Specular
Venture Round in 2024
We believe that recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) present a unique opportunity to automate or heavily augment the identification, assessment, and remediation of cyber security vulnerabilities. Today, these workflows are heavily human driven by security engineers, MSSPs, and consultants. With AI simulating sophisticated cyber attacks to uncover vulnerabilities and providing tailored remediation steps, our platform will ensure a faster, more accurate vulnerability management lifecycle. Our goal is to empower organizations to stay ahead of cyber criminals and nation-state threats, ensuring a safer digital environment for our community and businesses in the private, public, and government sectors. Specular is the future of proactive, intelligent security testing.
Skyline Robotics
Seed Round in 2023
Skyline Robotics Ltd is a technology company focused on automating real estate maintenance through its innovative window cleaning robot, Ozmo. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, the company combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced robotics to create a system that efficiently cleans the windows of high-rise buildings. Ozmo employs sensors and computer vision to navigate complex architectural features, allowing it to operate without the need for additional infrastructure. This automation significantly reduces the risk of employee accidents and helps clients lower their operational costs. Skyline Robotics aims to revolutionize maintenance work at heights, enhancing safety and efficiency in the real estate sector.
Heights Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Heights Labs is a network intelligence platform focused on minimizing hazards and risks in the compliance, intelligence, and national security sectors. The company offers a solution that enables customers to protect themselves against financial fraud through real-time streaming capabilities in natural environments. By providing tools to identify and mitigate potential threats, Heights Labs aims to enhance the safety and security of its clients in a rapidly evolving landscape.
DashLX is a digital platform that focuses on sports science and analytics, specifically tailored to assist runners in predicting risks, preventing injuries, and optimizing performance. By harnessing data generated from GPS-enabled wearable devices, DashLX provides users with essential metrics such as distance, time, pace, and cadence, along with advanced metrics like power output and ground contact time. This comprehensive approach enables runners, coaches, and physiotherapists to make informed training decisions that enhance athletic performance while maintaining health. Additionally, DashLX emphasizes the importance of consumer engagement, allowing users to share their data with brands and organizations to foster innovation and create tailored experiences.
Archax Ltd is a London-based digital securities exchange that specializes in trading asset-backed tokens, including digital securities and security tokens. Established in 2018, it is recognized as the UK's first regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, having received authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority. Archax aims to serve institutional investors by providing a secure platform for trading various digital assets, from cryptocurrencies to digital securities. The exchange is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing institutional trading workflows and operates on high-performance infrastructure hosted in top-tier data centers. By bridging the gap between the blockchain-centric technology community and traditional investment sectors, Archax facilitates safe trading among recognized participants in a regulated environment.
Hydra Host
Seed Round in 2022
Hydra Host is a technology company that provides a marketplace for computing resources, aggregating a network of independent data centers into a single dashboard and API. It specializes in cross-cloud infrastructure, focusing on privacy and security for multi-headed applications. By eliminating single points of failure, Hydra Host enhances the security and resilience of its clients' infrastructure, offering features such as redundancy, disaster recovery, and a distributed content delivery network. Its platform is designed to ensure end-to-end encrypted networking, effectively shielding clients' systems from potential attackers while facilitating reliable and secure operations.
Apploi, established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializes in streamlining high-volume healthcare hiring. Its platform automates job postings across multiple job boards and social sites, integrating advanced recruitment tools, digital credential management, career branding, and virtual onboarding. This all-in-one solution facilitates staffing from candidate acquisition to hire, catering to healthcare companies' hiring needs.
Rinse is a laundry and dry cleaning service that aims to revolutionize garment care by providing a convenient and high-quality cleaning experience. The company addresses a significant consumer need by offering services such as dry cleaning, launder and press, wash and fold, hang dry, repairs, and leather cleaning, along with clothing donation options. Rinse utilizes a technology-driven platform that features smart scheduling for pickups and deliveries, allowing customers to easily outsource their laundry needs. This combination of operational efficiency and top-tier cleaning quality positions Rinse as a leader in the clothing care industry, with aspirations to become a major national and global brand.
Out&Back
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Out&Back is a portal search tool that provides clients with new and used outdoor equipment from vendors online. They allow consumers to search for new and used outdoor apparel and equipment, as well as sell the gear they no longer want or need. The outdoor shoppers may explore all of the options and costs available to them by combining new and used products into one experience.
FidoCure is dedicated to advancing cancer care for dogs through AI-driven precision medicine. The company utilizes data from naturally occurring canine cancers, combining next-generation sequencing with clinical insights to create the largest proprietary learning database for canine oncology. FidoCure offers personalized medicine services that go beyond traditional chemotherapy and radiation, collecting tissue samples for DNA sequencing to identify genetic mutations impacting treatment. This approach allows for the development of targeted therapies aimed at effectively attacking cancer cells. By bridging the gap between human and veterinary oncology, FidoCure enhances comparative oncology, improving treatment outcomes for both pets and humans while addressing a significant unmet need in canine cancer care.
SnapDocs, Inc. is a real estate technology company that specializes in digital mortgage closings. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SnapDocs provides a platform that connects lenders, title companies, notary signing agents, and homebuyers, facilitating a streamlined closing process. The platform automates interactions among these participants, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and consumer satisfaction. It offers features such as performance metrics for mobile notary signing agents, customizable workflows for lenders and real estate professionals, and early access to closing packages for homebuyers. By leveraging advanced automation and patented technology, SnapDocs enhances the closing experience, enabling clients to save time and reduce costs while maintaining compliance. The company's focus on improving both borrower experience and business outcomes positions it as a leading solution in the mortgage closing industry.
Facet Wealth is a financial technology company that specializes in personalized financial planning services. The company offers comprehensive solutions tailored to individual needs and goals, focusing on various aspects of a client's financial life, including investments, retirement planning, and tax strategies. By leveraging advanced technology, Facet Wealth aims to streamline the financial planning process, making it more efficient and accessible for clients. The company emphasizes a holistic approach to financial advice, ensuring that all relevant factors are considered in the planning process. Through its innovative services, Facet Wealth strives to enhance the client experience and facilitate informed decision-making in personal finance.
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.
SnapDocs, Inc. is a real estate technology company that specializes in digital mortgage closings. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SnapDocs provides a platform that connects lenders, title companies, notary signing agents, and homebuyers, facilitating a streamlined closing process. The platform automates interactions among these participants, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and consumer satisfaction. It offers features such as performance metrics for mobile notary signing agents, customizable workflows for lenders and real estate professionals, and early access to closing packages for homebuyers. By leveraging advanced automation and patented technology, SnapDocs enhances the closing experience, enabling clients to save time and reduce costs while maintaining compliance. The company's focus on improving both borrower experience and business outcomes positions it as a leading solution in the mortgage closing industry.
Abra is a cryptocurrency platform established in 2014, designed to provide a straightforward and secure environment for individuals and businesses to buy, trade, and borrow against cryptocurrencies. Based in the United States and operational in over 150 countries, Abra facilitates easy conversion between cryptocurrencies and various local fiat currencies. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, registered investment advisors, and institutions, offering customizable services that allow users to manage their crypto portfolios effectively. With over two million customers and $9 billion processed in transactions, Abra has positioned itself as a trusted solution in the cryptocurrency market, earning recognition as one of the top five crypto wallets. The company is supported by prominent investors, reinforcing its commitment to creating an open and accessible global financial system.
Vantage Robotics
Seed Round in 2018
Vantage Robotics, LLC, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Leandro, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of camera drones. The company's flagship product, Snap, is a flying camera designed to capture high-quality photos and videos with advanced smart tracking capabilities. Vantage Robotics has distinguished itself in the competitive $7 billion camera drone market by addressing key challenges related to ease of use. Snap has achieved significant pre-sales and received a notable FAA waiver for commercial use near people, positioning it uniquely within the industry. The company has garnered interest from major players, including Apple and Amazon, and has strategic backing from prominent investors in the drone sector. Using innovative gimbal control techniques and precise motors, their drones offer enhanced durability and functionality tailored for commercial and government applications.
Facet Wealth is a financial technology company that specializes in personalized financial planning services. The company offers comprehensive solutions tailored to individual needs and goals, focusing on various aspects of a client's financial life, including investments, retirement planning, and tax strategies. By leveraging advanced technology, Facet Wealth aims to streamline the financial planning process, making it more efficient and accessible for clients. The company emphasizes a holistic approach to financial advice, ensuring that all relevant factors are considered in the planning process. Through its innovative services, Facet Wealth strives to enhance the client experience and facilitate informed decision-making in personal finance.
Salido is a hospitality technology company based in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 2012, Salido specializes in developing a comprehensive restaurant operating system designed to manage all aspects of a restaurant business through a single platform. This system includes features such as point-of-sale, customer relationship management, advanced reporting, labor management, and kitchen supply management. By providing these tools, Salido enables hospitality operators to control, analyze, and leverage their critical data, ultimately enhancing team performance and improving the overall guest experience. The company's mission is to elevate every aspect of the hospitality industry, starting with empowering the workforce through user-friendly software solutions.
Fuzzy, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a pet healthcare startup offering subscription-based services. It aims to make pet care accessible, affordable, and convenient. Through its mobile application, Fuzzy provides 24/7 veterinary consultations via chat and video. Additionally, it offers home delivery of pet essentials such as medications, supplements, and food for dogs and cats. The company's mission is to cater to the personalized needs of pets, allowing owners to manage their pets' health from home. Notable investors include Precursor Ventures, Eniac Ventures, and Matrix Partners.
Sixup
Convertible Note in 2017
Sixup is a for-profit technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on providing scalable financing and support to high-achieving, low-income students. By leveraging an online lending platform, Sixup offers responsible and affordable loans, streamlining the application process with reduced paperwork. The company aims to empower underserved students in their pursuit of a high-quality college education by creating a new asset class called Future-Prime, representing millions of students and significant financial volume. Sixup has secured substantial venture backing and has raised significant capital for lending and grants from various investors. The company collaborates with community-based organizations and advocacy groups to enhance its impact, operating as a consumer lender in 18 states.
SnapDocs, Inc. is a real estate technology company that specializes in digital mortgage closings. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SnapDocs provides a platform that connects lenders, title companies, notary signing agents, and homebuyers, facilitating a streamlined closing process. The platform automates interactions among these participants, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and consumer satisfaction. It offers features such as performance metrics for mobile notary signing agents, customizable workflows for lenders and real estate professionals, and early access to closing packages for homebuyers. By leveraging advanced automation and patented technology, SnapDocs enhances the closing experience, enabling clients to save time and reduce costs while maintaining compliance. The company's focus on improving both borrower experience and business outcomes positions it as a leading solution in the mortgage closing industry.
Karmic Labs
Series B in 2017
Karmic Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in smart payment cards and integrated payment solutions designed to streamline the funding distribution workflow for businesses. Founded in 2014, Karmic provides corporate cards and modern applications that facilitate effective expense management for both small and large financial institutions, as well as various expense management clients. The company focuses on delivering reliable platform solutions that combine ease of enrollment and real-time mobile experiences, enabling users to efficiently manage their expenses and save time and money. Karmic's commitment to innovation positions it as a leader in the convergence of payment cards and mobile software.
sourcerer.io
Funding Round in 2017
Sourcerer Incorporated, founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in aggregating and analyzing source code from repositories such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket. The company's platform creates visual profiles for software engineers by extracting data from their coding history, which includes details about the languages and libraries used, coding habits, and project contributions. This approach enables engineers to showcase their skills and work experience, providing valuable insights to the broader engineering community. By transforming commits and source code into meaningful narratives, Sourcerer aims to ensure that an engineer's contributions are recognized and remembered, fostering connections between developers and potential employers.
Rinse is a laundry and dry cleaning service that aims to revolutionize garment care by providing a convenient and high-quality cleaning experience. The company addresses a significant consumer need by offering services such as dry cleaning, launder and press, wash and fold, hang dry, repairs, and leather cleaning, along with clothing donation options. Rinse utilizes a technology-driven platform that features smart scheduling for pickups and deliveries, allowing customers to easily outsource their laundry needs. This combination of operational efficiency and top-tier cleaning quality positions Rinse as a leader in the clothing care industry, with aspirations to become a major national and global brand.
SnapDocs
Pre Seed Round in 2017
SnapDocs, Inc. is a real estate technology company that specializes in digital mortgage closings. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SnapDocs provides a platform that connects lenders, title companies, notary signing agents, and homebuyers, facilitating a streamlined closing process. The platform automates interactions among these participants, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and consumer satisfaction. It offers features such as performance metrics for mobile notary signing agents, customizable workflows for lenders and real estate professionals, and early access to closing packages for homebuyers. By leveraging advanced automation and patented technology, SnapDocs enhances the closing experience, enabling clients to save time and reduce costs while maintaining compliance. The company's focus on improving both borrower experience and business outcomes positions it as a leading solution in the mortgage closing industry.
Vantage Robotics
Seed Round in 2017
Vantage Robotics, LLC, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Leandro, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of camera drones. The company's flagship product, Snap, is a flying camera designed to capture high-quality photos and videos with advanced smart tracking capabilities. Vantage Robotics has distinguished itself in the competitive $7 billion camera drone market by addressing key challenges related to ease of use. Snap has achieved significant pre-sales and received a notable FAA waiver for commercial use near people, positioning it uniquely within the industry. The company has garnered interest from major players, including Apple and Amazon, and has strategic backing from prominent investors in the drone sector. Using innovative gimbal control techniques and precise motors, their drones offer enhanced durability and functionality tailored for commercial and government applications.
Comparably
Venture Round in 2017
Comparably is an online business information platform that focuses on enhancing workplace transparency and satisfaction. It provides detailed compensation and culture data, allowing organizations to assess and understand the true value and needs of their employees. By analyzing factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size, Comparably helps clients gain insights into employee values, particularly regarding work-life balance. This comprehensive approach enables companies to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments, ultimately fostering a better experience for their workforce.
Laugh.ly
Seed Round in 2017
Laugh Radio, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, operates Laugh.ly, a mobile on-demand platform designed for comedic spoken word content. The service offers a unique streaming experience for stand-up comedy, featuring a library that includes albums from over 650 comedians, alongside more than 20,000 individual tracks. Laugh.ly enables both established and emerging comedians to grow their fan base and monetize their content by allowing them to upload and publish their own comedy albums. The platform aims to transform how audiences engage with comedy performances by providing easy access to a diverse range of comedic talent.
Hivemapper
Convertible Note in 2017
Hivemapper Inc. is a company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing real-time, community-edited mapping applications, particularly for drone use. Founded in 2012, Hivemapper enables users to capture and share new waypoints, facilitating the creation of safe roads and highways for drones by connecting these waypoints. The company operates a decentralized mapping network that enhances coverage, freshness, and quality of mapping data. Through its platform, Hivemapper allows users to collect and contribute map information using various imaging hardware, including drones, to generate fully explorable 3D environments. This innovative approach provides detailed mapping data in a cost-effective manner, supporting advances in autonomous navigation.
Comparably
Venture Round in 2016
Comparably is an online business information platform that focuses on enhancing workplace transparency and satisfaction. It provides detailed compensation and culture data, allowing organizations to assess and understand the true value and needs of their employees. By analyzing factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size, Comparably helps clients gain insights into employee values, particularly regarding work-life balance. This comprehensive approach enables companies to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments, ultimately fostering a better experience for their workforce.
Sixup is a for-profit technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on providing scalable financing and support to high-achieving, low-income students. By leveraging an online lending platform, Sixup offers responsible and affordable loans, streamlining the application process with reduced paperwork. The company aims to empower underserved students in their pursuit of a high-quality college education by creating a new asset class called Future-Prime, representing millions of students and significant financial volume. Sixup has secured substantial venture backing and has raised significant capital for lending and grants from various investors. The company collaborates with community-based organizations and advocacy groups to enhance its impact, operating as a consumer lender in 18 states.
Siftery
Seed Round in 2016
Siftery is a database platform designed to assist businesses in discovering, purchasing, and effectively utilizing software. By allowing companies to list their software stacks, Siftery facilitates comparisons among similar businesses to identify differences and make tailored recommendations. This enables organizations to gain insights into the software landscape, helping them to find solutions that best meet their specific needs. The platform aims to enhance the software discovery process, ensuring that businesses can make informed decisions regarding their software investments.
Comparably
Series A in 2016
Comparably is an online business information platform that focuses on enhancing workplace transparency and satisfaction. It provides detailed compensation and culture data, allowing organizations to assess and understand the true value and needs of their employees. By analyzing factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size, Comparably helps clients gain insights into employee values, particularly regarding work-life balance. This comprehensive approach enables companies to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments, ultimately fostering a better experience for their workforce.
Salido is a hospitality technology company based in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 2012, Salido specializes in developing a comprehensive restaurant operating system designed to manage all aspects of a restaurant business through a single platform. This system includes features such as point-of-sale, customer relationship management, advanced reporting, labor management, and kitchen supply management. By providing these tools, Salido enables hospitality operators to control, analyze, and leverage their critical data, ultimately enhancing team performance and improving the overall guest experience. The company's mission is to elevate every aspect of the hospitality industry, starting with empowering the workforce through user-friendly software solutions.
Hivemapper
Seed Round in 2015
Hivemapper Inc. is a company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing real-time, community-edited mapping applications, particularly for drone use. Founded in 2012, Hivemapper enables users to capture and share new waypoints, facilitating the creation of safe roads and highways for drones by connecting these waypoints. The company operates a decentralized mapping network that enhances coverage, freshness, and quality of mapping data. Through its platform, Hivemapper allows users to collect and contribute map information using various imaging hardware, including drones, to generate fully explorable 3D environments. This innovative approach provides detailed mapping data in a cost-effective manner, supporting advances in autonomous navigation.
StudySoup
Seed Round in 2015
StudySoup, LLC operates an online peer-to-peer learning marketplace designed for college students. Founded in 2014 and based in Santa Barbara, California, the platform enables top students to sell their study materials, including notes and study guides, to their peers. By facilitating the exchange of educational resources, StudySoup provides a means for students to access relevant study content while allowing sellers to earn money from their academic efforts. The platform emphasizes collaboration and knowledge sharing among students, enhancing the educational experience as they pursue higher education.
Karmic Labs
Series A in 2015
Karmic Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in smart payment cards and integrated payment solutions designed to streamline the funding distribution workflow for businesses. Founded in 2014, Karmic provides corporate cards and modern applications that facilitate effective expense management for both small and large financial institutions, as well as various expense management clients. The company focuses on delivering reliable platform solutions that combine ease of enrollment and real-time mobile experiences, enabling users to efficiently manage their expenses and save time and money. Karmic's commitment to innovation positions it as a leader in the convergence of payment cards and mobile software.
Rockbot, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing music and media solutions for businesses, allowing them to control their soundtracks and enhance customer engagement through an online dashboard. Founded in 2009 and based in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Detroit, Rockbot offers a comprehensive platform that includes background music, digital signage, and video services. Its technology enables clients, which range from restaurants and retail stores to fitness centers and educational institutions, to customize their audio-visual experiences and manage music remotely. Rockbot also features a mobile jukebox application for iOS and Android, allowing customers to choose licensed music in public venues. The company has gained recognition in the media-for-business sector and serves nearly 50,000 businesses across North America, including notable clients such as Planet Fitness and Walmart.
MyTime is a comprehensive appointment scheduling, point-of-sale, and customer engagement platform tailored for multi-location chains and franchises. The platform is modular, allowing its various components to work synergistically to enhance revenue by connecting with customers at the right moment. MyTime offers an award-winning online booking experience that can be seamlessly integrated into websites, mobile applications, and popular platforms such as Google Search, Facebook, and Instagram. This integration facilitates customer interactions, enabling them to find, book, and transact effortlessly. The platform also features an automated marketing system designed to boost client retention and increase visit frequency, while automating manual operational tasks to allow businesses to concentrate on their services and customers. As a cloud-based solution, MyTime is scalable and secure, making it suitable for any size deployment. The company has received accolades for its innovative service, including recognition from the Local Search Association and features as a "Best New App" by Apple and Google.
Sixup
Convertible Note in 2015
Sixup is a for-profit technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on providing scalable financing and support to high-achieving, low-income students. By leveraging an online lending platform, Sixup offers responsible and affordable loans, streamlining the application process with reduced paperwork. The company aims to empower underserved students in their pursuit of a high-quality college education by creating a new asset class called Future-Prime, representing millions of students and significant financial volume. Sixup has secured substantial venture backing and has raised significant capital for lending and grants from various investors. The company collaborates with community-based organizations and advocacy groups to enhance its impact, operating as a consumer lender in 18 states.
Rinse is a laundry and dry cleaning service that aims to revolutionize garment care by providing a convenient and high-quality cleaning experience. The company addresses a significant consumer need by offering services such as dry cleaning, launder and press, wash and fold, hang dry, repairs, and leather cleaning, along with clothing donation options. Rinse utilizes a technology-driven platform that features smart scheduling for pickups and deliveries, allowing customers to easily outsource their laundry needs. This combination of operational efficiency and top-tier cleaning quality positions Rinse as a leader in the clothing care industry, with aspirations to become a major national and global brand.
SnapDocs
Seed Round in 2014
SnapDocs, Inc. is a real estate technology company that specializes in digital mortgage closings. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SnapDocs provides a platform that connects lenders, title companies, notary signing agents, and homebuyers, facilitating a streamlined closing process. The platform automates interactions among these participants, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and consumer satisfaction. It offers features such as performance metrics for mobile notary signing agents, customizable workflows for lenders and real estate professionals, and early access to closing packages for homebuyers. By leveraging advanced automation and patented technology, SnapDocs enhances the closing experience, enabling clients to save time and reduce costs while maintaining compliance. The company's focus on improving both borrower experience and business outcomes positions it as a leading solution in the mortgage closing industry.
Aura Financial Corporation, established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, operates as a technology-driven community development financial institution. It specializes in providing fair, affordable loans to working families in America, with a mission to build financially healthy low-income communities. Aura uses proprietary scoring algorithms to assess and approve credit applications, offering free credit scores and personalized expense management guidance to borrowers. This enables the underbanked and unbanked to access loans in a simplified manner.
Braze, Inc. is a customer engagement platform that specializes in enhancing interactions between consumers and brands across various industries, including retail, media, financial services, and hospitality. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Braze provides a suite of mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solutions. The platform integrates tools for engagement orchestration, campaign optimization, and cross-channel personalization, utilizing an AI engine called Sage AI to enhance functionality. Braze enables brands to create meaningful, context-driven conversations through various channels, ensuring relevant and timely interactions. The company has additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore, reflecting its global presence and commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. Formerly known as Appboy, Braze rebranded in November 2017 to better align with its mission of fostering human connections between consumers and the brands they love.
Sproutling
Venture Round in 2013
Sproutling Inc., established in 2012 and based in San Francisco, specializes in designing smart products for baby monitoring. Its flagship product is a wearable device that tracks heart rate, motion, and position of infants, transmitting real-time data to parents via their smartphones. This device learns and predicts sleep patterns, helping parents optimize their child's sleep. As of 2016, Sproutling operates as a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., serving families worldwide with innovative baby monitoring solutions.
Manifest
Seed Round in 2013
Manifest, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a product feed-based advertising platform designed to assist retailers and ecommerce businesses in optimizing their product promotions. Founded in 2011 and formerly known as SocialWire, Inc., the company rebranded in August 2015. Manifest's platform enables users to integrate product feeds and create product groups, utilizing a sophisticated matching engine to display relevant products to potential customers across various digital platforms, including Facebook and Google Shopping. The service has been instrumental in optimizing over 14 million products in billions of advertisements, generating significant returns on investment for clients. Notable retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Gilt, One Kings Lane, and LivingSocial leverage Manifest's capabilities to enhance customer engagement and discoverability of products. The company operates as a subsidiary of Rakuten Marketing LLC.
Aura Financial Corporation, established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, operates as a technology-driven community development financial institution. It specializes in providing fair, affordable loans to working families in America, with a mission to build financially healthy low-income communities. Aura uses proprietary scoring algorithms to assess and approve credit applications, offering free credit scores and personalized expense management guidance to borrowers. This enables the underbanked and unbanked to access loans in a simplified manner.
Playnomics
Series B in 2013
Playnomics is a predictive data and marketing platform designed specifically for free-to-play games and applications. The company provides marketers and developers with tools to predict player value and behavior effectively. Utilizing a dynamic player segmentation engine and user-friendly campaign marketing tools, Playnomics enables app creators to customize monetization and retention strategies. This includes protecting high-value players, nurturing new spenders, and finding ways to monetize non-spenders. By leveraging advanced data mining techniques, behavior modeling, and machine learning technology, Playnomics delivers insights into player behavior, focusing on behavioral segmentation, predicted lifetime value, and virtual item recommendation and pricing. The platform empowers app makers to make informed decisions that enhance player engagement and revenue generation.
iSocket is a technology platform purpose-built to simplify the buying and selling of fixed price, premium, reserved inventory. iSocket For Publishers (iFP) sales automation and programmatic direct tools allow top publisher sales teams to focus on relationships and strategy, while iSocket For Advertisers (iFA) makes it easier for agencies, brands, and buying and planning platforms to execute orders of well-defined, guaranteed inventory directly with top publishers. Through automation, iSocket is able to eliminate many of the errors and overhead costs that plague the manual media sales process.
Influitive
Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation, established in 2010 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for B2B software and technology firms. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities, enabling customers, partners, and employees to engage in challenges such as referrals, reviews, and reference calls. This software integrates with Salesforce.com for activity tracking and is available via web portal or mobile app. Influitive also offers consulting services, providing coaching and training to help businesses implement and advance their advocate marketing strategies.
QuickPay
Seed Round in 2012
QuickPay was founded in 2010 with a vision to leverage trends in mobile technology to remove the pain and hassle of finding, accessing, and paying for parking and transportation. Their revolutionary QP QuickPay mobile parking platform offers users one mobile parking application that works across all parking environments — drivers can even raise parking gates using their mobile phones — and gives parking owners and operators an efficient way to enable mobile parking across all their assets with a single integrated solution. Today drivers can use QP QuickPay and a mobile phone to find and pay for parking at hundreds of locations across the U.S., with new locations being added continually.
Rockbot
Seed Round in 2012
Rockbot, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing music and media solutions for businesses, allowing them to control their soundtracks and enhance customer engagement through an online dashboard. Founded in 2009 and based in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Detroit, Rockbot offers a comprehensive platform that includes background music, digital signage, and video services. Its technology enables clients, which range from restaurants and retail stores to fitness centers and educational institutions, to customize their audio-visual experiences and manage music remotely. Rockbot also features a mobile jukebox application for iOS and Android, allowing customers to choose licensed music in public venues. The company has gained recognition in the media-for-business sector and serves nearly 50,000 businesses across North America, including notable clients such as Planet Fitness and Walmart.
LocoMobi
Seed Round in 2012
LocoMobi is transforming parking technology by offering a comprehensive solution that integrates physical, mobile, and cloud-based systems. The company provides a complete suite of parking revenue and access control systems that are connected in real-time to cloud servers and enhanced with license plate recognition cameras. LocoMobi emerged from the merger of QuickPay and Nautical Technologies. QuickPay delivers a unified mobile payment application suitable for various parking environments, while Nautical Technologies pioneered a cloud-based license plate recognition system with a complete revenue engine and management tools for virtual permitting and citation management. This merger allows LocoMobi to offer an advanced and cohesive parking solution that combines the strengths of both companies.
DataPop, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based advertising platform known as OmniAds. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix, DataPop helps retail clients optimize their online advertisements across search, shopping, and social media channels. The platform automatically transforms data from clients' websites into customized and targeted search advertisements, effectively connecting advertiser messages with user intent. DataPop aims to enhance the relevance of online ads, making them more effective for both retailers and consumers. As of 2015, DataPop has operated as a subsidiary of Criteo SA.
Braze, Inc. is a customer engagement platform that specializes in enhancing interactions between consumers and brands across various industries, including retail, media, financial services, and hospitality. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Braze provides a suite of mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solutions. The platform integrates tools for engagement orchestration, campaign optimization, and cross-channel personalization, utilizing an AI engine called Sage AI to enhance functionality. Braze enables brands to create meaningful, context-driven conversations through various channels, ensuring relevant and timely interactions. The company has additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore, reflecting its global presence and commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. Formerly known as Appboy, Braze rebranded in November 2017 to better align with its mission of fostering human connections between consumers and the brands they love.
Artspace is a New York-based online retailer specializing in contemporary art, serving as a marketplace where collectors can purchase works directly from leading commercial galleries, prestigious cultural institutions, and non-profit organizations. The platform features a diverse range of artworks, including prints, photography, paintings, sculptures, and design items. Artspace also collaborates with renowned artists to commission exclusive limited editions, enhancing its offerings. The company aims to facilitate the discovery, education, and acquisition of art for both aspiring and experienced collectors, while simultaneously supporting artists and the institutions that promote their work. Many proceeds from the sales on the platform benefit these esteemed artists and organizations, broadening their reach to a global audience.
Braze, Inc. is a customer engagement platform that specializes in enhancing interactions between consumers and brands across various industries, including retail, media, financial services, and hospitality. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Braze provides a suite of mobile marketing automation and customer relationship management solutions. The platform integrates tools for engagement orchestration, campaign optimization, and cross-channel personalization, utilizing an AI engine called Sage AI to enhance functionality. Braze enables brands to create meaningful, context-driven conversations through various channels, ensuring relevant and timely interactions. The company has additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore, reflecting its global presence and commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. Formerly known as Appboy, Braze rebranded in November 2017 to better align with its mission of fostering human connections between consumers and the brands they love.
Fundly Inc. is an online fundraising platform headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that enables individuals and organizations to launch fundraising campaigns for a wide array of causes, including community projects, medical needs, education, and charities. Founded in 2009 and originally known as BlueSwarm Inc., the company rebranded to Fundly Inc. in 2010. It has facilitated over 50,000 fundraising campaigns, collectively raising more than $325 million. Fundly aims to enhance the fundraising experience by providing users with comprehensive guides, tips, and customizable social communications to support their efforts. The company also collaborates with prominent charities such as Habitat for Humanity and Teach For America, underscoring its commitment to diverse philanthropic initiatives. Fundly operates as a subsidiary of NonProfitEasy, Inc.
Smartling
Series B in 2011
Smartling is a language service and technology provider that specializes in content localization across various devices and platforms. Established in 2009 by Jack Welde and Andrey Akselrod, the company is headquartered in New York, New York. Smartling offers a Translation Management Platform that empowers brands to expand into new markets and enhance customer engagement. Its cloud-based enterprise translation software facilitates the translation and deployment of multilingual websites, mobile applications, and business documents, enabling organizations to create native experiences for their audiences. Notable clients include British Airways, Uber, and Spotify, which utilize Smartling's solutions to strengthen their global presence and improve their international operations.
FlashSoft
Series A in 2011
FlashSoft is a technology company that specializes in data management software aimed at enhancing application performance and scalability in data centers. Its software enables standard solid-state drives (SSDs) to function as high-performance read-write caches within servers. This innovative solution allows data center administrators to easily identify and cache frequently accessed information on flash-based SSDs without requiring changes to existing infrastructure. By eliminating input/output latency, FlashSoft's software simplifies computing operations, thereby facilitating improved application performance and supporting virtualization efforts.
Gigwalk
Seed Round in 2011
Gigwalk, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a mobile platform designed for managing distributed workforces. Founded in 2010, Gigwalk offers two primary solutions: Gigwalk Enterprise and Gigwalkers. Gigwalk Enterprise is a mobile workforce management tool that enables users to monitor workforce availability, manage teams, assign jobs, and allocate resources efficiently. In contrast, Gigwalkers provides an on-demand workforce solution for crowdsourced data collection, allowing businesses to gain insights into on-the-ground activities at critical locations. With a network of 1.2 million freelancers, the platform supports brands and retailers in executing channel strategies and collecting data effectively at scale.
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.
Playnomics
Series A in 2011
Playnomics is a predictive data and marketing platform designed specifically for free-to-play games and applications. The company provides marketers and developers with tools to predict player value and behavior effectively. Utilizing a dynamic player segmentation engine and user-friendly campaign marketing tools, Playnomics enables app creators to customize monetization and retention strategies. This includes protecting high-value players, nurturing new spenders, and finding ways to monetize non-spenders. By leveraging advanced data mining techniques, behavior modeling, and machine learning technology, Playnomics delivers insights into player behavior, focusing on behavioral segmentation, predicted lifetime value, and virtual item recommendation and pricing. The platform empowers app makers to make informed decisions that enhance player engagement and revenue generation.
Fundly Inc. is an online fundraising platform headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that enables individuals and organizations to launch fundraising campaigns for a wide array of causes, including community projects, medical needs, education, and charities. Founded in 2009 and originally known as BlueSwarm Inc., the company rebranded to Fundly Inc. in 2010. It has facilitated over 50,000 fundraising campaigns, collectively raising more than $325 million. Fundly aims to enhance the fundraising experience by providing users with comprehensive guides, tips, and customizable social communications to support their efforts. The company also collaborates with prominent charities such as Habitat for Humanity and Teach For America, underscoring its commitment to diverse philanthropic initiatives. Fundly operates as a subsidiary of NonProfitEasy, Inc.
DataPop, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based advertising platform known as OmniAds. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix, DataPop helps retail clients optimize their online advertisements across search, shopping, and social media channels. The platform automatically transforms data from clients' websites into customized and targeted search advertisements, effectively connecting advertiser messages with user intent. DataPop aims to enhance the relevance of online ads, making them more effective for both retailers and consumers. As of 2015, DataPop has operated as a subsidiary of Criteo SA.
Carwoo is an online platform that enables its users to anonymously buy cars from dealers in their local area. Carwoo was launched in 2008 and is based in California.
Marketfish
Venture Round in 2010
The Marketfish platform allows marketers to build and execute lead generation campaigns using 3rd party marketing lists.Using patented search algorithms, the tool allows users to discover targeted customer lists, build marketing campaigns, execute the campaign, and measure the performance in real time.
Smartling
Series A in 2010
Smartling is a language service and technology provider that specializes in content localization across various devices and platforms. Established in 2009 by Jack Welde and Andrey Akselrod, the company is headquartered in New York, New York. Smartling offers a Translation Management Platform that empowers brands to expand into new markets and enhance customer engagement. Its cloud-based enterprise translation software facilitates the translation and deployment of multilingual websites, mobile applications, and business documents, enabling organizations to create native experiences for their audiences. Notable clients include British Airways, Uber, and Spotify, which utilize Smartling's solutions to strengthen their global presence and improve their international operations.
Rixty operates an alternative payment platform that facilitates cash and coin transactions for online entertainment purchases, allowing users without credit cards or bank accounts to engage in digital commerce. The service enables consumers to convert cash into Rixty value at a vast network of retail locations, providing a secure and confidential payment method for various digital content, including online games, virtual worlds, and mobile applications. By offering this cash-based solution, Rixty assists publishers in reaching a broader audience, increasing sales, and exploring new business models, while also attracting customers who prefer not to use traditional banking methods. The company plays a significant role in the online economy by catering to both youth and adult users seeking flexible payment options for their digital interactions.
Playnomics
Seed Round in 2009
Playnomics is a predictive data and marketing platform designed specifically for free-to-play games and applications. The company provides marketers and developers with tools to predict player value and behavior effectively. Utilizing a dynamic player segmentation engine and user-friendly campaign marketing tools, Playnomics enables app creators to customize monetization and retention strategies. This includes protecting high-value players, nurturing new spenders, and finding ways to monetize non-spenders. By leveraging advanced data mining techniques, behavior modeling, and machine learning technology, Playnomics delivers insights into player behavior, focusing on behavioral segmentation, predicted lifetime value, and virtual item recommendation and pricing. The platform empowers app makers to make informed decisions that enhance player engagement and revenue generation.
isocket
Seed Round in 2009
iSocket is a technology platform purpose-built to simplify the buying and selling of fixed price, premium, reserved inventory. iSocket For Publishers (iFP) sales automation and programmatic direct tools allow top publisher sales teams to focus on relationships and strategy, while iSocket For Advertisers (iFA) makes it easier for agencies, brands, and buying and planning platforms to execute orders of well-defined, guaranteed inventory directly with top publishers. Through automation, iSocket is able to eliminate many of the errors and overhead costs that plague the manual media sales process.
Marketfish
Venture Round in 2009
The Marketfish platform allows marketers to build and execute lead generation campaigns using 3rd party marketing lists.Using patented search algorithms, the tool allows users to discover targeted customer lists, build marketing campaigns, execute the campaign, and measure the performance in real time.
VoxPop Network
Series B in 2009
VoxPop Network Corporation is a gaming network that specializes in creating a platform for online publishers to develop and distribute games centered around current events and trending topics. The company enables publishers to transform their existing content into engaging and contextually relevant online games, thereby enhancing audience interaction and providing an innovative way to connect with users. Through its unique offerings, VoxPop Network aims to bridge the gap between pop culture and gaming, allowing for a dynamic and immersive experience in the digital landscape.
Tapulous
Angel Round in 2008
Tapulous is a software development company specializing in applications for iOS and Android platforms. Their product portfolio includes popular titles such as Tap Tap Revenge, a music rhythm game; Twinkle, a Twitter client; and Collage, a real-time collaborative photo-sharing app. Recently, they launched Riddim Ribbon, expanding their offerings to include interactive music creation tools.
RateItAll
Series A in 2008
RateItAll, Inc. is a consumer rating community that operates both in the United States and internationally. Established in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a platform where users can find and share reviews on a wide array of topics, including entertainment, technology, travel, food, health, and more. RateItAll enables its members to create and publish their own rating channels, allowing for personalized content distribution. The platform also offers various widgets, apps, and APIs to enhance user engagement. Participants in the community can earn revenue through revenue-sharing opportunities and retain ownership of the content they contribute. Through its extensive network, RateItAll functions as a comprehensive resource for consumer opinions and ratings.
Oyster.com
Series A in 2008
Oyster.com is a web platform that specializes in providing detailed hotel reviews and authentic photographs taken by trained hotel experts who personally visit each property. The company evaluates and rates hotels, offering comprehensive insights that help travelers make informed decisions. Oyster.com curates lists of the best hotels tailored to various types of travelers, such as families, luxury seekers, and boutique hotel enthusiasts. In addition to its review services, the platform also enables users to book hotels, functioning similarly to an online travel agency. This dual focus on expert evaluations and user-friendly booking options positions Oyster.com as a valuable resource for discerning travelers.
Grouply is a company that creates innovative online communities called "social groups," blending the interactive elements of social networks with the functionalities of traditional online groups. Founded in 2006, Grouply enables users to establish new social groups based on their interests or join existing ones, fostering connections among individuals with similar passions. The platform enhances the experience of former Google and Yahoo! Groups by providing a modern, customizable interface that facilitates media sharing and rich discussions, all while maintaining seamless interoperability with these legacy systems. Grouply's approach aims to enrich online communication and engagement within diverse interest areas.
VoxPop Network
Series A in 2007
VoxPop Network Corporation is a gaming network that specializes in creating a platform for online publishers to develop and distribute games centered around current events and trending topics. The company enables publishers to transform their existing content into engaging and contextually relevant online games, thereby enhancing audience interaction and providing an innovative way to connect with users. Through its unique offerings, VoxPop Network aims to bridge the gap between pop culture and gaming, allowing for a dynamic and immersive experience in the digital landscape.
Mytaverse, Inc., founded in 2020 and based in Miami, is dedicated to creating immersive 3D environments that facilitate hybrid workspaces and enhance virtual interactions. Utilizing Epic Games' Unreal Engine, Mytaverse offers a platform called GathR, which supports dynamic experiences such as job simulations, interactive meetings, and 3D asset-rich showrooms. The company's hardware-agnostic approach allows users to access its services directly through a web browser on PCs or Macs, making it accessible from virtually anywhere. Mytaverse is also developing a mobile application to further enhance user interaction and connectivity. By integrating high-definition virtual reality, spatial 3D sound, and real-world graphics, Mytaverse aims to transform business communication, education, and entertainment, enabling individuals and organizations to unlock new levels of creativity and productivity.