Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 2013. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, as well as late-stage pre-IPO opportunities, with a flexible approach that is sector and geographic agnostic. Alumni Ventures aims to provide high-quality, diversified venture portfolios to individual investors, particularly accredited alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, who may not have had access to venture capital previously. The firm focuses on backing companies that have an alumni connection and are led by established institutional investors with expertise in their respective fields. Additionally, Alumni Ventures offers focused funds that enable accredited investors to access a diverse portfolio of investments across various types, sectors, stages, and geographies.

Rob Adams

Executive Partner

Gail Ball

Venture Scout

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

Marco A. Casas

Senior Investment Principal, Basecamp Fund

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chairman

Michael Egziabher

Principal, Basecamp

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer

Michael Madden

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Todd McIntyre

Managing Partner, Spike Ventures | Alumni Ventures

Wayne Moore

Partner

David Muson

CFO

Ludwig Pierre Schulze

Managing Partner and NYC Office Leader

Saad Shaheen

Director

Edward Tsai

Managing Partner

Brittney Wade

Senior Associate, Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Drew Wandzilak

Senior Associate, Green D and Yard and Strategic Tech Fund

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Ray Wu

Managing Partner-Web3 / Blockchain Fund

Michael Yuann

Director of Investment Operations

Past deals in Big Data

Rwazi

Series A in 2025
Rwazi operates as an AI market intelligence platform that enables global brands to access zero-party consumer data. This data reveals insights on consumer purchasing behaviors, including who is buying what, for how much, and the factors influencing their decisions. By leveraging a mobile and web application, Rwazi facilitates local consumers around the world in sharing their shopping experiences and consumption habits. The platform combines advanced technology with a network of qualified data collectors across both urban and rural areas, allowing it to gather valuable insights from developing markets. This approach helps multinational companies make informed decisions, enhance product accessibility, and improve affordability in local markets. Rwazi's focus on actionable data empowers brands to engage with a diverse range of retail outlets and individual consumers effectively.

Dune Security

Seed Round in 2025
AI fighting AI. CISOs face an impossible risk landscape today. 80% of cybersecurity breaches start because of employee error. The problem is exacerbating with generative AI, as a single hacker can specifically target thousands of employees in the same amount of time that they used to specifically target tens of employees with social engineering. CISOs lack tools to deal with employee risk and are held accountable when a breach inevitably happens. By leveraging AI at each step, Dune Security empowers organizations to quantify individual risk through analyzing user behavior, context, learning patterns, and third party data. This allows the automation of tailored cybersecurity measures to each individual, transforming vulnerabilities into strengths. Dune is the central engine of all employee risk data, which is a solution that is not just timely for organizations but necessary in navigating the present cybersecurity landscape. This gives the CISO the capability to understand who are the high risk employees, to what extent, and why - as well as automatically remediate and restrict access to keep their organization safe. Today, Dune Security uniquely replaces legacy and ineffective security awareness training by pinpointing the crucial 8% of employees responsible for 80% of the risk, ensuring all employees receive personalized, machine learning-driven training tailored to their risk profile. CISOs also have easy access to quantifiable data via robust reporting and API-out capability, enabling them to both report to compliance auditors, regulators, and insurance underwriters, as well as restrict access to high-risk employees through other security systems.

Precision Neuroscience

Series C in 2024
Precision Neuroscience is a company focused on developing advanced brain-computer interface technology aimed at offering innovative treatments for the approximately one billion individuals worldwide affected by neurological disorders. Founded in 2021 and based in New York, the company's technology is characterized by its minimally invasive design, safety for removal, and capacity for processing substantial data. This platform enables medical professionals to establish a direct connection between the human brain and artificial intelligence, potentially transforming the landscape of neurological care.

CamberCloud

Seed Round in 2024
CamberCloud is a cloud computing platform that offers easy to use APIs for researchers to process large datasets.

BeyondTrucks

Series A in 2024
BeyondTrucks is a technology company focused on enhancing the operations of large private and specialty fleets through its innovative freight service platform. The platform facilitates process automation and optimization by integrating smart data, machine learning, and financial services, allowing businesses to replace outdated software and manual methods. This transition enables fleets to operate more efficiently and make informed decisions. BeyondTrucks aims to transform the logistics industry, which has been slow to adopt new technologies, by providing a comprehensive solution that connects various operational elements, thereby making transportation more driver-centric and manageable.

Global Predictions

Seed Round in 2024
Global Predictions is a financial technology company founded by a team with extensive experience at Bridgewater, leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver investment insights and financial advice. The company has developed a proprietary Economic Insights Engine that powers its fintech solutions, making them accessible to millions through their API and tailored insights. Their flagship product, PortfolioPilot.com, serves as a personal AI financial advisor for individuals, managing over $30 billion in assets. The platform is designed to offer personalized recommendations and guidance for investment portfolio management, helping users navigate economic shifts effectively.

caVos biotherapeutics

Seed Round in 2024
An emerging genomic and data science company, developing novel drugs based on naturally occurring resistance mechanisms

Truleo

Seed Round in 2024
Truleo is a developer of an audio analytics system focused on enhancing the review of police body camera footage, which often goes largely unexamined. The platform automatically processes 100% of body camera videos, significantly reducing the time required for review and offering valuable insights to improve policing practices. It analyzes interactions between police officers and civilians, detecting critical events such as use-of-force incidents and non-compliance. Truleo’s technology utilizes proprietary models created by law enforcement experts to identify trends in officer behavior, auto-flag incidents, and provide early warnings for potentially volatile situations. This capability enables law enforcement agencies to generate actionable reports that facilitate better officer training, inform policy decisions, and strengthen community relationships, while also highlighting positive officer interactions.

Observe

Series B in 2024
Observe Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2017. It offers an online platform designed for log analytics, infrastructure monitoring, and application performance management. The platform consolidates fragmented logs, metrics, and traces into a unified data lake, enhancing the storage, management, and analysis of business data. Its unique Data Graph technology allows users to quickly diagnose issues in distributed applications, significantly improving the speed of issue resolution compared to traditional observability solutions. By leveraging an elastic cloud architecture, the platform simplifies troubleshooting and reduces outages, allowing engineers to focus more on development and less on incident investigation.

Activeloop

Series A in 2024
Activeloop offers a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate the management and scaling of data pipelines for machine learning applications. Their flagship product, Deep Lake, serves as a specialized database for artificial intelligence, optimized for deep learning and large language model applications. It allows users to store a variety of data types, including text, images, audio, and videos, in a single location, while providing capabilities such as data streaming, version control, and vector search. Deep Lake simplifies the deployment of enterprise-grade LLM-based products and integrates seamlessly with popular tools like LangChain and Weights & Biases. The platform is serverless and capable of handling datasets of any size, making it suitable for organizations working on complex machine learning projects. Activeloop counts notable companies such as Bayer Radiology and Matterport among its users. The founding team comprises individuals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions like Princeton and Stanford, along with experience from industry leaders like Google and Tesla.

Ocient

Series B in 2024
Ocient Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in analytical software solutions for database management. Founded in 2018, Ocient has developed a data analytics platform capable of rapidly analyzing massive datasets, ranging from tens of terabytes to exabytes, which can contain trillions or quadrillions of rows. The platform is designed to efficiently ingest billions of rows per second while filtering and computing aggregate results at speeds of up to trillions of rows per second. This capability allows organizations to effectively leverage large datasets, enabling them to gain insights at scale and with high velocity.

SpexAI

Seed Round in 2023
SpexAI is a precision farming company focused on large-scale cannabis producers, providing actionable insights through advanced spectral imaging technology. By developing smart multispectral sensors and an AI-driven platform, SpexAI enables growers to monitor cannabis plants in real-time, delivering critical data on cannabinoid levels, disease detection, and pest control. This innovative approach helps optimize cultivation processes, ensuring consistent harvests while minimizing waste and reducing costs. SpexAI's reliance on spectral data rather than intuition allows producers to make informed decisions throughout the growth cycle, ultimately enhancing the efficiency and quality of cannabis production.

block a

Seed Round in 2023
Renting apartments is expensive, and the tools are inefficient and outdated. block.a is an NYC / Tel Aviv Proptech company, combines automated marketing, AI bots, self-touring, occupied apartment touring, and big data machine learning into an end-to-end residential leasing solution. Landlords save resources and reduce days on market by over 50%, and have full visibility into their leasing data and overall performance. Renters can simply show up in the area they want to live in, tour 30 units in-person, apply and sign a lease - all within one platform, and within one single day.

Graft

Seed Round in 2023
Graft is a modern AI platform that allows data teams to create production-ready AI solutions with minimal effort. It eliminates the need for machine learning expertise, additional staffing, or infrastructure maintenance. The platform focuses on a data-centric approach, utilizing foundation models to enhance business outcomes. Additionally, Graft specializes in unstructured data analysis, harnessing artificial intelligence to process various types of data, including text, images, video, audio, and graphs. This capability enables clients to apply advanced analytical techniques effectively, ultimately driving improved results for their businesses.

Lambda

Series C in 2023
Lambda is a technology company specializing in deep-learning infrastructure. It provides cloud computing services tailored for large-scale artificial intelligence training and inference. The company offers servers and workstations pre-configured with popular machine learning frameworks, allowing clients to simplify and accelerate the development of complex AI models for tasks such as natural language processing and drug discovery. Lambda's product range includes on-premises GPU hardware and cloud-hosted GPUs, empowering AI engineers to construct, test, and deploy AI products efficiently and securely at scale.

HawkEye 360

Series D in 2023
HawkEye 360, Inc. is a data analytics company specializing in radio frequency (RF) mapping through its commercial satellite constellation. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, the company focuses on identifying, processing, and geolocating a wide range of RF signals. Its offerings include maritime domain awareness and spectrum mapping and monitoring, which are crucial for tracking global transportation networks and supporting emergency response efforts. By leveraging satellite tracking technology, HawkEye 360 provides clients in sectors such as maritime, intelligence, and telecommunications with analytical products designed to address complex challenges. The company has established a strategic partnership with Ursa to enhance its capabilities in RF data analytics.

RecruitBot

Seed Round in 2023
RecruitBot is a recruitment agency software that leverages big data and machine learning to enhance the hiring process. It operates an artificial intelligence-based platform designed to help organizations find ideal candidates for various positions. By partnering with public and private data companies, RecruitBot builds and maintains a comprehensive collection of global candidate profiles. The platform features a customizable drip campaign interface that automates outreach to suitable candidates, allowing clients to engage with multiple prospects simultaneously. This approach enables hiring managers to predict candidate relevance for specific roles, ultimately saving time and streamlining the recruitment process.

Infobot.ai

Seed Round in 2023
Infobot.ai is an artificial intelligence based news generation platform enabling users to create AI-generated news channels on any topic.

Dune Security

Pre Seed Round in 2023
AI fighting AI. CISOs face an impossible risk landscape today. 80% of cybersecurity breaches start because of employee error. The problem is exacerbating with generative AI, as a single hacker can specifically target thousands of employees in the same amount of time that they used to specifically target tens of employees with social engineering. CISOs lack tools to deal with employee risk and are held accountable when a breach inevitably happens. By leveraging AI at each step, Dune Security empowers organizations to quantify individual risk through analyzing user behavior, context, learning patterns, and third party data. This allows the automation of tailored cybersecurity measures to each individual, transforming vulnerabilities into strengths. Dune is the central engine of all employee risk data, which is a solution that is not just timely for organizations but necessary in navigating the present cybersecurity landscape. This gives the CISO the capability to understand who are the high risk employees, to what extent, and why - as well as automatically remediate and restrict access to keep their organization safe. Today, Dune Security uniquely replaces legacy and ineffective security awareness training by pinpointing the crucial 8% of employees responsible for 80% of the risk, ensuring all employees receive personalized, machine learning-driven training tailored to their risk profile. CISOs also have easy access to quantifiable data via robust reporting and API-out capability, enabling them to both report to compliance auditors, regulators, and insurance underwriters, as well as restrict access to high-risk employees through other security systems.

Rwazi

Seed Round in 2023
Rwazi operates as an AI market intelligence platform that enables global brands to access zero-party consumer data. This data reveals insights on consumer purchasing behaviors, including who is buying what, for how much, and the factors influencing their decisions. By leveraging a mobile and web application, Rwazi facilitates local consumers around the world in sharing their shopping experiences and consumption habits. The platform combines advanced technology with a network of qualified data collectors across both urban and rural areas, allowing it to gather valuable insights from developing markets. This approach helps multinational companies make informed decisions, enhance product accessibility, and improve affordability in local markets. Rwazi's focus on actionable data empowers brands to engage with a diverse range of retail outlets and individual consumers effectively.

Precision Neuroscience

Series B in 2023
Precision Neuroscience is a company focused on developing advanced brain-computer interface technology aimed at offering innovative treatments for the approximately one billion individuals worldwide affected by neurological disorders. Founded in 2021 and based in New York, the company's technology is characterized by its minimally invasive design, safety for removal, and capacity for processing substantial data. This platform enables medical professionals to establish a direct connection between the human brain and artificial intelligence, potentially transforming the landscape of neurological care.

Bitwave

Series A in 2022
Bitwave is a financial software developer based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018 by Amy Kalnoki and Patrick White. The company specializes in providing tools that enable businesses to incorporate digital assets into their accounting and operational workflows. Its platform simplifies and streamlines tasks related to cryptocurrency, including tax tracking, bookkeeping, and decentralized finance monitoring. Bitwave's software integrates with various accounting systems and blockchains, facilitating efficient management of cryptocurrency transactions and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Through its solutions, Bitwave aims to enhance the financial management of enterprises engaging with digital assets.

Citrine Informatics

Venture Round in 2022
Citrine Informatics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance materials development. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the company operates a platform that aggregates and analyzes extensive datasets related to materials, chemicals, and devices. This platform aims to streamline research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain processes for organizations involved in producing physical products. By employing data science and machine learning, Citrine Informatics accelerates the discovery of new materials and helps identify defects early in the research process, thereby improving product design and development efficiency across various sectors, including energy, aerospace, and electronics.

Hadean

Series A in 2022
Hadean is a venture-backed startup focused on transforming distributed, spatial, and scalable computing for web 3.0 and the metaverse. The company offers a cloud-distributed computing platform that enables developers to build, run, and scale real-time applications, facilitating petascale computing on extensive datasets. Hadean's technology bridges physical and virtual environments, allowing for unprecedented digital scale and fidelity, which enhances real-world applications. Their solutions support a range of clients, including CAE, Microsoft, Minecraft, the Francis Crick Institute, PixelMax, GamesCoin, and BAE Systems, positioning Hadean as a key player in the development of the metaverse and enterprise applications.

Kalderos

Venture Round in 2022
Kalderos, Inc. is a company that specializes in drug discount management solutions for various stakeholders in the U.S. healthcare system, including providers, manufacturers, and payers. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional location in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Kalderos offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to analyze and streamline the complex coordination of drug discount programs. The platform employs advanced models and machine learning to identify and resolve non-compliance issues, detecting inconsistencies that traditional methods often miss. By providing data management capabilities and customizable insights, Kalderos enables clients to enhance their processes for claims verification, dispute resolution, and discount monitoring, ultimately reducing waste and improving operational efficiency.

Knowde

Series A in 2022
Knowde operates an online marketplace focused on the chemical industry, enhancing the accessibility of trading chemicals, polymers, and industrial ingredients. Its platform utilizes advanced technologies, including deep learning and self-learning data models, to facilitate the search, filtering, sampling, quoting, and purchasing of products tailored to client specifications. By offering a comprehensive chemical taxonomy, Knowde empowers global chemical producers and distributors to transform their operations digitally. This innovative approach allows clients to compare and access products from suppliers worldwide, streamlining the procurement process in the chemical sector. The company has garnered support from prominent investors, highlighting its potential in revolutionizing how chemical transactions are conducted.

Trusstor

Seed Round in 2022
Trusstor Technologies, established in 2019 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializes in developing wearable sensor devices and software tailored for the construction industry. The company's core offering is an on-site command and control system that leverages real-time location and site condition sensors to enhance safety and productivity. This system provides real-time asset tracking, smart reports, work plan generation, real-time safety alerts, and fall detection, thereby empowering construction teams to make data-driven decisions and improve overall efficiency.

BeyondTrucks

Seed Round in 2022
BeyondTrucks is a technology company focused on enhancing the operations of large private and specialty fleets through its innovative freight service platform. The platform facilitates process automation and optimization by integrating smart data, machine learning, and financial services, allowing businesses to replace outdated software and manual methods. This transition enables fleets to operate more efficiently and make informed decisions. BeyondTrucks aims to transform the logistics industry, which has been slow to adopt new technologies, by providing a comprehensive solution that connects various operational elements, thereby making transportation more driver-centric and manageable.

JADU

Series A in 2022
Jadu AR Inc., operating under the name Jadu, is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in augmented reality technology. Founded in 2019, Jadu has developed a mobile application that enables users to engage with holograms of their favorite musicians and performers, allowing fans to perform alongside these virtual representations. The application is available on the App Store, enhancing the interactive entertainment experience for users by blending real and digital performances.

Quiver Quantitative

Seed Round in 2022
Quiver Quantitative is an alternative data platform aimed at empowering retail investors by providing access to unique data sources that are typically reserved for institutional clients. The platform aggregates various alternative datasets, including consumer data from sources like credit card transactions and social media, which are usually inaccessible to individual investors. By compiling this information into a free, user-friendly web dashboard, Quiver Quantitative seeks to level the playing field, allowing retail investors to make informed decisions and potentially improve their investment returns. This initiative addresses the existing information disparity between hedge funds and retail investors, fostering a more equitable investment environment.

ApertureData

Seed Round in 2022
ApertureData specializes in data management services, offering a platform that seamlessly handles large data objects, including images, videos, and documents, without relying on multiple disconnected systems. Its flagship product, ApertureDB, integrates knowledge graphs, multimodal data, and vector search into a single database, significantly reducing data infrastructure setup times by 6 to 12 months. This efficiency is particularly valuable for Chief Technology Officers and Chief Data Officers tasked with navigating the complexities of AI deployment. By centralizing relevant datasets and providing a uniform schema view, ApertureDB enhances data retrieval and query handling, thereby supporting various AI applications, such as chatbots and machine learning solutions. The platform is designed to boost the productivity of data science and machine learning teams by an average of ten-fold, improving performance and accessibility for AI initiatives.

Databento

Series A in 2021
Databento offers a streamlined platform for accessing financial market data, founded by professionals with backgrounds in trading and engineering from leading quantitative hedge funds. The company provides a self-service model that allows users to access live exchange feeds and vast amounts of historical data efficiently. Clients can choose between a pay-as-you-go system or flat-rate pricing, providing flexibility based on their needs. By hosting servers in colocation facilities at various trading venues, Databento ensures low-latency and high-fidelity data capture directly from the source. Its platform also automates data licensing and reduces onboarding time, making it easier for businesses and financial institutions to obtain reliable, institutional-grade data while minimizing storage costs.

block a

Seed Round in 2021
Renting apartments is expensive, and the tools are inefficient and outdated. block.a is an NYC / Tel Aviv Proptech company, combines automated marketing, AI bots, self-touring, occupied apartment touring, and big data machine learning into an end-to-end residential leasing solution. Landlords save resources and reduce days on market by over 50%, and have full visibility into their leasing data and overall performance. Renters can simply show up in the area they want to live in, tour 30 units in-person, apply and sign a lease - all within one platform, and within one single day.

Shakudo

Seed Round in 2021
Shakudo is a company that offers an end-to-end machine learning platform aimed at simplifying the management of data stacks for artificial intelligence teams. By creating compatibility among various top-tier data tools, Shakudo enhances the reliability and performance of data management while reducing costs. The platform allows AI teams to efficiently transition from ideation to production, enabling them to scale and customize clusters with minimal coding. This capability empowers data science and machine learning teams to deliver tangible products rather than mere experimental outcomes, thereby decreasing their dependency on engineering resources to bring research to market.

data.world

Venture Round in 2021
Data.world is an Austin-based company that develops an open data platform designed to make data accessible and understandable for everyone, not just data specialists. Founded in 2015, the platform enables users to find relevant data, understand its context, and share it easily. It supports various sectors including finance, education, environment, and more. Data.world's cloud-native data catalog maps siloed data to consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge. The company is also known for fostering a collaborative data community where users work on projects ranging from social bot detection to data journalism. Data.world operates as a Public Benefit Corporation, legally structured to pursue both its mission and shareholder value equally.

Quilt Data

Seed Round in 2021
Quilt Data, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in crowdsource data collection and organization services. The company operates a cloud-based platform designed to enhance data management for organizations, enabling faster, more collaborative, and trustworthy data interactions among all team members, not just data scientists. Quilt's platform facilitates the management of code, sharing, discovery, analytics, and insights, while also providing custom information development and personalized training. This approach allows organizations to make informed decisions more rapidly, improving their operational efficiency and competitive advantage in an increasingly data-driven environment.

Intus Care

Seed Round in 2021
Intus Care, Inc. is a healthcare analytics platform focused on improving patient care and reducing hospitalizations for vulnerable and complex patients. Founded in 2018 and based in North Providence, Rhode Island, the company connects home care providers to patients through an application that tracks provider efficiency via electronic visit verification. Utilizing machine learning, the platform predicts hospital readmissions and identifies patients at high risk for hospitalizations. It also facilitates automatic patient risk grouping, enables care coordination teams to receive notifications about changes in patient health status, and supports the development of data-driven interventions and care plans. By synthesizing financial, clinical, and administrative data, Intus Care helps organizations such as nursing homes, PACE programs, and home care agencies visualize healthcare trends, ultimately aiming to deliver cost-effective healthcare solutions.

PulseData AI

Series A in 2021
PulseData AI, established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, specializes in healthcare technology. It develops machine learning software that helps healthcare providers identify patients at high risk of adverse, preventable medical outcomes. The company's platform analyzes vast amounts of patient data to predict health trends, enabling care management teams to deliver timely, targeted interventions and improve overall patient outcomes.

Atentiv Health

Seed Round in 2021
Atentiv Health, established in 2010 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in developing digital learning applications that enhance cognitive function in children and adults. The company's core product, the Atentiv System, is a non-pharmacological, digital cognitive therapy platform that measurably improves attention control. It leverages a non-invasive direct brain-to-computer interface to tailor learning experiences to each user's cognitive signature. Atentiv's offerings include solutions for optimizing attention skills in schoolchildren and applications for rehabilitation of cognitive functions prior to the onset of disorders like Alzheimer's. The company serves education and medical markets in the U.S. and internationally, combining scientific rigor, clinical expertise, and innovative technology to deliver immersive, game-based digital therapeutics.

Ocient

Series B in 2021
Ocient Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in analytical software solutions for database management. Founded in 2018, Ocient has developed a data analytics platform capable of rapidly analyzing massive datasets, ranging from tens of terabytes to exabytes, which can contain trillions or quadrillions of rows. The platform is designed to efficiently ingest billions of rows per second while filtering and computing aggregate results at speeds of up to trillions of rows per second. This capability allows organizations to effectively leverage large datasets, enabling them to gain insights at scale and with high velocity.

Motorq

Series A in 2020
Motorq, LLC is a developer of a cloud-based interoperability software platform that facilitates access to connected vehicle data and analytics for enterprises such as fleets, insurance companies, and government agencies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency and expand service offerings for its clients. Motorq's platform utilizes machine learning to integrate and analyze data from various connected car systems, providing actionable insights that help vehicle manufacturers and fleet management companies optimize customer experiences and improve product offerings. By enabling collaboration between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and device makers, Motorq supports enterprises in adapting to the evolving landscape of mobility.

Market AI

Seed Round in 2020
Market AI has been acquired by Verishop Group! Learn more about Verishop Group: https://www.verishopgroup.com/

Citrine Informatics

Venture Round in 2020
Citrine Informatics, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance materials development. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the company operates a platform that aggregates and analyzes extensive datasets related to materials, chemicals, and devices. This platform aims to streamline research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain processes for organizations involved in producing physical products. By employing data science and machine learning, Citrine Informatics accelerates the discovery of new materials and helps identify defects early in the research process, thereby improving product design and development efficiency across various sectors, including energy, aerospace, and electronics.

data.world

Series B in 2020
Data.world is an Austin-based company that develops an open data platform designed to make data accessible and understandable for everyone, not just data specialists. Founded in 2015, the platform enables users to find relevant data, understand its context, and share it easily. It supports various sectors including finance, education, environment, and more. Data.world's cloud-native data catalog maps siloed data to consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge. The company is also known for fostering a collaborative data community where users work on projects ranging from social bot detection to data journalism. Data.world operates as a Public Benefit Corporation, legally structured to pursue both its mission and shareholder value equally.

AppMap

Seed Round in 2020
AppMap is a developer-focused software company that offers dynamic runtime code analysis and visualization tools to enhance application observability. Its platform enables developers to observe and map their application's behavior seamlessly within their coding environment, providing real-time insights into performance, security, and stability issues before code is deployed. By facilitating collaboration, AppMap allows team members to address application behavior problems without replicating environments, and it supports automated generation of observability reports in continuous integration (CI) environments. The software is designed for ease of use within existing workflows, delivering comprehensive insights that help software engineers understand complex applications and accelerate the development of high-quality, secure code. This enables teams to maintain alignment and clarity in their software projects while proactively identifying and mitigating potential defects.

Humio

Series B in 2020
Humio Limited develops a live observability platform that focuses on log management and event analysis. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, the company offers a solution that enables comprehensive data aggregation, exploration, reporting, and analysis from various sources. Humio's platform is designed for both cloud and on-premises deployment, allowing organizations to ingest large volumes of log data instantly. Its innovative, index-free architecture facilitates real-time exploration and investigation of data while maintaining low hardware and engineering resource requirements. Humio serves a diverse range of industries, including higher education, financial services, government, healthcare, transportation, and technology, providing cost-effective solutions for log management and analysis. The company also has offices in Aarhus, Denmark, San Francisco, California, and Seattle, Washington.

Mission Bio

Venture Round in 2020
Mission Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in tools for studying cellular heterogeneity in human health and life sciences. The company has developed the Tapestri Platform, the first single-cell multi-omics platform, which allows for the simultaneous analysis of genotype and phenotype from the same cell. This platform utilizes proprietary microfluidic droplet technology to enable precise detection of genomic variability at single-cell resolution, facilitating research in various applications, including oncology, blood cancers, solid tumors, and genome editing. Additionally, Mission Bio offers Tapestri Designer, a cloud-based tool for creating customized single-cell DNA panels, further enhancing its capabilities in targeted molecular analysis. Founded in 2011 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as Torrent Bio, Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Agolo

Venture Round in 2020
Agolo, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured information. Utilizing machine learning and natural language processing, Agolo's technology transforms messy data into a clean, structured format, enabling various enterprise applications such as business intelligence dashboards and support site augmentation. The platform helps organizations enhance their product quality, reduce support costs, and quickly identify emerging issues by providing clear insights into customer experiences. Established in 2012 and formerly known as Ninoh, Inc., Agolo serves a diverse range of industries, empowering professionals to efficiently analyze large volumes of data and make informed decisions based on comprehensive summaries.

Teraki

Series A in 2019
Teraki GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in software solutions that enhance data management for insurance, predictive maintenance, and autonomous driving applications. The company's platform facilitates access to high-quality data while ensuring low-latency performance, which is crucial for meeting strict service level agreements. Teraki's technology supports various applications, including usage-based insurance, fleet management, and advanced driver assistance systems. By focusing on edge processing and artificial intelligence, Teraki enables clients to build, train, and improve sensor-driven AI models, automating the training process and enhancing accuracy. This innovative approach allows for efficient selection of relevant sensor information on low-power hardware, making previously impossible applications feasible within the automotive sector.

Lacework

Series C in 2019
Lacework, Inc. is a cloud security platform based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in providing automated threat defense and intrusion detection for cloud workloads. Founded in 2015, the company offers a comprehensive solution known as Polygraph, which secures customer accounts, workloads, and data while detecting anomalies and delivering actionable insights for incident remediation. Lacework's platform automates critical security functions, including configuration assessment, behavior monitoring, anomaly detection, and incident investigation. It continuously monitors various cloud components, such as workloads, applications, processes, containers, machines, users, and accounts, enabling security teams to effectively protect their data and maintain ongoing compliance in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

E25Bio

Seed Round in 2019
E25Bio Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing rapid diagnostic tests for epidemic fever viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in paper-based diagnostic systems that enable swift detection of viral antigens produced during infections. Its innovative platform allows for real-time data reporting through a mobile application, which captures results along with information on test timing and location. This approach aims to facilitate epidemiologic predictions and disease mapping, ultimately assisting governments and health organizations in managing outbreaks effectively and preventing public health crises. E25Bio's solutions are designed to provide affordable and timely diagnostics at the point of care.

Ampool

Venture Round in 2019
Ampool, Inc. specializes in developing an advanced in-memory platform that enhances analytic capabilities by integrating streaming and historical data. The company offers the Ampool Enterprise, which enables users to effectively store, manage, and analyze data in real-time, facilitating streaming analytics, batch processing, and machine learning. Ampool’s technology serves various sectors, including finance, telecommunications, retail, media, and IoT analytics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Ampool aims to streamline real-time data-intensive applications through a distributed, memory-centric active data store. This platform supports multiple analytical processes, including stream ingestion, batch processing, and interactive queries, all within a unified architecture powered by Apache Geode™. By providing a cloud-native analytics engine with a focus on low overhead and rapid performance, Ampool enhances business intelligence capabilities while minimizing security risks.

Geospiza

Seed Round in 2019
Geospiza, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing climate risk assessment platforms to aid the emergency management industry in mitigating the impacts of climate-related disasters. The company provides Geospiza PATH, which allows risk managers and other stakeholders to quantify and address climate and natural hazard risks effectively. Additionally, Geospiza offers Geospiza SWIFT, a web-based decision support software that integrates various datasets and models, delivering actionable insights and enabling informed decision-making. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Geospiza leverages real-time IoT, big data, and advanced analytics to enhance crisis and emergency management processes, ultimately aiming to save lives and protect the environment.

WorldCover

Series A in 2019
WorldCover is an innovative company dedicated to protecting farmers globally from the impacts of drought and other natural disasters through satellite-enabled insurance solutions. Founded by professionals from MIT with expertise in computer science and finance, the company aims to address the significant climate risks that threaten agricultural livelihoods, estimated at $100 billion. By leveraging remote sensing technology and advanced risk modeling, WorldCover offers a peer-to-peer investment and insurance platform that delivers affordable crop insurance to smallholder farmers, particularly in developing countries. This approach not only enhances food and income security for those who depend on agriculture but also supports the livelihoods of over 70% of the 2.5 billion individuals living at the base of the economic pyramid worldwide.

WorldCover

Series A in 2019
WorldCover is an innovative company dedicated to protecting farmers globally from the impacts of drought and other natural disasters through satellite-enabled insurance solutions. Founded by professionals from MIT with expertise in computer science and finance, the company aims to address the significant climate risks that threaten agricultural livelihoods, estimated at $100 billion. By leveraging remote sensing technology and advanced risk modeling, WorldCover offers a peer-to-peer investment and insurance platform that delivers affordable crop insurance to smallholder farmers, particularly in developing countries. This approach not only enhances food and income security for those who depend on agriculture but also supports the livelihoods of over 70% of the 2.5 billion individuals living at the base of the economic pyramid worldwide.

Cumulus Digital Systems

Seed Round in 2018
Cumulus Digital Systems, Inc. is a startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that develops a cloud-hosted software platform designed to enhance maintenance and construction workflows. The platform, known as the Smart Torque System, connects workers, tools, and data, enabling real-time quality assurance and progress tracking through data collected from digitally-enabled tools. By providing a comprehensive view of operations, Cumulus aims to improve safety and productivity in industrial facilities. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on delivering significant improvements in workflow management by structuring data to verify task quality and duration.

BlastPoint

Seed Round in 2018
BlastPoint specializes in big data solutions that enable companies to enhance revenue growth by effectively discovering, targeting, and engaging with their customer data. The company offers a predictive AI-powered platform that addresses customer engagement challenges, allowing businesses to find and satisfy their customers throughout their lifetime. BlastPoint serves a diverse range of sectors, including energy, finance, automotive, and nonprofit organizations, helping them identify trends and extract valuable insights specific to their territories or market dynamics.

SimpleMachines

Series A in 2018
SimpleMachines, Inc. is a semiconductor design and development company based in Madison, Wisconsin, established in 2016. It specializes in creating a Software-Defined Compute platform that addresses the evolving demands of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine learning, robotics, and big data. As traditional computing systems face limitations due to the end of Moore's Law and the increasing complexity of software, SimpleMachines offers a programmable platform that allows for real-time hardware optimization. This innovative approach contrasts with conventional single-purpose systems, which are costly, time-consuming to develop, and often become obsolete upon deployment. The company's platform enables software developers to enhance application performance by dynamically reconfiguring hardware, thus supporting a wide range of use cases and ensuring adaptability in rapidly changing technological environments.

Apprentice Health

Seed Round in 2018
Apprentice Health is a predictive analytics firm focused on enhancing the efficiency of healthcare systems through its comprehensive operations platform. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company aims to facilitate the transition to value-based care by identifying inefficiencies in workflows within clinics and hospitals. Its platform provides actionable recommendations for improving scheduling, staffing, and facility utilization. By addressing these areas, Apprentice Health helps healthcare providers increase patient access, enhance the patient experience, and alleviate clinical staff burnout. The firm was founded by Rajiv Sivendran and Artur Menzeleev, emphasizing a commitment to higher patient and staff satisfaction while also reducing operational costs.

Lacework

Series B in 2018
Lacework, Inc. is a cloud security platform based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in providing automated threat defense and intrusion detection for cloud workloads. Founded in 2015, the company offers a comprehensive solution known as Polygraph, which secures customer accounts, workloads, and data while detecting anomalies and delivering actionable insights for incident remediation. Lacework's platform automates critical security functions, including configuration assessment, behavior monitoring, anomaly detection, and incident investigation. It continuously monitors various cloud components, such as workloads, applications, processes, containers, machines, users, and accounts, enabling security teams to effectively protect their data and maintain ongoing compliance in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

Lumiata

Series B in 2018
Lumiata Inc. specializes in predictive health analytics tailored for risk-bearing organizations, including hospital networks and insurance carriers. Founded in 2013 and based in San Mateo, California, the company has developed a medical graph that organizes and analyzes diverse healthcare data, enabling real-time predictive analytics. Its flagship product, The Lumiata Risk Matrix, provides personalized predictions regarding individual health changes, supported by a chain of medical reasoning. By leveraging over 120 million patient records and proprietary clinical knowledge, Lumiata's machine learning tools empower healthcare providers and payers to enhance decision-making, manage costs, and improve patient care. The company serves a range of clients, including payers, population health organizations, and digital health companies, facilitating applications in underwriting and care management while prioritizing member privacy.

Dataminr

Series E in 2018
Dataminr, Inc. is an AI-driven platform that specializes in real-time information discovery and risk detection by analyzing publicly available data. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company transforms diverse sources, including social media, blogs, and information sensors, into actionable alerts for its clients. Dataminr serves various sectors, including finance, news, security, and crisis management, providing tailored solutions such as Dataminr for News and Dataminr for Finance. These applications help journalists and financial professionals monitor relevant topics and manage personalized streams of information. By detecting early signs of significant events—such as natural disasters, political unrest, or security threats—Dataminr equips organizations with critical insights, enabling them to respond swiftly and effectively to emerging risks and disruptions.

BaseVenture

Venture Round in 2018
BaseVenture is a software company that specializes in developing innovative solutions for the alternative investment industry, particularly in financial reporting, data visualization, and process management. The company offers a digital fund management platform that simplifies and modernizes the administration of private funds. This platform streamlines and automates critical middle and back-office functions, allowing fund managers, asset allocators, and fund administrators to enhance operational efficiency. By improving investor satisfaction and enabling smarter investment decisions, BaseVenture empowers its clients to focus on growth and delivering value to their investors.

Motorq

Seed Round in 2018
Motorq, LLC is a developer of a cloud-based interoperability software platform that facilitates access to connected vehicle data and analytics for enterprises such as fleets, insurance companies, and government agencies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency and expand service offerings for its clients. Motorq's platform utilizes machine learning to integrate and analyze data from various connected car systems, providing actionable insights that help vehicle manufacturers and fleet management companies optimize customer experiences and improve product offerings. By enabling collaboration between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and device makers, Motorq supports enterprises in adapting to the evolving landscape of mobility.

Prophia

Seed Round in 2018
Prophia is a data management and insights platform specifically designed for the commercial real estate industry. The company focuses on automating lease abstraction and managing complex lease documents through advanced AI technology. By extracting key clauses and financial terms, Prophia's platform helps users optimize rental agreements, uncover hidden opportunities, and enhance portfolio management. This innovative approach enables commercial real estate owners and forward-thinking innovators to leverage data effectively, ultimately driving better asset performance and informed decision-making. Prophia aims to transform how the industry aggregates and utilizes unstructured building data, fostering improved efficiency and profitability.

Ocient

Series A in 2018
Ocient Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in analytical software solutions for database management. Founded in 2018, Ocient has developed a data analytics platform capable of rapidly analyzing massive datasets, ranging from tens of terabytes to exabytes, which can contain trillions or quadrillions of rows. The platform is designed to efficiently ingest billions of rows per second while filtering and computing aggregate results at speeds of up to trillions of rows per second. This capability allows organizations to effectively leverage large datasets, enabling them to gain insights at scale and with high velocity.

Lumiata

Series A in 2017
Lumiata Inc. specializes in predictive health analytics tailored for risk-bearing organizations, including hospital networks and insurance carriers. Founded in 2013 and based in San Mateo, California, the company has developed a medical graph that organizes and analyzes diverse healthcare data, enabling real-time predictive analytics. Its flagship product, The Lumiata Risk Matrix, provides personalized predictions regarding individual health changes, supported by a chain of medical reasoning. By leveraging over 120 million patient records and proprietary clinical knowledge, Lumiata's machine learning tools empower healthcare providers and payers to enhance decision-making, manage costs, and improve patient care. The company serves a range of clients, including payers, population health organizations, and digital health companies, facilitating applications in underwriting and care management while prioritizing member privacy.

Sqrrl

Series C in 2017
Sqrrl is a Big Data Analytics company that specializes in helping organizations identify and respond to unusual activities within their data. Its flagship product, Sqrrl Enterprise, provides a platform for linked data analysis, enabling analysts to visualize and investigate hidden connections in disparate datasets. This capability allows for a rapid understanding of context, facilitating prompt action. Sqrrl's cybersecurity solutions are particularly focused on detecting advanced data breaches related to cyber-espionage, insider threats, and other challenging attacks. By leveraging a range of Big Data technologies, including Hadoop, link analysis, machine learning, and advanced visualization, Sqrrl empowers security analysts to uncover threats more quickly and efficiently, ultimately reducing the time and resources needed for investigations.

Upstart

Series C in 2017
Upstart is a peer-to-peer online lending platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the lending process. Founded in 2012 and based in San Mateo, California, the company focuses on providing fixed-rate personal loans by employing a proprietary underwriting model that evaluates factors such as education, area of study, and employment history, allowing it to identify borrowers with limited credit backgrounds. Upstart connects consumer loan demand with its network of AI-enabled bank partners, facilitating a streamlined borrowing experience. The platform supports a variety of loan offerings, including personal loans, automotive financing, home equity lines of credit, and small-dollar loans, enabling banks to achieve higher approval rates and reduced loss rates while enhancing customer satisfaction through a digital-first approach.

Whistle Labs

Venture Round in 2015
Whistle Labs is a San Francisco-based technology company focused on enhancing pet health and longevity through innovative solutions. The company develops on-collar devices that enable pet owners to monitor their pets' daily activities, including walking, playing, and resting. By analyzing this data, Whistle provides insights into the behavioral patterns and long-term health trends of pets, establishing a new standard for preventative care. Led by a team of dedicated technologists, Whistle Labs aims to transform veterinary medical research by leveraging a comprehensive database of pet health information, ultimately contributing to a healthier and longer life for pets.

Whistle Labs

Series B in 2015
Whistle Labs is a San Francisco-based technology company focused on enhancing pet health and longevity through innovative solutions. The company develops on-collar devices that enable pet owners to monitor their pets' daily activities, including walking, playing, and resting. By analyzing this data, Whistle provides insights into the behavioral patterns and long-term health trends of pets, establishing a new standard for preventative care. Led by a team of dedicated technologists, Whistle Labs aims to transform veterinary medical research by leveraging a comprehensive database of pet health information, ultimately contributing to a healthier and longer life for pets.

Logz.io

Venture Round in 2014
Logz.io offers a machine data analytics platform that leverages open-source technologies, specifically ELK and Grafana, to facilitate the monitoring and analysis of modern applications. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and highly scalable, catering to organizations of all sizes. By integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning, Logz.io assists DevOps engineers, system administrators, and developers in identifying critical events within vast amounts of generated data. This enables users to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure their mission-critical applications effectively, allowing for proactive issue resolution and enhanced operational efficiency.

Dataminr

Venture Round in 2009
Dataminr, Inc. is an AI-driven platform that specializes in real-time information discovery and risk detection by analyzing publicly available data. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company transforms diverse sources, including social media, blogs, and information sensors, into actionable alerts for its clients. Dataminr serves various sectors, including finance, news, security, and crisis management, providing tailored solutions such as Dataminr for News and Dataminr for Finance. These applications help journalists and financial professionals monitor relevant topics and manage personalized streams of information. By detecting early signs of significant events—such as natural disasters, political unrest, or security threats—Dataminr equips organizations with critical insights, enabling them to respond swiftly and effectively to emerging risks and disruptions.
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