Parkview Ventures

Parkview Ventures is a technology merchant banking firm established in 1994 and headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in advising early-stage companies in the web and mobile industries, focusing on areas such as e-commerce, financial technology, and social networks. Parkview acts as a strategic adviser, helping young companies secure start-up and growth financing, as well as providing guidance on mergers and acquisitions for both buyers and sellers of technology firms. The firm invests its partners' capital in ventures where their expertise can be effectively utilized, including interactive advertising, data mining, and location-based services. Led by Laurent Ohana, who brings experience as a web entrepreneur and investment banker, Parkview Ventures plays a pivotal role in fostering innovation and growth within the technology sector.

Ohana, Laurent

Managing Partner

7 past transactions

Netpulse

Series C in 2012
Netpulse, Inc. is a leading provider of custom-branded mobile applications designed for health clubs, enhancing member engagement and driving revenue growth. The company's applications facilitate the attraction of new prospects, conversion into members, and retention of existing members. By integrating with critical technology solutions, such as ABC Financial and Club Comm, Netpulse delivers a comprehensive mobile experience that connects personalized workout data to social media. Established in 1993 and headquartered in San Francisco, Netpulse has collaborated with prominent fitness brands like Gold's Gym, Retro Fitness, and Equinox. The company, previously known as Transcape Systems, Inc., was renamed in 1997 and has raised $40 million in funding. As of 2018, Netpulse operates as a subsidiary of eGym GmbH.

Stipple

Series A in 2012
Stipple is the future of the visual web where the web's biggest asset, digital images, transform into experiences that drive discovery, engagement, purchase, and loyalty in-image. Stipple’s image-based marketing technology stack detects, recognizes, and identifies the content inside images at scale and enables Advertisers and Publishers to apply interactive curated content, accurate native advertising solutions, and connects organically to commerce. Only Stipple's marketing technology offers image analytics, advertising & messaging inside images web-wide and without widgets or embed code at scale. Stipple is based in San Francisco and funded by Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Relevance Capital and a syndicate of prominent early-stage investors.

The Luxury Club

Seed Round in 2011
The Luxury Club (huisheshang.com) is the first brand authorized luxury e-tailer in China. The website and accompanying e-zine, caters to sophisticated and aspirational Chinese customers and offers a wide range of genuine internationally known designer brands, high fashion items and quality lifestyle products. Through their strategic partnership with TaoBao and their almost 370MM registered users, they are able to give brands unparalleled access to the broadest array of today's and tomorrow's Chinese luxury consumers. Their focus is always to be a complementary channel for brands and enhance their brand equity within China, while creating an exciting online shopping destination for their members.

Stipple

Seed Round in 2010
Stipple is the future of the visual web where the web's biggest asset, digital images, transform into experiences that drive discovery, engagement, purchase, and loyalty in-image. Stipple’s image-based marketing technology stack detects, recognizes, and identifies the content inside images at scale and enables Advertisers and Publishers to apply interactive curated content, accurate native advertising solutions, and connects organically to commerce. Only Stipple's marketing technology offers image analytics, advertising & messaging inside images web-wide and without widgets or embed code at scale. Stipple is based in San Francisco and funded by Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Relevance Capital and a syndicate of prominent early-stage investors.

Reachable

Series A in 2010
Reachable, Inc. specializes in enterprise social networking and social selling solutions, providing organizations with a platform to create private referral networks. Employees can utilize their collective contacts, alongside the enterprise's marketing and CRM data, to enhance sales, business development, and recruiting efforts. The platform allows users to consolidate their contact information, enrich it through partnerships, and analyze it to identify referral opportunities. Reachable serves professionals across various sectors, including sales, consulting, wealth management, investment banking, and law. Founded in 2007 and based in New York, Reachable was previously known as 7 Degrees, Inc. before rebranding in 2011.

Netpulse

Series A in 2009
Netpulse, Inc. is a leading provider of custom-branded mobile applications designed for health clubs, enhancing member engagement and driving revenue growth. The company's applications facilitate the attraction of new prospects, conversion into members, and retention of existing members. By integrating with critical technology solutions, such as ABC Financial and Club Comm, Netpulse delivers a comprehensive mobile experience that connects personalized workout data to social media. Established in 1993 and headquartered in San Francisco, Netpulse has collaborated with prominent fitness brands like Gold's Gym, Retro Fitness, and Equinox. The company, previously known as Transcape Systems, Inc., was renamed in 1997 and has raised $40 million in funding. As of 2018, Netpulse operates as a subsidiary of eGym GmbH.

Reachable

Seed Round in 2007
Reachable, Inc. specializes in enterprise social networking and social selling solutions, providing organizations with a platform to create private referral networks. Employees can utilize their collective contacts, alongside the enterprise's marketing and CRM data, to enhance sales, business development, and recruiting efforts. The platform allows users to consolidate their contact information, enrich it through partnerships, and analyze it to identify referral opportunities. Reachable serves professionals across various sectors, including sales, consulting, wealth management, investment banking, and law. Founded in 2007 and based in New York, Reachable was previously known as 7 Degrees, Inc. before rebranding in 2011.
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