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 Collaborative Consumption

Accrue Savings

Series A in 2022
Accrue Savings is an online savings platform designed to assist customers in planning and saving for future purchases. The platform offers merchant-embedded savings accounts that allow users to set aside money for specific items while earning cash rewards. This approach not only encourages responsible saving but also enhances the shopping experience by providing incentives directly linked to customer savings goals. By collaborating with various brands, Accrue Savings enables shoppers to receive cash rewards as they work towards their desired purchases, promoting a more strategic approach to managing everyday expenses.

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.

Accrue Savings

Seed Round in 2021
Accrue Savings is an online savings platform designed to assist customers in planning and saving for future purchases. The platform offers merchant-embedded savings accounts that allow users to set aside money for specific items while earning cash rewards. This approach not only encourages responsible saving but also enhances the shopping experience by providing incentives directly linked to customer savings goals. By collaborating with various brands, Accrue Savings enables shoppers to receive cash rewards as they work towards their desired purchases, promoting a more strategic approach to managing everyday expenses.

Cleancult

Series B in 2021
Cleancult is a company focused on creating sustainable cleaning products that reduce reliance on single-use plastics. It manufactures refillable items in aluminum bottles and offers all-natural laundry detergents in the form of cleaning pods. These pods contain powerful stain-fighting ingredients and a non-toxic formula, making them suitable for customers with sensitive or allergy-prone skin. By promoting eco-friendly practices and providing effective cleaning solutions, Cleancult aims to support a sustainable lifestyle for its consumers.

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.

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.

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.

By HumanKind

Seed Round in 2019
By Humankind, Inc. is a New York-based company that develops and manufactures natural personal care products with a focus on sustainability. Founded in 2017, the brand offers a range of items, including deodorants, mouthwash tablets, and shampoo bars, designed to reduce single-use plastic waste by 90 percent or more compared to traditional products. By Humankind emphasizes a refillable model that allows consumers to minimize their environmental impact while enjoying clean-ingredient solutions. The company utilizes eco-friendly materials, such as hyaluronic acid, and packages its products in reused plastics. By Humankind aims to create a community-driven approach to personal care, measuring the collective environmental impact of its users over time.

Cleancult

Seed Round in 2018
Cleancult is a company focused on creating sustainable cleaning products that reduce reliance on single-use plastics. It manufactures refillable items in aluminum bottles and offers all-natural laundry detergents in the form of cleaning pods. These pods contain powerful stain-fighting ingredients and a non-toxic formula, making them suitable for customers with sensitive or allergy-prone skin. By promoting eco-friendly practices and providing effective cleaning solutions, Cleancult aims to support a sustainable lifestyle for its consumers.

Cleancult

Seed Round in 2018
Cleancult is a company focused on creating sustainable cleaning products that reduce reliance on single-use plastics. It manufactures refillable items in aluminum bottles and offers all-natural laundry detergents in the form of cleaning pods. These pods contain powerful stain-fighting ingredients and a non-toxic formula, making them suitable for customers with sensitive or allergy-prone skin. By promoting eco-friendly practices and providing effective cleaning solutions, Cleancult aims to support a sustainable lifestyle for its consumers.

Collective Retreats

Seed Round in 2017
Collective Retreats is a hospitality company that specializes in providing luxury tent accommodations and cabins in scenic locations such as Vail, Montana, Hudson Valley, Sonoma, and Hill Country, Texas. Founded in 2015 and based in Denver, Colorado, the company focuses on creating unique guest experiences by offering a range of on-site and off-site dining options, including meals, snacks, and beverages. In addition to accommodations, Collective Retreats organizes various activities for guests, such as winery tours, fly fishing, horseback riding, jeep excursions, zip line adventures, and white-water rafting. The company's asset-light model allows it to operate in vibrant destinations while delivering a high level of comfort and hospitality comparable to five-star hotels.

Wholeshare

Seed Round in 2015
Wholeshare is an online marketplace for sustainable and organic food. Our investors in the food space call us "Whole Foods for the 99%". Only one quarter of the US lives in an area that can support a store like Whole Foods because of the volumes needed to run a natural foods supermarket with 25K products. However, demand for sustainable products is widespread (>$100B/yr) and rapidly growing. Wholeshare enables consumers in every US geography to buy sustainable food at wholesale prices through shopping as a group. Wholeshare members shop for their groceries online and receive products directly from natural food distributors and local food hubs. By tapping into existing wholesale networks, our members are able to save money and get access to foods that they might not have in their communities. Wholeshare's group-based model solves the last mile problems that have plagued food distribution. We recently started offering 25K products nationally through a partnership with UNFI, the largest natural food distributor in the US. Our sales from that offering has been increasing 65% month-over-month since August, and our total sales currently average about $170K per month. We are proud to have been funded by venture investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, 500 Startups, and BoxGroup, as well as several impact investors with deep expertise in the food space.

Colu

Seed Round in 2015
Colu Technologies Ltd. is a company that focuses on creating open-source technology protocols utilizing blockchain to facilitate direct exchanges of digital cash. Founded in 2014 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Colu offers a range of solutions including a control panel for generating local currencies, a mobile app for users to send and receive payments while exploring their local economy, and merchant tools for accepting payments and managing transactions. The company aims to foster economic and social change within local communities by empowering them to take control of their financial ecosystems. Through its innovative financial solutions, Colu enables users to engage in everyday transactions while promoting local businesses and economic growth.

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.

Niche

Seed Round in 2014
They're a community of relevant and influential social media creators, prominent on rising platforms like Vine, Instagram and Tumblr. With both software and services, they help creators engage, thrive and monetize. Their partners — leading brands, studios, start-ups, and agencies — look to Niche to supercharge their social presences. Alongside their creators, they help partners acquire new users, develop audience, generate buzz and solicit engagement.

Wholeshare

Convertible Note in 2013
Wholeshare is an online marketplace for sustainable and organic food. Our investors in the food space call us "Whole Foods for the 99%". Only one quarter of the US lives in an area that can support a store like Whole Foods because of the volumes needed to run a natural foods supermarket with 25K products. However, demand for sustainable products is widespread (>$100B/yr) and rapidly growing. Wholeshare enables consumers in every US geography to buy sustainable food at wholesale prices through shopping as a group. Wholeshare members shop for their groceries online and receive products directly from natural food distributors and local food hubs. By tapping into existing wholesale networks, our members are able to save money and get access to foods that they might not have in their communities. Wholeshare's group-based model solves the last mile problems that have plagued food distribution. We recently started offering 25K products nationally through a partnership with UNFI, the largest natural food distributor in the US. Our sales from that offering has been increasing 65% month-over-month since August, and our total sales currently average about $170K per month. We are proud to have been funded by venture investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, 500 Startups, and BoxGroup, as well as several impact investors with deep expertise in the food space.

Eleven James

Seed Round in 2013
Eleven James is a membership brand that is introducing a modern luxury experience. Through a subscription model, the company lets members select and wear the world’s most beautiful timepieces for a few months at a time, allowing them to discover, explore, and play in a world of luxury that has been restricted by the burdens of commitment and ownership. The company has pioneered a first-of-its-kind consignment channel for this asset class, creating a unique supply that reflects a diversity and depth of luxury timepieces unmatched and untapped by traditional wholesalers and retailers.

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.

Kitchensurfing

Series A in 2013
Kitchensurfing, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects chefs with individuals seeking personalized dining experiences. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the platform allows users to hire chefs for various occasions, including home-cooked meals, private parties, and cooking lessons. By focusing on the importance of shared meals, Kitchensurfing aims to revive the communal dining experience that has diminished in modern households. The service offers a convenient solution for busy families and couples, providing freshly prepared meals in under 30 minutes at a competitive price. Customers can choose from multiple options, whether it be a same-day chef for a casual dinner or a specialized event for larger gatherings. Kitchensurfing emphasizes sustainability by sourcing locally-grown ingredients, enabling chefs to create high-quality dishes tailored to individual preferences. Through its innovative approach, Kitchensurfing seeks to foster connections and enrich the dining experience for users in the comfort of their own homes.

Pickie

Seed Round in 2012
Pickie is a personalized shopping application designed for the iPad that reimagines the catalog shopping experience. It combines elements of a magazine and a catalog, curating content based on users' personal styles, favorite brands, and trending products from various retailers and social media feeds. The platform enriches the shopping experience by providing actionable insights and recommendations tailored to individual preferences. Recognized as one of the top apps in its category, Pickie has been highlighted as one of the essential apps for catalog shopping in the App Store.

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

Little Black Bag

Series B in 2012
Little Black Bag is loosely based on a Japanese tradition known as the "Lucky Bag Sale." During the event, retailers sell mystery bags of products and customers buy these bags and trade the items inside with their friends. LBB is bringing this exciting shopping concept to the US and putting it online for the first time ever!

Little Black Bag

Series A in 2012
Little Black Bag is loosely based on a Japanese tradition known as the "Lucky Bag Sale." During the event, retailers sell mystery bags of products and customers buy these bags and trade the items inside with their friends. LBB is bringing this exciting shopping concept to the US and putting it online for the first time ever!

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.

CustomMade

Series A in 2011
CustomMade Ventures Corp. is an online marketplace that connects consumers seeking unique, customized home furnishings and other personalized items with professional makers. Founded in 1996 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the platform features a diverse range of products, including furniture, jewelry, home décor, and outdoor furnishings. Over the years, CustomMade has expanded its network from a small community of carpenters to over 12,000 skilled makers across various trades. The company aims to provide a seamless experience for buyers by combining personalized customer service with the expertise of its makers, making custom goods accessible and efficient to procure.

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.

Clothia

Series A in 2011
Clothia, Inc. is an innovative online platform that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to create virtual closets and mix and match outfits. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, Clothia enables users to explore their personal style and share it with others through interactive features. Users can try on clothes virtually using augmented reality via their webcams, browse friends' virtual closets, and create outfits for one another. The platform also offers opportunities to purchase items, discover global fashion trends, and engage with content such as video interviews featuring designers and trendsetters. By making online shopping social and interactive, Clothia fosters a community of fashion enthusiasts who can connect and inspire each other.

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.

SwipeGood

Venture Round in 2011
SwipeGood is a platform that enables users to support charitable causes effortlessly by rounding up their credit or debit card purchases to the nearest dollar. When users enroll their cards, the platform aggregates their transactions and automatically donates the spare change to the charities of their choice. This simple mechanism allows individuals to contribute to philanthropic efforts with minimal effort, effectively turning everyday spending into a means of giving back. Through this innovative approach, SwipeGood facilitates small but meaningful contributions to various charitable organizations.

The Shared Web

Convertible Note in 2011
The Shared Web is an online content discovery platform that allows users to access and share personalized news feeds from across the internet. Founded by Nicolae Rusan, Nav Patel, and Kareem Amin, the platform is based in New York, USA. Its primary goal is to enhance the way individuals consume and disseminate information, providing tailored news experiences that cater to users' preferences.

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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