BoxGroup

BoxGroup Services, LLC is a New York-based venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments, focusing primarily on pre-seed, seed, and early Series A rounds. Established in 2009, the firm invests in a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare, fintech, life sciences, e-commerce, and marketplaces, with a particular emphasis on disruptive innovations. BoxGroup typically allocates between $50,000 and $500,000 per investment and does not seek board seats or ownership stakes in the companies it funds. The firm aims to support visionary entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of developing new markets or redefining existing ones, and it actively invests in key hubs such as New York City, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles. Founded by David Tisch and Adam Rothenberg, BoxGroup is recognized for its commitment to nurturing early-stage companies that have the potential to become category-defining businesses.

Brian Aledort

CFO

Zodi Chalat

Investor

Adina Davis

Principal

Claire Goldsmith

Investor

Disha Karale

Investor

Nimi Katragadda

Partner and Investor

Gregory Rosen

Investor and Partner

Greg Rosen

Partner

Adam Rothenberg

Partner

Claire Smilow

Executive Investor

Past deals in Collaboration

Circle

Series A in 2021
Circle is a community platform that brings together the creators' discussions, memberships, and content. The company was founded by Sid Yadav, Rudy Santino, and Andrew Guttormsen.

Hex Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a collaborative data workspace platform intended to streamline the entire analytics workflow. The company's platform empowers everyone to ask and answer questions, work together, and build knowledge by facilitating, analyzing, and building with data and turning information into a data-driven set, enabling clients to focus on generating insight, driving decisions, and moving things forward.

Cohere

Seed Round in 2021
Cohere is an online portal that offers solutions like real-time guidance, live streams, multiple interactions, and monitoring user issues.

Cohere

Seed Round in 2021
Cohere is an online portal that offers solutions like real-time guidance, live streams, multiple interactions, and monitoring user issues.

A.Team

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of a team formation platform designed to help companies adapt and build tech in areas outside of their core competencies. The company's platform is an invite-only community of independent tech talent with diverse expertise and backgrounds that help companies pivot their product and adapt to new methods of monetization by building to share and team up on meaningful missions, enabling companies to quickly connect and form a full-stack team.

Warp

Seed Round in 2021
Warp is a developer of a Rust-based coding terminal aimed at enhancing productivity in coding and application development. Its software innovatively transforms the traditional command-line interface by dividing the terminal output into a sequence of commands, rather than presenting it as a single buffer. This approach replaces the standard character buffer with a comprehensive text editor, allowing software developers to efficiently navigate, copy, save, and share their work. Warp's terminal redefines the user experience by evolving from a single-user utility into a collaborative platform, where sessions, blocks, and environments are persistent, searchable, and easily shared via links.

Haystack

Seed Round in 2020
Haystack is a developer of business software aimed at enhancing organizational connectivity and communication. Its platform serves as a centralized hub where employees can access information about colleagues and teams, facilitating seamless collaboration. By integrating data from various enterprise systems, Haystack allows organizations to create unified profiles for individuals, teams, and projects. This approach not only improves alignment and engagement within large companies but also aids in scaling organizational culture and accelerating the onboarding process for new hires. The team at Haystack comprises professionals with backgrounds from leading technology firms, and the company has secured over $8 million in funding from notable investors.

Jam

Seed Round in 2020
Jam is a collaboration tool company based in San Francisco, California, that offers a platform designed to enhance the efficiency of product teams, particularly software developers and designers. Founded in 2020, the company provides a solution that transforms any website or product into a collaborative document, allowing users to add comments, facilitate discussions, and manage tasks seamlessly. This functionality helps teams quickly identify and address issues while streamlining communication, thereby reducing the chaos often associated with remote work. Jam's platform integrates with popular tools such as Slack, Jira, GitHub, Asana, Loom, and Figma, making it a versatile addition to the modern collaborative toolkit.

Circle

Venture Round in 2020
Circle is a community platform that brings together the creators' discussions, memberships, and content. The company was founded by Sid Yadav, Rudy Santino, and Andrew Guttormsen.

Balsa

Seed Round in 2020
Balsa is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2020 that develops software tools aimed at enhancing the productivity of builders by integrating existing platforms like Jira, GitHub, and Figma into a unified interface. By creating a second screen specifically designed for builders, Balsa enables users to streamline their workflows and focus on their projects, ultimately amplifying their impact. The company's approach emphasizes the importance of providing tailored tools that cater to the needs of builders, facilitating a more efficient and effective development process.

Cycle

Seed Round in 2020
Cycle is a developer of a versatile platform designed to support product-centric teams in managing their workflows effectively. The platform features flexible building blocks that allow for customization, enabling teams to adapt their work processes to their specific needs. Cycle's comprehensive toolset includes functionalities for workflow management, feedback management, custom forms, prioritization matrices, and customer support. It also facilitates team integration, multiplayer editing, and real-time engagement, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration among team members. By connecting customer needs with product delivery workflows, Cycle empowers teams to explore, prioritize, plan, deliver, and communicate more efficiently, ultimately aiding in the development of products that meet market demands.

IdeaFlow

Venture Round in 2019
IdeaFlow, Inc. develops a human-artificial intelligence hybrid platform aimed at enhancing the analytical capabilities of teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company focuses on creating a collaborative environment where analysts can visualize and analyze networks of information. Its platform integrates diverse data sources, allowing users to merge information from various formats and identify connections that machines alone might overlook. By combining human insight with artificial intelligence, IdeaFlow enables organizations to leverage previously stagnant data, fostering more effective decision-making and innovation.

Haystack

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Haystack is a developer of business software aimed at enhancing organizational connectivity and communication. Its platform serves as a centralized hub where employees can access information about colleagues and teams, facilitating seamless collaboration. By integrating data from various enterprise systems, Haystack allows organizations to create unified profiles for individuals, teams, and projects. This approach not only improves alignment and engagement within large companies but also aids in scaling organizational culture and accelerating the onboarding process for new hires. The team at Haystack comprises professionals with backgrounds from leading technology firms, and the company has secured over $8 million in funding from notable investors.

Geltor

Series A in 2018
Geltor, Inc. produces bioactive animal free collagens and other proteins for beauty, nutrition, and other applications. It offers Collume, a bio-designed collagen technology for skincare cellular regeneration, protection, and derma-collagen synthesis; and HumaColl21, a collagen product that delivers collagen, elastin, laminin, and fibronectin boosting effect for skin care. The company also provides vegan collagen peptides and other novel proteins for functional food and nutraceutical formulas. Geltor, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Leandro, California.

Shortcut

Seed Round in 2016
Shortcut, formerly known as Clubhouse Software, Inc., specializes in project management tools designed for software development teams. The company's primary product, Shortcut, is a platform that helps engineers plan, build, and deploy software products efficiently. It facilitates collaboration by allowing managers to track progress on tasks and coordinate with non-technical team members, such as product managers. Shortcut offers features like Clubhouse Build for creating and managing tasks, as well as a knowledge base tool called Write, which promotes documentation and collaboration among team members. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, Shortcut aims to enhance the productivity and satisfaction of software teams by providing an intuitive and structured project management experience.

Assembly

Venture Round in 2014
Assembly is a web collaboration platform that enables users to develop apps, widgets, platforms, and APIs with the help of other users. It is a global community that connects designers, developers, coders, writers, marketers, and more with each other and enables them retain the ownership of their software and receive profit for their contributions. The entire process is a collaborative effort, including vision, development, design, and marketing. Each product has App Coins, which are earned by contributing work. Assembly was launched by Dave Newman, Matthew Deiters, and Chris Lloyd in 2013 and is operated from California, United States.

Trello

Series A in 2014
Trello is an online collaboration tool designed to facilitate teamwork on various projects. It features a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface that allows users to visually organize tasks, making it easy to track progress and assignments. Available on multiple platforms, including smartphones, tablets, and desktops, Trello can be adapted for diverse uses such as managing sales pipelines, training programs, home renovations, and personal events. Developed initially by Fog Creek Software and later established as an independent company, Trello aims to enhance project management by providing a flexible and engaging environment for users.

Splice

Seed Round in 2013
Splice designs and develops a technology platform for music creators streamlines the fragmented process of creating and sharing music. It also provides artists with means to connect with fans and other artists to solicit feedback throughout every step of the process. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City.

Tomfoolery

Convertible Note in 2013
Tomfoolery is a mobile app lab founded by ex-Yahoo and AOL execs committed to making enterprise solutions more consumer-friendly. Its debut app is the conversation platform Anchor. Anchor allows users to share files from Box.com and Dropbox, syncs with Evernote, and lets companies create company directories on the platform — a listing of all employees who are on Anchor — which can be used to find email and phone details, as well as link for chatting.

Tomfoolery

Seed Round in 2013
Tomfoolery is a mobile app lab founded by ex-Yahoo and AOL execs committed to making enterprise solutions more consumer-friendly. Its debut app is the conversation platform Anchor. Anchor allows users to share files from Box.com and Dropbox, syncs with Evernote, and lets companies create company directories on the platform — a listing of all employees who are on Anchor — which can be used to find email and phone details, as well as link for chatting.

to be

Seed Round in 2012
to be is the studio space where you can collage the Internet. Create, share and collaborate in open spaces called fields. Turn your favorites into one-of-a-kind t-shirts & Prints To be allows you to collage the Internet and create prints and t-shirts

Behance

Series A in 2012
Behance is an online platform that allows creative professionals to showcase and discover work through multimedia portfolios. Launched in September 2006 by Matias Corea and Scott Belsky, it serves a wide range of creative fields including design, photography, animation, and fine arts. The platform not only enables users to display their portfolios but also fosters networking among creative communities, schools, and organizations. Additionally, Behance integrates with ProSite, a customizable portfolio site builder, and distributes creative work to other online galleries. With millions of users visiting the site monthly, Behance has become a vital resource for individuals seeking to showcase their talent and connect with opportunities in the creative industry. Its operations are based in New York, United States.

Lore

Series B in 2012
Lore (formerly Coursekit) is reshaping education for the Internet age. Lore is a community of curious people, spanning every discipline, campus, country, and age. It’s a platform for learning: a new venue for education that allows you to explore.

Skillshare

Series A in 2011
Skillshare, Inc. is an online learning community that connects creators from around the world. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the platform offers a diverse range of classes covering topics such as illustration, design, photography, video, and freelancing. Users can participate in online classes, watch video lessons, engage in projects and workshops, and even teach their own classes. By providing access to thousands of courses, Skillshare empowers individuals to explore various skills, from baking to entrepreneurship, fostering creativity and personal development in an accessible format.

Lore

Series A in 2011
Lore (formerly Coursekit) is reshaping education for the Internet age. Lore is a community of curious people, spanning every discipline, campus, country, and age. It’s a platform for learning: a new venue for education that allows you to explore.

Simperium

Convertible Note in 2010
Simperium is a [Y Combinator](/organization/y-combinator)-funded company that builds a platform for syncing content among people and their devices. They released Simplenote as a showcase of this platform.

Simperium

Seed Round in 2010
Simperium is a [Y Combinator](/organization/y-combinator)-funded company that builds a platform for syncing content among people and their devices. They released Simplenote as a showcase of this platform.
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