Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. It provides capital and strategic guidance to startups across stages, focusing on technology-driven companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate and sustainability, enterprise software and services, fintech, digital health, medical technology and diagnostics, therapeutics, consumer products, and frontier technologies. The firm backs bold ventures with the potential to disrupt markets and improve lives, supporting companies from early to growth stages and working closely with entrepreneurs to apply science, technology and innovative business models. While primarily investing in North American technology companies, Khosla Ventures pursues opportunities globally and emphasizes experimentation and impact alongside financial returns. The firm also maintains related impact initiatives that support entrepreneurs addressing socio-economic challenges in emerging markets.

Alex Bentley

Partner and Investor

Nessan Bermingham Ph.D

Operating Partner

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Partner

Peter Buckland JD

General Partner and COO

Past deals in Mobile

Speak

Series C in 2024
Speak is an AI-powered language-learning mobile application designed to help users learn English through interactive conversation. The app utilizes advanced speech recognition techniques, allowing users to engage in dialogues about real-world scenarios. This approach enables individuals to improve their English speaking skills by identifying words and phrases, even when spoken with thick accents. Speak's focus on practical conversation enhances the learning experience, making it easier for users to communicate effectively in various contexts.

Speak

Series B in 2024
Speak is an AI-powered language-learning mobile application designed to help users learn English through interactive conversation. The app utilizes advanced speech recognition techniques, allowing users to engage in dialogues about real-world scenarios. This approach enables individuals to improve their English speaking skills by identifying words and phrases, even when spoken with thick accents. Speak's focus on practical conversation enhances the learning experience, making it easier for users to communicate effectively in various contexts.

Speak

Series B in 2023
Speak is an AI-powered language-learning mobile application designed to help users learn English through interactive conversation. The app utilizes advanced speech recognition techniques, allowing users to engage in dialogues about real-world scenarios. This approach enables individuals to improve their English speaking skills by identifying words and phrases, even when spoken with thick accents. Speak's focus on practical conversation enhances the learning experience, making it easier for users to communicate effectively in various contexts.

Nomba

Series B in 2023
Nomba is a fintech company that develops financial software and payment solutions in Africa. It offers business-focused tools such as savings features for businesses, card payments, POS terminals, and banking tools for management. The platform also enables individuals to pay bills, transfer money, buy airtime and TV subscriptions, and pay electricity bills, with withdrawals and data-subscription payments supported through digital channels and an agent network. It aims to make fintech services accessible and affordable by delivering digital payments and banking capabilities across channels in Africa.

Yes Health

Series A in 2020
Yes Health designs a mobile application offering personalized nutrition, fitness, and diabetes-prevention advice. Its team of physicians, health coaches, and engineers creates engaging programs for users to adopt healthier lifestyles, prevent diabetes onset, and manage symptoms effectively.

Ginger

Series C in 2019
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

Future

Series A in 2019
Future, established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in personalized online fitness coaching. The company offers one-on-one digital training sessions tailored to clients' needs, whether they're at home, in the gym, or on-the-go. Future's team of coaches comprises experienced professionals who have trained athletes, celebrities, and working individuals alike.

Nomba

Series A in 2019
Nomba is a fintech company that develops financial software and payment solutions in Africa. It offers business-focused tools such as savings features for businesses, card payments, POS terminals, and banking tools for management. The platform also enables individuals to pay bills, transfer money, buy airtime and TV subscriptions, and pay electricity bills, with withdrawals and data-subscription payments supported through digital channels and an agent network. It aims to make fintech services accessible and affordable by delivering digital payments and banking capabilities across channels in Africa.

Kudi

Series A in 2019
KUDI is a financial service provider focused on providing access to electronic banking and financial services by leveraging conversational interfaces, natural language processing and artificial intelligence to provider faster access, frictionless experience, and ultimately boost financial inclusion in emerging markets. KUDI is enabling secured financial transactions via Facebook, Telegram, Slack and Skype. KUDI's focus is the African market with a primary focus on the Nigerian Payment ecosystem and the company does this in partnership with e-payment regulators, a leading commercial bank, and an international payment processor.

Boosted USA

Series B in 2018
Boosted USA, established in 2012 and based in Mountain View, California, specializes in designing and manufacturing electric skateboards. These boards are controlled wirelessly via a handheld device and are renowned for their power, portability, and fun riding experience. They cater to both recreational users and commuters, offering a range of models with customizable features such as ride modes, battery options, and braking systems. Boosted USA also operates battery recycling centers in the United States and sells its products online and internationally.

Carrot

Venture Round in 2018
Carrot Inc. is a company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in smoking cessation through its application, Pivot. Founded in 2015, Carrot provides a unique six-stage program that engages smokers at an early stage, fostering awareness and confidence without pressuring them to quit. The application assists users in identifying their motivations for quitting and guides them in developing a personalized quit plan. For those ready to make a change, Pivot offers one-on-one coaching support, helping individuals execute their plans and maintain stability in their cessation journey. Through this approach, Carrot aims to support smokers in their transition away from tobacco use.

MTailor

Series A in 2018
MTailor is an online custom clothing platform that specializes in providing tailor-made shirts for men and women. Utilizing a mobile application, the company allows users to capture their body dimensions by scanning themselves with their iPad or iPhone camera. This technology delivers precise measurements, facilitating the creation of custom-tailored clothing without the need for physical fitting sessions at traditional retail locations. MTailor's innovative approach aims to enhance convenience for customers seeking personalized clothing solutions delivered directly to their homes.

Future

Seed Round in 2018
Future, established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in personalized online fitness coaching. The company offers one-on-one digital training sessions tailored to clients' needs, whether they're at home, in the gym, or on-the-go. Future's team of coaches comprises experienced professionals who have trained athletes, celebrities, and working individuals alike.

MDalgorithms

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, MDalgorithms uses AI, computer vision, and smart algorithms to empower individuals with real-time mobile tools for managing health disorders. Its primary focus is on dermatological conditions, offering self-diagnosis, personalized treatment plans, and direct-to-home customized treatment kits for skin and hair care.

Speak

Seed Round in 2017
Speak is an AI-powered language-learning mobile application designed to help users learn English through interactive conversation. The app utilizes advanced speech recognition techniques, allowing users to engage in dialogues about real-world scenarios. This approach enables individuals to improve their English speaking skills by identifying words and phrases, even when spoken with thick accents. Speak's focus on practical conversation enhances the learning experience, making it easier for users to communicate effectively in various contexts.

Qvivr

Series A in 2017
Qvivr's first product is SWYP, an ultra-thin metal card and smartphone app that combines all of a user's credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards, creating the easiest way to pay and organize money.

Luminostics

Convertible Note in 2016
Luminostics, Inc. is a Houston-based company that specializes in developing a smartphone-based adaptor designed for rapid, molecular-level health testing. Founded in 2015, Luminostics focuses on providing a 15-minute do-it-yourself disease testing solution that caters to both healthcare professionals and consumers. The technology allows users to access vital health information conveniently and efficiently, streamlining the process of disease detection and management.

Lookup

Series A in 2015
Lookup is a free and secure local messaging app that connects consumers with local businesses through a chat-based platform. The service enables users to chat with neighbourhood shops, make reservations and appointments, inquire about prices and product availability, and purchase items on demand from local stores. It functions as a local shopping network, supporting growth for small businesses by facilitating direct customer interactions. The platform is available on Android, iPhone, and Twitter, and has achieved substantial reach with over 1 million downloads, about 80,000 local businesses using the service, and roughly 2 million requests.

ScoreBeyond

Seed Round in 2015
ScoreBeyond, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing test preparation and examination software tailored for mobile platforms. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, ScoreBeyond offers applications designed to assist students in preparing for standardized tests such as the SAT, GMAT, GRE, and TOEFL. The platform provides users with daily progress reports and targeted exercises to enhance their skills in specific subjects, ensuring a comprehensive preparation experience. Additionally, ScoreBeyond allows users to create quizzes or sample exams to assess their knowledge and skills effectively.

Ginger

Series B in 2014
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

Memry Labs

Seed Round in 2014
Memry Labs Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing social mobile applications aimed at enhancing communication and connection among users. The company's portfolio includes several innovative applications such as Phone-a-Friend, which allows users to identify and communicate with available contacts; #hashtag, which facilitates interaction among individuals sharing similar interests; KIT Bot, a messaging bot that helps users track interactions with their contacts; and Goofer, a Chrome extension that enables users to view and share articles and videos consumed by others. Through these applications, Memry Labs seeks to improve social connectivity and engagement in the digital landscape.

MTailor

Venture Round in 2014
MTailor is an online custom clothing platform that specializes in providing tailor-made shirts for men and women. Utilizing a mobile application, the company allows users to capture their body dimensions by scanning themselves with their iPad or iPhone camera. This technology delivers precise measurements, facilitating the creation of custom-tailored clothing without the need for physical fitting sessions at traditional retail locations. MTailor's innovative approach aims to enhance convenience for customers seeking personalized clothing solutions delivered directly to their homes.

Complex Polygon

Seed Round in 2014
Complex Polygon, Inc. is a product studio based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in designing, building, and launching mobile applications aimed at enhancing social connections among users. Established in 2013, the company focuses on innovation through experimentation with new products, while effectively utilizing its existing technology and insights into human behavior. This approach allows Complex Polygon to develop better user experiences and adapt quickly to emerging trends. Notable products include Tag and Swipe, which exemplify the company's commitment to creating tools that facilitate interpersonal interactions. As of 2017, Complex Polygon operates as a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc.

Lookout

Series F in 2014
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

EyeNetra

Series A in 2014
EyeNetra, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing eye diagnostic tools, including auto-refractors and lens-meters. Founded in 2011 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, EyeNetra's innovative platform allows users to conduct their own eye tests and obtain refractive measurements for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. The company’s products enable eye care professionals to administer efficient eye tests, facilitating quick and accurate diagnoses and prescriptions. Among its offerings is the NETRA autorefractor, which, along with other devices, provides a comprehensive refraction system designed for ease of use and high precision. Additionally, EyeNetra has developed the Insight Portal, enhancing electronic medical record capabilities and providing a streamlined solution for managing patients in mobile clinics globally.

Relcy

Venture Round in 2014
Relcy, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing a mobile search engine application. Founded in 2013, Relcy's platform enables users to search through all content on their mobile devices, offering a streamlined way to access information across various applications. The search engine is powered by a knowledge graph containing millions of real-world entities, which enhances the search experience by providing contextually relevant results based on the user's location and intent. Relcy's application facilitates a highly personalized search experience, allowing users to find information related to shopping deals, celebrity news, music, movies, and restaurant bookings efficiently.

Timeful

Series A in 2014
Timeful Inc., founded in 2012 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, is a technology company focused on revolutionizing time management. The company's intelligent time-management platform helps users manage their schedules by tracking commitments, categorizing tasks, and promoting healthy habits. Timeful leverages machine learning to offer personalized scheduling recommendations based on user behavior, availability, and preferences. The application is designed to assist individuals in maximizing their time for meaningful activities. As of May 4, 2015, Timeful operates as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

PayNearMe

Venture Round in 2014
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Handle Financial

Series E in 2014
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

Kopo Kopo

Series A in 2013
Kopo Kopo provides a mobile payment platform that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa to accept, process, and analyze mobile payments in real-time. Its secure platform offers an online dashboard for statement downloads, payment tracking, and fund settlement to bank accounts, providing businesses with an alternative to traditional payment methods.

Lookout

Series E in 2013
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

Consumer Physics

Series A in 2013
Consumer Physics develops and markets SCiO, the smallest near-infrared spectrometer. It empowers consumers and businesses to analyze materials using a molecular sensor that connects to smartphone apps and a cloud-based database of material fingerprints.

Jawbone

Private Equity Round in 2013
Jawbone specializes in designing personal technology products that are comfortable, usable, and aesthetically pleasing. Initially known for its Bluetooth headsets featuring NoiseAssassin™ technology, which enhances call clarity by eliminating background noise, the company has since expanded into developing smart fitness tracking devices.

Handle Financial

Series D in 2013
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

PayNearMe

Venture Round in 2013
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Ginger

Series A in 2012
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

Consumer Physics

Series A in 2012
Consumer Physics develops and markets SCiO, the smallest near-infrared spectrometer. It empowers consumers and businesses to analyze materials using a molecular sensor that connects to smartphone apps and a cloud-based database of material fingerprints.

Trendabl

Venture Round in 2012
Trendabl, Inc. is a company that operates an online community centered on fashion enthusiasts. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, Trendabl offers a photo-sharing platform designed specifically for fashion-related content. Users can capture images, apply filters, and tag their photos with details such as brand, price, and retail availability. The application allows members to share their posts with friends and followers, fostering a vibrant community where users can connect with fashion icons, celebrities, designers, and influencers. Trendabl aims to enhance the way individuals engage with fashion through its innovative platform.

CellScope

Seed Round in 2012
CellScope, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing microscopic imaging devices for at-home disease diagnosis, utilizing smartphone cameras linked to a web platform. Founded in 2010 and based in Menlo Park, California, CellScope offers a range of products, including a mobile otoscope that allows pediatricians to maintain a visual history of patients' middle ear conditions, and a mobile dermascope that enables patients to capture and send high-magnification images of their skin. Their innovative smartphone-enabled otoscope facilitates remote diagnosis of pediatric ear infections, enhancing telemedicine capabilities. By providing clinicians with tools to share images and videos with patients and track medical conditions over time, CellScope's technology improves remote diagnosis, promotes ear and skin health, and reduces the need for unnecessary antibiotics, thereby saving time and resources in healthcare.

OneID

Series A in 2012
OneID is a software company focused on simplifying online security and digital identity management. Founded by entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, OneID aims to transform the traditional username and password system by employing public key cryptography, enhancing security and user control over personal information. The platform operates across multiple environments, including browsers, mobile devices, websites, and the cloud, providing a seamless experience for users. It automates the process of logging in and filling out information while allowing users to determine when additional security measures are necessary through mobile or wearable devices. OneID's services are designed to protect user data, facilitate automated multi-factor authentication, and adapt to the needs of a connected world, making it a robust solution for managing digital identities without relying on shared secrets like passwords.

Boku

Series D in 2012
Boku is a mobile payments and identity technology company offering carrier billing and mobile wallet payment solutions for mobile network operators and merchants, enabling consumers to make online purchases using their mobile devices. The company provides a platform for mobile payments across carrier billing and wallets and also delivers mobile identity and authentication through real-time connections to operator networks. Its Boku Identity solution aggregates and harmonizes operator systems to reduce identity fraud, improve conversions, and support privacy-preserving onboarding for customers worldwide. Serving enterprises across multiple industries, the company operates globally across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, Boku focuses on enabling seamless mobile payments and secure identity services on a single platform.

Just.me

Series A 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.

GroupMe

Series B in 2011
GroupMe Inc. is a New York-based company that develops and operates a group messaging application designed to facilitate communication among users, including those without smartphones. Launched in 2010, the platform allows users to easily connect with friends, family, and coworkers through push notifications or SMS. GroupMe's services include group messaging, conference calling, and location and photo sharing, enabling seamless interaction within social networks. Since its inception, the company has experienced significant growth, processing billions of messages and expanding its team to 25 employees. Acquired by Skype Global, GroupMe operates with a degree of autonomy, maintaining an entrepreneurial culture while aiming to become a primary communications provider for a large user base.

Lookout

Series C in 2010
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

Handle Financial

Series C in 2010
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

PayNearMe

Series A in 2010
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

iKoa

Venture Round in 2010
An early-stage semiconductor start-up company, iKoa® is dedicated to becoming a leader in enabling low-power, high-performance semiconductor products for consumer mobile devices in the mobile communications, entertainment, and personal computer markets. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs, iKoa surmounts the capability of today's semiconductor solutions by offering previously unattainable performance and new features for end-user products, at a very low power consumption. With iKoa's disruptive technology, semiconductor products can be designed with up to 4X more performance, more features, and 1/10th the power consumption of competing methods. iKoa has offices in Menlo Park, California (Silicon Valley) and engineering and development operations in Hyderabad, India.

Lookout

Series B in 2010
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

Boku

Series C in 2010
Boku is a mobile payments and identity technology company offering carrier billing and mobile wallet payment solutions for mobile network operators and merchants, enabling consumers to make online purchases using their mobile devices. The company provides a platform for mobile payments across carrier billing and wallets and also delivers mobile identity and authentication through real-time connections to operator networks. Its Boku Identity solution aggregates and harmonizes operator systems to reduce identity fraud, improve conversions, and support privacy-preserving onboarding for customers worldwide. Serving enterprises across multiple industries, the company operates globally across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, Boku focuses on enabling seamless mobile payments and secure identity services on a single platform.

iKoa

Debt Financing in 2010
An early-stage semiconductor start-up company, iKoa® is dedicated to becoming a leader in enabling low-power, high-performance semiconductor products for consumer mobile devices in the mobile communications, entertainment, and personal computer markets. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs, iKoa surmounts the capability of today's semiconductor solutions by offering previously unattainable performance and new features for end-user products, at a very low power consumption. With iKoa's disruptive technology, semiconductor products can be designed with up to 4X more performance, more features, and 1/10th the power consumption of competing methods. iKoa has offices in Menlo Park, California (Silicon Valley) and engineering and development operations in Hyderabad, India.

Lookout

Series A in 2009
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

Boku

Series A in 2009
Boku is a mobile payments and identity technology company offering carrier billing and mobile wallet payment solutions for mobile network operators and merchants, enabling consumers to make online purchases using their mobile devices. The company provides a platform for mobile payments across carrier billing and wallets and also delivers mobile identity and authentication through real-time connections to operator networks. Its Boku Identity solution aggregates and harmonizes operator systems to reduce identity fraud, improve conversions, and support privacy-preserving onboarding for customers worldwide. Serving enterprises across multiple industries, the company operates globally across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, Boku focuses on enabling seamless mobile payments and secure identity services on a single platform.

Beceem Communications

Venture Round in 2009
Beceem Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on providing innovative solutions for the WiMAX marketplace. It specializes in developing baseband and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits, along with reference designs and software solutions, aimed at facilitating the integration of 4G technology into various mobile broadband devices. Since its inception, Beceem has established itself as a leader in the industry, being the first to introduce a pre-WiMAX chipset in 2005, followed by the launch of the first Wave 1 and Wave 2 mobile WiMAX chipsets in 2006. Their products support a wide range of end-user devices, including dongles, modems, gateways, mobile routers, and smartphones, contributing to advancements in mobile communications technology.

Staccato Communications

Venture Round in 2008
Staccato Communications, Inc. offers ultra wideband wireless enabled devices for the wireless USB, Bluetooth, and Internet protocol connectivity to the personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile phone industries. Its products include single-chip integrated circuits, device adapter and device module design kits, reference design kits, wireless USB development kits, and streaming services development kits. The company also provides Ripcord Software, which provides a software stack for variety of ultra wide band applications, as well as includes installers, firmware, middleware, drivers, customization tools, and firmware upgrade tools. Staccato Communications’ products are used in various applications, such as printers, camera, mass storage devices, portable media players, wireless docking, wireless projectors, Web cameras, wireless HDTV, wireless speakers, set top boxes, wireless displays, purchasing content, sharing content, and personal servers. Staccato Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Discrete Time Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California.

iSkoot Technologies

Series C in 2008
iSkoot Technologies specializes in internet calling services that enable users to make and receive PC Calls using their standard cell phones, thereby extending the functionality of PC Calling without the need for specialized hardware or broadband connections. The company has established a significant partnership with Skype, which includes offering Skype-branded mobile software to various mobile network operators across multiple countries, such as Argentina, Greece, and South Africa. iSkoot's technology employs a circuit switch-to-VoIP approach, allowing mobile users to access Skype's voice services seamlessly. Additionally, iSkoot provides the Kalaida Mobile Services platform, which delivers social media solutions to mobile devices. This comprehensive client/server/gateway solution capitalizes on the existing circuit-switched infrastructure of traditional voice networks, enhancing mobile communication capabilities for consumers.

Jawbone

Series B in 2008
Jawbone specializes in designing personal technology products that are comfortable, usable, and aesthetically pleasing. Initially known for its Bluetooth headsets featuring NoiseAssassin™ technology, which enhances call clarity by eliminating background noise, the company has since expanded into developing smart fitness tracking devices.

Heysan

Seed Round in 2007
Heysan is a mobile messaging and community platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded through Y Combinator, the company initially focused on providing free messaging between phones and computers, effectively bridging instant messaging with SMS. Over time, Heysan expanded its services to include a mobile community, attracting over 1 million users and generating 100 million monthly pageviews. The company allows users to connect through various messaging accounts, such as MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and GTalk, on mobile devices. In May 2009, Heysan was acquired by Good Technology after securing initial funding from prominent venture firms, including Khosla Ventures and Atomico.

Jawbone

Series A in 2007
Jawbone specializes in designing personal technology products that are comfortable, usable, and aesthetically pleasing. Initially known for its Bluetooth headsets featuring NoiseAssassin™ technology, which enhances call clarity by eliminating background noise, the company has since expanded into developing smart fitness tracking devices.

iKoa

Series A in 2007
An early-stage semiconductor start-up company, iKoa® is dedicated to becoming a leader in enabling low-power, high-performance semiconductor products for consumer mobile devices in the mobile communications, entertainment, and personal computer markets. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs, iKoa surmounts the capability of today's semiconductor solutions by offering previously unattainable performance and new features for end-user products, at a very low power consumption. With iKoa's disruptive technology, semiconductor products can be designed with up to 4X more performance, more features, and 1/10th the power consumption of competing methods. iKoa has offices in Menlo Park, California (Silicon Valley) and engineering and development operations in Hyderabad, India.

Frengo

Series A in 2007
Frengo is a community where people share buzz - a stream of opinions, updates, questions, predictions and games. The service allows users to follow buzz on their mobile phone or on the website. In March of 2008, Frengo launched an Open Social Mobile Toolkit that allowed developers to launch mobile applications across Facebook MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and others.

Artimi

Series B in 2007
Artimi is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the development, marketing, and sale of semiconductors, software, and reference designs aimed at enabling high-speed wireless connectivity in portable consumer electronics. The company focuses on delivering silicon solutions that utilize ultra-wideband technologies to support high bandwidth wireless communication. Artimi's product offerings include MAC controllers and various reference design kits for wireless USB, hard disk drives, and printers, which facilitate the integration of advanced wireless capabilities into consumer devices.

iSkoot Technologies

Series B in 2007
iSkoot Technologies specializes in internet calling services that enable users to make and receive PC Calls using their standard cell phones, thereby extending the functionality of PC Calling without the need for specialized hardware or broadband connections. The company has established a significant partnership with Skype, which includes offering Skype-branded mobile software to various mobile network operators across multiple countries, such as Argentina, Greece, and South Africa. iSkoot's technology employs a circuit switch-to-VoIP approach, allowing mobile users to access Skype's voice services seamlessly. Additionally, iSkoot provides the Kalaida Mobile Services platform, which delivers social media solutions to mobile devices. This comprehensive client/server/gateway solution capitalizes on the existing circuit-switched infrastructure of traditional voice networks, enhancing mobile communication capabilities for consumers.

Beceem Communications

Series D in 2007
Beceem Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on providing innovative solutions for the WiMAX marketplace. It specializes in developing baseband and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits, along with reference designs and software solutions, aimed at facilitating the integration of 4G technology into various mobile broadband devices. Since its inception, Beceem has established itself as a leader in the industry, being the first to introduce a pre-WiMAX chipset in 2005, followed by the launch of the first Wave 1 and Wave 2 mobile WiMAX chipsets in 2006. Their products support a wide range of end-user devices, including dongles, modems, gateways, mobile routers, and smartphones, contributing to advancements in mobile communications technology.

Frengo

Series A in 2006
Frengo is a community where people share buzz - a stream of opinions, updates, questions, predictions and games. The service allows users to follow buzz on their mobile phone or on the website. In March of 2008, Frengo launched an Open Social Mobile Toolkit that allowed developers to launch mobile applications across Facebook MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and others.

iSkoot Technologies

Series A in 2006
iSkoot Technologies specializes in internet calling services that enable users to make and receive PC Calls using their standard cell phones, thereby extending the functionality of PC Calling without the need for specialized hardware or broadband connections. The company has established a significant partnership with Skype, which includes offering Skype-branded mobile software to various mobile network operators across multiple countries, such as Argentina, Greece, and South Africa. iSkoot's technology employs a circuit switch-to-VoIP approach, allowing mobile users to access Skype's voice services seamlessly. Additionally, iSkoot provides the Kalaida Mobile Services platform, which delivers social media solutions to mobile devices. This comprehensive client/server/gateway solution capitalizes on the existing circuit-switched infrastructure of traditional voice networks, enhancing mobile communication capabilities for consumers.
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