Archimedes Labs

Archimedes Labs is a Palo Alto-based incubator founded in 2005 by Keith Teare and Mike Arrington. Initially launched as a joint initiative, it has evolved into a virtual studio that develops its own concepts into independent companies while also partnering with startup founders through its acceleration program. Archimedes Labs focuses on mobile software, cloud infrastructure, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and spatial computing, emphasizing innovation in these domains. The acceleration model typically involves a convertible note for a 10% equity stake, which converts during a qualified financing round. If no such financing occurs, Archimedes retains no equity. The selection of companies for the program does not follow a formal application process; instead, it is based on ongoing assessments of fit with Archimedes' strategic focus. Since its inception, over 80% of the companies accelerated by Archimedes have successfully raised additional capital, demonstrating the effectiveness of its approach in fostering significant business success.
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Kevin Doerr

Founder, Managing Partner

18 past transactions

Infarm

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Infarm is a Berlin-based company that specializes in building and distributing efficient vertical farms within urban environments. Founded in 2013, Infarm employs IoT technologies and machine learning to create a modular farming system designed to enhance food production. Its innovative approach allows cities to grow fresh produce locally, promoting self-sufficiency while improving the safety, quality, and environmental impact of food. By integrating advanced technology with compact growing kits, Infarm aims to provide a resilient and transparent alternative food system that meets the needs of urban populations.

StylesCloud

Seed Round in 2016
StylesCloud

Butterfly.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Butterfly.ai provides a web platform and chatbots that deliver real-time leadership coaching for managers by leveraging team feedback and dynamics. It also offers an employee feedback platform designed to help frontline managers understand and improve engagement through a data-driven approach that enables feedback, conversations, and stronger connections with employees. The solution targets frontline workers and delivers actionable insights and tools to reduce turnover, increase productivity, and improve well-being, enabling managers to oversee teams across multiple worksites effectively.

GoodTime Labs

Seed Round in 2014
GoodTime Labs, Inc. is a Palo Alto-based company that specializes in ecommerce solutions, focusing on enhancing the shopping experience for consumers and local businesses. Founded in 2013, it partners with restaurants and retailers to enable users to order food and drinks and process payments via their smartphones. The company has launched two notable products: Downtown, a personalized food ordering app that tailors suggestions based on user context and preferences, and Hiro Baby, a mobile application designed to assist new and existing parents in navigating essential baby product purchases by providing tailored recommendations and parenting advice. GoodTime Labs has gained recognition for its innovative approach, being listed by Forbes as one of the most innovative retail technologies in 2014 and featured on ABC.

ContextPlane

Seed Round in 2014
In stealth.

chat.center

Seed Round in 2014
Chat Center is the best way to help customers or friends connect with you for Chat. Once you install the app you can claim a Chat Name. This name can be expressed as a URL. For example, the Chat Name for Chat Center Customer Care is http://chatcenter.me/cc. Anybody who clicks on the name is instantly in a chat with you. Because the name is a URL it can be shared anywhere. -- Businesses can put it on a web site to enable "Click to Chat" for customers. -- It can be placed in an email signature. -- Social Network members can place it in their profile to enable "Click to Chat" from the social network to the name owner. This works great on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Ello for example. -- Including it in blog posts or other web pages, -- Share it in Tweets or Instagram messages, -- Or just share it with customers, friends and family privately. Our vision is that every business and individual on earth can have a Chat Name that links to their iPhone, allowing each of us to be connected to each other through a simple name. This approach means that those trying to chat with you do not need to have the Chat Center App. All they need is the name or a link. Most Names are Free. However we do have Premium Names for $1.99 a month or $19.99 annually. These are short names and familiar names, including Brands and Trademarks, Places, Common Names. But we have gone one step further. We have made every mobile number on earth a Chat Address for outbound messaging. Chat Center imports your contacts from your address book into the app. From the very start, and with no effort, you can start a chat with any of your contacts for whom you already have a mobile number. They will reply to you right in chat center. This is Free outbound messaging. No SMS bills. By installing Chat Center on your iPhone or iPad you will get alerts and notifications for all inbound chats. Of course you can choose to answer or block any chat request.

GoodTime Labs

Seed Round in 2013
GoodTime Labs, Inc. is a Palo Alto-based company that specializes in ecommerce solutions, focusing on enhancing the shopping experience for consumers and local businesses. Founded in 2013, it partners with restaurants and retailers to enable users to order food and drinks and process payments via their smartphones. The company has launched two notable products: Downtown, a personalized food ordering app that tailors suggestions based on user context and preferences, and Hiro Baby, a mobile application designed to assist new and existing parents in navigating essential baby product purchases by providing tailored recommendations and parenting advice. GoodTime Labs has gained recognition for its innovative approach, being listed by Forbes as one of the most innovative retail technologies in 2014 and featured on ABC.

Loop Survey

Seed Round in 2013
LoopSurvey operates a mobile survey application that enables users to create and deploy surveys quickly and efficiently. The platform allows for immediate feedback collection in various formats, including in-person responses via iPads and iPhones, as well as through email, text, and social media channels. With features such as flexible survey designs, real-time results across multiple devices, and immediate alerts based on user-defined criteria, LoopSurvey facilitates effective reporting and decision-making for teams. The application is designed to help clients manage their locational portfolios, capture genuine reactions from respondents, and generate leads, making it a valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their feedback processes.

xTV

Angel Round in 2013
xTV Networks Limited, established in 2011 and based in Nedlands, Australia, specializes in providing a next-generation media platform. The company enables organizations to combine their video assets with their audience, creating an engaging brand experience across both big and small screens. xTV's solution allows for real-time content deployment and increased media consumption, without the need for additional devices or applications.

TapFame

Seed Round in 2013
TapFame is the IMDB for mobile apps. We have a "Credits" page for every app in the app store that lists the awesome people that worked on the app and technologies they used to build it. For example, see the people that work on Pandora's Android App! https://tapfame.com/app/com.pandora.android/Pandorainternetradio You can also see all the apps someone has worked on. For example, here are all the apps William Kasel has worked on: https://tapfame.com/wkasel/

Retrace

Seed Round in 2013
Retrace is the best way to remember and organize everything about the meetings you’ve had, ultimately helping you become a more productive person. It's a mobile app that puts your notes, photos, follow-up tasks, and contact information in the context of a meeting. Now, you go to one place to remember everything.

Sunshine

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Sunshine is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012 that develops a mobile application designed to facilitate the sharing and updating of weather information and forecasts among users in local neighborhoods and communities. The application also incorporates a digital lifestyle service that analyzes users' feelings based on various factors such as environment, location, and time of day, offering personalized advice to enhance overall wellbeing. Through its innovative approach, Sunshine aims to foster community engagement while providing tailored insights to improve users' quality of life.

Kwicr

Seed Round in 2012
Kwicr, formerly known as Q Factor, has developed the world's first mobile delivery network that enhances content delivery to mobile devices. This innovative network employs dynamic packet recovery technology to streamline the transmission of information, ensuring that applications maintain high performance even in challenging connectivity conditions. By addressing the critical need for speed and responsiveness, Kwicr enables developers to enhance their apps for iOS and Android, thereby improving user experiences across various sectors, including gaming, streaming video, and mobile enterprise applications. Additionally, Kwicr offers advanced analytics that provide developers with insights into speed, concurrent connections, and user engagement metrics. The company, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, operates on a cloud-based model with variable pricing, including a free version, making its services accessible to a wide range of developers. Kwicr is privately held and has secured venture capital funding from Sigma Prime and Venrock.

M.dot

Pre Seed Round in 2012
M.dot enables all businesses and individuals to be accessible & discoverable on mobile devices. With M.dot, small businesses can create and promote their mobile presence in minutes using a smartphone app. No technical skills required. 160 million websites are still not mobile ready – websites will eventually be replaced and mobile presence will become primary. M.dot makes the transition from www. to m. simple yet rich in features.

Blurtt

Seed Round in 2011
Blurtt is a photo sharing app for the iPhone that allows users to captionize and share photos with others.

Quixey

Seed Round in 2011
Quixey, Inc. is a mobile technology company based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, and Tel Aviv. Founded in 2009, Quixey operates a platform that enhances user access and engagement with applications through its innovative Deep View Cards. This solution connects users directly to app functionalities, enabling quick actions such as booking a hotel or ordering a ride without the need for user registration. By employing content acquisition techniques and application mining technology, Quixey effectively delivers relevant app content through various channels, including ads, search, and social messaging platforms. The company's offerings cater to both users and leading mobile brands, streamlining the process of finding and utilizing application features in a visually engaging manner.

Broomstick Productions

Seed Round in 2011
Heckerty apps run on recent iOS and Android devices, and are localized in 15 languages (with Korean and Hindi on the way); the stories are available as books and eBooks from major online stores and are coming to bookstores as well.

Just.me

Pre Seed Round in 2011
Just.me, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operates a mobile and social network. It offers a free, unified mobile messaging platform that combines features from various apps, such as texting, email, voice messages, and multimedia sharing, into a single application. Users can save, share, or publish memories, messages, or posts with unlimited photos, videos, voice, and text. The app, currently in beta for iPhone and under development for Android, also has a web version with reduced publishing features. Just.me stands out by giving users control over their information and messages, as it sits on the smartphone address book, allowing users to decide who sees each shared message.
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