Alder is an e-commerce company that specializes in outdoor apparel designed specifically for women. It stands out in the market by offering inclusive sizing ranging from XS to 4X, which is significantly broader than the typical size range found in outdoor and athletic apparel brands. The company emphasizes female-focused design and prioritizes sustainable and ethical production practices. Alder's brand identity is characterized by a playful approach, contrasting sharply with the performance-driven and often intense image of existing outdoor brands. This combination of inclusivity, thoughtful design, and commitment to sustainability enables Alder to cater to a diverse customer base seeking comfort and style in outdoor clothing.
TermScout is a sales intelligence company based in Louisville, Colorado, that focuses on providing actionable tenant information to business-to-business sales professionals. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products including CRE Scout, which assists commercial real estate brokers and owners in prospecting new customers; Retail Scout, which helps retailers monitor competitor lease expirations; and Move Scout, designed for service providers to track corporate relocations. TermScout aims to streamline the contracting process by ensuring contract transparency, which fosters trust and enhances relationships between buyers and vendors. The company delivers valuable insights through summaries of vendor contracts, comparisons with competitors, and industry reports that inform legal teams about contractual terms. By offering these resources, TermScout enables buyers to expedite contract reviews and achieve significant cost savings, while also aiding vendors in their sales processes through its Sales Accelerator Program.
Retail Aware Inc., founded in 2016 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, specializes in developing wireless sensors that provide real-time insights into consumer behavior and retail execution. The company's Business-Intelligence-as-a-Sensor technology counts people, tracks actions, and triggers alerts, enabling brands and retailers to uncover shelf-level opportunities for optimizing merchandising and enhancing the return on investment of trade and field marketing initiatives. Retail Aware's sensors measure various metrics, including audience engagement, footfall, dwell time, temperature, and motion, and offer insights through a web portal, dashboards, and report streaming via API. Additionally, Retail Aware provides services related to integration, Internet of Things (IoT), and digital signage connectivity, serving a diverse clientele that includes manufacturers, retailers, and advertisers.
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.
Priori Legal, Inc. develops a legal platform to find, hire, and manage lawyers. The company's platform offers to hire lawyers by submitting a request, receiving matches, hiring the lawyer, and scaling the team. The company's platform also offers document sharing tools, billing and payments, and actionable data insights. Priori Legal, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.
EarlyBird is a Fintech gifting platform that simplifies investing for parents, while empowering friends and family to seamlessly gift financial contributions to the children in their life. EarlyBird is transforming financial gifting, making it personal, purposeful, and timeless.
Caraway is on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic ceramic cookware that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with. Simply put, our products are designed to make your life easier and healthier, no matter your level of expertise.
The company's products are made with naturally smooth ceramic, not polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)—a chemical that can leach toxic substances into food and the air.
Caraway was founded in 2018 and is based in New York City.
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.
Outlaw is a company for adventurous people, by adventurous people. We live like the products we make: we love campfire, whiskey, and ill-advised explosions... standing a little too close, but being sure to wear fire-proof clothes. Russ and I have built a business around what we find fun and interesting. It’s not for everyone… We get a lot of bruises in the regular course of life. Our hair is usually a mess. I probably have dirty fingernails. But it’s our life, and it’s pretty darn fun. If that sounds fun to you (or someone you know), you’ll probably like our products.
Casetext, Inc. is an automated legal research company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based tools for lawyers and legal firms. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers its flagship product, CARA, an AI-powered research assistant that enhances legal research efficiency. CARA analyzes uploaded documents, conducts algorithmic queries across a comprehensive legal database, and identifies relevant case law, allowing legal professionals to find pertinent authorities more quickly. Casetext's technology is widely adopted by a range of legal practitioners, from large Am Law 100 firms to solo practitioners, and is designed to improve the accuracy and speed of legal research by focusing on the context of inquiries. The company was established by a team of former litigators, data scientists, and AI engineers dedicated to transforming the legal research landscape.
PartySlate, Inc. operates a website for event professionals worldwide. Its platform enables users to browse, search, and save event ideas for weddings, fundraisers, mitzvahs, birthdays, milestones, holidays, corporate events, etc. posted by event professionals; and provides images from decor companies, event planners, caterers, photographers, venues, entertainers, and more. The company also connects users with event professionals. PartySlate, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
LegalMation is an AI technology company that provides tools to help attorneys and legal professionals automate routine litigation tasks, allowing them to focus on more valuable tasks in their practice. It aims to redefine the way these professionals provide value to their clients, whether as outside or in-house legal counsel. For corporate legal departments, LegalMation tools will provide in-house attorneys and paralegals unparalleled time and cost savings, standardized and consistent documentation, and ultimately the ability to outsource less. It also allows law firms to achieve higher per-attorney profitability and efficiency. LegalMation was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Baboon is a manufacturer of backpacks intended to offer various types of adventure bags. The company's range of offerings includes various types of bags, which are made up of different materials and comes in different colors, shapes and sizes, enabling users to carry their belongings safely.
Casetext, Inc. is an automated legal research company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based tools for lawyers and legal firms. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers its flagship product, CARA, an AI-powered research assistant that enhances legal research efficiency. CARA analyzes uploaded documents, conducts algorithmic queries across a comprehensive legal database, and identifies relevant case law, allowing legal professionals to find pertinent authorities more quickly. Casetext's technology is widely adopted by a range of legal practitioners, from large Am Law 100 firms to solo practitioners, and is designed to improve the accuracy and speed of legal research by focusing on the context of inquiries. The company was established by a team of former litigators, data scientists, and AI engineers dedicated to transforming the legal research landscape.
PartySlate, Inc. operates a website for event professionals worldwide. Its platform enables users to browse, search, and save event ideas for weddings, fundraisers, mitzvahs, birthdays, milestones, holidays, corporate events, etc. posted by event professionals; and provides images from decor companies, event planners, caterers, photographers, venues, entertainers, and more. The company also connects users with event professionals. PartySlate, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Private Equity Round in 2018
Evidox is a high-quality provider of eDiscovery and litigation technology services including preservation, collection, processing, hosting, production and presentation of electronic evidence. Evidox was founded with the goal of differentiating the company from other vendors by maintaining a legal-centric approach focused on simultaneously reducing the cost and improving the quality of eDiscovery.
The Minte provides hotel-style housekeeping services, utilizing a building-centric model for staffing its housekeepers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company allows customers to book its services conveniently through an app or by pressing a button located outside their door. This innovative approach aims to streamline the housekeeping experience, catering to the needs of busy individuals and families seeking reliable cleaning solutions.
Popular Pays is a platform connecting content creators with brands who want the content to tell their stories. They’re a true tech company, with an in-house built iOS app (for creators) and dashboard (for brands) that delivers direct communication, workflow tools & powerful statistics. Pop Pays is a Facebook Marketing Partner and its software is used to power the Pinterest Pin Collective community.
It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
haku is an event management application that enables event organizers to plan, manage, promote, and sell-out their events such as running, cycling, and other sports events. It supports organizers by providing free, state-of-the-art tools to plan their events, track their progress, engage their participants, and meet their goals. haku was launched in 2013 and is based in Miami, Florida.
Heureka provides organizations with tools to help them solve challenges related to managing unstructured data. Its platform makes it fast and easy to search and manage your data across your entire enterprise. It gives you real-time access to unstructured data on network file systems, servers, VM’s, laptops and desktops in order to respond to eDiscovery requests, comply with GDPR & privacy regulations and to automate information governance policies.
Esquify, Inc. operates an online document review platform for law firms. The platform allows individual reviewer performance analytics, team performance data & reviewer comparison, virtual supervision, real-time productivity analysis, overturn analytics, reviewer/document statistics, and built in communication services. Esquify, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of December 5, 2018, Esquify, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Xcellence, Inc.
Classkick is the place where students do work, and get helps from teachers and classmates. Teachers make a assignments on Classkick, check detailed individual understanding, give instant help. Students can raise their hand privately and give peer-to-peer feedback. The technology is hyper-focused on increasing student learning and helping teachers be even more effective.
Interior Define Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets furniture products. It offers sofas, occasional chairs, and chaise and L-sectionals. It also provides custom furniture products. The company offers products through its showroom, as well as online. Interior Define Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Realvision is an immersive media technology company that builds 3D media solutions for the real estate industry. Realvision is a technology platform built to support real estate agents, created for professional photographers.
Stonegate Capital Holdings, LLC is a private credit investment firm that specializes in providing financing solutions to established lower-middle market businesses and emerging brands. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the firm offers a range of collateral-backed loan products, including stretch loans, secured term loans, buyout loans, growth capital, recurring revenue loans, and re-discount lending. Stonegate serves various industries, such as manufacturing, consumer brands, media, retail, business services, software, and real estate. As traditional debt capital sources tighten their lending practices due to increasing risks and regulations, Stonegate Capital has positioned itself as a reliable provider of liquidity for borrowers across diverse economic conditions.
Mack Weldon is a designer and retailer of men's clothing. It specializes in clothing products that include men's underwear, T-shirts, socks, bottoms, and other accessories. Mack Weldon is dedicated to reinventing men's basics.
It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York.
Luxury Garage Sale, Inc. is a consignment boutique and e-commerce platform based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in the sale of luxury designer clothing, shoes, handbags, and jewelry. Established in 2010, the company offers a curated selection of high-end fashion items, including bags, dresses, jackets, accessories, and costume jewelry, ensuring a unique shopping experience for consumers. Luxury Garage Sale operates physical stores in Chicago, Highland Park, and Dallas, while also providing an online platform for customers to access standout items from renowned luxury brands. The company focuses on offering luxury fashion at accessible prices through its consignment model, allowing customers to enjoy premium products while promoting sustainability in fashion.
Semantify enables you to have meaningful conversations with your enterprise data spread across multiple databases… With Semantify, you get more meaningful insights from your data than any other tool. While other tools are limited to just dashboards and pre-programmed questions, Semantify is the only solution to iteratively explore your data universe and get instant answers using natural language questions on your laptop. Semantify enables business users to combine their business knowledge with the data universe and instantly extract meaningful insights from it, without depending on data experts for data extraction. It is like having conversations with your data - you ask english language questions through a google like interface, and you get instant answers… No data can hide from Semantify. If data exists somewhere, Semantify will hunt it down. It will help track down trends, identify patterns and enable you to perform predictive analytics as well… Semantify is the first in the industry to achieve an intersection of self service business intelligence functionality with semantic search engine to explore enterprise data using natural language queries. This engine powers real time, meaning based search on structured, unstructured and semi-structured data lying across multiple, large, fragmented and disparate databases. The unified, open platform enables fast creation of customized solutions through a simple console based tool. This solution is proven at major banks, large consumer retail stores, healthcare equipment manufacturers and communication chipset providers.
Private Equity Round in 2016
Forensicon,is the forensic division of QDiscovery, is a computer forensics firm specializing in intellectual property.
Simple Mills, Inc. produces and sells almond flour baking mixes. It offers pumpkin and banana muffins, bread, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate muffins and cakes, pancakes and waffles, pizza dough, and vanilla cake mixes. The company sells its products through wholesalers, retailers, and online stores, as well as online. Simple Mills, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Mouth Foods is an online platform that specializes in small-batch foods, offering a diverse selection of products such as beverages, condiments, candy, snacks, spreads, and more. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company curates handmade, organic, and gluten-free specialty items sourced from artisan makers across the United States. This allows customers to discover unique and distinctive gifts suitable for various occasions while supporting independent producers in growing their businesses.
Graphite is a technology platform that helps companies accelerate business performance with on-demand experts, consultants, and executives. Leading investment firms, professional services firms and Fortune 1000 companies turn to Graphite to access hard-to-find skills, alleviate bandwidth constraints, drive major organizational change, and innovate faster.
RevCascade Inc. is a technology company that specializes in marketplace automation software, headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Los Angeles. Established in 2015, the company focuses on connecting brands with retailers and facilitating retailer-consumer interactions. Its platform allows brands to manage products, pricing, and merchandising efficiently while enabling retailers to track vendor performance and inventory in real-time. By streamlining the lifecycle of dropship transactions—from purchase orders to invoicing—RevCascade empowers retailers, vendors, and clients to enhance their online marketplace operations. Through its solutions, the company aims to help businesses increase revenue and save time by providing comprehensive control over their product offerings.
Private Equity Round in 2015
QDiscovery is a provider of electronic data and document management solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the United States. The company collaborates with clients to execute proactive and flexible solutions to give a strategic advantage. The company provides cost-effective and defensible results, and have a desirable track record in an industry where experience and expertise are the differentiators. Its leadership team and staff of life long electronic discovery specialists are willing to become valued members of the case team. QDiscovery was founded on 2011 and is headquartered in New London, Connecticut.
Rentable is an internet company that specializes in providing a web-based platform that allows its users to conduct an online internet apartment search. The company was established in 2011 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mack Weldon is a designer and retailer of men's clothing. It specializes in clothing products that include men's underwear, T-shirts, socks, bottoms, and other accessories. Mack Weldon is dedicated to reinventing men's basics.
It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York.
NowThis Media, Inc. is a digital video news outlet that specializes in producing short video news clips tailored for social media and mobile audiences. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company targets 18 to 34-year-olds who prefer mobile devices and social platforms as their primary sources for news and commentary. NowThis distributes its content across various platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, and its mobile applications for iOS and Android. The company aims to engage young adults by addressing trends in digital consumption through original news content that is both captivating and relevant. Co-founders Kenneth Lerer and Eric Hippeau, both of whom were instrumental in the creation of the Huffington Post, recognized a gap in video news designed specifically for mobile viewers, leading to the establishment of NowThis. The company has garnered support from notable investors, securing funding to enhance its offerings.
BucketFeet, Inc., doing business as BucketFeet, designs and manufactures shoes for men, women, and children. It also offers tees, hoodies, and socks. The company provides its products online. BucketFeet, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of October 23, 2017, BucketFeet, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SkinnyCorp, LLC.