Base Ventures

Base Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2016. It concentrates on early investments in technology companies across sectors such as B2B software, information technology, retail, clean technology, advanced manufacturing, construction technology, industrials, infrastructure, manufacturing, SaaS, supply chain, and marketing technology. The firm supports startups through initial rounds and collaborates with founders to accelerate growth and product development. Its portfolio includes MOS, Blavity, Space Perspective, Genies, 6Sense, and AngelList, among others, with notable exits including Olly Nutrition and PlanGrid. Base Ventures aims to back companies that combine strong technology with scalable business models and global potential.

Kirby Harris

Partner

Erik Moore

Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Mansa

Seed Round in 2023
Mansa develops a streaming platform featuring black culture. They are removing obstacles and integrating all formats. With tales from all over the world, they're displaying both fresh talent and seasoned pros. With their "Watch Out Loud Feature," they're linking viewers with one another, and with Web3 features, they'll be connecting creators with their audiences.

Bootup

Seed Round in 2022
Bootup develops a marketplace connecting tech talent with opportunities. Its platform aims to bridge the gap between job seekers aspiring for economic mobility and tech companies facing talent shortages.

Space Perspective

Series A in 2021
Space Perspective Inc. is a spaceflight company based in Merritt Island, Florida, founded in 2019. It specializes in offering high-altitude balloon trips to the edge of space through its innovative spaceship, Neptune. The company aims to provide unique space travel experiences for tourists, allowing them to witness the curvature of the Earth from a stratospheric altitude. Flights are launched from Florida's Space Coast, specifically from the historic runway used by the Space Shuttle. Space Perspective plans to expand its operations to additional launch sites, including Cecil Spaceport in Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska, among others. The pressurized capsule used for these flights ascends to approximately 100,000 feet, remains at that altitude for two hours, and then descends slowly under the balloon, ultimately splashing down in the ocean for retrieval.

Topknot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Topknot is an online platform dedicated to empowering women through personal development. It offers a blend of independent exercises and peer group feedback, focusing on coaching and mindfulness techniques. Topknot supports women in addressing immediate challenges while also equipping them for future growth.

Space Perspective

Seed Round in 2020
Space Perspective Inc. is a spaceflight company based in Merritt Island, Florida, founded in 2019. It specializes in offering high-altitude balloon trips to the edge of space through its innovative spaceship, Neptune. The company aims to provide unique space travel experiences for tourists, allowing them to witness the curvature of the Earth from a stratospheric altitude. Flights are launched from Florida's Space Coast, specifically from the historic runway used by the Space Shuttle. Space Perspective plans to expand its operations to additional launch sites, including Cecil Spaceport in Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska, among others. The pressurized capsule used for these flights ascends to approximately 100,000 feet, remains at that altitude for two hours, and then descends slowly under the balloon, ultimately splashing down in the ocean for retrieval.

PadSplit

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017, PadSplit operates a digital platform that facilitates shared housing arrangements. The company transforms single-family homes into multi-unit dwellings, offering affordable accommodation options for the workforce by sharing common spaces and utilities.

Mos

Seed Round in 2019
Mos is a financial services company that provides student-focused financial solutions, including checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors. Its platform helps students simplify the financial aid process, identify scholarship opportunities, and access a broad range of financial sources to fund their education. By guiding users through costs, discounts, and payment options, Mos aims to remove financial barriers and expand opportunities for students. The company combines budgeting tools with expert support to help students manage funds, reduce fees, and secure additional financial assistance throughout the college journey. Through its mission to make higher education more accessible, Mos focuses on empowering students to navigate financing with clarity and confidence.

Airlock

Seed Round in 2019
Airlock is a decentralized security platform that strengthens the ability to tackle online threats.

Confident LIMS

Series A in 2019
Confident LIMS is a technology company focused on enhancing transparency in the legal cannabis sector. It operates the largest real-time database of legal cannabis, offering free software specifically designed for cannabis testing laboratories. This platform facilitates communication between producers and consumers, enabling producers to showcase product quality and potentially command higher prices. Retailers benefit from the ability to rate their supply, leading to more informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, consumers gain insights into product ingredients, promoting confidence in their purchases. The platform combines an intuitive interface with a network of laboratories and testing clients, allowing labs to attract and retain customers, streamline workflows, and ensure that clients receive lab-tested products from licensed and compliant vendors.

Avochato

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Avochato develops customer relationship management software focused on mobile messaging. Its platform enables business teams to communicate with customers effectively through features like live inbox, personalized broadcasts, multimedia messages, and automated surveys.

Rapchat

Seed Round in 2018
Rapchat LLC is a mobile application developer based in Kenton, Ohio, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing a platform for music artists to create, connect, and distribute their music. Users can interact with the platform by selecting beats, recording freestyle raps, and sharing their creations with a community of fellow artists and audiences. Rapchat's mobile recording studio offers various music-making tools that facilitate collaboration and connectivity, making it easier for artists to engage with their audience and produce content directly from their phones. Coach and accessible for both aspiring and established musicians, Rapchat aims to enhance the music creation experience for its users.

Frank Darling

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Frank Darling specializes in ethical and sustainable diamond jewelry, focusing on engagement rings. They offer a unique try-at-home service for free, allowing customers to explore different designs, stone sizes, and settings before making a purchase.

Baker Technologies

Series A in 2017
Baker Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing online customer relationship management solutions tailored for the cannabis industry in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company provides a range of tools focused on customer acquisition, engagement, and retention, as well as an e-commerce platform that facilitates online ordering, menus, and delivery services. As a subsidiary of TILT Holdings Inc., Baker Technologies aims to enhance the shopping experience for cannabis businesses, fostering improved connections between these businesses and their customers to promote loyalty and satisfaction.

Tari Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Tari Labs, LLC is a company based in Oakland, California, that focuses on developing and operating a blockchain protocol tailored for digital assets. Incorporated in 2018, the company aims to empower users to manage, utilize, and transfer various digital assets, including tickets, loyalty points, and virtual goods. Tari Labs provides a mobile payment wallet, Aurora, which facilitates the transfer of digital currency. The company's decentralized platform is designed to create a wide array of business possibilities by allowing customers to quickly and easily generate custom rulesets using a combination of templates, thereby enhancing accessibility to blockchain technology for digital assets.

May Mobility

Seed Round in 2017
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying autonomous vehicle technology to enhance public transportation systems. May Mobility operates a fleet of six-passenger electric shuttles that navigate through traffic using mapped and closed-loop routes. By analyzing city traffic and commuter patterns, the company identifies bottlenecks and optimizes transit routes for various communities. Its services aim to reduce human error in driving, lower pollution levels, and provide economic benefits to both communities and riders. Through its innovative approach, May Mobility seeks to create a safer, greener, and more efficient transportation environment.

Slik

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Slik specializes in automating lead generation and prospecting for sales teams. Its platform offers advanced filtering systems to create targeted lists, ensuring high email accuracy and providing contextual data about decision-makers.

GrowX

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, GrowX is an agricultural technology company specializing in indoor vertical farming systems. It employs aeroponics and AI-powered technologies to cultivate high-light intensity fruiting and flowering crops with reduced water consumption and increased yields.

Cafe X Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
Cafe X Technologies, Inc. operates a robotic café in San Francisco, specializing in a variety of coffee beverages including espresso, cappuccino, cortado, and Americano. Founded in 2014, the company aims to enhance productivity in the service industry through automation. By integrating robotic technology into the coffee-making process, Cafe X Technologies seeks to provide a unique and efficient customer experience while offering high-quality coffee. The company is privately backed and has attracted funding from notable investors, positioning it as an innovative player in the beverage service sector.

lvl5

Seed Round in 2017
lvl5 is a technology company founded in 2012 and based in the United States, specializing in computer vision software and high-definition mapping for autonomous vehicles and robots. The company focuses on extracting visual landmarks, such as stop signs and lane markings, to enhance localization processes. By utilizing crowdsourced data from dashcams, lvl5 creates accurate, high-resolution maps that support advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and full autonomy. This innovative approach enables rapid scalability and provides users with precise mapped roads globally, contributing significantly to the development of autonomous navigation technologies.

Wearaway

Seed Round in 2017
WearAway, Inc. is a New York-based company that operates an online wardrobe rental portal specifically designed for professionals in the film, television, music, and advertising industries. Founded in 2014, WearAway facilitates a business-to-business rental marketplace, focusing on wardrobe rentals that cater to production needs. The platform serves as a rental marketplace and online showroom, enabling influencers to borrow designer apparel and accessories for their projects. Additionally, WearAway's software supports direct-to-consumer brands in managing influencer programs by automating processes such as recruitment, product fulfillment, revenue tracking, and influencer management. As of early 2019, WearAway operates as a subsidiary of Grin, Inc.

Dirty Lemon

Series A in 2017
Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC, founded in 2015 and based in New York, produces and sells detoxifying beverages aimed at fitness-focused consumers. The company specializes in ready-to-drink juices that are designed to absorb toxins and impurities while providing hydration. Notably, Dirty Lemon is recognized as the first consumer brand to offer its products exclusively through text message, reflecting an innovative approach to retail.

Vela

Seed Round in 2017
Vela is a United States-based company that provides a comprehensive platform designed to assist merchants in managing and growing their businesses across multiple sales channels. Through a combination of integrations, automation, and user-friendly design, Vela streamlines various operational tasks, allowing merchants to save time and focus on core activities. The platform enables users to efficiently edit listings in bulk, set up sales quickly, and enhance product images with minimal effort. By consolidating business management into a single solution, Vela aims to facilitate growth and improve overall efficiency for its clients.

Trippeo

Venture Round in 2017
Trippeo is a comprehensive travel and expense management platform that streamlines manual expense tracking for businesses. It offers full visibility and control over employee spending, with competitive pricing and easy setup. Trippeo centralizes corporate travel policies, expenses, and itineraries, ensuring businesses secure negotiated rates while empowering employees to manage their travel and expenses within set bounds autonomously.

Jumpcut

Venture Round in 2017
Jumpcut, Inc. is a company based in Hollywood, California, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing and delivering online educational courses focused on content creation and digital media. The company offers a diverse range of courses covering topics such as comedy, vlogging, growth hacking, viral video production, and monetization strategies for brand partnerships. Jumpcut aims to address the challenges of online education, achieving a notable course completion rate of 65%, significantly higher than the industry average. Its courses are designed to engage users similarly to popular streaming content, resulting in a high subscription renewal rate of 90%. By incorporating best practices from the entertainment industry, Jumpcut seeks to transform the online learning experience into a more captivating and effective format.

Armory

Seed Round in 2016
Armory operates an open-source deployment platform, commercializing the Spinnaker tool originally developed by Netflix and Google. Its products include Hosted Spinnaker for cloud-based management, Armory Deploy for on-premises installation, and Armory Elevate for preventing bad deployments. Founded in 2016, Armory is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

O.School

Pre Seed Round in 2016
O.School is a platform dedicated to sexual wellness education. It provides live streaming sessions and moderated chats, fostering a shame-free, LGBTQ-friendly space for individuals to explore their desires, communicate effectively, and heal from past traumas.

Blavity

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Blavity is a media-tech company that serves as a hub for multi-cultural creators and influencers. It partners with these individuals to amplify their messages, reach wider audiences, and support their creative endeavors.

NuCypher

Seed Round in 2016
NuCypher is a cryptography company that specializes in developing a data-centric zero-trust encryption platform aimed at enhancing data privacy and security. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company provides solutions for storing, sharing, and managing sensitive data on public blockchains. Its platform allows organizations to implement military-strength encryption to safeguard large and distributed data sets, whether hosted in the cloud or on-premises, while maintaining compliance with internal security policies and regulatory requirements. NuCypher's technology facilitates secure, auditable sharing of data, making it easier for companies to execute big data projects while protecting against internal and external threats.

Virgin Hyperloop

Venture Round in 2016
Hyperloop One, Inc. is focused on the design and development of a high-speed tubular transit system that employs magnetic levitation technology to facilitate the rapid transportation of passengers and cargo. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to provide direct and sustainable transportation solutions. Hyperloop One's innovative system allows for speeds of up to 760 miles per hour, utilizing a vacuum tube to optimize travel efficiency. The company collaborates with various partners, including renowned firms such as Parsons, ARUP, and McKinsey, to enhance its technology and implementation strategies. Originally known as Hyperloop Technologies, Inc., the company rebranded in May 2016 to reflect its evolving mission within the transportation sector.

Baker Technologies

Seed Round in 2016
Baker Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing online customer relationship management solutions tailored for the cannabis industry in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company provides a range of tools focused on customer acquisition, engagement, and retention, as well as an e-commerce platform that facilitates online ordering, menus, and delivery services. As a subsidiary of TILT Holdings Inc., Baker Technologies aims to enhance the shopping experience for cannabis businesses, fostering improved connections between these businesses and their customers to promote loyalty and satisfaction.

Vela

Seed Round in 2016
Vela is a United States-based company that provides a comprehensive platform designed to assist merchants in managing and growing their businesses across multiple sales channels. Through a combination of integrations, automation, and user-friendly design, Vela streamlines various operational tasks, allowing merchants to save time and focus on core activities. The platform enables users to efficiently edit listings in bulk, set up sales quickly, and enhance product images with minimal effort. By consolidating business management into a single solution, Vela aims to facilitate growth and improve overall efficiency for its clients.

EarnUp

Seed Round in 2016
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans with debt by intelligently managing their financial obligations, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The service allows users to set aside small amounts of money when financially feasible, which are then used to make loan payments on their behalf. By synchronizing micro-payments with users' income and lifestyle, EarnUp aims to streamline the debt repayment process and help individuals regain control over their finances, ultimately enabling them to pay off their debts more efficiently.

Netki

Seed Round in 2016
Netki is a California-based company founded in 2014 that provides digital asset onboarding and identity solutions for the crypto industry. Formerly known as gIdentity, Netki offers wallet name services that enable developers to build consumer digital currency applications and supports online money transfers between different bitcoin services. The company also delivers identity verification and compliance tools through biometrics, document recognition, and customizable APIs to help financial institutions and digital asset markets reduce fraud, meet regulatory requirements, and streamline onboarding while delivering a smoother user experience.

AirDog

Series A in 2016
AirDog is an electronics manufacturing company that specializes in developing autonomous action sports drones designed for capturing high-quality videos from a unique aerial perspective. Utilizing advanced motion prediction technologies and tracking algorithms, AirDog's all-terrain camera drones enable users to film hands-free in various challenging environments. This innovative approach allows individuals to effortlessly capture dynamic footage while eliminating the need for manual operation, ensuring that they can frame their experiences optimally every time.

OLLY

Series B in 2016
OLLY is a public benefit corporation based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing and providing a range of nutritional supplements and wellness products. Founded in 2013, the company offers multivitamins tailored for children, women, and specific health concerns, as well as wellness-boosting tablets addressing issues like sleep, stress, and beauty. OLLY's product line includes protein powders and bars in various flavors, probiotic sticks, and health supplements for kids. The company aims to inspire lifelong healthy habits by making nutrition accessible and enjoyable, combining essential nutrients with simple formats and appealing flavors. As of May 2019, OLLY operates as a subsidiary of Unilever N.V.

Fleetpanda

Seed Round in 2016
Fleetpanda is a technology-driven fleet services company based in San Francisco. It specializes in overnight maintenance, refueling, and washing services for fleets across various industries such as construction, delivery, landscaping, and trucking.

World View

Series B in 2016
World View Enterprises, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, specializes in space travel services for research, education, and scientific purposes. The company pioneers the exploration of the stratosphere, offering stratospheric remote sensing services and space tourism experiences. World View's innovative, patented technology enables long-duration, high-resolution data collection and affordable alternatives to traditional imagery providers. With over 115 successful stratospheric flights and 10,274,598 vertical feet flown, the company has earned the trust of NASA and other organizations, providing meaningful space tourism and valuable data services to both public and private sectors.

Rinse

Series A in 2016
Rinse is a national brand specializing in clothing care services. It offers dry cleaning, laundry, repair, and donation collection through a smart scheduling platform, ensuring convenient pickups, deliveries, and high-quality results.

Luma

Series A in 2016
Luma Home Inc. is a company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in designing and manufacturing Wi-Fi routers tailored for household networks. Founded by Dr. Paul Judge and Mike Van Bruinisse, Luma leverages their extensive experience in addressing complex networking and security challenges to meet the demands of the modern connected home. As households increasingly rely on numerous devices, Luma's mission is to provide a fast, simple, secure, and reliable home network solution that caters to current and future technology needs. In addition to its core Wi-Fi routers, the company also offers related products such as power cords, cables, and wireless router accessories. Luma Home Inc. operates as a subsidiary of First Alert, Inc.

Fandeavor

Venture Round in 2016
Fandeavor, Inc. is a company based in Henderson, Nevada, that specializes in providing unique gameday experiences for fans attending college sporting events and music festivals. The company allows fans to gain exclusive access to various behind-the-scenes areas, including fields, courts, broadcast booths, and locker rooms. Initially focused on sports travel, Fandeavor is expanding its offerings to include concerts, festivals, and leisure travel. Its online platform enables users to book customizable travel packages that encompass airfare, hotel accommodations, airport transportation, event tickets, and local attractions. This integration of services allows travelers to easily plan and book comprehensive experiences to major live events, enhancing their overall enjoyment and convenience. As of May 2019, Fandeavor operates as a subsidiary of TicketCity, Inc.

Fleetpanda

Seed Round in 2016
Fleetpanda is a technology-driven fleet services company based in San Francisco. It specializes in overnight maintenance, refueling, and washing services for fleets across various industries such as construction, delivery, landscaping, and trucking.

Flip

Seed Round in 2015
FLIP is everyone’s sneaker connect — the premier specialty destination where people find and sell hard to find, rare, limited edition sneakers. They have created a community where their members can buy and sell with confidence and ease. Never miss out on an opportunity to place your bid on hard to find sneakers in 90 minutes from a curated list of quality sellers who really care. Their mobile only platform is currently available for your iPhone and coming soon to Android. They strive to keep an open and trusted environment for their community.

Genies

Series A in 2015
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Swapbox

Seed Round in 2015
Swapbox is a delivery service that offers a streamlined solution for sending and receiving packages through its automated kiosks. Located in accessible venues such as grocery stores, petrol stations, and coffee shops, these kiosks allow customers to send items without the hassle of traditional post office hours. Users can simply place their packages in the kiosk and enter their details on a touchscreen. The recipient can then collect the package from a nearby Swapbox location using a code sent to them via text or email. Concentrating on consumer satisfaction and convenience, Swapbox aims to improve the parcel delivery experience. Currently, the service operates in San Francisco and Santa Clara.

SuperPhone

Seed Round in 2015
SuperPhone is an innovative mobile messaging platform that enables enterprise retail brands to effectively acquire and engage mobile customers. By harnessing data-driven insights and intelligent messaging, SuperPhone enhances customer relationships and drives revenue growth. The platform supports high-volume marketing text broadcasts through various phone numbers, including shortcode and toll-free options, allowing businesses to reach a global audience. Additionally, it provides advanced analytics to monitor conversation performance and revenue, empowering companies to improve engagement and customer retention. Through its technology, SuperPhone aims to transform the way brands interact with their customers, fostering brand loyalty and personalized experiences.

OrderWithMe

Series B in 2014
OrderWithMe is an online group buying platform established in 2011 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company provides an innovative solution that streamlines the consumer market by leveraging supply chain efficiencies. Its primary focus is on enabling collective purchasing, which simplifies access to products for consumers while potentially lowering costs. OrderWithMe's approach seeks to enhance the buying experience by connecting customers directly with suppliers, thus promoting convenience and value in the marketplace. Through this model, OrderWithMe aims to foster a more cohesive and economical shopping experience for its users.

Naja

Seed Round in 2014
Naja is a luxury lingerie brand headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded by Catalina Girald. The company specializes in an array of women's lingerie products, including bras and knickers made from eco-friendly materials sourced from recycled plastic bottles. Naja's offerings encompass various styles such as t-shirt bras, bralettes, cheeky knickers, and hi-waisted options, as well as themed collections like Courtesan, Summer Whites, and Swinging London. By focusing on sustainability, Naja aims to provide women with comfortable and empowering lingerie choices while promoting an environmentally conscious approach to fashion.

Monsieur

Seed Round in 2014
Monsieur Inc. is a company specializing in the manufacture of robotic bartending machines for both residential and commercial use. Founded in 2013 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Monsieur has established itself as a leader in the automated bartending industry. The company's flagship product is an artificially intelligent cocktail ordering and preparation system, designed to deliver high-quality cocktails while providing detailed insights into beverage operations. Monsieur's technology encompasses sleek hardware, cloud-based management software, and mobile applications for user convenience. Additionally, the company offers Barback, a web-based application that allows business owners to remotely monitor and configure their robotic bartenders. Through its innovative solutions, Monsieur aims to enhance the cocktail experience for consumers and improve profitability for businesses.

Aptible

Seed Round in 2014
Aptible Inc. is a technology company that provides a security management platform designed to automate HIPAA compliance for web and mobile developers, primarily serving digital health companies. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Aptible offers two main products: Aptible Enclave, a Docker-based platform that facilitates secure deployment into private AWS environments, and Aptible Gridiron, which assists cloud-based software engineering teams with security management. The company's platform as a service (PaaS) enables startups and scaling businesses to efficiently provision, manage, and scale their infrastructure, allowing developers to concentrate on product development rather than underlying complexities. Aptible's solutions incorporate essential enterprise requirements such as security, compliance, and reliability from the outset, ensuring that developers can build and grow their applications with ease.

Modest

Seed Round in 2014
Modest, founded by Harper Reed, is a technology company that develops a mobile shopping application. It helps retailers monetize their products by creating personalized product lists for shoppers, based on their browsing history, similar shoppers' preferences, and individual tastes.

OLLY

Venture Round in 2014
OLLY is a public benefit corporation based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing and providing a range of nutritional supplements and wellness products. Founded in 2013, the company offers multivitamins tailored for children, women, and specific health concerns, as well as wellness-boosting tablets addressing issues like sleep, stress, and beauty. OLLY's product line includes protein powders and bars in various flavors, probiotic sticks, and health supplements for kids. The company aims to inspire lifelong healthy habits by making nutrition accessible and enjoyable, combining essential nutrients with simple formats and appealing flavors. As of May 2019, OLLY operates as a subsidiary of Unilever N.V.

Surf Air

Series B in 2014
Surf Air Inc. operates a private air travel club that offers an All-You-Can-Fly membership model for frequent regional travelers, including entrepreneurs and leisure clients. Founded in 2011 and based in Hawthorne, California, the company provides private charter services with a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft configured for executive travel. Surf Air connects members to various destinations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with plans for additional locations. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business memberships, allowing flexibility and convenience for users. The service aims to deliver a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves both time and money.

CrowdAlbum

Seed Round in 2014
CrowdAlbum is a company based in San Francisco, California, founded by Tracy Chan. It specializes in aggregating and displaying images and videos shared on social media during events. The platform uses advanced algorithms to collect, filter, and showcase this content from various applications, regardless of the hashtags used. CrowdAlbum's services are particularly valuable for concerts, celebrations, news coverage, disasters, and historical moments. It offers an "invite only" mode that has attracted over 1000 high-profile partners, including prominent musicians and sports teams. The company was acquired by Spotify Technology S.A. in April 2016.

Caarbon

Seed Round in 2014
Caarbon, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in on-demand valet services. Founded in 2014, Caarbon provides a smartphone application designed to facilitate short-term parking and vehicle management solutions. The platform allows users to easily coordinate the pickup and return of their vehicles at designated locations, enhancing the convenience of parking in urban environments. Through its innovative approach, Caarbon aims to streamline the valet experience for users in San Francisco.

Mayvenn

Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2013, Mayvenn empowers hair stylists by providing tools to sell hair extensions directly to clients without the need for upfront costs or inventory. With a nationwide network of over 50,000 stylists and hundreds of thousands of customers, Mayvenn has transformed salon retail.

6Sense

Series A in 2014
6sense is a developer of a predictive intelligence platform that enhances revenue growth for organizations. The company utilizes artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to provide comprehensive visibility across the customer journey, from brand awareness to revenue generation. Its platform captures anonymous buying signals and buyer intent data, allowing sales, marketing, and customer success teams to target the right accounts effectively. By recommending optimal channels and messages, 6sense removes guesswork and inefficiencies from the sales process, leading to improved pipeline quality, accelerated sales velocity, and higher conversion rates. Through its innovative approach, 6sense aims to empower revenue teams to grow revenue predictably and efficiently.

SpoonRocket

Series A in 2014
SpoonRocket, Inc. is a food delivery service that specializes in preparing and delivering high-quality meals to customers across the United States within 15 minutes or less. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company aimed to revolutionize meal delivery with its fast service. SpoonRocket gained recognition for its innovative approach to food logistics and was supported by notable investors, including Y Combinator and Foundation Capital. In March 2016, SpoonRocket became a subsidiary of iFood.com Agência de Restaurantes Online S.A., further expanding its reach within the food delivery market.

Cognea

Seed Round in 2014
Cognea is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in cognitive computing and conversational AI. The company has developed a platform that enables the creation of interactive virtual agents capable of engaging users in conversation. These virtual assistants are designed to relate to individuals through diverse personalities, ranging from formal to casual, thereby enhancing user interaction. Cognea's innovative approach to AI facilitates more personalized and engaging experiences for users, positioning the company as a notable player in the field of artificial intelligence technology.

Balanced

Seed Round in 2014
Balanced is the first payment system designed for marketplaces from the ground up. We provide a feature-rich, fully integrated api that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees.

RevUp Software

Seed Round in 2014
RevUp Software is bringing leading-edge, easy to use analytics to Non-Profits, Academic Institutions and Political Organizations. We help fundraisers, while working with existing software, create new ways to identify, target, and engage their networks.

TravelJoy

Seed Round in 2014
TravelJoy is a travel management platform designed to enhance the trip planning experience for travel agents and their clients. It provides a suite of tools that streamline the booking process, allowing travel professionals to manage their businesses more efficiently. The platform offers modern, digital solutions that simplify invoicing and secure payments, enabling users to save time and stay organized. By focusing on these essential services, TravelJoy aims to help travel agents attract ideal clients more quickly and with less effort, thereby improving the overall efficiency of their operations in the tourism industry.

PandoDaily

Series A in 2014
PandoDaily is an online publication based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in technology news, analysis, and commentary, with a particular emphasis on Silicon Valley and startup companies. Founded in 2011, the company provides a range of content, including published articles, monthly events, live video streams, and an extensive video archive. Additionally, PandoDaily features PandoTicker, a service that delivers daily news updates related to the startup ecosystem. Through its various offerings, PandoDaily aims to inform and engage its audience on developments within the technology sector.

CultureIQ

Seed Round in 2014
CultureIQ, founded in 2013 and based in New York, offers culture management software designed to help companies measure, understand, and enhance their organizational culture. The platform collects ongoing employee feedback through customizable surveys, analyzes responses to track key culture metrics, and provides actionable insights. These tools enable businesses to communicate results effectively, implement culture initiatives, and drive employee engagement and success.

StyleSeat

Series A in 2014
StyleSeat is a leading marketplace designed to connect independent beauty professionals with clients seeking a variety of services, including hair styling, nail artistry, and esthetics. The platform facilitates the discovery, booking, and payment processes for beauty and grooming services, ensuring a seamless experience for users. Additionally, StyleSeat provides essential business management tools that empower professionals to effectively manage their operations and expand their clientele. With a track record of over 100 million appointments booked and significant revenue generated for small businesses, StyleSeat continues to establish itself as a vital resource in the beauty industry, supporting both consumers and independent professionals.

Glambot

Seed Round in 2014
Glambot, Inc. is an online marketplace based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the buying and selling of pre-owned makeup and cosmetics. Founded in 2012, the company addresses common issues faced in makeup trading communities, such as counterfeits and damaged items, by offering a reliable platform for users to exchange makeup products. Glambot features a diverse range of items, including eye care products, skincare, lashes, and various makeup tools, with a particular focus on rare, limited edition, and discontinued products. Sellers can easily estimate the value of their items, ship them using prepaid labels, and receive cash or credit for future purchases. Buyers benefit from significant discounts on retail prices, a 14-day return policy, and free domestic shipping on orders over a specified amount. Glambot's commitment to quality includes cleaning and sanitizing used products, ensuring a safe and trustworthy shopping experience for its customers.

ThinAir

Seed Round in 2013
ThinAir is a technology company that designs a cloud-based SaaS platform for the detection and investigation of insider threats, aiming to minimize insider risk within organizations by addressing security challenges across healthcare, finance, the public sector, technology, and other industries.

Modest

Debt Financing in 2013
Modest, founded by Harper Reed, is a technology company that develops a mobile shopping application. It helps retailers monetize their products by creating personalized product lists for shoppers, based on their browsing history, similar shoppers' preferences, and individual tastes.

Swapbox

Seed Round in 2013
Swapbox is a delivery service that offers a streamlined solution for sending and receiving packages through its automated kiosks. Located in accessible venues such as grocery stores, petrol stations, and coffee shops, these kiosks allow customers to send items without the hassle of traditional post office hours. Users can simply place their packages in the kiosk and enter their details on a touchscreen. The recipient can then collect the package from a nearby Swapbox location using a code sent to them via text or email. Concentrating on consumer satisfaction and convenience, Swapbox aims to improve the parcel delivery experience. Currently, the service operates in San Francisco and Santa Clara.

OrderWithMe

Series B in 2013
OrderWithMe is an online group buying platform established in 2011 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company provides an innovative solution that streamlines the consumer market by leveraging supply chain efficiencies. Its primary focus is on enabling collective purchasing, which simplifies access to products for consumers while potentially lowering costs. OrderWithMe's approach seeks to enhance the buying experience by connecting customers directly with suppliers, thus promoting convenience and value in the marketplace. Through this model, OrderWithMe aims to foster a more cohesive and economical shopping experience for its users.

Wildfang

Venture Round in 2013
Wildfang Co., established in 2013, is a Portland-based fashion retailer specializing in menswear-inspired apparel for women. The company manufactures and retails a wide range of products including tops, bottoms, accessories, and shoes, all designed to cater to women seeking gender-neutral clothing options. Wildfang's online marketplace offers an extensive collection of androgynous styles, empowering women to embrace both masculine and feminine fashion senses.

Precog

Venture Round in 2013
Precog is a data analysis platform designed to help companies productize their data assets by enabling them to store, integrate, and analyze substantial volumes of measured data. The platform features an implementation of Quirrel, a statistical language adept at handling big data, allowing businesses to create analytics and predictive models that can be incorporated into existing products or launched as new offerings. Precog empowers companies to enhance their applications with integrated analytics, transform existing data into resalable products, and develop advanced features such as recommendations and personalizations. Founded by John A. De Goes, Precog emerged from ReportGrid and aims to simplify data access for end users and business teams, addressing the complexities of modern data environments. The company utilizes a unique mathematical foundation known as Multi-dimensional Relational Algebra (MRA), which facilitates the transformation of complex data into usable analytic tables. Precog is backed by notable investors and emphasizes usability and performance in its technology solutions.

World View

Seed Round in 2013
World View Enterprises, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, specializes in space travel services for research, education, and scientific purposes. The company pioneers the exploration of the stratosphere, offering stratospheric remote sensing services and space tourism experiences. World View's innovative, patented technology enables long-duration, high-resolution data collection and affordable alternatives to traditional imagery providers. With over 115 successful stratospheric flights and 10,274,598 vertical feet flown, the company has earned the trust of NASA and other organizations, providing meaningful space tourism and valuable data services to both public and private sectors.

SpoonRocket

Seed Round in 2013
SpoonRocket, Inc. is a food delivery service that specializes in preparing and delivering high-quality meals to customers across the United States within 15 minutes or less. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company aimed to revolutionize meal delivery with its fast service. SpoonRocket gained recognition for its innovative approach to food logistics and was supported by notable investors, including Y Combinator and Foundation Capital. In March 2016, SpoonRocket became a subsidiary of iFood.com Agência de Restaurantes Online S.A., further expanding its reach within the food delivery market.

Pigeonly

Seed Round in 2013
Pigeonly operates a subscription-based platform that helps people search for and communicate with inmates across federal, state, and local systems. The service organizes data about incarcerated individuals and enables friends and family to stay connected by sending letters, printed photos, greeting cards, and other items via digital channels on phones, tablets, or computers. Fotopigeon prints and delivers photos, and Telepigeon provides a cost-effective long-distance calling option. Founded in 2013 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pigeonly serves families and supporters who are underserved by traditional inmate communications.

NSFW Corporation

Seed Round in 2013
Publishing corporation founded by Paul Carr previously of TechCrunch. The first publication will be The New Gambit which will be news oriented with a Daily show slant. NSFW will focus only on publishing initiatives for the Tablet and e-readers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Surf Air

Series B in 2013
Surf Air Inc. operates a private air travel club that offers an All-You-Can-Fly membership model for frequent regional travelers, including entrepreneurs and leisure clients. Founded in 2011 and based in Hawthorne, California, the company provides private charter services with a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft configured for executive travel. Surf Air connects members to various destinations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with plans for additional locations. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business memberships, allowing flexibility and convenience for users. The service aims to deliver a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves both time and money.

Balanced

Seed Round in 2013
Balanced is the first payment system designed for marketplaces from the ground up. We provide a feature-rich, fully integrated api that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees.

Share Practice

Seed Round in 2013
Share Practice is a company that provides a collaborative clinical reference platform designed for healthcare professionals. It has developed a mobile application that aggregates information from various medical databases, offering access to thousands of diagnoses. This tool enables doctors to identify and understand the most effective clinical treatments by leveraging the experiences and successes of their peers. Additionally, the platform allows for feedback and reviews of conventional therapies, while also incorporating new and integrative medicine approaches. By facilitating knowledge sharing among doctors, Share Practice aims to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.

Share Practice

Seed Round in 2012
Share Practice is a company that provides a collaborative clinical reference platform designed for healthcare professionals. It has developed a mobile application that aggregates information from various medical databases, offering access to thousands of diagnoses. This tool enables doctors to identify and understand the most effective clinical treatments by leveraging the experiences and successes of their peers. Additionally, the platform allows for feedback and reviews of conventional therapies, while also incorporating new and integrative medicine approaches. By facilitating knowledge sharing among doctors, Share Practice aims to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.

RollTech

Seed Round in 2012
RollTech, Inc. is a mobile application developer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in solutions for bowling enthusiasts. Founded in 2011, the company has established itself as a global competition platform that enables bowlers to track their scores and statistics in real time. With a presence in over 3,800 bowling centers across 45 countries, RollTech aims to transform the way people engage with the sport of bowling. The company's applications facilitate connections among bowlers and enhance their experiences by allowing them to share achievements with friends. Additionally, RollTech provides an analytics platform and communication tools for bowling centers, helping to increase their revenue streams and foster a stronger relationship between bowlers and the centers they frequent. As an exclusive technology partner of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), RollTech's innovative approach has made significant inroads in the bowling community.

TapToLearn

Seed Round in 2012
When we began our first experiments with using Mobile devices a few years ago we were very excited by the possibility of learning in nontraditional manner. The beauty of effectiveness of the iPhone first and the iPad platforms gave shape to our vision of building beautiful apps, designed to build learning for your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Devices. Each of our apps are extremely easy to use, focus on just one area of learning using interactivity and add an element to fun while learning.

Fandeavor

Seed Round in 2012
Fandeavor, Inc. is a company based in Henderson, Nevada, that specializes in providing unique gameday experiences for fans attending college sporting events and music festivals. The company allows fans to gain exclusive access to various behind-the-scenes areas, including fields, courts, broadcast booths, and locker rooms. Initially focused on sports travel, Fandeavor is expanding its offerings to include concerts, festivals, and leisure travel. Its online platform enables users to book customizable travel packages that encompass airfare, hotel accommodations, airport transportation, event tickets, and local attractions. This integration of services allows travelers to easily plan and book comprehensive experiences to major live events, enhancing their overall enjoyment and convenience. As of May 2019, Fandeavor operates as a subsidiary of TicketCity, Inc.

ClassBadges

Seed Round in 2012
ClassBadges is a provider of online tools designed to support teachers in motivating their students through the use of digital badges. By allowing educators to award badges for accomplishments and mastery of key learning objectives, ClassBadges helps students track their progress in various subjects. This innovative approach enables students to identify both their strengths and the areas where they require further practice, fostering a more engaging and personalized learning experience.

Surf Air

Series A in 2012
Surf Air Inc. operates a private air travel club that offers an All-You-Can-Fly membership model for frequent regional travelers, including entrepreneurs and leisure clients. Founded in 2011 and based in Hawthorne, California, the company provides private charter services with a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft configured for executive travel. Surf Air connects members to various destinations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with plans for additional locations. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business memberships, allowing flexibility and convenience for users. The service aims to deliver a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves both time and money.

Squrl

Venture Round in 2012
Squrl is a powerful video search and recommendation engine. Squrl delivers personalized recommendations based on users interest and viewing behaviors, and is a search engine on mobile integrating both free and premium video including YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, TED, Vimeo, Aol, Blip.tv, Facebook, Twitter, and more.

Relevvant

Convertible Note in 2011
Relevvant is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 that specializes in developing engagement and targeted marketing solutions for businesses. The company offers a SaaS marketing platform that utilizes a proprietary technology stack to enhance brand engagement by leveraging social, behavioral, and various data sources. This platform enables brands and agencies to understand their customers more deeply by collecting and analyzing big data, which facilitates advanced psychographic targeting and interest-based engagement. One of Relevvant's notable products is the TextualAds application, designed for Facebook Page admins to gather phone numbers from fans and disseminate targeted SMS updates. By creating and utilizing big data in real-time, Relevvant empowers marketers to engage more effectively with their target audiences across multiple communication channels.

MightyText

Seed Round in 2011
MightyText is a technology company based in the Bay Area, California, founded by a team with experience from notable firms such as Google, Zynga, and Cisco. The company operates a messaging application that allows users to send and receive SMS and MMS messages as well as phone calls from their computers or tablets. By utilizing a user’s phone number, MightyText ensures that messages remain synchronized with the phone's SMS inbox, helping individuals manage their communications more efficiently and avoid missing important notifications. The platform leverages the capabilities of the Android operating system to enhance user experience and accessibility for consumers worldwide.

inDinero

Seed Round in 2010
inDinero provides cloud-based accounting and tax software for small businesses in the United States, offering automated bookkeeping, financial dashboards, and tax preparation alongside professional bookkeeping and tax services. The platform enables users to track finances, categorize transactions, perform reconciliations, and gain instant insights into cash flow and profitability, while supporting fund accounting, grant management, and regulatory compliance through a combined software and services model. Founded in 2009 and with offices in San Francisco, Portland, San Jose, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, inDinero serves startups and small businesses by helping them manage finances efficiently, reduce unnecessary costs, and improve financial health and decision making.

Courtagen Life Sciences

Venture Round in 2010
Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, specializing in genetic testing services. The company provides a range of clinical genetic tests focused on neurological conditions, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, epilepsy, and mitochondrial disorders. Its offerings include comprehensive analyses such as epiSEEK Comprehensive and epiSEEK Focus, which assess genes associated with neurological function and seizure disorders, respectively. Additionally, Courtagen offers tests for drug metabolism related to epilepsy, as well as panels for neurodevelopmental and lysosomal storage disorders. The company also provides next generation sequencing services to support research in target discovery, clinical development, and companion diagnostics. Founded in 2003, Courtagen Life Sciences aims to empower physicians, families, and children affected by neurological disorders through advanced genetic insights.

Appbistro

Angel Round in 2010
Appbistro is an application marketplace for Facebook pages. At Appbistro, page administrators can quickly find applications that they can easily plug into their pages and quickly increase the engagement and reach of their pages. The applications within the marketplace are built by known and vetted Facebook developers, and feature applications for Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and more. Appbistro's parent company, MMTG Labs, Inc., was acquired by InMobi in July 2012.

Appstores.com

Angel Round in 2010
Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users.

Agencourt Bioscience

Seed Round in 2001
Agencourt Bioscience Corporation provides nucleic acid purification products and genomic services for life science research in the United States and internationally. It offers DNA purification and RNA purification solutions. The company’s products include solid phase reversible immobilization (SPRI) reagents; a PCR1 purification system that delivers DNA; a dye-terminator removal process system; a paramagenetic bead-based plasmid purification system; and a genomic DNA isolation reagent kit. Its products also include Agencourt FormaPure system that provides a process for extracting nucleic acid from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue samples; a tissue RNA extraction technology; accessories; and a suite of automation methods for SPRI paramagnetic bead-based reagents. In addition, the company offers DNA sequencing, resequencing and SNP discovery, library construction, bioinformatics, and sequencing pipeline services. It serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, government, and academic research laboratories. Agencourt Bioscience Corporation has strategic alliances with Affymetrix Inc.; Amplicon Express, Inc.; Seradyn, Inc.; Invitrogen, Corp.; Integrated Genomics, Inc.; and Ambion, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. It has offices in Australia, Canada, China, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As of June 30, 2005, Agencourt Bioscience Corporation was a subsidiary of Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Zappos

Series A in 1999
Zappos is an online retailer based in Henderson, Nevada, specializing in shoes, clothing, handbags, eyewear, watches, and accessories for both men and women. The company derives its name from the Spanish word "zapatos," meaning shoes. In addition to its extensive online offerings, Zappos operates a small number of brick-and-mortar outlet stores and maintains a warehouse in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Known for its customer-centric approach, Zappos provides services such as free shipping and returns, enhancing the shopping experience for its customers.
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