Bull City Venture Partners

Bull City Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2012. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly in sectors such as software, health information technology, mobile, e-commerce, and digital media. Bull City Venture Partners focuses on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States but is open to opportunities in other areas as well. The firm evaluates potential investments based on their innovation and growth potential, often seeking to take a board seat and lead efforts to secure additional capital for growth rounds. By providing both capital and strategic support, Bull City Venture Partners aims to foster the development of its portfolio companies.

Jason Caplain

Co-Founder and General Partner

36 past transactions

Tiga Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Tiga Labs transforms B2B selling with generative AI.

Levitate

Series D in 2024
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

Ferretly

Venture Round in 2024
Ferretly is a developer of a social media background screening platform that assists organizations in managing risk by analyzing online conduct. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform evaluates text and images from candidates' and employees' social media profiles to identify undesirable behavior. By surfacing these insights, Ferretly enables organizations to align candidate character with corporate values, improve workplace culture, reduce turnover, create safer environments, and mitigate potential risks to their brand. This approach helps organizations address digital blind spots that may impact their overall effectiveness and integrity.

GreenPlaces

Series A in 2023
GreenPlaces is a sustainability software company founded in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It operates as a comprehensive platform that helps businesses measure and manage their carbon emissions while providing tools to reduce their environmental impact. The software offers features for tracking and benchmarking carbon footprints, along with access to strategies for emissions reduction and high-quality carbon credits for offsetting. GreenPlaces also facilitates clear communication of sustainability progress to both employees and customers. By providing accurate reporting and tailored carbon reduction plans, GreenPlaces enables companies to effectively achieve their climate goals and enhance their overall sustainability efforts.

Ferretly

Seed Round in 2023
Ferretly is a developer of a social media background screening platform that assists organizations in managing risk by analyzing online conduct. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform evaluates text and images from candidates' and employees' social media profiles to identify undesirable behavior. By surfacing these insights, Ferretly enables organizations to align candidate character with corporate values, improve workplace culture, reduce turnover, create safer environments, and mitigate potential risks to their brand. This approach helps organizations address digital blind spots that may impact their overall effectiveness and integrity.

Levitate

Series C in 2023
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

Tiny Earth Toys

Seed Round in 2022
Tiny Earth Toys is an educational toy subscription company that focuses on delivering sustainable, age-appropriate learning experiences for children. The company provides three wooden educational kits annually, each exchanged every four months. These kits, curated by learning experts, include six to nine eco-friendly wooden toys, free from plastic and batteries, along with a comprehensive play guide to enhance learning. By prioritizing sustainability and educational value, Tiny Earth Toys aims to foster meaningful play and development in young children while promoting environmentally responsible practices.

Levitate

Venture Round in 2022
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

GreenPlaces

Angel Round in 2022
GreenPlaces is a sustainability software company founded in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It operates as a comprehensive platform that helps businesses measure and manage their carbon emissions while providing tools to reduce their environmental impact. The software offers features for tracking and benchmarking carbon footprints, along with access to strategies for emissions reduction and high-quality carbon credits for offsetting. GreenPlaces also facilitates clear communication of sustainability progress to both employees and customers. By providing accurate reporting and tailored carbon reduction plans, GreenPlaces enables companies to effectively achieve their climate goals and enhance their overall sustainability efforts.

Viably

Seed Round in 2022
Viably is a financial platform tailored for online sellers, offering capital and banking solutions that enhance cash flow in the e-commerce sector. The platform enables users to manage their daily finances effectively through an integrated application that provides real-time information and practical tips for financial management. By simplifying money management and ensuring easy access to financial resources, Viably supports clients in navigating the complexities of their financial needs, ultimately fostering improved financial health for online businesses.

biospatial

Series A in 2022
Biospatial, Inc. is a company that develops a cloud-based platform aimed at enhancing public health by analyzing prehospital data. Founded in 2016 and located in Durham, North Carolina, the platform aggregates and processes electronic Patient Care Reports from state and local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies. Utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, Biospatial's technology enables healthcare entities to visualize data, generate reports, and access real-time information, ultimately supporting informed emergency responses and improving patient outcomes across the healthcare system. The platform facilitates a national network of data partners, promoting collaboration within the public health sector to enhance overall population health and safety.

ServiceTrade

Private Equity Round in 2021
We're here to help service delivery companies focus on what they do best. Delivering great service at a great price. With smart phones in every pocket and rising customer demand for better visibility, ServiceTrade has the answer for incredible customer service. What we can do for your service business?

Circonus

Series B in 2021
Circonus, Inc. is a developer of a real-time monitoring and analytics platform that enables businesses to collect, store, manage, and analyze data from IoT and IT infrastructures. Founded in 2010 and based in Fulton, Maryland, Circonus provides tools for visualizing and monitoring data in real time, helping organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues. Its platform supports various applications, including infrastructure monitoring, cloud monitoring, and DevOps monitoring, while also facilitating predictive analytics and trend monitoring. Circonus serves a range of industries, including advertising technology, entertainment, financial technology, logistics, and smart utilities. By offering deep insights into operational performance, Circonus helps enterprises make informed decisions and enhance their operational efficiency.

Tiny Earth Toys

Seed Round in 2021
Tiny Earth Toys is an educational toy subscription company that focuses on delivering sustainable, age-appropriate learning experiences for children. The company provides three wooden educational kits annually, each exchanged every four months. These kits, curated by learning experts, include six to nine eco-friendly wooden toys, free from plastic and batteries, along with a comprehensive play guide to enhance learning. By prioritizing sustainability and educational value, Tiny Earth Toys aims to foster meaningful play and development in young children while promoting environmentally responsible practices.

Blueprint Title

Series B in 2021
Blueprint Title provides a modern solution for title insurance and real estate closings. The company focuses on streamlining residential real estate transactions by coordinating the necessary steps and issuing title policies that safeguard buyers against unforeseen claims on properties. By catering to real estate investors and lenders, Blueprint Title simplifies the closing process, ensuring a more efficient and secure experience for all parties involved.

Levitate

Series B in 2021
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

LaunchNotes

Seed Round in 2020
LaunchNotes is a software company that specializes in product change communication, aiming to enhance customer experiences by keeping teams and users informed about upcoming product changes. Its platform centralizes release communications, providing a single source of truth that is accessible to all stakeholders. By delivering timely updates tailored to specific teams, workstreams, or organizational structures, LaunchNotes helps organizations synchronize with their development teams, ensuring that no one is caught off guard by product updates. This automated and secure approach allows businesses to maintain transparency and improve collaboration throughout the product development lifecycle.

ServiceTrade

Venture Round in 2020
We're here to help service delivery companies focus on what they do best. Delivering great service at a great price. With smart phones in every pocket and rising customer demand for better visibility, ServiceTrade has the answer for incredible customer service. What we can do for your service business?

Levitate

Venture Round in 2020
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

Reveal Mobile

Series A in 2020
Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a comprehensive platform focused on location-based advertising and analytics. The company offers several products, including VISIT Local for foot traffic attribution and audience building, VISIT Match for instant audience scaling, and VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution. These tools cater to a diverse range of clients, including agencies, media companies, and brands, enabling them to understand the demographics of their audience and enhance advertising strategies through targeted digital outreach. Reveal Mobile emphasizes privacy compliance, maintaining membership in the Network Advertising Initiative and undergoing annual privacy certifications. Founded in 2004 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc., a name it changed in March 2015. Reveal Mobile operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

Circonus

Series A in 2020
Circonus, Inc. is a developer of a real-time monitoring and analytics platform that enables businesses to collect, store, manage, and analyze data from IoT and IT infrastructures. Founded in 2010 and based in Fulton, Maryland, Circonus provides tools for visualizing and monitoring data in real time, helping organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues. Its platform supports various applications, including infrastructure monitoring, cloud monitoring, and DevOps monitoring, while also facilitating predictive analytics and trend monitoring. Circonus serves a range of industries, including advertising technology, entertainment, financial technology, logistics, and smart utilities. By offering deep insights into operational performance, Circonus helps enterprises make informed decisions and enhance their operational efficiency.

Levitate

Series A in 2019
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform tailored for relationship-based businesses. The company focuses on helping small and medium-sized enterprises manage their professional relationships effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Levitate provides tools such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, allowing businesses to maintain connections with clients, prospects, and referral sources. Their mission is to foster an entrepreneurial and creative environment by equipping small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations with the necessary software to support growth.

Attila

Seed Round in 2018
Attila provides visibility, control, and threat defense across physical, virtual, and cloud applications. Attila protects connected devices from the tidal wave of cyber activity estimated to cost the global economy more than $600 billion annually. Atilla was co-founded by Gregg Smith and Vesh Bhatt in 2018.

Adwerx

Series A in 2017
Adwerx, Inc. is a digital advertising platform based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in providing localized advertising services for real estate, mortgage, insurance, and wealth management sectors. Founded in 2013, Adwerx offers a fully automated and hyper-targeted marketing solution that caters to businesses of all sizes, from individual agents to large enterprises. The platform helps users identify potential clients based on specific geographic areas and facilitates advertising for new listings while generating interest in older properties. By partnering with thousands of real estate and mortgage firms, Adwerx enables its customers to effectively reach new audiences and maintain existing relationships, positioning them competitively in the market.

VividCortex

Series A in 2017
VividCortex provides deep database performance monitoring to increase system performance, team efficiency, and infrastructure savings. The GDPR and SOC 2 compliant, SaaS platform offers complete visibility into all major open source databases – MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, MongoDB, and Redis – for the entire engineering team at scale without overhead. Industry leaders – like Etsy, GitHub, SendGrid, and Yelp – rely on VividCortex for all-query monitoring, easy drill-down views across thousands of servers concurrently. Founded in 2012, and headquartered in Northern Virginia, VividCortex has become one of the fastest growing software companies in America due to its continued unique focus on helping customers see and understand their database. By providing insight into database performance, customers are able to fully optimize their software applications and serve their customers better. We provide a different kind of visibility. Most application performance issues originate in the database, but typical application performance monitoring tools lack full transparency into the data tier. Our unique expertise is in providing SaaS that is built specifically to measure the performance of your database. We believe in purpose-built Database Performance Monitoring - not simply thousands of charts and graphs. Databases are different from other app tiers. They're high-performance and stateful, and they aren't easily instrumented. They need highly specialized tools, and developer and operations staff need an application-wide, unified, database-centric view of the work the persistence layer is doing. The VividCortex solution is a fundamentally new approach to this problem. Built from first principles and based on advanced statistics and queueing theory, VividCortex is redefining database monitoring.

Contactually

Series A in 2015
Contactually, Inc. is a provider of web-based customer relationship management (CRM) software and contract management solutions, primarily aimed at real estate professionals and various service industries. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company offers a platform that consolidates contact information from various sources, including email, social media, and mobile devices. This platform enables users to synchronize communication history, manage relationships, and automate workflows with features such as custom templates and performance insights. Contactually utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance user engagement and streamline administrative tasks, helping clients improve communication and optimize their operations. The company operates as a subsidiary of Urban Compass, Inc. as of early 2019.

Medfusion

Venture Round in 2015
Medfusion is a provider of patient-to-provider communication solutions that enable healthcare providers to offer service to their patients while improving office efficiency and generating revenue. Originally established in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1996, Medfusion began providing medical website development and support to healthcare clients such as hospitals, physician groups, and insurance companies. In working with healthcare entities, Medfusion developed healthcare-specific functionality such as physician directories, eligibility software, and interactive survey-taking applications.

Spoonflower

Venture Round in 2015
Spoonflower, Inc. operates a global online marketplace specializing in custom fabric, wallpaper, and gift wrap printing. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the company enables independent designers to create and sell unique textile designs across various categories, including floral, vintage, and abstract themes. Spoonflower's platform allows customers, including crafters, small business owners, and interior designers, to order custom products without minimum quantities. Utilizing eco-friendly digital printing technology and water-based inks, the company prints each order on demand. The marketplace supports a wide range of creative projects, from quilts and clothing to home decor items like curtains and pillows. Additionally, Spoonflower has expanded its operations to include a presence in Berlin, Germany, enhancing its international reach.

Reveal Mobile

Venture Round in 2015
Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a comprehensive platform focused on location-based advertising and analytics. The company offers several products, including VISIT Local for foot traffic attribution and audience building, VISIT Match for instant audience scaling, and VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution. These tools cater to a diverse range of clients, including agencies, media companies, and brands, enabling them to understand the demographics of their audience and enhance advertising strategies through targeted digital outreach. Reveal Mobile emphasizes privacy compliance, maintaining membership in the Network Advertising Initiative and undergoing annual privacy certifications. Founded in 2004 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc., a name it changed in March 2015. Reveal Mobile operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

Full Measure Education

Series B in 2015
Full Measure Education is a Student Lifecycle and Retention Management company developing a student-facing mobile/social/web technology and human-powered retention services that keep students from dropping out of college. Full Measure Education’s cutting edge approach and technology design is the result of lessons learned by its senior management through 10,000,000 plus student help desk interactions at 850 plus colleges and universities. As a result, Full Measure Education has more post-secondary experience with which to deliver extraordinary outcomes in every major benchmark, including retention, enrollment growth, operational efficiencies, and financial aid utilization.

Connect

Series A in 2014
Connect is a location-powered messaging app that brings together friends from your phone, Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Share locations, make plans, and keep groups together on the go. See who lives in the city you’re visiting and get notified when friends post or check in nearby — on any network!

StepLeader

Series A in 2013
StepLeader builds digital solutions helping publishers create new revenue opportunities in mobile technology and smart TV applications. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina,.
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