FoundersX Ventures

Founded in 2016 and based in Menlo Park, California, FoundersX Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that specializes in deep technology, enterprise artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure. The firm focuses on early-stage investments and has established a reputation for its rigorous research capabilities, which enable it to identify high-potential opportunities in the tech sector. FoundersX has invested in several successful companies, including multiple tech unicorns, and maintains a diverse portfolio of over 20 high-growth enterprises valued at over $100 million. The firm is recognized for its strong deal flow and high success rate in investments across sectors such as SaaS, financial technology, digital health, and life sciences. FoundersX Ventures has been featured in prominent publications, highlighting its influence in the venture capital landscape.

Helen Liang

Managing Partner

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Alinea

Series A in 2025
Alinea is a mobile investing platform designed to empower individuals in their investment decisions. The platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds, and cryptocurrencies, offering a user-friendly interface that simplifies the investment process. Alinea enables users to create curated playlists of investments, facilitating portfolio diversification based on personal interests and themes. The platform includes tools for automating investments through recurring contributions and provides insights to assist users in making informed financial choices. Additionally, Alinea incorporates a social component, allowing users to view and share investment strategies with peers. Targeting individuals who seek a straightforward approach to personal finance, Alinea caters to those who may not possess advanced financial knowledge, positioning itself as a self-directed investment service focused on thematic and goal-based investing.

Martin

Seed Round in 2025
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Colabra

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Colabra is a technology company that specializes in enhancing the productivity of scientific teams by providing real-time collaboration tools, integrating diverse datasets, and offering agile project management solutions. Its platform enables scientists to track workflows, provide feedback, share data, and streamline research processes, thereby reducing inefficiencies and fostering innovation within scientific research and development teams.

LunaJoy

Seed Round in 2024
LunaJoy is a mental health platform focused on providing virtual care specifically for women. The company offers a range of services, including therapy, counseling, and medication management, delivered by licensed mental health professionals. LunaJoy's platform addresses various life phases, such as adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause, ensuring that women can access tailored mental health support regardless of their age or circumstances. Users can engage in one-on-one telemedicine sessions and utilize wellness tools, all designed to create a personalized holistic care plan. Additionally, LunaJoy provides 24/7 access to a care navigation team, further enhancing the support available to its clients.

Cognito Therapeutics

Series B in 2024
Cognito Therapeutics, established in 2016 and headquartered in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, with additional locations in San Francisco and Boston, is a clinical-stage neurotechnology company. It specializes in developing non-invasive, device-based therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary focus on Alzheimer's disease. The company's innovative approach involves using induced brain wave oscillations to reactivate the immune system in the brain, aiming to reduce typical disease hallmarks such as amyloid plaques and tau tangles. Co-founded by MIT professors Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden, Cognito's lead therapy is currently in a pivotal study for Alzheimer's, and has been recognized as a Breakthrough Device by the FDA.

Alinea

Seed Round in 2024
Alinea is a mobile investing platform designed to empower individuals in their investment decisions. The platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds, and cryptocurrencies, offering a user-friendly interface that simplifies the investment process. Alinea enables users to create curated playlists of investments, facilitating portfolio diversification based on personal interests and themes. The platform includes tools for automating investments through recurring contributions and provides insights to assist users in making informed financial choices. Additionally, Alinea incorporates a social component, allowing users to view and share investment strategies with peers. Targeting individuals who seek a straightforward approach to personal finance, Alinea caters to those who may not possess advanced financial knowledge, positioning itself as a self-directed investment service focused on thematic and goal-based investing.

Zafrens

Series A in 2023
Zafrens is a drug discovery company founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It focuses on developing life sciences products that facilitate the detailed characterization of diverse cell populations. The company's innovative platform provides a resolution approach to studying interactions between cells and drugs, as well as between different cell types, by directly mapping the molecular states of individual cells. Zafrens leverages large volumes of curated experimental data to train artificial intelligence models for drug discovery, enhancing its capabilities in T cell immunotherapies and ribonucleic acid regulation. By integrating insights from biology, chemistry, and engineering, Zafrens aims to advance the medical industry with its proprietary data and experimental techniques.

Omniscope

Seed Round in 2023
Omniscope is a TechBio company focused on decoding the immune system with high resolution to enhance disease detection and diagnosis. It develops a diagnostic tool that utilizes simple, non-invasive clinical tests to broadly detect diseases at early stages. By integrating immune cell sequencing with artificial intelligence, Omniscope offers a comprehensive view of immune responses to disease and provides clinically actionable insights through advanced computational analysis. The company's innovative approach aims to inform therapeutic strategies and improve diagnostic capabilities, ultimately helping patients navigate their health more effectively.

Kapital

Series A in 2023
Kapital is a financial services company that provides a digital platform for small and medium-sized businesses to oversee treasury operations, streamline finances, and access financing. The solution enables centralized management of corporate spending, payroll distribution, and payments to services and suppliers, giving SMEs, freelancers, and startups greater visibility and control over cash flows. In Mexico City, Kapital operates as a commercial bank established in 2021, offering business-focused banking services including advisory on business credit, debt financing, investments, business checking accounts, credit cards, and promissory notes.

Bitstack

Seed Round in 2023
Bitstack is a fintech company that provides a crypto wallet and app designed to save and invest in Bitcoin on autopilot. The platform lets users buy, sell, earn, and spend bitcoin, with everyday purchases rounded up to invest the spare change. It aims to simplify crypto-enabled financial management and help users achieve their financial goals. Since its inception in 2021, Bitstack has expanded beyond a rounding-up feature to offer a mass-market solution for managing Bitcoin, and it is positioned as part of a broader effort to reimagine consumer banking by leveraging Bitcoin and stablecoins in crypto-native services.

Fluid Markets

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fluid Markets is a financial technology firm that provides a platform for investment products aimed at investors interested in the fundamentals of public companies. The company enables clients to invest in the earnings, revenue, and specific business segments of these companies without the need to purchase their stocks. By offering derivative products that track the performance of individual business segments, Fluid Markets allows investors to treat these segments as if they were standalone entities. This innovative approach facilitates targeted investments, empowering clients to align their portfolios with specific areas of interest within the broader market.

Finta

Seed Round in 2023
Finta is an accounting platform designed for startups to streamline the management of taxes, bookkeeping, and financial metrics. By consolidating these functions into a single platform, Finta replaces traditional expense bookkeepers and tools like QuickBooks and Google Sheets. The platform ensures accurate financial records, timely tax filings, and provides users with a comprehensive dashboard to monitor key financial indicators such as burn rate, cash flow, and runway. Additionally, Finta offers seamless integration with various modern financial tools, enhancing its functionality and allowing businesses to save time and make informed financial decisions. As a reliable source of financial data, Finta supports startups in their growth and scaling efforts.

Cognito Therapeutics

Series B in 2023
Cognito Therapeutics, established in 2016 and headquartered in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, with additional locations in San Francisco and Boston, is a clinical-stage neurotechnology company. It specializes in developing non-invasive, device-based therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary focus on Alzheimer's disease. The company's innovative approach involves using induced brain wave oscillations to reactivate the immune system in the brain, aiming to reduce typical disease hallmarks such as amyloid plaques and tau tangles. Co-founded by MIT professors Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden, Cognito's lead therapy is currently in a pivotal study for Alzheimer's, and has been recognized as a Breakthrough Device by the FDA.

Tranch

Seed Round in 2023
Tranch is a fintech company based in New York City, founded in 2021 by Beau Allison and Philip Kelvin. It focuses on providing businesses with flexible payment solutions to manage their invoices, particularly for large expenses. The company's platform allows enterprises, especially in the SaaS and service sectors, to control their cash flow by offering innovative payment options that prioritize growth. By simplifying the accounts receivable process, Tranch enables businesses to pay invoices upfront while also giving their customers the flexibility to choose how they want to manage their payments.

Pivo

Seed Round in 2022
Pivo is a financial platform designed to democratize access to financial services for small and medium-sized businesses across Africa. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools tailored for the supply chain sector, Pivo enables clients to efficiently access various financial services from a single hub. This approach fosters a more streamlined and effective means for businesses to engage with borderless financial solutions, ultimately enhancing their operational capabilities and growth potential.

Kapital

Venture Round in 2022
Kapital is a financial services company that provides a digital platform for small and medium-sized businesses to oversee treasury operations, streamline finances, and access financing. The solution enables centralized management of corporate spending, payroll distribution, and payments to services and suppliers, giving SMEs, freelancers, and startups greater visibility and control over cash flows. In Mexico City, Kapital operates as a commercial bank established in 2021, offering business-focused banking services including advisory on business credit, debt financing, investments, business checking accounts, credit cards, and promissory notes.

Devyce

Venture Round in 2022
Devyce is a London-based company established in 2020 that specializes in developing a cloud-based virtual phone system utilizing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology. The company’s operating system is designed to offer businesses a flexible, scalable, and reliable communication solution that enhances enterprise collaboration. By transforming voice into digital signals transmitted over the internet, Devyce enables users to make and receive calls on various devices, including desktops and smartphones. The system also incorporates essential features such as voicemail, call forwarding, and conference calling, allowing businesses to efficiently maintain communication with employees, customers, and clients while meeting their communication needs.

Kapital

Seed Round in 2022
Kapital is a financial services company that provides a digital platform for small and medium-sized businesses to oversee treasury operations, streamline finances, and access financing. The solution enables centralized management of corporate spending, payroll distribution, and payments to services and suppliers, giving SMEs, freelancers, and startups greater visibility and control over cash flows. In Mexico City, Kapital operates as a commercial bank established in 2021, offering business-focused banking services including advisory on business credit, debt financing, investments, business checking accounts, credit cards, and promissory notes.

Redbird

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Redbird is an AI-powered analytics platform for teams to easily automate advanced analytics work in minutes, without writing code. Redbird's solution offers a comprehensive set of automated data services, including collection, wrangling, modeling, and reporting, as well as a user-friendly interface that does not require specialized engineering knowledge to use. Redbird allows data engineers to be freed up to work on more complex or technical assignments.

Contalink

Seed Round in 2022
Contalink is a developer of a SaaS-based web accounting automation platform aimed at assisting accountants in Mexico. The company's platform streamlines accounting, finance, and administrative tasks, ensuring compliance with taxation and regulatory requirements. By automating workflows, Contalink helps reduce operational costs and eliminates the need for costly licenses, thereby enabling accountants to enhance their service offerings. This innovative solution not only optimizes existing processes but also empowers accountants to generate new sources of income while serving their clients more effectively.

Moonshot Brands

Series A in 2021
Moonshot Brands is a company that specializes in acquiring, operating, and growing profitable e-commerce businesses. Based in Toronto, it focuses on the online and mail order retail industry, leveraging its expertise to enhance the performance and scale of its portfolio companies. By implementing strategic growth initiatives, Moonshot Brands aims to maximize the potential of the businesses it acquires, positioning itself as a key player in the e-commerce landscape.

Moonshot Brands

Seed Round in 2021
Moonshot Brands is a company that specializes in acquiring, operating, and growing profitable e-commerce businesses. Based in Toronto, it focuses on the online and mail order retail industry, leveraging its expertise to enhance the performance and scale of its portfolio companies. By implementing strategic growth initiatives, Moonshot Brands aims to maximize the potential of the businesses it acquires, positioning itself as a key player in the e-commerce landscape.

Orbillion Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Orbillion Bio, Inc. is a food-tech company based in Fremont, California, focused on developing cultured meat products derived from heritage cattle breeds. Founded in 2019, the company utilizes small tissue samples from high-quality heritage animals to produce premium cell-based meat products. Orbillion Bio aims to harness the potential of cell-cultured meat to provide delicious and nutritious food that is sustainable and accessible. By sourcing heritage cell lines directly from farmers, the company emphasizes a commitment to quality and sustainability in its production processes.

Houm

Seed Round in 2021
Houm is a digital property management platform focused on transforming the leasing and selling of properties in Latin America. By utilizing technology, data, and design, the company aims to simplify and enhance the traditionally cumbersome process for both property owners and tenants or buyers. The platform allows users to rent, buy, and sell residential properties online, bypassing outdated notary and paperwork requirements. This streamlined approach enables renters to swiftly find and move into new homes while alleviating the typical challenges associated with traditional renting.

Palamedrix

Seed Round in 2021
Palamedrix is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 by Shane Bowen and based in San Diego, California. It specializes in developing a multi-omic platform that aims to advance life sciences and medicine. By leveraging DNA nanotechnology, Palamedrix creates solutions for biomedical applications that provide comprehensive data. This innovative platform enables healthcare professionals and patients to obtain a detailed and accurate understanding of an individual's biochemistry through a single test, thereby enhancing diagnostic capabilities and treatment options.

Jeeves

Seed Round in 2020
Jeeves is a fintech company founded in 2019 and headquartered in the United States, focused on providing financial solutions that empower businesses worldwide. The company is developing a comprehensive international fintech infrastructure that includes a global switching layer and the capability to manage corporate spending through various financial tools. Jeeves offers a platform that enables customers to open multi-currency accounts, issue corporate cards, and track expenses, facilitating cross-border payments and simplifying expense management for global teams. By integrating these features into a single platform, Jeeves aims to streamline financial operations for businesses operating in multiple countries.

Menten AI

Seed Round in 2020
Menten AI, established in 2018 with headquarters in San Francisco and a satellite office in Toronto, is an early-stage biotech company specializing in drug discovery. It leverages machine learning and quantum computing to develop novel protein-based drugs and enzymes for pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Menten AI's core offering is a proprietary protein design algorithm tailored for current and near-term quantum computers, enabling efficient exploration of protein structures for therapeutic applications, such as oncology and neurodegeneration, and industrial enzyme development.

Universal Quantum

Seed Round in 2020
Universal Quantum Ltd, established in 2018 and located in England, focuses on the development of quantum computers that utilize silicon technology to address complex real-world challenges. The company’s innovative approach involves performing calculations through the application of voltages to a microchip, leveraging ultrafast electric field links to create a scalable architecture for qubits. This design enables Universal Quantum to provide high computational power at a competitive cost, positioning it to solve problems that would take contemporary supercomputers billions of years to address.

YbanQ

Seed Round in 2020
YbanQ is a fintech platform focused on enhancing the financial operations of businesses by streamlining their collection and reconciliation processes. It caters to a diverse range of entities, including standalone businesses, marketplaces, retail lenders, and peer-to-peer invoice discounting platforms. By offering solutions that utilize NEFT and UPI for transactions, YbanQ enables its clients to manage payouts and collections at significantly reduced costs compared to traditional methods. The platform automates bookkeeping, tracks dues and collection limits, and provides an overview of pending transactions, allowing small and medium enterprises to monitor their expenses securely and efficiently.

1910 Genetics

Seed Round in 2020
1910 Genetics is a biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing drug development through the integration of artificial intelligence, computation, and biological automation. The firm seeks to deepen the understanding of the molecular basis of diseases, akin to the comprehensive knowledge surrounding sickle cell anemia. By employing a multimodal AI platform, 1910 Genetics enhances the drug discovery process for both small and large molecules, providing a reimagined end-to-end approach. This innovative platform aims to improve productivity and reduce failure rates in pharmaceutical development, ultimately accelerating the design of therapeutics, including small molecules and proteins.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2019
Headstart App Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, develops machine learning software aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for employers. The company's platform utilizes advanced algorithms to identify the best-suited candidates efficiently while promoting diversity in hiring. By incorporating features such as match algorithms that rank candidates based on hiring criteria and previous successful hires, as well as real-time analytics to monitor recruitment progress, Headstart ensures a more streamlined hiring experience. Additionally, the platform proactively recommends candidates who may not have applied yet, thereby broadening the talent pool. With a focus on removing bias from recruitment processes, Headstart provides a fairer approach to hiring, ensuring that diverse candidates are considered, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2019
Headstart App Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, develops machine learning software aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for employers. The company's platform utilizes advanced algorithms to identify the best-suited candidates efficiently while promoting diversity in hiring. By incorporating features such as match algorithms that rank candidates based on hiring criteria and previous successful hires, as well as real-time analytics to monitor recruitment progress, Headstart ensures a more streamlined hiring experience. Additionally, the platform proactively recommends candidates who may not have applied yet, thereby broadening the talent pool. With a focus on removing bias from recruitment processes, Headstart provides a fairer approach to hiring, ensuring that diverse candidates are considered, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age.

ClearaccessIP

Seed Round in 2019
ClearAccessIP, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing intellectual property (IP) management solutions aimed at assisting IP holders with critical decision-making related to patenting and technology transfer. Founded in 2013 by Nicole Shanahan and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the firm offers an enterprise management system designed to strategically manage IP portfolios. This system facilitates a dynamic and intuitive connection between patent holders and corporations, streamlining the administration and scalability of their patent portfolios and inventions. As of April 2020, ClearAccessIP operates as a subsidiary of IPwe, Inc.

Matagora

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Matagora Inc. is a Montreal-based company founded in 2016 that develops a platform enabling online brands to book physical retail spaces, including showrooms, pop-up venues, and full stores. The platform facilitates the booking process by allowing users to select dates, bring their inventory, and sell products through partnering storefronts. By providing access to offline traffic, Matagora enhances online brands' visibility and sales potential while offering a variety of locations such as cafes, yoga studios, and boutiques for showcasing products. This approach promotes an omnichannel shopping experience, allowing brands to connect with customers in a more immersive way.

Path (fka ScholarMe)

Seed Round in 2019
ScholarMe Co. is an online financing platform based in New York that simplifies the process of securing college funding for students. Established in 2018, the platform allows high school and college students to apply for various financial aid options, including scholarships, student loans, and income share agreements, through a single application. By connecting students with lenders and providing comprehensive resources, ScholarMe aims to help users effectively manage their education financing needs, ensuring they can cover tuition and related costs in a cost-effective manner.

Markable Creators

Series A in 2019
Markable Creators is a pioneering company that specializes in transforming visual content into shoppable experiences through its advanced image recognition technology. The platform leverages computer vision and deep learning to identify fashion items in videos and images, allowing viewers to seamlessly shop for products they see in various digital media. With a focus on social commerce, Markable Creators connects users to a diverse range of e-commerce platforms, offering access to millions of products that are continuously updated to ensure availability. The company has established partnerships with major social content platforms in Asia, enhancing its reach and impact in the market. By bridging the gap between social media content and online shopping, Markable Creators is at the forefront of a significant shift in how consumers discover and purchase fashion items.

Meru Health

Seed Round in 2019
Meru Health, Inc. is a digital healthcare company based in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Palo Alto, California, and Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 2015, it specializes in providing a mobile application that connects patients with licensed therapists through a structured 12-week program aimed at addressing mental health issues such as stress, depression, anxiety, and burnout. The platform combines continuous remote clinician support with at-home lessons and practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy and coaching in sleep and nutrition. By offering cost-effective and clinically proven digital therapeutic solutions, Meru Health empowers individuals to improve their mental well-being while also aiming to reduce overall healthcare costs.

Coursedog

Seed Round in 2019
Coursedog Inc. is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based curriculum and schedule management software designed for higher education institutions. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in New York, the company automates administrative tasks for universities, allowing them to streamline the scheduling and management of courses. Its platform features integrated tools for curriculum development, class and event scheduling, and survey distribution to gather instructor preferences regarding class times and seating arrangements. Coursedog also provides a course projection tool that analyzes historical enrollment data and degree requirements to recommend classes that should be offered. By leveraging these solutions, universities can reduce operational costs, enhance student outcomes, and make informed, data-driven decisions. Coursedog’s clients include a variety of educational institutions, including art schools and law schools, as well as private and IT companies.

Trexo Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
Trexo Robotics specializes in developing innovative robotic mobility devices tailored for individuals with physical impairments. Their flagship product, designed primarily for children with disabilities, facilitates independent walking through robotic gait assistance, promoting repetitive motion therapy at home. The company's mission is to create affordable, user-centric solutions that enhance accessibility to enabling technologies.

Blueberry Pediatrics

Seed Round in 2019
Blueberry Pediatrics is a healthcare platform based in Boynton Beach, Florida, that offers on-demand pediatric care for children. Established in 2017, the company provides parents with live access to board-certified pediatricians for a flat monthly rate. Through a user-friendly smartphone app, parents can communicate with pediatricians via text and video, enabling them to ask questions, receive medical advice, and obtain diagnoses for their children's illnesses. The platform allows parents to send images and videos to facilitate better understanding and care. With round-the-clock support, Blueberry Pediatrics aims to deliver timely treatment and prescriptions for childhood ailments without the need for traditional appointment scheduling.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2018
Headstart App Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, develops machine learning software aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for employers. The company's platform utilizes advanced algorithms to identify the best-suited candidates efficiently while promoting diversity in hiring. By incorporating features such as match algorithms that rank candidates based on hiring criteria and previous successful hires, as well as real-time analytics to monitor recruitment progress, Headstart ensures a more streamlined hiring experience. Additionally, the platform proactively recommends candidates who may not have applied yet, thereby broadening the talent pool. With a focus on removing bias from recruitment processes, Headstart provides a fairer approach to hiring, ensuring that diverse candidates are considered, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age.

Robby Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Robby Technologies Inc., founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializes in the development of self-driving delivery robots designed for last-mile logistics. The company was established by two PhD graduates from MIT, who possess expertise in computer vision and robotics, and gained recognition after being selected for the Y Combinator program in 2016. Robby Technologies aims to make delivery services more affordable and convenient for consumers by providing innovative robotic solutions for the transportation of food, groceries, and packages. Through strategic partnerships with global clients, including Fortune 500 companies, Robby Technologies is positioned as a leader in the automated delivery sector.

Rain AI

Seed Round in 2018
Rain AI is a semiconductor company dedicated to creating energy-efficient hardware specifically for artificial intelligence applications. By developing neuromorphic chips that draw inspiration from the architecture of the human brain, Rain AI aims to provide scalable, dynamic solutions for AI processing. Its innovative hardware is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to conventional AI processors, addressing the increasing demand for sustainable computing. Rain AI's technology is versatile and applicable across a range of settings, from data centers to edge devices, enabling broader adoption of advanced AI capabilities. The company's advancements in learning algorithms and scaling architecture contribute to the development of more efficient neural networks, ultimately facilitating the construction of processors that mimic true artificial intelligence.

ClearaccessIP

Seed Round in 2018
ClearAccessIP, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing intellectual property (IP) management solutions aimed at assisting IP holders with critical decision-making related to patenting and technology transfer. Founded in 2013 by Nicole Shanahan and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the firm offers an enterprise management system designed to strategically manage IP portfolios. This system facilitates a dynamic and intuitive connection between patent holders and corporations, streamlining the administration and scalability of their patent portfolios and inventions. As of April 2020, ClearAccessIP operates as a subsidiary of IPwe, Inc.

Markable Creators

Seed Round in 2018
Markable Creators is a pioneering company that specializes in transforming visual content into shoppable experiences through its advanced image recognition technology. The platform leverages computer vision and deep learning to identify fashion items in videos and images, allowing viewers to seamlessly shop for products they see in various digital media. With a focus on social commerce, Markable Creators connects users to a diverse range of e-commerce platforms, offering access to millions of products that are continuously updated to ensure availability. The company has established partnerships with major social content platforms in Asia, enhancing its reach and impact in the market. By bridging the gap between social media content and online shopping, Markable Creators is at the forefront of a significant shift in how consumers discover and purchase fashion items.

Sourcify

Convertible Note in 2018
Sourcify, Inc. is an automated sourcing platform founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company facilitates the manufacturing process by connecting businesses with overseas factories that have validated credentials. Through its platform, users can submit projects detailing product requirements and designs, approve samples, initiate production, and manage the status of their orders. Sourcify aims to simplify manufacturing, enhance security by reducing the risk of fraud, and provide project management tools that allow clients to track their production efficiently. The platform has gained recognition as a rapidly growing solution in the sourcing industry, supporting numerous companies in their manufacturing endeavors worldwide.

Playbook

Seed Round in 2018
Playbook is a social network that puts the world's students in touch. It is comprised of a community of college students (and some recent grads) around the world who want to get offline and hang out in person. Originally built in a dorm room as a single Excel spreadsheet four years ago, Playbook today is a community of students from over 220 universities using the platform in over 125 countries. Playbook is built in hopes of creating a community where it’s okay to reach out, meet new people, and assume best intentions with new friends while also keeping in touch with old ones.

PassRight

Seed Round in 2017
PassRight is a SaaS company that specializes in immigration management services aimed at law firms, businesses, and individuals. The company offers technology solutions designed to enhance transparency and accessibility in the visa approval process. By focusing on customer-centric services, PassRight helps organizations navigate the complexities of immigration, enabling them to effectively address and resolve various immigration challenges associated with employment applications.

Elementary Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Elementary Robotics, Inc. is a Pasadena, California-based company that specializes in the manufacture of robots designed to assist humans in various industrial applications. Founded in 2017, Elementary Robotics focuses on automating quality assurance and traceability processes within AI-assisted manufacturing. Their robots are utilized to monitor and track the stages of assembly along production lines, serving diverse sectors such as electronics, automotive, medical, consumer packaged goods, and logistics. The company combines hardware and software to create a robust platform that leverages machine learning and computer vision, enabling intelligent automation of workflows. By providing easy-to-use software and deep learning AI, Elementary Robotics aims to enhance efficiency and productivity in repetitive tasks across various industries.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2017
Headstart App Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, develops machine learning software aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for employers. The company's platform utilizes advanced algorithms to identify the best-suited candidates efficiently while promoting diversity in hiring. By incorporating features such as match algorithms that rank candidates based on hiring criteria and previous successful hires, as well as real-time analytics to monitor recruitment progress, Headstart ensures a more streamlined hiring experience. Additionally, the platform proactively recommends candidates who may not have applied yet, thereby broadening the talent pool. With a focus on removing bias from recruitment processes, Headstart provides a fairer approach to hiring, ensuring that diverse candidates are considered, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age.

ApolloShield

Seed Round in 2016
ApolloShield is a company specializing in the development of anti-drone systems designed to detect and mitigate unauthorized drones in airspace. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, ApolloShield offers a comprehensive platform that includes the Apollo CyberBox, which identifies and takes control of unauthorized drones, and the Apollo Command Center, which coordinates the operation of multiple CyberBoxes through a connected device. The company utilizes various technologies, including cameras, audio, and radio sensors, to detect drones, estimate their locations, and identify their operators. This capability allows security teams to assess potential risks and enables law enforcement agencies to track down irresponsible drone operators. Additionally, ApolloShield provides several add-ons, such as multi-sensor detection systems and drone signal blockers, enhancing the functionality and effectiveness of its anti-drone solutions. ApolloShield was previously known as Airfence Inc.

PaveAI

Seed Round in 2016
PaveAI is a media and information company that specializes in developing software for analyzing web and marketing data. The company's platform utilizes advanced data science algorithms to process customized Google Analytics and marketing information, generating actionable reports tailored to the specific goals of its users, such as increasing revenue for e-commerce sites or enhancing engagement for blogs. By examining a variety of marketing channels, PaveAI identifies key insights that help clients refine their marketing strategies and optimize performance.

NavTrac

Seed Round in 2016
NavTrac is an innovative company specializing in an artificial intelligence-powered yard management system that utilizes computer vision to enhance yard operations. The platform automates various processes, enabling businesses to optimize their operations through data-driven insights. Key features include an Automated Gate System that improves data quality, detects damage, and streamlines inventory management, all while reducing the need for security personnel. By focusing on safety, environmental sustainability, and productivity, NavTrac serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, and aims to transform traditional yard management practices into more efficient, automated solutions.

Markable Creators

Venture Round in 2016
Markable Creators is a pioneering company that specializes in transforming visual content into shoppable experiences through its advanced image recognition technology. The platform leverages computer vision and deep learning to identify fashion items in videos and images, allowing viewers to seamlessly shop for products they see in various digital media. With a focus on social commerce, Markable Creators connects users to a diverse range of e-commerce platforms, offering access to millions of products that are continuously updated to ensure availability. The company has established partnerships with major social content platforms in Asia, enhancing its reach and impact in the market. By bridging the gap between social media content and online shopping, Markable Creators is at the forefront of a significant shift in how consumers discover and purchase fashion items.

Play Piper

Seed Round in 2016
Piper is a Minecraft toolbox for budding engineers that leverages kids' love of Minecraft to show them that building real gadgets is effortless and fun. At a time when technology pervades every part of our life, kids learn to passively USE technology, but not to CREATE with it. We believe that giving kids an opportunity to become creators rather than consumers, and to do it through a game their already understand and love is a powerful way to replace screen-time with build-time. Letting kids invent, tinker, and build in the physical world while they are young is the most powerful way to empower them to create the future.

Airmada

Seed Round in 2016
Airmada Inc. is a maritime drone services company based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in delivering small parcels to vessels off port limits. The company collects parcels, such as fuel samples, sanitation control certificates, navigation charts, local sim cards, medicine, and signed documents, directly from clients' doorsteps and delivers them to ships. Airmada enhances the delivery experience by live-streaming video recordings of each mission and providing clients with high-definition footage of their operations. In addition to parcel delivery, Airmada offers inspection and surveying services, conducting routine and on-demand assessments related to vessel transactions, suspicious activities, emergency response, and compliance with safety regulations. The company also builds and deploys automated ground stations for drones, which enable persistent coverage and mission execution without the need for human presence, effectively lowering the cost of drone-enabled services. Airmada Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and continues to innovate in the maritime logistics sector.

Nova

Seed Round in 2016
Nova is a subscription and reporting platform designed to enhance operational efficiency through digital transformation. It provides firms with tools to improve the investor experience by allowing them to save profiles, collaborate on dashboards, and access intuitive reporting features. By integrating vendors and centralizing data, Nova streamlines compliance and operations, reducing reliance on email communications. Additionally, Nova harnesses artificial intelligence to support a more productive sales process, helping sellers prioritize their efforts and identify the most impactful actions throughout the sales pipeline. The platform also aims to build the future of open financial infrastructure by automating financial instruments, offering protocols for compliance and service facilitation in the issuance and management of tokenized financial assets on the blockchain. This comprehensive approach enables clients to automate regulatory compliance and optimize their financial operations.

Salt Security

Seed Round in 2016
Salt Security, Inc. is an API security company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in protecting application programming interfaces from attacks. Founded in 2015 and originally named SECful, Inc., the company rebranded to Salt Security in June 2018. Its platform leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to automatically and continuously identify and protect APIs, allowing it to detect abnormal activities and prevent zero-day breaches. The technology learns the specific behavior of a company's APIs without requiring configuration or customization, thereby enabling rapid deployment and effective attack mitigation. Led by co-founder and CEO Roey Eliyahu and co-founder and COO Michael Nicosia, Salt Security aims to safeguard the core of modern applications against evolving cyber threats.
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