Sequel.io
Series A in 2024
Sequel provides a low-code solution for live video that enables brands to turn their websites into hubs for live engagement and engage their communities on their own websites.
Rypplzz
Seed Round in 2024
Rypplzz is a 3D geospatial technology company that develops a platform to link digital content to precise geo-locations in airspace and to transform physical spaces into smart, addressable environments. Its patented software connects digital files to exact locations across campuses and large venues, enabling monetizable engagement opportunities and location-based experiences in airspace. The platform supports interactive 3D geolocation-based content for sports, entertainment, hospitality, and security applications, turning airspace and real-world spaces into connected, data-enabled environments. By enabling creation, sharing and deployment of location-based digital files, Rypplzz aims to enhance audience engagement and operational intelligence through precise geolocation, improved connectivity, and spatial engineering.
GetDynasty
Seed Round in 2024
GetDynasty is a technology company specializing in digital estate planning. It offers a user-friendly platform that enables individuals to create a Digital Living Trust in minutes, securely adding their assets and designating beneficiaries. The platform aims to simplify estate planning and asset protection, providing features like remote trust creation, digital storage, and seamless asset transfer. By using GetDynasty, users can avoid probate, ensure smooth asset distribution, and manage inheritances efficiently, thereby protecting and preserving family assets.
Crate is an AI-powered platform for saving, organizing, and sharing online content. The service collects data from across the internet and provides automatic sorting and categorization, along with AI-generated summaries, to help users find and use saved material. Content can be captured from anywhere via a browser extension, enabling easy access to organized information. Founded in 2021, Crate is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Limitless Minds
Seed Round in 2023
Limitless Minds offers a digital platform for mental fitness, providing on-demand access to mindset coaches and behavioral science-backed technology. It aims to enhance mental conditioning and wellness accessibility.
Metabilia
Seed Round in 2023
Metabilia is a company that offers an online auction platform tailored for professional sports teams and athletes, focusing on enhancing fan engagement and generating revenue. The platform enables fans to bid on and purchase unique memorabilia, experiences, and digital collectibles in real-time. By allowing fans to auction items and experiences exclusively at the venues they are attending, Metabilia creates opportunities for fans to enjoy new experiences while simultaneously providing sports teams and athletes with innovative revenue streams.
Slate operates as a content creation and brand management platform designed for teams, enabling them to produce and manage social media content efficiently. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a suite of tools including fonts, colors, filters, graphics, and animations through a custom mobile app. This allows users to create on-brand content and post directly to various social media platforms such as Instagram stories. Slate is utilized by major brands like the NFL, VISA, and Budweiser, and was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022.
Sequel.io
Series A in 2022
Sequel provides a low-code solution for live video that enables brands to turn their websites into hubs for live engagement and engage their communities on their own websites.
Light Field Lab
Series B in 2022
Light Field Lab, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the development of holographic display systems that create immersive visuals by projecting three-dimensional holograms into physical space. Founded in 2017 and based in San Jose, California, the company leverages advanced light field technology to generate multiple viewing angles that mimic real-world perceptions, allowing objects to appear to float in space without the need for head-mounted displays. Light Field Lab's innovations enable new opportunities in both consumer and enterprise markets, facilitating the integration of existing content into their holographic formats through a universal application programming interface. The company's mission is to pioneer a holographic future, advancing how visual media is experienced across various applications.
Veritonic
Series A in 2022
Veritonic offers a comprehensive audio analytics platform that enables businesses to measure, compare, and optimize the impact of their audio content such as music, videos, voiceovers, jingles, and audio logos. By providing AI-driven metrics and marketing response data, Veritonic helps clients make informed decisions about their audio investments, mitigate risks through optimization, and enhance consumer engagement.
Swing Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Swing develops safe and effective digital therapeutics for chronic conditions, partnering with top researchers to create evidence-based treatments. Their solutions empower patients to manage their illnesses, improving health outcomes.
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.
NeuraLight
Series A in 2022
NeuraLight is a venture-backed company dedicated to improving the lives of billions affected by neurological disorders. It develops a digital neurology platform that uses smartphone or webcam technology to accurately assess and monitor patients, enabling better evaluation and care.
Sizzle is an innovative web service that utilizes artificial intelligence to create condensed highlights from gaming videos on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. By transforming lengthy gameplay sessions, such as a 20-minute Fortnite video, into concise five-minute summaries, Sizzle addresses the needs of the 700 million gaming fans who often find long livestreams overwhelming and highlight compilations insufficient. The platform captures key moments in chronological order, allowing viewers to experience the full narrative of streams from popular figures like Ninja and Daequan. Sizzle provides a streamlined option for fans seeking engaging content without the extensive time commitment, enhancing the viewing experience for both casual and dedicated audiences. More information about Sizzle can be found at www.sizzle.gg.
Napster
Venture Round in 2022
Napster is a subscription-based music streaming service offering unlimited on-demand access to millions of songs across various platforms. It provides advertisement-free listening, along with features like playlists, reviews, and radio stations. Napster operates in the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the UK.
Canela Media
Series A in 2022
Canela Media is a digital media company that connects brands with multicultural audiences through a free streaming service and a broader ecosystem of video and display advertising solutions. It offers Canela.TV, on-demand Latino-focused movies and TV entertainment across multiple platforms, branded content, and influencer marketing. The company provides analytics to help brands understand social media position and identify effective influencers, enabling culturally relevant connections with diverse audiences in the United States. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, Canela Media serves advertisers seeking authentic engagement with multicultural communities.
FourFront
Seed Round in 2022
FourFront is a media startup developing an entertainment platform that blends real-life actors with artificial intelligence. Its key feature allows users to engage in personal conversations with virtual characters across various communication platforms, creating fictional influencers for interactive marketing experiences.
Stockpress
Seed Round in 2022
Stockpress is a cloud-based file management platform that enables teams worldwide to organize, find, collaborate on, and share any file type and size. It combines powerful Digital Asset Management features with user-friendly design, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. Stockpress uniquely offers unlimited users per package, allowing custom permissions and team assignments.
Piggy is a mobile platform designed to help users easily track and discover trending content from their devices. The platform allows individuals to create and share engaging content on topics they are passionate about, ranging from presentations and documents to web pages, greeting cards, invitations, and blog posts. By providing familiar tools and features reminiscent of social media, Piggy enables users to craft personal documents and presentations efficiently, enhancing their ability to express themselves and connect with others.
FreshCut
Seed Round in 2022
FreshCut is a community-focused platform for gaming content that builds a social engagement platform for streaming gaming videos, offering personalized video playlists based on users' favorite games to keep them updated on clips from the content creators they follow.
Dance Church
Seed Round in 2021
Dance Church is a company that creates high-energy, dance-focused movement classes aimed at providing joyful and connective experiences for participants of all levels. It operates both in-person classes and an online subscription platform, which allows users to access live sessions and a library of on-demand dance workouts. These classes are led by professional dancers who guide participants through a series of movement cues, accompanied by curated playlists featuring multi-genre pop music. Dance Church is committed to the belief that everyone can dance, empowering individuals to embrace their movement potential regardless of their experience.
FourFront
Seed Round in 2021
FourFront is a media startup developing an entertainment platform that blends real-life actors with artificial intelligence. Its key feature allows users to engage in personal conversations with virtual characters across various communication platforms, creating fictional influencers for interactive marketing experiences.
Looking Glass Factory
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2015, Looking Glass Factory develops and manufactures holographic displays designed for 3D creators. Its flagship product, the Looking Glass, combines light field and volumetric display technologies to enable users to create, share, and interact with 3D content without needing VR or AR headsets.
Big Room
Seed Round in 2021
Big Room develops an AI-driven video editing platform that automates end-to-end live video content production. Its hardware-independent technology uses deep neural learning for dynamic content creation through digital zoom and intelligent camera selection.
Slate
Funding Round in 2021
Slate operates as a content creation and brand management platform designed for teams, enabling them to produce and manage social media content efficiently. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a suite of tools including fonts, colors, filters, graphics, and animations through a custom mobile app. This allows users to create on-brand content and post directly to various social media platforms such as Instagram stories. Slate is utilized by major brands like the NFL, VISA, and Budweiser, and was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022.
Recount Media
Series B in 2021
Recount Media, Inc. is a media company based in New York that focuses on delivering political news through high-quality journalism and short-form video content. Founded in 2018, Recount Media publishes The Daily Recount, a flagship show that summarizes significant political events and distills television news into concise, engaging narratives. The company's approach emphasizes clarity and accessibility, aiming to inform viewers in under five minutes without compromising on substance. In addition to The Daily Recount, Recount Media also features curated content such as interviews and Recap 2020, which creatively remixes political news stories. By leveraging mobile apps and web platforms, Recount Media seeks to transform the way audiences consume news, prioritizing straightforward, honest reporting.
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.
Holler is a conversational media company focused on creating and delivering content that makes peer-to-peer messages more engaging and effective. Powered by Suggestion AI Technology, Holler surfaces relevant content to users at the right moment to enhance communication. The company combines technologists, digital animators, and media veterans to support the creation and delivery of content across messaging platforms, handling large-scale messaging volumes. Holler Studios operates as a full-service animation production studio and creative agency that develops original animation and characters for brand campaigns and television advertising.
FULLFILL
Seed Round in 2021
FULLFILL is a digital platform offering virtual health coaching programs designed to prevent and treat chronic conditions. It partners with employers worldwide to improve employee health and reduce medical expenses. The platform offers evidence-based content, daily support from Master Coaches, and engages employees effectively, doubling medical results compared to traditional programs.
WaveOne, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing advanced video and image compression software. Founded in 2016, the company leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to create custom-tailored, context-dependent solutions for digital media compression. WaveOne's technology utilizes a codec that operates significantly faster than traditional methods, enabling the processing of images at high speeds while maintaining clarity. This innovation allows digital media industries to efficiently process, print, upload, and share high-quality images, positioning WaveOne at the forefront of digital media technology.
VENN is a 24/7 post-cable network focused on gaming, esports, and entertainment. Launched in 2020, it broadcasts live from studios located in New York and Los Angeles. The network aims to develop and circulate engaging content related to gaming and esports while also covering pop culture. VENN distributes its programming across various media platforms and offers original content produced both in-house and in collaboration with prominent creators and industry leaders. This approach allows VENN to connect with audiences interested in the dynamic worlds of gaming and entertainment.
Canela Media
Seed Round in 2020
Canela Media is a digital media company that connects brands with multicultural audiences through a free streaming service and a broader ecosystem of video and display advertising solutions. It offers Canela.TV, on-demand Latino-focused movies and TV entertainment across multiple platforms, branded content, and influencer marketing. The company provides analytics to help brands understand social media position and identify effective influencers, enabling culturally relevant connections with diverse audiences in the United States. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, Canela Media serves advertisers seeking authentic engagement with multicultural communities.
Next Big Idea Club
Venture Round in 2020
Next Big Idea Club is a subscription-based book club that aims to provide access to transformative ideas while fostering a community for discussion and engagement. The company operates an online media platform that connects readers with high-profile thought leaders, allowing them to explore and discuss impactful concepts. By organizing content around each creator's brand, it serves as a hub for ideas and insights, enabling members to interact not only with each other but also directly with the authors. Through this approach, Next Big Idea Club seeks to inspire personal growth and community development through the power of literature and thought leadership.
LÜM, based in Madison, Wisconsin, operates a social music streaming application that connects emerging artists with fans and music curators. Its platform, also called LÜM, allows artists to build their brand, connect with fans, and earn support through a virtual gifting system. Fans can discover new music, customize their library, share finds, and earn rewards for supporting top artists. Curators can gather followers, create playlists, and share their discoveries with the LÜM community. The company also sells branded merchandise online. LÜM is set to integrate blockchain technology and NFTs, aiming to launch NFT Access Passes with over 10,000 artists, providing an easy entry point for the music industry into blockchain and the metaverse.
Sonoro specializes in developing culturally relevant audio content, available in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. This content is designed to adapt seamlessly across various platforms, including TV and film.
Adventr
Venture Round in 2020
Adventr offers a SaaS platform for designing, distributing, and analyzing interactive video content. Its flagship product enables users to create viewer-driven videos with real-time choices, enhancing engagement metrics. Content can be embedded or distributed via ad networks and publishers.
LÜM, based in Madison, Wisconsin, operates a social music streaming application that connects emerging artists with fans and music curators. Its platform, also called LÜM, allows artists to build their brand, connect with fans, and earn support through a virtual gifting system. Fans can discover new music, customize their library, share finds, and earn rewards for supporting top artists. Curators can gather followers, create playlists, and share their discoveries with the LÜM community. The company also sells branded merchandise online. LÜM is set to integrate blockchain technology and NFTs, aiming to launch NFT Access Passes with over 10,000 artists, providing an easy entry point for the music industry into blockchain and the metaverse.
Limitless Minds
Seed Round in 2020
Limitless Minds offers a digital platform for mental fitness, providing on-demand access to mindset coaches and behavioral science-backed technology. It aims to enhance mental conditioning and wellness accessibility.
Stacks is a social video studio building the future of entertainment.
NeuroFlow
Series A in 2019
NeuroFlow, Inc. is a digital health company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to enhance access to behavioral health and engage patients throughout the continuum of mental healthcare. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NeuroFlow provides healthcare providers with tools for remote patient monitoring and integration of behavioral health across various care settings, including psychology, primary care, and pain management. The platform employs evidence-based practices to track, assess, and engage patients, promoting overall wellness and improving compliance with treatment. By utilizing patient-generated questionnaires and journaling, NeuroFlow enables individuals to monitor their mental health outcomes and achieve tangible progress. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Smart Health Innovation Lab and Mental Health America to further its mission of improving mental health support and outcomes.
Glow Technologies Inc. operates an online platform designed to support podcasters in building their media businesses. Established in 2019 and based in Seattle, Washington, Glow provides tools that enable podcast creators to foster direct relationships with their listeners. The platform allows users to create custom marketing web pages that align with their brand, while listeners can subscribe to premium content or make one-time payments directly from their preferred podcast player. By facilitating these subscriptions, Glow helps podcasters access new revenue streams, enhancing their content offerings and audience engagement beyond traditional advertising and sponsorships.
Lightout
Venture Round in 2019
Lightout Inc. is a digital outdoor advertising platform based in San Francisco, California. The company enables clients to launch and manage advertising campaigns through its user-friendly portal. Lightout offers a comprehensive solution that includes a billboard platform, campaign creation tools, and a real-time dashboard for tracking performance. Its services allow clients to monitor key metrics such as website conversions, app installs, and store visits, enhancing the effectiveness of their advertising efforts.
Portal is an innovative digital video sharing platform that changes how people earn money from their content.
Portal has no secret algorithms that tracks every move instead, viewers can instantly send creators $0.10-$100 to show their appreciation.
Mammoth
Venture Round in 2019
Mammoth Media is a mobile media company focused on redefining entertainment for the mobile-first generation through innovative applications and engaging content. The company is known for its popular platforms, Yarn and Wishbone. Yarn delivers micro-stories in a text message format, boasting 60 million stories and 8 billion messages read, with users averaging 56 minutes of reading in their first week. Wishbone serves as a social networking app where users create and vote on polls, having generated 80 million cards and 18 billion votes to date. Both applications are consistently ranked among the Top 100 in the United States, reaching a significant portion of Generation Z and Millennials. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Mammoth Media combines original content production with user-generated contributions, enhancing engagement and providing valuable insights to content owners and advertisers.
Songclip (Audiobyte)
Series A in 2018
Songclip™ is a new licensed music format built specifically for texting, social posts, and quick communication. Songclip’s multi-patented networked product solution, the Songclip API, integrates seamlessly into social platforms, mobile apps, and virtual marketplaces to drive expression, monetization, and music streaming. Songclip operates the world’s foremost searchable library of 5-30 second meta-tagged music clips, in partnership with the music industry. For more information, visit songclip.com
NeuroFlow
Venture Round in 2018
NeuroFlow, Inc. is a digital health company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to enhance access to behavioral health and engage patients throughout the continuum of mental healthcare. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NeuroFlow provides healthcare providers with tools for remote patient monitoring and integration of behavioral health across various care settings, including psychology, primary care, and pain management. The platform employs evidence-based practices to track, assess, and engage patients, promoting overall wellness and improving compliance with treatment. By utilizing patient-generated questionnaires and journaling, NeuroFlow enables individuals to monitor their mental health outcomes and achieve tangible progress. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Smart Health Innovation Lab and Mental Health America to further its mission of improving mental health support and outcomes.
Twenty20
Venture Round in 2018
Twenty20 provides a modern, real-world alternative to traditional stock photography. In the era of Instagram and the iPhone, stock photos can feel staged and uninspired. Twenty20 provides fresh, inspiring photography supplied by a global contributor community of ~ 250,000 mobile photographers. All imagery is available via a simple, royalty-free license.
Mic Network
Venture Round in 2018
Mic Network Inc. is an online news platform based in New York, founded in 2011. The company focuses on delivering news tailored for a mobile and social media-savvy audience, primarily targeting millennials and society's changemakers. Mic Network provides coverage across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment, aiming to inform, empower, and inspire its readers. With a monthly audience of 50 million, the platform emphasizes original reporting and diverse perspectives on significant issues, encouraging engagement and challenging conventional thinking. As of late 2018, Mic Network operates as a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.
NeuroFlow
Seed Round in 2017
NeuroFlow, Inc. is a digital health company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to enhance access to behavioral health and engage patients throughout the continuum of mental healthcare. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NeuroFlow provides healthcare providers with tools for remote patient monitoring and integration of behavioral health across various care settings, including psychology, primary care, and pain management. The platform employs evidence-based practices to track, assess, and engage patients, promoting overall wellness and improving compliance with treatment. By utilizing patient-generated questionnaires and journaling, NeuroFlow enables individuals to monitor their mental health outcomes and achieve tangible progress. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Smart Health Innovation Lab and Mental Health America to further its mission of improving mental health support and outcomes.
Mic Network
Series C in 2017
Mic Network Inc. is an online news platform based in New York, founded in 2011. The company focuses on delivering news tailored for a mobile and social media-savvy audience, primarily targeting millennials and society's changemakers. Mic Network provides coverage across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment, aiming to inform, empower, and inspire its readers. With a monthly audience of 50 million, the platform emphasizes original reporting and diverse perspectives on significant issues, encouraging engagement and challenging conventional thinking. As of late 2018, Mic Network operates as a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.
DataXu
Venture Round in 2017
dataxu, inc. is a marketing analytics software company that provides solutions for brand marketers and agencies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products including TouchPoint, a demand side platform for multi-channel marketing; OneView, which helps marketers build a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior; and the Marketing Intelligence Center, a dashboard that consolidates data and performance metrics. Other offerings include ClearSight, an analytics platform for customer insights, and TotalTV, which facilitates audience-based targeting across various TV formats. dataxu also produces insights through white papers and reports, and provides training and managed services for its platform users. The company serves diverse industries such as automotive, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. As a subsidiary of Roku, Inc., dataxu continues to focus on enhancing marketing effectiveness through data-driven strategies.
Sandbox
Seed Round in 2015
Sandbox is a digital entertainment company specializing in multi-channel network services specifically designed for game creators and the gaming entertainment industry. The company focuses on content creation, allowing creative digital natives to produce and share their work freely. By providing a platform for these creators, Sandbox enables them to engage audiences with innovative and imaginative content, thereby facilitating a vibrant ecosystem for digital entertainment.
Nimble Collective
Seed Round in 2015
Nimble Collective, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based animation platform designed to simplify the animation creation process. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Nimble Collective offers a virtual collaborative environment where animators can create, collaborate, and distribute animated content efficiently. The platform, accessible via any web browser, eliminates traditional barriers and allows users to produce high-quality animations with reduced costs and overhead. Additionally, the company engages in online retail, selling a variety of apparel, including T-shirts, hoodies, and sportswear for all ages.
Hullabalu
Seed Round in 2014
Hullabalu is a New York City-based company dedicated to creating original stories aimed at the new generation. Drawing inspiration from a love of fantastical worlds and timeless classics, Hullabalu develops engaging narratives that promote strong values and positive character development. The company features a series of stories centered around a diverse group of characters, complemented by illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Through its innovative approach, Hullabalu seeks to provide children with entertaining and meaningful experiences that foster imagination and encourage positive growth.
Metabilia
Seed Round in 2014
Metabilia is a company that offers an online auction platform tailored for professional sports teams and athletes, focusing on enhancing fan engagement and generating revenue. The platform enables fans to bid on and purchase unique memorabilia, experiences, and digital collectibles in real-time. By allowing fans to auction items and experiences exclusively at the venues they are attending, Metabilia creates opportunities for fans to enjoy new experiences while simultaneously providing sports teams and athletes with innovative revenue streams.
Evil Genius Games is a company that specializes in creating a unique platform for users to build and play adventure games, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Their offerings range from user-generated content to officially licensed games based on popular movie franchises like Rambo and Pacific Rim. The company's team, composed of film enthusiasts and game design experts, aims to make tabletop roleplaying adventures more accessible and engaging for players of all ages and skill levels. They achieve this by providing a core rulebook, Everyday Heroes™, which allows for easy play and adaptation of campaigns set in popular film franchises.