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

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LiveControl

Series A in 2021
LiveControl is your dedicated camera operator, controlled remotely for a fraction of the price. No more managing volunteers, expensive outside hires, or boring wide shots. LiveControl integrates directly with existing livestream equipment and servers such as StreamSpot and Boxcast. Need equipment? LiveControl also provides the best streaming equipment and installation for the lowest price on the market. Outsource your camera work with LiveControl today.

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.

OfficeHours

Seed Round in 2021
Office Hours is a knowledge-sharing platform that helps people get paid to share their unique professional experiences.Advisors join our marketplace to get paid for hosting their own virtual office hours. Clients can book advisors directly for conversations to gain unique insights on industry trends, customer perspectives, and go-to-market strategies.

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.

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.

Crayon

Series A in 2019
Crayon, Inc. is a market intelligence company that provides businesses with tools to track, analyze, and respond to external market activities. Its platform allows users to capture and assess information from over 7 million sources, utilizing artificial intelligence to prioritize insights. Crayon's offerings include an intelligence and analysis platform, a marketing intelligence tool, and a website inspiration platform, all designed to support informed decision-making. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company was originally established as M80 Labs, Inc. and rebranded to Crayon, Inc. in June 2017.

CrowdAI

Seed Round in 2017
CrowdAI, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-as-a-service platform, focusing on the analysis of imagery and video from various sources, including autonomous vehicles, satellites, and drones. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, CrowdAI empowers users to create custom machine learning models tailored to their specific needs without requiring a data science background or coding skills. Its comprehensive platform simplifies the transition from raw data to actionable insights, allowing enterprises to efficiently deploy machine learning models in production environments. This capability enables users to leverage real-time data for informed operational decision-making, enhancing the effectiveness of their projects and applications.

Crayon

Seed Round in 2016
Crayon, Inc. is a market intelligence company that provides businesses with tools to track, analyze, and respond to external market activities. Its platform allows users to capture and assess information from over 7 million sources, utilizing artificial intelligence to prioritize insights. Crayon's offerings include an intelligence and analysis platform, a marketing intelligence tool, and a website inspiration platform, all designed to support informed decision-making. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company was originally established as M80 Labs, Inc. and rebranded to Crayon, Inc. in June 2017.

Workpop

Venture Round in 2016
Workpop, Inc. is an online job posting and hiring platform headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and was incorporated in 2014. It serves both job seekers and employers, offering a comprehensive suite of tools for candidate sourcing, applicant screening, employee onboarding, and team management. As a subsidiary of Cornerstone OnDemand, Workpop distinguishes itself by focusing on the candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Its technology automates sourcing and engages candidates from the initial job posting, while its user-friendly screening tools facilitate effective communication between hiring managers and applicants. Additionally, Workpop provides a paperless onboarding system that reduces costs and enables new hires to contribute effectively from their first day. The platform is particularly tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, enhancing their ability to attract and hire top talent in a competitive market.

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.

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.

CrowdTangle

Venture Round in 2014
CrowdTangle is a social media tracking and discovery platform that simplifies the process of finding and monitoring content across various social networks. Its online tools enable users to analyze and report on trends, helping them understand how public content spreads on social media. By providing insights into social media dynamics, CrowdTangle assists users in effectively tracking the performance of content and staying informed about relevant discussions and developments online.

Quire

Series A in 2014
Quire Communities Inc. is a New York-based company that develops web-based project and task management software. Founded in 2013 and originally known as Alphaworks, the company rebranded in April 2015. Quire focuses on enhancing report productivity and quality through its online platform, which streamlines workflow management and data analytics. The software assists organizations in optimizing the writing, tracking, and management of report-writing projects, facilitating faster data entry, peer reviews, and report assembly. By improving these processes, Quire enables companies to produce reports more efficiently, ultimately saving time and increasing overall productivity.

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.

Wonder

Seed Round in 2013
Wonder is a research service headquartered in New York that offers a platform for answering business questions through a combination of artificial intelligence and human expertise. Founded in 2012, the company provides clients, ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, with access to a global network of researchers who specialize in fact-finding and analysis. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to gather context, suggest exploration angles, and present preliminary findings, which are then verified and expanded upon by human analysts. This approach enables clients to save time while obtaining valuable insights, statistics, and curated information tailored to their specific needs.

PopExpert

Seed Round in 2013
PopExpert operates an online learning marketplace that connects individuals with top experts across various fields, including life skills, work-related competencies, and personal development. Users can access original classes and personalized coaching from thousands of experts globally, facilitating learning from the comfort of their homes or while on the go. The platform offers guidance through video chat, allowing learners to discover, hire, and interact with experts in real-time. Additionally, PopExpert provides a subscription option for unlimited access to a wide range of video and audio classes, catering to learners at different stages of their educational journey. With participants from over 90 countries, PopExpert aims to enhance productivity, well-being, and personal growth through expert-led education.

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.

Splash

Convertible Note in 2013
Billions of dollars are spent on worldwide events each year, making them one of the most expensive aspects of the marketing budget. Splash is the world's first tool that optimizes and validates that spend - featuring a fully integrated platform that empowers event producers to design beautiful event pages, own every lead, sell tickets and seamlessly manage communications to deliver maximum ROI.

Seen

Convertible Note in 2012
Seen is a technology company dedicated to enhancing the way people connect with events and stories in real time. Its innovative platform focuses on identifying significant trends within the vast amount of information available on the web, utilizing advanced algorithms to reconstruct narratives from social data. The company's mission revolves around making events more visible and fostering deeper connections among individuals and their collective experiences. Seen's technology is rooted in award-winning research and has gained recognition through its selection for The New York Times incubator initiative, TimeSpace. Through its tools, Seen aims to create a new type of media that emphasizes real-time engagement and storytelling.

Poptip

Convertible Note in 2012
Poptip is a conversation analysis platform that helps brands and media fully understand public opinion in real-time and make decisions quickly based on that opinion. The platform simultaneously empowers the public’s voice and turns their opinions into actionable data. Poptip’s clients include L’Oreal, NBA, ESPN, NFL, Spotify, Budweiser and Yoplait. The New York-based company was founded in 2012 by Kelsey Falter. Poptip has raised $2.4 million to date in funding notably from Lerer Ventures, SoftBank Capital and RSE Ventures. For more information, please visit www.poptip.com.

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.

Wander

Seed Round in 2012
Wander is a platform that enables users to share and experience the world through curated visual content. Founded by Jeremy Fisher and Keenan Cummings, the company emerged from the TechStars NYC Summer 2012 program. Wander allows individuals to create and package a collection of photographs and GIFs, facilitating an engaging way to showcase experiences and memories. The platform focuses on enhancing the sharing experience, making it accessible and visually appealing for users.

Fancy Hands

Convertible Note in 2011
Fancy Hands, Inc. provides assistant services and provides solutions for businesses, and developers.in the United States. It allows businesses to expense reports, creating target lists, find contact info, and data entry; and research, calling, scheduling, purchases, and concierge assistance. It provides assistance to employees in personal to-dos, waiting on hold, travel itineraries, home service provider vetting, activity event planning, doctors’ appointments, and gift suggestions / purchases. The company offers tools, official software development kits, and third party software development kits for developers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

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.
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