Band of Angels is a prominent venture capital firm founded in 1994 and based in Menlo Park, California. Specializing in seed and early-stage investments, the firm focuses exclusively on high technology startups, particularly in sectors such as internet, web services, life sciences, biotechnology, software, energy, communications, and networking. It primarily targets companies located in Silicon Valley, although it may also consider opportunities in Louisiana, San Diego, and Northern California. The firm typically invests between $300,000 and $750,000, often leading syndications that can reach up to $1.5 million, while aiming to acquire a one-third ownership stake for a $1 million investment. Band of Angels comprises over 130 former and current high-tech executives, who have collectively funded more than 250 startups, resulting in over 50 profitable mergers and acquisitions and nine IPOs. The firm emphasizes local investments and generally does not review non-local deals.
Rhaeos, the world's first wearable shunt monitor, aims to improve the quality care for patients with hydrocephalus through a novel, thermal biosensor. Developed within Northwestern University with collaboration between Dr. John Rogers, McCormick School of Engineering, Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management, Rhaeos represents a unique multidisciplinary translational effort for an important clinical need.
The mission of the Fogarty Institute for Innovation is to promote medical innovation by providing support to promising innovators and researchers as they transform their creative ideas into practical solutions to improve patient care. They offer mentorship and education at every step of the process, coordinating access to intellectual, physical, and financial resources to propel medical concepts from initiation to application.
Raydiant Oximetry, Inc. is a medical device company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company focuses on improving childbirth outcomes for mothers and infants by developing a low-cost, non-invasive device that monitors fetal oxygen levels during labor. This innovative technology aims to provide real-time insights into fetal oxygenation, which can help clinicians make informed decisions and reduce the risks associated with childbirth, such as birth injuries and unnecessary cesarean sections. By enhancing patient care and potentially lowering healthcare costs, Raydiant Oximetry's device addresses critical needs in maternal and fetal health.
Developer of a game engine designed to make videos interactive. The company's engine leverages artificial intelligence technology to build creative games related to racing a car or motorcycle, jumping from roof to roof, hurtling down a mountain on skis or mountain bikes or piloting drones through an abandoned building and brands can also create playable games ads based on any video content at a fraction of the cost and time currently required to make them, enabling users to make content more entertaining and engaging.
Loopie offers a peer-to-peer laundry service that addresses the common challenge of managing dirty laundry. The platform connects individuals needing laundry assistance with those seeking to earn extra income from home. Through its mobile app, users can easily schedule laundry pickup and delivery within 24 hours. The service utilizes a network of certified washers who transform idle laundry equipment into revenue-generating assets. Loopie's managed marketplace model ensures that both consumers and businesses can efficiently have their laundry picked up, washed, dried, folded, and delivered in a timely manner, providing a modern and convenient alternative to traditional laundry services.
Bone Health Technologies, Inc. focuses on developing medical devices aimed at preventing osteoporosis and improving bone health. The company specializes in the OsteoBoost device, a wearable product designed to provide gentle mechanical stimulation that mimics the effects of weight-bearing exercise. By utilizing whole-body vibration technology, OsteoBoost safely delivers vibrational energy that encourages the transformation of stem cells into bone, offering a non-drug intervention for individuals with low bone mass. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Bone Health Technologies aims to provide effective solutions for managing bone health through innovative technology.
Strategikon Pharma, Inc. is a technology firm that specializes in the design and development of software solutions aimed at optimizing the outsourcing processes in the pharmaceutical industry. Its flagship product, Clinical Maestro, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates end-to-end management of clinical business operations, including planning, outsourcing, and financial management of clinical trials. This software creates a collaborative virtual environment that enhances communication and data integration between pharmaceutical companies and their service providers, moving away from traditional, labor-intensive methods such as Excel. By providing tools for clinical financial management, vendor performance metrics, and contract lifecycle management, Clinical Maestro enables biopharmaceutical firms to streamline their operations and reduce costs significantly. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Rafael, California, Strategikon also offers consulting services to support the establishment of clinical business operations for new entrants in the field.
Digital business is driving a fundamental shift to cloud-native applications, creating a new set of operational and performance challenges ill-suited to the currently available solutions. At OpsCruise, we imagine a world of autonomous operations and are innovating a fundamentally different approach to performance management. OpsCruise’s vision is to automate the performance assurance of cloud applications using a model-driven closed-loop platform that's architected around popular open source monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus, Loki/FluentD, Jaeger, etc.)
C. Light Technologies, Inc. operates as a neurotech and AI company that develops an eye tracking technology for neurological health. It offers machine learning algorithms and instrument that monitors multiple sclerosis (MS) by measuring neurological activity through imaging the retina. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Berkeley, California.
Strategikon Pharma, Inc. is a technology firm that specializes in the design and development of software solutions aimed at optimizing the outsourcing processes in the pharmaceutical industry. Its flagship product, Clinical Maestro, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates end-to-end management of clinical business operations, including planning, outsourcing, and financial management of clinical trials. This software creates a collaborative virtual environment that enhances communication and data integration between pharmaceutical companies and their service providers, moving away from traditional, labor-intensive methods such as Excel. By providing tools for clinical financial management, vendor performance metrics, and contract lifecycle management, Clinical Maestro enables biopharmaceutical firms to streamline their operations and reduce costs significantly. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Rafael, California, Strategikon also offers consulting services to support the establishment of clinical business operations for new entrants in the field.
Champions Round, Inc. is a sports entertainment company that creates a gaming application centered on football and Esports. Founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, California, the application allows users to participate in fantasy league games and tournaments, engage with live questions, earn points, learn about the games, and win cash prizes. The application is accessible for download on iOS devices, aiming to enhance fan experiences within the fantasy sports industry.
EternaTear, Inc. develops artificial tear solution that provides lubrication for dry eyes. It provides EternaTear, an artificial tear for people who suffer from the progressive dry eye. It provides therapy for dry eye using a novel and proprietary mechanism to supplement all three layers of the tear film and bind them together on the ocular surface. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
VerifiR® provides an anti-counterfeit and customer engagement platform for consumer product manufacturers. The solution is built upon combining near-field communication (NFC) technology that exists on consumers' mobile phones with cloud analytics. After hovering their phone over an embedded stamp-sized VerifiR NFC chip on the product, consumers receive fast results verifying the product's authenticity using a mutual authentication scheme. Simultaneously, the mobile interaction empowers brand manufacturers to engage their customers directly.
eyecandylab enables content creators to build engaging and interactive AR-experiences on video, driving user engagement and monetize it by uniting all devices into one seamless experience. The company offers a revolutionary AR solution for broadcasters and content producers to add an interactive component to their video content. By pointing AR-enabled smartphones or tablets at any video screen, the interaction layer is overlaid on the core content, harmonizing them into a singular, seamless experience.
UNest Holdings, Inc. is an investment advisory firm that offers a mobile application designed to assist parents in building, managing, and optimizing a tax-free college fund for their children. The UNest app facilitates the selection of the most suitable tax-advantaged education savings plans and allows parents to receive monetary gifts for their children from friends and family. Founded in 2018 by Ksenia Yudina and based in North Hollywood, California, UNest aims to democratize access to effective financial solutions, enabling parents to secure a better financial future for their children. The app enables users to open a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) account within five minutes, requires no paperwork, and offers features like advisor-guided investment plans, a simple gifting option, UNest Rewards, and the ability to set up recurring contributions.
Resonado, Inc. specializes in designing and developing audio systems utilizing its patented Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology. Founded in 2017 and based in South Bend, Indiana, with additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, and Anyang, South Korea, the company serves various industries, including automotive, consumer electronics, home theater, hospitality, and marine. Traditional conical speaker transducer technology has long dominated audio production, but the demand for smaller, more efficient audio components has increased significantly due to trends in product miniaturization and the proliferation of smart IoT devices. Resonado's FCS technology addresses these challenges by optimizing the internal structure of electrodynamic transducers, allowing for innovative design without sacrificing acoustic performance. The company generates revenue primarily through licensing its technology to global manufacturers across multiple sectors.
Irrigreen, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes innovative lawn irrigation systems, primarily targeting residential users, landscape contractors, municipalities, and water districts. Founded in 2010 and based in Edina, Minnesota, the company has developed an IoT digital sprinkler system that significantly reduces water usage in landscape irrigation by up to 50%. This system employs proprietary technology inspired by inkjet printing techniques to minimize water waste. Irrigreen sells its products through a network of distributors across the United States, utilizing an IoT service business model that fosters recurring revenue.
Your Fare is an online ordering management platform for restaurants that allows its users to track sales on one dashboard. It also allows restaurateurs to replace their online ordering tablets. It helps manage all 3rd party delivery services in a way that works best for its user. It was built for restaurant operators, by restaurant operators.
It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
ONEDOME is a location-based entertainment and immersive media company. It is the first AR-based multi-user mixed reality experience, and an immersive gallery featuring 15 interactive rooms curated from artists worldwide. ONEDOME was founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California.
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Parrable, Inc. is a privacy-friendly identification platform that offers solutions to help marketers and publishers effectively reach their audiences without relying on third-party cookies. The company utilizes proprietary, deterministic identification technology that unifies user profiles across devices, browsers, and applications while safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This innovative approach addresses the challenges posed by cookie restrictions, particularly in environments like Safari, thus granting marketers access to significant segments of the smartphone market that were previously unavailable. Parrable's offerings include device identification for targeted messaging, retargeting capabilities to boost engagement and conversions, and advanced attribution measurement. Additionally, the company's Vision Product leverages artificial intelligence to enhance decision-making for marketers by analyzing various data points to optimize return on investment. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Parrable also maintains offices in San Francisco and Mexico City.
Nwave is leveraging its low power wide area wireless network, parking space sensor, analytics, and payment technologies to disrupt the transportation market by acquisition, analysis and real time provisioning of vehicle parking data.
For ultimate accuracy our vehicle detection sensors use 3 different sensing technologies combined with advanced filtering and signal processing algorithms that differentiate parking events from interference or false events such as an underground train passing or DC current spikes. No wiring or street furniture is required, thousands of units communicate directly to a single gateway in up to 3 miles range. Having a battery life of 5 - 8 years sensors fit directly into each parking space, and integrate with all existing mobile and web frameworks.
NGX Bio is an online marketplace platform for online DNA sequencing services. They make sequencing simple by connecting their customers to world-class genomic resources helping researchers complete sequencing projects in a single transaction. It streamlines the projects and makes them cost-effective by sourcing the best providers with available capacity. NGX Bio offers design and planning, sample preparation, sequencing facilities, and data analysis services. The company also operates an online project management tool that helps in sample tracking by using barcoded tubes and plates. NGX Bio serves customers worldwide.
Social Standards, Inc. develops market research tools to discover and deliver actionable business insights with authentic analysis of social data. Its tool provide consumer voice measurement and marketing insights for beverage alcohol, beauty, personal care, food and beverage, quick serve restaurants, and other industries. Social Standards, Inc. was formerly known as BarTrendr, Inc. and changed its name to Social Standards, Inc., in July 2016. The Company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Oakland, California
Thinnect, Inc. develops wireless mesh networking technology for Internet of things (IoT) segments, such as commercial lighting and street lighting. Its solutions include commercial lighting solution that enables a lighting company to enhance their light emitting diode (LED) lighting products with intelligent control and unlocking additional savings; and street lighting solution that enable to install street lights using networking technology. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.
Sift, operating as ShopInbox, Inc., offers a free application designed to help consumers maximize their credit card benefits and obtain reimbursements. The app identifies hidden advantages within complex credit card policies, enabling users to access features such as price protection and theft coverage. By automatically tracking digital receipts from online purchases and retailers, Sift simplifies the claims process, filing claims on behalf of users with credit card issuers. The application effectively consolidates all purchases, maps benefits to specific transactions, and aims to recover tens of billions of dollars in unclaimed reimbursements annually. Currently available on the App Store and Google Play, Sift has proven to secure an average of 5–10% back on users' purchases during its beta phase. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Sift is the first service to comprehensively catalog benefits for 90% of credit cards in the United States.
Car IQ Inc. is a company that has created a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway tailored for auto dealer groups, car sharing services, and autonomous vehicles. Established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, Car IQ offers an innovative automotive payment solution that allows vehicles to autonomously initiate payments for various services, including tolls, fuel, and parking, without the need for credit cards. The technology relies on a patented machine identity verification process, enabling vehicles to connect directly to payment networks and service providers. This platform leverages sensor data from the vehicle to facilitate seamless transactions and enhance the overall management of automotive services.
100Plus is the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform empowering doctors to manage their chronic patients remotely and proactively engage them to avoid expensive, episodic care and drive a higher quality of life. When a Medicare patient receives a 100Plus medical device, it’s at no cost to the patient or practice, fully configured, and ready to use out of the box — no smartphone, app, Bluetooth, or WiFi required. Reduce episodic care and improve patient care by continuously monitoring high-risk seniors in your population.
Parrable, Inc. is a privacy-friendly identification platform that offers solutions to help marketers and publishers effectively reach their audiences without relying on third-party cookies. The company utilizes proprietary, deterministic identification technology that unifies user profiles across devices, browsers, and applications while safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This innovative approach addresses the challenges posed by cookie restrictions, particularly in environments like Safari, thus granting marketers access to significant segments of the smartphone market that were previously unavailable. Parrable's offerings include device identification for targeted messaging, retargeting capabilities to boost engagement and conversions, and advanced attribution measurement. Additionally, the company's Vision Product leverages artificial intelligence to enhance decision-making for marketers by analyzing various data points to optimize return on investment. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Parrable also maintains offices in San Francisco and Mexico City.
HealthCrowd is a comprehensive engagement platform designed for the healthcare sector. It enables healthcare organizations to unify, automate, and optimize their communications, facilitating personalized patient engagement on a large scale. By integrating expertise in healthcare with advanced analytics, HealthCrowd aims to enhance patient interaction while focusing on improving quality, clinical outcomes, and financial performance for its clients. The company has been recognized through various programs, including Springboard Enterprises Life Sciences and Alchemist Accelerator, underscoring its innovative approach in the healthcare communication landscape.
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Gate Labs Inc. designs and develops technology that enables partners to deliver their service to homes with increased security and flexibility. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
NextInput markets a set of proprietary touch technologies that solve key pains in the $20 billion market for touch technology. NextInput's ForceTouch technology is useful for a variety of electronic device interface applications, including touchscreens for next-generation smartphones and tablet PCs. NextInput was formed by a team of engineers and business professionals from Georgia Tech to commercialize a force-sensitive touch technology developed by COO Ian Campbell. Following a seed funding round in mid-2012, the company has brought successful products to market incorporating the technology and has developed market-ready touch surface demonstration kits.
Savvy is a global platform where learners and teachers connect for live, one on one video learning sessions. One on one learning is the most effective way to learn anything, from how to manage your personal finances to how to put on makeup. Savvy gives anyone with expertise the ability to teach, and makes it easy for learners to book, learn, and pay for sessions whenever and wherever they want.
Social Standards, Inc. develops market research tools to discover and deliver actionable business insights with authentic analysis of social data. Its tool provide consumer voice measurement and marketing insights for beverage alcohol, beauty, personal care, food and beverage, quick serve restaurants, and other industries. Social Standards, Inc. was formerly known as BarTrendr, Inc. and changed its name to Social Standards, Inc., in July 2016. The Company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Oakland, California
Peloton Technology Inc. was founded in 2011 by a team of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to address major pain points of today’s trucking fleets – accidents and fuel costs.
Peloton's system uses radar and DSRC vehicle-to-vehicle communications to link active safety systems between pairs of trucks, reducing collision-related expenses and fuel costs. The drivers remain fully engaged and retain steering control, while the system controls acceleration and braking similar to adaptive cruise control. The dramatic reduction in aerodynamic drag in these platoons provides substantial improvements in fuel economy for both the trailing and leading trucks: with on-road testing showing average savings over 7% between the two trucks.
DecisionNext, Inc. offers a cloud-based predictive analytics platform tailored for commodities-driven businesses, providing industry-specific insights that assist users in making informed decisions about production and sales locations. The company serves a diverse clientele across sectors such as minerals, agribusiness, fishing, forestry, oil, and gas. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Brisbane, Australia, DecisionNext focuses on enhancing end-to-end performance through its solutions, which include commodity price forecasting, purchasing and product mix optimization, capacity optimization, and pricing and promotion strategies. By integrating these optimizations into a cohesive system, DecisionNext aims to deliver significant value to its customers.
CareDox Inc. operates a care coordination platform designed to assist parents and schools in managing and sharing medical information effectively. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company focuses on streamlining the collection and accessibility of health data to enhance child safety. Its platform enables parents to organize their family's health information, eliminating the need for paper forms during school, camp, and daycare enrollment. Parents can selectively share health information while maintaining a secure record of their children's medical history. For schools, CareDox facilitates the medical enrollment process, ensuring compliance with safety requirements and providing school staff, including nurses and teachers, with essential health information about students. This access allows for real-time insights into allergies, medications, and special dietary needs, ultimately improving health outcomes and supporting the continuity of care for children in the K-12 education system.
NextInput markets a set of proprietary touch technologies that solve key pains in the $20 billion market for touch technology. NextInput's ForceTouch technology is useful for a variety of electronic device interface applications, including touchscreens for next-generation smartphones and tablet PCs. NextInput was formed by a team of engineers and business professionals from Georgia Tech to commercialize a force-sensitive touch technology developed by COO Ian Campbell. Following a seed funding round in mid-2012, the company has brought successful products to market incorporating the technology and has developed market-ready touch surface demonstration kits.
ClinCapture provides a powerful eClinical platform that enables sponsors and CROs to rapidly build and deploy studies, lower clinical trial costs, and streamline data capture processes. Offering a host of private cloud solutions, ClinCapture’s technologies help advance the evaluation and development of drugs, biologics, and devices that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis and/or treatment of a wide range of diseases or medical conditions.
Vidcaster
Series A in 2014
Vidcaster provides an out-of-the-box solution for implementing and managing video experiences.
Safe H2O operates as a water bio detection company that provides pathogen test systems and data services. It engages in assisting water managers and water treatment service providers in reducing fatalities and illnesses related to waterborne pathogens and assuring the sustainability of water systems.
HealthCrowd is a comprehensive engagement platform designed for the healthcare sector. It enables healthcare organizations to unify, automate, and optimize their communications, facilitating personalized patient engagement on a large scale. By integrating expertise in healthcare with advanced analytics, HealthCrowd aims to enhance patient interaction while focusing on improving quality, clinical outcomes, and financial performance for its clients. The company has been recognized through various programs, including Springboard Enterprises Life Sciences and Alchemist Accelerator, underscoring its innovative approach in the healthcare communication landscape.
Peloton Technology Inc. was founded in 2011 by a team of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to address major pain points of today’s trucking fleets – accidents and fuel costs.
Peloton's system uses radar and DSRC vehicle-to-vehicle communications to link active safety systems between pairs of trucks, reducing collision-related expenses and fuel costs. The drivers remain fully engaged and retain steering control, while the system controls acceleration and braking similar to adaptive cruise control. The dramatic reduction in aerodynamic drag in these platoons provides substantial improvements in fuel economy for both the trailing and leading trucks: with on-road testing showing average savings over 7% between the two trucks.
OndaVia's technology rests on the microfluidics and nanotechnology to detect a large number of contaminants quickly and easily. These technologies either work in concert on a single analysis cartridge or can be operated independently. Once the separation or detection occurs, a custom portable instrument will do the field analysis. Real-time analysis can be done on specific contaminants with detection capabilities down to the parts-per-billion level.
Labdoor, Inc. sells supplements and energy drinks online. The company sells fish oils, herbal supplements, magnesium supplements, melatonin supplements, probiotic supplements, protein supplements, and zinc supplements. It also offers supplement testing and rating service. Labdoor, Inc. was formerly known as Labrdr Inc. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in South San Francisco, California.
Uppidy, Inc. provides mobile application services. Its application lets users to save, search, and share their sms and text messages; backup, search, and view their sms messages in real time; and link Facebook and Twitter to share their status updates from texting app. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.
nScaled provides hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for the enterprise. They serve customers with highly confidential data and zero tolerance for system downtime or data loss. Their unique Hybrid Cloud architecture gives customers maximum flexibility and dependability; their services agreement is the strongest, most customer-centric available; and our 24x7 customer support is unmatched in expertise and responsiveness. nScaled offers customers multiple cloud solutions, including primary application hosting, disaster recovery, and test/dev. All services take advantage of their global network of Remote Cloud data centers plus their on-premises Local Cloud Appliance, all managed as one secure, seamless infrastructure. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London.
Perkville is a leading retention and referral solution for the health, fitness, salon, spa, and retail industries. Their rewards program integrates directly with POS or scheduling systems and can be custom-tailored for every business.
Featured in businesses around the world, the Perkville system can drive referrals, reward clients for return visits and make purchases, and even generate social media posts.
It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Bell Biosystems, Inc. is a biotechnology company headquartered in Berkeley, California, focused on synthetic biology and the development of artificial self-replicating organelles. The company's primary product, Magnelle, is a synthetic organelle designed to produce magnetic nanoparticles from intracellular iron, facilitating the tracking, control, and destruction of transplanted cells in vivo. Magnelle finds applications in regenerative medicine, oncology, and other cell-based fields. Bell Biosystems integrates expertise from various disciplines, including stem cell research, cell biology, and biomedical imaging, to enhance the delivery and tracking of cellular therapies. Established in 2009, the company aims to accelerate the transition of innovations in cell therapy from laboratory research to clinical practice.
SCOPIX is the market leader in intelligent video analytics for retailers, CPG companies and manufactures. Our Real.Suite ™ family of cloud based solutions collects data and returns timely, actionable information via a web based portal to store personnel, regional managers and corporate executives to help them maximize the customer experience throughout the entire store. SCOPIX solutions are proven to enhance retail business operations, drive sales and maximize profits.
OncoHealth designs screening devices that detects and diagnoses cancer. Its devices focus on the development of protein bio-markers for screening and diagnostics of cervical cancer and other HPV-associated cancers, enabling medical professionals to monitor, diagnose, and treat cancer.
At CareinSync, their mission is to significantly improve patient care quality & efficiency by enhancing communication across care providers & patients over a real-time, mobile, collaboration platform.
Cephasonics, Inc. specializes in ultrasound technology integrated with mixed-signal semiconductors and system-level design. Founded in 2012 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company develops ultrasound beamforming front-end systems, development kits, and analog-to-digital converters. Its AutoFocus ultrasound beamforming technology allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to implement tailored algorithms for enhanced performance. Cephasonics' products are designed to improve efficiency, reduce power consumption, and expedite the time-to-market for ultrasound-based devices in medical imaging, industrial, and other applications. The company serves a global market through a network of distributors.
Practice Fusion, Inc. is a cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2005, it provides a practice management software platform that includes features such as charting, scheduling, billing, e-Prescribing, lab integrations, and secure messaging. The platform aims to connect a wide range of stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, including medical professionals, patients, labs, billers, imaging centers, and life science partners. Additionally, Practice Fusion offers Practice Fusion Insight, a healthcare database designed for medical professionals. The company serves a diverse clientele, including independent practices, small and large medical groups, community organizations, and non-profits. In 2018, Practice Fusion became a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, further enhancing its capabilities in the electronic health records space.
Aidin was created specifically for discharge planning professionals. Aidin integrates into the discharge planning workflow to free social workers from administrative tasks and re-center their time around patients. By automatically generating listings of available providers, Aidin eliminates phone calls and faxes and empowers patients with quality of care ratings and reviews to make decision-making quick, easy, and informed. Aidin works with hospitals to track patient experiences and outcomes to help case managers gain insight into which post-acute providers best serve specific health conditions.
TrustedAd is a social sales service where users can send ads and earn a commission when their ad guides a purchase. 1. Users can help their inner circle make purchases by creating an ad for a product or service. 2. When the ad recipient makes a purchase through the ad, the TrustedAd user gets paid. 3. Commissions can go into a PayPal account, or TrustedAd will donate to charity on the users’ behalf. TrustedAd’s model is based on informed 1:1 relationships, not broadcast or spam. Ads are from one sender to one recipient (a friend, family member, or colleague), for a specific product or service they know the recipient will want to buy. Ad Senders can draw on their professional expertise, interpersonal relationships, or extensive product knowledge to send trusted ads and help guide purchases. TrustedAd has selected merchants that provide a wide range of products from electronics, to clothing and accessories, to music, travel and more.
PV Evolution Labs LLC provides solar panel test and characterization services. PV Evolution Labs LLC was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.
The PromoJam Social Marketing Platform provides enterprise businesses a comprehensive and powerful social marketing suite to reach users everywhere - both online and offline. With PromoJam, businesses can easily launch engaging promotions that spark conversations and consumer engagement across multiple social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn and Foursquare at once. PromoJam is used by many of the biggest brands and artists in the world to build, launch and track social media promotions that reach new and existing customers. Customers include: NBC Universal, Office Max, Blackberry, The North Face, Clear Channel Radio, Paramount Home Entertainment, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Pearl Jam.
Fin Quiver
Venture Round in 2012
Fin Quiver received investments from a company known as Band of Angels.
Defixo designs and develops innovative hardware solutions for the Tablet marketplace - specializing in tablet security and ease of use in commercial and consumer environments. Solutions for a number of core vertical markets and POS are in development.
Cool Lumens was founded in 2010 to design and develop the industry’s highest-performance LED lighting solutions for industrial and commercial environments. The company has filed for six patents for its designs and began shipping its products in 2012.
100Plus is the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform empowering doctors to manage their chronic patients remotely and proactively engage them to avoid expensive, episodic care and drive a higher quality of life. When a Medicare patient receives a 100Plus medical device, it’s at no cost to the patient or practice, fully configured, and ready to use out of the box — no smartphone, app, Bluetooth, or WiFi required. Reduce episodic care and improve patient care by continuously monitoring high-risk seniors in your population.
Niveus Medical, Inc. develops and provides muscle stimulation systems designed to maintain and improve the strength of key muscle groups, particularly the quadriceps, during periods of sedation and bed rest. Founded in 2008 and located in Redwood City, California, the company's technology, branded as IntelliSTIM, is indicated for enhancing range of motion in the knee joint, preventing disuse atrophy, re-educating muscles, relieving muscle spasms, and promoting local blood circulation. These systems facilitate quicker treatment initiation in intensive care settings, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful recovery outcomes for patients.
Hive Media, a San Carlos, CA-based company that creates social media games. Led by CEO Brian Laing, Hive Media creates social media games that allow fans to extend their engagement and live their favorite hit movies, TV series or brands via Facebook, iPad and mobile devices. The company selects shows that have significant brand recognition, large ardent fan bases, and high profile marketing and ad sales programs.
CareDox Inc. operates a care coordination platform designed to assist parents and schools in managing and sharing medical information effectively. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company focuses on streamlining the collection and accessibility of health data to enhance child safety. Its platform enables parents to organize their family's health information, eliminating the need for paper forms during school, camp, and daycare enrollment. Parents can selectively share health information while maintaining a secure record of their children's medical history. For schools, CareDox facilitates the medical enrollment process, ensuring compliance with safety requirements and providing school staff, including nurses and teachers, with essential health information about students. This access allows for real-time insights into allergies, medications, and special dietary needs, ultimately improving health outcomes and supporting the continuity of care for children in the K-12 education system.
Turpitude
Series A in 2011
Turpitude provides clients, including developers, publishers and property holders, with AAA game design consulting services along with creating games as well.
Targeting tween girls and boys ages 8 to 13, Everloop's mission is to give tweens a protected space where they can connect with friends they know, express themselves, play games, collaborate on projects and discover talents. Everloop's Social Loop, a loop of safety around kids' connections, introduces state-of-the-art privacy protection and monitoring, keeping tweens from sharing more than they should with people outside their approved loops. Everloop’s user experience offers easy profile customization and realtime communications, including email, IM, chat and voice chat. Real-time posts and video uploading, Loops of common interest and a universal Evercredit system are among the site’s many unique features. In addition, Everloop Video Network publishes original tween-centric web series, like “In the Loop with Dani,†hosted by Everloop tween spokesperson Dani; and the Everloop Games Arcade offers more than 1,500 games. The site’s virtual Everstore lets members cash in their Evercredits for stickers and fun interactive Goobs.
Navera is a provider of cloud-based applications designed to enhance real-time employee communications, particularly in the area of HR benefits and decision support. The company focuses on personalizing and streamlining communications for employees by integrating data from various sources, including HR applications and third-party systems. This approach allows employees to access both personal and company information easily through mobile and web-based platforms. By leveraging analytics that reflect employee feedback, Navera delivers user-friendly tools that mimic the functionality of leading consumer applications, ensuring that HR professionals can effectively communicate essential information and support to their workforce.
OncoHealth designs screening devices that detects and diagnoses cancer. Its devices focus on the development of protein bio-markers for screening and diagnostics of cervical cancer and other HPV-associated cancers, enabling medical professionals to monitor, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Materna Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops devices to reduce maternal childbirth related injuries during vaginal delivery. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Mountain View, California.
VoiceBase is defining the future of deep learning and communications by providing unparalleled access to spoken information for businesses to make better decisions. With flexible APIs, pre-built dashboards, developers and enterprises build scalable solutions with VoiceBase by embedding speech-to-text, conversational analytics, and predictive analytics capabilities into any big voice application. VoiceBase’s customers and partners include Tableau, Amazon Web Services, The Home Depot, Twilio, Vonage/Nexmo and Nasdaq. The company is privately held and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Practice Fusion, Inc. is a cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2005, it provides a practice management software platform that includes features such as charting, scheduling, billing, e-Prescribing, lab integrations, and secure messaging. The platform aims to connect a wide range of stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, including medical professionals, patients, labs, billers, imaging centers, and life science partners. Additionally, Practice Fusion offers Practice Fusion Insight, a healthcare database designed for medical professionals. The company serves a diverse clientele, including independent practices, small and large medical groups, community organizations, and non-profits. In 2018, Practice Fusion became a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, further enhancing its capabilities in the electronic health records space.
GlobalMotion aims to be the leading platform for user-generated location data. GlobalMotion provides a platform that enables users to describe the physical world in a collaborative wiki model. Creating content at GlobalMotion is easy, quick and fun. GlobalMotion's data can be consumed online and on connected location-aware devices. Locations on GlobalMotion encompass a wide variety of types of places or areas, for example: landmarks, buildings, stadiums, travel destinations, parking spots, gas stations, speed cameras, restaurants, and many more. Powered by the proven, scalable MediaWiki platform and integrated with leading location-based web services including Google Maps, Flickr, Panoramio, and Geonames.org, it is made quick, easy and fun for consumers to create content and collaboratively describe locations.
Arrayent, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Platform-as-a-Service, designed to help consumer brands launch connected products and systems. The platform enhances traditional products by transforming them into connected devices, enabling data acquisition and transmission that supports business intelligence systems. It facilitates device interoperability through integrations with third-party ecosystems and provides a comprehensive solution that includes device agents, cloud services, and mobile app SDKs. Arrayent's offerings include the Connect Cloud Service, which connects brands to customers, the Insight Cloud Service for analyzing consumer behavior and sales trends, and the EcoAdaptor Cloud Service for linking product lines with consumer brands. The company serves various industries, including appliances, HVAC, and wellness, and counts prominent brands such as Whirlpool and Maytag among its clients. Established in 2002 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Arrayent operates as a subsidiary of Prodea Systems, Inc.
Life360, Inc. is a mobile application developer based in San Francisco, California, focusing on enhancing communication and safety for families. Founded in 2007, the company offers a platform that provides services such as private location sharing, location history, driving details, crash detection, roadside assistance, and help alerts, available through both free and paid membership subscriptions. The app serves millions of families across more than 140 countries, facilitating better synchronization and protection of loved ones. Life360, which was previously known as LReady, Inc., rebranded in 2011 and has secured over $100 million in funding from various investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners and Allstate, to support its growth and development.
Vapore, LLC specializes in the design, development, and marketing of humidification products utilizing its patented capillary force vaporizer technology. The company offers MyPurMist, a handheld and portable steam vaporizer that provides instant relief for sinus issues, allergies, sore throats, coughs, croup, common colds, and dry mucous membranes. Vapore's technology is FDA approved and has been validated in hospital settings, emphasizing its efficacy for therapeutic applications. The company sells its products online, reaching customers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Founded in 2011, Vapore is headquartered in Concord, California.
Practice Fusion, Inc. is a cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2005, it provides a practice management software platform that includes features such as charting, scheduling, billing, e-Prescribing, lab integrations, and secure messaging. The platform aims to connect a wide range of stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, including medical professionals, patients, labs, billers, imaging centers, and life science partners. Additionally, Practice Fusion offers Practice Fusion Insight, a healthcare database designed for medical professionals. The company serves a diverse clientele, including independent practices, small and large medical groups, community organizations, and non-profits. In 2018, Practice Fusion became a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, further enhancing its capabilities in the electronic health records space.
Ustream, Inc. provides cloud-based end-to-end video solutions for media and enterprises. It offers Ustream Pro Broadcasting that provides live video streaming at scale; Ustream Align, which enables secure internal employee communications; and Ustream Demand that enables marketers to collect and automate leads into marketing workflows, and manage live and on-demand videos from a single dashboard. The company also enables users to broadcast from Web, mobile, desktop, and Ustream certified devices; and provides LiveAd, a live video advertising platform. In addition, it offers event production and management services, such as video production, live video encoding, event management, and distribution and promotion services; and developer APIs and SDKs for live streaming. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Mountain View, California. As of January 21, 2016, Ustream, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.
Rover Rover is an advanced personalization and recommendation technology app. Its Recommendation Engine is also used to power discovery on numerous third party news and media sites. Rover helps people discover content they love, that they never knew existed from a wide variety of over 15,000 topics. The recommendation engine uses machine learning to learn a user's fine-grained interests through content a user engages with while being respectful of a user's need for privacy. Rover also connects to other people who are influential in topics that care about and help discover other people with similar interests. Rover uses Machine Learning to help people discover content they love that they never knew existed. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Ustream, Inc. provides cloud-based end-to-end video solutions for media and enterprises. It offers Ustream Pro Broadcasting that provides live video streaming at scale; Ustream Align, which enables secure internal employee communications; and Ustream Demand that enables marketers to collect and automate leads into marketing workflows, and manage live and on-demand videos from a single dashboard. The company also enables users to broadcast from Web, mobile, desktop, and Ustream certified devices; and provides LiveAd, a live video advertising platform. In addition, it offers event production and management services, such as video production, live video encoding, event management, and distribution and promotion services; and developer APIs and SDKs for live streaming. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Mountain View, California. As of January 21, 2016, Ustream, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation.
Fyreball is stealthy start-up founded by former members of the Halo development team and says it is planning on bringing a gaming element to email. Few details have come out, but founder and former general manager at Bungie Studios Parsons stated that that the email alternative "allows users to track messages and discussions as they circulate around the Web," according to the Seattle P-I.
Podaddies is the leading video advertising solution for online and mobile video publishers, online game companies and app developers — supported by their very own video ad network. Podaddies' proprietary, standards-based, innovative and flexible advertising platform allows marketers to reach a targeted audience, wherever they are.
Mission: To deliver the highest quality, targeted and measurable in-stream and mobile video advertising for video publishers and advertisers. Podaddies provides technology and services that empower marketers and agencies, video publishers and video consumers to work together successfully and profitably.
Podaddies is a privately-held California C Corporation backed by experienced value-add angel and strategic investors. They're headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Therative, Inc. engages in the development of skin care devices and solutions for consumers. The company focuses on converting advanced treatments into consumer products for medical and cosmetic treatments. Its products include ThermaClear, a hand-held medical device for the treatment of inflammatory acne; and ThermaClear Essentials, a preventative treatment and skin care regimen consisting of topical applications, such as ThermaClear cleansing pads, clarifying cleanser, and acne clearing gel containing benzoyl peroxide. The company was formerly known as DermaCare, Inc. Therative, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California. On August 20, 2009, Therative, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
Therative, Inc. engages in the development of skin care devices and solutions for consumers. The company focuses on converting advanced treatments into consumer products for medical and cosmetic treatments. Its products include ThermaClear, a hand-held medical device for the treatment of inflammatory acne; and ThermaClear Essentials, a preventative treatment and skin care regimen consisting of topical applications, such as ThermaClear cleansing pads, clarifying cleanser, and acne clearing gel containing benzoyl peroxide. The company was formerly known as DermaCare, Inc. Therative, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California. On August 20, 2009, Therative, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
Consorte Media is an online marketing company specializing in connecting businesses with Hispanic consumers. The firm leverages its expertise in Spanish language media and in-depth understanding of the Hispanic market to deliver effective advertising solutions. By combining online marketing experience with a robust media network that includes premium content sites and lead generation services, Consorte Media aims to provide high-quality results for its clients. The company has worked with notable brands such as Best Buy, SendMeMobile, Dealix, Monster.com, and Countrywide Financial, helping them effectively reach and engage Hispanic audiences.
Ugobe is formerly the parent company UGOBE is behind Pleo, a lifelike Camarasaurus robot that displays distinct emotional and developmental behaviors. Pleos weigh about 3.5 pounds and measure 21 inches from head to tail, and retailed for $349. The Pleo is full of infrared and motion sensors that detect how the Pleo is being interacted with, and speakers to help the robot make its emotions known. After Ugobe filed for bankruptcy, [Jetta Company Limited](/organization/jetta-company-limited) relaunched PLEO as part of its [Innvo Labs](/organization/innvo-labs) subsidiary.
mobiDEOS, Inc. develops cell phone video applications that offer entertaining value to the users. It provides carriers and mobile portals that offer mobile cartoons, video images, and video greetings. The company also offers content delivery system and end-to-end service to deliver personalized ondemand content to the mobile devices. MobiDEOS, Inc. was formerly known as Hansa Technology. The company was founded in 2005 and is based ion Sunnyvale, California with an additional office in Trivandrum, India.
ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence. Our public safety solution, ShotSpotter Flex, is deployed in urban, high-crime areas to help identify, locate and deter gun violence by accurately detecting and locating gunshots and sending real-time alerts to law enforcement. Our security solutions, SST SecureCampus and ShotSpotter SiteSecure, are designed to help law enforcement and security personnel serving universities, corporate campuses and key infrastructure and transportation centers mitigate risk and enhance security by quickly notifying authorities and first responders of an active-shooter. The speed and accuracy of our solutions enable rapid response by enforcement and security personnel, increase the chances of apprehending the shooter, aid in evidentiary collection and serve as an overall deterrent. ShotSpotter solutions are installed in more than 90 locations across the United States. More information can be found at www.ShotSpotter.com For the latest news on next-generation 9-1-1, community and intelligence-led policing, reduction of gun violence, and other public safety topics, follow here on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/shotspotter http://twitter.com/#!/shotspotter For Career Information visit: http://www.shotspotter.com/company#careers
Before the Call was founded on the premise that the CRM system should be the system of record for all customer and prospect intelligence. Not only should it enable sales management to analyze sales activity, evaluate pipeline health and accurately predict revenue, but it should enhance sales productivity for individual sales reps. There award winning On-Demand Prospect Development Management solution was designed from the ground up to seamlessly integrate market leading company and contact data from multiple sources with the interface your sales team is already accustomed to the sales force automation application. They recognize that when it comes to market intelligence, one size does not fit all, which is why they are relentless in their pursuit of the most accurate, up-to-date data to power your sales and marketing campaigns.
AdECN is anautomated, real-time, auction-based, neutral exchange for buying and selling online display advertising.
SeaDragon Software
Series B in 2005
Founded in 2003, the company that would eventually become Seadragon Software was originally named Sand Codex. Based in Princeton, Sand Codex moved to Seattle in 2004 to accommodate founder Blaise Ag era y Arcas's wife's new role at the University of Washington. In 2005 Sand Codex received 4 million in angel and venture capital funding, including 2 million from the Madrona Venture Group. 2 It was after this injection of capital that the company changed its name to Seadragon Software. In early 2006, Seadragon Software was acquired by Microsoft 3 and organized within the newly formed Live Labs, a midpoint between Microsoft's online product groups and MSR, under Dr. Gary William Flake.
JobFlash, Inc. offers hiring solutions for hourly and managerial employees. It offers IVR technology and candidate scheduling services for restaurants, window cleaners, manufacturers, hotels, casinos, retail stores, and hospitality. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Fremont, California. As of March 7, 2007, JobFlash, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Taleo Corp.
ChipWrights, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company and a leader in innovative digital and visual signal processing for embedded video and audio applications. ChipWrights specializes in developing all-in-one high definition solutions for complex application-specific standard products (ASSPs)—in particular, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices—which integrate a complete system on a single chip. ChipWrights’ fully programmable, low cost, low power, and high performance SoCs are ideal for building competitive products in the digital imaging and video markets. Its vector DSP achieves very high parallelism when operating on image data. The instruction set, address indexing schemes, and data access mechanisms are all tuned for image and video processing. Even the system Direct Memory Access engines are designed to move data in two-dimensional patches. ChipWrights’ goal is to provide customers with the best combination of Price, Performance, Power, Peripheral Integration, and Programmability. ChipWrights believes that image processing should be based on programmable solutions rather than fixed function ASICs. As system product life cycles get shorter and product requirements grow more complex, the improved flexibility of a programmable solution provides tremendous benefits to the system designer and manufacturer. The company offers a complete set of development tools, reference boards, and application libraries for its chips. In addition, a network of third party DSP algorithm and application developers is beginning to emerge whom can work together to create innovative and differentiated imaging products around the ChipWrights platform.
WideFi Networks, LLC is a technology company with a vision to create a safer internet. Their mission is to create the safest and simplest products that help you protect your family online. WideFi's "Best in Class" cloud-based software SaferNet offers complete online protection and a full-featured online protection system for your family that includes: All devices, Anywhere Protection (Wi-Fi or cellular networks worldwide), Unlimited Schedules and off times, 84 Content filters, GPS Tracking, White or Blacklist Apps & URLs with an on/off toggle, as well as the ability to Monitor everything coming across your network and devices. We also send real-time alerts when someone wanders to risky sites and Unlimited Admins for accountability. All this and more for as little as $7.99 a month.
ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence. Our public safety solution, ShotSpotter Flex, is deployed in urban, high-crime areas to help identify, locate and deter gun violence by accurately detecting and locating gunshots and sending real-time alerts to law enforcement. Our security solutions, SST SecureCampus and ShotSpotter SiteSecure, are designed to help law enforcement and security personnel serving universities, corporate campuses and key infrastructure and transportation centers mitigate risk and enhance security by quickly notifying authorities and first responders of an active-shooter. The speed and accuracy of our solutions enable rapid response by enforcement and security personnel, increase the chances of apprehending the shooter, aid in evidentiary collection and serve as an overall deterrent. ShotSpotter solutions are installed in more than 90 locations across the United States. More information can be found at www.ShotSpotter.com For the latest news on next-generation 9-1-1, community and intelligence-led policing, reduction of gun violence, and other public safety topics, follow here on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/shotspotter http://twitter.com/#!/shotspotter For Career Information visit: http://www.shotspotter.com/company#careers
JobFlash, Inc. offers hiring solutions for hourly and managerial employees. It offers IVR technology and candidate scheduling services for restaurants, window cleaners, manufacturers, hotels, casinos, retail stores, and hospitality. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Fremont, California. As of March 7, 2007, JobFlash, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Taleo Corp.
WideFi Networks, LLC is a technology company with a vision to create a safer internet. Their mission is to create the safest and simplest products that help you protect your family online. WideFi's "Best in Class" cloud-based software SaferNet offers complete online protection and a full-featured online protection system for your family that includes: All devices, Anywhere Protection (Wi-Fi or cellular networks worldwide), Unlimited Schedules and off times, 84 Content filters, GPS Tracking, White or Blacklist Apps & URLs with an on/off toggle, as well as the ability to Monitor everything coming across your network and devices. We also send real-time alerts when someone wanders to risky sites and Unlimited Admins for accountability. All this and more for as little as $7.99 a month.