Nova the firm is unveiling two new products, BrandGuard and BrandGPT, to assist brands in policing AI-generated content. The company is now developing a suite of generative AI tools intended to defend brand integrity.
Synthesis AI is a data generation platform for computer vision. Synthesis AI is pioneering synthetic data technology to build more capable AI. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Warp connects shippers, carriers, and facilities to find the most efficient route for middle-mile freight. The first freight network of its kind, Warp weaves together digital pooling, back-hauls, and physical consolidation points (Warp Stations), to provide shippers with a cost structure for shippers previously unthinkable with old school trucking companies.
DeepScribe is an AI-powered medical scribe platform that automates medical note taking for clinicians. DeepScribe uses AI, ML, and NLP to capture and transcribe natural clinical conversations in real time, extract relevant medical information, then classify it into a complete medical note. By combining AI with rules-based NLP and three speech recognition engines, DeepScribe is able to provide a fully automated, ambient solution for clinicians burdened by medical documentation. With an easy-to-use mobile app and robust integrations with many popular EHR vendors, DeepScribe reimagines how documentation is captured and transforms how clinicians are able to deliver care.
Koop’s trust management platform helps navigate the complexities of regulatory compliance, security reviews, and liability insurance in a single place. Founders and operators have to go through stringent procurement before they can land a deal with enterprise or government customers. Growing compliance standards, never-ending security reviews, and high-limit insurance requirements can derail budgets and timelines even for the most ambitious projects. Koop liberates tech companies from the procurement burden by combining compliance, security, and insurance in a single platform! Companies can achieve many compliance certifications (e.g. SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA), do security questionnaires, and purchase required liability insurance (e.g. General Liability, Cyber, Directors & Officers) without leaving the platform. It's an easy, affordable, and integrated experience that puts your contractual requirements first! Koop serves various verticals including Robotics & Autonomous Vehicles, AI, Aerospace, Energy & Climate, Manufacturing, Biotech, and more. Koop has raised venture funding from such renowned investors as AlleyCorp, Ubiquity Ventures, Bee Partners, and Hyundai Motor Group and is backed by global insurance carriers. Don't settle for incomplete and expensive vendors. Start your end-to-end trust management journey with us at koop.ai and secure your next million-dollar contract with ease! Interested in joining our team? Please check the careers page for the latest positions: koop.ai/careers.
Growing labor shortages combined with the rising complexity of material handling and fulfillment mean that manufacturing and logistics businesses need a palletizing solution that can adapt to their evolving needs. Rapid Robotics is a full-service robotic palletizing company deploying fleets of affordable robotic workcells designed to respond to the dynamic conditions of today's business. Rapid’s AI, vision-based platform was created to handle a wide range of palletizing use cases. With the option of a RaaS business model combined with pioneering speed, service, and support it becomes possible to increase capacity and predictability at the end of the line without the risk and complexity of owning and maintaining robots.
We are the node that connects knowledge. Knowde is the leading software platform for the chemical industry. Built on the world's largest, purpose-built chemical taxonomy, Knowde’s software powers digital transformation for global chemical producers and distributors to unlock new possibilities in chemical operations. The company is backed by notable investors including Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and sixteen other venture funds. Learn more at knowde.com.
InnerPlant is an ag-tech company that features a data platform that increases field health and drives value throughout the supply chain. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Davis, California.
Embroker is the easiest way to intelligently ensure any business. By pairing technology and broker expertise, Embroker helps growing businesses save time and find the best value on the right coverage. As the leading digital insurance brokerage, Embroker is working to massively improve the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have offices in Chicago and Boston and customers in all 50 states.
Moth + Flame VR is the leading provider of immersive learning experiences for enterprise scale customers across a range of verticals.
DeepScribe is an AI-powered medical scribe platform that automates medical note taking for clinicians. DeepScribe uses AI, ML, and NLP to capture and transcribe natural clinical conversations in real time, extract relevant medical information, then classify it into a complete medical note. By combining AI with rules-based NLP and three speech recognition engines, DeepScribe is able to provide a fully automated, ambient solution for clinicians burdened by medical documentation. With an easy-to-use mobile app and robust integrations with many popular EHR vendors, DeepScribe reimagines how documentation is captured and transforms how clinicians are able to deliver care.
Florence advances clinical research through software. The Florence Platform replaces paper investigator site files, trial master files and source binders with a shared platform.
Growing labor shortages combined with the rising complexity of material handling and fulfillment mean that manufacturing and logistics businesses need a palletizing solution that can adapt to their evolving needs. Rapid Robotics is a full-service robotic palletizing company deploying fleets of affordable robotic workcells designed to respond to the dynamic conditions of today's business. Rapid’s AI, vision-based platform was created to handle a wide range of palletizing use cases. With the option of a RaaS business model combined with pioneering speed, service, and support it becomes possible to increase capacity and predictability at the end of the line without the risk and complexity of owning and maintaining robots.
Geosite is a business operations platform that links the power of spatial data and analytics to business operations, incident management, and planning workflows.
We believe the commerce should be as simple as chatting with a friend. We have built an engine that drives commerce over messaging. As our first implementation of this engine - we have chosen hotels. SnapTravel empowers customers to find and book hotel rooms over a conversational interface (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Alexa...). We use NLP and ML technology backed by humans to recommend hotels and deliver a delightful experience. We have driven over $100MM+ in sales exclusively over messaging. We have raised $20MM+ USD from tier-1 investors including iNovia, Telstra Ventures, Peter Kern (Chairman of the Board at Expedia) and NBA Superstar Steph Curry.
Future Fields is committed to producing sustainable components for science through insect biotechnology. Its EntoEngine™ platform is the first to harness the genetic prowess of fruit flies to produce Earth’s most environmentally and economically sustainable biomolecules. Founded in 2018, Future Fields is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada and proudly backed by marquee venture capital firms and investors from Silicon Valley and beyond. Learn more about how Future Fields is enabling great science at https://futurefields.io/.
Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to build scalable flight operations for commercial crewed and uncrewed aircraft; unlocking the potential of countless industries. Iris’ Casia system runs either onboard the aircraft or in a ground-based configuration, allowing them to fly safely with minimal human intervention. The company works closely with civil aviation authorities globally as they implement regulatory frameworks ensuring uncrewed aircraft flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is conducted safely, partnering on multiple FAA UAS Integration Pilot Programs, NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management program, and Transport Canada's BVLOS Technology Demonstration Program. Iris is recognized by AUVSI as the number one Technology and Innovation Leader for 2020.
Growing labor shortages combined with the rising complexity of material handling and fulfillment mean that manufacturing and logistics businesses need a palletizing solution that can adapt to their evolving needs. Rapid Robotics is a full-service robotic palletizing company deploying fleets of affordable robotic workcells designed to respond to the dynamic conditions of today's business. Rapid’s AI, vision-based platform was created to handle a wide range of palletizing use cases. With the option of a RaaS business model combined with pioneering speed, service, and support it becomes possible to increase capacity and predictability at the end of the line without the risk and complexity of owning and maintaining robots.
Synthesis AI is a data generation platform for computer vision. Synthesis AI is pioneering synthetic data technology to build more capable AI. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Jitsu, formerly known as AxleHire, is a last-mile delivery service that helps brands like American Eagle, HelloFresh and Nespresso meet and exceed customer expectations. Jitsu uses a proprietary, AI-powered technology platform to achieve a 99+% on-time delivery rate and to support companies seeking greater customer lifetime value (CLV) through superior doorstep delivery. Logistics teams can now provide a differentiated delivery experience at a competitive cost, overcoming the limitations of legacy delivery providers. Jitsu operates in urban areas across the U.S., enabling high-volume shippers to consistently cater to the rising needs and expectations of their customers. For more information, please visit gojitsu.com.
We are the node that connects knowledge. Knowde is the leading software platform for the chemical industry. Built on the world's largest, purpose-built chemical taxonomy, Knowde’s software powers digital transformation for global chemical producers and distributors to unlock new possibilities in chemical operations. The company is backed by notable investors including Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and sixteen other venture funds. Learn more at knowde.com.
Glide Health builds intelligent financial solutions that deliver revenue and cash enhancement for healthcare organizations. Its proprietary AI and machine learning technology connects across operations in healthcare entities, providing targeted guidance to improve revenue and cash flow. The Glide Intelligence platform generates predictions and recommendations to support revenue cycle through patient registration, prior authorization, claim submission, denial management and collections. Real-time analysis of financial and clinical data delivers recommendations based on real world changes. Advanced forecasting of key financial metrics, including revenue, cash, and accounts receivable, provide greater visibility to the health of the business.
O Intelligence is an AI and robotics company that develops autonomous mobility, perception, and interaction for AI in human environments. The company was founded in 2019 by Tobias Kinnebrew and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
UPC is a private enterprise that wholesale exchange using the power of tech, data, and machine learning, to connect retail customers.
Vacatia is the resort marketplace for vacationing families and friends. Our mission is to make family vacations better and to help family resorts thrive. We make it easy for guests to find and instantly book their perfect resort residence, combining the space of a home and the services of a hotel. Vacatia provides real-time rental listings, large photos, floor plans, and detailed resort information, supported by Vacatia Guest Care and multiple flexible payment options. We work with 600+ select professionally managed resorts and resort residence owners at leading hospitality, vacation ownership (timeshare) and premier independent resorts. No private homes or hotels allowed! Vacatia also partners with select brands to operate vacation ownership marketplaces. In addition, we are a growing property manager of independent vacation resorts throughout the country. Vacatia is a member of the Family Travel Association and the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), which named Vacatia the winner of the "ACE Innovator Award: Industry Partner" category of the 2017 ARDA Awards. Recently, we were named to the a16z Marketplace 100 list. Vacatia is venture-backed, was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Pow.bio provides intelligent fermentation services for industrial and synthetic biology, helping turn great ideas into profitable products. We combine continuous fermentation with advanced control methodology to quickly optimize your fermentation process and deliver high yields at low costs. Our scale runs from 1-100 liter capacity for bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi.
Florence advances clinical research through software. The Florence Platform replaces paper investigator site files, trial master files and source binders with a shared platform.
New Culture is a food and beverage company that focuses on revolutionizing how cheese is made. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
DeepScribe is an AI-powered medical scribe platform that automates medical note taking for clinicians. DeepScribe uses AI, ML, and NLP to capture and transcribe natural clinical conversations in real time, extract relevant medical information, then classify it into a complete medical note. By combining AI with rules-based NLP and three speech recognition engines, DeepScribe is able to provide a fully automated, ambient solution for clinicians burdened by medical documentation. With an easy-to-use mobile app and robust integrations with many popular EHR vendors, DeepScribe reimagines how documentation is captured and transforms how clinicians are able to deliver care.
Jitsu, formerly known as AxleHire, is a last-mile delivery service that helps brands like American Eagle, HelloFresh and Nespresso meet and exceed customer expectations. Jitsu uses a proprietary, AI-powered technology platform to achieve a 99+% on-time delivery rate and to support companies seeking greater customer lifetime value (CLV) through superior doorstep delivery. Logistics teams can now provide a differentiated delivery experience at a competitive cost, overcoming the limitations of legacy delivery providers. Jitsu operates in urban areas across the U.S., enabling high-volume shippers to consistently cater to the rising needs and expectations of their customers. For more information, please visit gojitsu.com.
InnerPlant is an ag-tech company that features a data platform that increases field health and drives value throughout the supply chain. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Davis, California.
Geosite is a business operations platform that links the power of spatial data and analytics to business operations, incident management, and planning workflows.
Unchained Logistics is the go-to e-commerce fulfillment partner for direct to consumer brand focused merchants. Their years of experience in fulfillment logistics has given us the insight to build a system that saves merchants time and money while optimizing and automating the capabilities of our distributed network of fulfillment centers.
Sideqik is the first enterprise business intelligence solution for influencer marketing. They help brands connect with the next generation of consumers by identifying the best influencers for their brand and measuring the ROI of those influencers.
Crowdbotics makes it faster than ever to build complete, scalable apps for business. With Crowdbotics any product manager can turn ideas into real code using a matched library of components and a network of on-call experts. Crowdbotics references a library of millions of production-grade software packages to identify the most effective components and workflows for a given project. Crowdbotics then handles infrastructure, implementation, maintenance, operations, monitoring, and security for the life of the project.
Cohort’s solution enables Primary Care Providers (PCP) to significantly improve the scale, efficiency and outcomes of a new or existing Chronic Care Management (CCM) program while simultaneously providing them a powerful platform for clinical trial identification and enrollment.
We are the node that connects knowledge. Knowde is the leading software platform for the chemical industry. Built on the world's largest, purpose-built chemical taxonomy, Knowde’s software powers digital transformation for global chemical producers and distributors to unlock new possibilities in chemical operations. The company is backed by notable investors including Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and sixteen other venture funds. Learn more at knowde.com.
Embroker is the easiest way to intelligently ensure any business. By pairing technology and broker expertise, Embroker helps growing businesses save time and find the best value on the right coverage. As the leading digital insurance brokerage, Embroker is working to massively improve the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have offices in Chicago and Boston and customers in all 50 states.
Voltaiq has built the industry’s first Enterprise Battery Intelligence™ (EBI) software platform, helping its customers optimize battery performance, reliability and financing, while avoiding costly recalls and catastrophic battery fires. Voltaiq’s EBI platform is the only purpose-built, fully automated software solution that marshals vast quantities of battery data from across the full product lifecycle, providing a window into real-time battery function and a detailed view into future performance and behavior. Founded in 2012 by two UC Berkeley PhDs, Voltaiq’s global customer base includes industry leaders in transportation, consumer electronics, energy storage, and the full battery supply chain. For more information, please visit
Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to build scalable flight operations for commercial crewed and uncrewed aircraft; unlocking the potential of countless industries. Iris’ Casia system runs either onboard the aircraft or in a ground-based configuration, allowing them to fly safely with minimal human intervention. The company works closely with civil aviation authorities globally as they implement regulatory frameworks ensuring uncrewed aircraft flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is conducted safely, partnering on multiple FAA UAS Integration Pilot Programs, NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management program, and Transport Canada's BVLOS Technology Demonstration Program. Iris is recognized by AUVSI as the number one Technology and Innovation Leader for 2020.
Skipify is a technology company based in California whose mission is to eliminate friction in the shopper's journey and help merchants build even stronger relationships with their customers. Skipify streamlines the entire checkout process by instantly connecting shoppers with their payment options, rewards, and points. That means fewer abandoned carts and a better experience for everyone.
EcoPackers use the power of plants to create 100% biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastic inputs. Our eco-resins allow plastic manufacturers worldwide to create innovative non-toxic and compostable single use packaging items.
BixData is a comprehensive monitoring tool designed for system, application, and network oversight, allowing users to effectively track various aspects of server performance. It is focused on next-generation IT management, providing organizations with the ability to maintain optimal operational efficiency. The platform is particularly suited for environments that require close monitoring of IoT and edge applications. BixData's capabilities facilitate data processing at the source, enhancing the management of data generated by sensors and devices. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Colorado, United States.
Buildingconnected provides builders with cloud-based bid procurement services. It enables them to send invitations to bid and communicate about their projects; network, create connections, and communicate; search and rate potential bidders; and more. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
We are the node that connects knowledge. Knowde is the leading software platform for the chemical industry. Built on the world's largest, purpose-built chemical taxonomy, Knowde’s software powers digital transformation for global chemical producers and distributors to unlock new possibilities in chemical operations. The company is backed by notable investors including Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and sixteen other venture funds. Learn more at knowde.com.
Node, recently acquired by SugarCRM, fuels Sugar's time-aware CX platform to help businesses by automatically forecasting expected outcomes and highlighting previously unforeseen challenges and opportunities. Extending Sugar’s time-aware CX platform, Node’s AI technology adds the most coveted element of time—the future. The combined solution offers wide-ranging capabilities for sales, marketing, and service teams. Node enables users of business applications to see into the future. Powered by Artificial Intuition™ technology, Node is the first turnkey AI-as-a-service platform focused on powering predictable business outcomes, which enterprises can use to quickly and seamlessly build advanced AI into both customer-facing and internal applications without investing years and millions of dollars on risky AI experiments. Applications powered by Node can deliver predictions that enable users to make smarter connections and decisions about how to engage with customers, employees, investors, and partners. Node was founded by Google's youngest employee, Falon Fatemi, and it's renowned technology team includes the Godfather of Search, Louis Monier who created Alta Vista, and Michael Radovancevich former CTO of Taleo and OpenX. Node is backed by Mark Cuban, NEA, Avalon Ventures, and JetBlue Technology Ventures.
We believe the commerce should be as simple as chatting with a friend. We have built an engine that drives commerce over messaging. As our first implementation of this engine - we have chosen hotels. SnapTravel empowers customers to find and book hotel rooms over a conversational interface (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Alexa...). We use NLP and ML technology backed by humans to recommend hotels and deliver a delightful experience. We have driven over $100MM+ in sales exclusively over messaging. We have raised $20MM+ USD from tier-1 investors including iNovia, Telstra Ventures, Peter Kern (Chairman of the Board at Expedia) and NBA Superstar Steph Curry.
Neighborly Corporation is a holding company based in Waco, Texas, that operates a diverse network of service-based franchises across multiple countries. Founded in 1970, it began as a single brand and has since expanded to encompass 21 distinct franchise organizations, providing a wide range of residential and commercial services. These services include plumbing, cleaning, electrical repairs, HVAC maintenance, and landscaping, among others. Neighborly aims to support franchise owners with comprehensive resources and a strong commitment to its core values. The company has approximately 4,300 franchises and is actively involved in the franchise community, participating in associations such as the International Franchise Association. Neighborly also emphasizes its role in enhancing the quality of life for homeowners and businesses by delivering reliable maintenance and repair solutions.
RBC Signals is a global space communications provider serving satellite operators in GEO, LEO, & MEO with an improved model for the delivery and processing of data from space to end users. The company’s worldwide network includes both company-owned and partner-owned antennas, capitalizing on the sharing economy model, for best-in-class services offering affordability, flexibility and low latency.
FØCAL launched from DARPA-funded research and work with recognized leaders like Lockheed Martin. With roots in advanced research programs at MIT and Boston University, the FØCAL team brings the experience necessary to finally fix the CV application development process for a wide range of customers, from startups to the Global Fortune 500.
Identify3D provides intellectual property protection, quality assurance, and data security in all phases of digital manufacturing. Its platform allows industrial companies to encrypt designs and couple them with enforceable business and manufacturing rules, facilitate secure digital distribution and ensure product integrity that enables manufacturers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data throughout the digital manufacturing thread. It offers a solution for stakeholders that encrypts the design assignment of business rules, authorizes based on design rules and device certificates, and authenticates devices, settings, and consumables. Identify3D was established in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to build scalable flight operations for commercial crewed and uncrewed aircraft; unlocking the potential of countless industries. Iris’ Casia system runs either onboard the aircraft or in a ground-based configuration, allowing them to fly safely with minimal human intervention. The company works closely with civil aviation authorities globally as they implement regulatory frameworks ensuring uncrewed aircraft flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is conducted safely, partnering on multiple FAA UAS Integration Pilot Programs, NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management program, and Transport Canada's BVLOS Technology Demonstration Program. Iris is recognized by AUVSI as the number one Technology and Innovation Leader for 2020.
Inscriptive is a platform for data discovery, currently in private beta.
Voltaiq has built the industry’s first Enterprise Battery Intelligence™ (EBI) software platform, helping its customers optimize battery performance, reliability and financing, while avoiding costly recalls and catastrophic battery fires. Voltaiq’s EBI platform is the only purpose-built, fully automated software solution that marshals vast quantities of battery data from across the full product lifecycle, providing a window into real-time battery function and a detailed view into future performance and behavior. Founded in 2012 by two UC Berkeley PhDs, Voltaiq’s global customer base includes industry leaders in transportation, consumer electronics, energy storage, and the full battery supply chain. For more information, please visit
Airbanq is a social mobile service that provides financial services. The mobile service offers high quality and affordable financial services to under-served communities by helping them cross the digital divide and adopt mobile financial services, with an innovative online to offline model. It has developed a check-cashing application that gives customers access to quality and fairly-priced mobile financial services. Airbanq enables households to receive secure, alternative financial services (AFS) from within their trusted communities at the highest convenience and lowest possible cost. They also allow the users to remotely upload their checks and pick up the money at the express lines of their cash-out locations with adoption levels over 94% and retention levels of 76%.
Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to build scalable flight operations for commercial crewed and uncrewed aircraft; unlocking the potential of countless industries. Iris’ Casia system runs either onboard the aircraft or in a ground-based configuration, allowing them to fly safely with minimal human intervention. The company works closely with civil aviation authorities globally as they implement regulatory frameworks ensuring uncrewed aircraft flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is conducted safely, partnering on multiple FAA UAS Integration Pilot Programs, NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management program, and Transport Canada's BVLOS Technology Demonstration Program. Iris is recognized by AUVSI as the number one Technology and Innovation Leader for 2020.
Florence advances clinical research through software. The Florence Platform replaces paper investigator site files, trial master files and source binders with a shared platform.
LeadGenius is an end-to-end sales solution that provides companies with a way to generate, qualify, deliver, and convert leads. It helps sales teams grow and scale across all levels of the sales process. LeadGenius was launched by Anand Kulkarni, Prayag Narula, and Dave Rolnitzky in 2011.
We believe the commerce should be as simple as chatting with a friend. We have built an engine that drives commerce over messaging. As our first implementation of this engine - we have chosen hotels. SnapTravel empowers customers to find and book hotel rooms over a conversational interface (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Alexa...). We use NLP and ML technology backed by humans to recommend hotels and deliver a delightful experience. We have driven over $100MM+ in sales exclusively over messaging. We have raised $20MM+ USD from tier-1 investors including iNovia, Telstra Ventures, Peter Kern (Chairman of the Board at Expedia) and NBA Superstar Steph Curry.
Parsec is the first platform to sell media using attention metrics. It's a rewarding product to work on as it solves a real problem in the industry: the way we transact media misaligns incentives between publishers and advertisers, and creates poor experiences for readers. Parsec was created by a group of senior advertising execs and seasoned entrepreneurs who've built agencies, digital publishers and ad tech companies. We're headquartered in NYC and have offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and London.
Node, recently acquired by SugarCRM, fuels Sugar's time-aware CX platform to help businesses by automatically forecasting expected outcomes and highlighting previously unforeseen challenges and opportunities. Extending Sugar’s time-aware CX platform, Node’s AI technology adds the most coveted element of time—the future. The combined solution offers wide-ranging capabilities for sales, marketing, and service teams. Node enables users of business applications to see into the future. Powered by Artificial Intuition™ technology, Node is the first turnkey AI-as-a-service platform focused on powering predictable business outcomes, which enterprises can use to quickly and seamlessly build advanced AI into both customer-facing and internal applications without investing years and millions of dollars on risky AI experiments. Applications powered by Node can deliver predictions that enable users to make smarter connections and decisions about how to engage with customers, employees, investors, and partners. Node was founded by Google's youngest employee, Falon Fatemi, and it's renowned technology team includes the Godfather of Search, Louis Monier who created Alta Vista, and Michael Radovancevich former CTO of Taleo and OpenX. Node is backed by Mark Cuban, NEA, Avalon Ventures, and JetBlue Technology Ventures.
Embroker is the easiest way to intelligently ensure any business. By pairing technology and broker expertise, Embroker helps growing businesses save time and find the best value on the right coverage. As the leading digital insurance brokerage, Embroker is working to massively improve the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have offices in Chicago and Boston and customers in all 50 states.
Localwise is an online job board that connects students and community members with jobs at local businesses. The site features full-time, part-time, and internship jobs available in Oakland, Berkley, and San Francisco. The jobs are posted under categories such as art and design, beauty and spa, construction, education, entertainment, food and drink, government, health and fitness, household help, non-profit, professional services, retail, startups and tech, and other. Localwise was launched in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
BuildingConnected, Inc. operates a cloud-based construction communication platform that facilitates bid procurement and management for the construction industry. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to find and communicate with general contractors and subcontractors, send invitations to bid, and share project-related documents. It enhances collaboration by enabling networking among construction professionals and provides tools for searching and rating potential bidders. In addition to bid management, BuildingConnected offers performance analytics and integrated cloud storage, helping users manage bids more efficiently and track opportunities throughout the pre-construction phase. The company has been a subsidiary of Autodesk since January 2019.
Fiverun is a SaaS-based commerce platform that streamlines retail operations and offers brands greater digital capabilities in-store. Built on an open API framework, Fiverun's web and mobile-based solutions help enterprise brands and retailers better manage their front and back-of-store operations, enhance the in-store customer experience, and drive business results. Retail different.
Neighborly Corporation is a holding company based in Waco, Texas, that operates a diverse network of service-based franchises across multiple countries. Founded in 1970, it began as a single brand and has since expanded to encompass 21 distinct franchise organizations, providing a wide range of residential and commercial services. These services include plumbing, cleaning, electrical repairs, HVAC maintenance, and landscaping, among others. Neighborly aims to support franchise owners with comprehensive resources and a strong commitment to its core values. The company has approximately 4,300 franchises and is actively involved in the franchise community, participating in associations such as the International Franchise Association. Neighborly also emphasizes its role in enhancing the quality of life for homeowners and businesses by delivering reliable maintenance and repair solutions.
Skycatch builds technology to autonomously capture, process, and analyze 3D drone data to provide companies with an accurate visualization of the physical world. It is the leading industrial data collection and analytics company, focused on indexing and extracting critical information from the physical world. They use a combination of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to deliver high precision data at unprecedented speed and ease of use. It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Embroker is the easiest way to intelligently ensure any business. By pairing technology and broker expertise, Embroker helps growing businesses save time and find the best value on the right coverage. As the leading digital insurance brokerage, Embroker is working to massively improve the $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance market. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have offices in Chicago and Boston and customers in all 50 states.
StatMuse is a sports statistics website that allows users to search for players and view customizable statistics. It's a creative technology company and is the leader in conversational AI for sports. It is powered by the personalities of over 25 sports superstars, including Peyton Manning, Todd Gurley, and Scott Van Pelt, StatMuse pioneered a platform for interactive storytelling by combining artificial intelligence with dynamic animation and augmented reality to bring digital personas to life. The company was founded in 2014 by two lifelong friends and is backed by Disney, Techstars Ventures, Greycroft, the NFL Players Association, and NBA Commissioner Emeritus, David Stern.
Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to build scalable flight operations for commercial crewed and uncrewed aircraft; unlocking the potential of countless industries. Iris’ Casia system runs either onboard the aircraft or in a ground-based configuration, allowing them to fly safely with minimal human intervention. The company works closely with civil aviation authorities globally as they implement regulatory frameworks ensuring uncrewed aircraft flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is conducted safely, partnering on multiple FAA UAS Integration Pilot Programs, NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management program, and Transport Canada's BVLOS Technology Demonstration Program. Iris is recognized by AUVSI as the number one Technology and Innovation Leader for 2020.
Tradesy is a peer-to-peer marketplace, providing a platform for buying and selling fashion. Brands available on the site include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Chloe, and more. Sellers get a free shipping kit when their item sells. They can print a prepaid label and ship using their own materials. Tradesy receives support from iconic investors such as Richard Branson and John Doerr, and it has been covered by Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, TIME, USA Today, and more. Tradesy was launched by Tracy DiNunzio, Sash Catanzarite, and John Hall on October 24, 2012. The company's headquarters are in Santa Monica, California.
StatMuse is a sports statistics website that allows users to search for players and view customizable statistics. It's a creative technology company and is the leader in conversational AI for sports. It is powered by the personalities of over 25 sports superstars, including Peyton Manning, Todd Gurley, and Scott Van Pelt, StatMuse pioneered a platform for interactive storytelling by combining artificial intelligence with dynamic animation and augmented reality to bring digital personas to life. The company was founded in 2014 by two lifelong friends and is backed by Disney, Techstars Ventures, Greycroft, the NFL Players Association, and NBA Commissioner Emeritus, David Stern.
Venture Scanner is a research firm providing reports and data on startups and emerging technologies. We serve corporations, consultants, and investors. Corporations tap into us to stay ahead of disruptive forces and find opportunities for growth, consultants to power client engagements, and investors for prospecting and deal diligence. Our approach is unique; we’ve reinvented research through our workbench that combines data, technology, and analysts to produce reports that are continuously refreshed so you never miss a signal.
Capio was born in Silicon Valley at Carnegie Mellon University’s Speech@SV. It was here that Dr. Ian Lane – a leading authority in Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning – set out to redefine the way they communicate with the technologies around us. Today, Capio is focused on developing the engine that drives all human-to-machine experiences. Based on years of research developed at CMU, they’ve engineered patented innovations that deliver unprecedented accuracy, reliability, insights and efficiency. Powered by the latest advancements in Machine Learning and High Performance Computing, their contextually-aware ASR solutions power applications across multiple industries, including Automotive, Robotics, Call Center, Voice Biometrics, Home Automation and Transcription. At Capio, they create groundbreaking speech technologies that enable more natural human-machine interaction.
Phonio provides a platform that allows influencers to deliver audio content to mass audiences via mobile phone calls. The company offers a service that enables influencers such as musicians, athletes, artists, thought-leaders, consumer brands, and others to make one-way phone calls to their audiences; and audiences to gain access to unique content that is not publicly available and form a deeper connection with influencers. Phonio’s service is available to celebrities and fans, employers and employees, philanthropists or non-profit organizations and donors, governments and citizens, political candidates and supporters, and businesses and investors in the United States and internationally. Phonio was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Tradesy is a peer-to-peer marketplace, providing a platform for buying and selling fashion. Brands available on the site include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Chloe, and more. Sellers get a free shipping kit when their item sells. They can print a prepaid label and ship using their own materials. Tradesy receives support from iconic investors such as Richard Branson and John Doerr, and it has been covered by Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, TIME, USA Today, and more. Tradesy was launched by Tracy DiNunzio, Sash Catanzarite, and John Hall on October 24, 2012. The company's headquarters are in Santa Monica, California.
Airbanq is a social mobile service that provides financial services. The mobile service offers high quality and affordable financial services to under-served communities by helping them cross the digital divide and adopt mobile financial services, with an innovative online to offline model. It has developed a check-cashing application that gives customers access to quality and fairly-priced mobile financial services. Airbanq enables households to receive secure, alternative financial services (AFS) from within their trusted communities at the highest convenience and lowest possible cost. They also allow the users to remotely upload their checks and pick up the money at the express lines of their cash-out locations with adoption levels over 94% and retention levels of 76%.
Preact (formerly Less Neglect) is a cloud-based customer success service that helps subscription software companies maximize customer lifetime value by reducing churn, acquiring new paid customers, and increasing user revenues. Preact provides health metrics tailored to each user and account by tracking detailed session-level usage of web and mobile applications and server APIs. Preact predicts and informs which customers are likely to churn, renew, or upgrade by modeling usage and behavior patterns using big data analytics, behavioral science, and machine learning. In addition, Preact provides deep, real-time visibility into product usage to dramatically improve customer support and product quality. Preact integrates with Gmail, Salesforce, Stripe, Zendesk, Desk.com, Helpscout, Mixpanel, and Marketo, and other leading cloud-based apps.
Buildingconnected provides builders with cloud-based bid procurement services. It enables them to send invitations to bid and communicate about their projects; network, create connections, and communicate; search and rate potential bidders; and more. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Xola, Inc. develops and delivers a cloud-based booking and marketing software for businesses offering tours and activities. Its platform enables businesses to accept and manage customer bookings from various channels, such as in person, over the phone, or online; and to handle payments, calendaring and scheduling, inventory management, employee management, credit card processing, resource management, reporting and business intelligence, gifts and special offers, customer communication, and sales through online and local distribution partners. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Bengaluru, India.
Sideqik is the first enterprise business intelligence solution for influencer marketing. They help brands connect with the next generation of consumers by identifying the best influencers for their brand and measuring the ROI of those influencers.
Pencil is a mobile messaging app that combines buttons into messages. Buttons can be activated through the app or via email. They frequently used preset messages to communicate quickly without having to type anything. They add a new level of interactivity to the messages that is simple and helps to reduce clutter in the communications.
Vacatia is the resort marketplace for vacationing families and friends. Our mission is to make family vacations better and to help family resorts thrive. We make it easy for guests to find and instantly book their perfect resort residence, combining the space of a home and the services of a hotel. Vacatia provides real-time rental listings, large photos, floor plans, and detailed resort information, supported by Vacatia Guest Care and multiple flexible payment options. We work with 600+ select professionally managed resorts and resort residence owners at leading hospitality, vacation ownership (timeshare) and premier independent resorts. No private homes or hotels allowed! Vacatia also partners with select brands to operate vacation ownership marketplaces. In addition, we are a growing property manager of independent vacation resorts throughout the country. Vacatia is a member of the Family Travel Association and the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), which named Vacatia the winner of the "ACE Innovator Award: Industry Partner" category of the 2017 ARDA Awards. Recently, we were named to the a16z Marketplace 100 list. Vacatia is venture-backed, was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Skycatch builds technology to autonomously capture, process, and analyze 3D drone data to provide companies with an accurate visualization of the physical world. It is the leading industrial data collection and analytics company, focused on indexing and extracting critical information from the physical world. They use a combination of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to deliver high precision data at unprecedented speed and ease of use. It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Preact (formerly Less Neglect) is a cloud-based customer success service that helps subscription software companies maximize customer lifetime value by reducing churn, acquiring new paid customers, and increasing user revenues. Preact provides health metrics tailored to each user and account by tracking detailed session-level usage of web and mobile applications and server APIs. Preact predicts and informs which customers are likely to churn, renew, or upgrade by modeling usage and behavior patterns using big data analytics, behavioral science, and machine learning. In addition, Preact provides deep, real-time visibility into product usage to dramatically improve customer support and product quality. Preact integrates with Gmail, Salesforce, Stripe, Zendesk, Desk.com, Helpscout, Mixpanel, and Marketo, and other leading cloud-based apps.
There are millions of organizations and influencers with passionate fans, but no good way to offer them apparel. Modify fulfills this demand by creating turnkey online storefronts. We handle product design, ecommerce and fulfillment. And because all of our products are print-on-demand, there is NO cost or risk to partners. Our partners share their "storefront" with their audiences, and receive a revenue share with every sale. And because this is a live storefront (not a discrete, one-time sale), partners generate sales month-after-month. As a marketplace, you can find, our sports licenses, other great artists, custom products, etc. - - - Modify has designed custom products for 100s of major brands, non-profits, groups and individuals. We are official licenses of the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, LiveNation, 2K games and more. All of our product is designed by our team, and hand-assembled in San Francisco. This enables us to have extremely fast turnaround, and prodution runs of ... 1 unit.
Ordergroove is a subscription-based e-commerce platform for retailers and direct-to-consumer brands. Its AI-enabled Relationship Commerce Cloud transforms the businesses of enterprises and emerging brands and retailers from one-time transactions to recurring revenue streams. Subscriptions, memberships, predictive reordering, and other frictionless experiences are available. The platform is independent of a client's existing systems and is fully omnichannel ready, with live POS in 100+ eCommerce sites and over 5,000 stores, as well as new commerce channels such as SMS and voice. Client results consistently show a significant increase in consumer annual spending and LTV, with > 60% incrementality visible within 6 months of consumer enrollment. The company is headquartered in New York City.
Tradesy is a peer-to-peer marketplace, providing a platform for buying and selling fashion. Brands available on the site include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Chloe, and more. Sellers get a free shipping kit when their item sells. They can print a prepaid label and ship using their own materials. Tradesy receives support from iconic investors such as Richard Branson and John Doerr, and it has been covered by Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, TIME, USA Today, and more. Tradesy was launched by Tracy DiNunzio, Sash Catanzarite, and John Hall on October 24, 2012. The company's headquarters are in Santa Monica, California.
Foodsmart is a digital nutrition platform that uses personalized dietary recommendations to improve health outcomes. The company supports those facing chronic disease and food insecurity by partnering with health plans and providers to give patients access to personalized and affordable healthy eating options.
Enliken lets any website accept data from consumers as registration or payment. The data is a real-time, opt-in, feed of intent and brand affinity data that's a snap to integrate with SSPs and DMPs. Our analytics help publishers understand what their audience is doing off-site, including media consumption and shopping habits.
IndieGoGo is a crowdfunding platform that democratizes the way people raise funds for any project such as creative, entrepreneurial, or cause-related. The platform enables individuals and startups to generate pre-sales and collect feedback from early adopters before they manufacture their products. Since its inception in 2008, Indiegogo has been offering related advice to individuals and startups that seek it and advising corporations on how to staff a team to create and manage a campaign effectively.
LeadGenius is an end-to-end sales solution that provides companies with a way to generate, qualify, deliver, and convert leads. It helps sales teams grow and scale across all levels of the sales process. LeadGenius was launched by Anand Kulkarni, Prayag Narula, and Dave Rolnitzky in 2011.
Agent determines what you're doing, shares it with close friends and family, and adjusts your phone to respond to your context.
Zeus Living is a property management company, rents furnished housing properties to startups, students, and companies in the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. It also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners.
Earbits provides 100% commercial-free, online radio, with no listener subscription fees. Choose from over 400 stations of music, hand picked and curated by a team of music editors. Available worldwide on the web and on Android.
Breezy is a cloud-based mobile printing solution that makes it easy to print anything from any device to any printer. Breezy's architecture supports hundreds of file types and all printers, regardless of whether the printers are wifi or Bluetooth-capable. The free Breezy Connector software acts as a bridge between users' printer and the company's servers, which keep an up-to-date list of printers available to each user; documents are then sent securely from a user's mobile device, through the server and to the printer selected by the user.
Magoosh provides online test prep for exams like the SAT and ACT for college, and GMAT for business school. Students can study anytime, anywhere from a computer or phone, and our products are a fraction of the cost of classes or tutors—but with similar or better results.
After a successful exit from their start-up venture Bear Naked Granola, Brendan Synnott and Tom Spier left the East Coast and headed to the slopes of Colorado. In 2009 Tom ran across a pretty interesting product that was being made in Boulder, so he gave his pal Brendan a ring (who was just getting back from another adventure as a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins).
Pubget develops cloud-based content access tools for scientists and researchers. The company's core product, Pubget.com, is a free site for legally finding and directly retrieving research papers. The site provides access to content from 450 libraries around the world in science and engineering, weighted toward biomedical science, but including content in arXiv, JStor, and IEEE. Pubget also provides content tools for industry and libraries. All are hosted and sold via a freemium model. Pubget's investors and advisors include executives from Partners Healthcare, Twitter, Health Dialog, academics from Harvard Medical School, and Boston-Area angels.
TubeMogul is the leading enterprise software company for digital branding. The world’s largest brands and agencies unify their video advertising on TubeMogul’s programmatic platform. By using a single, integrated solution, TubeMogul’s clients gain control over their video spend, simplify their workflow and verify the success of their campaigns. Founded in 2006, TubeMogul is based in Emeryville, California with offices across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.