BLH Venture Partners

We look for smart entrepreneurs that focus on execution within growing markets in which they have relevant experience, keen insights or deep relationships. Our investment model is geared towards building long-term partnerships with both our companies and the markets they serve.

Billy L. Harbert

Partner

Ashish H. Mistry

Managing Partner

Past deals in Georgia

Axle

Seed Round in 2023
Axle is an open platform for consumer-permissioned insurance data. With Axle, companies can instantly verify insurance and monitor ongoing coverage, helping them create a frictionless experience for their customers and reduce operational risk through better-informed decisions.

Cypress.io

Series A in 2019
Cypress.io develops a front-end automated testing application for running unit and integration tests in a browser. The company offers The Cypress Test Runner, a test engine that combines existing testing tools with a graphical user interface to monitor and debug tests. The company's dashboard service is an optional web-based companion that records test runs in continuous integration to understand failures and share results with the team, allowing a more powerful way of writing and running tests. Cypress.io was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Evident

Series B in 2019
Evident ID Inc. develops software for online identity reliability investigation providing limited disclosure of verified information about a user to a recipient for the purpose of enabling an electronic or physical interaction. It offers services in the areas of identity verification, background checks, criminal history and watch lists, drivers’ record checks, professional licenses, drug tests and medical records, address verifications, and business entity. Evident ID Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

UserIQ

Venture Round in 2019
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, UserIQ was founded in 2014 to help SaaS companies deliver what each of their users needs to be successful in every moment. As a result, you’ll scale onboarding, improve feature adoption, accelerate time-to-value, and ultimately drive more revenue throughout the customer journey. In 2017, G2 Crowd recognized UserIQ as the Customer Success solution with the Highest User Adoption and as a top product in Atlanta’s B2B tech industry.

Cypress.io

Seed Round in 2018
Cypress.io develops a front-end automated testing application for running unit and integration tests in a browser. The company offers The Cypress Test Runner, a test engine that combines existing testing tools with a graphical user interface to monitor and debug tests. The company's dashboard service is an optional web-based companion that records test runs in continuous integration to understand failures and share results with the team, allowing a more powerful way of writing and running tests. Cypress.io was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Haste

Seed Round in 2017
Haste is an information technology company that offers a patent-pending purpose-built software running on customized network infrastructure, designed from the ground up to minimize latency, packet loss, and jitter. It enables its users to experience smooth and fast gameplay. The company was founded in

Gro Solutions

Series A in 2017
Gro Solutions exists to enhance the customer acquisition process for banks and credit unions. Our goal is to increase the number of customers you have as well as the account portfolio of your current base. Our flagship product, Gro Account Opening utilizes the best of the mobile world allowing your organization to on-board the Digital native easier and in less time. Whether online, on the go or at the branch, your organization can open and fund new accounts in the less than 4 minutes.

UserIQ

Series A in 2016
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, UserIQ was founded in 2014 to help SaaS companies deliver what each of their users needs to be successful in every moment. As a result, you’ll scale onboarding, improve feature adoption, accelerate time-to-value, and ultimately drive more revenue throughout the customer journey. In 2017, G2 Crowd recognized UserIQ as the Customer Success solution with the Highest User Adoption and as a top product in Atlanta’s B2B tech industry.

Cypress.io

Seed Round in 2015
Cypress.io develops a front-end automated testing application for running unit and integration tests in a browser. The company offers The Cypress Test Runner, a test engine that combines existing testing tools with a graphical user interface to monitor and debug tests. The company's dashboard service is an optional web-based companion that records test runs in continuous integration to understand failures and share results with the team, allowing a more powerful way of writing and running tests. Cypress.io was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Salesfusion

Series B in 2015
Salesfusion’s mission is to help marketers attract new opportunities, convert them into customers and nurture them into lifetime relationships. With Salesfusion, some of the best marketers today are not only driving quality leads into the sales funnel, they are automating the lead to revenue process. Salesfusion is more than marketing automation, it is the only lead to revenue platform you will ever need. Salesfusion integrates marketing automation software natively with more CRM vendors than any other marketing software package available today.

StrataCloud

Series A in 2015
StrataCloud is the platform for Software Defined Infrastructure that delivers the agility of Public Cloud in the data center. It provides a unified infrastructure management solution for virtual, converged, and cloud environments. It simplifies and automates intelligent, validated decisions that speed deployment, optimize performance, right-size capacity, and increase IT productivity. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

StrataCloud

Seed Round in 2014
StrataCloud is the platform for Software Defined Infrastructure that delivers the agility of Public Cloud in the data center. It provides a unified infrastructure management solution for virtual, converged, and cloud environments. It simplifies and automates intelligent, validated decisions that speed deployment, optimize performance, right-size capacity, and increase IT productivity. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

BetterCloud

Series C in 2014
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Salesfusion

Series B in 2014
Salesfusion’s mission is to help marketers attract new opportunities, convert them into customers and nurture them into lifetime relationships. With Salesfusion, some of the best marketers today are not only driving quality leads into the sales funnel, they are automating the lead to revenue process. Salesfusion is more than marketing automation, it is the only lead to revenue platform you will ever need. Salesfusion integrates marketing automation software natively with more CRM vendors than any other marketing software package available today.

KidsLink

Angel Round in 2013
KidsLink, Inc. designs and develops a dashboard application for parents to capture, manage, and share the daily aspects of their kids' lives. It provides an online family management platform and mobile application that enable parents to import, aggregate, and share important documents, such as health insurance, immunization records, report cards, and activity forms on their smartphone, tablet, or desktop. The company’s solutions also allow them to store, track, and organize kid’s documents; save and share memories; be reminded of wellness best practices; find and communicate with health professionals; scrapbook childhood in a baby book; find deals on baby products; and share milestones with friends through Facebook, Twitter, and email. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

BetterCloud

Series B in 2013
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Salesfusion

Series B in 2013
Salesfusion’s mission is to help marketers attract new opportunities, convert them into customers and nurture them into lifetime relationships. With Salesfusion, some of the best marketers today are not only driving quality leads into the sales funnel, they are automating the lead to revenue process. Salesfusion is more than marketing automation, it is the only lead to revenue platform you will ever need. Salesfusion integrates marketing automation software natively with more CRM vendors than any other marketing software package available today.

Ionic Security

Series A in 2013
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

BetterCloud

Series A in 2013
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

KontrolFreek

Venture Round in 2013
KontrolFreek is the leading developer of innovative gaming accessories that enhance the gaming experience and give gamers of all skill levels the competitive edge. KontrolFreek products are developed based on a careful study of ergonomics, ensuring each product also helps to reduce gamer fatigue, improving overall gaming comfort.

TripLingo

Venture Round in 2012
TripLingo, Inc. develops mobile applications designed to assist international travelers in overcoming language barriers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a suite of tools including an instant voice translator and access to live translators, enabling users to navigate diverse languages and cultures effectively. TripLingo's applications cater to a wide audience, including consumers, businesses, travel management companies, and brands around the world. The company emphasizes that language learning should be personalized, focusing on practical communication rather than fluency. As of April 2019, TripLingo operates as a subsidiary of Travel and Transport, Inc.

Ionic Security

Series A in 2012
Ionic Security, a data security platform, provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management. Ionic Security (formerly Social Fortress) enables the use of cloud services by protecting sensitive data anywhere it travels and wherever it resides, whether on the corporate network, in the cloud or on mobile devices. The first unified data security platform of its kind, Ionic Security takes a comprehensive approach to secure data in today’s borderless enterprise by providing access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and policy management, without proxies or gateways or changes in user behavior. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is backed by leading venture firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, TechOperators, and ff VC as well as industry experts Christopher Klaus, Ken Levine, Phil Dunkelberger, and Dr. Paul Judge.

BetterCloud

Seed Round in 2012
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Digital Assent

Series B in 2011
Digital Assent is a healthcare technology company that helps physicians and brands more effectively engage patients at the point of care. The company’s tablet-based PatientPad solution enables patients to check-in for their appointment when they arrive, explore relevant health information while they wait, and rate their visit before they leave.

Half Off Depot

Series A in 2011
Half Off Depot provides online customer acquisition programs for local merchants using its innovative Automated Internet Marketing (AIM) platform. The AIM engine provides a turnkey, cost effective, and risk-free method for local merchants to acquire new customers online. AIM is specifically designed to engage, convert, and retain prospective customers by targeting them with compelling online offers across advertising, email, search, and social media channels. Half Off Depot is growing rapidly and is cash flow positive. Half Off Depot, acquired CrowdSavings in 2013 and rebranded as nCrowd.

nCrowd, Inc.

Series A in 2011
nCrowd, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in customer acquisition for local merchants, offering a wide range of consumer deals accessible via the Internet. The company features an extensive marketplace that includes local services, experiences, national products, and travel offers. With over 3 million consumer members across the United States, nCrowd enhances the online presence of local businesses and aids in customer retention through its proprietary Automated Internet Marketing engine. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, nCrowd emerged from the merger of CrowdSavings and Half Off Depot, with its name change occurring in February 2013. The company is supported by investors including Noro-Moseley Partners, BLH Venture Partners, and Linch Capital.