First Foundation
Post in 2024
First Foundation, established in 1990, is a California-based financial services company offering a range of banking and wealth management services. It provides investment management and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The company's banking services include commercial deposits, savings accounts, online banking, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, debit and credit cards, and mortgage loans. Additionally, it offers loans for multifamily residential and commercial real estate properties, and business banking services to small to moderate-sized businesses and professionals.
Travelport
Private Equity Round in 2023
Travelport is a technology company focused on enhancing the travel buying and management experience. It operates a comprehensive travel commerce platform that offers distribution, technology, payment solutions, and other services tailored for the global travel and tourism industry. In addition to its core business, Travelport fosters innovation through its Travelport Labs Accelerator, which supports a select group of travel startups with seed funding and mentorship. This 16-week program allows founders to concentrate on their ventures while benefiting from the expertise and resources provided by Travelport, including insights from employees, partners, and customers in the travel sector.
CarDekho provides enterprise mobility solutions, mobile application development, Web design and development, offshore staffing, and testing and quality assurance (QA) services. Its enterprise mobility solutions include enterprise mobility consulting, mobile business intelligence, business process mobilization, B2B mobile applications (app) development, enterprise iOS app development, enterprise Android app development, and enterprise app distribution; and mobile app development services include iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows8, Phonegap, and bootstrap. CarDekho’s Web design and development services include responsive design, PSD to HTML conversion, flash Website design, themes customization, content management system, E-commerce solution, CRM app development, open-source development, custom Web app development, regular Website maintenance, customized programming, online marketing, graphic design, Website hosting, employee management system, logo design, inventory management, and database design. Its offshore staffing services for designers, mobile apps developers,.NET developers, PHP developers, Java developers, Python developers, and ROR developers; and testing and QA services include automated, manual, usability, nonfunctional, specialized, mobile app, testing-as-a-service, integration, functional, system, localization, and acceptance testing. CarDekho develops entertainment, GPS tracking, weather, business and finance-related, multi-media, sports, social networking, education, and travel applications. It serves the automobile, E-learning, consultancy, finance, social networking, tours and travel, health and fitness, medical, job and career, news and magazine, utility/productivity, entertainment, lifestyle, and E-commerce industries; and IT and communication, and book and library industries.
FlixBus, operated by FlixMobility, is a notable provider of intercity travel, focusing on affordable, convenient, and environmentally-friendly transportation solutions. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established Europe's largest long-distance bus network and introduced green long-distance trains in 2018, alongside a pilot for all-electric buses in Germany and France. The platform offers travelers a sustainable alternative to private transportation, featuring amenities such as free WiFi, flexible online booking, and innovative ticketing systems. FlixBus also expanded its services to the United States in 2018, bringing its unique travel model to a broader audience. By collaborating with regional bus partners and private train companies, FlixMobility combines technological innovation with traditional transportation expertise, positioning itself as a leader in the evolving mobility landscape. As a result, FlixBus has transformed the travel experience for over 100 million people across Europe and the United States while contributing to job creation in the mobility sector.
The Lightstone Group
Venture Round in 2018
The Lightstone Group is a privately held real estate investment company based in New York, specializing in the acquisition, management, and financing of properties across various sectors, including residential, hospitality, commercial, and retail. Founded in 1988 by David Lichtenstein, the company has grown significantly and now manages several billion dollars in real estate assets on behalf of over one hundred institutional and individual investors, including public and private pension plans, endowments, foundations, and high net-worth families. In addition to property management, Lightstone Group offers advisory services and provides debt and equity capital for a range of investment opportunities, including core, core-plus, value-add, and special situation real estate projects.