Fluence
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Fluence is the first AI-powered conversational search engine designed specifically for revenue teams. We use advanced language models to search and learn about the products our users sell and about their customers, moving beyond a traditional search results page. Our ready-to-use outputs support Sales Development Representatives, Business Development Representatives, and Account Executives in various stages of the sales process, ensuring they have the information they need when needed.
Bitgrit
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bitgrit is a company that focuses on enhancing business performance through artificial intelligence by facilitating connections between data scientists and industry challenges. It operates a recruiting marketplace that features various tools and resources, including AI competitions, a job board, and an AI marketplace. This platform creates a collaborative online ecosystem powered by blockchain technology, allowing businesses to access high-quality talent while providing data scientists with opportunities for employment and collaboration with other experts in the field. By bridging the gap between skilled professionals and real-world problems, Bitgrit aims to foster innovation and drive advancements in AI applications across various industries.
Pitchit.ai
Seed Round in 2024
Pitchit is a technology company that provides an AI-driven platform designed to enhance the fundraising process for both founders and investors. By facilitating connections between these two groups, Pitchit helps investors identify and engage with potential startups more efficiently, enabling faster deal closures. The platform utilizes advanced lead qualification capabilities to manage inbound leads from various channels, automating tasks such as addressing pricing inquiries, overcoming common objections, and scheduling meetings. This hands-free approach integrates seamlessly with existing sales operations, allowing users to execute scalable, multichannel marketing campaigns and improve engagement with prospective clients. Overall, Pitchit focuses on streamlining the fundraising journey through innovative AI solutions.
Siro develops an AI-powered tool that records and analyzes in-person sales conversations. Its platform transcribes meetings, highlights critical moments, and enables managers to coach reps effectively, making field sales more accessible.
Tocca
Venture Round in 2020
Tocca, Inc. is a San Francisco-based information technology company that specializes in providing a virtual event platform tailored for B2B companies seeking to engage effectively with their audience and enhance their return on investment. Founded in 2018, Tocca offers a comprehensive solution that includes features such as virtual meetings, live events, contact management, event networking, and analytics. The platform's modular architecture allows for customization and flexibility, enabling businesses to create branded events that foster attendee engagement through interactive experiences. Tocca's offerings also incorporate lead intelligence, gamification, and tools for managing internal communication and Q&A sessions, streamlining post-event follow-ups for clients.
Seventh.ai
Seed Round in 2020
Seventh.ai, Inc. is an intellectual property (IP) management platform based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2017. The company serves founders, researchers, small businesses, and legal practitioners by providing tools to organize, protect, and monetize their intellectual property. Seventh.ai focuses on supporting inventors, tech entrepreneurs, and startup CEOs by offering resources for patenting and facilitating the accumulation of a portfolio of pending patents. This enables users to streamline their go-to-market strategies, particularly in the life sciences and deep tech sectors. Through its comprehensive platform, Seventh.ai aims to simplify the complexities of IP management, making it accessible for innovators and startups.
Node App
Venture Round in 2020
Node App Inc. is a Canadian company based in Markham, established in 2017. It specializes in developing a mobile application that connects brands, restaurants, and agencies with verified micro-influencers. The platform enables brands to promote their products through these influencers, facilitating effective marketing campaigns. Node App supports over 100 brands across North America, focusing on generating user-generated content (UGC) through streamlined and data-driven campaigns. By leveraging the reach of micro-influencers, Node App enhances brand visibility and engagement in the market.
Botco.ai
Venture Round in 2020
Botco.ai offers an AI-powered conversational marketing platform that enables automated chats with customers across web and messaging channels. The platform supports customizable conversation templates, answers to common questions, and real-time analytics through an integrated dashboard that tracks chat campaigns. An API-based interface allows the transfer of leads, transcripts, and data to enterprise marketing automation systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Adobe Marketing Cloud, and Zoho. The GenAI Chat Cloud uses fine-tuned language models to enhance conversational interactions and can be deployed at scale for various industries. The solution provides on-demand, automated chat and integrated workflows that guide customers through the marketing process, reducing the need for extensive data science resources. Botco.ai was founded in 2016 and is based in Milpitas, California.
Delightree
Seed Round in 2020
Delightree is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing a comprehensive franchising technology platform tailored for emerging franchise businesses. The platform offers a range of tools designed to simplify the process of opening and managing franchise locations. Its features include task management and tracking, operational automation, and tools for enhancing team communication and engagement. This enables franchisees to efficiently create, assign, and monitor tasks across various employees and locations. By streamlining onboarding and training, Delightree facilitates faster location launches and helps franchises maintain consistency in customer experiences. The company's innovative approach supports franchise growth while preserving brand integrity.
Baseet.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Baseet.ai is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing an AI platform that enables users to create and modify AI applications through a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface. The platform offers various pre-built applications such as face recognition, image style transfer, sentiment insights, and object detection. Additionally, it provides tools like automated processes, online code editors, and tutorials for application development. Baseet.ai's solutions allow businesses to integrate AI capabilities into their existing applications without requiring on-premise data science expertise, thereby accelerating AI adoption.
Green Light Labs
Funding Round in 2019
Green Light Labs is a San Jose-based technology company founded in 2017 that develops software enabling virtual test drives and vehicle comparison tools. Its platform measures the cost of mobility, analyzes users’ driving trips, and calculates potential savings and electric range for different vehicles. By providing data-driven recommendations and a marketing framework, the company helps organizations reduce operating costs, improve employee retention, and lower CO2 emissions while encouraging consumers to switch to electric vehicles.
Bludot / Open Rewards
Funding Round in 2019
Bludot is a cloud-based platform designed to assist city governments in overseeing and analyzing the growth of local businesses. Founded by graduates from Stanford and Penn, the company aims to support and expand local economies through its business retention and expansion tools. The platform provides users with the ability to view and manage all firms within a city, offering features to search, filter, sort, and export data tailored to specific needs. By delivering data-driven insights, Bludot empowers economic development staff to manage workflows, track progress, and foster a more vibrant local business environment. The company has received backing from the Alchemist Accelerator in Silicon Valley.
LEAD.bot enhances operational efficiency in enterprises using AI, behavior science and Organizational Network Analysis (ONA). Integrating with Slack and Microsoft Teams, it identifies key influencers and experts, provides actionable insights, and promotes effective knowledge sharing. Trusted by over 2000 organizations, LEAD.bot drives performance and optimizes workforce management.
Oberon Global
Seed Round in 2019
Oberon Global specializes in providing a secure investor onboarding platform tailored for funds and companies raising capital under Regulation D 506(b) and 506(c). The platform facilitates the investor onboarding process by allowing investors to answer questions and upload necessary documentation, which Oberon Global uses to perform Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Accreditation Checks. Additionally, the company offers a white-label solution that enables clients to utilize its comprehensive software suite, allowing them to concentrate on securing optimal investment opportunities for their investors. Through its services, Oberon Global aims to enhance compliance and security in the fundraising process.
Bitesize
Seed Round in 2019
Bitesize, Inc. is a company that specializes in a two-way messaging platform designed to facilitate personal dialogue between brands and consumers. Founded in 2017 and based in the United States, the company utilizes artificial intelligence to enable rapid communication, allowing brands to send and receive messages efficiently while categorizing responses by context, keyword, and sentiment. Bitesize caters to various industries, including automotive, home services, healthcare, and entertainment. The platform empowers brands to engage in meaningful, interactive conversations with consumers, moving beyond traditional methods like personalized emails. By enabling genuine one-on-one interactions at scale, Bitesize aims to enhance customer relationships and drive sales for its clients.
Wwwash is an Internet of Things (IoT) platform designed to enhance the operations of car wash businesses by leveraging customer data. The platform facilitates engagement with existing customers while attracting new ones through automated marketing notifications and targeted campaigns. By collecting customer feedback and managing various aspects of the business, Wwwash helps car wash owners to create marketing strategies, implement Unlimited Plans, and initiate Referral Campaigns. This smart technology not only increases customer lifetime value but also enables car wash owners to expand their customer base and boost overall revenue.
Birdnest
Seed Round in 2018
Birdnest offers a unique solution for short-term office rentals, catering primarily to startups and small businesses seeking alternatives to traditional coworking spaces. Founded by Nick and Ray, who have firsthand experience in coworking environments, the company addresses common issues such as distractions and lack of privacy that can hinder productivity and team culture. Birdnest provides private office spaces that do not require long-term leases, allowing businesses to save up to 30% compared to conventional coworking options. The platform includes a variety of fully equipped spaces, such as meeting rooms and comfortable living areas, along with high-speed internet and networking events designed to connect startups with potential investors. By bridging traditional real estate with the needs of a new generation of workers, Birdnest aims to enhance the efficiency of the real estate market.
DocCheer
Seed Round in 2018
DocCheer streamlines sales for medical device field teams by identifying high-potential physicians and coordinating sales efforts.
FirstCut
Pre Seed Round in 2018
FirstCut is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence technology for video creation. It operates an online marketplace that connects marketers with professional videographers, specifically catering to B2B technology companies. The platform offers simplified, on-demand corporate video production solutions, facilitating the creation of tailored video marketing content. By leveraging AI, FirstCut aims to streamline the video production process, making it more efficient and accessible for businesses seeking to enhance their marketing strategies through engaging visual media.
MoData
Funding Round in 2017
MoData is a developer of a sales intelligence platform that supports B2B enterprise sales teams in planning effective sales strategies and managing their operations. The platform enhances transparency and prediction throughout the entire sales workflow, from lead generation to renewal. It offers a frictionless deployment experience and features out-of-the-box widgets that reveal historical sales trends and future forecasts. MoData's tools enable sales leaders, including VPs and heads of sales, to access actionable insights that drive revenue growth. By automatically integrating data from various pipeline tools and analyzing their impact, the platform empowers clients to make informed, data-driven business decisions, ultimately optimizing sales productivity and coaching efforts.
SalesRep.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Developer of customer engagement software designed to efficiently follow up with leads. The software uses autonomous multi-channel sales intelligence to initiate contact with every lead, leaving personalized voicemails, sending text messages and emails, freeing up sales reps' time and helping close more deals.
Enwoven
Seed Round in 2017
Enwoven is a media management platform that enables organizations to capture and share valuable narratives and knowledge. The company focuses on helping brands document their history, marketing campaigns, innovations, and cultural initiatives, ensuring that important insights do not get lost over time. By providing tools that make knowledge accessible and useful, Enwoven empowers organizations, institutions, and brands to connect memories across various media formats. This approach facilitates the creation of experiential stories that resonate across generations, transforming institutional memory into actionable insights. Enwoven collaborates with notable brands such as the New York Times, Coca-Cola, Reebok, Campbell's, Avis, and Procter & Gamble to enhance their storytelling capabilities and organizational knowledge.
Blitzz
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Blitzz, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a remote visual sales and problem resolution platform tailored for contact centers and field service teams. Founded in 2017 and based in Los Gatos, California, Blitzz offers an innovative app-free solution that facilitates high-quality video calls for virtual inspections, customer support, and field service operations. The platform is designed to streamline processes in various industries, including telemedicine and remote video inspections, by leveraging patent-pending image and video algorithms. Key features include image recognition, live pointers, live editing capabilities, remote flashlights, and integrations with customer relationship management systems. This comprehensive functionality enables field service teams to conduct effective inspections without the need for on-site visits.
AdWill
Venture Round in 2016
AdWill is a demand-side platform specializing in mobile advertising, enabling businesses to purchase mobile display traffic through real-time bidding. Utilizing a sophisticated machine learning algorithm, AdWill analyzes a wide range of demographic and behavioral attributes to optimize bidding strategies and enhance conversion rates. The platform operates on a large scale, bidding on over 2 billion impressions daily across more than 120 countries, providing clients with extensive reach in mobile advertising.
Metadata
Seed Round in 2016
Metadata, Inc. develops a marketing data analytics platform designed to streamline demand generation for B2B enterprises. The platform supports scheduling campaign amplification to targeted audiences, provides full profile information for new signups, and auto-generates buyer and user personas while offering access to a database of prospects. It enables prospect segmentation by industry, job function, technology stack, and interests, and monitors signups to accelerate pipeline creation and marketing campaigns by applying automation data to targeted advertising. The company also integrates with marketing automation systems such as Salesforce to reduce manual tasks for marketers. Founded in 2015, Metadata, Inc. is headquartered in California. By compiling historical sales data, the platform creates profiles of ideal customers and orchestrates the acceleration of existing opportunities while targeting new accounts, helping B2B teams optimize demand generation and drive more predictable outcomes.
Qbox
Venture Round in 2015
Qbox Inc. specializes in managed cloud hosting solutions for Elasticsearch, an open-source full-text search engine, facilitating data exploration and analytics for a diverse clientele that includes both startups and Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Qbox provides a user-friendly dashboard that allows clients to easily launch their own Elasticsearch clusters while handling essential operational tasks such as deployment, scaling, monitoring, patching, and support. The company also offers production and development support, consulting, and training for Kubernetes, the container orchestration platform it helped develop. Qbox operates globally, serving clients in major cities across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, ensuring that organizations can effectively manage their data infrastructure and focus on deriving insights from their data.
OneMob
Venture Round in 2014
OneMob, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a communications platform focused on personalizing customer interactions. It enables businesses to enhance their sales and marketing efforts through a video and voice messaging platform, allowing sales, customer success, and support representatives to create and send personalized, branded, and trackable video and voice messages. The platform features innovative tools such as microsites for consolidating personalized content, digital sales rooms for collaborative buyer interactions, and video prospecting capabilities to engage potential clients effectively. OneMob also integrates AI-powered tools for video creation and writing assistance, enabling users to produce professional-grade communications easily. With features like dynamic templates, advanced video editing, and CRM integrations, OneMob supports efficient outreach while ensuring a personal touch. The company has earned recognition from various industry analysts and serves notable enterprise clients, reinforcing its reputation as a leader in sales and marketing enablement.
OneMob, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a communications platform focused on personalizing customer interactions. It enables businesses to enhance their sales and marketing efforts through a video and voice messaging platform, allowing sales, customer success, and support representatives to create and send personalized, branded, and trackable video and voice messages. The platform features innovative tools such as microsites for consolidating personalized content, digital sales rooms for collaborative buyer interactions, and video prospecting capabilities to engage potential clients effectively. OneMob also integrates AI-powered tools for video creation and writing assistance, enabling users to produce professional-grade communications easily. With features like dynamic templates, advanced video editing, and CRM integrations, OneMob supports efficient outreach while ensuring a personal touch. The company has earned recognition from various industry analysts and serves notable enterprise clients, reinforcing its reputation as a leader in sales and marketing enablement.
Badger Maps
Seed Round in 2013
Badger Maps is a developer of a mobile sales route planning application tailored for field sales representatives and businesses. The application integrates Google Maps with customer relationship management (CRM) data, allowing users to efficiently manage their routes and territories. By automating route optimization, Badger enables sales reps to reduce driving time by 20% and increase weekly customer meetings by 25%. This streamlined approach helps sales professionals focus on high-priority clients and adapt quickly to last-minute changes in their schedules, ensuring they can maximize their time in the field. Through its user-friendly platform, Badger enhances the sales process and improves overall productivity for its users.
Discoverly
Seed Round in 2013
Discoverly, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012. It specializes in a tool that integrates with Gmail, allowing users to view the social accounts and updates of their email recipients in an accessible sidebar. The application facilitates the exploration of social data by providing insights from various social profiles, including details about mutual connections and recent activities. Designed for both personal and professional networking, Discoverly’s platform supports users in identifying opportunities within their networks. Additionally, the company offers premium services tailored for employers, recruiters, and businesses, enhancing their ability to leverage social connections effectively.
SkuRun is a company that enhances consumer engagement in retail settings through the use of beacon and mobile technology. By providing a business-to-business application, SkuRun delivers targeted marketing messages to consumers in real time within convenience stores. This approach not only motivates purchasing decisions but also strengthens the connection between manufacturers, retailers, and shoppers. Through its innovative proximity marketing solutions, SkuRun aims to transform the way marketing content is experienced in-store, driving sales and improving customer interactions.
Discoverly
Seed Round in 2013
Discoverly, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012. It specializes in a tool that integrates with Gmail, allowing users to view the social accounts and updates of their email recipients in an accessible sidebar. The application facilitates the exploration of social data by providing insights from various social profiles, including details about mutual connections and recent activities. Designed for both personal and professional networking, Discoverly’s platform supports users in identifying opportunities within their networks. Additionally, the company offers premium services tailored for employers, recruiters, and businesses, enhancing their ability to leverage social connections effectively.
SocialPandas
Seed Round in 2012
SocialPandas, Inc. is a social selling platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in helping B2B businesses utilize social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to convert relationships and activities into actionable leads, sales opportunities, and revenue. By developing innovative products tailored for sales and marketing professionals, SocialPandas aims to enhance the effectiveness of social media in generating business prospects. The company is privately held and was established by experienced professionals from the software as a service (SaaS) sector, receiving backing from prominent investors including those associated with notable technology firms.
ConnectBright
Seed Round in 2012
ConnectBright is an advocacy empowerment platform based in San Francisco, California, founded by Sumithra Jonnalagadda and Andrea Faz. The company focuses on B2B service providers, offering a directory of reviews that enables businesses to find and connect with qualified customers, partners, and vendors. By facilitating these connections, ConnectBright aims to enhance the visibility and reputation of service providers within their respective industries.