Carbon Ventures

SmarterX helps companies know more about consumer products to make, market and move them better. Our customers are the places you shop everyday like Costco and Albertsons, as well as brands like Lysol, Miracle-Gro and Colgate. They use our product intelligence to identify how to best handle regulated consumer products across the supply chain to remain compliant, avoid fines and reduce their environmental impact. We have brought together a passionate team of math nerds, chemistry wizards and retail pros. We work smart and we get stuff done. Because when we know more, we do better.

Fortify is an advanced manufacturing startup that aims to disrupt additive manufacturing, ushering in a new generation of custom, high-performance products. Fortify has developed a patented process that combines 3D printing and magnetics to create aligned reinforced carbon fiber composites. Magnetics and DLP (digital light processing) are used in Fortify's technology to create bespoke microstructures in high-resolution 3D printed composite products. Engineers can create and print items with optimum material qualities for specific purpose. The application focus of the company varies from injection mold tooling to high-performance end-of-life parts.

Idelic is a driver management platform designed to consolidate fleet data systems and automate compliance processes. The platform helps prevent crashes, reduce driver turnover, and lower insurance costs by unlocking the power of data organization, artificial intelligence, and smart driver management. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Seattle-based Novel Effect is the leader in voice-driven media and entertainment. Through the use of voice, Novel Effect’s products blend physical and digital worlds to create immersive and interactive experiences across books, video and games.

Fortify is an advanced manufacturing startup that aims to disrupt additive manufacturing, ushering in a new generation of custom, high-performance products. Fortify has developed a patented process that combines 3D printing and magnetics to create aligned reinforced carbon fiber composites. Magnetics and DLP (digital light processing) are used in Fortify's technology to create bespoke microstructures in high-resolution 3D printed composite products. Engineers can create and print items with optimum material qualities for specific purpose. The application focus of the company varies from injection mold tooling to high-performance end-of-life parts.

WastePlace is a waste and recycling marketplace that connects customers to thousands of waste management service providers. Customers can leverage the best service and price the waste industry has to offer. Its marketplace handles every aspect of a company's disposal needs, making it easy to shop online for services. The company offers options for all lines of business including junk removal, dumpster rentals, recycling, hazardous waste, and commercial disposal. Businesses can streamline the bidding process by getting instant access to haulers in the area, compare rates, and choose the best hauling company for the job.

Idelic is a driver management platform designed to consolidate fleet data systems and automate compliance processes. The platform helps prevent crashes, reduce driver turnover, and lower insurance costs by unlocking the power of data organization, artificial intelligence, and smart driver management. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sayspring, Inc. develops software to create voice interfaces for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York. As of April 16, 2018, Sayspring, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Adobe Inc.

SummitSync is a meetings intelligence platform to power offline experiences for Sales & Marketing teams. The software removes the friction between marketing and CRM systems to track event marketing ROI and sales productivity. For individuals and companies, it enables them to create more qualified meetings with clients and prospects, across their entire event marketing investment. CMO’s, CFO’s and CRO’s utilize SummitSync to provide transparency into their sales & marketing productivity, accountability, and one-to-one customer engagement. For the individual users, the mobile app enables faster discovery, organization and scheduling of key meetings. From handshake to customer journey all seamlessly connected to CRM and Marketing Automation.

Mobius provides environmental solutions that convert waste streams into chemicals and materials. At Mobius, we're creating a world where There’s Wonder in Waste. We’re a mission-driven company focused on eliminating waste by leveraging industrial organic waste streams from agriculture, forestry, paper and biofuel & biorefining industries to create new materials and chemicals. Our first product is a proprietary, biodegradable polymer made from lignin, a natural material found in all grasses and trees that is produced as waste at a rate of over 50 million tons each year by the paper and biofuel industries. With this biopolymer, we are creating a bio-based, biodegradable plastic pellets for applications in horticulture, agriculture, food service packaging, and beyond.

Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions. Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates. They are one of the only platforms that does not aggregate listings. Every room rental posted on their platform is user-generated and verified by the Roomi team. Users are able to easily list their empty rooms and potential roommates can browse and apply to move in.

Actionfigure is the leading global provider of transportation intelligence solutions, unlocking the value of location and enabling people to make great transportation choices. Actionfigure works with workplaces, and owners and operators of commercial and multifamily real estate to support employees, tenants, residents, and guests with live transportation intelligence. Our products include industry-pioneering screens, applications, and custom integrations to provide the best-fit solutions for our partners. Actionfigure’s platform curates more than 3,000 data feeds to provide accurate, real-time information about public, private, and shared transportation options. Our proprietary AI algorithms provide best-fit transportation and multimodal trip recommendations, and our software provides unique, actionable insights on transportation and real estate. Actionfigure unlocks the value of location in ways not available anywhere else.