Life360, Inc. is a mobile application company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing family connectivity and safety. Founded in 2007, Life360 provides a platform for families to communicate, share locations, and monitor driving safety. The app, which serves millions of users in over 140 countries, offers features such as private location sharing, location history, crash detection, roadside assistance, and emergency alerts through both free and paid subscriptions. As the world's largest family-oriented social network, Life360 has over 50 million monthly active users and consistently ranks among the top social networking apps in the United States. The company's mission is to help families stay connected and secure by providing essential tools that address the needs of modern family life.
Tile gives everything the power of smart location, locating more than six million unique items every day. Leveraging its vast community that spans 195 countries, Tile’s cloud-based finding platform helps people find the things that matter to them most. The company is based in San Mateo, CA and is backed by Francisco Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and GGV Capital. For more information, please visit Tile.com.
Revenue.io
Series B in 2018
Revenue.io is an AI-powered revenue operations platform that supports high-performing teams by providing real-time guidance to enhance their sales processes. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company offers a range of services, including data and activity capture, multi-channel playbooks, buyer prioritization, conversation nudges, and sales forecasting. By analyzing data and recommending effective strategies, Revenue.io enables its customers, including notable clients like HPE, Nutanix, and AWS, to achieve predictable results and optimize their revenue operations. The platform's capabilities in conversation intelligence and performance insights empower sales representatives to improve their effectiveness and drive better outcomes.
Art of Sport
Seed Round in 2018
Art of Sport is a direct-to-consumer body care company established in 2018, focusing on products specifically designed for athletes. Founded by Matthias Metternich, Brian Lee, and Kobe Bryant, the company collaborates with elite athletes from various sports to create a tailored lineup of skincare solutions. Their offerings include deodorants, body wash, soaps, sunscreens, and pain relief creams, all formulated to enhance performance and ensure athletes feel fresh. Art of Sport sells its products directly to consumers in the United States through its website, emphasizing a commitment to meeting the unique personal care needs of athletes.
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.
The Players' Tribune
Series B in 2017
The Players' Tribune is a prominent sports content platform that focuses on athlete-driven storytelling. Founded in 2014 by Derek Jeter and acquired by Minute Media in 2019, the platform enables athletes to share their personal narratives through various forms of media, including long and short-form stories, video series, and podcasts. By providing athletes with the tools and resources necessary to create authentic content, The Players' Tribune fosters a direct connection between athletes and their fans, allowing for a deeper understanding of the athletes' experiences and perspectives. The platform has successfully redefined the relationship between sports and culture on a global scale, emphasizing the voices of the athletes themselves.
HouseCanary
Series A in 2017
HouseCanary, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online data platform focused on providing home valuations, forecasts, and market analytics specifically for the residential real estate sector. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in San Antonio, Texas, and Boulder, Colorado, HouseCanary's platform offers a range of services including mortgage leads, valuation reports, and a specialized tool for appraisers to generate necessary documentation and analyses at property sites. By leveraging extensive historical data and proprietary analytics, the company delivers actionable insights to its users, which include Fortune 100 banks, homebuilders, and real estate professionals. Additionally, HouseCanary provides an Analytics API that allows users to integrate detailed market data into their enterprise systems and workflows, thereby enhancing decision-making in buying and selling properties.
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.
All Def is a multi-platform digital media company and entertainment hub that focuses on curating and connecting a new generation of content creators with global audiences. The company embraces multiracial cultural entertainment in various forms, producing original programming related to hip-hop, comedy, poetry, and social justice. It supports artists and cultural influencers, including comics, writers, directors, actors, poets, and musicians, through diverse channels such as a record label, television and film development, and artist management. Additionally, All Def engages in brand partnerships and live events, allowing viewers to experience hip-hop and other cultural expressions in innovative ways.
Reserve Media
Venture Round in 2016
Reserve Media, Inc. is a hospitality technology company that offers a digital dining concierge service designed to connect restaurants with diners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston, Reserve provides a platform that allows customers to discover restaurants, make reservations, and receive personalized services, while also enabling restaurants to enhance their customer relationship management and gain valuable insights into their operations. The platform aims to reduce reservation cancellations and improve the overall dining experience by streamlining the booking process. Reserve has established partnerships with numerous renowned chefs and restaurateurs, positioning itself as a leading resource in the industry. The service is accessible through a mobile app available for both iOS and Android devices. As of 2018, Reserve Media operates as a subsidiary of Resy Network, Inc.
Juicero, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cold-press juicing systems designed for making raw and organic juices from fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Juicero offers a home juicing system that simplifies the process of cold-pressing by allowing users to produce fresh juice with the touch of a button. The company also provides a range of juice packs, including sweet greens, spicy greens, carrot beet, and sweet roots, which are designed to enhance the juicing experience. Additionally, Juicero has developed an application that connects to its juicing system, providing users with information about the nutritional content of their juice and enabling them to track their juicing activities and manage deliveries. The company's mission is to encourage increased consumption of fresh produce, reflecting a commitment to promoting health and wellness.
DyshApp
Angel Round in 2015
Tired of studying menus? Looking for the best burger around? Instantly find the best dishes at a specific restaurant or search for the best of a dish nearby. Game changer!
The Players' Tribune
Series A in 2015
The Players' Tribune is a prominent sports content platform that focuses on athlete-driven storytelling. Founded in 2014 by Derek Jeter and acquired by Minute Media in 2019, the platform enables athletes to share their personal narratives through various forms of media, including long and short-form stories, video series, and podcasts. By providing athletes with the tools and resources necessary to create authentic content, The Players' Tribune fosters a direct connection between athletes and their fans, allowing for a deeper understanding of the athletes' experiences and perspectives. The platform has successfully redefined the relationship between sports and culture on a global scale, emphasizing the voices of the athletes themselves.
Represent
Seed Round in 2015
Represent is a crowd-selling platform that enables actors, athletes, creators, and musicians to offer official merchandise, including clothing and accessories. The company provides an easy-to-use design tool that allows celebrities to customize their products and set up campaigns at no cost. Once a campaign is launched, users can share it with their communities and start selling merchandise immediately. Represent fulfills all orders and ensures that profits are directed to the creators or designated charities. By facilitating direct sales between celebrities and their fans, Represent enhances fan engagement while generating funds and awareness for various causes.
FocusMotion Health
Seed Round in 2015
FocusMotion is a company that specializes in fitness and orthopedic recovery technology. It develops innovative devices, including a smart knee brace and wrist sensors, to enhance the tracking and quantification of physical activity. The company offers TRAINR, a fitness software that automatically quantifies workouts while providing a virtual training environment for users to receive ongoing feedback. FocusMotion's technology integrates with smartwatches and fitness bands, enabling both users and physicians to monitor and analyze movements, exercise levels, and recovery progress through advanced sensor data. This approach aims to support individuals in achieving their fitness goals and assists healthcare professionals in evaluating patient rehabilitation.
HouseCanary
Seed Round in 2015
HouseCanary, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online data platform focused on providing home valuations, forecasts, and market analytics specifically for the residential real estate sector. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in San Antonio, Texas, and Boulder, Colorado, HouseCanary's platform offers a range of services including mortgage leads, valuation reports, and a specialized tool for appraisers to generate necessary documentation and analyses at property sites. By leveraging extensive historical data and proprietary analytics, the company delivers actionable insights to its users, which include Fortune 100 banks, homebuilders, and real estate professionals. Additionally, HouseCanary provides an Analytics API that allows users to integrate detailed market data into their enterprise systems and workflows, thereby enhancing decision-making in buying and selling properties.
Revenue.io
Seed Round in 2014
Revenue.io is an AI-powered revenue operations platform that supports high-performing teams by providing real-time guidance to enhance their sales processes. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company offers a range of services, including data and activity capture, multi-channel playbooks, buyer prioritization, conversation nudges, and sales forecasting. By analyzing data and recommending effective strategies, Revenue.io enables its customers, including notable clients like HPE, Nutanix, and AWS, to achieve predictable results and optimize their revenue operations. The platform's capabilities in conversation intelligence and performance insights empower sales representatives to improve their effectiveness and drive better outcomes.
Datanyze
Seed Round in 2014
Datanyze, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in providing insights into web technologies through its Web crawling tool. Its primary product, Datanyze, enables sales and marketing teams to identify which technologies are utilized by various websites, thereby enhancing their efficiency in lead generation and customer retention. The company collects data from high-ranking websites daily, offering valuable information that supports various industries, including advertising, e-commerce, and customer relationship management. By delivering accurate and up-to-date technographic insights, Datanyze assists over 600 global clients in converting potential leads into customers. Founded in 2014, Datanyze has gained recognition for its innovative approach, being acknowledged as a Gartner Cool Vendor and a G2Crowd High Performer. As of September 2018, Datanyze operates as a subsidiary of Zoom Information, Inc.
LegalZoom
Private Equity Round in 2014
LegalZoom is a prominent online provider of legal services aimed at small businesses and consumers in the United States. The company offers a wide range of affordable legal solutions, including document preparation, ongoing compliance, tax advice, business licenses, accounting, virtual mailbox services, e-signature solutions, trademark filings, and estate planning. Founded on the principle that all individuals should have access to legal assistance, LegalZoom has successfully supported nearly two million families and small businesses with their legal needs. Its high-quality documents are recognized in all 50 states, and the company prides itself on customer satisfaction, with a significant percentage of clients willing to recommend its services to others.
Shift is an online marketplace specializing in the buying and selling of used cars. The company functions as a personal concierge service by detailing vehicles, listing them on various platforms, managing test drives, and identifying potential buyers. Shift charges a service fee that covers registration, car preparation, and applicable sales tax. To facilitate informed purchasing decisions, Shift provides customers with a comprehensive 150-point concierge report, which includes specifications, high-resolution images, vehicle history, and performance results. This approach aims to streamline the used car transaction process for both buyers and sellers.