Canaan VII

Canaan VII is an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Canaan Partners, a global firm established in 1987 and based in San Francisco, California. The fund focuses on investing in the software and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors within the United States. Canaan Partners manages a diverse portfolio with over 190 exits and has invested in more than 250 companies across various industries, including fintech, healthcare, and digital health. The firm employs a team of experienced investment professionals who seek to support visionary entrepreneurs with innovative ideas, providing capital ranging from $1 million to $20 million across different stages of development. With approximately $5 billion under management across multiple funds, Canaan Partners continues to play a significant role in fostering growth within the technology and healthcare landscapes.

Brenton K. Ahrens

General Partner - West Coast

John Balen

Partner - West Coast

Stephen Bloch

General Partner - East Coast

Laura Chau

General Partner - East Coast

Colleen Cuffaro Ph.D

Partner - East Coast

Brendan Dickinson

General Partner - East Coast

Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka

Partner

Julie Grant

General Partner - West Coast

Wende Hutton

General Partner - West Coast

Maha Ibrahim

General Partner - West Coast

Deepak Kamra

General Partner - West Coast

Nina Kjellson

General Partner - West Coast

Ehud Levy

Co-Founder & General Partner, Canaan Partners Israel

Mark Mangiola

Venture Partner

Timothy Shannon

General Partner - East Coast

Hrach Simonian

General Partner

Bob Williams

Venture Partner - West Coast

Past deals in California

Contentsquare

Series F in 2022
Contentsquare offers a platform that analyzes customer behavior through billions of anonymous interactions across web, mobile, and app environments, while adhering to data privacy regulations such as the EU GDPR and California CCPA. The platform synthesizes various data points, including content, user experience, product details, pricing, acquisition channels, and technical performance, to generate insights and AI-driven recommendations. These insights aim to enhance digital performance throughout the customer journey, ultimately helping businesses improve revenue, engagement, and growth. With a client base exceeding 700 enterprise customers, Contentsquare serves notable companies such as American Express, Best Buy, Dell, Ikea, LVMH, T-Mobile, Salesforce, Sephora, and Toyota.

Lily AI

Venture Round in 2022
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Dusty Robotics

Series B in 2022
Dusty Robotics, Inc. specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company develops layout robots that integrate Building Information Modeling (BIM) data directly onto construction sites. This innovation streamlines the workflow by eliminating manual processes associated with traditional BIM practices. Dusty Robotics serves a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, facilitating the digital transformation of job sites through advanced robotic automation.

BoostUp.ai

Series B in 2022
BoostUp.ai, Inc. operates a sales intelligence platform designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of revenue teams. Based in Santa Clara, California, the platform analyzes macro and micro-level risks related to forecasts, pipelines, deals, and seller behavior, transforming unstructured data into actionable insights. BoostUp enables organizations to achieve predictable revenue, improve forecasting reliability, shorten sales cycles, and increase win rates. The platform provides real-time updates on forecast and pipeline changes, deal-level risk intelligence, and alerts based on early warning indicators. By leveraging unique data from email conversations and relationship dynamics not typically found in CRM systems, BoostUp offers a comprehensive account intelligence solution that spans from pipeline generation to renewals and expansions. The platform is utilized by various leading companies in sales, operations, and customer success, helping them optimize their sales performance.

Rondo Therapeutics

Series A in 2022
Creating novel bispecific antibodies that activate the immune system to fight cancer

Instrumental

Series C in 2022
Instrumental, Inc. specializes in developing software that enhances the efficiency of assembly lines by enabling them to operate autonomously, learn, and adapt to various processes. Founded by former Apple engineers Anna-Katrina Shedletsky and Samuel Weiss, the company aims to address inefficiencies in manufacturing, ultimately saving significant costs related to scrap and rework. Instrumental's software allows manufacturers to quickly identify and resolve issues on their assembly lines, thereby preventing production delays and improving yield rates. The service is employed by leading manufacturers globally and focuses on analytics that provide insights into assembly line performance, allowing engineers to evaluate part dimensions and diagnose problems in real-time without needing physical access to the production environment. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Instrumental combines its software capabilities with a range of consulting and integration services to support both commercial enterprises and government agencies in optimizing their operations.

Gemist

Seed Round in 2022
Gemist, Inc. is a jewelry company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in designing and manufacturing customizable rings and other jewelry products. The company offers an innovative online platform that allows consumers to create personalized jewelry and accessories. A key feature of Gemist's service is its "Try-and-Buy" experience, which enables customers to receive free replicas of their designs before making a final purchase decision. Founded in 2018 and previously known as Madeline's Rings Co., Gemist aims to engage millennials by providing a seamless and interactive jewelry buying experience through its technology-driven platform. The company focuses on enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction while facilitating the design and selection of unique jewelry pieces.

Apex.AI

Series B in 2021
Apex.AI, Inc. develops software products specifically designed for autonomous mobility systems. Its primary offering, Apex.OS, is a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware, middleware, and interfaces, providing users with safe and secure APIs. The company also offers Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications. Additionally, Apex.AI features MARV.Automotive, an extensible data management platform that facilitates data transfer from vehicles to the cloud, enabling dynamic search-based analytics, log analysis, real-time algorithm execution, and data introspection through graphical tools. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apex.AI aims to create robust and reliable operating systems for autonomous vehicles.

Edge Impulse

Series B in 2021
Edge Impulse is a platform designed to facilitate the development of intelligent devices through embedded machine learning, specifically TinyML. It streamlines the process of building, deploying, and scaling embedded machine learning applications, enabling developers to create innovative solutions more efficiently. The platform allows for the easy collection of real sensor data and supports live signal processing, transforming raw data into neural networks. Additionally, it provides tools for testing and deploying applications across various target devices, ultimately aiming to drive positive societal change through the effective use of machine learning technology.

Sounding Board, Inc

Series B in 2021
Sounding Board Labs, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, that specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for leadership coaching and development. Established in 2016, the company offers personalized coaching plans tailored to the needs of leaders and new managers, utilizing various communication methods including phone, video, and chat. The platform features a high-quality network of qualified coaches and encompasses tools for easy administration, progress tracking, and reporting on coaching effectiveness. Sounding Board serves a diverse range of global enterprises across 11 countries, emphasizing a modern user experience tailored to different learning styles. With a strong focus on scaling coaching initiatives organization-wide, the company aims to be a leading provider of coaching solutions for businesses around the world.

Antiva Biosciences

Series D in 2021
Antiva Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, localized therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. The company was founded as Hera Therapeutics in 2012 by Dr. Karl Hostetler at The University of California San Diego. They are now Antiva Biosciences which is headquartered in South San Francisco.

Countable

Series A in 2021
Countable provides virtual community management for corporations, non-profits, and political campaigns. Our mission is to use technology to foster more authentic communication and inspire human interconnectedness. We produce beautiful, simple and impactful technology solutions that facilitate community, trust, and meaningful engagement.

Bzaar

Seed Round in 2021
Bzaar is an online B2B cross-border marketplace for products like home improvements, fashion, cookware, bakeware, etc for small businesses.

Canopy

Series A in 2021
Developer of a loan management platform intended to build modern servicing infrastructure for scaling financial enterprises. The company's platform provides a plug-and-play system of record for companies who want to launch lending products quickly and reliably, enabling clients to make changes to products, accounts, policies, and payments through an effective user interface.

MindTickle

Series E in 2021
MindTickle Interactive Media Pvt Ltd. provides a sales readiness and social learning platform aimed at bridging knowledge and skill gaps in customer-facing teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Pune, India, with additional operations in San Francisco, California, MindTickle enables organizations to transform their online content into interactive learning experiences. Its platform incorporates gamification elements like points and leaderboards to enhance learner engagement and motivation. Businesses utilize MindTickle for various applications, including onboarding, product training, and ongoing employee engagement. The platform combines on-demand training, mobile updates, coaching, and role-play with a data-driven approach to accelerate time-to-productivity and improve sales performance. By assessing and certifying the readiness of sales representatives, companies that use MindTickle experience larger deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles.

JOOR

Series D in 2021
JOOR, Inc. operates a global online fashion marketplace that facilitates wholesale buying by connecting brands and retailers through a digital platform. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, JOOR has expanded its presence with offices in major cities such as Los Angeles, London, Milan, Paris, and Sydney. The company serves over 12,500 brands across 53 categories and connects with more than 300,000 retailers in 144 countries, managing a substantial gross merchandise volume of $1.5 billion each month. JOOR's client base includes prominent retailers like Neiman Marcus and Harrods, as well as notable brands such as Tory Burch and Alexander McQueen. Backed by investors including Battery Ventures and Canaan Partners, JOOR is recognized for its innovative approach and diverse workforce, which includes a noteworthy representation of women in leadership and technical roles. The company is committed to transforming wholesale management in the fashion industry.

Dusty Robotics

Series A in 2021
Dusty Robotics, Inc. specializes in automated layout services for the construction industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company develops layout robots that integrate Building Information Modeling (BIM) data directly onto construction sites. This innovation streamlines the workflow by eliminating manual processes associated with traditional BIM practices. Dusty Robotics serves a diverse clientele, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and builders, facilitating the digital transformation of job sites through advanced robotic automation.

Embroker

Series C in 2021
Embroker, Inc. is a digital insurance brokerage that specializes in providing insurance services for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Chicago and Boston, the company utilizes an online platform that enables clients to buy, manage, and analyze their commercial insurance policies efficiently. This platform allows users to share, request, and track proof of coverage through digital certificates of insurance and provides tools for real-time claims tracking. Embroker offers a variety of insurance products, including Commercial General Liability, property insurance, professional liability, and employee benefits, among others. The company also facilitates peer comparison, helping clients benchmark their policies against industry standards. By combining technology with brokerage expertise, Embroker aims to simplify the insurance process and enhance value for its clients in the competitive property and casualty insurance market.

Contentsquare

Series E in 2021
Contentsquare offers a platform that analyzes customer behavior through billions of anonymous interactions across web, mobile, and app environments, while adhering to data privacy regulations such as the EU GDPR and California CCPA. The platform synthesizes various data points, including content, user experience, product details, pricing, acquisition channels, and technical performance, to generate insights and AI-driven recommendations. These insights aim to enhance digital performance throughout the customer journey, ultimately helping businesses improve revenue, engagement, and growth. With a client base exceeding 700 enterprise customers, Contentsquare serves notable companies such as American Express, Best Buy, Dell, Ikea, LVMH, T-Mobile, Salesforce, Sephora, and Toyota.

Fireflies.ai

Series A in 2021
Fireflies.ai is a technology company that specializes in developing an intelligent meeting assistant named Fred, aimed at enhancing productivity during virtual meetings conducted on platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and others. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services that allows users to record, transcribe, and archive meeting outputs, including participant details and associated documentation. Fireflies.ai integrates seamlessly with various business applications, including Salesforce, Slack, and Dropbox, enabling users to access and organize essential meeting information efficiently. The platform also provides users with concise summary notes and key insights from discussions, thereby facilitating better decision-making and collaboration.

Edge Impulse

Series A in 2021
Edge Impulse is a platform designed to facilitate the development of intelligent devices through embedded machine learning, specifically TinyML. It streamlines the process of building, deploying, and scaling embedded machine learning applications, enabling developers to create innovative solutions more efficiently. The platform allows for the easy collection of real sensor data and supports live signal processing, transforming raw data into neural networks. Additionally, it provides tools for testing and deploying applications across various target devices, ultimately aiming to drive positive societal change through the effective use of machine learning technology.

BoostUp.ai

Series A in 2021
BoostUp.ai, Inc. operates a sales intelligence platform designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of revenue teams. Based in Santa Clara, California, the platform analyzes macro and micro-level risks related to forecasts, pipelines, deals, and seller behavior, transforming unstructured data into actionable insights. BoostUp enables organizations to achieve predictable revenue, improve forecasting reliability, shorten sales cycles, and increase win rates. The platform provides real-time updates on forecast and pipeline changes, deal-level risk intelligence, and alerts based on early warning indicators. By leveraging unique data from email conversations and relationship dynamics not typically found in CRM systems, BoostUp offers a comprehensive account intelligence solution that spans from pipeline generation to renewals and expansions. The platform is utilized by various leading companies in sales, operations, and customer success, helping them optimize their sales performance.

Archipelago

Series B in 2021
Archipelago uses AI to digitize risk for large owners of commercial property to increase their resiliency and lower their total cost of risk, including by improving their insurance outcomes.

Aerial

Seed Round in 2021
Aerial is a sustainability software company that specializes in tracking and managing carbon footprints. Its platform automatically calculates users' carbon emissions based on their lifestyle choices and simplifies the process of offsetting these emissions through contributions to verified reforestation projects. Additionally, Aerial provides users with actionable insights into sustainable living, crafted by credible science writers. The company aims to facilitate an effortless transition to a more sustainable lifestyle while helping individuals and organizations understand and reduce their environmental impact. Aerial's innovative approach to carbon management has garnered attention from various media outlets.

Plentina

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of financial software designed to unlock financial services for people in emerging markets via alternative credit scores and microloans. The company uses machine learning algorithms to build an alternative credit score and application that provides store credit financing to buy essentials like food and medicine, enabling users to access essential goods and financial services easily.

Tyra Biosciences

Series B in 2021
Tyra Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, California, focused on developing small molecule therapies for cancer treatment. Founded in 2018, the company aims to address drug resistance in oncology by targeting specific pathways associated with acquired resistance. Tyra Biosciences employs its proprietary precision medicine platform, SNÅP, to facilitate rapid drug design through molecular snapshots, enabling the prediction of genetic alterations that may lead to resistance against existing therapies. The company's lead product candidate, TYRA 300, is an FGFR3 selective inhibitor, primarily aimed at treating patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and urinary tract. Through innovative approaches, Tyra Biosciences seeks to create next-generation precision medicines that significantly improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients.

Axis Security

Series C in 2021
Axis Security Inc. is a private application access company founded in 2018 and based in California. It specializes in a zero-trust cloud security platform that enables organizations to manage access for employees, partners, and stakeholders securely. Through its innovative Application Isolation Technology, Axis Security ensures that users have access only to the necessary resources, minimizing excess access and associated risks. This approach transforms open networks and vulnerable applications into secure resources, allowing businesses to operate and expand with confidence. The company's focus on cloud security and analytics solutions positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

Glooko

Series D in 2021
Glooko is the universal diabetes platform that provides insights to improve outcomes for people with diabetes (PWDs) and their care teams. Glooko connects to the world’s most popular diabetes devices, major fitness and activity trackers and supplies personalized, timely patient information such as glucose level, food, insulin, medications, blood pressure, diet and weight data. Trusted by the world’s leaders in diabetes care, we are in over 7,000 clinical locations and used by over 1.5 million PWDs in 23 countries across 15 languages. Learn more by visiting www.glooko.com.

PerimeterX

Series D in 2021
PerimeterX, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in detecting and preventing automated attacks on web infrastructure. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London, Miami, and Tel Aviv, the company offers a range of security solutions designed to protect organizations from malicious web behavior. Its flagship product, PerimeterX Bot Defender, utilizes behavioral analytics to identify and mitigate various types of bot attacks, including account abuse, web scraping, and marketing fraud. The company also provides specialized solutions for mobile applications and application programming interfaces (APIs), ensuring comprehensive protection across different platforms. Serving industries such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, and enterprise software, PerimeterX is recognized for its advanced threat protection technology that effectively distinguishes between legitimate users and automated threats.
Day One Biopharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on developing new cancer therapies for patients of all ages. The company understands that advances in cancer research now enable drug developers to identify children and adults who may benefit from the same medicine. They develop new therapies that meet the critical needs of people of all ages living with cancer starting from the biology of childhood cancer. Day One Biopharmaceuticals also focuses its efforts to bring the best medicines to families receiving the life-altering news of a new cancer diagnosis and the need for a treatment plan. It prioritizes programs that can be rapidly brought to market for both younger and older patients. The company's goal is to license and acquire the most promising products from research institutions as well as for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Day One Biopharmaceuticals was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA, USA.

Synova Life Sciences

Seed Round in 2021
Synova Life Sciences is developing a novel non-enzymatic device to obtain stem cells from adipose tissue for medical research and therapy. They help physicians and patients harvest autologous stem cells and use their regenerative ability to enhance the quality of life. Synova Life Sciences is the winner of Cal State Fullerton Business Plan Competition 2013, MD&M West "Shark Tank" 2015, TriTech Funding the Big Idea 2015 and was the First Runner Up at TCVN Survivor 8. Synova Life Sciences was founded in 2013.

Sounding Board, Inc

Series A in 2021
Sounding Board Labs, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, that specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for leadership coaching and development. Established in 2016, the company offers personalized coaching plans tailored to the needs of leaders and new managers, utilizing various communication methods including phone, video, and chat. The platform features a high-quality network of qualified coaches and encompasses tools for easy administration, progress tracking, and reporting on coaching effectiveness. Sounding Board serves a diverse range of global enterprises across 11 countries, emphasizing a modern user experience tailored to different learning styles. With a strong focus on scaling coaching initiatives organization-wide, the company aims to be a leading provider of coaching solutions for businesses around the world.

Apartment List

Series D in 2020
Apartment List is a smart, simple, and seamless renting platform that’s dedicated to making the process fair and transparent for all. Their mission is to build a better world of renting for everyone, to get rid of the pain and complexity, and makes it more personal, flexible, and transparent. They make finding a home to love easy and enjoyable, with a personally curated search feature that gets to know the individual. It was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Vivace Therapeutics

Series C in 2020
Vivace Therapeutics is a venture-backed start-up dedicated to discovering and developing cancer therapeutics by targeting a novel pathway. At Vivace Therapeutics, they pursue their work with passion, driven by a conviction to help people fight cancer and live life to the fullest. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Vivace Therapeutics is an oncology-focused portfolio-based drug discovery and development company adopting a capital-efficient and modality-indifferent approach to bring novel therapies to patients in need. Their experienced management team and world-class scientists work to advance promising drugs and therapeutic technologies that they believe can help conquer cancer.

Mate Fertility

Venture Round in 2020
Mate Fertility leverages its proprietary technology and platform to increase accessibility for fertility treatments. The company offers a full suite of fertility services that one would find at any fertility clinic in the US. Some services include Fertility Assessments, Vaginal Ultrasound, Semen Analysis, Embryo Creation and Transfer, IUI, IVF, and Genetic Testing. Another service that Mate offers is Egg Freezing and Egg Storage, in which fertile eggs are withdrawn and frozen to be used at a later date. Mate Fertility offers the chance for increased fecundity, reproductive success, and pregnancy rates. When it comes to discussing infertility, female fertility primarily takes the spotlight while male fertility is often overlooked. However, male fertility is an equally important aspect as roughly 30% of infertility cases can be traced to the male. Mate offers full fertility procedures for both females and males. Some of the male procedures test for semen quality, sperm morphology, sperm production, sperm motility, and semen quality.

MindTickle

Series D in 2020
MindTickle Interactive Media Pvt Ltd. provides a sales readiness and social learning platform aimed at bridging knowledge and skill gaps in customer-facing teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Pune, India, with additional operations in San Francisco, California, MindTickle enables organizations to transform their online content into interactive learning experiences. Its platform incorporates gamification elements like points and leaderboards to enhance learner engagement and motivation. Businesses utilize MindTickle for various applications, including onboarding, product training, and ongoing employee engagement. The platform combines on-demand training, mobile updates, coaching, and role-play with a data-driven approach to accelerate time-to-productivity and improve sales performance. By assessing and certifying the readiness of sales representatives, companies that use MindTickle experience larger deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles.

Relievant Medsystems

Venture Round in 2020
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative treatments for chronic axial low back pain. The company's primary offering is the Intracept procedure, which targets the basivertebral nerve to relieve vertebrogenic low back pain through a minimally invasive approach. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an additional development and operations office in Sunnyvale, California, Relievant aims to provide low-risk therapeutic options that enhance the quality of life for patients suffering from this prevalent condition.

Vineti

Series C in 2020
Vineti is a commercial cloud-based platform that expands patient access to life-saving cells and gene therapies. The software solution offers an independent, purpose-built enterprise solution that is essential for enabling the growth and wide distribution of transformative personalized therapeutics, such as CAR-T cell therapies, for the treatment of late-stage cancer. The Vineti Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) ® platform automates patient-centric supply chains for a wide range of advanced therapies, in all phases of clinical development and commercial operations. Veneti aims to solve the key challenges patients, medical providers, pharmaceutical companies, and regulators face in the delivery and commercialization of personalized medicine. Amy DuRoss, Heidi M. Hagen, Malek Faham, Razmik Abnous, and Stephen Ting co-founded Vineti in San Francisco, California in 2016.

Axis Security

Series B in 2020
Axis Security Inc. is a private application access company founded in 2018 and based in California. It specializes in a zero-trust cloud security platform that enables organizations to manage access for employees, partners, and stakeholders securely. Through its innovative Application Isolation Technology, Axis Security ensures that users have access only to the necessary resources, minimizing excess access and associated risks. This approach transforms open networks and vulnerable applications into secure resources, allowing businesses to operate and expand with confidence. The company's focus on cloud security and analytics solutions positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

Synthekine

Series A in 2020
Synthekine Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative cytokine therapies and immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders. Founded in 2018 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company leverages advanced platform technologies, including engineered partial agonists and orthogonal cell therapies, to create targeted treatments. Synthekine's notable innovations include the Synthekine Platform, which utilizes surrogate agonists instead of traditional mutant cytokines. The company's product pipeline features STK-009, an orthogonal ligand paired with SYNCAR-001, an engineered CAR-T therapy targeting CD-19, as well as STK-012, a partial agonist of IL-2. Synthekine's approach emphasizes safety and efficacy, utilizing immunological insights to guide the development of therapeutics that selectively modulate immune system pathways. Preclinical studies have indicated promising efficacy and tolerability for its lead programs, positioning Synthekine as a key player in the biotechnology landscape.

ManiMe

Venture Round in 2020
Mani.Me, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells ready-to-wear manicures. It offers stick on gels made with 3D printing technology. The company sells its products online. Mani. Me, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

BoostUp.ai

Seed Round in 2020
BoostUp.ai, Inc. operates a sales intelligence platform designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of revenue teams. Based in Santa Clara, California, the platform analyzes macro and micro-level risks related to forecasts, pipelines, deals, and seller behavior, transforming unstructured data into actionable insights. BoostUp enables organizations to achieve predictable revenue, improve forecasting reliability, shorten sales cycles, and increase win rates. The platform provides real-time updates on forecast and pipeline changes, deal-level risk intelligence, and alerts based on early warning indicators. By leveraging unique data from email conversations and relationship dynamics not typically found in CRM systems, BoostUp offers a comprehensive account intelligence solution that spans from pipeline generation to renewals and expansions. The platform is utilized by various leading companies in sales, operations, and customer success, helping them optimize their sales performance.

Zibo

Seed Round in 2020
Zibo Inc. develops a banking and payments platform for independent landlords. The company offers Zibo, a financial platform, which provides management of bank accounts, rent payments, rent collection automation, tax preparation, bank transfer, and credit card payment services. It also provides insurance services for residential rental properties. Zibo Inc. was formerly known as Project Pegasus Inc. and changed its name to Zibo Inc. in April 2019. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Instrumental

Series B in 2020
Instrumental, Inc. specializes in developing software that enhances the efficiency of assembly lines by enabling them to operate autonomously, learn, and adapt to various processes. Founded by former Apple engineers Anna-Katrina Shedletsky and Samuel Weiss, the company aims to address inefficiencies in manufacturing, ultimately saving significant costs related to scrap and rework. Instrumental's software allows manufacturers to quickly identify and resolve issues on their assembly lines, thereby preventing production delays and improving yield rates. The service is employed by leading manufacturers globally and focuses on analytics that provide insights into assembly line performance, allowing engineers to evaluate part dimensions and diagnose problems in real-time without needing physical access to the production environment. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Instrumental combines its software capabilities with a range of consulting and integration services to support both commercial enterprises and government agencies in optimizing their operations.

Bond

Series A in 2020
Bond is an enterprise-grade financial technology platform streamlining the integration between brands and banks, dramatically reducing friction and creating a more repeatable model. Through its AI-powered infrastructure, Bond enables digital brands to better engage their customers by offering personalized and compliant banking products.

Juno

Seed Round in 2020
Juno Residential, Inc. specializes in the development of residential apartments, focusing on providing environmentally friendly and efficient housing solutions. Incorporated in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company employs prefabrication techniques and utilizes organic, low-carbon materials, such as mass timber, in its construction processes. By prioritizing modern design and sustainability, Juno Residential aims to deliver curated living spaces that meet the demands of contemporary urban life.

Mynd

Series C in 2020
Mynd is a property management platform that simplifies rental management services for property owners. The platform provides real-time insights into rental income, vacancies, and maintenance requests, allowing users to efficiently manage their properties from anywhere. Through its mobile app, Mynd offers up-to-date performance data, enabling landlords to track rent payments, approve expenses, and stay informed about local market trends. The company's focus on leveraging technology and data aims to enhance the overall management experience and maximize returns for property owners. Mynd is headquartered in the East Bay of San Francisco and is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to its clients.
Day One Biopharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company focused on developing new cancer therapies for patients of all ages. The company understands that advances in cancer research now enable drug developers to identify children and adults who may benefit from the same medicine. They develop new therapies that meet the critical needs of people of all ages living with cancer starting from the biology of childhood cancer. Day One Biopharmaceuticals also focuses its efforts to bring the best medicines to families receiving the life-altering news of a new cancer diagnosis and the need for a treatment plan. It prioritizes programs that can be rapidly brought to market for both younger and older patients. The company's goal is to license and acquire the most promising products from research institutions as well as for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Day One Biopharmaceuticals was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA, USA.

Contentsquare

Series D in 2020
Contentsquare offers a platform that analyzes customer behavior through billions of anonymous interactions across web, mobile, and app environments, while adhering to data privacy regulations such as the EU GDPR and California CCPA. The platform synthesizes various data points, including content, user experience, product details, pricing, acquisition channels, and technical performance, to generate insights and AI-driven recommendations. These insights aim to enhance digital performance throughout the customer journey, ultimately helping businesses improve revenue, engagement, and growth. With a client base exceeding 700 enterprise customers, Contentsquare serves notable companies such as American Express, Best Buy, Dell, Ikea, LVMH, T-Mobile, Salesforce, Sephora, and Toyota.

Node

Venture Round in 2020
Node, recently acquired by SugarCRM, fuels Sugar's time-aware CX platform to help businesses by automatically forecasting expected outcomes and highlighting previously unforeseen challenges and opportunities. Extending Sugar’s time-aware CX platform, Node’s AI technology adds the most coveted element of time—the future. The combined solution offers wide-ranging capabilities for sales, marketing, and service teams. Node enables users of business applications to see into the future. Powered by Artificial Intuition™ technology, Node is the first turnkey AI-as-a-service platform focused on powering predictable business outcomes, which enterprises can use to quickly and seamlessly build advanced AI into both customer-facing and internal applications without investing years and millions of dollars on risky AI experiments. Applications powered by Node can deliver predictions that enable users to make smarter connections and decisions about how to engage with customers, employees, investors, and partners. Node was founded by Google's youngest employee, Falon Fatemi, and it's renowned technology team includes the Godfather of Search, Louis Monier who created Alta Vista, and Michael Radovancevich former CTO of Taleo and OpenX. Node is backed by Mark Cuban, NEA, Avalon Ventures, and JetBlue Technology Ventures.

Hallo

Seed Round in 2020
HALLO, Co. develops online hiring events platform to build relationships between students, universities, and companies. The company offers digital conferences, digital career fairs, digital tech talks, and digital all-hands. HALLO, Co. was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Join Digital

Series A in 2020
Cloudbus simplifies IT infrastructure by managing public and private cloud data and apps through predictive analytics engine. Cloudbus connects enterprises to their premise and public cloud data, securely, reliably, and elastically through our full-stack, cloud-first infrastructure. With Cloudbus, companies with sensitive data can reduce their IT costs without sacrificing performance, access, or data assurance. Its connectivity service reduces the attack surface of the network, encrypts and scrambles data in flight, and enforces user traffic to remain on the private network.

Sleek

Pre Seed Round in 2020
We're a deep learning startup that cracks the code on wait times by fusing various different data sources. Our patent-pending AI technology draws on deep learning to provide virtual queuing solutions —saving customers the inconvenience of waiting in lines, as well as unlocking new streams of revenue for these super popular merchants and event organizers. Serving over 20k+ businesses - we are a team of 8, backed by Tier-1 investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, BAM & StartX (S20 batch) and are started by a team of ForbesU30 founders, both being ex-Google & ex-Stanford engineers.

Ladder

Series C in 2020
Ladder Financial Inc. operates an online platform that provides term life insurance services in the United States. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers instant, fully underwritten life insurance policies with competitive pricing and transparency, featuring no hidden fees. Ladder's model allows customers to adjust or cancel their coverage at any time, addressing the significant life insurance gap affecting underinsured families and communities. By leveraging artificial intelligence and a direct-to-consumer approach, Ladder aims to make life insurance more accessible and fair for its clients.

Leanplum

Series D in 2020
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Vineti

Series C in 2020
Vineti is a commercial cloud-based platform that expands patient access to life-saving cells and gene therapies. The software solution offers an independent, purpose-built enterprise solution that is essential for enabling the growth and wide distribution of transformative personalized therapeutics, such as CAR-T cell therapies, for the treatment of late-stage cancer. The Vineti Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) ® platform automates patient-centric supply chains for a wide range of advanced therapies, in all phases of clinical development and commercial operations. Veneti aims to solve the key challenges patients, medical providers, pharmaceutical companies, and regulators face in the delivery and commercialization of personalized medicine. Amy DuRoss, Heidi M. Hagen, Malek Faham, Razmik Abnous, and Stephen Ting co-founded Vineti in San Francisco, California in 2016.

Tyra Biosciences

Series A in 2020
Tyra Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, California, focused on developing small molecule therapies for cancer treatment. Founded in 2018, the company aims to address drug resistance in oncology by targeting specific pathways associated with acquired resistance. Tyra Biosciences employs its proprietary precision medicine platform, SNÅP, to facilitate rapid drug design through molecular snapshots, enabling the prediction of genetic alterations that may lead to resistance against existing therapies. The company's lead product candidate, TYRA 300, is an FGFR3 selective inhibitor, primarily aimed at treating patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and urinary tract. Through innovative approaches, Tyra Biosciences seeks to create next-generation precision medicines that significantly improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients.

Lily AI

Series A in 2020
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Lily AI

Series A in 2020
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Uniform Teeth

Series A in 2019
Uniform Teeth is an orthodontics practice committed to making orthodontic care as intuitive, accessible, and high quality as possible. Uniform Teeth specializes in providing clear straighteners.

Uniform Teeth

Series A in 2019
Uniform Teeth is an orthodontics practice committed to making orthodontic care as intuitive, accessible, and high quality as possible. Uniform Teeth specializes in providing clear straighteners.

Apex.AI

Venture Round in 2019
Apex.AI, Inc. develops software products specifically designed for autonomous mobility systems. Its primary offering, Apex.OS, is a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware, middleware, and interfaces, providing users with safe and secure APIs. The company also offers Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications. Additionally, Apex.AI features MARV.Automotive, an extensible data management platform that facilitates data transfer from vehicles to the cloud, enabling dynamic search-based analytics, log analysis, real-time algorithm execution, and data introspection through graphical tools. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apex.AI aims to create robust and reliable operating systems for autonomous vehicles.

Fireflies.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Fireflies.ai is a technology company that specializes in developing an intelligent meeting assistant named Fred, aimed at enhancing productivity during virtual meetings conducted on platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and others. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services that allows users to record, transcribe, and archive meeting outputs, including participant details and associated documentation. Fireflies.ai integrates seamlessly with various business applications, including Salesforce, Slack, and Dropbox, enabling users to access and organize essential meeting information efficiently. The platform also provides users with concise summary notes and key insights from discussions, thereby facilitating better decision-making and collaboration.

Intrepida Bio

Venture Round in 2019
Intrepida Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops cancer drugs that alter the body’s first line of defense, and innate immunity. It also discovers and develops medicines that modulate the innate immune system to fight cancer and other diseases; and develops monoclonal antibodies that block the novel targets BAG3 and its receptor IFITM-2 to thwart their ability to create a favorable environment for tumor growth. Intrepida Bio, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Astra

Series C in 2019
Astra Space, Inc. is a rocket launch company based in Alameda, California, that designs and builds rockets for satellite delivery and launch services. Founded in 2004 and rebranded in 2016, Astra specializes in offering online reservations for payload deliveries to sun-synchronous and low inclination orbits. The company provides dedicated launch services for payloads ranging from 50 kg to 150 kg, targeting a reference orbit of 500 km. Astra operates test facilities to support its operations and aims to facilitate frequent access to space.

PerimeterX

Series C in 2019
PerimeterX, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in detecting and preventing automated attacks on web infrastructure. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London, Miami, and Tel Aviv, the company offers a range of security solutions designed to protect organizations from malicious web behavior. Its flagship product, PerimeterX Bot Defender, utilizes behavioral analytics to identify and mitigate various types of bot attacks, including account abuse, web scraping, and marketing fraud. The company also provides specialized solutions for mobile applications and application programming interfaces (APIs), ensuring comprehensive protection across different platforms. Serving industries such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, and enterprise software, PerimeterX is recognized for its advanced threat protection technology that effectively distinguishes between legitimate users and automated threats.

Bond

Seed Round in 2019
Bond is an enterprise-grade financial technology platform streamlining the integration between brands and banks, dramatically reducing friction and creating a more repeatable model. Through its AI-powered infrastructure, Bond enables digital brands to better engage their customers by offering personalized and compliant banking products.

Coinmine

Seed Round in 2019
Coinmine Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Manhattan Beach, California, specializes in developing cryptocurrency mining devices. The company's flagship product, Coinmine One, is designed as an all-in-one solution that simplifies and automates the complex processes associated with cryptocurrency mining. This innovative device combines multiple hardware options, allowing users to easily plug it in, access a user-friendly application, and select their preferred crypto network to mine. By focusing on user accessibility, Coinmine aims to make cryptocurrency mining more approachable for a broader audience.

Archipelago

Series A in 2019
Archipelago uses AI to digitize risk for large owners of commercial property to increase their resiliency and lower their total cost of risk, including by improving their insurance outcomes.

MindTickle

Series C in 2019
MindTickle Interactive Media Pvt Ltd. provides a sales readiness and social learning platform aimed at bridging knowledge and skill gaps in customer-facing teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Pune, India, with additional operations in San Francisco, California, MindTickle enables organizations to transform their online content into interactive learning experiences. Its platform incorporates gamification elements like points and leaderboards to enhance learner engagement and motivation. Businesses utilize MindTickle for various applications, including onboarding, product training, and ongoing employee engagement. The platform combines on-demand training, mobile updates, coaching, and role-play with a data-driven approach to accelerate time-to-productivity and improve sales performance. By assessing and certifying the readiness of sales representatives, companies that use MindTickle experience larger deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles.

Gen.G esports

Series B in 2019
Gen.G esports is a professional esports organization founded in 2017, with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, and additional offices in Los Angeles, California, and Shanghai, China. The organization connects the U.S. and Asia, owning and operating top-tier teams in leading esports markets, including the Seoul Dynasty in the Overwatch League and championship-winning teams in League of Legends. Gen.G has garnered recognition for its competitive achievements, with its teams winning seven global championships. The organization focuses on premier team management, player management, coaching, and fan engagement services, while also providing a platform for global brands to connect with gaming enthusiasts. Additionally, Gen.G is committed to promoting inclusivity in gaming through initiatives such as #TeamBumble, which supports women in gaming, and the Gen.G Elite Esports Academy, the first fully integrated academic esports program. Through its diverse portfolio and innovative programs, Gen.G aims to empower both fans and athletes in the evolving landscape of esports.

Commonwealth Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. is a diagnostic laboratory based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing diagnostic tests aimed at aiding the diagnosis of various functional gastrointestinal disorders. Established in 1985, the company serves as a platform for healthcare resource providers, facilitating access to specialized testing that supports clinical decision-making in gastrointestinal health.

Forte

Venture Round in 2019
Forte is building economic technology for games. Its platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 20 acclaimed game developers from across the industry to reimagine the economics of games. www.forte.io

Beam

Series A in 2019
Beam is a venture-backed regulatory technology (“regtech”) software company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our proprietary transaction monitoring technologies incorporate advanced machine learning and new data sources. The result? Immediate, meaningful reduction in false positives, better catch rates, and increased efficiency. Beam’s tools help our bank, credit union, and fintech customers make the financial system safer and maximize the value and utility of critical compliance resources. Beam’s end-to-end compliance solution brings new data sources and advanced machine learning models to cut false positives and enhance transaction monitoring. Our unique transparent-box approach demystifies machine learning, exposes all data sources, and is built for regulator understanding and approval. Beam is supported by an experienced group of officers, directors, advisors, and investors.

JOOR

Series C in 2019
JOOR, Inc. operates a global online fashion marketplace that facilitates wholesale buying by connecting brands and retailers through a digital platform. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, JOOR has expanded its presence with offices in major cities such as Los Angeles, London, Milan, Paris, and Sydney. The company serves over 12,500 brands across 53 categories and connects with more than 300,000 retailers in 144 countries, managing a substantial gross merchandise volume of $1.5 billion each month. JOOR's client base includes prominent retailers like Neiman Marcus and Harrods, as well as notable brands such as Tory Burch and Alexander McQueen. Backed by investors including Battery Ventures and Canaan Partners, JOOR is recognized for its innovative approach and diverse workforce, which includes a noteworthy representation of women in leadership and technical roles. The company is committed to transforming wholesale management in the fashion industry.

PerimeterX

Series C in 2019
PerimeterX, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that specializes in detecting and preventing automated attacks on web infrastructure. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in London, Miami, and Tel Aviv, the company offers a range of security solutions designed to protect organizations from malicious web behavior. Its flagship product, PerimeterX Bot Defender, utilizes behavioral analytics to identify and mitigate various types of bot attacks, including account abuse, web scraping, and marketing fraud. The company also provides specialized solutions for mobile applications and application programming interfaces (APIs), ensuring comprehensive protection across different platforms. Serving industries such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, and enterprise software, PerimeterX is recognized for its advanced threat protection technology that effectively distinguishes between legitimate users and automated threats.

Agile Stacks

Series A in 2019
Agile Stacks, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in San Mateo, California, specializes in developing a DevOps automation platform designed for cloud infrastructure and machine learning. The company focuses on helping organizations enhance their software delivery and data science capabilities through composable, automated stacks. Agile Stacks aims to transform the implementation of multi-cloud infrastructure-as-code, providing a cloud-based service that simplifies the deployment of certified stacks for containers and microservices. This approach enables customers to deploy full-function software infrastructure within minutes, accelerating their operational efficiency.

Komprise

Series C in 2019
Komprise, Inc. is a data management company based in Campbell, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in intelligent data-aware management software that simplifies how businesses store, organize, and analyze both on-premise and cloud data. The company addresses key challenges in data management, particularly focusing on unstructured data, by providing a platform that utilizes data growth analytics to manage data throughout its lifecycle. This includes capabilities for data analytics, replication, archiving, and migration, allowing organizations to effectively handle both hot and cold data across various storage systems. Komprise has established a strategic partnership with Ochser Consulting Group to enhance its service offerings.

Contentsquare

Series C in 2019
Contentsquare offers a platform that analyzes customer behavior through billions of anonymous interactions across web, mobile, and app environments, while adhering to data privacy regulations such as the EU GDPR and California CCPA. The platform synthesizes various data points, including content, user experience, product details, pricing, acquisition channels, and technical performance, to generate insights and AI-driven recommendations. These insights aim to enhance digital performance throughout the customer journey, ultimately helping businesses improve revenue, engagement, and growth. With a client base exceeding 700 enterprise customers, Contentsquare serves notable companies such as American Express, Best Buy, Dell, Ikea, LVMH, T-Mobile, Salesforce, Sephora, and Toyota.

The Meta

Seed Round in 2018
The Meta Game Inc. is a company focused on developing training tools for first-person shooter (FPS) gamers, enhancing their skills across all levels. Its primary product, KovaaK, features a range of capabilities including realistic weapon simulation, target and dodging physics, and customizable training scenarios tailored to individual user profiles. The company integrates principles from performance science, game development, and machine learning to create effective training modules that help gamers refine their tactics and improve their gameplay. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, The Meta Game Inc. aims to advance the eSports training landscape.

Alpaca

Seed Round in 2018
Alpaca is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, that operates as a securities broker. It specializes in providing an algorithmic trading platform designed for developers to create, manage, and execute trading and investing algorithms. The Alpaca API enables the development of investing applications and brokerage services that facilitate commission-free trading. The company boasts a team with diverse backgrounds in finance and technology and has garnered support from prominent investors in the industry. By focusing on empowering developers, Alpaca aims to enhance access to financial markets through innovative technology solutions.

Embroker

Series B in 2018
Embroker, Inc. is a digital insurance brokerage that specializes in providing insurance services for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Chicago and Boston, the company utilizes an online platform that enables clients to buy, manage, and analyze their commercial insurance policies efficiently. This platform allows users to share, request, and track proof of coverage through digital certificates of insurance and provides tools for real-time claims tracking. Embroker offers a variety of insurance products, including Commercial General Liability, property insurance, professional liability, and employee benefits, among others. The company also facilitates peer comparison, helping clients benchmark their policies against industry standards. By combining technology with brokerage expertise, Embroker aims to simplify the insurance process and enhance value for its clients in the competitive property and casualty insurance market.

Apex.AI

Series A in 2018
Apex.AI, Inc. develops software products specifically designed for autonomous mobility systems. Its primary offering, Apex.OS, is a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware, middleware, and interfaces, providing users with safe and secure APIs. The company also offers Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications. Additionally, Apex.AI features MARV.Automotive, an extensible data management platform that facilitates data transfer from vehicles to the cloud, enabling dynamic search-based analytics, log analysis, real-time algorithm execution, and data introspection through graphical tools. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Apex.AI aims to create robust and reliable operating systems for autonomous vehicles.

Bumblebee Spaces

Seed Round in 2018
Bumblebee SPACES Inc. manufactures robotics and artificial intelligence backed home furnishings. The company develops a modular ceiling system to address storage needs. It develops robotic household, which includes movable furniture and possessions operated by human-commands. It also offers Bumblebee app, an application that allows users to move and preview boxes. Bumblebee SPACES Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Aeva

Series A in 2018
Aeva is a machine vision company specializing in the development of optical-based sensors for the automotive industry, particularly focusing on lidar technology. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, Aeva's innovative Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) sensing technology combines vision, depth, and motion sensors into a single product, enhancing performance in various environmental conditions. This advanced lidar-on-chip system offers superior range and resolution, allowing for precise velocity measurement of every pixel in the scene. Aeva's technology aims to facilitate the adoption of lidar across a wide range of applications, including automated driving, consumer electronics, industrial automation, and security. The company primarily generates its revenue from North America, while also operating in EMEA and Asia.

Whym

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Whym is an innovative text-based boutique that simplifies the shopping experience for career-focused women by allowing them to browse and purchase products through text messages. Founded by a team experienced in launching consumer products, Whym prioritizes convenience and personalization by enabling customers to interact with real people instead of automated systems. Users can initiate their shopping by texting a designated number, receiving a curated list of options that can be navigated using emojis. The unique Whym Wallet facilitates secure transactions without the need for passwords or PINs, streamlining the purchasing process. By focusing on niche, high-quality brands that align with modern values such as ethics and wellness, Whym caters specifically to the interests and needs of contemporary women. Products are shipped within one to four business days, and future purchases can be completed entirely via text, enhancing both ease and efficiency in shopping.

Cargomatic

Series B in 2018
Cargomatic, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates real-time connections between shippers and pre-screened carriers, primarily serving customers in Southern California. Launched in early 2014 and based in Venice, California, the company enables shippers to submit loads and quickly locate nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its inception, Cargomatic has successfully expedited tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. As a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Cargomatic focuses on providing an efficient and responsive network for local truck availability.

The RealReal

Series G in 2018
The RealReal, Inc. operates an online marketplace for consigned luxury goods. It offers various resale product categories, including women’s, men’s, kids’, jewelry, and watches, as well as home and art products. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Apisec.ai

Seed Round in 2018
apisec.ai is an enterprise-class API security management platform that delivers instant and continuous API security coverage and compliance. allows enterprises to protect applications from attacks targeting the API layer – which represent the majority of all security vulnerabilities today.

Antiva Biosciences

Series C in 2018
Antiva Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, localized therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. The company was founded as Hera Therapeutics in 2012 by Dr. Karl Hostetler at The University of California San Diego. They are now Antiva Biosciences which is headquartered in South San Francisco.

Relievant Medsystems

Series E in 2018
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative treatments for chronic axial low back pain. The company's primary offering is the Intracept procedure, which targets the basivertebral nerve to relieve vertebrogenic low back pain through a minimally invasive approach. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an additional development and operations office in Sunnyvale, California, Relievant aims to provide low-risk therapeutic options that enhance the quality of life for patients suffering from this prevalent condition.

EndoGastric Solutions

Series I in 2018
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative surgical technologies for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, particularly gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The company offers a range of products, including the EsophyX technology, which facilitates transoral reconstructive surgery, and the EsophyX Z device used in the transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) procedure. Additionally, it provides SerosaFuse Fasteners, a non-resorbable material that matches the strength of traditional sutures. EndoGastric Solutions also supports healthcare professionals through training courses and various consultative services. Established in 2002 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, with an office in San Mateo, California, the company has evolved from its original name, EsophyX, Inc., which it adopted in 2005.

Highrise

Seed Round in 2018
Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends. Its platform includes built-in user-generated avatars that let its users engage in real-time virtual chats, read reviews, surf across the latest news feed and keep in touch with their friends to customize and self-designed games, enabling users to make new friends, host real-time games and create fun contents for publicizing. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PACT Pharma

Series B in 2018
Pact Pharma is a developer of personalized adoptive T cell therapies designed for the eradication of solid tumors.The company's therapies help in the identification of neo-epitopes that serve as private mutations for each patient's cancer as well as creates an opportunity to engineer autologous T cells that target and kill tumors expressing these neo-antigens, enabling physicians to recognize and remove each patient's cancer cells.

Mynd

Series B in 2018
Mynd is a property management platform that simplifies rental management services for property owners. The platform provides real-time insights into rental income, vacancies, and maintenance requests, allowing users to efficiently manage their properties from anywhere. Through its mobile app, Mynd offers up-to-date performance data, enabling landlords to track rent payments, approve expenses, and stay informed about local market trends. The company's focus on leveraging technology and data aims to enhance the overall management experience and maximize returns for property owners. Mynd is headquartered in the East Bay of San Francisco and is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to its clients.

Vineti

Series B in 2018
Vineti is a commercial cloud-based platform that expands patient access to life-saving cells and gene therapies. The software solution offers an independent, purpose-built enterprise solution that is essential for enabling the growth and wide distribution of transformative personalized therapeutics, such as CAR-T cell therapies, for the treatment of late-stage cancer. The Vineti Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) ® platform automates patient-centric supply chains for a wide range of advanced therapies, in all phases of clinical development and commercial operations. Veneti aims to solve the key challenges patients, medical providers, pharmaceutical companies, and regulators face in the delivery and commercialization of personalized medicine. Amy DuRoss, Heidi M. Hagen, Malek Faham, Razmik Abnous, and Stephen Ting co-founded Vineti in San Francisco, California in 2016.

Unchained Labs

Series D in 2018
Unchained Labs is a developer of life science biologics tools designed to help researchers break free from tools that just don't cut it. It offers a multiplex protein stability platform for biologics that measures a host of protein stability parameters. The company's products include protein sizing systems, stability quantifiers, benchtop workflow solutions, automated buffer exchanges, concentration liberators, particle identifiers, and more, enabling biologics researchers to speed up their work with ease. Unchained Labs was established in 2013 and is based in Pleasanton, California, USA.
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