Anduril Industries
Series F in 2024
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that designs, develops, and deploys hardware and software to address national security challenges for the United States and its allies. It offers the Lattice Platform, an AI-based system that fuses real-time data from computer vision, machine learning, and mesh networking into a single autonomous operating picture; Sentry Tower, which integrates data across the electromagnetic spectrum; Ghost sUAS, an unmanned autonomous, man-portable drone capable of performing missions with limited human intervention; and Anvil sUAS, a precision kinetic intercept that autonomously navigates to counter potential drone threats with visual verification by a human operator. Founded in 2017, Anduril is based in Irvine, California, with additional offices in Orange County, California; Washington, D.C.; and Seattle, Washington.
Biobot Analytics
Series A in 2023
Biobot Analytics, Inc. is a wastewater epidemiology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2017. It specializes in transforming wastewater infrastructure into public health observatories through innovative technology that analyzes sewage for health-related data. By deploying proprietary sampling devices and spatial analytics, Biobot measures various health threats, including infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, and drug consumption patterns. The company's Opioid Consumption Monitoring Program specifically estimates opioid use in urban areas by analyzing wastewater. This approach generates anonymized public health data that is independent of traditional hospital reporting systems, allowing for rapid adaptability to emerging public health threats. Biobot Analytics offers its insights as a service, providing government officials with actionable data to prioritize interventions and address public health challenges effectively.
Cybersixgill
Venture Round in 2023
Cybersixgill specializes in autonomous threat intelligence solutions aimed at enhancing cyber defense for organizations. The company provides a comprehensive Investigative Portal that offers covert access to threat intelligence sourced from the deep and dark web, delivering contextual and actionable insights for effective remediation. Its platform employs advanced algorithms to analyze threat actor behaviors and predict cybercrime, ensuring continuous monitoring and prioritized alerts. Additionally, Cybersixgill's Darkfeed™ feature enriches endpoint protection by proactively blocking malicious indicators of compromise, while the DVE Score™ offers critical insights into vulnerabilities, assessing the risk of exploitation based on threat actor intent. The company serves a diverse clientele, including global enterprises, financial services, managed security service providers, and governmental entities.
Fiscontech
Venture Round in 2022
Fiscontech specializes in developing software solutions that automate fiscal and tax processes, enhancing efficiency in accounting and financial management. The company's technology handles tasks such as delivery guides, receipts, and advanced filtering for common issues across multiple customers. It also manages purchase and sales markup language storage, debt analysis, and provides a unified panel for federal, state, and municipal CNDs (Certificates of No Debt). Additionally, Fiscontech's software receives e-CAC notifications from the government to ensure compliance with tax regulations.
Data Guide
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Data Guide is a consulting firm focused on solutions for data protection and privacy. It operates a platform specializing in providing privacy laws, regulations, and standards to enhance governance of personal data, enabling businesses to implement best practices and maintain stakeholder privacy.
Toka
Venture Round in 2022
Toka Group is a cyber capacity-building company based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing intelligence gathering technologies aimed at enhancing homeland security. Toka designs, builds, and manages customized ecosystems of cyber capabilities and software products for governmental, law enforcement, and security agencies. Its software-based platforms facilitate intelligence gathering and enable agencies to make actionable decisions swiftly and accurately, thereby strengthening their ability to combat terrorism and cybercrime.
Clickatell
Series C in 2022
Clickatell is a technology company that enables chat-based commerce and mobile messaging for businesses. Its platform supports real-time notifications, marketing campaigns, two-factor authentication, customer relationship management, and mobile payments, allowing brands to engage customers via SMS, chat, and other channels. It also offers on-device prepaid top-up services and USSD-based self-service banking features, along with security tools such as multi-factor authentication and a digital contact center solution for real-time agent support. Clickatell’s Chat Commerce Platform facilitates creating and growing customer relationships through chat, engagement, and payment solutions, enabling organizations to manage millions of conversations and transactions without apps or cash. The company serves enterprises, government, and developers worldwide, with offices in the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria. Founded in 2000, Clickatell focuses on connecting brands with customers through chat and mobile messaging across global markets.
Quero Meus Direitos
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Quero Meus Direitos is a technology company based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It develops civic tech software focused on consumer law and labor law, connecting consumers and workers with specialized lawyers through an accessible, uncomplicated platform.
Govly
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Govly is a software platform that connects businesses with government contracting opportunities. It aggregates real-time, non-public contract feeds, allowing companies to monitor, curate, and analyze federal procurement data. Govly streamlines the bidding process from discovery to award, empowering businesses to focus on high-potential opportunities.
Pavilion Data Systems
Venture Round in 2021
Pavilion Data Systems Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in the design and development of NVMe-over-Fabric storage platforms. The company focuses on enabling real-time performance at scale for massively-parallel applications, offering solutions that cater to sectors such as financial services, government, cloud services, media and entertainment, and research facilities. Pavilion's innovative architecture features Hyperparallel Flash Arrays, which utilize multiple controllers to surpass the limitations of traditional storage systems, providing ultra-low latency and linear scalability. By introducing a unique model called OPENCHOICE, Pavilion challenges conventional approaches to storage procurement and deployment. Founded in 2011, Pavilion Data Systems also has offices in Schiphol, the Netherlands, and Pune, India, and is recognized as a leader in a new category of storage appliances that aims to meet the ever-increasing demand for data throughput.
Embedded Ventures
Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Embedded Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. It invests in early-stage startups focused on digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and space infrastructure.
Promise Network Inc. is an organization based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017, that aims to reduce recidivism and enhance community safety by providing alternatives to incarceration. Through its application platform, Promise offers a comprehensive suite of services for arrestees who cannot afford bail, including personalized care plans that incorporate court-mandated conditions and access to essential services such as drug treatment, housing assistance, and job training. The platform facilitates intake and assessment, ongoing support, and supervision, allowing for effective communication and coordination among care teams. By working with county governments, Promise helps manage the jail population and fosters better long-term outcomes for both individuals and communities by promoting rehabilitation over incarceration.
Pano specializes in fire detection technology, offering hardware and software solutions for professionals. It uses AI-powered cameras and satellite imagery to monitor wildfire threats in real-time, benefiting government agencies, utilities, insurers, and private landowners.
Merit
Venture Round in 2021
Merit International Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Millbrae, California, specializes in designing and developing software that facilitates the management of paper certificates, ledgers, and identification cards. The company’s verified identity platform enhances visibility and trust in people-data, enabling organizations to make informed decisions and engage effectively with individuals. Merit collaborates with private, state, and municipal organizations to address significant challenges in sectors such as workforce development, emergency services, licensing, education, and defense readiness. By leveraging technology to connect organizations and individuals, Merit supports a reliable verified identity network that acts as a trusted source of information for various ecosystems.
UpCodes
Seed Round in 2020
UpCodes, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that provides a comprehensive platform to assist the construction industry in navigating compliance with building codes. Founded in 2015, UpCodes consolidates various building regulations into a single, searchable database, utilizing machine learning and data analysis to enhance the search process. The platform offers tools that simplify coordination among teams and projects, allowing users to easily access and research building codes. By streamlining compliance efforts, UpCodes helps professionals involved in the design, construction, and occupancy of buildings avoid project delays and clarify regulatory requirements.
Pano specializes in fire detection technology, offering hardware and software solutions for professionals. It uses AI-powered cameras and satellite imagery to monitor wildfire threats in real-time, benefiting government agencies, utilities, insurers, and private landowners.
Promise
Seed Round in 2020
Promise Network Inc. is an organization based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017, that aims to reduce recidivism and enhance community safety by providing alternatives to incarceration. Through its application platform, Promise offers a comprehensive suite of services for arrestees who cannot afford bail, including personalized care plans that incorporate court-mandated conditions and access to essential services such as drug treatment, housing assistance, and job training. The platform facilitates intake and assessment, ongoing support, and supervision, allowing for effective communication and coordination among care teams. By working with county governments, Promise helps manage the jail population and fosters better long-term outcomes for both individuals and communities by promoting rehabilitation over incarceration.
Xmultas
Seed Round in 2018
XMultas is an online platform founded in 2014 that specializes in the management and control of traffic fines, drivers, National Driver's Licenses (CNHs), and vehicle-related charges. The platform offers an integrated application designed to streamline the retrieval of information regarding fines and vehicular debts from various traffic agencies. By consolidating public data into a single intelligent system, XMultas enables users to efficiently manage traffic tickets, reduce time spent on paperwork, and enhance fleet safety. The company's services also include the preparation of essential documents such as traffic fine appeals, driver indication forms, and liability terms, positioning it as a comprehensive solution for individuals and organizations dealing with traffic-related issues.
Cellulant
Series C in 2018
Cellulant Corporation is a prominent multinational payments company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on digitizing payments across Africa's major economies. Founded in 2004, Cellulant offers a comprehensive mobile payments platform that connects businesses and governments, facilitating various consumer payment solutions. Its key products include Mula, a versatile payment platform; Agrikore, a blockchain-based tool designed for the agriculture sector that streamlines contracting and digital payments; and Tingg, which enables users to manage card, bank, and bill payments seamlessly. By providing locally relevant payment solutions, Cellulant addresses the intricate needs of global, regional, and local merchants, making it easier for them to collect and make payments in multiple currencies.
Elo Concursos
Seed Round in 2014
Elo Concursos is a Brazilian educational institution that specializes in online preparatory courses for civil servant examinations. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Campo Grande, the organization offers a dynamic class model that allows students to interact with instructors in real time, enhancing the learning experience compared to traditional distance learning. The curriculum is tailored to align with upcoming competitions, incorporating relevant banking issues and providing specialized training for teachers to improve student success rates. Elo Concursos aims to facilitate effective preparation for public competitions, thereby increasing the likelihood of student approval in these examinations.
Data Mundus
Venture Round in 2013
Data Mundus is a company that specializes in transforming documents and publications, whether structured or unstructured, analog or digital, into actionable data and information. Founded after a successful business plan presentation at the XI Entrepreneurship Marathon at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, the company launched its first product, Judi LEI, in 2012. This service allows organizations to monitor relevant information published in electronic journals across various government levels. As a startup, Data Mundus participated in the Startup Brasil program, which led to the development of Tem Erro?, an innovative automated accounting audit service that requires no human intervention. The company is currently introducing iXtract ECM, a product that automatically recognizes, classifies, and indexes digital documents, providing a dynamic search interface without the need for manual input. Data Mundus is incubated at the Information Technology Development Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, continuing to enhance its offerings in data management and information verification.