TEKEVER is a manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that specializes in surveillance-as-a-service solutions, providing actionable data and intelligence. The company offers three distinct mission-oriented product lines: the AR3, which is a modular system designed for long-distance operations with optional vertical takeoff and landing capabilities; the AR4, ideal for close-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tasks; and the AR5, which focuses on maritime monitoring and utilizes high-capacity satellite communications for beyond radio line of sight operations, while also being capable of transporting payloads such as maritime radar. TEKEVER integrates unmanned systems with satellite technology and advanced artificial intelligence, evolving its technology and products to meet the dynamic intelligence needs of its clients, thereby enhancing their operational effectiveness.
Forterra is a technology company specializing in autonomous systems for ground-based movement, with a focus on enhancing safety, security, and operational effectiveness in various high-stakes environments. As a pioneer in driverless technology, Forterra develops advanced robotics and artificial intelligence software that enables autonomous navigation for both defense and civilian applications. Its solutions are particularly geared towards the U.S. Department of Defense, where they facilitate asymmetric warfare and enhance mission-critical operations. Forterra's technology incorporates capabilities such as path planning, adversarial autonomy, and collaborative behaviors, supporting a wide range of functionalities including convoy automation, vehicle navigation, and manned-unmanned teaming. The company's innovations aim to optimize operations across defense, commercial, and municipal sectors, contributing to greater efficiency and safety in challenging conditions.
Odaseva is a company specializing in data management solutions for large enterprises utilizing Salesforce. It offers a comprehensive cloud-based platform that focuses on data protection, privacy, and governance. The Odaseva Enterprise Data Security Platform is designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical business information by providing integrated security products and services. Key features of the platform include backup and recovery, archiving, monitoring of governor limits, and compliance support for regulations such as GDPR. By enabling businesses to take full control of their data, Odaseva helps eliminate risks and facilitates confident digital transformation.
Lambda is a technology company specializing in deep-learning infrastructure. It provides cloud computing services tailored for large-scale artificial intelligence training and inference. The company offers servers and workstations pre-configured with popular machine learning frameworks, allowing clients to simplify and accelerate the development of complex AI models for tasks such as natural language processing and drug discovery. Lambda's product range includes on-premises GPU hardware and cloud-hosted GPUs, empowering AI engineers to construct, test, and deploy AI products efficiently and securely at scale.
Lambda is a technology company specializing in deep-learning infrastructure. It provides cloud computing services tailored for large-scale artificial intelligence training and inference. The company offers servers and workstations pre-configured with popular machine learning frameworks, allowing clients to simplify and accelerate the development of complex AI models for tasks such as natural language processing and drug discovery. Lambda's product range includes on-premises GPU hardware and cloud-hosted GPUs, empowering AI engineers to construct, test, and deploy AI products efficiently and securely at scale.
Care.ai
Venture Round in 2022
Care.ai is an artificial intelligence-driven ambient monitoring platform that provides real-time behavioral data to enhance clinical and operational insights in healthcare settings. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the company utilizes AI-enabled edge sensors to monitor clinical workflows continuously, allowing it to predict and prevent adverse events. By delivering real-time alerts and insights, Care.ai helps healthcare organizations improve quality, safety, and compliance while optimizing the clinical workforce. The platform enables healthcare professionals to identify patient behaviors in real-time, facilitating personalized care and ultimately improving patient outcomes.
HaptX
Venture Round in 2022
HaptX is a technology company focused on enhancing virtual reality experiences through realistic touch simulation. It has developed HaptX Gloves, which enable natural interaction and provide haptic feedback with a high level of realism. Utilizing patented microfluidic technology, these gloves feature 130 points of touch feedback and can apply resistive force feedback of up to 4 pounds per finger, while also tracking hand motions with sub-millimeter precision. Founded by Jake Rubin and Dr. Bob Crockett, HaptX employs a team of 35 and operates from offices in Seattle, Washington, and San Luis Obispo, California. The company's innovations allow users to feel the texture, shape, motion, vibration, and temperature of virtual objects, bridging the gap between the physical and virtual worlds.
Poplar Homes
Series B in 2022
Poplar Homes is a technology-driven property management company that streamlines the rental process for both property owners and tenants. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including onboarding rental portfolios and providing access to an owner dashboard that displays performance statistics and property records. Poplar Homes enhances property listings by conducting 3D scans of vacant properties. Its innovative technology facilitates instant renter screening, AI-driven leasing insights, proactive maintenance suggestions, autonomous move-in processes, and guaranteed rent payouts. With 24/7 support, Poplar Homes aims to create a seamless renting experience, benefiting both landlords and renters.
Kingsley Gate
Venture Round in 2022
Kingsley Gate Partners is an executive search consulting firm that serves global clients by facilitating effective matches between organizations and candidates. The company offers a unique platform that provides transparency and real-time access to stack-ranked candidates through an interactive mobile portal. This approach allows clients to differentiate between candidates easily and ensures a lasting strategic fit between executives and organizations. By leveraging cloud-based tools, Kingsley Gate enhances the consulting experience, helping clients make informed decisions in their hiring processes.
Advocado is the first real-time cross-media optimization & audience platform that makes advertising perform better by using signals in the physical world (like TV Ads or in-program content) to trigger real-time actions across search, social and shopping platforms and building organic digital audiences based on advertiser affinity; all the while, collecting the data to prove value created. Ultimately, we help CMO’s and marketing leaders deliver better results while breaking down organizational silos and respecting consumer privacy.
Robotic Research
Series A in 2021
Robotic Research, LLC, is a small engineering firm founded by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy in 2002. Both worked together in the Intelligent Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) when they decided to make the move (across the street as it turned out) to pursue focused interest in unmanned vehicles.
HaptX
Debt Financing in 2021
HaptX is a technology company focused on enhancing virtual reality experiences through realistic touch simulation. It has developed HaptX Gloves, which enable natural interaction and provide haptic feedback with a high level of realism. Utilizing patented microfluidic technology, these gloves feature 130 points of touch feedback and can apply resistive force feedback of up to 4 pounds per finger, while also tracking hand motions with sub-millimeter precision. Founded by Jake Rubin and Dr. Bob Crockett, HaptX employs a team of 35 and operates from offices in Seattle, Washington, and San Luis Obispo, California. The company's innovations allow users to feel the texture, shape, motion, vibration, and temperature of virtual objects, bridging the gap between the physical and virtual worlds.
Luminar Technologies, Inc. is a vehicle sensor and software company based in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2012. The company operates primarily in two segments: Autonomy Solutions and Other Component Sales. The Autonomy Solutions segment focuses on the design, manufacture, and sale of lidar sensors and related perception and autonomy software for original equipment manufacturers in the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors, including applications in robo-taxis. In addition, Luminar's Other Component Sales segment provides design, testing, and consulting services for non-standard integrated circuits aimed at government agencies and defense contractors. The company emphasizes enhancing safety and advancing autonomous technology in vehicles, particularly through advanced driver assistance systems that cater to a range of driving scenarios.
Motiv Power Systems
Convertible Note in 2020
Motiv Power Systems Inc. is a company that designs and manufactures electric-powered intelligent chassis specifically for commercial medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, shuttle buses, step vans, box trucks, work trucks, trolleys, and specialty vehicles. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Motiv focuses on delivering battery-electric trucks and buses, along with the necessary charging infrastructure and support for fleet deployment. The company's products are recognized for their reliability, boasting a 98% uptime, and they aim to provide significant operational and maintenance cost savings for fleet operators. By offering zero-emission vehicles, Motiv enhances the transportation experience for both operators and riders while contributing to healthier urban environments.
Major League Hacking
Venture Round in 2020
Major League Hacking (MLH) is a mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering emerging technologists through a global community of over 500,000 early-career developers. MLH organizes hackathons, internships, and workshops that provide members with hands-on experience and opportunities to build professional networks, facilitating their career launches in technology. The organization collaborates with prominent employers to identify and train diverse technical talent from within its community. By fostering innovation and teaching computer science skills through its weekend-long invention competitions, MLH cultivates collaboration among hackers, technology leaders, and entrepreneurs. Recognizing its commitment to community impact, MLH became a Certified B Corporation in 2016, underscoring its focus on empowering hackers and measuring success by the number of individuals it supports.
Trianz
Venture Round in 2019
Trianz is a technology platforms and services company focused on accelerating digital transformations for Fortune 100 and emerging companies across the globe. Specializing in areas such as data and analytics, digital experiences, cloud infrastructure, and security, Trianz offers management consulting, technology engineering, and operations outsourcing services. The company employs an "IP Led Transformations" strategy, which is informed by extensive research across various industries, to address contemporary challenges such as AI-driven transformation and digital talent scarcity. With proprietary platforms like Concierto, Extrica, and Pulse, Trianz facilitates seamless cloud adoption and data analytics, enabling organizations to effectively navigate digital complexities. Clients consistently rate Trianz highly for its value delivery, reflecting the company's commitment to providing effective solutions in a rapidly evolving marketplace. As the services industry undergoes transformation, Trianz continues to grow, positioning itself as a leader in digital transformation services.
Ember
Debt Financing in 2019
Ember is a design-led brand specializing in temperature control technology, founded by inventor Clay Alexander. The company aims to transform the way individuals consume food and beverages through its innovative products. Ember's flagship offerings include the Ember Travel Mug and Ember Mug, both recognized for their advanced temperature control capabilities, allowing users to set and maintain their preferred drinking temperatures for hot beverages. These products enhance the flavor experience of drinks like coffee and tea by enabling personalized temperature settings. Ember's smart mugs are sold in prominent retail outlets, including Best Buy, Apple, Williams Sonoma, Costco, and Target. In addition to its core drinkware line, Ember is expanding its temperature control technology into new sectors such as healthcare and infant feeding, demonstrating its commitment to innovation and customization in everyday living.
Luminar
Venture Round in 2019
Luminar Technologies, Inc. is a vehicle sensor and software company based in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2012. The company operates primarily in two segments: Autonomy Solutions and Other Component Sales. The Autonomy Solutions segment focuses on the design, manufacture, and sale of lidar sensors and related perception and autonomy software for original equipment manufacturers in the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors, including applications in robo-taxis. In addition, Luminar's Other Component Sales segment provides design, testing, and consulting services for non-standard integrated circuits aimed at government agencies and defense contractors. The company emphasizes enhancing safety and advancing autonomous technology in vehicles, particularly through advanced driver assistance systems that cater to a range of driving scenarios.
Motiv Power Systems Inc. is a company that designs and manufactures electric-powered intelligent chassis specifically for commercial medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, shuttle buses, step vans, box trucks, work trucks, trolleys, and specialty vehicles. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Motiv focuses on delivering battery-electric trucks and buses, along with the necessary charging infrastructure and support for fleet deployment. The company's products are recognized for their reliability, boasting a 98% uptime, and they aim to provide significant operational and maintenance cost savings for fleet operators. By offering zero-emission vehicles, Motiv enhances the transportation experience for both operators and riders while contributing to healthier urban environments.
TEKEVER is a manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that specializes in surveillance-as-a-service solutions, providing actionable data and intelligence. The company offers three distinct mission-oriented product lines: the AR3, which is a modular system designed for long-distance operations with optional vertical takeoff and landing capabilities; the AR4, ideal for close-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tasks; and the AR5, which focuses on maritime monitoring and utilizes high-capacity satellite communications for beyond radio line of sight operations, while also being capable of transporting payloads such as maritime radar. TEKEVER integrates unmanned systems with satellite technology and advanced artificial intelligence, evolving its technology and products to meet the dynamic intelligence needs of its clients, thereby enhancing their operational effectiveness.