Raspberry AI
Seed Round in 2024
Raspberry AI employs artificial intelligence technology to design styles that are in high demand. The platform offers the convenience of instantly generating technical packs and CADs for any product image, providing a comprehensive solution for product design requirements. It also features automated, high-conversion product descriptions and photography, along with the capability to create new high-fidelity designs from a sketch or reference image.
Ten Thousand
Series A in 2023
Ten Thousand is a New York-based men's performance apparel brand that designs and manufactures athletic and weightlifting clothing and accessories. The company sells products online, including shorts, shirts, pants, socks, hats and training essentials, crafted from lightweight, durable fabrics to support performance and daily workouts. Ten Thousand emphasizes fit, flexibility and features that enhance comfort during training, focusing on performance apparel rather than casual wear. The brand originated as Electric Performance and changed its name to Ten Thousand in 2013. It operates as a direct-to-consumer business, centering on functional athletic gear.
Archive is a technology company that partners with leading brands like The North Face and Oscar de la Renta to create customized resale programs. These programs enable brands to take ownership of their secondhand markets, extending the life of clothing, generating new revenue streams, building customer loyalty, and driving new customer acquisition.
PetPlate, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in delivering fresh, cooked meals for dogs through a subscription service. Founded in 2015, it focuses on providing nutritionally balanced meals designed by veterinary nutritionists, ensuring that each dish meets the dietary needs of dogs. The meals are made from real food, cooked in a facility that employs cold-pressure technology to eliminate harmful bacteria while preserving nutritional value. They are packaged in pre-portioned, recyclable containers that can be served directly from the fridge or microwaved for convenience. PetPlate aims to simplify pet nutrition by offering high-quality, human-grade meals that enhance the health and well-being of dogs.
Countable
Series A in 2021
Countable provides virtual community management for corporations, nonprofits, and political campaigns. It uses technology to communicate and strengthen human interconnectedness, delivering technology solutions that facilitate community engagement.
EVRYTHNG
Venture Round in 2020
EVRYTHNG is an Internet of Things platform that connects consumer products to the Web and manages real-time data across the product lifecycle. It offers THNGHUB, a local cloud gateway for multiple smart devices; Consumer Engagement to turn products into owned digital media channels; Brand Protection to authenticate products and leverage real-time data for protection; Inventory Management to track inventory from factory to consumer; Product Registration and Reordering solutions, plus consulting and professional services. Its platform collects and applies real-time data from products and packaging to enable connected devices, direct digital services to end users, and improved supply chains. It serves appliances and electronics, apparel and accessories, consumer packaged goods, food and beverages, health and insurance, lighting, telecommunications, and toys. Founded in 2011 and based in London, with offices in New York and San Francisco.
PetPlate, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in delivering fresh, cooked meals for dogs through a subscription service. Founded in 2015, it focuses on providing nutritionally balanced meals designed by veterinary nutritionists, ensuring that each dish meets the dietary needs of dogs. The meals are made from real food, cooked in a facility that employs cold-pressure technology to eliminate harmful bacteria while preserving nutritional value. They are packaged in pre-portioned, recyclable containers that can be served directly from the fridge or microwaved for convenience. PetPlate aims to simplify pet nutrition by offering high-quality, human-grade meals that enhance the health and well-being of dogs.
Lily AI is an innovative e-commerce product discovery platform based in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing the sales performance of brands and retailers. The company specializes in integrating customer-centric product attributes into various facets of the e-commerce ecosystem, including site search engines and recommendation systems. By aligning brand messaging with customer intent, Lily AI improves on-site search, personalized product discovery, and demand prediction. This approach enables retailers, particularly in the fashion, home, and beauty sectors, to achieve significant increases in traffic, conversion rates, revenue, and brand loyalty.
Otherland
Seed Round in 2019
Otherland is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in manufacturing scented candles. The brand is dedicated to creating toxin-free environments, ensuring that each hand-poured candle is free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, and is cruelty-free. Otherland's products feature custom-made fragrances that incorporate elements of art, poetry, and culture, delivered in recyclable packaging. By focusing on aesthetics and affordability, Otherland aims to transform homes into expressive spaces filled with art and fragrance, making its candles accessible to a wider audience through online retail.
Swivel is a mobile application designed to assist black women in locating the ideal hairdresser. The platform enables users to discover and book stylists based on their unique hair types and desired styles, addressing a specific need for personalized hair care solutions. By providing a tailored resource for finding the right salon or stylist, Swivel empowers women of color to meet their hair care requirements more effectively.
AllWork
Seed Round in 2019
AllWork is a technology platform that connects freelance talent with businesses. It offers solutions for recruiting, scheduling, training, communication, payments, budgeting, planning, reporting, and HR administration. Its mobile application enables managers to optimize coverage and adjust schedules for freelancers.
EVRYTHNG is an Internet of Things platform that connects consumer products to the Web and manages real-time data across the product lifecycle. It offers THNGHUB, a local cloud gateway for multiple smart devices; Consumer Engagement to turn products into owned digital media channels; Brand Protection to authenticate products and leverage real-time data for protection; Inventory Management to track inventory from factory to consumer; Product Registration and Reordering solutions, plus consulting and professional services. Its platform collects and applies real-time data from products and packaging to enable connected devices, direct digital services to end users, and improved supply chains. It serves appliances and electronics, apparel and accessories, consumer packaged goods, food and beverages, health and insurance, lighting, telecommunications, and toys. Founded in 2011 and based in London, with offices in New York and San Francisco.
Type:A
Convertible Note in 2019
Type:A Brands is a consumer goods company founded in 2017 by Allison Moss and based in Santa Monica, California. The company specializes in aluminum-free deodorants and beauty products, focusing on providing healthier alternatives in personal care. Type:A Brands employs sweat-activated technology to create long-lasting deodorants, which are conveniently packaged in tubes for easy application. By emphasizing clean beauty and natural ingredients, the company aims to make organic skincare options accessible to a broader audience, allowing customers to maintain personal hygiene without compromising on health or convenience.
Nurture Life
Series A in 2019
Nurture Life provides subscription-based, ready-to-eat meals for babies, toddlers, and kids, delivered weekly to families. Meals are chef-crafted and nutritionally balanced by pediatric dietitians, using organic ingredients to meet evolving dietary needs while expanding young palates and introducing new flavors and textures. The approach emphasizes quality sourcing, convenient delivery, and a strong focus on helping parents provide healthy meals. Based in Chicago and founded in 2015, Nurture Life aims to offer reliable, nutritious options that support age-appropriate nutrition and peace of mind for families.
Baboon to the Moon
Funding Round in 2019
Baboon to the Moon is a manufacturer specializing in adventure backpacks designed for outdoor enthusiasts. The company provides a diverse selection of bags made from various materials, available in an array of colors, shapes, and sizes. These products are crafted to ensure that users can carry their belongings safely and comfortably during their adventures. With a focus on functionality and style, Baboon to the Moon aims to meet the needs of individuals seeking reliable and versatile carrying solutions for their outdoor activities.
Shoptiques
Seed Round in 2019
Shoptiques is an online platform that connects shoppers with unique fashion items from independent boutiques worldwide. It offers personalized shopping experiences, aggregating inventory from various boutiques, providing integrated order management, and streamlined shipping.
Westman Atelier
Venture Round in 2019
Westman Atelier is a cosmetics manufacturer focused on creating high-quality makeup products using clean ingredients that prioritize the health of the skin. The company offers a diverse range of items, including foundation sticks, powdered bronzer, and brushes, all formulated to be paraben and sulfate-free. With a commitment to using plant-based actives and advanced scientific formulations, Westman Atelier aims to provide consumers with makeup that not only enhances beauty but also nourishes the skin. The company continuously researches and reassesses its ingredients to ensure they meet the highest standards of integrity and effectiveness, delivering products that promote calm, balanced, and radiantly amplified skin.
Stantt LLC is a New York-based company that specializes in manufacturing men's shirts, emphasizing customized fit through an innovative e-commerce platform. Incorporated in 2012, Stantt offers a wide range of 75 sizes of men’s apparel, utilizing technology that creates sizes from scratch based on real body scans to ensure an accurate fit for each individual. Customers can conveniently order these hand-crafted shirts online and have them delivered directly to their homes, with the option to visit their showroom in New York for a more personalized experience.
Fekkai is a company that specializes in producing a range of cosmetic products focused on hair care. Their offerings include various hair styling and conditioning solutions such as shampoos, conditioners, and treatments designed for specific needs like color protection and volume enhancement. Notable product lines include Brilliant Gloss, Technician Color, Full-Blown Volume, Shea Butter, Super Strength, Baby Blonde, and Blonde RX. Fekkai also provides products in larger sizes and bundles, as well as gift sets, catering to diverse consumer preferences and requirements in hair care.
Aarmy offers premium health and fitness training services, specializing in cardio and athlete training. Headquartered in New York, it provides clients with high-standard coaching experiences through cycling and bootcamp practice sessions.
Knotch, Inc. is an independent provider of real-time intelligence focused on enhancing digital marketing efforts. Established in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company offers the Knotch intelligence suite, which equips brands and marketers with tools to gain real-time insights, metrics, and benchmarks. Knotch addresses a critical challenge faced by both B2B and B2C marketers by bridging the "missing middle" of the audience journey, thereby reducing guesswork and improving efficiency. The platform allows marketers to track the impact of content assets through all stages of the audience journey, identifying which content drives high-value actions and conversions. Additionally, Knotch's digital content intelligence platform facilitates content research, data collection, analysis, and optimization, enabling marketing and media teams to effectively plan and enhance their content strategies across various advertising channels.
Lily AI
Funding Round in 2018
Lily AI is an innovative e-commerce product discovery platform based in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing the sales performance of brands and retailers. The company specializes in integrating customer-centric product attributes into various facets of the e-commerce ecosystem, including site search engines and recommendation systems. By aligning brand messaging with customer intent, Lily AI improves on-site search, personalized product discovery, and demand prediction. This approach enables retailers, particularly in the fashion, home, and beauty sectors, to achieve significant increases in traffic, conversion rates, revenue, and brand loyalty.
Wright is a manufacturer of bedding products.
Ten Thousand
Seed Round in 2018
Ten Thousand is a New York-based men's performance apparel brand that designs and manufactures athletic and weightlifting clothing and accessories. The company sells products online, including shorts, shirts, pants, socks, hats and training essentials, crafted from lightweight, durable fabrics to support performance and daily workouts. Ten Thousand emphasizes fit, flexibility and features that enhance comfort during training, focusing on performance apparel rather than casual wear. The brand originated as Electric Performance and changed its name to Ten Thousand in 2013. It operates as a direct-to-consumer business, centering on functional athletic gear.
Perch Interactive Inc specializes in providing interactive technology solutions that enhance retail environments by linking physical products with digital content. The company employs advanced computer vision and IoT technologies to create an engaging shopping experience, allowing retailers to offer dynamic digital marketing linked to the products customers are interacting with in-store. Perch's platform delivers real-time analytics on shopper behavior and enables features such as A/B testing of marketing campaigns, ensuring that retailers can optimize their strategies effectively. The firm serves a diverse range of sectors, including fashion, health and beauty, and food and beverage, and has established partnerships with notable brands. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Perch has experienced significant growth and received various accolades for its innovative approach to retail marketing.
La Ligne
Funding Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, La Ligne is a New York-based women's apparel manufacturer specializing in stripe designs. Their product range includes knitwear, pants, skirts, dresses, tops, and loungewear.
Taim Falafel
Funding Round in 2018
Taïm was founded in 2005 by Chef Einat Admony and her husband Stéfan Nafziger.
A Tel Aviv inspired, falafel-focused vegetarian and kosher restaurant that Zagat calls “bliss in a pita.” Taïm means tasty in Hebrew. Whether it’s falafel or sabich or cauliflower shawarma, the taste is where it’s at.
What began as a tiny storefront in the West Village has grown to include a second Taïm restaurant in Nolita, the newest opening in Urban Lex and two more soon to open in the Financial District and Flatiron.
Taïm is the story of a hard-working Israeli chef who put her years of international cooking experience, as well as her Israeli roots, into creating a menu centered around the street food she loved. Einat was born and raised in Tel Aviv, cooked by her mother’s side, served in the Israeli army both as a driver and ad hoc cook, went to culinary school in Israel, worked in many of the best restaurants, and ultimately went back to her roots—Israeli street food. She made a falafel recipe that bested the best in Tel Aviv. But she didn’t stop there. Einat extended her passion and skill to every mezze, salad, and smoothie on the menu.
Taïm is a total reflection of Einat and Stefan’s passion, personality and unrelenting desire to make people happy with food. Crispy on the outside, warm and welcoming on the inside. Taïm has won accolades and awards for their incredible falafel through the years – the New York Times, Zagat, Time Out, Eater, NY Magazine and more - have acknowledged the flavor and quality that will leave you craving more.
Alfred Club, Inc. is a technology-driven company that provides a resident experience and building management platform designed for apartment buildings. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, Alfred offers the Hello Alfred program, which allows residents to outsource everyday tasks such as package receiving and dog walking to dedicated home managers. These home managers are W-2 employees, ensuring they receive benefits and training, which enhances service quality and fosters local community support. The platform integrates various services, enabling residents to request assistance with grocery delivery, home cleaning, and access to exclusive events and virtual classes, all through a single, intuitive interface. Alfred has been recognized as a leader in transforming the real estate industry and has gained media attention for its innovative approach to enhancing the residential living experience.
Maisonette
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2016, Maisonette is an online marketplace specializing in baby and children's products. It curates and offers a diverse range of high-quality apparel, accessories, toys, furniture, and home decor for children aged 0-12 through its global network of brands and boutiques.
Countable
Convertible Note in 2018
Countable provides virtual community management for corporations, nonprofits, and political campaigns. It uses technology to communicate and strengthen human interconnectedness, delivering technology solutions that facilitate community engagement.
Kano Computing Limited specializes in developing educational kits and a coding platform aimed at children and young learners. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company provides a range of do-it-yourself hardware kits that allow users to create games, synthesize music, and animate characters. Its offerings include the Motion Sensor Kit, which uses a USB sensor to translate physical movements into data, enhancing the learning experience. Kano's products are designed to teach users about computers and coding through engaging, hands-on projects, fostering creativity and essential coding skills. The company sells its kits online and also exports its products internationally, making its educational tools accessible to a global audience.
Universal Standard
Series A in 2018
Universal Standard Inc. is a New York-based womenswear brand that manufactures and sells a diverse range of clothing and accessories for women, focusing on sizes 00 to 40. Founded in 2015, the company is recognized for its commitment to inclusivity, offering every style in every size. Its product categories include athleisure, blazers, denim, dresses, loungewear, outerwear, pants, leggings, skirts, suiting, sweaters, sweatshirts, tees, and tops. Universal Standard is distinguished by its engineered fit and premium fabrics, aiming to break fashion stereotypes and provide stylish options for all body shapes. The brand sells its offerings through both physical stores and an online platform, catering to a broad audience seeking elevated essentials in women's fashion.
Knot Standard
Series A in 2018
Knot Standard Limited is a custom menswear brand that specializes in selling hand-made suits, shirts, blazers, trousers, and a range of accessories online. Established in 2010 and headquartered in New York, the company allows customers to submit their measurements via Webcams for a personalized fit. Its clientele includes a diverse range of individuals, from professionals to those purchasing attire for special occasions, primarily targeting men aged 25 to 45. Knot Standard operates showrooms in several major cities, including Atlanta, New York, Dubai, Dallas, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston, and Washington, D.C., while also maintaining production facilities in locations such as Brooklyn, Portugal, Dubai, and Hong Kong. Additionally, the brand offers ties, squares, scarves, and gift packages, catering to various customer needs.
Violet Grey
Series C in 2018
Violet Grey is a beauty retail company based in West Hollywood, California, founded in 2010. It specializes in selling a wide range of beauty care products, including makeup, skincare, hair care, and body treatment items, through both physical stores and an online platform. The company's offerings span from primers and foundations to cleansers and moisturizers, catering to various beauty needs. Additionally, Violet Grey provides digital content through THE VIOLET FILES, a magazine offering makeup recommendations, reviews, and tutorials. Originally known as Snob Inc., the company has evolved from its beginnings as a private dressing studio for Hollywood clients into a comprehensive beauty destination.
GLAMSQUAD
Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 2013, GLAMSQUAD is a New York-based company specializing in on-demand beauty services. It offers hair styling and makeup services through trained professionals who visit clients at their homes, offices, or events across major U.S. cities. The company also retails its own line of hair care products.
Ember is a design-led brand specializing in temperature control technology, founded by inventor Clay Alexander. The company aims to transform the way individuals consume food and beverages through its innovative products. Ember's flagship offerings include the Ember Travel Mug and Ember Mug, both recognized for their advanced temperature control capabilities, allowing users to set and maintain their preferred drinking temperatures for hot beverages. These products enhance the flavor experience of drinks like coffee and tea by enabling personalized temperature settings. Ember's smart mugs are sold in prominent retail outlets, including Best Buy, Apple, Williams Sonoma, Costco, and Target. In addition to its core drinkware line, Ember is expanding its temperature control technology into new sectors such as healthcare and infant feeding, demonstrating its commitment to innovation and customization in everyday living.