Bienville Capital

Childhood friends Billy Stimpson and Cullen Thompson, alongside their longtime colleague Ralph Reynolds, launched Bienville Capital in December 2008. Frustrated by the direction the industry was headed, they envisioned a different path—a new business model embracing flexibility and a collaborative approach. They sought out to design a platform that could fulfill the needs of like-minded institutions and family offices by leveraging network effects to uncover ideas and deliver returns. As our name Bienville, or the French translation 'good city' suggests, our firm is committed to building a community comprised of experts located around the world. From political and economic consultants to family offices, we seek out top investors across real estate, technology, macro, niche opportunities and asset classes to join our network. Today, Bienville employs 24 professionals at its New York headquarters.
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Caitlin Austin

Director of Marketing

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Blake Bennett

Partner, Portfolio Manager

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Mark Bower

Head of Emerging Markets

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Charlie Grace

Investor Relations

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Brandon Pilot

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Ralph Reynolds

Co-Founder, Chairman

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Alan Speer

CFO

Billy Stimpson

Co-Founder, CEO

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Don Stoltz

Partner, Head Trader

Cullen Thompson

Co-Founder, CIO

Past deals in New York

Ro

Private Equity Round in 2019
Ro is a mission-driven healthcare technology company that handles everything from online diagnosis to the delivery of medication. It aims to be the patient’s first call for all of their healthcare needs. Using technology, it empowers physicians to provide high-quality, affordable care when and where patients need it most. It powers three digital health clinics which are Roman for men’s health, Rory for women’s health, and Zero for fighting addiction.

Surecave

Series A in 2021
Vero is real estate's first leasing fintech, purpose-built to convert leads to renters faster than ever in a secure, frictionless experience. Backed by Silicon Valley VCs and New York City real estate owner-operators, Vero is transforming the paradigm in residential leasing by reducing days-long renter qualification and lease generation processes to seconds for the industry's first seamless rental transaction.

Surecave

Seed Round in 2020
Vero is real estate's first leasing fintech, purpose-built to convert leads to renters faster than ever in a secure, frictionless experience. Backed by Silicon Valley VCs and New York City real estate owner-operators, Vero is transforming the paradigm in residential leasing by reducing days-long renter qualification and lease generation processes to seconds for the industry's first seamless rental transaction.

NJOY

Private Equity Round in 2019
NJOY is the trade name of NJOY, LLC, an independent American company that manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes and vaping products. With offices located in New York City and Arizona, NJOY is a pioneer in vaping and a leader in a revolution against combustible cigarettes. The brand was founded in 2007 and has continued to serve as the innovation and thought leader in the vaping category, which is experiencing significant growth. NJOY products are sold in all 50 states in the United States. NJOY markets its products online; and through a network of retail stores, convenience stores, and dealers in the United States.

Upside.com

Series B in 2020
Turning the way we buy business travel upside down. We are building a world-class team passionate about creating a product that will turn business travel from mundane to magical. This is no ordinary startup. We’ve already brought on some of the most passionate, intelligent and seasoned founding team members on the planet.

Bellhops, Inc.

Series C in 2020
Bellhops, Inc. provides truck, trailer, storage unit, or mobile storage container loading and unloading services, as well as and heavy lifting services. The company offers its services through applications and online platform that connect athletic students with people and businesses needing moving help and lifting labor. It handles small and medium scale moves. The company serves the United States citizens. Bellhops, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

ASAPP, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Asapp provides customer care and sales agents with a platform to know the right thing to say and the right action to take, in real time. Its machine learning models are continuously learning and predicting from every customer interaction, effectively turning every agent into the best agent without the need for manual programming or extensive training. Many of the world’s largest companies in telecom, financial services, and travel use the solution. The company also has offices in Silicon Valley, Raleigh, London and Buenos Aires.

K Health

Series E in 2020
K Health, Inc. develops and provides a health application that provides personalized and data-driven information about their symptoms and health. The company was formerly known as Kang Health, Inc. and changed its name to K Health, Inc. in November 2018. K Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Israel.

Compound

Venture Round in 2021
Compound is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed/ startup, early stage, and growth capital investments. The firm seeks to invest in B2B technology ventures in digital media, e-commerce, web services, digital commerce (online and offline), payments, marketplaces, adtech, software infrastructure, internet of things, virtual reality, and other internet-enabled businesses, and transaction processing technology sectors. Compound was founded in 2006 and is based in New York City, New York.

RunwayML

Series A in 2021
RunwayML is a machine learning tool for creators.

Qualia

Series A in 2016
Qualia is a digital closing platform used by real estate professionals, lenders, title and escrow operations, and home buyers and sellers in the United States. Processing real estate transactions for millions of consumers each year, our technology brings together users from across the real estate ecosystem to coordinate every step of the closing process through a secure shared platform. Built by a diverse team of experts from across the tech, finance, and real estate industries, Qualia combines an enterprise title and escrow production platform, nationwide vendor marketplace, and online closing room for consumers to create a secure, seamless home buying experience for all. The company was launched in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California.

fevo

Series C in 2021
Fevo, Inc. operates a platform that facilitates group ticket sales for consumers. It operates a group ticketing platform for attending live events, sporting events, music events, and theaters. The company’s platform also helps users to invite friends and organize events. The company, formerly known as Host Committee, Inc., was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Vy Capital

Venture Round in 2021
Vy Capital is a global investment firm exclusively that focuses on the internet and software. It is the speed for the rate of climb in aviation, maximizing the altitude gain per unit of time. Vy is optimized when the difference between engine power and the power required to overcome drag is the greatest.

PathAI

Series C in 2021
PathAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence-based technology solutions for pathology laboratories. It develops a technology that assists pathologists in making rapid and accurate diagnoses for patients. The company also builds solutions to help identify patients that benefit from novel therapies, to make scalable personalized medicine a reality. PathAI, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in Austin, Texas.

Resident

Seed Round in 2021
Resident provides bespoke culinary experiences in unique residential spaces. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, United States.

DriveWealth

Series D in 2021
DriveWealth is a digital trading technology company that develops a cloud-based API-driven brokerage infrastructure. It offers digital brokerage solutions to broker-dealers, advisors, and online partners worldwide through its proprietary investment platform. DriveWealth delivers access to the U.S. securities markets along with an array of digital products that power both emerging and established financial companies. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey.

Republic

Venture Round in 2021
Republic is an investment platform where everyone can invest as little as $10 in cutting-edge startups.

Street Contxt

Series A in 2015
Street Contxt is a global communication platform for the institutional financial community that is focused on connections between brokers and their clients based on quality content and insight. It is an intelligent information marketplace built for global capital markets. Street Contxt is reinventing the way market-moving commentary is produced, consumed, and discovered across the street, while providing actionable insights that are contextual to each user. It was launched in 2012 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Terray Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
Terray Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company develops treatments for intractable cause of human diseases. It engages in development of a screening platform for drug discovery and Platinum Technology, which is working on an electrode-like product for deep brain stimulation. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Pasadena, California.

Anvyl

Series B in 2021
Anvyl is a technology platform that uses data analytics to reinvent supply chain processes, making products better, smarter, and easier. It provides visibility into the manufacturing process and streamlines relationships between reputable brands and world-class manufacturers. It standardizes and automates interactions, negotiates contracts and schedules, tracks production and quality, and provides visual and data updates to ensure on-time delivery. Anvyl's customers include HIMs, Native, S’well, Harry’s, LOLA, and other direct-to-consumer brands. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York.

Ro

Series D in 2021
Ro is a mission-driven healthcare technology company that handles everything from online diagnosis to the delivery of medication. It aims to be the patient’s first call for all of their healthcare needs. Using technology, it empowers physicians to provide high-quality, affordable care when and where patients need it most. It powers three digital health clinics which are Roman for men’s health, Rory for women’s health, and Zero for fighting addiction.

StoreEase Virtual Management

Seed Round in 2020
StoreEase Virtual Management provides a self-storage virtual third-party management solution. Their technology platform and virtual management, storeease lowers operating costs to increase owner profitability and asset value while improving the customer end experience.

54gene

Series B in 2021
54gene develops a pan-African biobank to identify new drug targets, and develop diagnostics and treatments for diseases. The company targets multiple disease states, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neuro-degenerative disease. It also provides genetic testing and molecular diagnostics services. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional offices in Lagos, Nigeria.

Snowplus

Funding Round in 2019
SNOWPLUS is an e-cigarette brand that provides users with e-cigarette products through a combination of online and offline sales models. The products are available in 12 different types of flavors. The products use TrueFeel honeycomb ceramic atomization technology and Aeroflow intake. Technology; In addition to reference to the existing food-grade standards in China, Xuejia has also passed a number of third-party certifications in terms of safety. The core components such as atomizing core and cigarette holder comply with the highest medical safety standards of the FDA and the European Union.

MAX Exchange

Series A in 2017
MAX is an exchange and clearinghouse for the purchase and sale of residential mortgage loans. The MAX Exchange efficiently connects qualified buyers and sellers of mortgage loans by providing standardized rules and regulations, independent loan reviews, ongoing loan, and servicing surveillance, and a fair, efficient, and enforceable dispute resolution process. MAX's innovative and powerful trading platform delivers a scalable transaction management system, a transparent and liquid marketplace, and improved flexibility in execution. The company was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

StockGuard

Seed Round in 2021
StockGuard offers a production yield insurance to protect livestock producers from unexpected financial losses. Stockguard's mission is to decrease production risk by bringing risk management and epidemiological expertise into collaboration with producers. Their insurance solutions will protect producers from perils, including diseases like PRRS and ASF, currently uncovered by common livestock insurance policies.

Reddit

Series F in 2021
A platform for online communities to submit links, create content, and have discussions about whatever topic that interests them

June

Series A in 2015
June pioneered the smart oven market in 2016 with the introduction of the world’s first and only smart countertop convection oven. June’s mission is to use the power of technology to make cooking perfectly easy for everyone. Through elegant design and unprecedented performance, the June Oven delivers the best possible cooking experience for everyone. The June Oven is seven appliances in one - it ​air fries, slow cooks, roasts, broils, bakes, dehydrates, toasts, reheats and keeps warm. This do-it-all oven clears kitchen clutter and saves you money. Our team of designers, hardware and software engineers is committed to transforming the kitchen experience. For more information, visit www.juneoven.com or connect with June on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Agora

Series C in 2022
Agora Systems, Inc. designs and develops materials management platform for modern construction companies. The company also offers modern materials management solution built for the electrical trade. Agora Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

SPOT

Private Equity Round in 2015
SPOT is a mobile and web platform that connects consumers who can easily rent out their parking spots to consumers who are looking to use those parking spots. It allows to quickly and easily find parking spots in a nearby city. SPOT owners can simply input the parking spot they wish to rent out and subsequently create a secondary source of income from the parking spot they are not utilizing for every hour of the day. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Upside.com

Series B in 2020
Turning the way we buy business travel upside down. We are building a world-class team passionate about creating a product that will turn business travel from mundane to magical. This is no ordinary startup. We’ve already brought on some of the most passionate, intelligent and seasoned founding team members on the planet.

Zola

Private Equity Round in 2020
Zola is the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples' lives even happier. From engagement to wedding and decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools and technology. All in the service of love.

Qualia

Series B in 2018
Qualia is a digital closing platform used by real estate professionals, lenders, title and escrow operations, and home buyers and sellers in the United States. Processing real estate transactions for millions of consumers each year, our technology brings together users from across the real estate ecosystem to coordinate every step of the closing process through a secure shared platform. Built by a diverse team of experts from across the tech, finance, and real estate industries, Qualia combines an enterprise title and escrow production platform, nationwide vendor marketplace, and online closing room for consumers to create a secure, seamless home buying experience for all. The company was launched in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California.

Qualia

Series C in 2019
Qualia is a digital closing platform used by real estate professionals, lenders, title and escrow operations, and home buyers and sellers in the United States. Processing real estate transactions for millions of consumers each year, our technology brings together users from across the real estate ecosystem to coordinate every step of the closing process through a secure shared platform. Built by a diverse team of experts from across the tech, finance, and real estate industries, Qualia combines an enterprise title and escrow production platform, nationwide vendor marketplace, and online closing room for consumers to create a secure, seamless home buying experience for all. The company was launched in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California.

Epic Games

Private Equity Round in 2020
Epic Games is an American video game and software company that creates games and offers its game engine technology to other developers. It specializes in developing games, engine technology and operates a game store that empowers others to make quality games and 3D content, thereby providing game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality devices. It was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

Wish

Private Equity Round in 2014
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wish is an e-commerce platform, putting a digital shopping mall of affordable goods directly in the pockets of consumers worldwide. Wish employs big data principles, machine-learning, and search technologies to create a highly-visual, entertaining, and personalized browsing experience for each user. The company leverages a global network of direct suppliers, providing access to top quality, affordable products to anyone with a smartphone. As of 2018, Wish has more than 80 million monthly active users, over one million merchants, and sells nearly 1 billion products annually. For more information about the company or to download the Wish mobile app.

Snowplus

Private Equity Round in 2019
SNOWPLUS is an e-cigarette brand that provides users with e-cigarette products through a combination of online and offline sales models. The products are available in 12 different types of flavors. The products use TrueFeel honeycomb ceramic atomization technology and Aeroflow intake. Technology; In addition to reference to the existing food-grade standards in China, Xuejia has also passed a number of third-party certifications in terms of safety. The core components such as atomizing core and cigarette holder comply with the highest medical safety standards of the FDA and the European Union.

NJOY

Private Equity Round in 2019
NJOY is the trade name of NJOY, LLC, an independent American company that manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes and vaping products. With offices located in New York City and Arizona, NJOY is a pioneer in vaping and a leader in a revolution against combustible cigarettes. The brand was founded in 2007 and has continued to serve as the innovation and thought leader in the vaping category, which is experiencing significant growth. NJOY products are sold in all 50 states in the United States. NJOY markets its products online; and through a network of retail stores, convenience stores, and dealers in the United States.

Honest Buildings

Series B in 2016
Honest Buildings, Inc. develops and operates a data-driven project management and procurement platform for real estate owners in North America. The company operates Honest Buildings, a cloud-based platform that allows users to centralize project cost tracking and procurement activities, increase transparency, automate bid management, and standardize reporting. Its platform is used to manage existing and developing portfolios, including office, retail, industrial, hospitality, and multifamily. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York. As of July 30, 2019, Honest Buildings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Procore Technologies, Inc.

AeroCare Holdings, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2019
AeroCare is a durable medical equipment (DME) company that provides respiratory therapy services, medical equipment, and equipment cleaning supplies. AeroCare provides equipment and services for home oxygen, nebulized respiratory medications, and sleep therapy. AeroCare's patients are most often diagnosed with diseases that make breathing very difficult such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), or Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

MAX Exchange

Series B in 2016
MAX is an exchange and clearinghouse for the purchase and sale of residential mortgage loans. The MAX Exchange efficiently connects qualified buyers and sellers of mortgage loans by providing standardized rules and regulations, independent loan reviews, ongoing loan, and servicing surveillance, and a fair, efficient, and enforceable dispute resolution process. MAX's innovative and powerful trading platform delivers a scalable transaction management system, a transparent and liquid marketplace, and improved flexibility in execution. The company was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Supergoop

Venture Round in 2013
Supergoop, LLC develops sun protection products. Its products include Sun 101, a sunscreen product for ultraviolet (UV) protection. The company also offers sunscreen mousse, serum, CC cream, mineral setting powder, anti-aging eye cream, and lip balm for face; hand cream, sunscreen mousse, mineral sunscreen mist, and body butter for body; and lip balms, lip shield, and sunscreens for kids. Additionally, it also manufactures mineral products and products for travelers. The company sells its products online and through retail stores. Supergoop, LLC was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Surecave

Seed Round in 2019
Vero is real estate's first leasing fintech, purpose-built to convert leads to renters faster than ever in a secure, frictionless experience. Backed by Silicon Valley VCs and New York City real estate owner-operators, Vero is transforming the paradigm in residential leasing by reducing days-long renter qualification and lease generation processes to seconds for the industry's first seamless rental transaction.
Procore Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based construction management platform and related software products. Its platform and related software products enable stakeholders in the construction industry, such as owners, general contractors, specialty contractors, architects, and engineers, to collaborate on construction projects. The company serves customers, including owners, general contractors, and specialty contractors operating in the commercial, residential, industrial, and infrastructure segments of the construction industry. Procore Technologies, Inc. primarily sells subscriptions to access its products on computers, smartphones, and tablets through any web browser or from its mobile application available for iOS and Android platforms through its direct sales team. It has operations in California, New York, Texas, Minnesota, and Oregon in the United States; and in Australia, Canada, England, and Mexico. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Carpinteria, California.