Neoteny

Neoteny Co., Ltd is a venture capital firm founded in December 1999, with its primary operations based in Tokyo, Japan, and an additional presence in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in growth capital and incubation investments, focusing on early-stage opportunities. Neoteny targets a diverse range of sectors, including information technology, hardware, software, internet, biotech, technology, media, and healthcare. The firm aims to support innovative companies by providing the necessary funding and resources to help them grow and succeed.

Adam Mullinax

Partner

15 past transactions

Guardian Agriculture

Seed Round in 2021
Guardian Agriculture designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology for agricultural applications. Founded in 2017 and based in Malden, Massachusetts, the company offers aerial crop protection and spray services, utilizing its UAVs to apply insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and liquid fertilizers. By leveraging advanced technology, Guardian Agriculture aims to enhance crop protection and improve agricultural efficiency.

Overjet

Seed Round in 2020
Overjet, Inc. is a software company based in Allston, Massachusetts, specializing in artificial intelligence solutions for the dental industry. Founded in 2018, the company develops a platform that analyzes dental clinical data to enhance the quality of care and reduce costs. Overjet's clinical optimization software evaluates practice performance and identifies areas for growth, while its utilization software facilitates automatic claims reviews to ensure appropriate care delivery. The company's AI engine utilizes computer vision and machine learning algorithms to detect common oral anomalies in X-rays, providing dental providers and payers with tools to improve patient outcomes. By empowering dental organizations, Overjet aims to enable precise pathology detection and enhance patient education in dental care.

Klang Games

Series B in 2019
Klang Games GmbH is an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating multiplayer games, with a focus on delivering next-generation gaming experiences. Its flagship project, ReRunners: Race for the World, is an online asynchronous multiplayer game designed for mobile and tablet devices, featuring an open world and fast-paced racing gameplay. The studio is comprised of a diverse team of twelve individuals who share a passion for gaming and innovation. Klang Games aims to develop sustainable products by offering unique playing experiences and utilizing innovative technology, distinctive art styles, and community building within the gaming ecosystem.

Wise Systems

Series A in 2018
Wise Systems Inc. develops autonomous dispatch and routing software designed to enhance the efficiency of last-mile delivery operations across various industries, including food and beverage, courier, and field service. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company leverages machine learning to optimize fleet performance and improve customer service. Its platform includes tools such as Scheduler for creating dynamic route plans, Dispatcher for real-time monitoring of delivery progress and performance metrics, and a Customer Portal for tracking orders with accurate ETAs. The software processes millions of data points to make intelligent, real-time decisions, resulting in significant mileage reductions, increased fleet utilization, and a substantial decrease in late deliveries. Wise Systems aims to help customers better manage their delivery logistics by providing flexibility and optimizing routes, thereby enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Spatial

Seed Round in 2018
Spatial Systems, Inc. offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration among users. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to conduct meetings with spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive experience. Additionally, Spatial's platform allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, including 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites. The focus of the company is to transform how people work by creating a collective computing environment that fosters creativity and productivity. Spatial has attracted investment from notable firms and individuals, positioning itself as a leader in the augmented reality and virtual reality space.

Hoodline

Series A in 2018
Hoodline, Inc. is a media technology company based in San Francisco, California, that operates an online portal focused on hyperlocal news discovery across 40 cities in the United States. Founded in 2014, Hoodline leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform raw data into thousands of automated local stories and videos each month. The platform, known as Atlas, analyzes vast amounts of unstructured data to identify and validate significant local signals, while also aggregating content from numerous partner publications to enhance its offerings. Hoodline's innovative technology allows for precise location tagging and contextualization of news stories, facilitating a tailored user experience. The company collaborates with various partners, including major media outlets and tech companies, to integrate its content recommendations into their platforms. Hoodline operates as a subsidiary of SFist and is supported by prominent investors, including Greylock and Disney.

Klang Games

Venture Round in 2018
Klang Games GmbH is an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating multiplayer games, with a focus on delivering next-generation gaming experiences. Its flagship project, ReRunners: Race for the World, is an online asynchronous multiplayer game designed for mobile and tablet devices, featuring an open world and fast-paced racing gameplay. The studio is comprised of a diverse team of twelve individuals who share a passion for gaming and innovation. Klang Games aims to develop sustainable products by offering unique playing experiences and utilizing innovative technology, distinctive art styles, and community building within the gaming ecosystem.

Optimus Ride

Series A in 2017
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company based in Boston, Massachusetts, that focuses on developing technologies for efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and mobility-on-demand systems. Its technology integrates advancements in sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning, tailored for geofenced environments. The team comprises individuals with extensive industrial and entrepreneurial experience in areas such as manufacturing robotics, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management, enabling diverse applications ranging from commercial vessel operations to transit solutions.

Dubset

Series A in 2017
Dubset Media Holdings is a a technology solutions company that offers an innovative music marketplace for DJs, artists, labels, publishers, music services, and distributors. Through cutting edge technology, rights management database, and easy to use dashboards, Dubset is creating new mix & remix distribution and monetization opportunities built on transparency, ownership control, and simplicity.

Blackstorm Labs

Venture Round in 2016
Blackstorm provides a lightweight universal development environment that can be used to create and share high-performance applications. We aspire to exist in a world free of the constraints and limitations of app stores -- and we provide the technology to create and enable that.

Hoodline

Series A in 2016
Hoodline, Inc. is a media technology company based in San Francisco, California, that operates an online portal focused on hyperlocal news discovery across 40 cities in the United States. Founded in 2014, Hoodline leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform raw data into thousands of automated local stories and videos each month. The platform, known as Atlas, analyzes vast amounts of unstructured data to identify and validate significant local signals, while also aggregating content from numerous partner publications to enhance its offerings. Hoodline's innovative technology allows for precise location tagging and contextualization of news stories, facilitating a tailored user experience. The company collaborates with various partners, including major media outlets and tech companies, to integrate its content recommendations into their platforms. Hoodline operates as a subsidiary of SFist and is supported by prominent investors, including Greylock and Disney.

Animoca Brands

Post in 2016
Animoca Brands is a digital entertainment company that specializes in leveraging gamification, blockchain, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a diverse range of mobile products globally. The company is known for its popular games, including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, as well as titles based on well-known intellectual properties such as Formula 1, Marvel, Garfield, and Doraemon. Additionally, Animoca Brands supports the implementation of Web3.0 strategies for intellectual property holders, providing a platform that enables the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens. This platform allows IP holders, including brands and artists, to monetize their rights and build fan communities within the blockchain ecosystem. With a strong portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships, Animoca Brands aims to enhance user experiences and facilitate the trading of digital property rights. The company operates across multiple locations, including Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Finland, and Argentina.

Emerald Cloud Lab

Venture Round in 2015
Emerald was founded in 2010 by two scientists and life-long friends from Philadelphia with a singular vision of how a biotechnology company should run. Frustrated by the continual deceleration of innovation and the exponentially increasing R&D costs in the pharmaceutical sector, Emerald models itself after the legendary start-up companies of the mid-20th century that built the core technologies underlying the meteoric rise of the semiconductor industry. The team places as much focus on building tools around how scientific research is conducted as they do on their proprietary anti-viral therapies. In this way, Emerald is striving to bring a Moore’s law-like acceleration to life sciences innovation.

Six Apart

Series A in 2003
Six Apart is a technology company established in 2001 that specializes in developing software for building and managing websites, particularly focusing on blogging and content management systems. Initially a U.S.-based blog solution provider, the company expanded its reach by founding Six Apart KK in Japan in 2003. In 2010, Six Apart merged with VideoEgg to form SAY Media, which now manages some of its former products like TypePad and blogs.com. Following its acquisition by Infocom in 2011, Six Apart KK took over the intellectual property and business operations of Movable Type, a prominent content management system and publishing platform. Currently, the newly structured company continues to support and market Movable Type to a global audience while maintaining its online presence through its official website.

IP Infusion

Series C in 2002
IP Infusion is a provider of intelligent network software solutions aimed at enhancing IP services for various sectors, including telecommunications and enterprise companies. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company specializes in disaggregated networking software that helps carriers, service providers, and data center operators to develop and deploy customized networking solutions. Its advanced control plane software and professional services enable clients to efficiently build and provision a wide range of value-added IP services, such as Ethernet equipment, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), virtual private networking, and storage area networking. As a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCESS CO., LTD., IP Infusion focuses on delivering portable and platform-independent network software solutions.
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