Aspect Ventures

Aspect Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in February 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, primarily targeting the fintech sector but also encompassing various technology areas such as security, digital health, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and mobile technology. Aspect Ventures aims to support entrepreneurs in building significant and sustainable businesses by investing in startups at different stages of growth. The firm typically invests between $0.5 million and $2 million but also engages in seed investments as low as $0.1 million to $0.5 million and series A investments ranging from $2 million to $5 million. Additionally, Aspect Ventures may participate in follow-on investments, known as Series B, up to $10 million. The firm emphasizes the convergence of mobile, social, cloud, and big data in its investment strategy.

Herrin, Chad

Venture Partner

107 past transactions

Silverfort

Series C in 2022
Silverfort offers a revolutionary agentless and proxyless authentication platform for enterprises. It extends Multi-Factor Authentication, Risk-Based Authentication and Zero Trust policies in a unified, AI-driven manner across all corporate users, devices and systems, both on-premise and in the cloud, without requiring any modifications to endpoints and servers. That includes systems that couldn't be protected before, such as homegrown applications, legacy systems, IT/OT infrastructure, file shares, command-line tools, machine-to-machine access (service accounts) and more. Silverfort allows companies to detect and prevent identity based attacks (including account compromise, lateral movement, brute force, password spraying and more), achieve compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, NIST and HIPAA, and securely migrate servers and applications to the cloud without modifying them.

Future Family

Series B in 2022
Future Family, Inc. is a subscription-based fertility service founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company provides comprehensive plans that cover all healthcare costs related to fertility, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and egg freezing. Clients benefit from personalized fertility planning, clinic matching, and dedicated nurse concierge support. Future Family emphasizes accessibility with 24/7 access to a care team and offers a digital health platform to facilitate communication and care management. Their services also encompass clinic visits, medical procedures, laboratory work, and medication delivery, thereby creating a streamlined and stress-free experience for individuals and couples seeking fertility solutions.

Cato Networks

Series F in 2021
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

Vida Health

Series D in 2021
Vida Health is a virtual care platform intentionally designed to treat a person’s whole health by treating mental and physical conditions, together. Vida’s clinically validated approach combines an AI-powered, personalized experience with the support and human connection of coaches and therapists. Vida’s app offers video sessions, messaging, and digital content to help people prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions — like diabetes and hypertension — and the mental conditions that accompany them — like stress, depression, and anxiety. Some of America’s largest employers and health plans trust Vida’s whole health offering. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California

Eden Health

Series C in 2021
Eden Health is a primary care and insurance navigation company for employers, designed to elevate the health and wellbeing of employees everywhere. It helps employees navigate today’s complicated healthcare landscape across insurance, primary care and mental healthcare, so they can make smart, well-informed, and cost-conscious decisions.

Cato Networks

Series E in 2020
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

Writer

Seed Round in 2020
Writer is a full-stack generative AI platform that helps businesses use large language models to generate writing and content that can be used across different departments, including operations, products, sales, human resources, marketing, and more. Its platform provides an integrated system of LLMs, graph-based RAG, AI guardrails, and development tools for organizations to deploy AI apps and workflows that deliver impactful return on investment.

Stem Disintermedia

Venture Round in 2020
Stem Disintermedia Inc. develops a distribution platform and payments solution tailored for independent musicians, teams, and record labels. The platform, known as Stem, simplifies the management of revenue splits among collaborators, providing artists with valuable insights into their earnings and performance data across multiple streaming services. It allows users to customize their dashboards and offers assistance with release strategies and connections to a broader creative community. Additionally, Stem aggregates earnings from various platforms, facilitates contract creation, and ensures timely payments and statements to all stakeholders involved in a project. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, Stem Disintermedia aims to clarify the complexities of revenue management in the music industry, ensuring fair compensation for all contributors.

Eden Health

Series B in 2020
Eden Health is a primary care and insurance navigation company for employers, designed to elevate the health and wellbeing of employees everywhere. It helps employees navigate today’s complicated healthcare landscape across insurance, primary care and mental healthcare, so they can make smart, well-informed, and cost-conscious decisions.

Silverfort

Series B in 2020
Silverfort offers a revolutionary agentless and proxyless authentication platform for enterprises. It extends Multi-Factor Authentication, Risk-Based Authentication and Zero Trust policies in a unified, AI-driven manner across all corporate users, devices and systems, both on-premise and in the cloud, without requiring any modifications to endpoints and servers. That includes systems that couldn't be protected before, such as homegrown applications, legacy systems, IT/OT infrastructure, file shares, command-line tools, machine-to-machine access (service accounts) and more. Silverfort allows companies to detect and prevent identity based attacks (including account compromise, lateral movement, brute force, password spraying and more), achieve compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, NIST and HIPAA, and securely migrate servers and applications to the cloud without modifying them.

Pie Insurance

Series B in 2020
Pie Insurance is a workers’ compensation insurance company that provides workers’ comp coverage to small businesses through a simple online experience. The company offers A.M. A-rated insurance that leverages data analytics, easy-to-use online features, and a seasoned team of insurance experts to revolutionize workers’ comp for small businesses. As a technology-enabled workers’ compensation insurance company, Pie leverages extensive, high-quality data sets to segment and price small business policies, accurately assessing risks and passing savings on to small business owners. It intends to use the funds for the continued growth and expansion of its offering to small business owners and conduct strategic initiatives to form and purchase licensed insurance companies. Pie began selling workers comp insurance policies direct to customers in 2018. The company is led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart.

Vida Health

Venture Round in 2020
Vida Health is a virtual care platform intentionally designed to treat a person’s whole health by treating mental and physical conditions, together. Vida’s clinically validated approach combines an AI-powered, personalized experience with the support and human connection of coaches and therapists. Vida’s app offers video sessions, messaging, and digital content to help people prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions — like diabetes and hypertension — and the mental conditions that accompany them — like stress, depression, and anxiety. Some of America’s largest employers and health plans trust Vida’s whole health offering. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California

Cato Networks

Series D in 2020
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

PredictHQ

Series B in 2020
Smarter demand forecasting models at scale start here. Discover what causes your anomalies with PredictHQ's API. Our systems aggregate and verify millions of demand causal factors and ranks them by predicted impact so your team makes better decisions faster. Our demand intelligence is used by some of the smartest companies all over the world including Uber, Booking.com, Alexa, Accenture, Domino’s and many more to build more accurate forecasts, intelligent products and operational strategies. Customers are using our API for: - Demand forecasting model improvement - Dynamic pricing optimization - Workforce optimization - Inventory management improvements - Predictive analyitcs - Data centralization strategies

Deserve Inc.

Series C in 2019
Deserve Inc. is a leading mobile-first credit card platform built on a cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, which allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders. We partner with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands.

Integris Software

Venture Round in 2019
A new EU law, the General Data Protection Regulation, will fine companies up to 4% of WW revenue for violations of people’s privacy. This will have the same impact on all industries as SOX compliance had on the financial sector. Integris Software helps organizations meet rigid compliance mandates with the ability to visualize where all personal information is located across the enterprise, prove adherence to regulatory standards, and empower strategic decision making by bridging the gap between legal, business, and technology.

Shipwell

Series B in 2019
Shipwell is a freight trucking startup that provides business with automated way transport of goods and services. The company believes that all businesses can have best-in-class shipping and transportation networks to ensure the efficient movement of goods and services. It builds intelligent and connected tools and software that allows shippers, brokers, and carriers to communicate in real-time and move freight in a painless and delightful way. It then leverages advanced analytics to uncover opportunities in their supply chain networks and help drive impact. It also combines a marketplace for shippers to connect with freight companies and online tools to manage those shipments. The company makes money by charging a commission on freight services and fees for its freight management software platform. Shipwell was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Klar

Seed Round in 2019
Klar is a digital and free technological platform that offers deposit and credit services for customers. The company provides instant credit and no commission cashback and withdrawal services via a card and mobile application, enabling customers to avail themselves of secure, low-cost alternatives to traditional credit and debt services.

Balena

Series B in 2019
Balena is a complete set of tools for building, deploying, and managing fleets of connected IoT devices. It provides infrastructure and tools for fleet owners so they can focus on developing their applications and growing their fleets with as little friction as possible. Balena enables devices and their running services to be managed, monitored, and updated through the web dashboard or through its API, via the CLI and SDK. Balena was established in 2013.

Finix

Series A in 2019
Finix is a developer of a B2B payment processing platform designed to let businesses own, manage and monetize their payments. Their platform uses modular, workflow-driven architecture and a real-time interface to track transactions, consolidate disparate payment processor data and underwrite merchant accounts, enabling banks, acquirers, and enterprises to send money anywhere in the facilitate push payments over debit cards.

Tara AI

Series A in 2019
Software should work for you, not the other way around. Yet, most software for product development is difficult to use and needs a lot of time to configure; it was not purpose-built for modern, cross-functional teams building rapidly. At Tara, we’re designing simple yet powerful software to solve these complex problems. We've built a smart platform that's helping thousands of engineers and teams deliver on planned releases, with improved predictability. Launched in public beta in April, 2020.

Troops

Series B in 2019
Troops.ai provides salesforce automation platform that gives real-time transparency around salesforce information. It serves as a Slackbot for sales team. Troops.ai allows its users to configure Salesforce reports, communicate deal wins, and pull salesforce data for all standard and custom objects through Slack. Its investors include First Round Capital, Founder Collective, Next View Ventures, Great Oaks Capital, Chicago Ventures, Vast Ventures, and other angel investors.

Evident

Series B in 2019
Evident is the global leader in business credentialing with a network of millions of businesses across more than one hundred countries. By connecting insurers, enterprises, and the many businesses they rely on, our platform enables verification of precise requirements ensuring they meet compliance standards. Powered by cutting-edge AI, Evident’s platform balances rigorous credentialing with accelerated business results. Learn more at evidentid.com.

Exabeam

Series E in 2019
Exabeam is a leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations for the world’s smartest companies. As a global cybersecurity leader, Exabeam provides industry-proven, security-focused, and flexible solutions for faster, more accurate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR). Cutting-edge technology enhances security operations center performance, optimizing workflows and accelerating time to resolution. With consistent leadership in AI innovation and a proven track record in security information and event management (SIEM) and user behavior analytics, Exabeam empowers global security teams to combat cyberthreats, mitigate risk, and streamline operations. Learn more at www.exabeam.com.

Co–Star

Seed Round in 2019
Co–Star is powered by AI that merges NASA data with the insight of human astrologers.Co–Star facilitates new ways to relate to others. It’s a filter to express what can be hard to say of emotions and reactions, strengths and weaknesses, pasts and futures. It’s a tool to connect meaningfully with friends and lovers or to tread lightly with strangers and enemies.

Pie Insurance

Series B in 2019
Pie Insurance is a workers’ compensation insurance company that provides workers’ comp coverage to small businesses through a simple online experience. The company offers A.M. A-rated insurance that leverages data analytics, easy-to-use online features, and a seasoned team of insurance experts to revolutionize workers’ comp for small businesses. As a technology-enabled workers’ compensation insurance company, Pie leverages extensive, high-quality data sets to segment and price small business policies, accurately assessing risks and passing savings on to small business owners. It intends to use the funds for the continued growth and expansion of its offering to small business owners and conduct strategic initiatives to form and purchase licensed insurance companies. Pie began selling workers comp insurance policies direct to customers in 2018. The company is led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart.

Eden Health

Series A in 2019
Eden Health is a primary care and insurance navigation company for employers, designed to elevate the health and wellbeing of employees everywhere. It helps employees navigate today’s complicated healthcare landscape across insurance, primary care and mental healthcare, so they can make smart, well-informed, and cost-conscious decisions.

CipherTrace

Venture Round in 2019
CipherTrace enables the blockchain economy by protecting cryptocurrency companies and financial institutions from security and compliance risks. Years of research have gone into developing the world’s most complete and accurate cryptocurrency intelligence and forensics, covering more than 800 currencies. This visibility into the blockchain and virtual asset businesses helps protect banks and exchanges from cryptocurrency laundering risks, while protecting user privacy. CipherTrace also works with government agencies to bridge the gaps between regulation and the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Cato Networks

Series C in 2019
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

Socrates.AI, Inc.

Series A in 2019
Socrates AI brings deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Human Resources Applications to solve the enterprise's biggest challenges in employee experience, IT security and software engagement.

Akorda

Venture Round in 2018
AI Powered Contract Lifecycle Management Software for the Enterprise

Crew

Series C in 2018
The crew is a communications app that keeps everyone on the same page about everything work-related. The crew gives companies and frontline employees a new way to communicate, stay engaged, and be more successful. Unlike collaboration software that has evolved around the needs of office workers, Crew is the first communications app designed specifically for the millions of workers who don’t have ready access to effective communication technology on the job. From store clerks, restaurant managers, coaches, to pharmacists, nurses, and first responders, thousands of teams across every industry use Crew to help their businesses and organizations run more smoothly.

The Mom Project

Series A in 2018
Mom Project is the platform unlocking the potential of moms in the workforce, connecting its community of over 500,000 moms, dads and allies with flexible work opportunities at F500s and small businesses. The Mom Project is committed to building a better workplace for mothers and the businesses they support, changing the way women work and redefining career structures by providing women with opportunities that are in balance with their personal goals.

Orkus

Seed Round in 2018
Orkus is the only solution that delivers continuous access governance for data, infrastructure and privileged identities in the hybrid cloud. The intelligent platform learns, monitors and secures access and authorization to all of your cloud assets—24×7×365.

PredictHQ

Series A in 2018
Smarter demand forecasting models at scale start here. Discover what causes your anomalies with PredictHQ's API. Our systems aggregate and verify millions of demand causal factors and ranks them by predicted impact so your team makes better decisions faster. Our demand intelligence is used by some of the smartest companies all over the world including Uber, Booking.com, Alexa, Accenture, Domino’s and many more to build more accurate forecasts, intelligent products and operational strategies. Customers are using our API for: - Demand forecasting model improvement - Dynamic pricing optimization - Workforce optimization - Inventory management improvements - Predictive analyitcs - Data centralization strategies

Future Family

Series A in 2018
Future Family is a subscription fertility company, offering easy plans for IVF and egg freezing, with on-demand medical support through Concierge Care. With Future Family, women, men, and couples experience stress-free fertility. Future Family was founded in 2016 by Claire Tomkins and Eve Blossom and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Lensabl

Seed Round in 2018
Lensabl offers an online prescription lens replacement service focused on making it both convenient and affordable for consumers to purchase high-quality lenses from the comfort of their home. The company was established in 2015 by co-founders Andy Bilinsky and Mike Rahimzadeh.

Qordoba

Series B in 2018
Qordoba’s AI helps everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice. With Qordoba’s dynamic content guidelines, organizations can achieve consistency and clarity across all types of content — including communications and marketing, technical documentation, product, customer knowledge bases, HR and legal policies, and more. Companies such as Intuit, Twitter, Braintree, Visa, and Marriott use Qordoba to empower their writers to create better content. We were named a CNBC Upstart 100 company in 2019 and one of Forbes’ Cloud 100 Rising Stars in 2018. Visit qordoba.com to learn more.

Shipwell

Series A in 2018
Shipwell is a freight trucking startup that provides business with automated way transport of goods and services. The company believes that all businesses can have best-in-class shipping and transportation networks to ensure the efficient movement of goods and services. It builds intelligent and connected tools and software that allows shippers, brokers, and carriers to communicate in real-time and move freight in a painless and delightful way. It then leverages advanced analytics to uncover opportunities in their supply chain networks and help drive impact. It also combines a marketplace for shippers to connect with freight companies and online tools to manage those shipments. The company makes money by charging a commission on freight services and fees for its freight management software platform. Shipwell was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DFINITY

Venture Round in 2018
DFINITY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based in Zurich, Switzerland, established in 2016. It is dedicated to developing the Internet Computer, a groundbreaking platform that enhances the functionality of the internet by providing a public computing environment for developers and entrepreneurs. This platform allows for the creation and hosting of decentralized applications and services, promoting a new, open method for building websites and enterprise systems. DFINITY employs a decentralized protocol known as Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), which enables independent data centers worldwide to collaborate and deliver scalable, secure, and serverless cloud computing resources. The foundation operates research centers in several global locations, including Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Tokyo, and aims to restore the internet's original open nature, challenging the dominance of major tech companies. Through its innovative technologies and approach, DFINITY seeks to enhance the overall internet experience and empower users in the digital landscape.

Indegy

Series B in 2018
The Indegy Industrial Cyber Security Suite arms security and operations teams with full visibility, security and control of industrial control systems (ICS) activity and threats by combining hybrid, policy-based monitoring and network anomaly detection with unique device integrity checks. Indegy solutions are installed in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, water and other industrial organizations around the world.

Deserve Inc.

Series B in 2018
Deserve Inc. is a leading mobile-first credit card platform built on a cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, which allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders. We partner with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands.

Exabeam

Series D in 2018
Exabeam is a leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations for the world’s smartest companies. As a global cybersecurity leader, Exabeam provides industry-proven, security-focused, and flexible solutions for faster, more accurate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR). Cutting-edge technology enhances security operations center performance, optimizing workflows and accelerating time to resolution. With consistent leadership in AI innovation and a proven track record in security information and event management (SIEM) and user behavior analytics, Exabeam empowers global security teams to combat cyberthreats, mitigate risk, and streamline operations. Learn more at www.exabeam.com.

Worklete

Series A in 2018
Worklete is the habit and skill-building application for today’s frontline workforce. Based on 40 years of training and safety experience with frontline teams, the Worklete platform uses data to engineer out the human coach. Worklete provides users an always-on mobile coach for a personalized learning experience to build lasting habits and reduce the risk of injury. The company has helped their clients such as Penske Logistics, Hub Group Trucking, Sierra Nevada Brewing, and Nestle Waters reduce upwards of 50% of annual injuries, saving tens of millions of dollars in injury-related costs and inefficiencies while helping hard-working folks on the frontline stay employed and return home healthy. Worklete is headquartered in San Francisco and has secured $8M in funding from Trinity Ventures, Launch Capital, RiverPark Ventures, and Kapor Capital. To learn more, visit http://worklete.com/.

Integris Software

Series A in 2018
A new EU law, the General Data Protection Regulation, will fine companies up to 4% of WW revenue for violations of people’s privacy. This will have the same impact on all industries as SOX compliance had on the financial sector. Integris Software helps organizations meet rigid compliance mandates with the ability to visualize where all personal information is located across the enterprise, prove adherence to regulatory standards, and empower strategic decision making by bridging the gap between legal, business, and technology.

Pie Insurance

Series A in 2018
Pie Insurance is a workers’ compensation insurance company that provides workers’ comp coverage to small businesses through a simple online experience. The company offers A.M. A-rated insurance that leverages data analytics, easy-to-use online features, and a seasoned team of insurance experts to revolutionize workers’ comp for small businesses. As a technology-enabled workers’ compensation insurance company, Pie leverages extensive, high-quality data sets to segment and price small business policies, accurately assessing risks and passing savings on to small business owners. It intends to use the funds for the continued growth and expansion of its offering to small business owners and conduct strategic initiatives to form and purchase licensed insurance companies. Pie began selling workers comp insurance policies direct to customers in 2018. The company is led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart.

SafeWire

Seed Round in 2018
SafeWire provides software to title companies to combat wire fraud in real estate transactions.

Balena

Funding Round in 2018
Balena is a complete set of tools for building, deploying, and managing fleets of connected IoT devices. It provides infrastructure and tools for fleet owners so they can focus on developing their applications and growing their fleets with as little friction as possible. Balena enables devices and their running services to be managed, monitored, and updated through the web dashboard or through its API, via the CLI and SDK. Balena was established in 2013.

chime interactive

Series C in 2018
Chime Interactive is a leading full-service digital agency providing digital strategy services, web site technologies and design, and video and multimedia production. Chime brings a 30 year history of online expertise to define, develop and implement digital strategies that engage and expand online communities. Specializing in the music industry, Chime has a client list that ranges from Bob Dylan, Madonna and U2 to Sammy Hagar, the Beastie Boys, Los Lobos and Joe Satriani, as well as numerous music manufacturers, labels, booking agencies and festivals.

Solv

Series B in 2018
Solv simplifies everyday healthcare by providing access to high quality, last-minute care.They believe you should be able to know where you can go, when you’ll be seen and how much it will cost.They are shifting the power of healthcare back to patients.

Kloudless

Series A in 2018
Kloudless abstracts away the differences between APIs without compromising functionality, creating a simple, unified interface for developers to build native integrations into their applications. Code once to our Unified APIs, and reuse that code for any service in that category. We support 100+ integrations across software categories like Cloud Storage, CRM, Calendar, Email, Chat, Accounting, ERP, Messaging, ITSM, and more. Our platform technology can quickly ingest new APIs and add support for new integrations, which makes Kloudless a great long-term partner for satisfying future product requirements and customer requests.

tEQuitable

Seed Round in 2018
tEQuitable’s mission is to help companies create a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace — work culture that works for everyone. tEQuitable is an independent, confidential platform to address bias and discrimination in the workplace. They provide a resource to employees for issues ranging from subtle to severe and they provide data and insights to companies to identify and improve systemic workplace culture issues.

CipherTrace

Venture Round in 2018
CipherTrace enables the blockchain economy by protecting cryptocurrency companies and financial institutions from security and compliance risks. Years of research have gone into developing the world’s most complete and accurate cryptocurrency intelligence and forensics, covering more than 800 currencies. This visibility into the blockchain and virtual asset businesses helps protect banks and exchanges from cryptocurrency laundering risks, while protecting user privacy. CipherTrace also works with government agencies to bridge the gaps between regulation and the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

SafeWire

Seed Round in 2017
SafeWire provides software to title companies to combat wire fraud in real estate transactions.

Bryj

Series B in 2017
Bryj (pronounced bridge) is a full-lifecycle enterprise mobile app solution for any app store worldwide. From idea to ongoing success, customers benefit from the Bryj single source solution of its platform and expert team included with one subscription. Bry powers and grows apps that seamlessly connect enterprise systems, provide intelligent analytics and Al, advanced UX marketing tools, app configurator studio, and a world-class customer experience. Trusted by leading technology partners like Salesforce and Microsoft, Bryj has experienced trillions of user engagements, powered billions of app sessions, and championed hundreds of apps. Bryj (formerly FollowAnalytics)., was founded in Paris, France, in 2013 and moved its headquartered to Silicon Valley in 2022.

ShieldX Networks, Inc.

Series B in 2017
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, ShieldX is funded and founded by a consortium of veteran investors, serial entrepreneurs, and colleagues from well-known security companies. We’ve succeeded in our shared vision and mission to build a platform that ends unacceptable trade-offs and redefines security. And we’ve done it through expert execution and by following three primary guidelines. First, to truly deliver a quantum leap in innovation, a company must first embrace it. From inception, we’ve run our business and built our product using the same emerging technologies and cloud principles, models and tools as our customers. Second, to create the best technology and customer experience, our diverse human capital is our most important asset. Each member of our team, like each of our platform’s microservices, is selectively recruited to serve a vital leadership role aligned with their extensive and unique expertise. Finally, like our product, the whole of our business including our team, its vision and culture, should be greater than the sum of its parts. Acquired by Fortinet, Inc. (Nasdaq FTNT) ShieldX Investors: Bain Capital, Symantec, FireEye, NTT Security, Aspect Ventures, Thomwest Ventures & Ashar Aziz Fund (Founder of FireEye)

Edgybees

Series A in 2017
Edgybees’ pioneering platform delivers real-time, high-speed augmented reality experiences to anything that moves. Using sensors and streaming data, AR application developers can now deliver overlays that keep up with a three-dimensional human experience of high-speed motion. The Edgybees platform contains a set of unique, patent-pending capabilities packaged in the form of a developer SDK coupled with its back-end SaaS services. This ability opens the door to exciting new consumer and commercial applications of high-speed AR on a wide range of devices. Edgybees was co-founded in 2016 by Menashe Haskin, former manager of the Amazon Prime Air Israeli development office, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, together with CEO Adam Kaplan and Vice President for Research and Development Nitay Megides.

Deserve Inc.

Series A in 2017
Deserve Inc. is a leading mobile-first credit card platform built on a cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, which allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders. We partner with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands.

UrbanSitter

Series C in 2017
UrbanSitter is an app and website that’s making it easier than ever for families to find, book and pay trusted care for the entire household, from backup child care to experienced nannies, tutors, pet sitters, housekeepers, and senior care. Only UrbanSitter taps into a parent’s personal network to connect them with caregivers of friends, co-workers, moms groups and parents from their kid’s school—to find a caregiver they trust. When parents need a last-minute sitter, UrbanSitter comes to the rescue with average response times under three minutes. UrbanSitter is solving the child care and caregiving dilemma for families everywhere.

Chime

Series B in 2017
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform. Their platform sets aside a pre-determined amount of money in savings after a transaction, and the company earns revenue from transaction fees paid by the merchant, aligning company incentives, enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

TalkIQ

Series A in 2017
Since 2014, TalkIQ has offered voice‐to‐text transcription and analytics for clients across a wide variety of industries. Using cutting edge deep‐learning algorithms, proprietary speech recognition and predictive analytics technology, we give our clients visibility into all of their phone conversations, extracting insights for uses ranging from sales optimization, to customer service, compliance, and more. Our recommendations enable teams to save time and maximize productivity, though quick access to action-oriented data & analysis. TalkIQ is backed by prominent Silicon Valley VC firms and is helmed by an advisory board with decades of experience in the speech and language recognition fields.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay is an automated AR platform that streamlines the entire credit-to-cash process for B2B companies. Save time prepping/chasing invoices & get paid faster! Our AI capabilities help you predict payor behavior, intelligently automate invoicing & collection communications, & determine customer credit. Our secure statement portal gives your customers more visibility/flexibility for faster payments, & we seamlessly integrate with your ERP, CRM & accounting systems.

Rep the Squad

Seed Round in 2017
Rep the Squad, Inc. is a subscription-based service that specializes in providing fans with access to a wide range of officially licensed professional sports jerseys. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company allows subscribers to choose and rent jerseys, enabling them to showcase their support for different teams on a rotating basis. Co-founded by veteran e-commerce executive Brian Watkins, Rep the Squad has garnered support from notable investors, including Madrona Venture Group and Maveron, as well as partnerships with champion athletes like Doug Baldwin and Richard Sherman, who serves as a brand ambassador. The platform aims to enhance the fan experience by offering a diverse selection of jerseys, making it convenient for fans to amplify their team loyalty without the commitment of purchase.

Noonlight

Seed Round in 2017
Launched in 2013 as a mobile application, Noonlight has since grown into a connected safety platform — partnering with products and services to enable modern and affordable 24/7 professional sensor monitoring, video monitoring, and data-rich emergency response via a powerful API. Noonlight’s technology works everywhere in the United States, allowing end users to quickly get help in any situation, without requiring a 911 call or the ability to talk or text.

ShieldX Networks, Inc.

Series A in 2017
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, ShieldX is funded and founded by a consortium of veteran investors, serial entrepreneurs, and colleagues from well-known security companies. We’ve succeeded in our shared vision and mission to build a platform that ends unacceptable trade-offs and redefines security. And we’ve done it through expert execution and by following three primary guidelines. First, to truly deliver a quantum leap in innovation, a company must first embrace it. From inception, we’ve run our business and built our product using the same emerging technologies and cloud principles, models and tools as our customers. Second, to create the best technology and customer experience, our diverse human capital is our most important asset. Each member of our team, like each of our platform’s microservices, is selectively recruited to serve a vital leadership role aligned with their extensive and unique expertise. Finally, like our product, the whole of our business including our team, its vision and culture, should be greater than the sum of its parts. Acquired by Fortinet, Inc. (Nasdaq FTNT) ShieldX Investors: Bain Capital, Symantec, FireEye, NTT Security, Aspect Ventures, Thomwest Ventures & Ashar Aziz Fund (Founder of FireEye)

Stem Disintermedia

Series A in 2017
Stem Disintermedia Inc. develops a distribution platform and payments solution tailored for independent musicians, teams, and record labels. The platform, known as Stem, simplifies the management of revenue splits among collaborators, providing artists with valuable insights into their earnings and performance data across multiple streaming services. It allows users to customize their dashboards and offers assistance with release strategies and connections to a broader creative community. Additionally, Stem aggregates earnings from various platforms, facilitates contract creation, and ensures timely payments and statements to all stakeholders involved in a project. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, Stem Disintermedia aims to clarify the complexities of revenue management in the music industry, ensuring fair compensation for all contributors.

Solv

Series A in 2017
Solv simplifies everyday healthcare by providing access to high quality, last-minute care.They believe you should be able to know where you can go, when you’ll be seen and how much it will cost.They are shifting the power of healthcare back to patients.

Amino

Series C in 2017
Amino is a healthcare financial wellness platform that helps companies and their employees navigate the complexities of the US healthcare system and find the highest value care, which has become even more important of late. It simplifies high-value healthcare benefits by providing data-driven, individualized care suggestions that plan members will follow. With a system that benefits patients and everyone, Amino Health makes healthcare more intuitive, accessible, and convenient.

HotelTonight

Series E in 2017
HotelTonight is a hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up. HotelTonight offers some of the best pricing for last-minute hotel deals booked up to 7 days in advance. Perfect for business travelers, leisure travelers, and locals alike. HotelTonight was founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Astro Technology

Series A in 2017
Update: Astro has been acquired by Slack, September 2018. We’re Astro, a software startup in Palo Alto, pursuing ambitious challenges in workplace messaging, collaboration, and AI. We have intelligent email apps for Mac, iOS & Android. Our AI-powered assistant, Astrobot, also brings your key emails and important insights to Slack and Amazon Alexa. We invite you to signup at www.astro.ai In March 2017 we announced our $10M Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures, and joined by Harrison Metal, Aspect Ventures and Upside Partnership. Our founding team has worked together at various companies as co-founders, VP of engineering, chief architect and founding engineers, with multiple successful outcomes. Our experience ranges from starting companies, to Google, LinkedIn, VMware, Cisco, BEA, Zimbra and Stanford University. We're hiring outstanding server-side & mobile engineers to join us here in Palo Alto, if you're interested please contact us at jobs@helloastro.com. We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

TruSTAR

Series A in 2017
TruSTAR is an API-first cloud native Intelligence Management platform that operationalizes internal and external data sources through an ecosystem of partner integrations and custom API solutions to help security teams accelerate detection, incident response, investigations, and collaboration. Our Mission is to build and deliver technology so teams of security professionals canDefend Better Together. We believe that when security professionals can integrate intelligence data into every stage of their workflow, they can make better decisions faster. Founded in 2014 by a mix of seasoned entrepreneurs, former security and intelligence specialists, and killer product developers, TruSTAR is building a platform that operationalizes internal and external data sources through an ecosystem of integrations to help you gain control of your data.

Exabeam

Series C in 2017
Exabeam is a leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations for the world’s smartest companies. As a global cybersecurity leader, Exabeam provides industry-proven, security-focused, and flexible solutions for faster, more accurate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR). Cutting-edge technology enhances security operations center performance, optimizing workflows and accelerating time to resolution. With consistent leadership in AI innovation and a proven track record in security information and event management (SIEM) and user behavior analytics, Exabeam empowers global security teams to combat cyberthreats, mitigate risk, and streamline operations. Learn more at www.exabeam.com.

Vidora

Seed Round in 2017
Vidora’s mission is to enhance the performance of Marketing and Product teams with No-Code Machine Learning. Our Machine Learning Platform, Cortex, allows teams to use predictions to continually optimize conversions and engagement, while providing end-to-end automation, allowing teams to create hundreds of predictions without the risk and cost of building in house. The largest global brands like Walmart, News Corp, and Discovery, leverage Cortex to intelligently learn from continuous streams of raw data to drive higher performance and automation across the enterprise.

Vida Health

Series B in 2016
Vida Health is a virtual care platform intentionally designed to treat a person’s whole health by treating mental and physical conditions, together. Vida’s clinically validated approach combines an AI-powered, personalized experience with the support and human connection of coaches and therapists. Vida’s app offers video sessions, messaging, and digital content to help people prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions — like diabetes and hypertension — and the mental conditions that accompany them — like stress, depression, and anxiety. Some of America’s largest employers and health plans trust Vida’s whole health offering. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California

Grokker

Series B in 2016
Grokker takes the work out of workplace wellness with an easy-to-implement, holistic, and cost-effective program. With over 3,700 exercise, mindfulness, nutrition, finance, and sleep videos from 5 to 50 minutes, more than 130 master experts to choose from, and a supportive community to connect employees across locations, Grokker’s patented program delivers results.

Atlas Informatics

Venture Round in 2016
Atlas Informatics is a startup in Seattle with an audacious goal to redefine search as we know it. Atlas Recall, the company's first product, gives you a searchable photographic memory that helps you find everything you have seen across all of your devices, apps and cloud services. Recall gives you centralized control over your scattered data saving you time, hassle, and heartache. Two-years running, the Atlas team was awarded Seattle Business Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Uplevel Security

Seed Round in 2016
Uplevel Security is the industry’s first adaptive system of intelligence that uses graph theory and machine learning to modernize security operations. Uplevel Security ingests and contextualizes incoming and historical security data, allowing the past to inform the present and the present to inform the past, which predicts how attacks may manifest in the future. Enterprises rely on Uplevel Security to activate intelligence from the security stack, provide a system of record for security data and become stronger with every attack.

Skedaddle

Seed Round in 2016
Skedaddle is a flexible mass transportation network that reinvents mobility beyond city limits. They believe travel should no longer be hindered by renting expensive cars, hassling friends for rides, or piecing together public transportation. By pairing crowdsourced route demand with luxurious bus rides, they make affordable, direct, and comfortable travel available to all.

Cato Networks

Series B in 2016
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

Birchbox

Series C in 2016
Launched in 2010, Birchbox is the discovery commerce platform redefining the retail process by offering consumers a personalized way to discover, sample, shop, and learn about the best products and brands available. Birchbox members have first-touch experiences with products each month and access to educational content to help them get the most out of their products. Top brands like Kiehl’s, Benefit, Deborah Lippmann, and Stila have partnered with Birchbox.

Indegy

Series A in 2016
The Indegy Industrial Cyber Security Suite arms security and operations teams with full visibility, security and control of industrial control systems (ICS) activity and threats by combining hybrid, policy-based monitoring and network anomaly detection with unique device integrity checks. Indegy solutions are installed in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, water and other industrial organizations around the world.

Balena

Series A in 2016
Balena is a complete set of tools for building, deploying, and managing fleets of connected IoT devices. It provides infrastructure and tools for fleet owners so they can focus on developing their applications and growing their fleets with as little friction as possible. Balena enables devices and their running services to be managed, monitored, and updated through the web dashboard or through its API, via the CLI and SDK. Balena was established in 2013.

The Muse

Series B in 2016
The Muse is a job search and career development platform that helps candidates discover and land jobs that fit their skills. The Muse provides professional advice for candidates exploring their options, job searches tailored to personal priorities, company profiles that go behind the scenes at an org, and more. It helps companies build a more informed candidate pipeline and strengthen their employer brand through authentic storytelling content and targeted job postings. The Muse is the go-to destination for the next-gen workforce to research companies and careers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Chime

Series A in 2016
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform. Their platform sets aside a pre-determined amount of money in savings after a transaction, and the company earns revenue from transaction fees paid by the merchant, aligning company incentives, enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

Bryj

Series A in 2016
Bryj (pronounced bridge) is a full-lifecycle enterprise mobile app solution for any app store worldwide. From idea to ongoing success, customers benefit from the Bryj single source solution of its platform and expert team included with one subscription. Bry powers and grows apps that seamlessly connect enterprise systems, provide intelligent analytics and Al, advanced UX marketing tools, app configurator studio, and a world-class customer experience. Trusted by leading technology partners like Salesforce and Microsoft, Bryj has experienced trillions of user engagements, powered billions of app sessions, and championed hundreds of apps. Bryj (formerly FollowAnalytics)., was founded in Paris, France, in 2013 and moved its headquartered to Silicon Valley in 2022.

Informed

Series A in 2016
Informed helps banks accelerate their digital transformation with turn-key robotic process automation capable of performing real-time income verification, identity verification, residence verification, and insurance verification tasks. Banks use Informed to reduce their manual costs associated with reviewing documents, catch fraud, reduce bias, and cut down on errors when originating loans and opening accounts.

hobnob

Venture Round in 2016
Hobnob Inc. specializes in a mobile application that simplifies the process of event invitation and communication. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Haiku, Hawaii, Hobnob allows users to create and send visually appealing, personalized invitations for various occasions, such as dinner parties, birthdays, and concerts. The app enables users to design invitations and manage events directly from their phones, offering an RSVP feature that allows invitees to respond via text or email. This streamlined approach not only saves time but also enhances the overall experience of organizing gatherings, allowing users to focus on enjoying their events rather than the logistical details.

Flyp

Seed Round in 2016
Flyp, Inc. is a US-based telecommunications company focused on changing the global consumer communications experience. The company's proprietary platform delivers the highest quality voice and text communications in or out of network, while enabling the use of multiple phone numbers on a single device. For international customers, Flyp is the first and only solution that provides mobile users with a local US phone number on their device for high-quality, free calling and texting to and from any US phone number.

BaubleBar

Series C in 2016
BaubleBar is changing how women shop for fashion jewelry. By offering on-trend styles and contextualizing them with strong editorial references, the company is quickly becoming the first go-to retailer within the $22bn fashion jewelry industry. BaubleBar’s core differentiating factor is its fast speed to market, recognized through its unique sourcing capabilities. The company leverages this by using real-time data to merchandise and design based on current market dynamics and consumer taste preferences. Coupling this with the high-touch customer experience and strong social media reach, BaubleBar is redefining how women think of fashion jewelry brands. BaubleBar (formerly Eight1Six) was founded by Amy Jain and Daniella Yacobovsky in 2010 and has raised $15.6 million in equity financing to date. The Company most recently raised $10 million in Series B funding, in a round led by Burch Creative Capital, the investment firm headed by retail and fashion veteran Chris Burch. Other leading investors in the Company include Accel Partners, Greycroft Partners, Aspect Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Founder Collective, and Lerer Media Ventures.

Glympse Bio

Seed Round in 2015
Glympse Bio develops a powerful new paradigm in diagnostics to enable noninvasive and predictive monitoring of multiple human diseases. The company’s technology uses precisely engineered diagnostic agents that interrogate the body for certain disease states, and then carry the message to the urine for analysis. Glympse Bio’s platform technology was originally developed at MIT, and is founded by a team of world-renowned experts in nanomedicine and biomedical engineering.

Cato Networks

Series A in 2015
Cato Networks provides organizations with a cloud-based and secure global SD-WAN. Cato delivers an integrated networking and security platform that securely connects all enterprise locations, people, and data. Cato Cloud cuts MPLS costs, improves performance between global locations and cloud applications, eliminates branch appliances, provides secure Internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrates mobile users, and cloud data centers into the WAN.

Exabeam

Series B in 2015
Exabeam is a leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations for the world’s smartest companies. As a global cybersecurity leader, Exabeam provides industry-proven, security-focused, and flexible solutions for faster, more accurate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR). Cutting-edge technology enhances security operations center performance, optimizing workflows and accelerating time to resolution. With consistent leadership in AI innovation and a proven track record in security information and event management (SIEM) and user behavior analytics, Exabeam empowers global security teams to combat cyberthreats, mitigate risk, and streamline operations. Learn more at www.exabeam.com.

Deserve Inc.

Series A in 2015
Deserve Inc. is a leading mobile-first credit card platform built on a cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, which allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders. We partner with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands.

The Muse

Series A in 2015
The Muse is a job search and career development platform that helps candidates discover and land jobs that fit their skills. The Muse provides professional advice for candidates exploring their options, job searches tailored to personal priorities, company profiles that go behind the scenes at an org, and more. It helps companies build a more informed candidate pipeline and strengthen their employer brand through authentic storytelling content and targeted job postings. The Muse is the go-to destination for the next-gen workforce to research companies and careers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States.

MobileAction

Seed Round in 2015
MobileAction is the growth partner of apps and games for organic and paid user acquisition. It is the go-to platform for app marketers aiming for the top charts on the App Store and the Google Play Store. MobileAction's solutions include Apple Search Ads campaign management, intelligence for ads, ad creatives and ASO, market insights, and consultation. With data from 90M+ creatives, 100K+ publishers, and 500K+ advertisers, MobileAction lets app marketers step into the future of app optimization.

Later

Seed Round in 2014
Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool. We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity. We know finding repeatable success on social media is hard. With so much competition and noise on social, it’s more important than ever for brands to create authentic content — whether you create your own content or collaborate with creators and influencers. That’s why we’re on a mission to build the world’s first Social Revenue Platform. Later will be the first inclusive platform where social media managers, influencer managers, and creators can come together to collaborate on content. Our platform enables marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI. As your trusted partner and go-to source for social media advice, we’ll help you create an engaged community for reliable performance and repeatable growth.

Deserve Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Deserve Inc. is a leading mobile-first credit card platform built on a cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, which allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders. We partner with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands.

Vida Health

Series A in 2014
Vida Health is a virtual care platform intentionally designed to treat a person’s whole health by treating mental and physical conditions, together. Vida’s clinically validated approach combines an AI-powered, personalized experience with the support and human connection of coaches and therapists. Vida’s app offers video sessions, messaging, and digital content to help people prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions — like diabetes and hypertension — and the mental conditions that accompany them — like stress, depression, and anxiety. Some of America’s largest employers and health plans trust Vida’s whole health offering. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California

ForeScout Technologies

Series F in 2014
ForeScout is transforming security through visibility. We help make the invisible visible by providing Global 2000 enterprises and government agencies with agentless visibility and control of traditional and IoT devices the instant they connect to the network. Our technology integrates with disparate security tools to help organizations accelerate incident response, break down silos, automate workflows and optimize existing investments.

BaubleBar

Series B in 2014
BaubleBar is changing how women shop for fashion jewelry. By offering on-trend styles and contextualizing them with strong editorial references, the company is quickly becoming the first go-to retailer within the $22bn fashion jewelry industry. BaubleBar’s core differentiating factor is its fast speed to market, recognized through its unique sourcing capabilities. The company leverages this by using real-time data to merchandise and design based on current market dynamics and consumer taste preferences. Coupling this with the high-touch customer experience and strong social media reach, BaubleBar is redefining how women think of fashion jewelry brands. BaubleBar (formerly Eight1Six) was founded by Amy Jain and Daniella Yacobovsky in 2010 and has raised $15.6 million in equity financing to date. The Company most recently raised $10 million in Series B funding, in a round led by Burch Creative Capital, the investment firm headed by retail and fashion veteran Chris Burch. Other leading investors in the Company include Accel Partners, Greycroft Partners, Aspect Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Founder Collective, and Lerer Media Ventures.
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