of the traditional mouse/keyboard/controller combination, and many more.

Orbiit

Seed Round in 2021
Orbiit operates an innovative online platform designed to enhance virtual networking and knowledge-sharing through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the platform is tailored for community managers, offering tools for algorithmic matching, logistics, and insights. This systematic engagement approach enables community managers to effectively foster growth and drive meaningful impact within their communities. Orbiit's focus on experiential learning and networking positions it as a valuable resource for individuals seeking temporary job shadowing experiences and other opportunities for professional development.

SoftLedger

Seed Round in 2021
SoftLedger is a modern full-featured accounting system built for true automation, now with crypto-specific features.

Thorium Data

Convertible Note in 2021
Thorium Data is an Information Asset Management (IAM) solution that helps companies better monetize their data. It's the ML-driven IAM platform that gives all your departments – marketing, accounting, finance, analytics and engineering – a single, shared view of their data.

HelloGuru

Pre Seed Round in 2021
HelloGuru, an online University, is closing the gap between people that knows how to build software and those who don't. Its focus on teaching people how to use No-Code tools leads to more people being able to create software solutions without the need of having to learn to code.

CoreX

Convertible Note in 2021
CoreX provides a data hub that integrates, cleans, and syncs customer data. It connects the customer's tools without utilizing codes, centralizes, and synchronizes customer data so that teams are always on the same page.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2021
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Site Biz Pros

Seed Round in 2021
Site Biz Pros provides a suite of software tools for small businesses to get online

Shabodi

Convertible Note in 2021
Enterprise Software, SaaS, PaaS, 5G

Optimiz

Pre Seed Round in 2021
OPTIMIZ Limited provides cargo claim management service. The company offers a cloud based AI controlled platform CROP (claim recovery platform) to connect cargo underwriters to shipping lines. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in France and Germany. The company operates as a subsidiary of Next Logistics Accelerator Gmbh.

Lang.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Lang.ai is a language understanding platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with additional offices in the United States and Mexico. The company specializes in developing an online application that leverages unsupervised artificial intelligence to process and analyze language data from various sources, including social networks. Lang.ai's software is utilized by enterprise clients across Europe, America, and Asia, including notable companies such as Santander and Vodafone. Their technology primarily focuses on automating processes related to text analysis, including customer experience survey analysis, email and chat management for customer service, chatbot development, and call center automation. By streamlining these processes, Lang.ai enhances operational efficiency for its clients.

SILQ

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SKUteam founded in 2020: a transformational year for global businesses amidst a global pandemic, by a group of early former Flexport executives. Our vision is to democratize the production process in global manufacturing, starting with the apparel and home furnishing industries. SKUteam acts as your localised inspection agency, overseeing sample development and approvals, raw material inspections, in-line/top sample inspections and a final AQL inspection prior to ship out. SKUteam's unique platform will deliver an unprecedented level of visibility to take the guesswork out of the ever changing production process, ensuring brands can go to market fast, with confidence and the highest quality products.

Credit Mountain

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Credit Mountain is a fintech startup founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, TX

Channel19

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Channel19 is building a platform for small truckers to aggregate freight from all of their digital broker and load board relationships in one place and find the best freight to move for their business. Truckers using Channel19 earn up to 20% more revenue and can save over $3,000 per truck per year in dispatch.

WFHomie

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of employee engagement and culture-building platform designed to keep distributed teams connected and engaged. The company's platform features a wide range of fun virtual events and activities that bring teams together and power employee engagement, regardless of location, it creates consistent cultural experiences for diverse, distributed teams from onboarding and employee recognition, to team offsite, helping companies to attract and retain their top talent by keeping their employees happy, healthy, productive and engaged.

Machine Perception

Convertible Note in 2021
Machine Perception develops a perception-as-a-service product that provides obstacle detection and safe navigation for autonomous machines. The product is integrated with existing camera systems on the machine to provides anomaly and obstacle detection in challenging environments. Ameer Ellaboudy founded the company inn

Pilotbird

Convertible Note in 2021
Pilotbird is a SaaS platform for insurance companies that uses social data points to deliver value in key parts of the insurance value chain. Pilotbird empowers Life & Health insurance teams to better score risk, engage customers and detect claims fraud by analyzing social data points.

OpenGTM

Convertible Note in 2021
Patri is a software and consulting firm based in Springville, Utah, dedicated to helping companies win more business in the $7 trillion U.S. public sector market through technology, consulting services, and premium memberships. Patri’s Bid Score™ is an innovative SaaS solution powering data-driven opportunity qualification and increasing win rates for top companies in multiple countries.

Clowte

Convertible Note in 2021
Clowte develops APIs that turn transactions into credit events, allowing businesses to impact their customer's credit history. It was founded in 2020 in Oakland, California.

Neucruit

Convertible Note in 2021
Neucruit is a government-backed venture that utilizes deep tech to build digital patient recruitment strategies to improve the lives of patients and clinical innovators. The London, England-based company was founded in 2019.

Enroute

Convertible Note in 2021
Enroute is a mobile platform that provides a comprehensive solution for patient transportation within hospitals. Founded in 2020 by Mike Kosnik and Samson Schirmer in New York, the platform integrates real-time location services to accurately track assets and facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. By utilizing algorithms, Enroute enhances the efficiency of intra-hospital transport by predicting transporter movements, managing order requests, and estimating journey times. This innovative approach aims to improve the overall patient transport experience, ensuring that hospitals can effectively match available transporters with patient needs.

Samply

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of a music design application designed to reform the remote audio collaboration process by closing the feedback loop. The company's application group samples based on how they sound and allows for time-coded comments to let collaborators pinpoint exactly where the track needs work, enabling musicians and audio content creators to improve collaboration efficiency.

AkuteHealth

Convertible Note in 2021
We make an EHR that is simple, mobile-friendly, and focused exclusively on DPC. Physicians love our software because of how quickly they can complete their tasks due to the simplicity and automation built-in as well as the data visualization options. Patients love it because they can schedule their own appointments and easily get their medical records and share with whomever they choose.

Level

Convertible Note in 2021
Level is a business management software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed for contractors and construction companies. Founded in 2019 and based in Toronto, Canada, Level enables users to collect, manage, and share project data effectively. The platform focuses on improving the accuracy of estimates by allowing contractors to track and benchmark their project information. Through its innovative tools, Level aims to enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of estimating processes within the construction industry.

FoundersList

Pre Seed Round in 2021
FoundersList is the definitive source for resources, connections and communities within the Entrepreneurial + Startup Space. A community of founders that share and exchange information about resources for founders anywhere. Need a lawyer for incorporation? Need a web-designer for your proof of concept? Need help with your financial statements or projections? If you need a pro, check out the directory and see what others have to say, who they have used, and what they have experienced.

SOTE

Seed Round in 2020
Sote is building the digital logistics infrastructure for Africa. Their mission is to grow the GDP of the continent by facilitating the growth of trade. They aim to provide a combination of ERP solutions, underwriting models, and software-driven supply chain services across the continent. They are the first to market with a licensed digital customs clearing and forwarding solution, introducing visibility and transparency to industrial importers and exporters in Africa. “Sote” is Swahili for “all of us”.

Dataships

Seed Round in 2020
Dataships Limited is a data privacy software company that focuses on automating compliance with data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA, catering specifically to small and medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2018 and based in Dublin, Ireland, with an additional office in San Francisco, California, Dataships aims to simplify the complexities of data privacy for its clients. The company's services are designed to help organizations navigate the stringent requirements of data protection laws, ensuring they remain compliant while managing their data responsibly.

DockPad

Pre Seed Round in 2020
DockPad is a developer of a construction scheduling platform designed to enhance collaboration and information sharing among project stakeholders. The platform facilitates the visualization of project schedules, allowing users to easily track upcoming milestones and manage tasks through features such as LookAheads, Current Week Tasks, Backlogs, and Risk Analysis. Utilizing an AI engine, DockPad can forecast potential delays and assess cost impacts based on various factors, including weather conditions, labor availability, and equipment needs. Additionally, it provides tools for construction analytics, schedule tracking, inventory management, and document management, supporting agile planning and efficient execution of construction projects. Users can also request task updates via email or in-app notifications, ensuring effective communication and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

Firstbase

Seed Round in 2020
Firstbase Inc. is a remote work software platform that assists companies in managing their physical equipment assets for remote teams. Established in 2020 and based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Firstbase focuses on enhancing the remote work experience by providing a comprehensive suite of services. These include the deployment and IT installation of essential equipment such as laptops, monitors, ergonomic chairs, and other tools required for effective home office setups. The platform also offers ongoing maintenance, repairs, and upgrades throughout the product lifecycle, as well as managing culture and perks for remote employees. Additionally, Firstbase facilitates the collection of equipment when an employee departs, ensuring a streamlined process for both the company and its workforce.

Hydrus.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hydrus.ai helps organizations build trust with stakeholders by automating the collection and reporting of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data.

FundStory

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a workflow management software designed to help founders access investments around the world. The company's software offers digital agents to assist with tasks like identifying suitable funding opportunities, navigating applications, and analyzing term sheets, enabling startup founders to grow their businesses and funding goals.

blindnet

Convertible Note in 2020
blindnet is a stealth startup building next-generation data privacy and security.

Sken.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Sken.ai, offers a “DevOps first AppSec”, that is uniquely positioned to capture the explosive adoption of app-security by Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). SME adoption is the primary driver behind the DevSecOps market increase at 32% CAGR to $14B by 2026. Sken does this by providing a SAAS orchestration layer on top on many open source security scanners, across all scan types (SAST, DAST, SCA and more) and automated into their CI/CD. This provides an affordable, easy, and end-to-end alternative for SMEs, who can adopt Sken at a grassroots level through their DevOps.

IrisCX

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ICwhatUC Inc. develops an support application that uses augmented reality that connects the customer with the call agent through their mobile phone, allowing the agent to see what the customer sees, to solve the customer’s issue without a physical appointment. ICwhatUC Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

Flip CX, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2020
Flip CX, Inc. specializes in voice interaction technology designed to enhance call center operations by replacing traditional Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems and automating phone calls. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including taxi, wheelchair, and medical transportation fleets, as well as transportation management brokers, agencies, and logistics organizations throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2015 and initially developed at Cornell University's eLab Program, Flip CX, Inc. is headquartered in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York.

Motivote

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Motivote is a civic engagement platform focused on enhancing social impact and mobilizing networks for campaigns, causes, and organizations. The company has developed a product that utilizes behavioral nudges to promote higher voter turnout across various election levels. By incorporating elements such as gamification, incentives, and peer accountability, Motivote enables users to create networks that support civic action. The platform facilitates pledging, sends tailored reminders, and verifies votes, making the voting process more enjoyable and accessible. Through these innovative features, Motivote aims to foster greater participation in democratic processes and empower individuals to engage actively in civic responsibilities.

XILO

Pre Seed Round in 2020
XILO is a quoting and sales automation platform for insurance agencies. Their platform takes the same technology that these digital agencies and writers spent $7B to advertise and puts it in the hands of the independent agency. It eliminates data entry for insurance agencies by providing them with world-class quoting experience forms that integrate into all their Raters, AMS', and Acords. Founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States.

Basix.ai

Convertible Note in 2020
Basix.ai is a Toronto-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing sales growth tools aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of sales teams. The company offers a platform designed to streamline sales conversations, reduce administrative tasks, and improve lead conversion rates. By leveraging technology, process optimization, and training, Basix.ai enables businesses to build larger sales pipelines and ultimately increase profitability. With a strong background in sales management, including incentive design and coaching, Basix.ai focuses on equipping sales teams with the resources they need to succeed in today's competitive sales environment.

StonePaper

Convertible Note in 2020
StonePaper is a turnkey solution for data governance by tracking the flow of data and regulation across platforms, on one unified system. It provides full control over the supply chains and real-time integration of regulatory regimes. Their product Koncordant, is a secure digital platform built for identity and document verification. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

TRYON Technology

Convertible Note in 2020
TRYON Technology is an AI-enabled start-up specialized in designing and producing augmented reality software for jewelry e-commerce and retail stores. Our team utilizes power of artificial intelligence and deep neural networks in developing mobile applications to preview a variety of hand accessories and jewelry. We enhance customer experience and supply companies with cutting edge mobile technologies to represent their products.

VendorPM

Convertible Note in 2020
VendorPM connects Property Managers with Reputable Vendors. At VendorPM, they have worked with thousands of property managers and understand just how tough it can be. VendorPM has become a trusted source in property management. Their industry-first ranking algorithm ensures that the vendors who are at the top of the list are not only the best but also available to complete the work. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Prophit.ai

Convertible Note in 2020
Prophit.ai, Inc. is a company based in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in machine learning solutions aimed at enhancing sales and use tax decision-making and compliance. Founded in 2019, Prophit.ai has developed a tax exemption platform that leverages advanced algorithms to determine the taxability of various items across U.S. states. The company's technology utilizes comprehensive datasets, with a particular focus on line item descriptions, to provide accurate taxability assessments. By performing reverse audits, Prophit.ai assists corporations in preventing unnecessary overpayment of sales tax, which can amount to billions of dollars each year. This innovative approach not only helps clients maintain compliance but also addresses tax-related challenges during purchasing processes.

Leverage

Convertible Note in 2020
Leverage, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an artificial intelligence-based vendor relationship management platform aimed at aiding procurement professionals. The platform provides essential data and information to facilitate supplier engagement and enhance purchasing decisions. Key features of Leverage's offerings include intelligent relationship mapping, automated supplier pages, and compliance monitoring and enforcement. By tracking and managing supplier performance throughout the supply chain, Leverage helps organizations achieve cost savings and drive continuous improvement. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in New York, New York.

the main tab

Convertible Note in 2020
The Main Tab is the first & only highly curated wholesale website, connecting fine brands and boutiques on one main tab.

HILO

Convertible Note in 2020
The Hilo platform enables building operators to deliver better tenant experiences and a single point of access to smart building solutions. Rather than silo one building, our network connects people to the Hilo community in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities where they work and live. As the community grows, Hilo will leverage the data and provide valuable insights to our building partners in order to improve operations, reduce costs and increase asset value.

Polymer

Convertible Note in 2020
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

CFO2

Convertible Note in 2020
CFO2 is a business intelligence software to help multi-unit operators make impactful improvements to their bottom line. It helps transform restaurant data into a visual picture to see trends and outliers resulting in actionable insights. From five to five-hundred locations, people everywhere use CFO2 to see and understand their data. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Hoolime

Convertible Note in 2020
Hoolime is a healthcare technology company founded in 2019 and based in New York City. The company focuses on streamlining the coordination of home-based health assessments and care visits. Its platform is designed to enhance scheduling efficiency by matching clinicians to members according to their availability and preferences. Hoolime also monitors clinician arrival and departure times and sends reminders to ensure adherence to schedules. By improving operational efficiencies and facilitating better provider-patient interactions, Hoolime aims to support medical professionals in expanding their market presence and enhancing health outcomes while reducing overall care costs.

MediSeen

Convertible Note in 2020
MediSeen Inc. is a healthcare service provider based in North York, Canada, that specializes in offering home-based medical assistance through a cloud-based digital platform. Established in 2016, the company facilitates mobile and virtual care appointments, enabling a range of health and wellness professionals—including physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, and psychologists—to deliver services to patients in their homes. MediSeen’s platform allows patients to easily browse and book appointments with various healthcare providers for both online and in-home visits, promoting greater accessibility and affordability in patient care. By leveraging technology, MediSeen enhances the ability of healthcare practitioners to connect with their communities effectively.

Maple Precision

Convertible Note in 2020
Maple Precision supplies affordable GNSS positioning solutions. Their aim is to provide farmers with data that will increase confidence when it comes to making big decisions on the field. They have redefined what is possible for farmers, surveyors, explorers, and artists by providing a low-cost solution. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario.

AutoOptimize

Seed Round in 2020
AutoOptimize improves the website's conversion rates by running a series of 50 proven A/B experiments. The company was founded in 2019 by Areeb Bajwa and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

StarMetrics

Seed Round in 2020
StarMetrics is an entertainment analytics platform that makes the casting and financing process easier for content creators. StarMetrics makes the power of big data available to content creators for film, TV, and new media. It gives instant data-driven insights about trending talent and content. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, California.

FunnelGuard

Pre Seed Round in 2020
FunnelGuard is a plug-and-play product helping clients to prevent waste ad spend by proactively finding broken conversion points. The company was founded in 2019 by Vinicius Freitas and Oliver Armstrong and is based in Berkeley, California.

Bbot

Convertible Note in 2019
Bbot, Inc. is a technology company focused on enhancing the ordering and payment processes within the hospitality industry, including bars, restaurants, hotels, breweries, and food halls. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, Bbot offers a configurable platform that enables businesses to implement digital menus and facilitate guest-controlled, contactless ordering and payment systems. This innovation not only streamlines operations but also aims to increase revenue and reduce staffing costs for its clients. By catering to a diverse range of hospitality establishments, Bbot positions itself as a valuable solution in the evolving landscape of the service industry.

Standard Cyborg

Seed Round in 2019
Standard Cyborg, Inc. specializes in developing a cloud-based solution known as Design Studio, which focuses on the scanning, modeling, and fabrication of custom prosthetics and orthotics. This innovative platform allows users to design various devices, including test sockets and definitive prosthetics for various limb differences, as well as orthotic devices like AFOs, SMOs, and TLSOs. The Design Studio features iPad-based scanning and sculpting capabilities, along with streamlined processes for ordering 3D printed check sockets and custom fabrication. Additionally, it offers support services through web chat, phone, and screen sharing. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Standard Cyborg aims to enhance the design and manufacturing of assistive devices through advanced technology.

Routefusion

Funding Round in 2019
Routefusion Inc is a company that specializes in international bank-to-bank payments through its advanced API, which serves various sectors including fintech, marketplaces, and ecommerce platforms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Routefusion enables seamless cross-border payouts to over 130 countries. By connecting with multiple banking and local payout partners, Routefusion's software automates complex banking processes, significantly accelerating transaction times and reducing costs for end-users. This innovative approach allows financial institutions and other clients to efficiently offer cross-border payment solutions in a competitive global marketplace.

GroLens Inc

Convertible Note in 2019
GroLens Inc. develops and delivers a software as a service ERP software for commercial cannabis producers. It offers compliance reporting, inventory management, and grow optimization software. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Scanifly

Seed Round in 2019
Scanifly is a developer of a drone-based platform that enhances the solar workflow through automation and centralized processes. Its software facilitates the selling, surveying, designing, and installation of solar projects with high accuracy and efficiency. By providing three-dimensional simulations of solar arrays and conducting shading analyses, Scanifly enables solar companies to create customized proposals while significantly reducing costs and minimizing the need for site visits. The platform not only increases design accuracy but also improves worker safety, ultimately streamlining the entire solar project lifecycle.

Busie

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Busie is a team of curious, self-driven entrepreneurs passionate about building technology that betters communities. They care deeply about bringing people together and making it easier for them to engage in group experiences. They come from diverse professional backgrounds ranging from corporate finance to consulting to mechanical engineering.

Answerable

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We enable brands to engage in conversational commerce at scale via trusted advocates. Two billion consumers use chat to engage with brands and make purchase decisions. Failing to respond fast enough results in a lost sales and customer churn. A huge component for customer experience is conversational commerce. Leading chat platforms (FB messener, Whatsapp, Wechat) and enterprise software (SFMC, LiverPerson, ZendDesk) ensure that brands are always on and always connected. How can a brand respond at scale with authentically when consumers wanted advice from a person? AI/Chat bots are great for standardized questions based on catalogue data or FAQ's but what consumer actually want is advice from someone knowledgeable. AskAPro is the first distributed chat platform allowing brands to engage in chat at scale (think Uber/Quora) through trusted advocates which are routed in real-time from customers, employees, and brand advocates. Our patented platform if the first to systematically help brands onboard employees, customers, and advocates and dynamically route questions based on specific use cases. Using a mytrustscore ranking system our platform get smarter over time identifying the person to answer questions not unlike how Uber/Lyft look for the right driver.

Orbiit

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Orbiit operates an innovative online platform designed to enhance virtual networking and knowledge-sharing through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the platform is tailored for community managers, offering tools for algorithmic matching, logistics, and insights. This systematic engagement approach enables community managers to effectively foster growth and drive meaningful impact within their communities. Orbiit's focus on experiential learning and networking positions it as a valuable resource for individuals seeking temporary job shadowing experiences and other opportunities for professional development.

Routefusion

Convertible Note in 2019
Routefusion Inc is a company that specializes in international bank-to-bank payments through its advanced API, which serves various sectors including fintech, marketplaces, and ecommerce platforms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Routefusion enables seamless cross-border payouts to over 130 countries. By connecting with multiple banking and local payout partners, Routefusion's software automates complex banking processes, significantly accelerating transaction times and reducing costs for end-users. This innovative approach allows financial institutions and other clients to efficiently offer cross-border payment solutions in a competitive global marketplace.

WorkHound

Seed Round in 2019
WorkHound provides a real-time feedback platform for frontline workers to help companies reduce avoidable turnover. It simplifies communication and retention in transportation and healthcare. With the company's insightful analytics, it help companies of all sizes retain frontline workers, boost profitability, and save money. WorkHound was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Courier

Convertible Note in 2019
Courier provides an API designed for developers to enhance user notification delivery by intelligently routing messages across various existing channels, such as email and messaging platforms. The API takes into account factors like user online status and previous engagement levels to determine the most effective communication method. Over the years, Courier has evolved significantly, continuously adapting to technological advancements to better serve its customers while maintaining stability in its management and operational approach. The company emphasizes the importance of customer success, fostering long-term relationships with its largest clients and collaborating closely to prepare for future developments in the industry.

Bizwise

Convertible Note in 2019
Business Website Design | Small Business Software

Databrain

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Developer of a data stack application designed to sync data to the data warehouse. The company's platform connects to the enterprise data warehouses, customer data platform, and customer relationship management, enabling businesses to send notifications directly to customers via email and other third-party tools.

Wally Health

Convertible Note in 2019
Wally Health is a personalized, expert-led, and at-home dental care provider. It utilizes technology to create smart, simple dental care clients deserve by offering access to the best dentists, at a clear and affordable price. Stipe Latkovic and Tyler Burnett co-founded Wally Health in Boston, Massachusetts in 2019.

CoProcure

Seed Round in 2019
CoProcure, Inc. develops a cooperative purchasing platform that allows governments to find and participate in cooperative purchasing. It offers CoProcure, a platform that allows public servants, technologists, and local government buyers to search for relevant contracts from local agencies, states, and regional and national purchasing cooperatives. CoProcure, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Autobon AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Autobon Holdings, Inc. specializes in developing vehicle assistance software aimed at enhancing fuel efficiency, safety, and operational effectiveness for truckers and fleet owners. The company's innovative technologies, including Autobon Visor and CargoCam, facilitate the tracking and monitoring of cargo and trucks, thereby improving overall logistics management. Founded in 2016 and based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Autobon is committed to transforming existing semi-trucks into safer and more automated vehicles. By providing a low-cost autopilot platform, Autobon empowers America's truck drivers and fleets to engage with the evolving landscape of autonomous transportation.

Courier

Seed Round in 2019
Courier provides an API designed for developers to enhance user notification delivery by intelligently routing messages across various existing channels, such as email and messaging platforms. The API takes into account factors like user online status and previous engagement levels to determine the most effective communication method. Over the years, Courier has evolved significantly, continuously adapting to technological advancements to better serve its customers while maintaining stability in its management and operational approach. The company emphasizes the importance of customer success, fostering long-term relationships with its largest clients and collaborating closely to prepare for future developments in the industry.