Bonfire Ventures

Bonfire Ventures is a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, California, that focuses on early-stage investments in the technology and business services sectors across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 by Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, the firm specializes in leading Seed rounds for founders of business software solutions companies that aim to innovate and transform their respective industries. The firm manages its venture capital fund, Bonfire Ventures II, which was established in 2020 and targets investments in 25 to 30 companies over a three-year period, emphasizing software and business products and services.

Jim Andelman

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Tyler Churchill

Principal

Brett Queener

Managing Director

Jennifer Richard

Principal

86 past transactions

ChangeEngine

Seed Round in 2023
Elevating People leaders to deliver the employee moments that matter most. The challenge people leaders face is that the employee experience design process resides across distributed teams, disparate HR systems, and in many cases, spreadsheets & powerpoints. Once people programs are launched, there’s an initial buzz, then they get swept under the rug in sixty days and it’s onto the next burning need. Creating & executing best-in-class people programs to treat employees like internal customers is extremely manual and time-consuming—they include many moving parts such as goals, branding, content, communications, timeline, rewards, and ROI. In the hybrid workplace, there’s no effective way to manage this. We’re here to change that—our goal is to elevate the role of people leaders everywhere and help them to sustain their people program utilization over time. We’re empowering them to showcase the impact of the people org to their leadership team & board while helping them to get executive buy-in and unlock more budget internally to experiment & run innovative people programs.

Cube

Series B in 2022
Cube is a financial planning and analysis software that empowers finance teams and businesses in delivering insights. It provides the capabilities to deliver custom reports for regulatory groups, executives, team leads, and key stakeholders. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York.

SKAEL

Series A in 2022
SKAEL, Inc. operates an online digital workforce platform that delivers centric outcomes through intelligent cognitive automation and empowers a synergistic human digital workforce. The company’s automation platform builds digital employees that will help the human employees in eliminating the drudgery of day work. It provides data flow engines, customer cloud solutions, chatbot digital assistant services for employees, and data sources and documents to voice and text communication channels; and automates workflow on business logic. SKAEL, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Telgorithm

Seed Round in 2022
Telgorithm is a SaaS-first hosted text message service / platform that's addressing the challenges of A2P compliance for business messaging in the United States and Canada. The Company is at the forefront of A2P compliance, leveraging expertise that’s enabled over 120 enterprise businesses. Telgorithm has partnered with The Campaign Registry and Messaging Aggregators to help companies achieve 100% message deliverability and higher message throughput.

Atrium

Series A in 2022
Atrium is a San Francisco-based company that leverages data and smart analytics to enhance decision-making within teams. By providing insights that facilitate informed work choices, Atrium aims to transform the way organizations operate. The company has garnered support from prominent investors, including Charles River Ventures and First Round Capital, contributing to its mission of enabling significant improvements in workplace effectiveness.

Spekit

Series B in 2022
Spekit, Inc. is a digital training solutions provider that focuses on enabling employees to effectively learn their tools and adapt to process changes in real-time. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, Spekit offers a range of products, including an Outlook Extension for accessing knowledge directly from users' inboxes, a Salesforce Chrome Extension for integrating guides into various fields, and a Salesforce Data Dictionary for documenting metadata and processes. The platform is designed to support financial services and sales enablement, allowing organizations to streamline employee training through a modern digital adoption framework combined with a contextual knowledge base. This approach caters to the needs of growing and remote teams, providing an efficient solution for continuous learning and support.

Swell

Series A in 2022
Swell Commerce Corp. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an e-commerce platform focused on customization and headless integration. It provides both client-side and server-side application programming interfaces, along with a customizable content management system and subscription management features. This platform allows businesses to create unique shopping experiences and accommodate complex business models. Additionally, Swell operates as a multi-channel direct marketer, offering surf apparel, equipment, and lifestyle products.

Tourial

Seed Round in 2022
Tourial creates a virtual product marketing, product training, and support platform to deliver product marketing content in the form of virtual product tours. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

mPulse Mobile

Venture Round in 2022
mPulse Mobile, Inc. specializes in healthcare communication technology, focusing on enhancing consumer health and wellness through its cloud-based mobile messaging platform. This intelligent platform features pre-configured message workflows designed to address issues such as missed appointments, medication adherence, and chronic disease management. The company's solutions cater to a range of healthcare needs, including Medicaid preventive care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and optimizing health plan experiences. With over a decade of experience, mPulse Mobile has successfully delivered more than a hundred million messages and serves a diverse clientele that includes Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, health systems, and pharmacies. Headquartered in Encino, California, mPulse Mobile leverages technology, analytics, and industry expertise to foster healthy behavior change and improve health outcomes for individuals and healthcare organizations alike.

Quidli

Seed Round in 2021
Quidli is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that provides a technological platform enabling businesses to exchange equity for labor. This innovative platform allows companies to offer ownership equity as compensation, facilitating connections between companies, workers, freelancers, and investors. By leveraging blockchain technology, Quidli enhances employee engagement and productivity by allowing businesses to reward contributions with equity. Additionally, the platform offers job security to workers by enabling them to pursue projects of interest. Companies can also utilize Quidli for recruitment purposes, making it a versatile tool in the modern workforce landscape.

Trustpage

Seed Round in 2021
Trustpage provides AI-assisted trust centers for software teams, giving customers and vendors a single place to collaborate on security, privacy, and reliability. Customers get questions answered faster and more accurately while vendors are no longer stuck using email, spreadsheets, and external portals to communicate trust. Vendors also gain complete visibility into the trust process, helping them shorten sales cycles and better prioritize roadmaps.

Duro

Seed Round in 2021
Duro provides cloud-based SaaS software to help hardware companies manage the design and manufacturing of their custom hardware products. Duro’s workflow management solution is as simple to use as a spreadsheet, but integrates automated data entry and validation to enforce hardware product development best practices.

SafeRide, Inc

Series B in 2021
SafeRide, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a digital health platform and mobile application designed to facilitate non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) for patients. The platform allows healthcare providers to efficiently book and manage transportation, addressing issues such as appointment no-shows and future scheduling needs. Key features include the ability to send appointment reminders, real-time text alerts, and ride tracking, ensuring patient safety and quality service. SafeRide also offers tools to identify and monitor at-risk patients before they require critical care. Since its founding in 2015, the company has expanded its service network to include major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, and the greater New York area.

FlowPath

Seed Round in 2021
Your facilities and operations program is complicated. FlowPath automates work orders, maintenance, events, notifications, projects, and reporting in a simple to use platform. Effortlessly get ahead of your facilities work with FlowPath.

Integry

Seed Round in 2021
Integry gives you fullstack support for integrations: from usecase, creation, rollout to metrics. Our integrations have a high setup rate vs offsite integration platforms making your user onboarding more successful and reduce your churn.

Thankful

Series A in 2021
Thankful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence platform known as Thankful which deflects queries. The platform allows modifying scripts, managing the team, and monitoring thankful's accuracy and impact over time. Its features include questions and answers auto replies, information gathering, ticket routing, e commerce actions, advanced scripts, and team management. Thankful, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Vintra

Series A in 2021
Vintra Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in artificial intelligence software for video analytics. Founded in 2016, Vintra develops solutions that transform real-world video into actionable intelligence, primarily focusing on public safety and security applications. Their software is designed to perform efficient investigative reviews of digital videos, allowing users to identify specific vehicles, people, and key objects within the footage. By helping organizations extract valuable insights from visual content, Vintra enables clients to enhance safety, optimize marketing efforts, generate new revenue streams, and improve overall operational performance.

DISQO

Series B in 2021
DISQO, Inc. is a consumer insights platform that specializes in providing high-quality consumer data to market research agencies, analytics companies, and brands. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional operations in Danbury, Connecticut, DISQO leverages a large, opt-in consumer data platform to deliver comprehensive insights into consumer attitudes and behaviors. The company focuses on empowering insights professionals and marketers through automated solutions that enhance consumer research and improve advertising effectiveness. By engaging consumers willing to share their data, DISQO captures accurate information that enables clients to make informed decisions.

Involve.ai

Series A in 2021
Involve.ai specializes in consolidating customer data and interactions into a comprehensive dashboard, enabling businesses to efficiently assess customer health and retention. By leveraging this centralized data, companies can proactively address potential churn and explore opportunities for revenue expansion through existing customers. Involve.ai aims to enhance customer engagement and improve overall business performance by providing actionable insights derived from organized customer information.

Branch

Series B in 2021
Branch is a financial technology company that partners with employers to provide hourly workers with accessible banking services. It aims to help employees manage their finances by offering a zero-fee bank account, free instant access to earned wages, and auto-budgeting tools. This service not only assists employers in attracting and retaining talent but also reduces costs associated with traditional payment methods like paper checks and paycards. By positioning itself as a financial wellness benefit, Branch addresses the needs of working Americans, promoting financial growth and stability.

Aforza

Series A in 2021
Aforza Ltd. is a technology company based in Altrincham, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing mobile and cloud-based applications for the consumer goods sector. Founded in 2019, Aforza aims to transform operations by providing innovative digital solutions that enhance sales processes. The company partners with Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management, to deliver applications that improve usability and drive value for businesses. Aforza is dedicated to helping fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies adapt to the evolving market landscape through intelligent technology solutions.

Wildfire Systems

Series A in 2021
Wildfire is on a mission to reward organic commerce everywhere. We help companies monetize their users with white-label cash back and coupon services. Wildfire makes it easy for our partners’ users to save money and earn cash back from their favorite apps and websites.

Topia

Seed Round in 2021
Bring people together in a fully customizable digital space to connect face-to-face in a more natural and fun way. Spatial audio and video makes it easy to seamlessly move in and out of conversations like you would in-person. Users enjoy secure, high-quality video conferencing that is accessible on any device with an internet connection. Users can customize their world using Topia's library objects or upload their own custom branding and assets. Users can make it an experience by embedding sounds, music, live-streams, & videos or linking to other website within their world.

Atrium

Seed Round in 2021
Atrium is a San Francisco-based company that leverages data and smart analytics to enhance decision-making within teams. By providing insights that facilitate informed work choices, Atrium aims to transform the way organizations operate. The company has garnered support from prominent investors, including Charles River Ventures and First Round Capital, contributing to its mission of enabling significant improvements in workplace effectiveness.

Spekit

Series A in 2021
Spekit, Inc. is a digital training solutions provider that focuses on enabling employees to effectively learn their tools and adapt to process changes in real-time. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, Spekit offers a range of products, including an Outlook Extension for accessing knowledge directly from users' inboxes, a Salesforce Chrome Extension for integrating guides into various fields, and a Salesforce Data Dictionary for documenting metadata and processes. The platform is designed to support financial services and sales enablement, allowing organizations to streamline employee training through a modern digital adoption framework combined with a contextual knowledge base. This approach caters to the needs of growing and remote teams, providing an efficient solution for continuous learning and support.

Cube

Series A in 2021
Cube is a financial planning and analysis software that empowers finance teams and businesses in delivering insights. It provides the capabilities to deliver custom reports for regulatory groups, executives, team leads, and key stakeholders. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York.

ZeroTier, Inc.

Venture Round in 2021
ZeroTier One creates virtual LANs that work just like switched Ethernet and is available everywhere. ZeroTier One is useful as a VPN alternative, a private networking backplane for cloud infrastructure deployments, inter-office LAN connectivity, managing specialized devices, or any other application where it's useful to create a secure virtual overlay network that stays up and available even as things move around or physical network topology changes.

Nobl9

Series B in 2021
Nobl9, the software reliability platform startup, is in the noble pursuit of reliable software. Founded by Marcin Kurc and Brian Singer, who joined Google via acquisition of Orbitera, Nobl9 helps software developers, DevOps practitioners, and reliability engineers deliver reliable features faster through software-defined Service Level Objectives that link monitoring and other logging and tracing data to user happiness and business KPIs. The company is backed by Battery Ventures, CRV, Bonfire and Resolute Ventures and is headquartered in Boston with a distributed team. More at nobl9.com.

Brightflow AI

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of cash flow forecasting software designed to provide financial insights to small and mid-sized businesses. The company's platform provides real-time cash forecast, cash inflow, and outflow in bar charts and graphs and comes up with a financial business plan, enabling financial entrepreneurs and businesses to enhance their understanding of the financial insights within their organization.

Boulevard

Series B in 2020
Boulevard Labs, Inc. specializes in developing a comprehensive management software platform tailored for salons, spas, and other appointment-based businesses. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, Boulevard offers a cloud-based dashboard that provides real-time updates and various applications for staff and receptionists. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling staff to manage schedules, communicate with clients, book appointments, and process payments. Additionally, it features tools for client self-scheduling, customer relationship management, marketing, and custom reporting, addressing the unique needs of the beauty and wellness industry. By integrating these functionalities, Boulevard aims to streamline operations, boost sales, and enhance customer experiences in an industry often lacking advanced technological solutions.

NestEgg

Series A in 2020
NestEgg Online, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in property management software designed for rental property owners and tenants. Its platform offers various features including property maintenance, rent collection, and tenant-finding services. The app provides busy rental property owners with on-demand access to expert assistance, facilitating effortless coordination of maintenance tasks through trusted professionals at discounted rates. Additionally, NestEgg aims to enhance property management efficiency by ensuring consistent cash flow through timely rent collection.

Credit Key

Series A in 2020
Credit Key develops business-to-business credit and payments platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

SKAEL

Seed Round in 2020
SKAEL, Inc. operates an online digital workforce platform that delivers centric outcomes through intelligent cognitive automation and empowers a synergistic human digital workforce. The company’s automation platform builds digital employees that will help the human employees in eliminating the drudgery of day work. It provides data flow engines, customer cloud solutions, chatbot digital assistant services for employees, and data sources and documents to voice and text communication channels; and automates workflow on business logic. SKAEL, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ThinkIQ

Series A in 2020
ThinkIQ Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that simplifies the creation of web-based applications and utilizes Internet of Things, big data, data science, semantic modeling, and machine learning. Its platform offers time-series data, supports sharing of data between enterprises, creates context to make the data useful, and makes the deployment of analytics. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Aliso Viejo, California.

Blueprint

Seed Round in 2020
Blueprint is a Chicago-based company that assists mental health providers in enhancing treatment delivery and improving revenue through digital measurement-based care. Its mobile platform enables the administration of standardized and proprietary clinical assessments between patient appointments, facilitating more informed treatment decisions. The assessments offered by Blueprint are both reimbursable and automated, allowing providers to generate additional income without increasing their workload. Founded by Danny Freed, Blueprint has positioned itself as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to integrate technology into their practice for better patient outcomes.

Optimize Health

Series A in 2020
Optimize.health is a provider of a digital healthcare platform that enables the deployment of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs. It uses easy-to-use equipment and software. The software is designed to facilitate provider compliance when billing to new Medicare CPT codes for RPM while providing a great user experience for both patients and providers. Its system is designed to be profitable for physicians starting in the first month. Chuks Onwuneme, Jeff LeBrun, and Otto Sipe established the company in Seattle, Washington in 2015.

Writer

Seed Round in 2020
Writer is the AI writing assistant for the world’s smartest brands. We help brand owners and content leaders scale their messaging, communication style, and must-have language, no matter who’s writing. Top brands like Twitter, Intuit, and McKesson have standardized their content creation on Writer.

Cube

Seed Round in 2020
Cube is a financial planning and analysis software that empowers finance teams and businesses in delivering insights. It provides the capabilities to deliver custom reports for regulatory groups, executives, team leads, and key stakeholders. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York.

Spotter

Seed Round in 2020
Spotter Labs Inc. operates as a software company for the long-haul trucking industry. Its AI model selects loads based on criteria, including rate, schedule, and fuel costs to automatically find shipments for fleet owners and provide drivers with pickup and drop-off instructions. The company is based in Nashville, Texas.

Optimize Health

Seed Round in 2020
Optimize.health is a provider of a digital healthcare platform that enables the deployment of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs. It uses easy-to-use equipment and software. The software is designed to facilitate provider compliance when billing to new Medicare CPT codes for RPM while providing a great user experience for both patients and providers. Its system is designed to be profitable for physicians starting in the first month. Chuks Onwuneme, Jeff LeBrun, and Otto Sipe established the company in Seattle, Washington in 2015.

Brainbase

Series A in 2020
Brainbase Inc. develops and markets a platform for licensing business. It offers Brainbase Assist, a tool that enables users to manage and collaborate on their licensing business. The company’s tool also allows users to track metrics, such as total sales and royalties, rights availability, and upcoming events. In addition, its tool helps users to compare licensee performance, and measure quarterly and annual growth rates. Brainbase Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

influence.co

Seed Round in 2020
influence.co, Inc. develops online platform for influencers, brands, marketers, talent managers, and agencies to connect. The company offers influencer-marketing services to create public digital media kits, communicate with other members, and apply directly to brands they would like to work with. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Diego, California with additional offices in Melbourne, Australia, Denver, Colorado, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada.

NestEgg

Seed Round in 2020
NestEgg Online, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in property management software designed for rental property owners and tenants. Its platform offers various features including property maintenance, rent collection, and tenant-finding services. The app provides busy rental property owners with on-demand access to expert assistance, facilitating effortless coordination of maintenance tasks through trusted professionals at discounted rates. Additionally, NestEgg aims to enhance property management efficiency by ensuring consistent cash flow through timely rent collection.

Boulevard

Series A in 2019
Boulevard Labs, Inc. specializes in developing a comprehensive management software platform tailored for salons, spas, and other appointment-based businesses. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, Boulevard offers a cloud-based dashboard that provides real-time updates and various applications for staff and receptionists. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling staff to manage schedules, communicate with clients, book appointments, and process payments. Additionally, it features tools for client self-scheduling, customer relationship management, marketing, and custom reporting, addressing the unique needs of the beauty and wellness industry. By integrating these functionalities, Boulevard aims to streamline operations, boost sales, and enhance customer experiences in an industry often lacking advanced technological solutions.

Particle

Series C in 2019
Particle provides hardware and software tools to help users prototype, scale, and manage IoT products. Particle is an IoT device platform that enables businesses to easily add the power of connectivity to any product. From hardware to connectivity to device management and cloud, Particle provides developers with tools to prototype IoT solutions quickly as well as a reliable and secure platform for enterprises to scale. Over 150,000 product builders in more than 170 countries and half of the Fortune 500 have deployed connected IoT devices powered by Particle. Listed as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2015 and named as a major player to watch in the IoT Landscape in IDC Marketscape’s 2018 Vendor Assessment, Particle’s customers include NASA, SpaceX, consumer hot tub manufacturer Jacuzzi, and coffee-brewing pioneer Keurig. Venture backed by Root Ventures, Spark Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures. Particle is based in San Francisco, CA and Shenzhen, China. Particle was founded on 2012.

Invoca

Series E in 2019
Invoca, Inc. is a company that specializes in AI-powered call tracking and analytics, designed to provide marketers with insights into inbound phone calls for better campaign attribution and actionable data. Its platform allows users to measure, automate, and optimize inbound calls, enabling detailed analysis of caller behavior and conversation content to enhance the customer experience. The suite of tools includes call and voice analytics, a real-time engagement engine, and an Omni-channel call integration hub, which facilitate the integration of call intelligence into various marketing and sales applications. Invoca's offerings also encompass solutions tailored for performance marketers, including real-time reporting and conversation intelligence, as well as specific products for platforms such as AdWords, Facebook, and Salesforce. Founded in 2007 and based in Santa Barbara, California, with additional offices in San Francisco and Denver, Invoca was previously known as RingRevenue until its rebranding in 2013.

Edify

Seed Round in 2019
Edify Labs, Inc. is a Communications-as-a-Service platform that facilitates connections between businesses and their customers as well as internal teams. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with an additional office in Carmel, Indiana, Edify offers a cloud-native software solution that allows users to seamlessly transition between communication channels within a single conversation. The platform provides customizable contact centers and omnichannel business communication tools, along with integration capabilities for popular services like Salesforce and Zendesk. By enhancing communication capabilities, Edify aims to improve interactions for businesses of all sizes, fostering stronger relationships with both customers and employees.

Spekit

Seed Round in 2019
Spekit, Inc. is a digital training solutions provider that focuses on enabling employees to effectively learn their tools and adapt to process changes in real-time. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, Spekit offers a range of products, including an Outlook Extension for accessing knowledge directly from users' inboxes, a Salesforce Chrome Extension for integrating guides into various fields, and a Salesforce Data Dictionary for documenting metadata and processes. The platform is designed to support financial services and sales enablement, allowing organizations to streamline employee training through a modern digital adoption framework combined with a contextual knowledge base. This approach caters to the needs of growing and remote teams, providing an efficient solution for continuous learning and support.

Nobl9

Series A in 2019
Nobl9, the software reliability platform startup, is in the noble pursuit of reliable software. Founded by Marcin Kurc and Brian Singer, who joined Google via acquisition of Orbitera, Nobl9 helps software developers, DevOps practitioners, and reliability engineers deliver reliable features faster through software-defined Service Level Objectives that link monitoring and other logging and tracing data to user happiness and business KPIs. The company is backed by Battery Ventures, CRV, Bonfire and Resolute Ventures and is headquartered in Boston with a distributed team. More at nobl9.com.

Earnest Research

Series B in 2019
Earnest Research is a data innovation company driven to change the way professionals understand consumer and business behavior. Working with world-class data partners, we transform raw data into a source for business and investment professionals to ask better questions so they can make better decisions.

Aforza

Seed Round in 2019
Aforza Ltd. is a technology company based in Altrincham, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing mobile and cloud-based applications for the consumer goods sector. Founded in 2019, Aforza aims to transform operations by providing innovative digital solutions that enhance sales processes. The company partners with Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management, to deliver applications that improve usability and drive value for businesses. Aforza is dedicated to helping fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies adapt to the evolving market landscape through intelligent technology solutions.

Windfall

Venture Round in 2019
Windfall Data, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in providing actionable consumer financial data services. The company aims to determine the net worth of households worldwide and serves a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, retail, non-profits, and hospitality. Windfall Data utilizes proprietary algorithms and comprehensive data sets to deliver insights that are refreshed weekly, enabling organizations to effectively identify and engage their most promising constituents. Over 400 organizations leverage Windfall's platform for data-driven marketing, sales, and analytics, enhancing their ability to connect with affluent consumers. The company is supported by various venture capital firms, underscoring its innovative approach to consumer financial data.

Brainbase

Seed Round in 2019
Brainbase Inc. develops and markets a platform for licensing business. It offers Brainbase Assist, a tool that enables users to manage and collaborate on their licensing business. The company’s tool also allows users to track metrics, such as total sales and royalties, rights availability, and upcoming events. In addition, its tool helps users to compare licensee performance, and measure quarterly and annual growth rates. Brainbase Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Vintra

Seed Round in 2019
Vintra Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in artificial intelligence software for video analytics. Founded in 2016, Vintra develops solutions that transform real-world video into actionable intelligence, primarily focusing on public safety and security applications. Their software is designed to perform efficient investigative reviews of digital videos, allowing users to identify specific vehicles, people, and key objects within the footage. By helping organizations extract valuable insights from visual content, Vintra enables clients to enhance safety, optimize marketing efforts, generate new revenue streams, and improve overall operational performance.

Sideqik

Series A in 2019
Sideqik, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a business intelligence platform specifically designed for influencer marketing. Founded in 2011 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Sideqik's platform assists brands in connecting with consumers by identifying suitable influencers and evaluating the return on investment (ROI) associated with their marketing efforts. As the first enterprise solution in this field, Sideqik aims to facilitate effective partnerships between brands and influencers, ultimately enhancing brand visibility and consumer engagement.

SafeRide, Inc

Series A in 2019
SafeRide, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a digital health platform and mobile application designed to facilitate non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) for patients. The platform allows healthcare providers to efficiently book and manage transportation, addressing issues such as appointment no-shows and future scheduling needs. Key features include the ability to send appointment reminders, real-time text alerts, and ride tracking, ensuring patient safety and quality service. SafeRide also offers tools to identify and monitor at-risk patients before they require critical care. Since its founding in 2015, the company has expanded its service network to include major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, and the greater New York area.

Thankful

Seed Round in 2019
Thankful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence platform known as Thankful which deflects queries. The platform allows modifying scripts, managing the team, and monitoring thankful's accuracy and impact over time. Its features include questions and answers auto replies, information gathering, ticket routing, e commerce actions, advanced scripts, and team management. Thankful, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

NestEgg

Seed Round in 2019
NestEgg Online, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in property management software designed for rental property owners and tenants. Its platform offers various features including property maintenance, rent collection, and tenant-finding services. The app provides busy rental property owners with on-demand access to expert assistance, facilitating effortless coordination of maintenance tasks through trusted professionals at discounted rates. Additionally, NestEgg aims to enhance property management efficiency by ensuring consistent cash flow through timely rent collection.

Wildfire Systems

Venture Round in 2019
Wildfire is on a mission to reward organic commerce everywhere. We help companies monetize their users with white-label cash back and coupon services. Wildfire makes it easy for our partners’ users to save money and earn cash back from their favorite apps and websites.

DISQO

Series A in 2018
DISQO, Inc. is a consumer insights platform that specializes in providing high-quality consumer data to market research agencies, analytics companies, and brands. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional operations in Danbury, Connecticut, DISQO leverages a large, opt-in consumer data platform to deliver comprehensive insights into consumer attitudes and behaviors. The company focuses on empowering insights professionals and marketers through automated solutions that enhance consumer research and improve advertising effectiveness. By engaging consumers willing to share their data, DISQO captures accurate information that enables clients to make informed decisions.

Involve.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Involve.ai specializes in consolidating customer data and interactions into a comprehensive dashboard, enabling businesses to efficiently assess customer health and retention. By leveraging this centralized data, companies can proactively address potential churn and explore opportunities for revenue expansion through existing customers. Involve.ai aims to enhance customer engagement and improve overall business performance by providing actionable insights derived from organized customer information.

Openpath

Series B in 2018
Openpath is a mobile access control solutions. Openpath allows anyone to use their mobile phone to open an authorized door with the wave of a hand, without needing the phone or app open. Openpath's patented Triple Unlock technology delivers 99.9% reliability for a secure, frictionless and fast entry experience. With a robust cloud solution, Openpath provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud capabilities, future-proofing the needs of the built environment. The company has introduced innovative Tailgating and Lockdown Solutions providing the ability to lock/unlock any door, zone or building in an emergency from a mobile device.

Postie

Seed Round in 2018
Postie offers automated marketing tools for direct mail marketing. With real-time attribution & data visualization, Postie delivers Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Campaign Management tools to dynamically optimize your entire DM channel strategy. Re-engage with your customers: Easily create highly segmented CRM campaigns blending purchase and behavioral data for maximum performance. Retarget your prospective customers: Use your online and mobile data to identify highly engaged prospects and deploy daily trigger campaigns. Locate new customers with high ROAS Prospecting campaigns: Build look-a-like audiences that self-optimize into response models using real-time conversion data.

Aloft

Seed Round in 2018
Aloft, formerly known as Kittyhawk, operates a cloud-based platform designed for commercial drone operators. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, Aloft offers tools such as B4UFLY, a mobile application that allows drone operators to check airspace status before flights. The platform integrates mission planning, aircraft management, and data analytics to enhance efficiency in commercial drone operations. It serves a diverse clientele, including enterprise programs for major organizations like CNN and Traveler's Insurance, as well as various law enforcement agencies. By providing comprehensive oversight, Aloft enables managers and Chief Pilots to ensure compliance and operational transparency across their teams. The platform is accessible through iOS, Android, and web applications, ensuring that all stakeholders have timely access to essential information.

Aloft

Seed Round in 2018
Aloft, formerly known as Kittyhawk, operates a cloud-based platform designed for commercial drone operators. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, Aloft offers tools such as B4UFLY, a mobile application that allows drone operators to check airspace status before flights. The platform integrates mission planning, aircraft management, and data analytics to enhance efficiency in commercial drone operations. It serves a diverse clientele, including enterprise programs for major organizations like CNN and Traveler's Insurance, as well as various law enforcement agencies. By providing comprehensive oversight, Aloft enables managers and Chief Pilots to ensure compliance and operational transparency across their teams. The platform is accessible through iOS, Android, and web applications, ensuring that all stakeholders have timely access to essential information.

Nordsense

Seed Round in 2018
Nordsense is a SaaS-based smart waste management platform that helps with the waste collection processes. It offers a sensor that can be installed in any type of container to monitor waste level even when the bins use a plastic bag to hold the waste and its user-friendly platform monitors in real-time which waste bins need servicing, enabling cities, waste operators, and waste haulers to perform waste operations much more efficiently. The solution provides a positive environmental impact by reducing both the number of vehicles on the road and fuel consumption, as well as preventing unattractive and unsanitary overflowing bins.

Openpath

Seed Round in 2018
Openpath is a mobile access control solutions. Openpath allows anyone to use their mobile phone to open an authorized door with the wave of a hand, without needing the phone or app open. Openpath's patented Triple Unlock technology delivers 99.9% reliability for a secure, frictionless and fast entry experience. With a robust cloud solution, Openpath provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud capabilities, future-proofing the needs of the built environment. The company has introduced innovative Tailgating and Lockdown Solutions providing the ability to lock/unlock any door, zone or building in an emergency from a mobile device.

mPulse Mobile

Series B in 2018
mPulse Mobile, Inc. specializes in healthcare communication technology, focusing on enhancing consumer health and wellness through its cloud-based mobile messaging platform. This intelligent platform features pre-configured message workflows designed to address issues such as missed appointments, medication adherence, and chronic disease management. The company's solutions cater to a range of healthcare needs, including Medicaid preventive care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and optimizing health plan experiences. With over a decade of experience, mPulse Mobile has successfully delivered more than a hundred million messages and serves a diverse clientele that includes Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, health systems, and pharmacies. Headquartered in Encino, California, mPulse Mobile leverages technology, analytics, and industry expertise to foster healthy behavior change and improve health outcomes for individuals and healthcare organizations alike.

Credit Key

Seed Round in 2018
Credit Key develops business-to-business credit and payments platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

ChowNow

Series B in 2017
Chownow, Inc. provides an online ordering platform for restaurants. It offers ChowNow, an application that enables users for online ordering; and provides management tools, customer insights, marketing services, and support solutions. Chownow, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Playa Vista, California.

Fuel50

Series A in 2017
Fuel50, also known as Career Engagement Group, is a company based in Laguna Niguel, California, that specializes in career pathing software. Founded in 2013 by Anne Fulton and Jo Mills, the platform is designed to help employees map their career trajectories, identify opportunities for growth, and connect with mentors and peers. By providing tools that enhance career visibility and facilitate leader coaching, Fuel50 aims to increase employee engagement and retention within organizations. The software supports companies in managing cross-generational workforce expectations, achieving diversity goals, and enhancing succession planning. Through gamified career development initiatives, Fuel50 assists businesses in creating a positive workplace culture and improving overall productivity.

TRAY

Seed Round in 2017
TRAY® is a complete point of sale system for the enterprise that specializes in self-service ordering. We’re changing the way people order and pay in hospitality venues such as entertainment centers, hotels, restaurants, and more. As a growing number of companies seek to introduce self-service into their operations to improve their customer experience and reduce operating costs, TRAY is the only enterprise-class system that offers a full turnkey solution, as well as a platform solution that can integrate with existing legacy point of sale systems, including Micros and Infogenesis. Unlike other POS companies, TRAY was built with self-service at its core, not an afterthought. TRAY uses a modern, cloud-based backend combined with inexpensive Android terminals. Thanks to our scalable, PCI Level-1 compliant architecture, our solution is flexible, scalable, secure, and low-cost, and we have already won engagements with major global brands, including hotel groups, quick serve chains and entertainment chains.

Fuel50

Seed Round in 2017
Fuel50, also known as Career Engagement Group, is a company based in Laguna Niguel, California, that specializes in career pathing software. Founded in 2013 by Anne Fulton and Jo Mills, the platform is designed to help employees map their career trajectories, identify opportunities for growth, and connect with mentors and peers. By providing tools that enhance career visibility and facilitate leader coaching, Fuel50 aims to increase employee engagement and retention within organizations. The software supports companies in managing cross-generational workforce expectations, achieving diversity goals, and enhancing succession planning. Through gamified career development initiatives, Fuel50 assists businesses in creating a positive workplace culture and improving overall productivity.

SafeRide, Inc

Seed Round in 2017
SafeRide, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a digital health platform and mobile application designed to facilitate non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) for patients. The platform allows healthcare providers to efficiently book and manage transportation, addressing issues such as appointment no-shows and future scheduling needs. Key features include the ability to send appointment reminders, real-time text alerts, and ride tracking, ensuring patient safety and quality service. SafeRide also offers tools to identify and monitor at-risk patients before they require critical care. Since its founding in 2015, the company has expanded its service network to include major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, and the greater New York area.

Postie

Seed Round in 2017
Postie offers automated marketing tools for direct mail marketing. With real-time attribution & data visualization, Postie delivers Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Campaign Management tools to dynamically optimize your entire DM channel strategy. Re-engage with your customers: Easily create highly segmented CRM campaigns blending purchase and behavioral data for maximum performance. Retarget your prospective customers: Use your online and mobile data to identify highly engaged prospects and deploy daily trigger campaigns. Locate new customers with high ROAS Prospecting campaigns: Build look-a-like audiences that self-optimize into response models using real-time conversion data.

Trinity Mobile Networks

Venture Round in 2017
Trinity Mobile Networks, Inc. specializes in developing a multi-network overlay software-defined networking (SDN) platform tailored for smartphones and other mobile devices that require efficient connectivity. The company's flagship product, TrinitySDN, integrates cellular, Wi-Fi, and mesh connections, enabling network operators to manage diverse connections effectively. This platform enhances user experience by providing features such as unified network monitoring, software-defined multipath transmissions, seamless network handoffs, and real-time diagnostics. Additionally, Trinity Mobile Networks focuses on improving data speed and overall bandwidth through innovative wireless mesh networking technologies, which allow for affordable connectivity and reduce reliance on costly cellular services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, the company aims to deliver enhanced performance and coverage for mobile networks while ensuring secure and efficient data transmission.

Branch

Seed Round in 2017
Branch is a financial technology company that partners with employers to provide hourly workers with accessible banking services. It aims to help employees manage their finances by offering a zero-fee bank account, free instant access to earned wages, and auto-budgeting tools. This service not only assists employers in attracting and retaining talent but also reduces costs associated with traditional payment methods like paper checks and paycards. By positioning itself as a financial wellness benefit, Branch addresses the needs of working Americans, promoting financial growth and stability.

Shippabo

Seed Round in 2016
Shippabo is an online platform that provides its users with shipping rates and shipment scheduling solutions. The platform offers freight forwarding, government filings, and trucking and drayage services to its users. It features online bookings, online custom bond purchases, real-time notifications, and shipment management. Shippabo was launched by Calvin Lo, Nina Luu, Wes Chien, and Sam Luu and is based in California.