CVP Management is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup, early Series A, and early stage investments. It does not invest in life sciences, medical devices and energy production companies as well as businesses that require $5 million to $10 million of upfront capital before validating the concept. CVP Management seeks to invest in beta, working prototype, and go-to-market stages. It prefers to invest in Information Technology infrastructure with focus on software application, internet, digital media, digital marketing, vertical SAAS, cloud, embedded software, mobile, financial service technologies, and cutting-edge information technology ventures. CVP Management invests in companies based in the Northeast corridor with a concentration on Boston, New York and Toronto. It typically invests between 0.1 million and $1 million and for Seed and Series A rounds it invests between $1 million and $3.5 million. CVP Management invests in companies with enterprise value of $5 million. It prefers to have a seat on the company’s board of directors in its portfolio companies. CVP Management prefers to invest in preferred stock. It began operation on June 1, 1998, with its headquarters in Cambridge in Massachusetts with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Formerly APDS) Launched in 2014, Orijin’s mission is to rewrite every justice-impacted person’s story, allowing each to re-enter society with renewed career-readiness, re-skilled education, and training through a customized pathway, to rebuild their lives and create sustainable employment. Orijin provides a robust cloud-based learning and communications platform delivered on secure tablet computers in hundreds of correctional facilities across the country. Orijin is a public benefit corporation and certified Certified B Corporation that never charges incarcerated individuals or their families for its technology or services. To learn more, go to https://Orijin.works
BlueConic
Venture Round in 2022
BlueConic, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to optimize their cross-channel marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Amsterdam and Nijmegen, the company offers a solution that utilizes a big data profile interaction store and machine learning to help marketers synchronize communications across web, mobile, and social channels in real time. This platform allows businesses to access relevant customer data, create engaging customer experiences, and enhance marketing effectiveness. BlueConic serves over 500 companies globally, including notable clients such as Forbes, Heineken, and Mattel, helping them unlock the full potential of their customer data and drive growth.
Orijin, PBC
Series B in 2020
(Formerly APDS) Launched in 2014, Orijin’s mission is to rewrite every justice-impacted person’s story, allowing each to re-enter society with renewed career-readiness, re-skilled education, and training through a customized pathway, to rebuild their lives and create sustainable employment. Orijin provides a robust cloud-based learning and communications platform delivered on secure tablet computers in hundreds of correctional facilities across the country. Orijin is a public benefit corporation and certified Certified B Corporation that never charges incarcerated individuals or their families for its technology or services. To learn more, go to https://Orijin.works
BlueConic
Series B in 2020
BlueConic, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to optimize their cross-channel marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Amsterdam and Nijmegen, the company offers a solution that utilizes a big data profile interaction store and machine learning to help marketers synchronize communications across web, mobile, and social channels in real time. This platform allows businesses to access relevant customer data, create engaging customer experiences, and enhance marketing effectiveness. BlueConic serves over 500 companies globally, including notable clients such as Forbes, Heineken, and Mattel, helping them unlock the full potential of their customer data and drive growth.
Chainalysis
Series A in 2018
Chainalysis Inc. is a blockchain analysis company that specializes in developing anti-money laundering software for cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore, the company offers a range of products to enhance compliance and security in the cryptocurrency sector. Its primary tools include REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that helps identify offenders and visualize data, and an API that provides transaction-based risk scoring by tracking the source and destination of funds. Chainalysis also provides activity monitoring reports and due diligence tools that assist financial institutions in assessing risks, estimating potential criminal revenues, and identifying emerging threats. The company serves a diverse clientele, including government agencies, banks, exchanges, insurance firms, and various cryptocurrency businesses, facilitating safer interactions within the decentralized finance landscape.
Flipside Crypto
Seed Round in 2018
Flipside Crypto, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a cryptocurrency information platform delivering business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services including cryptocurrency management, digital walleting, custody, community tools, and portfolio dashboards aimed at investors. Flipside Crypto provides analytics tools that offer insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial trends within the cryptocurrency space. It also features the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS), a metric for assessing the health of cryptocurrency projects, which is distributed through partnerships with platforms such as CoinMarketCap and Messari. The company is supported by notable investors, including CoinBase Ventures and True Ventures.
Mylestone
Seed Round in 2017
Mylestone is a mobile application that focuses on capturing and sharing memories of loved ones who have passed away. It offers a secure platform for friends and families to digitally store and access meaningful moments, photos, and stories about the deceased. Users can easily retrieve these memories by simply asking a voice assistant, such as Alexa, to tell a story about their loved ones. By providing a way to commemorate and celebrate lives through shared memories, Mylestone aims to reframe the experience of grief, allowing users to connect with their cherished moments in a more accessible and personal manner.
Klipfolio
Series B in 2017
Klipfolio Inc. specializes in providing a cloud-based business intelligence dashboard solution that enables users to monitor key metrics in real time. The Klipfolio Dashboard allows for seamless data connectivity, transformation, and visualization, empowering organizations to make informed decisions based on continuous performance monitoring. The platform integrates with numerous data services to deliver actionable insights, catering to a diverse range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government. Additionally, Klipfolio offers consulting services in design, business analysis, and data visualization, as well as technical training. Founded in 2001 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Klipfolio aims to support businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, in leveraging data for enhanced decision-making and competitive advantage.
Crayon
Seed Round in 2016
Crayon, Inc. operates a market intelligence platform designed to help businesses track, analyze, and respond to digital footprints. The company offers tools for intelligence and analysis, marketing insights, and website inspiration, enabling mid-market and enterprise organizations to identify opportunities and build sustainable competitive advantages. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Crayon serves hundreds of clients by providing actionable insights that drive significant business impact. Originally known as M80 Labs, Inc., the company rebranded to Crayon in June 2017.
Podium Data
Series A in 2016
Podium Data uses big data technologies to redefine the enterprise data management. Podium dramatically accelerates time-to-answer with a secure, self-service platform that delivers immediate business impact.
Promoboxx
Series A in 2016
Promoboxx Inc. operates a brand-to-retailer marketing platform that facilitates collaboration between brands and their independent retailers through customized online campaigns. Established in 2009 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform allows brands to select participating retailers, validate their information, and schedule engagement actions such as sharing reminders. Retail partners can customize the national marketing content to better suit their local stores. Promoboxx supports brands in driving traffic to their campaigns while providing retailers with tools and analytics to track engagement levels, campaign views, social shares, and lead counts. With over 85 prominent brands, including The North Face and New Balance, the platform has successfully delivered more than 3 million campaigns across 27,000 retailers, enhancing brand-compliant digital marketing and improving business outcomes.
Enigma
Convertible Note in 2016
Enigma is using groundbreaking privacy technologies to build the first platform for scalable, end-to-end decentralized applications. Enigma introduces secret contracts - smart contracts that let you use private and sensitive data in decentralized applications and services.
Yieldbot
Series C in 2016
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing actionable insights through its predictive technology, which utilizes publisher site data, visitor referrer data, and site click stream data. One of its key offerings is the Intent Graph, which enables users to map and understand visitor intent, thereby helping media companies monetize their audiences more effectively. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that allows seamless integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By delivering targeted digital media that drives guaranteed actions, Yieldbot aims to create a more relevant online experience for consumers, brands, and publishers alike, ultimately enhancing the value of media in the digital landscape.
BlueConic
Series A in 2016
BlueConic, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to optimize their cross-channel marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Amsterdam and Nijmegen, the company offers a solution that utilizes a big data profile interaction store and machine learning to help marketers synchronize communications across web, mobile, and social channels in real time. This platform allows businesses to access relevant customer data, create engaging customer experiences, and enhance marketing effectiveness. BlueConic serves over 500 companies globally, including notable clients such as Forbes, Heineken, and Mattel, helping them unlock the full potential of their customer data and drive growth.
Nift Networks
Seed Round in 2016
Nift Networks operates an invitation-only platform that connects local businesses with potential customers through a unique gifting system. The company's two-sided marketplace utilizes machine learning to pair local gifts with the appropriate customers, facilitating access to a diverse range of products and services, including music, jewelry, wine delivery, and local dining options. Nift has enabled over 34 million users to discover new offerings while generating revenue for its partners, who use these gifts to engage their members during key moments in their lifecycle. By providing a mechanism for businesses to attract new customers, Nift has contributed to the distribution of over $1 billion in gifts, fostering a vibrant local ecosystem comprised of both small and national brands.
Wade & Wendy
Debt Financing in 2016
Wade & Wendy, Inc. is a New York-based company that has developed an innovative software platform aimed at enhancing the hiring process through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2015 by Josh Brandoff, Adrian von der Osten, and Drew Austin, the company offers two main chatbots: Wendy, which assists employers by screening applicants and providing recommendations on career websites, and Wade, which supports job seekers by recording their data and helping them find suitable job opportunities. By leveraging machine intelligence and big data, Wade & Wendy strives to create a more engaging and human-centric hiring experience, facilitating better connections between job seekers and hiring teams.
Mylestone
Seed Round in 2016
Mylestone is a mobile application that focuses on capturing and sharing memories of loved ones who have passed away. It offers a secure platform for friends and families to digitally store and access meaningful moments, photos, and stories about the deceased. Users can easily retrieve these memories by simply asking a voice assistant, such as Alexa, to tell a story about their loved ones. By providing a way to commemorate and celebrate lives through shared memories, Mylestone aims to reframe the experience of grief, allowing users to connect with their cherished moments in a more accessible and personal manner.
Chainalysis
Seed Round in 2016
Chainalysis Inc. is a blockchain analysis company that specializes in developing anti-money laundering software for cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore, the company offers a range of products to enhance compliance and security in the cryptocurrency sector. Its primary tools include REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that helps identify offenders and visualize data, and an API that provides transaction-based risk scoring by tracking the source and destination of funds. Chainalysis also provides activity monitoring reports and due diligence tools that assist financial institutions in assessing risks, estimating potential criminal revenues, and identifying emerging threats. The company serves a diverse clientele, including government agencies, banks, exchanges, insurance firms, and various cryptocurrency businesses, facilitating safer interactions within the decentralized finance landscape.
WeSpire
Venture Round in 2015
WeSpire Inc. is an engagement platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in sustainability and corporate responsibility programs for global corporations. Founded in 2010, the company, formerly known as Practically Green, LLC, empowers organizations to engage their employees in impactful initiatives through persuasive technology. WeSpire's platform incorporates dynamic content, social levers, and gamification, utilizing applied behavioral science to drive participation and measure outcomes across various areas, including energy, water, waste, transportation, food, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. The company collaborates with prominent brands such as Unilever, MGM Resorts International, and Sony to foster engagement in sustainability and well-being programs, helping organizations achieve measurable positive impacts.
Curoverse
Venture Round in 2015
Curoverse, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in a cloud-based open-source platform called Arvados, which is dedicated to the storage, organization, analysis, and sharing of genomic and biomedical data. Originally incorporated as Clinical Future, Inc. in 2010, the company rebranded in December 2013. Curoverse's platform is designed to meet the specific needs of genomic data management and computation, allowing scientists and clinicians to securely access and handle patient-level genomic and health data. This capability supports initiatives in drug development and precision medicine, enabling the analysis and sharing of large biomedical datasets, including genomics and imaging. As of August 2017, Curoverse operates as a subsidiary of Veritas Genetics International Ltd.
Wyng
Series C in 2015
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.
SocialRank
Convertible Note in 2015
SocialRank is an online service that enables users to identify, organize, and manage their followers on Twitter and Instagram. SocialRank's product empowers their users to segment and filter their followers based on location, interests, bio keywords, hashtags, influence, engagement, and more. Fortune 500 brands have used SocialRank to mobilize marketing campaigns ranging from local events and prize giveaways to targeted advertising and competitive analysis. SocialRank was launched by Alexander Taub and Michael Schonfeld in February 2014.
Wade & Wendy
Seed Round in 2015
Wade & Wendy, Inc. is a New York-based company that has developed an innovative software platform aimed at enhancing the hiring process through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2015 by Josh Brandoff, Adrian von der Osten, and Drew Austin, the company offers two main chatbots: Wendy, which assists employers by screening applicants and providing recommendations on career websites, and Wade, which supports job seekers by recording their data and helping them find suitable job opportunities. By leveraging machine intelligence and big data, Wade & Wendy strives to create a more engaging and human-centric hiring experience, facilitating better connections between job seekers and hiring teams.
HapYak Interactive Video
Venture Round in 2015
HapYak Interactive Video is a developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances video engagement through interactivity. The company's mission is to transform the way videos are experienced online, allowing users to engage with content more actively, akin to in-person interactions. By facilitating comments, insights, and personal commentary, HapYak empowers organizations to create a more dynamic viewing experience. This shift from passive watching to active participation not only quantifies user engagement but also aids in driving deeper involvement and monetization strategies.
Xconomy
Venture Round in 2015
Xconomy is dedicated to providing business and technology leaders with timely, insightful, close-to-the-scene information about the local personalities, companies, and technological trends that best exemplify today’s high-tech economy. We are the authoritative voice on the exponential economy, the realm of business and innovation characterized by exponential technological growth and responsible for an increasing share of productivity and overall economic growth. We deliver this valuable content through a unique global network of localized news sites, events, conferences, and other initiatives designed to better connect people and ideas.
Apperian
Series C in 2015
Apperian, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based mobile application management services, focusing on delivering secure mobile applications to targeted users within organizations. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company specializes in mobile app security, dynamic policy controls, and enterprise application distribution, particularly in environments where traditional mobile device management is not feasible, such as bring your own device (BYOD) scenarios and for contracted workers. Apperian's offerings include app wrapping, which creates secure containers for individual applications, as well as solutions for mobile data protection, seamless app deployment, and mobile content management. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, higher education, and field services, and has additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Apperian operates as a subsidiary of Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Harmonix Music Systems
Venture Round in 2015
Harmonix Music Systems is a videogame development company that offers Beatles and Rock Band music games in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It is the developer of Rock Band and Dance Central, as well as the original developer of the Guitar Hero series up until Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which Neversoft developed, along with future Guitar Hero titles. Harmonix Music Systems was founded in 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Beamable
Venture Round in 2015
Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.
Newmetrix
Seed Round in 2015
Newmetrix is a technology company that offers a cloud-based video management platform aimed at minimizing risks on construction job sites through the integration of human and artificial intelligence. The platform leverages machine learning to analyze images and videos from various projects, categorizing them with construction-specific tags. This capability helps clients address challenges related to management, collaboration, search, and analysis of industrial visual content, thereby enhancing safety and operational efficiency in the construction industry.
Influitive
Series B in 2015
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
Influitive
Series B in 2015
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
Tesora
Series B in 2015
Formerly Known as ParElastic. Tesora was founded with the vision of radically simplifying how databases are provisioned and managed. We are partnering with the OpenStack Trove community to create an open database as service platform to deliver on this vision. With Tesora, OpenStack administrators can go beyond compute and storage to offer their users a self-service, managed database service for MySQL and other leading databases. The new open DBaaS platform on OpenStack will offer security, availability, performance and disaster-recovery capabilities that lets you deliver database as a service in the cloud or in a data center. The Tesora team has more than 200 years of experience building database technology for companies such as Progress Software, Netezza, Object Design and Dataupia. They are taking that background to the OpenStack Trove project. The team has already brought to market technology to scale out traditional relational databases on demand without having to change a single line of code. And it’s the only scale-out solution that supports multitenancy. These innovations were recognized with four patent grants and several more pending. The company sought out partnerships to deliver a complete DBaaS platform. Wanting an open, pluggable platform, the widely adopted OpenStack cloud platform was a natural choice. Tesora joined the OpenStack community as a corporate sponsor and made a commitment to collaborate with and contribute to the Trove project to deliver an enterprise-class DBaaS platform. We named our company Tesora (meaning treasure in Italian) because of our strong commitment to the OpenStack Trove project and to delivering the industry’s first enterprise-class open platform for DBaaS.
Podium Data
Seed Round in 2015
Podium Data uses big data technologies to redefine the enterprise data management. Podium dramatically accelerates time-to-answer with a secure, self-service platform that delivers immediate business impact.
Careport
Venture Round in 2015
CarePort Health is a technology company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate the transition of patients from hospital to post-acute care settings. It enables patients and their families to identify suitable post-hospital care providers based on their specific needs, allowing them to book care easily after entering basic information. CarePort's software also assists hospitals in managing patient discharges by connecting them to a network of high-quality care providers, ensuring that patients receive the appropriate follow-up care. Additionally, post-acute care providers can join CarePort's network to enhance their visibility and attract more patients while tracking their progress. The platform integrates electronic health records across various care settings, promoting efficient coordination of care among providers, payers, and accountable care organizations.
Nift Networks
Seed Round in 2015
Nift Networks operates an invitation-only platform that connects local businesses with potential customers through a unique gifting system. The company's two-sided marketplace utilizes machine learning to pair local gifts with the appropriate customers, facilitating access to a diverse range of products and services, including music, jewelry, wine delivery, and local dining options. Nift has enabled over 34 million users to discover new offerings while generating revenue for its partners, who use these gifts to engage their members during key moments in their lifecycle. By providing a mechanism for businesses to attract new customers, Nift has contributed to the distribution of over $1 billion in gifts, fostering a vibrant local ecosystem comprised of both small and national brands.
Linkable Networks
Venture Round in 2015
Linkable Networks offers a digital shopper attribution platform designed to reward and engage consumers while enhancing their shopping experience. Utilizing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, the platform converts various forms of advertising—such as online, mobile, email, print, and radio—into linkable savings offers linked to consumers' credit or debit cards. This capability allows retailers and brands to automatically measure and aggregate consumer purchases across national retailers. The platform serves loyalty companies by enabling them to effectively track consumer spending and provide rewards, thus fostering customer retention and engagement in the retail environment.
SyncOnSet Technologies
Venture Round in 2015
SyncOnSet is an entertainment technology company for digitizing physical production and managing creative content. The company helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the project. It streamlines inventory, assets, and photo management, leaving crews with more time to do what they love. Their product is an Emmy-winning software for creative professionals to manage script breakdowns, costumes, props, continuity photos, inventory, and much more.
N-of-One
Venture Round in 2015
N-of-One Therapeutics provides cancer care services. Its team of clinicians and scientists works with a network of diagnostic laboratories, research institutions, and cancer experts to provide access to cancer research, medical science, and molecular diagnostic testing. The company conducts research to assess the standard of care and other diagnostic and treatment opportunities for various cancer types.
Help Scout
Series A in 2015
Help Scout Inc. is a provider of customer service software designed to enhance interactions between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a helpdesk solution that allows small and medium-sized businesses to manage email and live chat support through a ticketing system. Help Scout's platform enables customer service agents to access a comprehensive history of customer interactions, along with public profiles derived from social network data, facilitating improved understanding and engagement with customers. Additionally, the company provides analytics tools to aid in business decision-making and supports integration with various applications via APIs.
Curoverse
Venture Round in 2015
Curoverse, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in a cloud-based open-source platform called Arvados, which is dedicated to the storage, organization, analysis, and sharing of genomic and biomedical data. Originally incorporated as Clinical Future, Inc. in 2010, the company rebranded in December 2013. Curoverse's platform is designed to meet the specific needs of genomic data management and computation, allowing scientists and clinicians to securely access and handle patient-level genomic and health data. This capability supports initiatives in drug development and precision medicine, enabling the analysis and sharing of large biomedical datasets, including genomics and imaging. As of August 2017, Curoverse operates as a subsidiary of Veritas Genetics International Ltd.
Loci Controls
Grant in 2015
Loci Controls, Inc. specializes in the development and commercialization of an automated landfill gas collection system. The company offers Loci WellWatcher, a system featuring wellhead-mounted hardware and cloud-based monitoring and analytics that optimize methane extraction from landfills. By providing real-time monitoring of gas composition, pressure, temperature, and flow, Loci Controls has demonstrated the capability to enhance gas collection efficiency by over 20%, while also improving safety and reducing operational costs for landfill operators and energy utility customers in the United States. The company combines innovative sensor technology, continuous monitoring, advanced algorithms, and field service support to increase profitability and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks. Founded in 2012 and based in Fall River, Massachusetts, Loci Controls is committed to advancing technology for the effective management of landfill gas resources.
Klipfolio
Series A in 2015
Klipfolio Inc. specializes in providing a cloud-based business intelligence dashboard solution that enables users to monitor key metrics in real time. The Klipfolio Dashboard allows for seamless data connectivity, transformation, and visualization, empowering organizations to make informed decisions based on continuous performance monitoring. The platform integrates with numerous data services to deliver actionable insights, catering to a diverse range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government. Additionally, Klipfolio offers consulting services in design, business analysis, and data visualization, as well as technical training. Founded in 2001 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Klipfolio aims to support businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, in leveraging data for enhanced decision-making and competitive advantage.
FamilyID
Seed Round in 2015
FamilyID is a Massachusetts-based Internet technology company dedicated to connecting people with programs and activities through a centralized online marketplace. They believe that finding, sharing, and signing up for programs should be convenient, secure, and easy for both program providers and their customers.
Lineage Labs
Seed Round in 2015
We are inventors, marketers, consumers, photo buffs, friends, and co-workers. We are dedicated to helping you tell your family's stories. Whether it’s a picture from a day at the beach, or a video of the dog chasing a squirrel, there exists a special, unique story behind all of these images. But too often, due to our busy lives, these stories remain locked away on our digital devices, rarely finding the right way or the right time to be shared and enjoyed.
BlueConic
Series A in 2014
BlueConic, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to optimize their cross-channel marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Amsterdam and Nijmegen, the company offers a solution that utilizes a big data profile interaction store and machine learning to help marketers synchronize communications across web, mobile, and social channels in real time. This platform allows businesses to access relevant customer data, create engaging customer experiences, and enhance marketing effectiveness. BlueConic serves over 500 companies globally, including notable clients such as Forbes, Heineken, and Mattel, helping them unlock the full potential of their customer data and drive growth.
1000Museums
Convertible Note in 2014
1000Museums (1KM) is a global network of museums designed to increase online access and public awareness of collections and exhibitions around the world including the Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, Phillips Collection, the Louvre, and the Van Gogh Museum. As the world’s leading provider of high quality museum reproductions, 1000Museums supports the financial health of these institutions through complimentary on-demand art products sold both online and in museum stores.
Beamable
Series A in 2014
Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.
HapYak Interactive Video
Series A in 2014
HapYak Interactive Video is a developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances video engagement through interactivity. The company's mission is to transform the way videos are experienced online, allowing users to engage with content more actively, akin to in-person interactions. By facilitating comments, insights, and personal commentary, HapYak empowers organizations to create a more dynamic viewing experience. This shift from passive watching to active participation not only quantifies user engagement but also aids in driving deeper involvement and monetization strategies.
WeSpire
Venture Round in 2014
WeSpire Inc. is an engagement platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in sustainability and corporate responsibility programs for global corporations. Founded in 2010, the company, formerly known as Practically Green, LLC, empowers organizations to engage their employees in impactful initiatives through persuasive technology. WeSpire's platform incorporates dynamic content, social levers, and gamification, utilizing applied behavioral science to drive participation and measure outcomes across various areas, including energy, water, waste, transportation, food, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. The company collaborates with prominent brands such as Unilever, MGM Resorts International, and Sony to foster engagement in sustainability and well-being programs, helping organizations achieve measurable positive impacts.
1000Museums
Venture Round in 2014
1000Museums (1KM) is a global network of museums designed to increase online access and public awareness of collections and exhibitions around the world including the Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, Phillips Collection, the Louvre, and the Van Gogh Museum. As the world’s leading provider of high quality museum reproductions, 1000Museums supports the financial health of these institutions through complimentary on-demand art products sold both online and in museum stores.
Coherent Path
Series A in 2014
Coherent Path Inc., founded in 2012 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializes in providing advanced analytics solutions for retailers to enhance customer engagement and drive revenue. The company offers a unique platform that applies mathematical concepts from hyperbolic geometry and dynamics to analyze customer behavior and product interactions. This science-driven approach enables retailers to create personalized customer journeys through sophisticated multi-step offers, fostering deeper relationships and increasing brand differentiation. By transforming email marketing into a data-driven channel, Coherent Path empowers clients to optimize their campaigns, improve customer retention, and maximize lifetime value.
OwnerIQ
Venture Round in 2014
OwnerIQ, Inc. specializes in online advertising solutions that connect brands and retailers through second-party data. The company aggregates online shopping behaviors from retailers, product brands, and e-commerce platforms to provide targeted advertising opportunities. It offers CoEx, a data management platform that allows retailers to securely transform their data into a digital marketing resource, generating significant ad revenue across various sales channels. For brands, the platform serves as a central hub for retailers to access data necessary for launching co-branded advertising campaigns aimed at increasing sales. Additionally, OwnerIQ assists e-commerce partners in leveraging their data assets to generate advertising revenue or credits. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, OwnerIQ has expanded its presence with offices in major cities across the United States. As of late 2019, the company operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.
Yieldbot
Series B in 2014
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing actionable insights through its predictive technology, which utilizes publisher site data, visitor referrer data, and site click stream data. One of its key offerings is the Intent Graph, which enables users to map and understand visitor intent, thereby helping media companies monetize their audiences more effectively. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that allows seamless integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By delivering targeted digital media that drives guaranteed actions, Yieldbot aims to create a more relevant online experience for consumers, brands, and publishers alike, ultimately enhancing the value of media in the digital landscape.
Wyng
Series C in 2014
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.
Dunwello
Angel Round in 2014
Dunwello is a professional tool designed to help you be both happy and productive at work. It’s free for anyone within a company to launch and use. The Boston startup 'why' – the belief that every person at every company should be both happy and productive."
Directr
Venture Round in 2014
Directr is a mobile application company that enables users to create professional-quality movies on their smartphones with ease. The app provides step-by-step guidance on shooting and editing, allowing users to add titles and music to their videos. With its intuitive design, Directr streamlines the video-making process, enabling users to produce beautiful, shareable films in just minutes. The application automatically edits and syncs videos, making it accessible for anyone looking to enhance their storytelling through mobile filmmaking.
Influitive
Venture Round in 2014
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
Loci Controls
Seed Round in 2014
Loci Controls, Inc. specializes in the development and commercialization of an automated landfill gas collection system. The company offers Loci WellWatcher, a system featuring wellhead-mounted hardware and cloud-based monitoring and analytics that optimize methane extraction from landfills. By providing real-time monitoring of gas composition, pressure, temperature, and flow, Loci Controls has demonstrated the capability to enhance gas collection efficiency by over 20%, while also improving safety and reducing operational costs for landfill operators and energy utility customers in the United States. The company combines innovative sensor technology, continuous monitoring, advanced algorithms, and field service support to increase profitability and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks. Founded in 2012 and based in Fall River, Massachusetts, Loci Controls is committed to advancing technology for the effective management of landfill gas resources.
ownCloud
Series A in 2014
ownCloud is the company behind the ownCloud project – the most downloaded open source project for data and file sync, share and view. ownCloud enables businesses to host their own, on premises or remote, cloud storage while maintaining regulatory and compliance needs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts with an international office in Germany we offer your cloud with your data – your way!
Klipfolio
Seed Round in 2014
Klipfolio Inc. specializes in providing a cloud-based business intelligence dashboard solution that enables users to monitor key metrics in real time. The Klipfolio Dashboard allows for seamless data connectivity, transformation, and visualization, empowering organizations to make informed decisions based on continuous performance monitoring. The platform integrates with numerous data services to deliver actionable insights, catering to a diverse range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government. Additionally, Klipfolio offers consulting services in design, business analysis, and data visualization, as well as technical training. Founded in 2001 and based in Ottawa, Canada, Klipfolio aims to support businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, in leveraging data for enhanced decision-making and competitive advantage.
WeSpire
Series A in 2014
WeSpire Inc. is an engagement platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in sustainability and corporate responsibility programs for global corporations. Founded in 2010, the company, formerly known as Practically Green, LLC, empowers organizations to engage their employees in impactful initiatives through persuasive technology. WeSpire's platform incorporates dynamic content, social levers, and gamification, utilizing applied behavioral science to drive participation and measure outcomes across various areas, including energy, water, waste, transportation, food, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. The company collaborates with prominent brands such as Unilever, MGM Resorts International, and Sony to foster engagement in sustainability and well-being programs, helping organizations achieve measurable positive impacts.
Finalta
Venture Round in 2014
Finalta, Inc. develops innovative software specifically for institutional asset managers. Its initial solution, which is patent-pending, addresses complex game theory problems in financial markets. This software aims to create a private, off-exchange trading network, enhancing the efficiency of global institutional asset managers. The company is committed to building elegant and functional tools tailored to the unique needs of its clients in the asset management sector.
1000Museums
Venture Round in 2014
1000Museums (1KM) is a global network of museums designed to increase online access and public awareness of collections and exhibitions around the world including the Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, Phillips Collection, the Louvre, and the Van Gogh Museum. As the world’s leading provider of high quality museum reproductions, 1000Museums supports the financial health of these institutions through complimentary on-demand art products sold both online and in museum stores.
SyncOnSet Technologies
Seed Round in 2013
SyncOnSet is an entertainment technology company for digitizing physical production and managing creative content. The company helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the project. It streamlines inventory, assets, and photo management, leaving crews with more time to do what they love. Their product is an Emmy-winning software for creative professionals to manage script breakdowns, costumes, props, continuity photos, inventory, and much more.
Curoverse
Seed Round in 2013
Curoverse, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in a cloud-based open-source platform called Arvados, which is dedicated to the storage, organization, analysis, and sharing of genomic and biomedical data. Originally incorporated as Clinical Future, Inc. in 2010, the company rebranded in December 2013. Curoverse's platform is designed to meet the specific needs of genomic data management and computation, allowing scientists and clinicians to securely access and handle patient-level genomic and health data. This capability supports initiatives in drug development and precision medicine, enabling the analysis and sharing of large biomedical datasets, including genomics and imaging. As of August 2017, Curoverse operates as a subsidiary of Veritas Genetics International Ltd.
N-of-One
Venture Round in 2013
N-of-One Therapeutics provides cancer care services. Its team of clinicians and scientists works with a network of diagnostic laboratories, research institutions, and cancer experts to provide access to cancer research, medical science, and molecular diagnostic testing. The company conducts research to assess the standard of care and other diagnostic and treatment opportunities for various cancer types.
Orijin, PBC
Seed Round in 2013
(Formerly APDS) Launched in 2014, Orijin’s mission is to rewrite every justice-impacted person’s story, allowing each to re-enter society with renewed career-readiness, re-skilled education, and training through a customized pathway, to rebuild their lives and create sustainable employment. Orijin provides a robust cloud-based learning and communications platform delivered on secure tablet computers in hundreds of correctional facilities across the country. Orijin is a public benefit corporation and certified Certified B Corporation that never charges incarcerated individuals or their families for its technology or services. To learn more, go to https://Orijin.works
Linkable Networks
Series B in 2013
Linkable Networks offers a digital shopper attribution platform designed to reward and engage consumers while enhancing their shopping experience. Utilizing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, the platform converts various forms of advertising—such as online, mobile, email, print, and radio—into linkable savings offers linked to consumers' credit or debit cards. This capability allows retailers and brands to automatically measure and aggregate consumer purchases across national retailers. The platform serves loyalty companies by enabling them to effectively track consumer spending and provide rewards, thus fostering customer retention and engagement in the retail environment.
Coherent Path
Seed Round in 2013
Coherent Path Inc., founded in 2012 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializes in providing advanced analytics solutions for retailers to enhance customer engagement and drive revenue. The company offers a unique platform that applies mathematical concepts from hyperbolic geometry and dynamics to analyze customer behavior and product interactions. This science-driven approach enables retailers to create personalized customer journeys through sophisticated multi-step offers, fostering deeper relationships and increasing brand differentiation. By transforming email marketing into a data-driven channel, Coherent Path empowers clients to optimize their campaigns, improve customer retention, and maximize lifetime value.
WeSpire
Venture Round in 2013
WeSpire Inc. is an engagement platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in sustainability and corporate responsibility programs for global corporations. Founded in 2010, the company, formerly known as Practically Green, LLC, empowers organizations to engage their employees in impactful initiatives through persuasive technology. WeSpire's platform incorporates dynamic content, social levers, and gamification, utilizing applied behavioral science to drive participation and measure outcomes across various areas, including energy, water, waste, transportation, food, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. The company collaborates with prominent brands such as Unilever, MGM Resorts International, and Sony to foster engagement in sustainability and well-being programs, helping organizations achieve measurable positive impacts.
Yieldbot
Series A in 2013
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing actionable insights through its predictive technology, which utilizes publisher site data, visitor referrer data, and site click stream data. One of its key offerings is the Intent Graph, which enables users to map and understand visitor intent, thereby helping media companies monetize their audiences more effectively. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that allows seamless integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By delivering targeted digital media that drives guaranteed actions, Yieldbot aims to create a more relevant online experience for consumers, brands, and publishers alike, ultimately enhancing the value of media in the digital landscape.
Xconomy
Venture Round in 2013
Xconomy is dedicated to providing business and technology leaders with timely, insightful, close-to-the-scene information about the local personalities, companies, and technological trends that best exemplify today’s high-tech economy. We are the authoritative voice on the exponential economy, the realm of business and innovation characterized by exponential technological growth and responsible for an increasing share of productivity and overall economic growth. We deliver this valuable content through a unique global network of localized news sites, events, conferences, and other initiatives designed to better connect people and ideas.
Beamable
Seed Round in 2013
Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.
Prime Student Loan
Venture Round in 2013
Prime Student Loan was founded to help college graduates translate academic and career achievements into reduced student loan expenses. They use a secure web application to provide their users with a customized student loan analysis that reviews the borrower's existing loan portfolio and provides targeted recommendations on how they may be able to repay their student loans more effectively. From just a few pieces of information, they are able to automatically generate a tailored analysis that screens eligibility for federal repayment and loan forgiveness programs, as well as for private refinancing opportunities that can lower their users' student loan expenses.
Tesora
Series A in 2013
Formerly Known as ParElastic. Tesora was founded with the vision of radically simplifying how databases are provisioned and managed. We are partnering with the OpenStack Trove community to create an open database as service platform to deliver on this vision. With Tesora, OpenStack administrators can go beyond compute and storage to offer their users a self-service, managed database service for MySQL and other leading databases. The new open DBaaS platform on OpenStack will offer security, availability, performance and disaster-recovery capabilities that lets you deliver database as a service in the cloud or in a data center. The Tesora team has more than 200 years of experience building database technology for companies such as Progress Software, Netezza, Object Design and Dataupia. They are taking that background to the OpenStack Trove project. The team has already brought to market technology to scale out traditional relational databases on demand without having to change a single line of code. And it’s the only scale-out solution that supports multitenancy. These innovations were recognized with four patent grants and several more pending. The company sought out partnerships to deliver a complete DBaaS platform. Wanting an open, pluggable platform, the widely adopted OpenStack cloud platform was a natural choice. Tesora joined the OpenStack community as a corporate sponsor and made a commitment to collaborate with and contribute to the Trove project to deliver an enterprise-class DBaaS platform. We named our company Tesora (meaning treasure in Italian) because of our strong commitment to the OpenStack Trove project and to delivering the industry’s first enterprise-class open platform for DBaaS.
Finalta
Seed Round in 2013
Finalta, Inc. develops innovative software specifically for institutional asset managers. Its initial solution, which is patent-pending, addresses complex game theory problems in financial markets. This software aims to create a private, off-exchange trading network, enhancing the efficiency of global institutional asset managers. The company is committed to building elegant and functional tools tailored to the unique needs of its clients in the asset management sector.
Wyng
Series B in 2012
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.
Influitive
Series A in 2012
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
Influitive
Series A in 2012
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
TrueLens
Venture Round in 2012
TrueLens specializes in marketing technology that enables brands to effectively target customers through the analysis of social media data. The company compiles and analyzes socialgraphic information from various social networks, providing insights into the customer bases of prominent brands such as Adidas and Neiman Marcus. By leveraging this data, TrueLens assists marketers in optimizing their campaigns to achieve better results with both existing customers and potential prospects. The company's focus is on enhancing marketing strategies through data-driven insights, helping brands make informed decisions in their outreach efforts.
ownCloud
Venture Round in 2012
ownCloud is the company behind the ownCloud project – the most downloaded open source project for data and file sync, share and view. ownCloud enables businesses to host their own, on premises or remote, cloud storage while maintaining regulatory and compliance needs. Located in Boston, Massachusetts with an international office in Germany we offer your cloud with your data – your way!
HapYak Interactive Video
Seed Round in 2012
HapYak Interactive Video is a developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances video engagement through interactivity. The company's mission is to transform the way videos are experienced online, allowing users to engage with content more actively, akin to in-person interactions. By facilitating comments, insights, and personal commentary, HapYak empowers organizations to create a more dynamic viewing experience. This shift from passive watching to active participation not only quantifies user engagement but also aids in driving deeper involvement and monetization strategies.
Scratch Wireless
Venture Round in 2012
Scratch Wireless is a Wi-Fi First mobile operator that provides free voice, data, and texting services on Android smartphones without contracts or advertisements. The company allows users to access its services at no cost whenever they are connected to Wi-Fi. Texting remains free even when users are away from Wi-Fi. For instances when cellular voice or data is needed, customers can purchase these services on a pay-as-you-go basis directly from their phones, ensuring no contractual obligations. Additionally, Scratch Wireless offers connectivity through over 64 million public Wi-Fi hotspots, helping users reduce their cellular data expenses.
docTrackr
Seed Round in 2012
Each time you share a digital document, the minute you've sent it, you are no longer in control. docTrackr helps businesses keep their documents under control, wherever they're stored, whomever they're shared with - i.e. you can remotely destroy them, update them and know what people are doing with them in real-time. doctrackr's technology was designed to protect the most sensitive documents in business. docTrackr provides advanced document intelligence and control, giving enterprises complete visibility into document usage. With docTrackr, managers can control permissions, track usage, and even destroy documents remotely. All through all through an easy to use dashboard. They are complementary to document management platforms such as Dropbox, Box.net or Google Drive. docTrackr continues to provide a benefit to their users even once the documents are extracted from their platform and redistributed. docTrackr was part of TechStars – #1 startup accelerator in the world – and is based in the USA (Boston – MA) and in Europe (Paris – France; Bucharest – Romania), and backed by Polaris Ventures and Atlas Ventures. It was acquired by Intralinks.com for $10 million dollars cash.
Influitive
Seed Round in 2012
Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.
InStream Media, Inc.
Venture Round in 2012
InStream Media, Inc. is a targeted marketing technology company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 2007. The company specializes in providing marketing services for brands and retailers, utilizing its SmartConnect software to deliver ads to customers at the point of sale. This software takes into account various factors, such as store location, time of day, and customer purchase behavior. InStream Media offers a range of services, including SmartConnect Receipts, SmartConnect eReceipts, targeted advertising, loyalty programs, and marketing analytics. By partnering with national retailers and Fortune 100 brands, InStream enhances customer engagement and influences sales through real-time, targeted marketing initiatives. The company's clients include notable names such as TimeInc., Kraft, Purina, and Unilever.
Aibits
Venture Round in 2012
Kibits Corp. provides collaboration and project management solutions for mobile teams.
Collaborate.com
Seed Round in 2012
Collaborate.com offers a cloud-based team collaboration platform designed for the mobile workforce, integrating document sharing, task management, and communication into a single application accessible on iPhone, Android, and the Web. Founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Matt Cutler and David Greenstein, the platform allows teams to quickly begin collaborating by leveraging its compatibility with popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, and Apple iCloud. Users can access Collaborate.com via its website or by downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play. The company is based in Boston and supported by various investors, including Google Ventures and others.
Beamable
Seed Round in 2012
Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.
SocMetrics
Seed Round in 2012
SocMetrics, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company that offers a web-based self-service platform designed for agencies and brands to enhance their marketing efforts. Founded in 2010, the platform allows users to identify existing influencers and promising advocates, engage target audiences, and effectively communicate desired messages. It also facilitates the monitoring and analysis of campaign return on investment. By leveraging social media, SocMetrics aids businesses in various marketing initiatives, including product launches, lead generation, and crisis response. As of July 2017, SocMetrics operates as a subsidiary of Grapevine Logic, Inc.
WeSpire
Seed Round in 2012
WeSpire Inc. is an engagement platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in sustainability and corporate responsibility programs for global corporations. Founded in 2010, the company, formerly known as Practically Green, LLC, empowers organizations to engage their employees in impactful initiatives through persuasive technology. WeSpire's platform incorporates dynamic content, social levers, and gamification, utilizing applied behavioral science to drive participation and measure outcomes across various areas, including energy, water, waste, transportation, food, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. The company collaborates with prominent brands such as Unilever, MGM Resorts International, and Sony to foster engagement in sustainability and well-being programs, helping organizations achieve measurable positive impacts.
Apperian
Series B in 2012
Apperian, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based mobile application management services, focusing on delivering secure mobile applications to targeted users within organizations. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company specializes in mobile app security, dynamic policy controls, and enterprise application distribution, particularly in environments where traditional mobile device management is not feasible, such as bring your own device (BYOD) scenarios and for contracted workers. Apperian's offerings include app wrapping, which creates secure containers for individual applications, as well as solutions for mobile data protection, seamless app deployment, and mobile content management. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, higher education, and field services, and has additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Apperian operates as a subsidiary of Arxan Technologies, Inc.
HapYak Interactive Video
Seed Round in 2012
HapYak Interactive Video is a developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances video engagement through interactivity. The company's mission is to transform the way videos are experienced online, allowing users to engage with content more actively, akin to in-person interactions. By facilitating comments, insights, and personal commentary, HapYak empowers organizations to create a more dynamic viewing experience. This shift from passive watching to active participation not only quantifies user engagement but also aids in driving deeper involvement and monetization strategies.
Yieldbot
Series A in 2012
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing actionable insights through its predictive technology, which utilizes publisher site data, visitor referrer data, and site click stream data. One of its key offerings is the Intent Graph, which enables users to map and understand visitor intent, thereby helping media companies monetize their audiences more effectively. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that allows seamless integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By delivering targeted digital media that drives guaranteed actions, Yieldbot aims to create a more relevant online experience for consumers, brands, and publishers alike, ultimately enhancing the value of media in the digital landscape.
Relive
Angel Round in 2011
Relive, Inc., based in San Francisco, California, develops applications designed to help users organize, share, and preserve their digital photos. The company's flagship product, Relive Events, enables users to create private picture-sharing groups where invited participants can contribute photos from events or everyday moments without the need for social media connections. This cross-platform solution works on both iOS and Android devices and integrates with digital cameras, allowing friends and family to combine their pictures into a single album. Users can easily view these shared albums on their phones, tablets, or desktops, making it a convenient tool for capturing and sharing memories. Relive Events is currently available for free.
Crashlytics
Seed Round in 2011
Crashlytics specializes in crash reporting technology for mobile applications, offering a lightweight solution for both iOS and Android platforms. The company enables developers to effectively locate and fix crashes in their apps, enhancing overall user experience. Recently, Crashlytics expanded its product offerings with Beta by Crashlytics, a streamlined tool for beta app distribution that simplifies onboarding for testers. Additionally, the company introduced Answers by Crashlytics, an integrated mobile app analytics tool that provides insights without requiring extensive analysis. These innovations reflect Crashlytics' commitment to improving the app development process and providing developers with essential tools to ensure app reliability and performance.
AI Exchange
Venture Round in 2011
AI Exchange, through its subsidiaries, AI Advisors and AI Exchange Technologies, has developed a web-based technology and investment advisory platform to bridge the alternative investment and Investment Advisor markets. AI Advisors utilizes the AI Exchange Technologies platform to provide investment advisors and their clients with access to quality long / short alternative investment strategies, in liquid and transparent formats and with reasonable investment minimums. Further, clients of AI Advisors maintain custody of their investment assets.
Linkable Networks
Series A in 2011
Linkable Networks offers a digital shopper attribution platform designed to reward and engage consumers while enhancing their shopping experience. Utilizing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, the platform converts various forms of advertising—such as online, mobile, email, print, and radio—into linkable savings offers linked to consumers' credit or debit cards. This capability allows retailers and brands to automatically measure and aggregate consumer purchases across national retailers. The platform serves loyalty companies by enabling them to effectively track consumer spending and provide rewards, thus fostering customer retention and engagement in the retail environment.
OwnerIQ
Venture Round in 2011
OwnerIQ, Inc. specializes in online advertising solutions that connect brands and retailers through second-party data. The company aggregates online shopping behaviors from retailers, product brands, and e-commerce platforms to provide targeted advertising opportunities. It offers CoEx, a data management platform that allows retailers to securely transform their data into a digital marketing resource, generating significant ad revenue across various sales channels. For brands, the platform serves as a central hub for retailers to access data necessary for launching co-branded advertising campaigns aimed at increasing sales. Additionally, OwnerIQ assists e-commerce partners in leveraging their data assets to generate advertising revenue or credits. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, OwnerIQ has expanded its presence with offices in major cities across the United States. As of late 2019, the company operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.
Tesora
Venture Round in 2011
Formerly Known as ParElastic. Tesora was founded with the vision of radically simplifying how databases are provisioned and managed. We are partnering with the OpenStack Trove community to create an open database as service platform to deliver on this vision. With Tesora, OpenStack administrators can go beyond compute and storage to offer their users a self-service, managed database service for MySQL and other leading databases. The new open DBaaS platform on OpenStack will offer security, availability, performance and disaster-recovery capabilities that lets you deliver database as a service in the cloud or in a data center. The Tesora team has more than 200 years of experience building database technology for companies such as Progress Software, Netezza, Object Design and Dataupia. They are taking that background to the OpenStack Trove project. The team has already brought to market technology to scale out traditional relational databases on demand without having to change a single line of code. And it’s the only scale-out solution that supports multitenancy. These innovations were recognized with four patent grants and several more pending. The company sought out partnerships to deliver a complete DBaaS platform. Wanting an open, pluggable platform, the widely adopted OpenStack cloud platform was a natural choice. Tesora joined the OpenStack community as a corporate sponsor and made a commitment to collaborate with and contribute to the Trove project to deliver an enterprise-class DBaaS platform. We named our company Tesora (meaning treasure in Italian) because of our strong commitment to the OpenStack Trove project and to delivering the industry’s first enterprise-class open platform for DBaaS.
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