Access Industries

Access Industries is a privately held industrial group established in 1986 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Len Blavatnik. Headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Moscow, the firm focuses on long-term holdings across various sectors, including natural resources, chemicals, media, telecommunications, real estate, and venture capital. Access Industries is known for its strategic investments in the United States, Europe, and South America, and it manages a diverse portfolio that includes several market-leading companies. The firm also engages in asset management with a focus on biotechnology and entertainment, aiming to provide strategic equity to enhance its investment outcomes.

Donald Wagner

Head of American Direct Investments

69 past transactions

Spotter

Series D in 2022
Spotter, Inc. specializes in providing financial solutions tailored for independent content creators across various digital platforms. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the company offers liquidity solutions that empower prosumer content creators to expand their channels and enhance their content while maintaining their independence. Spotter aims to support creators by delivering essential capital, enabling them to grow their presence in the competitive digital landscape.

Tripledot Studios

Series B in 2022
Tripledot was created in 2017 when three friends decided to join forces to create a new kind of games studio. Bringing together their collective experience in company-building and game creation, their goal was to bring together a team to create fun, successful games for everyday gamers.

Cerebral

Series C in 2021
Cerebral Inc. develops an online membership platform for telehealth visits and care counselor services. It offers Cerebral, a platform that provides medication management, counseling, and therapy for anxiety and depression. The company’s platform also provides access to regular visits and messaging with care counselors. In addition, its platform provides clinically proven symptom-based ratings and tracking services. Cerebral Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Walnut, California.

Papaya Global

Series D in 2021
Papaya Global provides a cloud-based HR and payroll platform for global workforce management. Its automated platform helps companies hire, onboard, manage, and pay people in more than 100 countries. The cloud-based solution is easy to use and scale ensures full compliance and provides BI and analytics. The company's unique approach is based on the ability to combine years of experience with an all-in-one platform that delivers a simplified solution to the needs of startups and enterprises. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Cerebral

Series B in 2021
Cerebral Inc. develops an online membership platform for telehealth visits and care counselor services. It offers Cerebral, a platform that provides medication management, counseling, and therapy for anxiety and depression. The company’s platform also provides access to regular visits and messaging with care counselors. In addition, its platform provides clinically proven symptom-based ratings and tracking services. Cerebral Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Walnut, California.

Treeline Biosciences

Series A in 2021
Treeline Biosciences is a biotech company building transformative precision medicines for patients with cancer and other serious conditions. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Tripledot Studios

Series A in 2021
Tripledot was created in 2017 when three friends decided to join forces to create a new kind of games studio. Bringing together their collective experience in company-building and game creation, their goal was to bring together a team to create fun, successful games for everyday gamers.

Blockchain

Venture Round in 2021
Blockchain.com operates a comprehensive platform that enables users to buy, hold, and utilize cryptocurrencies, aiming to create an accessible financial system for the internet. With over 50 million users, it offers a straightforward method for engaging with digital currencies, including features for trading, sending, receiving, securing, and borrowing them. The platform also includes a widely used explorer for tracking crypto market activities and an exchange that facilitates fast trading experiences. Additionally, Blockchain Ventures, supported by Blockchain.com, invests in distributed ledger technology (DLT) projects that foster societal benefits and advance the industry, promoting innovative applications of DLT beyond financial services. Overall, Blockchain.com seeks to revolutionize the financial landscape by enabling quick transactions without intermediaries and providing essential tools for real-time market insights.

Archer

Post in 2021
Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

TAP Network

Series A in 2020
TAP Network Services, LLC operates a rewards-as-a-service marketplace that provides consumer rewards through a software platform connecting users with brands and merchants. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company offers a Micro-Redemption Marketplace featuring over 250,000 redemption options across retail, entertainment, travel, hospitality, and wellness, allowing users to redeem points for purchases starting at just $0.25. TAP Network supports enterprise rewards programs across various sectors, including entertainment and banking, and has over 100 million users globally. The company aims to enhance consumer engagement and profitability for its enterprise partners while enabling users to redeem loyalty points, cryptocurrencies, and real-world products and services from major brands. TAP Network has established a strategic partnership with Brave Software to further its mission of delivering rewarding opportunities to consumers.

Papaya Global

Series B in 2020
Papaya Global provides a cloud-based HR and payroll platform for global workforce management. Its automated platform helps companies hire, onboard, manage, and pay people in more than 100 countries. The cloud-based solution is easy to use and scale ensures full compliance and provides BI and analytics. The company's unique approach is based on the ability to combine years of experience with an all-in-one platform that delivers a simplified solution to the needs of startups and enterprises. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Yotpo

Series E in 2020
Yotpo Ltd. is an eCommerce marketing platform that provides companies with tools to leverage user-generated content for marketing purposes. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in New York, Boston, and London, Yotpo helps brands like Patagonia and Gymshark gather customer reviews, photos, and videos, which can enhance marketing, referral, and loyalty programs. The platform integrates various solutions, including customer reviews, loyalty programs, and SMS marketing, to foster direct-to-consumer growth. By acquiring companies like Swell Rewards and SMSBump, Yotpo has expanded its offerings to include loyalty and referral capabilities. The platform is compatible with major eCommerce systems such as Shopify and Magento, allowing businesses to utilize data-driven insights to improve customer experiences and relationships.

DigitalOcean

Series C in 2020
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that specializes in providing cloud infrastructure tailored for software developers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, it offers a suite of products designed to facilitate the deployment, management, and scaling of applications. Key offerings include Droplets, which are Linux-based virtual machines, Kubernetes for efficient application deployment and management, databases, and Spaces, an object storage service that supports large data storage needs. DigitalOcean targets a diverse range of customers, including developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses, enabling them to build applications for various purposes, such as web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, and more. With a commitment to simplicity and customer service, DigitalOcean aims to make software development accessible to individuals and organizations worldwide. The company also maintains a presence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bengaluru, India.

Luc Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Luc Therapeutics, founded in 2010 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a precision neuroscience company focused on developing novel allosteric modulators for ion channels aimed at improving neuronal firing regularity. The company specialized in creating subunit-selective NMDA receptor modulators, including NR2B negative allosteric modulators for depression and NR2B positive allosteric modulators to enhance cognitive function in schizophrenia. Additionally, it explored NR2A negative allosteric modulators to address disease progression and symptoms in Rett syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders. Luc Therapeutics was known for its innovative approach to restoring cognitive and motor functions in patients with serious neurological conditions by leveraging target specificity, patient selection, and drug optimization. In October 2017, Luc Therapeutics changed its name to Cadent Therapeutics.

Sisense

Series F in 2020
Sisense Inc. specializes in developing advanced business intelligence and data analytics software solutions. Its flagship product, Sisense, allows users to manage, analyze, and visualize complex data from diverse sources through interactive dashboards and data visualizations. The company enhances analytic adoption by offering Sisense Fusion, an AI-driven analytics cloud platform that integrates analytics into both customer-facing applications and employee workflows. Serving a broad range of industries, including retail, healthcare, and manufacturing, Sisense caters to businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises. With a commitment to customer success, Sisense has been recognized as a leader in the business intelligence sector and has established strategic partnerships, such as with Narrative Science. Founded in 2005, Sisense is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in London and Sydney.

Gett

Series E in 2019
Gett, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing on-demand black car services through a SaaS-based platform tailored for corporate transportation. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, Moscow, and Tel Aviv, Gett facilitates taxi bookings via its mobile application across several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel. The platform integrates various ride-hailing options, allowing businesses to optimize their ground travel experience, which includes features such as automatic invoicing and analytics. Gett aims to streamline corporate travel and has demonstrated its effectiveness by helping clients reduce their global ground travel costs by approximately 25%. The company has established a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group and serves a diverse clientele, including a significant number of Fortune 500 companies.

Selina

Series C in 2019
Selina is one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality brands, combining beautifully-designed accommodation with coworking spaces, wellness, recreational offerings and local experiences for today’s nomadic traveler to live, work and explore anywhere in the world. With a design-centric, technology-first and socially-minded approach to travel, Selina currently operates 24 urban, beach, jungle and mountain-side locations across eight countries and is developing a global infrastructure for nomads who want to make the world their classroom, office, and playground.

NextGen Jane

Series A in 2019
NextGen Jane is a data-driven women's health company that focuses on providing insights into reproductive health through innovative diagnostic tools. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company has developed a smart tampon system that allows users to conveniently mail in cells shed during menstruation. This patented tampon collection technology enables the analysis of diverse molecular signals from the reproductive tract, including the endometrium, cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. By transforming these biological samples into digital diagnoses, NextGen Jane aims to facilitate in-depth sequencing and disease detection, empowering women to monitor their reproductive health and predict potential reproductive diseases with ease.

CareDox

Series C in 2019
CareDox Inc. operates a care coordination platform designed to assist parents and schools in managing and sharing medical information effectively. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company focuses on streamlining the collection and accessibility of health data to enhance child safety. Its platform enables parents to organize their family's health information, eliminating the need for paper forms during school, camp, and daycare enrollment. Parents can selectively share health information while maintaining a secure record of their children's medical history. For schools, CareDox facilitates the medical enrollment process, ensuring compliance with safety requirements and providing school staff, including nurses and teachers, with essential health information about students. This access allows for real-time insights into allergies, medications, and special dietary needs, ultimately improving health outcomes and supporting the continuity of care for children in the K-12 education system.

Haoqipei

Series C in 2019
Haoqipei is a Chinese B2B platform for auto repair shops and auto parts suppliers. The company aims to solve the pain points of complex trading and information asymmetry in auto repair shops and auto parts traders. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Shanghai, China.

Gett

Series E in 2018
Gett, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing on-demand black car services through a SaaS-based platform tailored for corporate transportation. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, Moscow, and Tel Aviv, Gett facilitates taxi bookings via its mobile application across several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel. The platform integrates various ride-hailing options, allowing businesses to optimize their ground travel experience, which includes features such as automatic invoicing and analytics. Gett aims to streamline corporate travel and has demonstrated its effectiveness by helping clients reduce their global ground travel costs by approximately 25%. The company has established a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group and serves a diverse clientele, including a significant number of Fortune 500 companies.

Hooch

Seed Round in 2018
Hooch Inc. operates a subscription-based mobile application that provides its members with access to cocktail drinks at a network of bars in New York and Los Angeles. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the app is designed to enhance the user experience by offering rewards, including cashback and exclusive perks, when members travel, shop, or dine with global partners. Based in New York, Hooch aims to create a unique social experience for its users while promoting local bars.

EIP Pharma

Series B in 2018
EIP Pharma is a private company that has licensed-in and is developing neflamapimod. It has conducted animal studies to position the drug as a treatment for diseases of the brain, including Alzheimer's diseases. Neflamapimod had previously completed a full chronic toxicology program and had demonstrated significant clinical and anti-inflammatory activity in a phase 2a 12-week treatment study in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). EIP Pharma was licensed neflamapimod in 2012.

Magenta Therapeutics

Series C in 2018
Magenta is focused on improving the patient experience in transplant medicine, with the goal of bringing this lifesaving procedure to more patients. Over the past 50 years, stem cell transplantation has been used in more than 1M patients worldwide. It is currently the only treatment with the potential to cure some of the most devastating hematologic cancers and autoimmune diseases. Despite the increased use and clinical advancements over the past several decades, stem cell transplant remains a high-risk last-resort therapeutic option due to the toxicity and potential long-term side effects.

Rubikloud

Series B in 2018
Large scale enterprise software is going through a 10-year disruption. AI will be embedded into every major business process and piece of enterprise software. Based in Toronto, Canada, our full stack, cloud-native machine learning platform and two flagship AI applications (Promotion Manager & Customer LifeCycle Manager) automate and improve mass promotional planning and loyalty driven marketing for our multi-billion dollar retailers. We believe that making intelligent decisions can be made easier with AI and today we have multi-billion-dollar clients with retail brands operating in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Neon Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
Neon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused in the field of neoantigen-targeted therapies, dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by directing the immune system towards neoantigens. The company's pipeline products are NEO-PV-01, NEO-PTC-01, and NEO-SV-01.

Yotpo

Series D in 2017
Yotpo Ltd. is an eCommerce marketing platform that provides companies with tools to leverage user-generated content for marketing purposes. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in New York, Boston, and London, Yotpo helps brands like Patagonia and Gymshark gather customer reviews, photos, and videos, which can enhance marketing, referral, and loyalty programs. The platform integrates various solutions, including customer reviews, loyalty programs, and SMS marketing, to foster direct-to-consumer growth. By acquiring companies like Swell Rewards and SMSBump, Yotpo has expanded its offerings to include loyalty and referral capabilities. The platform is compatible with major eCommerce systems such as Shopify and Magento, allowing businesses to utilize data-driven insights to improve customer experiences and relationships.

Sentient Technologies

Series D in 2017
Sentient operates distributed artificial intelligence on an unprecedented scale, routinely running multiple distributed AI jobs, on millions of AI processing nodes, producing actionable results validated on large and complex data sets. Utilizing evolutionary computation and deep learning - designed to continuously evolve and improve - Sentient aims to create the world’s most powerful intelligent system. This system enables researchers, innovators and companies to solve mission-critical, high value, problems.

Magenta Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
Magenta is focused on improving the patient experience in transplant medicine, with the goal of bringing this lifesaving procedure to more patients. Over the past 50 years, stem cell transplantation has been used in more than 1M patients worldwide. It is currently the only treatment with the potential to cure some of the most devastating hematologic cancers and autoimmune diseases. Despite the increased use and clinical advancements over the past several decades, stem cell transplant remains a high-risk last-resort therapeutic option due to the toxicity and potential long-term side effects.

Neon Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
Neon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused in the field of neoantigen-targeted therapies, dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by directing the immune system towards neoantigens. The company's pipeline products are NEO-PV-01, NEO-PTC-01, and NEO-SV-01.

Songkick

Venture Round in 2016
Songkick is a ticketing vendor and online database focused on concert discovery for music fans. Launched in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the platform allows users to track their favorite artists and discover local concerts. Songkick partners with over 500 artists and serves more than 10 million fans monthly, facilitating ticket sales for over 10,000 events worldwide each year.

CareDox

Series B in 2016
CareDox Inc. operates a care coordination platform designed to assist parents and schools in managing and sharing medical information effectively. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company focuses on streamlining the collection and accessibility of health data to enhance child safety. Its platform enables parents to organize their family's health information, eliminating the need for paper forms during school, camp, and daycare enrollment. Parents can selectively share health information while maintaining a secure record of their children's medical history. For schools, CareDox facilitates the medical enrollment process, ensuring compliance with safety requirements and providing school staff, including nurses and teachers, with essential health information about students. This access allows for real-time insights into allergies, medications, and special dietary needs, ultimately improving health outcomes and supporting the continuity of care for children in the K-12 education system.

LightCyber

Series B in 2016
LightCyber Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in identifying and preventing cyber-attacks, including advanced persistent threats. Founded in 2011 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel, LightCyber develops behavioral attack detection solutions that enhance security visibility, enabling organizations to monitor and respond to abnormal network behavior. Its flagship product, LightCyber Magna™, integrates user, network, and endpoint contexts to provide comprehensive insights into various attack activities. The company also offers an incident response management solution that automates workflows and a network behavior analysis tool that visualizes changes and anomalies in a user-friendly manner. LightCyber's solutions serve multiple sectors, including finance, legal, telecommunications, government, media, and technology, and have been successfully implemented by prominent clients worldwide. In 2017, LightCyber became a subsidiary of Palo Alto Networks.

Yotpo

Series C in 2016
Yotpo Ltd. is an eCommerce marketing platform that provides companies with tools to leverage user-generated content for marketing purposes. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in New York, Boston, and London, Yotpo helps brands like Patagonia and Gymshark gather customer reviews, photos, and videos, which can enhance marketing, referral, and loyalty programs. The platform integrates various solutions, including customer reviews, loyalty programs, and SMS marketing, to foster direct-to-consumer growth. By acquiring companies like Swell Rewards and SMSBump, Yotpo has expanded its offerings to include loyalty and referral capabilities. The platform is compatible with major eCommerce systems such as Shopify and Magento, allowing businesses to utilize data-driven insights to improve customer experiences and relationships.

Global Fashion Group

Venture Round in 2016
Global Fashion Group develops an online platform for fashion markets. It offers fashion online, and it offers brands the chance to enter the fashion e-commerce sector in highly promising economies. Global Fashion Group operates with five branded platforms in numerous countries. Working closely with its partners, Global Fashion Group has crafted in-class shopping experience for its customers offering numerous international and local brands to be delivered quickly and conveniently. Global Fashion began operation in 2014. Its headquarters is in Luxembourg.

Deezer

Series E in 2016
Deezer connects 14 million active users around the world to over 53 million tracks. Available in more than 180 countries worldwide, Deezer gives instant access to the most diverse global music streaming catalogue on any device. Deezer is the only music streaming service with Flow, the unique mix of all your old favorites and new recommendations in one ever-changing stream. Based on an intuitive, proprietary algorithm and created by people who love music, it’s the only place to hear all your music back-to-back with fresh discoveries tailored to you. Deezer is available on your favorite device, including smartphone, tablet, PC, laptop, home sound system, connected car or smart TV. Deezer was founded by [Jonathan Benassaya](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jonathan-benassaya) and [Daniel Marhely](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-marhely) in August 2006.

Songkick

Series C in 2015
Songkick is a ticketing vendor and online database focused on concert discovery for music fans. Launched in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the platform allows users to track their favorite artists and discover local concerts. Songkick partners with over 500 artists and serves more than 10 million fans monthly, facilitating ticket sales for over 10,000 events worldwide each year.

Monclarity

Seed Round in 2015
Monclarity is a unique marriage of technology, creativity and neuroscience. More specifically, a collaboration of game developers and neuroscientists who have come together to produce a comprehensive brain training application that aims to improve cognitive function across multiple key cognitive domains. The Monclarity team has created over 50 different game-based exercises targeting important brain functions like memory, attention, critical thinking, language skills and more. Monclarity believes that “you are what you think” — Power Your Mind, Build Your Brain, Enhance Your Life. Monclarity is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Humacyte

Series B in 2015
Humacyte, Inc. is a medical research and development company headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, established in 2004. The company specializes in creating human tissue-based products aimed at regenerative medicine and vascular surgery. Its core technology involves the design of acellular extracellular matrices derived from banked vascular smooth muscle cells, which are decellularized to minimize the risk of rejection. These innovations are utilized to produce tissue-engineered grafts for patients requiring vascular repair or replacement, positioning Humacyte as a key player in addressing vascular diseases and enhancing surgical outcomes.

Neon Therapeutics

Series A in 2015
Neon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused in the field of neoantigen-targeted therapies, dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer by directing the immune system towards neoantigens. The company's pipeline products are NEO-PV-01, NEO-PTC-01, and NEO-SV-01.

Yotpo

Series B in 2015
Yotpo Ltd. is an eCommerce marketing platform that provides companies with tools to leverage user-generated content for marketing purposes. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in New York, Boston, and London, Yotpo helps brands like Patagonia and Gymshark gather customer reviews, photos, and videos, which can enhance marketing, referral, and loyalty programs. The platform integrates various solutions, including customer reviews, loyalty programs, and SMS marketing, to foster direct-to-consumer growth. By acquiring companies like Swell Rewards and SMSBump, Yotpo has expanded its offerings to include loyalty and referral capabilities. The platform is compatible with major eCommerce systems such as Shopify and Magento, allowing businesses to utilize data-driven insights to improve customer experiences and relationships.

Songkick

Series C in 2015
Songkick is a ticketing vendor and online database focused on concert discovery for music fans. Launched in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the platform allows users to track their favorite artists and discover local concerts. Songkick partners with over 500 artists and serves more than 10 million fans monthly, facilitating ticket sales for over 10,000 events worldwide each year.

ironSource

Venture Round in 2015
Working with the world’s largest mobile game companies, ironSource is developing the industry's leading growth engine for games. With a robust mobile ad mediation platform, mobile ad network, and a data-driven user acquisition platform, ironSource closes the monetization and marketing loop to empower game developers to turn their games into successful businesses.

GLOSSYBOX

Venture Round in 2015
GLOSSYBOX is an online subscription service, delivering high-end beauty products directly to its users’ doorstep. With a GLOSSYBOX subscription users also have the ability to receive samples of hair products and skin care products for women. GLOSSYBOX was founded in 2011 by Charles Abercron and is based in Berlin, Germany. It is a global service with offices in over 10 different countries including U.S.A., U.K., and France.

Rubikloud

Series A in 2015
Large scale enterprise software is going through a 10-year disruption. AI will be embedded into every major business process and piece of enterprise software. Based in Toronto, Canada, our full stack, cloud-native machine learning platform and two flagship AI applications (Promotion Manager & Customer LifeCycle Manager) automate and improve mass promotional planning and loyalty driven marketing for our multi-billion dollar retailers. We believe that making intelligent decisions can be made easier with AI and today we have multi-billion-dollar clients with retail brands operating in North America, Europe, and Asia.

WeLab

Series A in 2015
WeLab is reinventing traditional financial services by creating seamless digital experiences. With the company's proprietary risk management technology, WeLab effectively analyzes unstructured mobile big data within seconds to provide innovative financial services and offer consumer financing solutions for individual customers. WeLab also offers B2B enterprise solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions, which utilize WeLab’s technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers.

Sentient Technologies

Series C in 2014
Sentient operates distributed artificial intelligence on an unprecedented scale, routinely running multiple distributed AI jobs, on millions of AI processing nodes, producing actionable results validated on large and complex data sets. Utilizing evolutionary computation and deep learning - designed to continuously evolve and improve - Sentient aims to create the world’s most powerful intelligent system. This system enables researchers, innovators and companies to solve mission-critical, high value, problems.

Spotcap

Series A in 2014
Spotcap empowers SMEs with tailored finance, allowing them to focus on their business. The company operates as a direct lender to SMEs in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and New Zealand where they offer promising businesses access to flexible finance. Spotcap’s online application is straightforward and can be completed in as little as five minutes, either online or in collaboration with a financial advisor, broker or accountant. Spotcap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Berlin.

zooz

Series B in 2014
Zooz is a technology company that provides a payments platform designed to help merchants maximize their payments performance. The company was established in 2010. In July 2018, Zooz was acquired by PayU.

Linio

Venture Round in 2014
Linio is an e-commerce company that offers a wide variety of products online in many categories. It offers home electronics, technology products, mobiles, entertainment products, home appliances, fashion, sporting goods, babies and toys, books, and personal care products. It brings online consumer retail services to some of the fastest growing Latin American markets. Founded in 2012, Linio has operations in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Shazam Entertainment

Venture Round in 2014
Shazam Entertainment Limited is a company that specializes in music discovery through its mobile application, Shazam, available on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in London, the application allows users to identify, explore, and share music and television content. Shazam also offers applications for MAC and Windows PC platforms. The company has established strategic partnerships with major media entities such as iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox, and Sun Broadcast Group, enhancing its reach within the music and entertainment sectors. In addition to its London headquarters, Shazam has offices in several locations, including New York City, Redwood City, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, and North Sydney, Australia. As a subsidiary of Apple Operations Europe since 2018, Shazam continues to play a significant role in connecting artists with fans.

Tango

Series D in 2014
TangoMe, Inc., operating as Tango, is a mobile messaging service provider founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company offers a free application that facilitates communication through video and voice calls, texting, and content sharing, with over 350 million registered users across various platforms, including iOS, Android, Blackberry, and PC. Tango is recognized as a popular application, consistently ranking among the top free apps on Android and iTunes. The service supports cross-platform functionality over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi, and is available in 15 languages in more than 224 countries. In addition to its messaging capabilities, Tango collaborates with third-party game developers, brands, and content publishers to create integration and advertising opportunities. TangoMe has secured $367 million in venture capital financing and maintains additional offices in Austin, Texas; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Beijing.

Beats Music

Venture Round in 2014
Beats Music is a music streaming service spun out of Beats Electronics and into its own company in early 2013. Beats Music is a new kind of streaming music service that focuses on providing a personalized music experience for each user through a unique blend of digital innovation and musical passion.

Ule

Series A in 2014
Beijing Ule E-Commerce Company Limited operates Ule.com, an online business-to-consumer shopping platform that integrates online and offline shopping experiences. Established in 2009 as a joint venture between China Post and the Hong Kong TOM Conglomerate, Ule.com focuses on an online-to-offline model, offering a diverse range of products including beauty items, apparel, household goods, electronics, sports equipment, groceries, and kitchenware. The platform supports various ordering methods, allowing customers to shop online via internet and mobile devices or through traditional offline channels such as mailed catalogs and sales agencies. Ule.com is committed to enhancing the shopping experience through effective distribution, logistics, and marketing services for its merchants. Based in Shanghai, the company has grown significantly since its inception, securing substantial funding to bolster its operations.

ZALORA Group

Venture Round in 2013
ZALORA is an e-commerce platform and website that provides fashion and footwear products. It provides users with clothing and footwear from fashion labels such as Mango, Nike, Puma, Casio, Calvin Klein, Levi's, and more. Users can view images of their desired fashion product and purchase it online. It also provides users with fashion tips and advice. In addition, it offers users with an online magazine and discounts. ZALORA received $112 million private equity on December 3, 2013. It was launched in March 2012, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Lamoda

Private Equity Round in 2013
Lamoda is the leading online retailer in Russia and CIS, offering more than 1,000,000 products and 900 international brands. With Lamoda Express, it operates its own express delivery network supporting next day delivery to currently more than twenty-five cities throughout Russia and Kazakhstan. Positioned as a leader in customer experience, Lamoda offers free shipping and a try-on service, as well as 365 day period for returns free of charge. Lamoda was launched in 2011 by its four founders Dominik Picker, Florian Jansen, Burkhard Binder and Niels Tonsen.

Beats Music

Venture Round in 2013
Beats Music is a music streaming service spun out of Beats Electronics and into its own company in early 2013. Beats Music is a new kind of streaming music service that focuses on providing a personalized music experience for each user through a unique blend of digital innovation and musical passion.

Westwing

Private Equity Round in 2012
Westwing GmbH is an e-commerce company specializing in home furniture and accessories. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, it operates a shoppable magazine and an online shopping club. The company offers a wide range of products, including textiles, rugs, furniture, home decor, lighting, and kitchen items, available under its own brands as well as third-party labels. Westwing serves customers across 11 European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France, focusing on various room ideas and styles for different living spaces. As a subsidiary of Westwing Group AG, the company emphasizes both quality and aesthetic appeal in its offerings.

Deezer

Series D in 2012
Deezer connects 14 million active users around the world to over 53 million tracks. Available in more than 180 countries worldwide, Deezer gives instant access to the most diverse global music streaming catalogue on any device. Deezer is the only music streaming service with Flow, the unique mix of all your old favorites and new recommendations in one ever-changing stream. Based on an intuitive, proprietary algorithm and created by people who love music, it’s the only place to hear all your music back-to-back with fresh discoveries tailored to you. Deezer is available on your favorite device, including smartphone, tablet, PC, laptop, home sound system, connected car or smart TV. Deezer was founded by [Jonathan Benassaya](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jonathan-benassaya) and [Daniel Marhely](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-marhely) in August 2006.

EP Energy LLC

Post in 2012
EP Energy LLC is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids within the United States. Its primary assets are situated in key regions, including the Permian Basin in West Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, and Northeastern Utah. As of December 31, 2019, the company reported proved reserves of 189.7 million barrels of oil equivalent and an average net daily production of 70,898 barrels of oil equivalent per day. EP Energy LLC is based in Houston, Texas, and operates as a subsidiary of EP Energy Corporation. The company primarily markets its oil and natural gas production to third parties.

Gett

Series B in 2012
Gett, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing on-demand black car services through a SaaS-based platform tailored for corporate transportation. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, Moscow, and Tel Aviv, Gett facilitates taxi bookings via its mobile application across several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel. The platform integrates various ride-hailing options, allowing businesses to optimize their ground travel experience, which includes features such as automatic invoicing and analytics. Gett aims to streamline corporate travel and has demonstrated its effectiveness by helping clients reduce their global ground travel costs by approximately 25%. The company has established a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group and serves a diverse clientele, including a significant number of Fortune 500 companies.

GLOSSYBOX

Private Equity Round in 2011
GLOSSYBOX is an online subscription service, delivering high-end beauty products directly to its users’ doorstep. With a GLOSSYBOX subscription users also have the ability to receive samples of hair products and skin care products for women. GLOSSYBOX was founded in 2011 by Charles Abercron and is based in Berlin, Germany. It is a global service with offices in over 10 different countries including U.S.A., U.K., and France.

Gett

Series A in 2011
Gett, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing on-demand black car services through a SaaS-based platform tailored for corporate transportation. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, Moscow, and Tel Aviv, Gett facilitates taxi bookings via its mobile application across several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel. The platform integrates various ride-hailing options, allowing businesses to optimize their ground travel experience, which includes features such as automatic invoicing and analytics. Gett aims to streamline corporate travel and has demonstrated its effectiveness by helping clients reduce their global ground travel costs by approximately 25%. The company has established a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group and serves a diverse clientele, including a significant number of Fortune 500 companies.

Acision

Venture Round in 2010
As a world leader in mobile data, Acision powers innovation and profitable growth in mobile data services. As the pioneer of mobile messaging, Acision’s real time mobile data solutions enables customers worldwide to drive new revenues with innovative services while controlling, optimising and monetising data traffic. Acision's proven products and services, experienced people and service innovation allows organisations to meet the challenges in today’s converging telecommunications market. Acision is at the heart of its customers’ strategic business services, working together to achieve profitable and sustainable growth. Acision’s recognised expertise extends across a portfolio of propositions, products and services and is based upon a global track record, business insight and leading edge technology platforms.

Quickoffice

Venture Round in 2008
Quickoffice specializes in mobile office document software designed for smartphones, enabling users to open, view, and edit Microsoft Office files while maintaining the integrity of the original documents. The software has undergone extensive testing to meet the quality standards of leading mobile phone manufacturers and is distributed through major carriers, including Vodafone, Orange, China Mobile, and AT&T. Fully localized in 36 languages, Quickoffice is available globally as a built-in solution on a wide range of smartphones, providing users with a convenient tool for document management on the go.

Quickoffice

Series D in 2007
Quickoffice specializes in mobile office document software designed for smartphones, enabling users to open, view, and edit Microsoft Office files while maintaining the integrity of the original documents. The software has undergone extensive testing to meet the quality standards of leading mobile phone manufacturers and is distributed through major carriers, including Vodafone, Orange, China Mobile, and AT&T. Fully localized in 36 languages, Quickoffice is available globally as a built-in solution on a wide range of smartphones, providing users with a convenient tool for document management on the go.

GreenFuel

Venture Round in 2004
GreenFuel Technologies Corporation (GFT) was a startup that developed a process of growing algae using emissions from fossil fuel combustion and solar panels, mainly to produce biofuel from algae.