Betaworks

Founded in 2008, Betaworks is a New York-based company that invests in, accelerates, and builds early-stage technology companies. With a focus on frontier technologies like AI, machine learning, and web3, Betaworks supports entrepreneurs through mentorship, funding, and community building.

Neel Baronia

Principal

John Borthwick

Investor

Jordan Crook

Partner

Danika Laszuk

General Partner

Jason Morrow

Partner

Nicole Ripka

Associate

247 past transactions

Graze

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Graze is a platform designed for creating custom feeds on Bluesky, allowing users to curate their social media experience. The company enables the creation of personalized feeds, community feeds for friend groups, and specialized feeds centered around specific hobbies.

Plastic Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Plastic Labs is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence tools for securely managing and processing sensitive, intimate data in large language model applications. The company operates at the intersection of human and machine learning, focusing on enhancing the viability of large language models by securely handling and analyzing psychological data between users and models.

Daze

Seed Round in 2024
Daze is a software development company that reinvents the calendar to be more fun, expressive, and social. Daze is the social calendar for friends to plan events and use creative tools to more vividly capture their time spent together. It’s a social calendar with powerful creative tools for scheduling your future and documenting your past with friends. They hope to unlock creativity, foster intimacy, and inspire self-reflection by reimagining the format of time. Founded by Willem Simons in 2021 and is located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Autoplay

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Autoplay is an AI-powered platform that improves digital adoption by offering real-time, context-aware guidance. It learns from user interactions and software interfaces, adapting to help enterprises optimize usage, streamline workflows, and boost engagement across teams.

All Hands AI

Seed Round in 2024
All Hands AI is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source artificial intelligence agents for developers. These agents are designed to automate various tasks, such as writing code, running commands, and interacting with the web, thereby helping developers to streamline their workflow and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks. The company prioritizes security and collaborates with AI safety experts to ensure the safe and responsible use of its technology.

Granola

Venture Round in 2024
Granola is a SaaS company that develops an AI-driven note-taking application for teams. Its software enhances and transcribes raw meeting notes, customizes templates, and enables precise note-sharing across platforms.

Midsummer Studios

Seed Round in 2024
Midsummer Studios is an independently operated game development company, backed by substantial funding. Its mission is to create innovative, next-generation life simulation games within the interactive entertainment sector. The studio prioritizes player-driven narratives, fostering communities that generate and share memorable experiences, with a focus on enabling players to create and share meaningful stories through gameplay.

Quadratic

Seed Round in 2024
Quadratic is a real-time, AI-enabled spreadsheet platform that connects to data sources such as SaaS apps, databases, CSV files, and APIs. The platform enables pulling data into a spreadsheet and analyzing it with data science tools including Python, Pandas, SQL, JavaScript, and Excel formulas. It uses AI to surface insights and can generate SQL queries from a connected database, and it allows writing and executing code directly in spreadsheet cells to support interactive visualizations and custom functions. Quadratic is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Mbodi

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mbodi is a technology company that specializes in simplifying robot intelligence. It offers a robotics platform designed to facilitate robot learning, featuring tools for data collection, training, and inference. The platform is open-source, allowing developers seamless integration and hassle-free access to open data. It also provides typed, explicit action spaces, enabling skill teaching and troubleshooting via voice commands.

Flower Labs

Series A in 2024
Flower Labs is an open-source framework dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence through federated learning. By enabling companies to train AI models on distributed, sensitive data, Flower Labs addresses a critical challenge in the AI landscape where most models rely on centralized public data. The platform is designed to be interoperable across various operating systems and hardware, allowing for seamless integration in heterogeneous edge device environments. It supports a wide range of machine learning frameworks and programming languages, making federated approaches accessible to a diverse set of users. Notable companies such as Banking Circle, Nokia, Porsche, and Brave utilize Flower to enhance their AI capabilities while maintaining data privacy and security. This innovative approach aims to leverage significantly more data, unlocking potential advancements in AI development.

Digs

Seed Round in 2024
Digs is a web-based platform that uses AI to streamline construction projects. It enables builders to store documents, collaborate on home builds, and generate automatic digital handoffs for homeowners.

Kosmik

Seed Round in 2023
Kosmik is a visual collaboration platform that revolutionizes information management. It offers a freeform canvas consolidating various data types into one space, enabling users to create and visualize connections between different data points securely through its decentralized peer-to-peer database and end-to-end encryption.

Barnyard Games

Seed Round in 2023
Barnyard Games is a gaming studio specializing in strategic games and simulations. It offers an innovative platform that enables user-generated content using Unreal Engine, fostering fun, social, and collaborative gameplay experiences.

Software Applications Incorporated

Seed Round in 2023
Rethinking the personal computing experience

Vera

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vera develops an assessment platform to identify and address risks in artificial intelligence and machine learning models. It engages key stakeholders across teams to create data-driven assessments and use data science tools to investigate AI and ML models, helping organizations navigate through uncertainty and protecting companies and individuals from risky artificial intelligence systems.

Wand App

Seed Round in 2023
Wand is a co-creative, AI-driven tool that allows artists the manual control and customization they need to realize their ideas.

Plastic Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Plastic Labs is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence tools for securely managing and processing sensitive, intimate data in large language model applications. The company operates at the intersection of human and machine learning, focusing on enhancing the viability of large language models by securely handling and analyzing psychological data between users and models.

Nomic AI

Series A in 2023
Nomic AI engages in improving both the explainability and accessibilty of AI.

Shader

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Shader, established in 2022 in San Francisco, specializes in AI-driven augmented reality (AR) technology. It enables users, regardless of coding proficiency, to create personalized AR effects in real-time using text-to-AR functionality. The company's lightweight AR technology, developed by former Snap AR team members, facilitates the creation of unique digital identities through voice and speech recognition, enhancing smartphone user experiences.

Tableland

Series A in 2023
Tableland is a decentralized relational database designed for web3 developers. Built upon SQLite, it enables creation of complex data models for decentralized applications, games, NFTs, and more.

Flower Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Flower Labs is an open-source framework dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence through federated learning. By enabling companies to train AI models on distributed, sensitive data, Flower Labs addresses a critical challenge in the AI landscape where most models rely on centralized public data. The platform is designed to be interoperable across various operating systems and hardware, allowing for seamless integration in heterogeneous edge device environments. It supports a wide range of machine learning frameworks and programming languages, making federated approaches accessible to a diverse set of users. Notable companies such as Banking Circle, Nokia, Porsche, and Brave utilize Flower to enhance their AI capabilities while maintaining data privacy and security. This innovative approach aims to leverage significantly more data, unlocking potential advancements in AI development.

Ghost Message

Seed Round in 2023
Ghost Message enables users to send an anonymous message to pals in a group chat to flirt, make jokes, or pose queries.

Superplastic

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2017, Superplastic is a Vermont-based company that creates character-based products and entertainment. It designs limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation, collaborating with renowned artists to bring unique characters to life.

Digs

Seed Round in 2023
Digs is a web-based platform that uses AI to streamline construction projects. It enables builders to store documents, collaborate on home builds, and generate automatic digital handoffs for homeowners.

Elixir

Seed Round in 2023
Elixir is a decentralized protocol that facilitates algorithmic market-making across both centralized and decentralized exchanges. It is designed to enhance composability for integrations, allowing retail users to engage in market-making activities and potentially earn profits. Additionally, Elixir provides projects and trading venues with access to active market-making services for their trading pairs, thus promoting liquidity and efficiency in the market. The protocol emphasizes computational security, ensuring that transactions and market activities are conducted safely and reliably.

Tea

Seed Round in 2022
Tea Inc. is a Puerto Rico-based corporation focused on developing an open-source toolkit that streamlines the software development process. Known for its feature-rich, unified package manager, Tea aims to empower developers by providing a comprehensive set of tools that abstracts away complexities, allowing them to work across various platforms seamlessly. The company envisions revolutionizing the open-source landscape by not only facilitating the creation of software but also enabling developers to receive recognition and rewards through the implementation of blockchain protocols. This innovative approach supports a thriving community of creators and enhances productivity in the development ecosystem.

Origami

Seed Round in 2022
Origami is building the world’s most valuable DAOs. We help the most ambitious communities launch and grow their DAOs.

Stardust

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Stardust is a hormone health platform that teaches you how to work with the phases of your cycle. We integrate science, ancient wisdom, astronomy and artificial intelligence to help you understand the magic of your cycle, track your experiences, manifest goals, and befriend your body. Whether you are trying to predict periods, get pregnant, understand your symptoms or just want to form a deeper connection to your body, Stardust has you covered. Founded and led by women, we're committed to best-in-class privacy practices and will never sell or divulge your data.

Hidden Door

Seed Round in 2022
Hidden Door is a game technology studio focused on creating an innovative online platform that combines artificial intelligence and storytelling. The company specializes in developing a narrative AI that transforms various works of fiction into interactive social roleplaying experiences. Its platform enables users, particularly children, to discover and craft their own stories through personalized characters, guiding them on adventures within diverse open story worlds. By leveraging AI and natural language processing, Hidden Door aims to enhance the storytelling experience, fostering creativity and engagement among players and creators alike.

Friendly Apps

Seed Round in 2022
Friendly Apps develops a wellness application designed to foster connections among individuals across different generations. The company focuses on enhancing both physical and mental health through innovative approaches. By prioritizing values that support well-being, Friendly Apps aims to create a suite of applications that facilitate meaningful interactions and promote overall wellness.

Deca

Seed Round in 2022
Deca develops a digital platform connecting individuals to the art world. It facilitates interactions between artists and collectors, keeping users informed about current happenings.

Hugging Face

Series C in 2022
Founded in 2016, Hugging Face is a New York-based company that aims to democratize good machine learning. It provides an open-source platform for collaborating on machine-learning projects, including models, datasets, and applications.

Ink

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ink enables creators to sign or draw on any form of digital content with their finger, and instantly turn that content into an affordable NFT via their exclusive marketplace at Ink ID.

Synthetaic

Series A in 2022
Synthetaic LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in Delafield, Wisconsin, specializes in providing innovative information technology services focused on artificial intelligence training data. The company has developed the Rapid Automatic Image Categorization (RAIC) software, which addresses the challenges of data labeling in AI by automating the analysis of large, unstructured datasets. This technology eliminates the need for labor-intensive human labeling and costly labeled datasets, enabling customers to create AI solutions rapidly. Synthetaic's offerings are applicable across a diverse range of sectors, including geospatial, defense, security, science, technology, and conservation, facilitating instant detection of various elements at scale.

Hidden Door

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hidden Door is a game technology studio focused on creating an innovative online platform that combines artificial intelligence and storytelling. The company specializes in developing a narrative AI that transforms various works of fiction into interactive social roleplaying experiences. Its platform enables users, particularly children, to discover and craft their own stories through personalized characters, guiding them on adventures within diverse open story worlds. By leveraging AI and natural language processing, Hidden Door aims to enhance the storytelling experience, fostering creativity and engagement among players and creators alike.

Unlock Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Unlock Protocol is a Brooklyn-based blockchain access control platform founded in 2018. It provides an access control protocol that enables creators to monetize their content and software without intermediaries, and lets consumers manage all of their subscriptions in a consistent way while earning discounts when they share the best content and applications they use. The platform locks and manages access to content, applications, communities, real-life events, and spaces, allowing clients to sell memberships to their work and enabling consumers to earn points for discovering and promoting suitable creations.

Bubble

Series A in 2021
Bubble Group, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in no-code development technology. Founded in 2012, it offers a platform that allows users to create web and mobile applications without the necessity of traditional coding skills. Through its code-free programming language, Bubble enables a diverse range of users, including startups and educational institutions, to build customer-facing platforms, develop internal tools, and learn programming fundamentals. The platform features customizable user interface elements, allowing users to visually design and modify applications to suit their functional requirements. By democratizing the app development process, Bubble aims to empower users to build and host their web applications independently.

Cube Dev

Series A in 2021
Cube Dev provides an open-source analytical API platform that enables internal business intelligence and customer-facing analytics through a semantic layer. The semantic layer unifies business logic, centralizes governance and security, and optimizes query performance, while supporting integration with any data endpoint. Cube Cloud offers a managed infrastructure with query inspection and tracing, monitoring, and pre-aggregation management. The platform includes visualization-agnostic tools for building user interfaces and analytical APIs, and supports modern data stores to handle large data volumes with built-in security. Cube Dev serves organizations seeking scalable, governed analytics applications.

Moviebot

Seed Round in 2021
MovieBot is an innovative platform that empowers Gen-Z video creators to produce interactive 3D movies effortlessly. By transforming text prompts into animated videos, MovieBot enables users to create fully customizable 3D worlds, complete with interactive characters and environments. The platform utilizes advanced virtual and mixed-reality technologies to synchronize user experiences, allowing creators to modify stories, characters, and settings in real time. MovieBot envisions a future where teenagers can harness their creativity to develop high-quality animated content from the comfort of their own homes, making advanced filmmaking accessible to a new generation of storytellers.

Blockchain.Art

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blockchain.Art operates a user-friendly marketplace for buying and selling digital artworks, leveraging blockchain technology to ensure provenance, uniqueness, and enforce artist resale royalties. Users can transact using fiat currency on the platform or through their own domains. The company is developing the world's first blockchain dedicated to the fine art community, built with next-generation technologies from the Polkadot Network ecosystem. Initially launched as a closed beta on RMRK.app, Blockchain.Art aims to open its governance to industry stakeholders as it grows, fostering digital art market growth and adaptation.

Fave

Seed Round in 2021
Fave is a social platform designed for superfans to connect and engage with one another. It facilitates the creation of immersive video content and encourages users to bond over shared interests, compete in challenges, and exchange both physical and virtual goods within a fan-driven marketplace. Users accumulate points to demonstrate their status as top fans, gaining recognition and earning exclusive rewards related to their favorite artists and creators. Additionally, Fave collaborates with creators to enable them to monetize fan engagement, enhancing the overall experience for both fans and artists. The platform aims to foster community, creativity, and commerce among fans worldwide.

Resemble AI

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Resemble AI specializes in developing speech-generating technology. Using proprietary deep-learning models, they create realistic voice clones for various applications, serving primarily the entertainment sector and marketing agencies. Their solutions enable real-time speech-to-speech transformation with granular control over inflections and intonations.

Charm

Seed Round in 2021
Charm develops an open-source coding platform, with tools to improve the visual appearance and store data, to read command markdowns while coding. It currently sells three products, including Glow, an open-source terminal-based markdown reader that allows developers to view documentation such as readme files directly from the command line. It also renders markdown to make the text easier to read and allows users to create a private, encrypted documentation library. Toby Padilla and Christian Rocha founded Charm in 2019.

Leo

Seed Round in 2021
Leo, formerly known as Surreal, is an augmented reality app that allows people to experience advanced augmented reality through realistic animated and 3D objects. The phone camera becomes a portal and tool that allows anyone to augment their world through Surreal. People can customize any surrounding environment into their wildest dreams: expressing themselves in a new mixed reality space, as well as sharing with family, friends and other social outlets. Surreal has hundreds of realistic animated 3D objects. In addition to that, Surreal has special effects like money falling, balloons flying or a rain of roses. People can customize the real world how they want, and whenever they want.

Podsights

Venture Round in 2021
Podsights is a New York-based company that specializes in analytics, reporting, and attribution for podcast advertising. Founded in 2018, it offers a platform that provides podcast publishers and advertisers with actionable data and insights to optimize their content and assess campaign performance. The platform features a pixel-based measurement solution, allowing advertisers to track the impact of their podcasts by linking listens to on-site activity. Podsights enhances the advertising experience by delivering modern reporting tools that eliminate the need for manual data sharing, such as emailing download numbers or audio files. By offering real-time downloads, air checks, and placement transcripts, Podsights empowers marketers to gain a deeper understanding of their campaigns and make informed adjustments to improve effectiveness.

Hugging Face

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016, Hugging Face is a New York-based company that aims to democratize good machine learning. It provides an open-source platform for collaborating on machine-learning projects, including models, datasets, and applications.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2021
Infinite Objects, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating physical collectibles known as "Video Prints," which transform digital content into tangible art pieces. By integrating web3 technologies and blockchain assets, Infinite Objects allows users to enjoy personal moments, art, entertainment, and sports in a physical format. The company develops digital frames that house these artworks, bridging the gap between digital media and the physical realm. This innovation elevates the concept of moving art, enabling collectors to experience a similar sense of ownership and appreciation as they would with traditional art prints or photographs. Headquartered in the United States, Infinite Objects offers a unique blend of technology and artistry, appealing to a diverse range of consumers.

With Labs

Seed Round in 2021
With Labs is a developer of a remote working platform that facilitates seamless communication and collaboration among team members. The platform allows users to stay connected with colleagues, friends, and family throughout the day, offering a range of features such as team links, stand-up meetings, content frames, screen sharing, and file sharing. These tools enable effective communication, whether in one-on-one interactions or small group settings, enhancing the overall team collaboration experience.

Nth Party

Seed Round in 2020
Nth Party is a developer of innovative data privacy software that facilitates secure and confidential computation over sensitive data without the need for a central database. This technology, based on Multi-Party Computation (MPC), allows multiple parties to collaboratively compute functions on their respective inputs while maintaining the privacy of those inputs, effectively eliminating the risk of data leaks. By leveraging advanced encryption methods, Nth Party provides a solution that addresses significant challenges in various industries, including healthcare, finance, and marketing technology. The company’s approach not only enhances data security but also transforms existing business models by enabling safer, more efficient workflows that protect personally identifiable information across internal teams and external partnerships.

Superplastic

Series B in 2020
Founded in 2017, Superplastic is a Vermont-based company that creates character-based products and entertainment. It designs limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation, collaborating with renowned artists to bring unique characters to life.

Synthetaic

Seed Round in 2020
Synthetaic LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in Delafield, Wisconsin, specializes in providing innovative information technology services focused on artificial intelligence training data. The company has developed the Rapid Automatic Image Categorization (RAIC) software, which addresses the challenges of data labeling in AI by automating the analysis of large, unstructured datasets. This technology eliminates the need for labor-intensive human labeling and costly labeled datasets, enabling customers to create AI solutions rapidly. Synthetaic's offerings are applicable across a diverse range of sectors, including geospatial, defense, security, science, technology, and conservation, facilitating instant detection of various elements at scale.

Synthetaic

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Synthetaic LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in Delafield, Wisconsin, specializes in providing innovative information technology services focused on artificial intelligence training data. The company has developed the Rapid Automatic Image Categorization (RAIC) software, which addresses the challenges of data labeling in AI by automating the analysis of large, unstructured datasets. This technology eliminates the need for labor-intensive human labeling and costly labeled datasets, enabling customers to create AI solutions rapidly. Synthetaic's offerings are applicable across a diverse range of sectors, including geospatial, defense, security, science, technology, and conservation, facilitating instant detection of various elements at scale.

Moviebot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
MovieBot is an innovative platform that empowers Gen-Z video creators to produce interactive 3D movies effortlessly. By transforming text prompts into animated videos, MovieBot enables users to create fully customizable 3D worlds, complete with interactive characters and environments. The platform utilizes advanced virtual and mixed-reality technologies to synchronize user experiences, allowing creators to modify stories, characters, and settings in real time. MovieBot envisions a future where teenagers can harness their creativity to develop high-quality animated content from the comfort of their own homes, making advanced filmmaking accessible to a new generation of storytellers.

Cube Dev

Seed Round in 2020
Cube Dev provides an open-source analytical API platform that enables internal business intelligence and customer-facing analytics through a semantic layer. The semantic layer unifies business logic, centralizes governance and security, and optimizes query performance, while supporting integration with any data endpoint. Cube Cloud offers a managed infrastructure with query inspection and tracing, monitoring, and pre-aggregation management. The platform includes visualization-agnostic tools for building user interfaces and analytical APIs, and supports modern data stores to handle large data volumes with built-in security. Cube Dev serves organizations seeking scalable, governed analytics applications.

Camera IQ

Series A in 2020
Camera IQ Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in augmented reality (AR) solutions for digital marketing. Founded in 2013, Camera IQ offers a camera experience management platform that integrates various operating system platforms, AR toolkits, and native applications. This platform enables marketers to create, manage, and measure large-scale AR campaigns that engage audiences across social media and streaming platforms. By providing intuitive drag-and-drop tools, Camera IQ allows brands to design captivating marketing experiences optimized for smartphone cameras, fostering deeper connections with customers and enhancing brand engagement.

Stream Captain

Series A in 2020
Stream Captain is a developer of a gaming platform designed to enhance the interaction between streamers and their viewers during live broadcasts. The platform enables streamers to host interactive games that viewers can participate in alongside them, primarily on streaming sites like Twitch. By fostering engagement through chat interactions, the platform keeps audiences captivated while allowing viewers to support their favorite streamers by purchasing or gifting in-game skins. This approach not only enhances the viewing experience but also encourages a sense of community and participation among users.

The Swell

Seed Round in 2020
The Swell is a membership platform that fosters human networks through life-changing experiences, expert-led workshops, digital wellness tools, and an engaged community.

Resemble AI

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019, Resemble AI specializes in developing speech-generating technology. Using proprietary deep-learning models, they create realistic voice clones for various applications, serving primarily the entertainment sector and marketing agencies. Their solutions enable real-time speech-to-speech transformation with granular control over inflections and intonations.

The Meta

Seed Round in 2020
The Meta is an e-sports training platform for players of first-person shooter games. It applies sports performance science, game development techniques, and machine learning to help gamers improve skill, reach higher levels of competition, and climb ranks.

Podsights

Seed Round in 2020
Podsights is a New York-based company that specializes in analytics, reporting, and attribution for podcast advertising. Founded in 2018, it offers a platform that provides podcast publishers and advertisers with actionable data and insights to optimize their content and assess campaign performance. The platform features a pixel-based measurement solution, allowing advertisers to track the impact of their podcasts by linking listens to on-site activity. Podsights enhances the advertising experience by delivering modern reporting tools that eliminate the need for manual data sharing, such as emailing download numbers or audio files. By offering real-time downloads, air checks, and placement transcripts, Podsights empowers marketers to gain a deeper understanding of their campaigns and make informed adjustments to improve effectiveness.

Storm Audio

Pre Seed Round in 2020
They are building a mobile broadcasting studio enabling creators to livestream awesome interactive audio content. Stay tuned.

SyncFloor

Pre Seed Round in 2020
SyncFloor is a marketplace of commercial music that can be used in movies, TV shows, ads, video games and elsewhere.

Scout FM

Seed Round in 2020
Scout FM is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in creating personalized podcast radio stations. Founded in 2017 by Cara Meverden, Saul Carlin, and Dan McCartney, Scout FM leverages data and artificial intelligence to curate high-quality audio content. Their service combines the traditional experience of radio with modern editorial curation, allowing listeners to customize their stations based on individual preferences. This innovative approach transforms how users discover and consume audio content, making it more tailored and accessible.

Never Before Heard Sounds

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Never Before Heard Sounds, Inc. is an artist-centric music production company based in Brooklyn, New York, established in 2020. Specializing in artificial intelligence music, the company develops an innovative platform that harnesses machine learning to create unique audio effects and instruments. Their offerings include advanced tools that facilitate sound manipulation, streamline session sharing, and enhance collaboration among musicians. By providing these resources, Never Before Heard Sounds aims to enrich the creative process for artists, ensuring that their contributions are fully acknowledged.

Next Big Idea Club

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Next Big Idea Club is a subscription-based book club that aims to provide access to transformative ideas while fostering a community for discussion and engagement. The company operates an online media platform that connects readers with high-profile thought leaders, allowing them to explore and discuss impactful concepts. By organizing content around each creator's brand, it serves as a hub for ideas and insights, enabling members to interact not only with each other but also directly with the authors. Through this approach, Next Big Idea Club seeks to inspire personal growth and community development through the power of literature and thought leadership.

Midgame

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Midgame is a technology company focused on enhancing the gaming experience through voice-enabled applications and analytics tailored for gamers and esports teams. The company has developed an artificial intelligence-based gaming assistance application that aims to reduce friction in gameplay and improve immersion. This application captures player communication via a bot, utilizing machine transcription to analyze in-game dialogue. By identifying key decision moments, Midgame's technology allows gamers to track, review, and refine their performance. Currently, the company is in early access with its voice-enabled gaming assistant designed specifically for Stardew Valley.

Fresh Bowl

Seed Round in 2020
Fresh Bowl, Inc. is a sustainable food brand headquartered in New York, New York, that specializes in providing fresh, on-the-go meals through innovative vending machines. Founded in 2017, the company offers a variety of products, including salads, dry fruit bowls, snacks, and signature smoothie bowls, all prepared daily. Fresh Bowl's vending machines distinguish themselves by utilizing zero-waste glass jars for packaging, allowing customers to enjoy healthy options while minimizing environmental impact. This model not only facilitates convenient access to fresh food but also promotes sustainable practices by reducing packaging waste.

Good Goods

Seed Round in 2020
Good Goods is an online shopping destination dedicated to ethical goods, featuring a contemporary aesthetic that emphasizes items contributing positively to the world. Aiming to disrupt the conventional fashion industry, which is notorious for its environmental impact and human rights violations, Good Goods promotes transparency in production practices. The company believes that consumers, when equipped with the right information, will prioritize how products are made over superficial attributes. By sharing the stories behind the goods, Good Goods encourages meaningful purchasing decisions that reflect a deeper commitment to social and environmental responsibility. They envision a future where consumer choices foster respect for both people and the planet, striving to provide opportunities for those marginalized in society and advocating for a fairer marketplace. Good Goods stands firm in the belief that ethical business practices can drive transformative change and create a lasting positive impact globally.

Yac

Seed Round in 2020
Yac, established in 2019 and based in Kissimmee, Florida, specializes in developing an online application for remote team communication. Its core product is an asynchronous messaging platform that facilitates short-form voice messages, screen sharing, and team meetings, allowing distributed teams to stay connected and productive without the need for real-time meetings or scheduling.

Rownd

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Rownd specializes in dynamic authentication and user management for businesses. It enables companies to control where and how authentication occurs across various platforms, enhancing security while improving user experiences.

Hugging Face

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2016, Hugging Face is a New York-based company that aims to democratize good machine learning. It provides an open-source platform for collaborating on machine-learning projects, including models, datasets, and applications.

Notify

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Notify is a notification subscription platform designed for content creators and their audiences. It enables users to subscribe directly to content creators, facilitating the delivery of updates via deep links that open content on the native platform. The user interface is clean and straightforward, allowing individuals to manage their subscriptions and customize the notifications they receive. Content creators can choose to send notifications manually or utilize Notify's automated service. Additionally, Notify.me offers users the capability to receive immediate updates based on specified keywords from their preferred blogs or social networks, enhancing the way users engage with content.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2019
Bunch Live, Inc. is a technology company that operates the Bunch platform, a party application designed for multiplayer gaming. Established in 2017 and based in New York City, Bunch allows users to engage in games with friends via group video chat, enhancing the social aspect of gaming. The platform also facilitates game developers by enabling integration, which allows players to connect with friends and enjoy live mobile games together. By providing an easy way to discover, play, and share games, Bunch aims to revolutionize the way people interact in the gaming community.

Campus

Seed Round in 2019
Campus is an accredited online community college dedicated to providing accessible higher education through its online learning services. The institution offers a range of associate degree and certificate programs, delivered both live online and in person. Campus prioritizes student success by making community college education available nationwide, ensuring that students have the flexibility and support needed to achieve their educational goals.

The Cru

Seed Round in 2019
The Cru Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing a networking platform specifically for women. It provides peer coaching services designed to facilitate personal and professional growth. The Cru aims to simplify the networking process by creating a supportive environment where women can connect with like-minded peers. Through its platform, the company fosters collaboration, enabling women to share experiences and insights to help one another achieve their goals.

Squad

Seed Round in 2019
Squad is a San Francisco-based company that offers a web-based platform designed to facilitate social interaction among users. The platform allows friends to connect and spend time together by enabling video and audio chats while sharing their screens. Users can showcase various content from their devices, including messages and videos from apps like TikTok, creating an immersive shared experience. Additionally, Squad features an AMA (ask me anything) function, which aggregates information from various online profiles, making it easily accessible in one central location. This blend of social engagement and information sharing positions Squad as a versatile tool for enhancing digital interactions.

Superplastic

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2017, Superplastic is a Vermont-based company that creates character-based products and entertainment. It designs limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation, collaborating with renowned artists to bring unique characters to life.

Resemble AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, Resemble AI specializes in developing speech-generating technology. Using proprietary deep-learning models, they create realistic voice clones for various applications, serving primarily the entertainment sector and marketing agencies. Their solutions enable real-time speech-to-speech transformation with granular control over inflections and intonations.

Rec Room

Series B in 2019
Rec Room Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that operates an online platform designed as a virtual social club, allowing users to create and play games with friends. The company focuses on augmented and virtual reality software, fostering a global community where users can interact and socialize in immersive environments. Through its application, Rec Room enables players to engage in a variety of games and activities while communicating in real-time, enhancing the multiplayer experience. The platform emphasizes social interaction and creativity, making it a unique space for users to connect and enjoy shared gaming experiences.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2019
Infinite Objects, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating physical collectibles known as "Video Prints," which transform digital content into tangible art pieces. By integrating web3 technologies and blockchain assets, Infinite Objects allows users to enjoy personal moments, art, entertainment, and sports in a physical format. The company develops digital frames that house these artworks, bridging the gap between digital media and the physical realm. This innovation elevates the concept of moving art, enabling collectors to experience a similar sense of ownership and appreciation as they would with traditional art prints or photographs. Headquartered in the United States, Infinite Objects offers a unique blend of technology and artistry, appealing to a diverse range of consumers.

Auxuman

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Auxuman Inc. is an AI-music startup established in 2019 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company specializes in developing synthetic celebrities through AI-generated music and visuals, aiming to transform digital entertainment for creators who lack access to traditional studios and infrastructure. Auxuman is also known for its platform, auxWorld, which facilitates the instant creation of micro-games and interactive experiences within the metaverse. By leveraging advanced AI models and proprietary systems, auxWorld allows users to conceptualize ideas and generate engaging video game sessions effortlessly, providing a unique avenue for creativity and collaboration among users.

Journey Live

Seed Round in 2019
Journey Meditation, Inc. specializes in providing a meditation application aimed at individuals and organizations. The company offers the Journey LIVE app, which features group meditation led by live instructors through real-time classes accessible to the public. Users can participate in scheduled video live streams throughout the day, guided by teachers from diverse backgrounds and meditation styles. Founded in 2015 by Stephen Sokoler, Journey Meditation is headquartered in New York, New York. The application is designed to make meditation relatable and accessible to a broad audience, incorporating six impactful Life Lessons to enhance the overall experience.

Yac

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Yac, established in 2019 and based in Kissimmee, Florida, specializes in developing an online application for remote team communication. Its core product is an asynchronous messaging platform that facilitates short-form voice messages, screen sharing, and team meetings, allowing distributed teams to stay connected and productive without the need for real-time meetings or scheduling.

Betaworks

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2008, Betaworks is a New York-based company that invests in, accelerates, and builds early-stage technology companies. With a focus on frontier technologies like AI, machine learning, and web3, Betaworks supports entrepreneurs through mentorship, funding, and community building.

SpokenLayer

Series A in 2019
SpokenLayer is a full-service creative studio that specializes in custom, short-form digital audio content. The company transforms written stories into engaging audio narratives and produces, distributes, and monetizes voice experiences. By leveraging its expertise in audio creation, SpokenLayer helps advertisers and brands develop smart speaker applications, enhancing audience engagement in the digital audio landscape. The company's innovative approach caters to the growing demand for high-quality audio content, ensuring that clients effectively reach and connect with listeners.

Sensity

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in Amsterdam in 2018 by Giorgio Patrini, Sensity specializes in AI-driven online ID authentication. Its solutions enhance customer onboarding security while expediting the process for legitimate users.

Momentum

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Momentum is a behavioral-driven fundraising platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Oakland, California. It enables users to make automatic donations that turn everyday activities into opportunities for charitable giving. By allowing individuals to set predefined giving rules, the platform facilitates donations to a selection of trustworthy nonprofit organizations aligned with users' interests, such as adding a percentage to their restaurant bills to support those in need. Momentum focuses on donor stewardship and impact tracking, ensuring that users can easily contribute to meaningful causes while managing their day-to-day tasks. The company emphasizes evidence-based charity recommendations to maximize the effectiveness of donations.

TEOOH

Pre Seed Round in 2019
TEOOH is a platform for hosting Virtual Events. From panel discussions to business conferences, anyone can host or attend virtual events in just a few clicks. Our aim is to become the easiest and most powerful way to engage global audiences, by allowing communities across the world to attend events and interact as they would do in the physical world, without the hassle of travelling or finding a venue. For more information, please visit www.teooh.com.

The Meta

Seed Round in 2018
The Meta is an e-sports training platform for players of first-person shooter games. It applies sports performance science, game development techniques, and machine learning to help gamers improve skill, reach higher levels of competition, and climb ranks.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2018
Bunch Live, Inc. is a technology company that operates the Bunch platform, a party application designed for multiplayer gaming. Established in 2017 and based in New York City, Bunch allows users to engage in games with friends via group video chat, enhancing the social aspect of gaming. The platform also facilitates game developers by enabling integration, which allows players to connect with friends and enjoy live mobile games together. By providing an easy way to discover, play, and share games, Bunch aims to revolutionize the way people interact in the gaming community.

RADiCAL

Seed Round in 2018
RADiCAL is a software-only motion capture solution that supports modern 3D content pipelines. Its AI-driven platform provides broad accessibility, seamless integration, and fast performance at a low cost, enabling motion data to be captured from 2D content or any device and readily integrated into animation workflows for creators and production teams.

Contentflow

Seed Round in 2018
Contentflow offers a global cloud-based software solution for high-quality, secure live video streaming. It enables professional broadcasts of events, conferences, and media coverage across multiple platforms.

Cityrow Go

Seed Round in 2018
CityRow Holdings, Inc. specializes in health and fitness services, offering a unique blend of workouts that include yoga, strength training, and cardio, primarily utilizing water-based rowing machines. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the company operates three locations in Michigan and New York. CityRow also provides a digital platform, Cityrow Go, which is a rowing-based fitness app designed for smartphones and tablets. This app features a variety of rowing classes aimed at delivering effective and motivating workouts for users at home. The studio's approach focuses on enhancing aerobic capacity and overall body efficiency through high-intensity interval training that emphasizes low-impact exercises, helping individuals achieve their fitness goals in a scientifically guided manner.

Culture Genesis

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Culture Genesis is a digital studio based in Santa Monica, California, dedicated to serving urban multicultural audiences through innovative technology. The company empowers multicultural publishers and creators by providing tools that facilitate the monetization of their content. Through a user-friendly visual dashboard, Culture Genesis connects creators' social media accounts, allowing them to track advertising revenue and become eligible for advertising campaigns. This streamlined process enables creators to receive payouts directly to their bank accounts or debit cards, thus supporting their financial growth and expanding their audience reach. By remixing technology to align with authentic urban culture and entertainment, Culture Genesis fosters a vibrant ecosystem for diverse voices in the digital space.

Journey Live

Seed Round in 2018
Journey Meditation, Inc. specializes in providing a meditation application aimed at individuals and organizations. The company offers the Journey LIVE app, which features group meditation led by live instructors through real-time classes accessible to the public. Users can participate in scheduled video live streams throughout the day, guided by teachers from diverse backgrounds and meditation styles. Founded in 2015 by Stephen Sokoler, Journey Meditation is headquartered in New York, New York. The application is designed to make meditation relatable and accessible to a broad audience, incorporating six impactful Life Lessons to enhance the overall experience.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2018
Bunch Live, Inc. is a technology company that operates the Bunch platform, a party application designed for multiplayer gaming. Established in 2017 and based in New York City, Bunch allows users to engage in games with friends via group video chat, enhancing the social aspect of gaming. The platform also facilitates game developers by enabling integration, which allows players to connect with friends and enjoy live mobile games together. By providing an easy way to discover, play, and share games, Bunch aims to revolutionize the way people interact in the gaming community.

Chartbeat

Venture Round in 2018
Chartbeat provides a real-time content intelligence platform for publishers. It empowers digital publishing organizations to understand audience engagement with minute-by-minute analytics across various platforms. The company offers insights into visitors, load times, and referring sites, along with alerts for website performance issues.

Unlock Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Unlock Protocol is a Brooklyn-based blockchain access control platform founded in 2018. It provides an access control protocol that enables creators to monetize their content and software without intermediaries, and lets consumers manage all of their subscriptions in a consistent way while earning discounts when they share the best content and applications they use. The platform locks and manages access to content, applications, communities, real-life events, and spaces, allowing clients to sell memberships to their work and enabling consumers to earn points for discovering and promoting suitable creations.

Morphin

Venture Round in 2018
Morphin is a technology company that specializes in creating personalized GIFs and avatars for users. Its innovative image-mapping application allows individuals to generate custom three-dimensional avatars that can be utilized across various platforms, including virtual reality and augmented reality applications as well as video games. By focusing on user customization, Morphin enables clients to express themselves in unique ways through their digital representations, facilitating a more engaging and personalized experience in the virtual realm.

Hugging Face

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2016, Hugging Face is a New York-based company that aims to democratize good machine learning. It provides an open-source platform for collaborating on machine-learning projects, including models, datasets, and applications.
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