Accelerator Ventures

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 Ltd specializes in the development of automated cleaning systems, focusing on window cleaning for high-rise buildings. The company's flagship product, Ozmo, integrates artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision with advanced robotics and sensors to efficiently clean windows without the need for additional infrastructure modifications. This innovative approach not only enhances cleaning efficiency but also significantly reduces the risk of worker accidents and operational costs for clients. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Skyline Robotics aims to streamline real estate maintenance work at heights through its cutting-edge technology.

Heights Labs is a network intelligence platform that aims to mitigate risks and threats in the compliance, intelligence, and national security sectors. The platform offers real-time streaming capabilities, allowing clients to monitor their environments effectively. By providing tools to identify and reduce hazards, Heights Labs helps organizations safeguard themselves against financial fraud and other associated risks.

DashLX is a developer of a digital platform focused on sports science and analytics, primarily aimed at runners. The platform utilizes data collected from GPS-enabled watches and wearable devices to provide insights that help predict risks, prevent injuries, and enhance performance. By analyzing basic metrics such as distance, time, pace, and cadence, as well as advanced calculations like power output and ground contact time, DashLX empowers runners, coaches, and physiotherapists to make informed training decisions. Additionally, the platform fosters customer engagement by allowing users to share their activity data with brands and organizations, facilitating the design of tailored products and experiences that meet consumer needs.

Archax Ltd is a London-based digital securities exchange that caters to institutional investors by facilitating the trading of asset-backed tokens, including digital securities and security tokens. Founded in 2018, it is notable for being the UK's first regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, as well as the first firm on the FCA's Cryptoasset register. Archax serves as a credible bridge between the blockchain-centric cryptocurrency community and traditional investment sectors. The platform is designed to support various digital assets, from cryptocurrencies to digital securities, and is built on a high-performance exchange infrastructure. This setup allows institutions to engage in trading with known participants in a regulated environment, ensuring a secure and efficient trading experience.

Hydra Host operates a marketplace for computing resources, bringing together a network of independent data center assets into a single dashboard and API. The company specializes in cross-cloud infrastructure that prioritizes privacy and security, catering to multi-headed applications that require robust solutions without a single point of failure. Hydra's platform offers enhanced protection against attacks, ensuring redundancy and disaster recovery through a distributed content delivery network and end-to-end encrypted networking. This focus on security and reliability positions Hydra as a key player in the evolving landscape of cloud computing.

Apploi is a staffing software company that specializes in high-volume healthcare hiring. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance the recruitment process, including features for candidate acquisition, onboarding, and credential management. Apploi offers customizable application templates and allows for the inclusion of video and audio questions to streamline the hiring process. With advanced sorting and filtering options, healthcare organizations can efficiently manage their staffing needs from initial recruitment to final onboarding, ensuring a smooth and effective hiring experience.

Rinse is building the first and largest national (and global) brand in clothing care. It is addressing a massive consumer problem and creating a significantly better (and more standardized) dry cleaning and laundry experience through the combination of "smart scheduling" and best-in-class quality, all supported by a strong technology backbone that allows it to effectively manage the operational complexity that comes with scale. Its services include Dry Cleaning, Launder & Press, Wash & Fold, Hang Dry, Repairs, Leather Cleaning, and it even takes Clothing Donations.

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 canine cancer care through the use of AI-driven precision medicine. The company has established the largest proprietary learning database for canine cancer by utilizing data from naturally occurring cases and next-generation sequencing. FidoCure focuses on providing personalized medicine services, which go beyond traditional chemotherapy and radiation. By collecting tissue samples for DNA sequencing, the company generates detailed reports that identify genetic mutations influencing treatment options. This approach enables veterinarians and pet owners to implement targeted therapies that specifically address cancer cells, ultimately improving the quality of life for dogs facing cancer. Furthermore, FidoCure bridges the gap between human and veterinary oncology, fostering comparative oncology and creating innovative drug development opportunities that benefit both pets and humans.

Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.

Facet Wealth is a financial technology company that delivers personalized financial planning services tailored to the specific needs and goals of individuals. The company emphasizes comprehensive advice that encompasses various aspects of a client’s financial life, such as investments, retirement planning, and tax strategies. By leveraging advanced technology, Facet Wealth seeks to streamline the financial planning process, making it more efficient and accessible for clients. In a different domain, Facet Decision Systems offers scenario-based decision support solutions through a multi-disciplinary team of software developers and decision support specialists. Established in 1991, this division focuses on creating and deploying planning software and web-based tools that assist clients in developing scenario models for effective decision-making. Their consulting services provide insights on optimizing decision outcomes by illustrating the impacts of different choices, thereby enabling clients to navigate complex scenarios and make informed decisions.

LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that utilizes an artificial intelligence-based platform to analyze customers' financial situations and present personalized loan options. Its offerings include home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing solutions to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans designed for veterans to purchase homes without a down payment or private mortgage insurance. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, LoanSnap also has a location in Costa Mesa, California. The company aims to provide customers with a clearer understanding of their finances, identifying areas where they may be losing money each month. LoanSnap operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. It was formerly known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and is a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.

Abra, established in 2014 and based in the United States, is a cryptocurrency platform that facilitates buying, trading, and borrowing against digital assets. Serving over 2 million customers across more than 150 countries, Abra provides a user-friendly interface for both individuals and businesses to manage their cryptocurrency investments. The platform allows users to convert between cryptocurrencies and various local fiat currencies, catering to a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutions. With a transaction volume exceeding $9 billion, Abra is recognized for its reliability and has been rated among the top five cryptocurrency wallets. The company is supported by reputable investors, including American Express Ventures and First Round Capital, as it pursues its vision of creating an accessible and open global financial system.

Vantage Robotics, LLC is a technology company based in San Leandro, California, specializing in the development and manufacture of camera drones. Established in 2013, Vantage Robotics has created the Snap, a flying camera designed for capturing high-quality photos and videos with ease, particularly for commercial applications. The Snap has garnered significant attention, achieving over $1 million in pre-sales and securing a notable FAA waiver for commercial use near people. This innovation addresses the ease of use challenges in the competitive $7 billion camera drone market. Major companies such as Apple and Amazon have expressed interest in distributing Snap, with projected annual sales exceeding $100 million. The company's technology features advanced gimbal control and precise motor mechanisms, resulting in a lightweight and durable design suitable for various commercial and government applications. Vantage Robotics began shipping Snap in the second quarter of 2017, receiving positive reviews for its performance and usability.

Facet Wealth is a financial technology company that delivers personalized financial planning services tailored to the specific needs and goals of individuals. The company emphasizes comprehensive advice that encompasses various aspects of a client’s financial life, such as investments, retirement planning, and tax strategies. By leveraging advanced technology, Facet Wealth seeks to streamline the financial planning process, making it more efficient and accessible for clients. In a different domain, Facet Decision Systems offers scenario-based decision support solutions through a multi-disciplinary team of software developers and decision support specialists. Established in 1991, this division focuses on creating and deploying planning software and web-based tools that assist clients in developing scenario models for effective decision-making. Their consulting services provide insights on optimizing decision outcomes by illustrating the impacts of different choices, thereby enabling clients to navigate complex scenarios and make informed decisions.

SALIDO, a hospitality technology company, evolved what hospitality operators can expect from their software. SALIDO's restaurant operating system is a single platform that helps operators manage every aspect of their restaurant businesses across their enterprise. SALIDO's product enables restaurant stakeholders to control, analyze, and leverage their own critical data allowing them to focus on what drives their core business: the experience. SALIDO's mission is to improve every hospitality experience--Starting with the hospitality workforce--SALIDO partnered with top hospitality operators to deliver better, easier to use software, which truly drives team performance. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA.

Fuzzy is a subscription-based pet healthcare startup whose mission is to make pet care accessible, affordable, and delightful for every pet parent. Through a mobile application, Fuzzy connects pet parents to veterinarians, 24/7. The company also offers a service for direct mailing of medications, supplements, and food for dogs and cats. Founded in 2016, Fuzzy is based in San Francisco, California. Some of its early backers include Precursor Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, SV Angel, FJ Labs, Accelerator Ventures, and Matrix Partners.

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 seeking higher education. The company operates an online lending platform that offers responsible and affordable loans with minimal paperwork, making it easier for these students to access financial resources. Sixup's innovative approach combines community, finance, and technology to create a new asset class called Future-Prime, which encompasses around 7 million students and represents a significant annual funding volume. With $14 million in equity financing and an additional $41 million in lending and grant capital from various investors, including major financial institutions and foundations, Sixup has established partnerships with numerous advocacy and community organizations. These collaborations enhance its mission to support underserved students in their educational pursuits while operating as a consumer lender across 18 states.

Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.

Karmic Labs, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing smart payment cards designed to streamline funding distribution workflows. Founded in 2014, Karmic offers corporate cards and modern applications that assist users in managing expenses effectively. The company's integrated payment and expense management solutions cater to both small and large financial institutions, as well as various expense management clients. By focusing on ease of enrollment, payment processing, and real-time mobile experiences, Karmic enables businesses to save time and money while maintaining control over their financial operations.

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 building the first and largest national (and global) brand in clothing care. It is addressing a massive consumer problem and creating a significantly better (and more standardized) dry cleaning and laundry experience through the combination of "smart scheduling" and best-in-class quality, all supported by a strong technology backbone that allows it to effectively manage the operational complexity that comes with scale. Its services include Dry Cleaning, Launder & Press, Wash & Fold, Hang Dry, Repairs, Leather Cleaning, and it even takes Clothing Donations.

Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.

Vantage Robotics, LLC is a technology company based in San Leandro, California, specializing in the development and manufacture of camera drones. Established in 2013, Vantage Robotics has created the Snap, a flying camera designed for capturing high-quality photos and videos with ease, particularly for commercial applications. The Snap has garnered significant attention, achieving over $1 million in pre-sales and securing a notable FAA waiver for commercial use near people. This innovation addresses the ease of use challenges in the competitive $7 billion camera drone market. Major companies such as Apple and Amazon have expressed interest in distributing Snap, with projected annual sales exceeding $100 million. The company's technology features advanced gimbal control and precise motor mechanisms, resulting in a lightweight and durable design suitable for various commercial and government applications. Vantage Robotics began shipping Snap in the second quarter of 2017, receiving positive reviews for its performance and usability.

Comparably is an online platform that specializes in providing comprehensive compensation and culture data to enhance workplace transparency and employee satisfaction. The platform offers insights into compensation based on various factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size. By assessing employees' values and needs related to work-life balance, Comparably helps organizations understand what is important to their workforce. This information enables businesses to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments.

Laugh Radio is changing the way people experience stand up comedy. Their mobile app, Laugh.ly is set to launch summer of 2016. It will allow big and small name comedians to grow and monetize their fan base. The company has lined up more than 400 comedians whose content will stream on its app, and a total of 20,000 individual tracks.

Hivemapper Inc. is a community-driven mapping network that specializes in real-time, community-edited map applications specifically designed for drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Hivemapper enables users to capture and share waypoints, creating safe routes for autonomous navigation. The platform allows contributors to collect and upload map information using various imaging hardware, including drones, resulting in detailed and up-to-date 3D maps. This approach enhances mapping coverage, freshness, and quality, providing a cost-effective solution for users in need of reliable navigation data. Hivemapper operates as a subsidiary of Sidebar, Inc.

Comparably is an online platform that specializes in providing comprehensive compensation and culture data to enhance workplace transparency and employee satisfaction. The platform offers insights into compensation based on various factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size. By assessing employees' values and needs related to work-life balance, Comparably helps organizations understand what is important to their workforce. This information enables businesses to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments.

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 seeking higher education. The company operates an online lending platform that offers responsible and affordable loans with minimal paperwork, making it easier for these students to access financial resources. Sixup's innovative approach combines community, finance, and technology to create a new asset class called Future-Prime, which encompasses around 7 million students and represents a significant annual funding volume. With $14 million in equity financing and an additional $41 million in lending and grant capital from various investors, including major financial institutions and foundations, Sixup has established partnerships with numerous advocacy and community organizations. These collaborations enhance its mission to support underserved students in their educational pursuits while operating as a consumer lender across 18 states.

Siftery is a database platform that enables businesses to discover, buy, and utilize software effectively. It allows companies to list their software stacks and compares them with those of similar organizations, identifying differences to provide tailored recommendations. By sharing comprehensive information about various software options, Siftery helps businesses find the most suitable solutions for their needs, facilitating a more streamlined software selection process.

Comparably is an online platform that specializes in providing comprehensive compensation and culture data to enhance workplace transparency and employee satisfaction. The platform offers insights into compensation based on various factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size. By assessing employees' values and needs related to work-life balance, Comparably helps organizations understand what is important to their workforce. This information enables businesses to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments.

SALIDO, a hospitality technology company, evolved what hospitality operators can expect from their software. SALIDO's restaurant operating system is a single platform that helps operators manage every aspect of their restaurant businesses across their enterprise. SALIDO's product enables restaurant stakeholders to control, analyze, and leverage their own critical data allowing them to focus on what drives their core business: the experience. SALIDO's mission is to improve every hospitality experience--Starting with the hospitality workforce--SALIDO partnered with top hospitality operators to deliver better, easier to use software, which truly drives team performance. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA.

Hivemapper Inc. is a community-driven mapping network that specializes in real-time, community-edited map applications specifically designed for drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Hivemapper enables users to capture and share waypoints, creating safe routes for autonomous navigation. The platform allows contributors to collect and upload map information using various imaging hardware, including drones, resulting in detailed and up-to-date 3D maps. This approach enhances mapping coverage, freshness, and quality, providing a cost-effective solution for users in need of reliable navigation data. Hivemapper operates as a subsidiary of Sidebar, Inc.

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 study materials, including class notes and study guides, to their peers. By facilitating the exchange of educational resources, StudySoup supports students in accessing relevant content that aids their academic success. The marketplace not only allows students to purchase necessary study aids but also provides an opportunity for knowledgeable individuals to earn income by sharing their materials and tutoring services.

Karmic Labs, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing smart payment cards designed to streamline funding distribution workflows. Founded in 2014, Karmic offers corporate cards and modern applications that assist users in managing expenses effectively. The company's integrated payment and expense management solutions cater to both small and large financial institutions, as well as various expense management clients. By focusing on ease of enrollment, payment processing, and real-time mobile experiences, Karmic enables businesses to save time and money while maintaining control over their financial operations.

Rockbot, Inc. is a company that provides a comprehensive music solution designed for businesses to manage their soundtracks and enhance guest engagement through an online dashboard. Founded in 2009 and based in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Detroit, Rockbot serves a diverse range of industries, including restaurants, retail, fitness, hotels, and educational institutions. The platform allows clients to control music remotely and offers insights into music licensing. Rockbot also features a mobile jukebox application that enables customers to select licensed music from their smartphones, fostering interaction at venues. The company has gained recognition as a pioneer in the media-for-business sector, with nearly 50,000 clients across North America, including major brands like Planet Fitness and Walmart.

MyTime is a comprehensive appointment scheduling, point-of-sale, and customer engagement platform tailored for multi-location chains and franchises. Its cloud-based software allows businesses to streamline operations by automating appointment scheduling, marketing, and payment processes. MyTime's online booking system integrates seamlessly with websites, mobile apps, and major platforms like Google Search, Bing, Facebook, and Instagram, facilitating easy customer access to services. The platform enhances client retention and visit frequency through automated marketing, while also providing detailed analytics to help businesses improve sales and productivity. Recognized for its effectiveness, MyTime was awarded Best Local Commerce Service of 2017 by the Local Search Association and has been highlighted by Apple and Google as a top app. With its modular design, MyTime offers scalability and security suitable for deployments of any size.

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 seeking higher education. The company operates an online lending platform that offers responsible and affordable loans with minimal paperwork, making it easier for these students to access financial resources. Sixup's innovative approach combines community, finance, and technology to create a new asset class called Future-Prime, which encompasses around 7 million students and represents a significant annual funding volume. With $14 million in equity financing and an additional $41 million in lending and grant capital from various investors, including major financial institutions and foundations, Sixup has established partnerships with numerous advocacy and community organizations. These collaborations enhance its mission to support underserved students in their educational pursuits while operating as a consumer lender across 18 states.

Rinse is building the first and largest national (and global) brand in clothing care. It is addressing a massive consumer problem and creating a significantly better (and more standardized) dry cleaning and laundry experience through the combination of "smart scheduling" and best-in-class quality, all supported by a strong technology backbone that allows it to effectively manage the operational complexity that comes with scale. Its services include Dry Cleaning, Launder & Press, Wash & Fold, Hang Dry, Repairs, Leather Cleaning, and it even takes Clothing Donations.

Snapdocs, Inc. is a real estate technology firm based in San Francisco that specializes in creating a digital platform for mortgage closings. Founded in 2013, Snapdocs connects lenders, title companies, and notary signing agents to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the closing process. The platform automates interactions and workflows, allowing for streamlined operations and improved customer experiences. It offers features that enable lenders to adopt digital closings, providing flexibility in closing types, while also allowing title and escrow clients to automate their workflows. Notary signing agents can showcase their qualifications, and home buyers gain early access to their closing packages, fostering a smoother transaction. By leveraging advanced automation and AI technology, Snapdocs aims to simplify the complexities of mortgage closings, ultimately saving time and reducing costs for all participants involved.

Insikt is a technology-driven Community Development Financial Institution focused on providing fair and affordable loans to working families in the United States. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company aims to foster financially healthy low-income communities by offering empowering financial services to the underbanked and unbanked populations. Insikt utilizes proprietary scoring algorithms to efficiently review and approve credit applications, ensuring a streamlined lending process. Additionally, the company provides free credit scores and personalized expense management guidance to its borrowers, facilitating better financial decision-making and access to credit.

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 provides tools that help parents by providing real-time insights about their child through wearable monitors. It creates thoughtfully-designed products to help make parents more effective. Their first product, The Sproutling Baby Monitor, is really the first-of-its-kind baby monitor that not only monitors a baby and their environment, but learns and predicts a baby’s sleep patterns such as when they should expect their baby to wake up, or an optimal time to put them to sleep so that they can get better quality sleep. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Manifest, Inc. operates a product feed-based advertising platform designed to assist retailers and e-commerce companies in optimizing their product catalogs. The platform facilitates the addition of product feeds and the creation of product groups, enabling users to identify customer preferences and promote relevant products across various channels, including Facebook and Google Shopping. Manifest's Matching Engine enhances this process by not only retargeting existing customers but also helping retailers discover and engage new audiences. The effectiveness of the platform is demonstrated by its clients, who have optimized over 14 million products in 4 billion ads, generating significant revenue. Established in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Manifest was previously known as SocialWire, Inc. and is a subsidiary of Rakuten Marketing LLC. Notable clients include leading retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Gilt, One Kings Lane, and LivingSocial.

Insikt is a technology-driven Community Development Financial Institution focused on providing fair and affordable loans to working families in the United States. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company aims to foster financially healthy low-income communities by offering empowering financial services to the underbanked and unbanked populations. Insikt utilizes proprietary scoring algorithms to efficiently review and approve credit applications, ensuring a streamlined lending process. Additionally, the company provides free credit scores and personalized expense management guidance to its borrowers, facilitating better financial decision-making and access to credit.

Playnomics, a predictive data and marketing platform for free-to-play games and apps, empowers marketers and developers to quickly predict player value and behavior, and immediately act on those insights with customized messaging. Equipped with Playnomics’ dynamic player segmentation engine and drag-and-drop campaign marketing tools, apps can tailor monetization and retention campaigns that protect VIPs, nurture new spenders, and monetize non-spenders. Their smarter, predictive analytics and messaging platform help app makers and marketers make better choices and earn from everyone.

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 Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.

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, Inc. is a company that provides a comprehensive music solution designed for businesses to manage their soundtracks and enhance guest engagement through an online dashboard. Founded in 2009 and based in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Detroit, Rockbot serves a diverse range of industries, including restaurants, retail, fitness, hotels, and educational institutions. The platform allows clients to control music remotely and offers insights into music licensing. Rockbot also features a mobile jukebox application that enables customers to select licensed music from their smartphones, fostering interaction at venues. The company has gained recognition as a pioneer in the media-for-business sector, with nearly 50,000 clients across North America, including major brands like Planet Fitness and Walmart.

LocoMobi is reinventing parking technology. LocoMobi is the only provider of unified physical, mobile and cloud-based parking technology. LocoMobi provides complete parking revenue and access control systems as are traditionally available, but all of which are connected in real-time to cloud-based servers and integrated with license plate recognizing cameras. LocoMobi is the result of a recent merger between QuickPay and Nautical Technologies. QuickPay provides users a unified mobile payment application that works across all types of parking environments and scenarios. Nautical Technologies was the very first company to offer a cloud-based license plate recognition (LPR) system with a complete revenue engine that also provides a management system for virtual permitting systems, violation and citation management. With these two innovators merging into one company we can now offer a full and ideal parking solution by combining the best integrated parking systems.

DataPop, Inc. is a technology company that offers OmniAds, a cloud-based platform designed to optimize advertisements for retail customers across various channels, including search, shopping, and social media. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix, DataPop focuses on enhancing the relevance of advertisements by connecting advertiser messages to user intent. The platform automates the conversion of data from clients' websites into tailored and targeted search advertisements, enabling retailers to improve their product merchandising in product listing ads and comparison shopping engines. As of February 2015, DataPop operates 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 the premier online retailer where collectors can purchase works by top contemporary artists directly from leading commercial galleries, prestigious cultural institutions, and non-profits. Our curators also commission works directly from the most renowned artists working today, working closely with their studios to produce exclusive limited editions. Our mission is to help both aspiring and experienced collectors discover, learn about, and acquire art while helping artists and the institutions that support them reach broader audiences worldwide. Proceeds from many of the works on our site benefit these esteemed institutions and artists.

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 based in Palo Alto, California, that enables individuals and organizations to launch fundraising campaigns for a wide array of causes, including community projects, medical needs, educational initiatives, and nonprofit activities. Founded in 2009 and rebranded in 2010, Fundly has facilitated over 50,000 campaigns that have collectively raised more than $325 million. The platform is designed to enhance the fundraising experience by providing users with guides, tips, and customizable communication tools. Fundly collaborates with notable charities such as Habitat For Humanity and Teach For America, reflecting its commitment to supporting both grassroots and larger charitable efforts. As of 2015, Fundly operates as a subsidiary of NonProfitEasy, Inc.

Smartling is a language service and technology provider based in New York that specializes in content localization for businesses seeking to expand into international markets. Founded in 2009 by Jack Welde and Andrey Akselrod, Smartling offers a Translation Management Platform that facilitates the translation and deployment of multilingual websites, mobile applications, and business documents across various digital platforms. This cloud-based enterprise translation software allows brands to enhance their global presence and deliver authentic brand experiences. Notable clients include British Airways, Uber, Spotify, and Hasbro, all of which utilize Smartling's solutions to engage more effectively with diverse customer bases.

FlashSoft provides software that enables any standard SSD as a high-performance, read-write cache in the server, to economically increase application performance and scalability.

Gigwalk, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in mobile workforce management solutions. Founded in 2010, Gigwalk offers two primary services: Gigwalk Enterprise and Gigwalkers. Gigwalk Enterprise provides businesses with tools to manage distributed teams, track worker availability, assign jobs, and direct resources efficiently. Meanwhile, Gigwalkers serves as an on-demand workforce solution, leveraging a network of 1.2 million freelancers to facilitate crowdsourced data collection. This allows companies to gain insights into on-the-ground conditions at critical locations for their operations. The company is supported by various investors, including August Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, and Greylock Discovery, among others.

Nutanix, Inc. is a cloud software company that develops an enterprise cloud platform, enabling organizations to run applications and manage data across diverse environments. The Nutanix Cloud Platform facilitates the creation of hybrid multicloud infrastructures, providing a consistent operating model that integrates core data centers, edge computing, and public clouds. Key offerings include Acropolis, which combines virtualization, storage, and networking services; Nutanix Prism, a management and analytics tool; and Nutanix Calm, which automates application lifecycle management. Additionally, the company provides solutions such as Nutanix Files for software-defined storage, Nutanix Flow for application security, and Xi Frame for delivering virtual desktops. Nutanix serves a wide range of industries, including healthcare, finance, and education, and operates under a subscription-based business model. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Nutanix continues to innovate in the cloud space, helping organizations optimize their IT operations and enhance efficiency.

Playnomics, a predictive data and marketing platform for free-to-play games and apps, empowers marketers and developers to quickly predict player value and behavior, and immediately act on those insights with customized messaging. Equipped with Playnomics’ dynamic player segmentation engine and drag-and-drop campaign marketing tools, apps can tailor monetization and retention campaigns that protect VIPs, nurture new spenders, and monetize non-spenders. Their smarter, predictive analytics and messaging platform help app makers and marketers make better choices and earn from everyone.

Fundly Inc. is an online fundraising platform based in Palo Alto, California, that enables individuals and organizations to launch fundraising campaigns for a wide array of causes, including community projects, medical needs, educational initiatives, and nonprofit activities. Founded in 2009 and rebranded in 2010, Fundly has facilitated over 50,000 campaigns that have collectively raised more than $325 million. The platform is designed to enhance the fundraising experience by providing users with guides, tips, and customizable communication tools. Fundly collaborates with notable charities such as Habitat For Humanity and Teach For America, reflecting its commitment to supporting both grassroots and larger charitable efforts. As of 2015, Fundly operates as a subsidiary of NonProfitEasy, Inc.

DataPop, Inc. is a technology company that offers OmniAds, a cloud-based platform designed to optimize advertisements for retail customers across various channels, including search, shopping, and social media. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix, DataPop focuses on enhancing the relevance of advertisements by connecting advertiser messages to user intent. The platform automates the conversion of data from clients' websites into tailored and targeted search advertisements, enabling retailers to improve their product merchandising in product listing ads and comparison shopping engines. As of February 2015, DataPop operates 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.

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 is a language service and technology provider based in New York that specializes in content localization for businesses seeking to expand into international markets. Founded in 2009 by Jack Welde and Andrey Akselrod, Smartling offers a Translation Management Platform that facilitates the translation and deployment of multilingual websites, mobile applications, and business documents across various digital platforms. This cloud-based enterprise translation software allows brands to enhance their global presence and deliver authentic brand experiences. Notable clients include British Airways, Uber, Spotify, and Hasbro, all of which utilize Smartling's solutions to engage more effectively with diverse customer bases.

Rixty is an alternative payment system designed to facilitate online transactions for users without credit cards or bank accounts. The platform allows customers to convert cash and coins into digital credits, enabling them to purchase online games, virtual worlds, and various digital content. With a network of approximately 140,000 stores in the US and Brazil, and nearly 500,000 locations worldwide, users can easily access Rixty's services while maintaining their privacy. This payment solution not only benefits consumers by providing a secure way to pay online but also assists online game and website publishers in engaging a broader audience. By accommodating cash-based transactions, Rixty helps these businesses increase sales and attract new customers, thus enabling innovative business models in the digital marketplace.

Playnomics, a predictive data and marketing platform for free-to-play games and apps, empowers marketers and developers to quickly predict player value and behavior, and immediately act on those insights with customized messaging. Equipped with Playnomics’ dynamic player segmentation engine and drag-and-drop campaign marketing tools, apps can tailor monetization and retention campaigns that protect VIPs, nurture new spenders, and monetize non-spenders. Their smarter, predictive analytics and messaging platform help app makers and marketers make better choices and earn from everyone.

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.

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 Corporation operates a gaming platform designed for online publishers to create and distribute games centered around current events and trending topics. By enabling publishers to transform their existing content into engaging and contextually relevant games, VoxPop Network enhances audience interaction and expands the reach of digital media. The company's focus on pop culture gaming positions it as a unique player in the online entertainment space, connecting users with contemporary themes through interactive experiences.

Tapulous is a developer of applications for the iPhone and Android platforms, known for creating popular mobile apps. Among its notable offerings are Tap Tap Revenge, the sequel to Tap Tap Revolution, and Twinkle, a Twitter client. The company also developed Collage, a real-time collaborative photo sharing application, and Riddim Ribbon, which showcases their innovation in mobile entertainment.

RateItAll is a distributed consumer rating network powered by widgets, apps, and APIs. It's best described as a distributed [Yelp](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/yelp) for everything. Participating members can earn revenue share via the [Google](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/google) AdSense API, and own all content they contribute. RateItAll also offers visitors to its site the ability to create their own ratings channels (E.G. "Best [TechCrunch](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/techcrunch) Writer"), and then publish those ratings on their own site via RateItAll's stable of widgets.

Detailed, comprehensive hotel reviews and true photos taken by Oyster's trained hotel experts who visit each hotel on Oyster. While at the hotel, Oyster's experts, review photograph and rate the hotel. Oyster's editors compile rounds up of the best hotels in each destination for different types of travellers. e.g. - best hotels for families, best luxury hotels, best boutique hotels, best hotel gyms...

Grouply is pioneering the “social group” — a new type of online community that combines the best features of social networks and online groups. Social groups offer the social interactivity, media sharing, and modern design of social networking sites like Facebook; and the rich discussions, popular email interface, and people-discovery opportunities found in traditional online group systems like Yahoo! Groups. With Grouply, you can create a new social group about anything you like or join a social group and connect with others who share your interests and passions. Existing Google and Yahoo! Groups get an “extreme makeover” on Grouply; each gets a modern, professional, fully customizable website that automatically interoperates with Google and Yahoo! Groups. Grouply was founded in 2006 and is funded by O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, SoftTech VC and prominent angel investors including Reid Hoffman.

VoxPop Network Corporation operates a gaming platform designed for online publishers to create and distribute games centered around current events and trending topics. By enabling publishers to transform their existing content into engaging and contextually relevant games, VoxPop Network enhances audience interaction and expands the reach of digital media. The company's focus on pop culture gaming positions it as a unique player in the online entertainment space, connecting users with contemporary themes through interactive experiences.

Mytaverse, Inc., founded in 2020 and based in Miami, addresses the growing demand for immersive 3D hybrid workspaces. Utilizing Epic Games' Unreal Engine, the company offers a platform called GathR, which facilitates job simulations, interactive meetings, and showcases rich 3D assets. This hardware-agnostic solution allows users to access the platform through a standard web browser on PCs or Macs, enhancing accessibility and convenience. Mytaverse aims to redefine virtual interactions by integrating high-definition virtual reality, spatial 3D sound, and real-world graphics, enabling dynamic presentations and organic networking across various sectors such as business, education, and entertainment. A mobile app is also in development, further extending opportunities for users to engage with the platform from any location at any time.