Valmiki Capital Management

Valmiki Capital Management is a NYC-based asset manager that acts as the investment manager to a variety of specialized funds, ranging from long/short equity to private growth equity investing in consumer, technology and sustainability as well as real estate. In addition to external capital, the firm manages proprietary capital in a multi-family office type of framework.

16 past transactions

Manoke

Seed Round in 2017
Manoke, a TOPXIGHT LABS company, is a music app that plans to revolutionize sheet music starting with Bollywood. Manoke is the fastest growing repository of Bollywood tabs and scores. Manoke Stage provides users the opportunity to play-along with their favorite songs on guitar, bass, or keyboard. Singers can also sing along to the lyrics. Manoke Studio rewards music professionals to create content for users. As of 2018 Manoke is growing in the music educational environment in the US.

Ceres 504 LLC

Seed Round in 2016
Named after the Roman goddess of food, Ceres 504 is a food industry incubator/accelerator which provides access to capital and expertise for food related startups in Louisiana.

Scenehound

Seed Round in 2016
Scenehound is a SaaS that helps users craft the perfect night out, while giving them access to exclusive deals from bars and restaurants.

NOLA Food Holdings Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
NOLA Food Holdings has created a partnership with the New Orleans Food & Farm Network (NOFFN) to invest in and provide operations support for sustainable and profitable farm-to-table ventures in the Gulf Coast Region. NOLA Food Holdings will provide farming entrepreneurs in Greater New Orleans the means to build sustainable businesses, innovate in production and distribution, and to increase sourcing from regional growers. NOLA Food Holdings will work primarily with businesses connected to Edible Enterprises, a licensed commercial incubator kitchen in Norco, LA.
Powered by the ALPHABETA technology platform, Visible Wealth Management is creating a 21st century network for financial advisors that deploys the true power of visual collaboration in the wealth management industry.

BioMimetic Laboratories Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
BioMimetic Laboratories utilizes biomimetic technologies to translate natural anti-aging solutions into skincare products. The company was founded by Julius Zecchino in March 2014 and is based in Orangeburg, New York.

BuildForward Capital LLC

Seed Round in 2012
BuildForward funds deeply energy efficient building projects by connecting committed lenders directly to borrowers. We do this by providing high quality, low cost structuring and servicing to facilitate loans. BuildForward's current emphasis is on delivering projects using the globally utilized Passive House technologies, which can provide energy usage improvement of greater than 90% when compared to current building code. BuildForward Capital works with Build Forward Design (an architectural advisory firm specializing in energy efficient construction), whose architects oversee every project in order to ensure that renovations are designed and executed in accordance with BuildForward's standard of energy efficiency, which far exceed current building code standards in the US. BuildFutures LLC is an affiliated company of BuildForward Capital LLC that directs Buildforward’s expertise in deep energy-efficiency retrofits into the area of non-profits like schools, which have weaker credit profiles than residences or commercial properties. The reduction of consumed energy in such institutions is felt more strongly because energy costs are a high percentage of the operating costs.

ALPHABETA

Seed Round in 2015
ALPHABETA brings together students, practitioners and consumers in financial markets through unique immersive user experiences with a common vocabulary. The ALPHABETA Guide platform is designed to educate finance students in Investment strategies and Portfolio Management. Using a combination of real world situations, flipped classroom methodology we provide an intuitive and immersive information visualization platform built on a game engine. With multiple releases of the Guide and the impending launches of the League, the Sandbox (complete touch screen based modelling environment to crowd-source investment strategies) and the Assistant (connects wealth advisors to analysts and clients with compelling user experience) over the next year, ALPHABETA represents the first manifestation of technologies set to transform the industry. The company is in active research with the latest technologies to engage the wider population through the continued leverage of voice recognition, interactive screens and augmented reality environments in public spaces. ALPHABETA was launched in 2014 by TOPXIGHT LABS (www.topxight.com), a New York based software lab and incubation studio, with New York based Valmiki Capital Management as the founding investor.

Wondermento

Seed Round in 2016
Wondermento seeks to lovingly integrate the convenience of mobile apps with the tangibility of elegant hardware. The company seeks to build more interactive applications and devices with an emphasis on the connection between efficient, healthy living and the happiness of play. Wondermento was founded in November 2013, has offices on three different continents and is continuing to build out hardware for multiple markets. WonderWoof is Wondermento's flagship product, a dog activity tracker that is as fashionable as it is functional. Shaped like a BowTie and coming in seven designer colors, WonderWoof tells you if your dog is playing, walking, jumping, sleeping, running or dreaming. Based on your dog’s size, breed, and age, WonderWoof suggests goals for your pup to meet per day using bones and badges earned as a playful incentive. It also links with a social network of other WonderWoofers to keep up with your doggy friends on the free app.

Visible Wealth Management Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Powered by the ALPHABETA technology platform, Visible Wealth Management is creating a 21st century network for financial advisors that deploys the true power of visual collaboration in the wealth management industry.

ALPHABETA

Seed Round in 2018
ALPHABETA brings together students, practitioners and consumers in financial markets through unique immersive user experiences with a common vocabulary. The ALPHABETA Guide platform is designed to educate finance students in Investment strategies and Portfolio Management. Using a combination of real world situations, flipped classroom methodology we provide an intuitive and immersive information visualization platform built on a game engine. With multiple releases of the Guide and the impending launches of the League, the Sandbox (complete touch screen based modelling environment to crowd-source investment strategies) and the Assistant (connects wealth advisors to analysts and clients with compelling user experience) over the next year, ALPHABETA represents the first manifestation of technologies set to transform the industry. The company is in active research with the latest technologies to engage the wider population through the continued leverage of voice recognition, interactive screens and augmented reality environments in public spaces. ALPHABETA was launched in 2014 by TOPXIGHT LABS (www.topxight.com), a New York based software lab and incubation studio, with New York based Valmiki Capital Management as the founding investor.

BuildForward Capital LLC

Series A in 2013
BuildForward funds deeply energy efficient building projects by connecting committed lenders directly to borrowers. We do this by providing high quality, low cost structuring and servicing to facilitate loans. BuildForward's current emphasis is on delivering projects using the globally utilized Passive House technologies, which can provide energy usage improvement of greater than 90% when compared to current building code. BuildForward Capital works with Build Forward Design (an architectural advisory firm specializing in energy efficient construction), whose architects oversee every project in order to ensure that renovations are designed and executed in accordance with BuildForward's standard of energy efficiency, which far exceed current building code standards in the US. BuildFutures LLC is an affiliated company of BuildForward Capital LLC that directs Buildforward’s expertise in deep energy-efficiency retrofits into the area of non-profits like schools, which have weaker credit profiles than residences or commercial properties. The reduction of consumed energy in such institutions is felt more strongly because energy costs are a high percentage of the operating costs.

FlyBy Nav Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
FlyBy Nav is a software platform and next generation 3D aeronautical navigation app. It engages in assisting pilots of any aircraft in critical phases of flight, for both VFR and IFR.

BioMimetic Laboratories Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
BioMimetic Laboratories utilizes biomimetic technologies to translate natural anti-aging solutions into skincare products. The company was founded by Julius Zecchino in March 2014 and is based in Orangeburg, New York.

PODS Skiing Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
PODS Skiing is technology company that is aiming to revitalize the skiing experience for the global recreational skier.

Cythereal Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Cythereal’s mission is to predict, prevent, and investigate zero-day malware attacks using recent breakthroughs in malware analysis and machine learning. Cythereal’s core technology, MAGIC (Malware Genomic Analysis), is provided as SaaS and as an on-premise appliance. MAGIC seamlessly integrates with Anti-Virus systems (AV), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP), End-Point Detection and Remediation (EDR) systems, and SIEMs.