E-Merge

E-Merge, established in November 1998 by Laurent Drion and Gregory Hédo, is a venture capital firm based in Brussels, Belgium, that specializes in early-stage technology investments, primarily focusing on Seed and Series A funding rounds. The firm has invested in over 30 startups, with initial interests in telecom, e-commerce tools, and online payment systems. In 2012, E-Merge expanded its investment scope to include commercial space opportunities, particularly those related to the open-source CubeSat standard. The firm typically invests between USD 50,000 and USD 1,500,000 in each portfolio company, which are chosen for their technological innovation and growth potential. E-Merge distinguishes itself through its entrepreneurial management team, which offers not only capital but also strategic support in areas such as business development, marketing, legal matters, and fundraising. This hands-on approach, combined with a strong network in its target industries, positions E-Merge as a unique player in the venture capital landscape, particularly for startups facing the challenges of early-stage development.

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Anagram

Funding Round in 2018
Anagram Inc. is a software company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in insurance billing automation for healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 2015, Anagram developed an online platform designed to assist healthcare professionals in navigating health insurance networks. The platform enables users to check eligibility, calculate out-of-pocket costs, submit claims, and facilitate payments in a streamlined manner. It focuses particularly on ancillary healthcare providers, allowing them to leverage insurance benefits while avoiding the limitations of being in-network. Additionally, Anagram's services support practices that wish to operate on a cash-pay basis or circumvent managed vision plans, offering a more flexible approach to insurance billing and patient reimbursement. The company was previously known as Glass Health, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020.

Work Today

Seed Round in 2017
Work Today makes it painless for you to apply for jobs. Create a profile one time, and you’ll never need to fill out the same information again. When you find a job you like, launch the Wizard and watch in wonder as it autofills your application.

FloydHub

Seed Round in 2017
FloydHub is a Platform-as-a-Service designed for training and deploying deep learning models in the cloud. It streamlines the process of initiating machine learning projects, allowing users to start their work in less than 30 seconds. The platform provides configurable CPU and GPU environments tailored for deep learning, and it automatically saves projects and databases through cloud interactions. FloydHub features an integrated web dashboard that enables users to track, monitor, edit, and share project progress, facilitating collaboration across teams. This functionality enhances productivity by supporting performance reviews and project planning, making it easier for users to manage their deep learning initiatives effectively.

Jobble

Seed Round in 2017
Jobble, Inc. operates an online platform that connects businesses with a flexible and on-demand workforce. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform allows companies to create job listings, select suitable candidates, and monitor their performance in real-time. It serves a variety of industries, including event services, retail, hospitality, and logistics, by offering access to a vetted community of workers. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling businesses to manage staffing needs effectively, control costs, and choose from a range of part-time or full-time job seekers based on ratings and reviews from previous employers.

Anagram

Seed Round in 2016
Anagram Inc. is a software company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in insurance billing automation for healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 2015, Anagram developed an online platform designed to assist healthcare professionals in navigating health insurance networks. The platform enables users to check eligibility, calculate out-of-pocket costs, submit claims, and facilitate payments in a streamlined manner. It focuses particularly on ancillary healthcare providers, allowing them to leverage insurance benefits while avoiding the limitations of being in-network. Additionally, Anagram's services support practices that wish to operate on a cash-pay basis or circumvent managed vision plans, offering a more flexible approach to insurance billing and patient reimbursement. The company was previously known as Glass Health, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020.

WaveBL

Seed Round in 2016
WaveBL is a digital courier platform that offers a decentralized solution for the secure and efficient exchange of documents within the supply chain. Founded in 2014 and based in Kfar Saba, Israel, it utilizes blockchain technology to facilitate the instantaneous, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of essential documents, such as Bills of Lading. By eliminating the need for traditional paper documents, WaveBL aims to reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and mitigate risks associated with forgeries and losses. Its platform caters to various supply chain participants, from small importers to large shipping carriers and banks, promoting a transition towards a paperless environment that fosters innovation and reliability in business operations.

Uplevel Security

Seed Round in 2016
Uplevel Security is the industry’s first adaptive system of intelligence that uses graph theory and machine learning to modernize security operations. Uplevel Security ingests and contextualizes incoming and historical security data, allowing the past to inform the present and the present to inform the past, which predicts how attacks may manifest in the future. Enterprises rely on Uplevel Security to activate intelligence from the security stack, provide a system of record for security data and become stronger with every attack.

HigherMe

Seed Round in 2016
HigherMe Inc. is a recruiting platform based in Brighton, Massachusetts, designed to assist retail and service employers in finding, screening, and hiring employees more efficiently. Established in 2014, the platform utilizes data and 30-second videos to highlight candidates' personalities, attitudes, and interpersonal skills, enhancing the recruitment process. HigherMe's features include a searchable candidate database, digitized onboarding paperwork, automated recruitment processes, and customizable assessments. Additionally, the platform facilitates application tracking and provides insights through reporting tools, making it a comprehensive solution for businesses seeking to streamline their hiring practices.

Sezzle

Seed Round in 2016
Sezzle Inc. is a financial services company that operates a payments platform designed to streamline transactions between consumers and retailers in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sezzle enables customers to make online purchases by splitting the total amount into four equal, interest-free payments over six weeks. This payment solution is available for both online and brick-and-mortar retailers, allowing for a flexible and accessible shopping experience. The company focuses on empowering the next generation financially through its technology-driven services.

Plasso

Seed Round in 2016
Plasso is an all-in-one e-commerce platform that enables users to set up recurring and subscription billing quickly and efficiently. It automates payment processing, customer management, and user authentication, allowing businesses to operate seamlessly. Users can sell a variety of products and services, including subscriptions, physical goods, and digital items, all from their own websites without the need for coding. Additionally, Plasso facilitates invoice generation and donation collection, making it a versatile solution for online transactions.

Brave

Seed Round in 2016
Brave Software focuses on increasing browsing speed and safety for users, while growing ad revenue share for content creators. Brave aims to transform the online ad ecosystem with micropayments and a new revenue-sharing solution to give users and publishers a better deal, where fast, safe browsing is the path to a brighter future for the open web.

Oliver

Seed Round in 2016
Oliver operates an online platform designed to assist travelers in obtaining visas to visit the United States for tourism or business purposes. The company aims to simplify the visa application process, ensuring that users can submit correct and complete applications, thereby minimizing the risk of extensive reviews and potential denials. As a private entity, Oliver emphasizes that it is not affiliated with the US government, which retains the sole authority to accept or reject visa applications. The platform also offers a refund policy in the event of application denial, further supporting users in their visa application journey.

Jobble

Seed Round in 2016
Jobble, Inc. operates an online platform that connects businesses with a flexible and on-demand workforce. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform allows companies to create job listings, select suitable candidates, and monitor their performance in real-time. It serves a variety of industries, including event services, retail, hospitality, and logistics, by offering access to a vetted community of workers. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling businesses to manage staffing needs effectively, control costs, and choose from a range of part-time or full-time job seekers based on ratings and reviews from previous employers.

Rappi

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Emburse

Seed Round in 2016
Emburse, LLC operates a cloud-based expense management platform that provides businesses with insights and control over their corporate expenses. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Emburse offers a suite of automation solutions for travel and expense management, including popular brands such as Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia, and Tallie. The platform allows companies to issue virtual or physical MasterCard-network branded expense cards, which can be assigned to employees or contractors for pre-approved business expenses. With over 14,000 organizations relying on its services, Emburse aims to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks for business travelers and finance professionals, enabling them to focus on more critical aspects of their work. The company’s solutions are utilized by more than 4.5 million users in over 120 countries, providing tools for payment, analytics, compliance, and spend insights to facilitate smarter decision-making.

Staffjoy

Seed Round in 2016
Staffjoy, Inc. develops Staffjoy Boss, an automated workforce scheduling tool that builds schedules automatically according to workers and managers preferences. The company’s Staffjoy Boss tool collects worker availability and business demand, and schedules workers according to their preferences, as well as their business rules. Its tool enables workers to set their availability to work, see their scheduled shifts, and claim open shifts. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Spreedly

Series A in 2016
Spreedly, Inc. is a cloud-based payment infrastructure company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in securely capturing and storing credit card information in a vault. Founded in 2007, Spreedly enables e-commerce, Fintech, and cloud-based billing platforms to validate, tokenize, and process charges against various payment methods. Its platform supports over 100 payment gateways and third-party APIs, allowing online merchants, affiliates, and resellers to manage multiple payment options and endpoints without falling under PCI-DSS compliance scope. By providing a flexible solution for payment processing, Spreedly helps clients adapt to changing business needs while optimizing both business operations and security requirements. The company serves a diverse clientele across the United States and internationally.

People Data Labs

Seed Round in 2016
People Data Labs is a technology company that focuses on providing a comprehensive platform for enterprises to manage and utilize people data effectively. The platform offers APIs and access to over one billion clean person records, enabling organizations to enhance their data analytics capabilities. It serves various functions, including enriching person profiles, standardizing existing data, and improving searchability across multiple applications such as sales and marketing, investment research, fraud detection, and talent acquisition. By acting as a data partner for data science and engineering teams, People Data Labs supports the development of innovative, data-driven products and services at scale.

LeoLabs

Seed Round in 2016
LeoLabs, Inc. operates phased-array radars to track objects in low Earth orbit, providing high-resolution data to enhance space situational awareness. Founded in 2015 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company focuses on the protection of satellites and the management of space debris. Its services include rapid orbit determination, early operational support, and ongoing orbit awareness, which are essential for preventing collisions in this shared and critical resource. LeoLabs serves a diverse clientele, including commercial satellite operators, government regulatory bodies, and space agencies, helping them conduct safe and sustainable operations in space. The company's innovative collision avoidance platform aims to modernize satellite operations and improve the overall stewardship of low Earth orbit.

Semantics3

Venture Round in 2015
Semantics3 Inc., also known as Semantics3 Data Corporation, specializes in developing and providing a comprehensive e-commerce product and pricing database for clients globally. The company operates the world's largest e-commerce product database, offering a variety of APIs, including the UPC API for product metadata, the URL API for querying product URLs, and the Search API for product searches through keyword look-ups. It also provides the Offers API for price history, Notifications API for tracking price changes, and a customizable Enterprise API for specific needs. Semantics3's services support retailers, brands, and manufacturers by facilitating data-driven decisions, inventory management, and compliance with minimum advertised prices. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Semantics3 offers extensive coverage across major internet retailers, ensuring access to real-time product pricing and metadata through cloud-based solutions. The company's focus on structured data and analytics positions it as a valuable resource for businesses seeking to enhance their e-commerce strategies.

Vantage Robotics

Seed Round in 2015
Vantage Robotics, LLC, founded in 2013 and based in San Leandro, California, specializes in the development and manufacture of camera drones. The company's flagship product, Snap, is designed for capturing high-quality aerial photos and videos while simplifying the user experience. This innovative flying camera has received significant attention, achieving over $1 million in pre-sales and securing a landmark FAA waiver for commercial operations near people. Vantage Robotics aims to address the $7 billion camera drone market by offering differentiated technology that enhances usability. Major companies, including prominent retailers, have expressed interest in distributing Snap, with projected annual sales exceeding $100 million. Vantage began shipping Snap in the second quarter of 2017, and it has garnered positive reviews since its launch. The company has attracted investments from notable figures in the drone industry and venture capital firms.

DroneSeed, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2015
DroneSeed, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in reforestation services, providing innovative solutions to timber companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies across the Northwest and Southeast United States. Established in 2015, DroneSeed utilizes advanced drone technology to plant tree seed vessels, apply fertilizers and herbicides, and gather field data. The company is notable for its pioneering achievements, having received multiple FAA approvals that allow it to operate heavy-lift drone swarms, each capable of carrying a 57-pound payload. This capability enables DroneSeed to enhance the scalability of reforestation efforts, which is essential for addressing carbon emissions. By charging clients on a per-acre basis for its services, DroneSeed aims to make a significant impact on environmental restoration and sustainable forestry practices.

Trusted

Seed Round in 2015
Trusted Labs, Inc. operates a platform that connects parents seeking child care services with a staff of qualified, vetted, and trained child care providers in San Francisco, California. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of July 12, 2018, Trusted Labs, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Care.com, Inc.

Shortcut

Seed Round in 2015
Shortcut, formerly known as Clubhouse Software, Inc., specializes in project management tools designed for software development teams. The company's primary product, Shortcut, is a platform that helps engineers plan, build, and deploy software products efficiently. It facilitates collaboration by allowing managers to track progress on tasks and coordinate with non-technical team members, such as product managers. Shortcut offers features like Clubhouse Build for creating and managing tasks, as well as a knowledge base tool called Write, which promotes documentation and collaboration among team members. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, Shortcut aims to enhance the productivity and satisfaction of software teams by providing an intuitive and structured project management experience.

Alto Pharmacy

Seed Round in 2015
Alto is a full-service pharmacy powered by a team of experts dedicated to making your doctor's orders their own. From delivering prescriptions to coordinating with insurance, digging for discounts, and answering, Alto works behind-the-scenes to remove any obstacles standing in the way of your care. The company started in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CARMERA

Seed Round in 2015
CARMERA provides real-time 3D maps and navigation-critical data for autonomous vehicles, as well as 3D scene reconstruction and site analytics data for professionals in architecture, construction, real estate and other built environment segments. CARMERA operates an owned and professionally crowdsourced vehicular sensor network built from the ground up, that gathers continually updated 3D scene, change detection and analytics data. Our machine vision and geospatial data pipelines extract rich texture and insight for autonomous vehicles and built environment data customers, while helping make vehicles on city streets safer and adhering to privacy best practices. CARMERA’s mission is to automate cities by maintaining the world’s most robust real-time, street-level intelligence platform and to make it accessible to anyone.

Mixmax

Seed Round in 2015
Mixmax, Inc. is a communications platform based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing email productivity for its users. Founded in 2014, the platform offers a range of features, including email tracking, scheduling, and the use of templates to streamline communication. Users can set up and schedule meetings directly within their emails, send polls and surveys, and preview links from various websites. Additionally, Mixmax allows for the attachment of files from popular cloud storage services and includes functionality for undoing sent emails and incorporating animated gifs. The platform aims to transform the email experience by making it as interactive as web pages, enabling users to complete tasks such as making purchases and confirming reports directly from their inbox.

Caribou Biosciences

Series A in 2015
Caribou Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Berkeley, California, specializing in cellular engineering and genome analysis through CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Founded in 2011, the company provides a gene editing platform that allows for targeted modifications in the genome. Its applications span various sectors, including human and animal therapeutics, agricultural biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology. Caribou's solutions facilitate the development of new disease models, enhance traits in plants, and support functional genomic screens. The company aims to advance both basic and applied biological research, leveraging its transformative capabilities to impact therapeutic development and bioproduction.

Teachable

Seed Round in 2015
Teachable (formerly Fedora) is changing education by making it easy to teach or sell courses online. Teacher entrepreneurs use Teachable to run their own courses work with almost half a million students online. In a matter of minutes, Teachable allows you to create a beautiful and powerful, payment-ready course from your own website without any technical knowledge. While many use Teachable for asynchronous video-based classes teachers have used it to sell books, services, offline-online classes, group coaching, tutoring and webinars.

Facilitron

Seed Round in 2015
Facilitron designs a facility reservation platform that simplifies the discovery, scheduling, and booking of all kinds of community facilities. It develops a facility reservation platform is a cloud-based software that schedules, manages, and rents public facilities. The platform also provides facility owners an option to rent their facilities to users everywhere. It gives them control and simplifies the way that they manage and rent their facilities, enabling renters to find and book the place suitable for their events easily and facility owners to simplify their renting process. Jeff Benjamin founded Facilitron in 2015, with its headquarters in Los Gatos in California, with a branch in Athens-Clarke Country in Georgia.

Pawshake

Seed Round in 2014
Pawshake, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects pet owners with trusted pet sitters, offering a range of services including home dog boarding, dog walking, and pet sitting. Founded in 2013 by former eBay executives Dries Coucke and Tanguy Peers, the company is headquartered in Portola Valley, California, with additional offices in various countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The platform allows pet owners to search for and review profiles of local pet sitters, ensuring a safe and secure experience for both pets and their owners. By creating a community for pet care services, Pawshake provides a convenient solution for pet owners in need of reliable care for their animals.

Authy

Seed Round in 2014
Authy specializes in two-factor authentication solutions, offering a smartphone application for consumers, a REST API for developers, and a comprehensive authentication platform for enterprises. The service allows users and organizations to customize their security settings and rules, ensuring robust protection against unauthorized access. Authy supports a wide range of applications, including popular platforms like Facebook, Gmail, and Dropbox, and provides various login verification methods, such as unique verification codes, text messages, and security questions. The company adheres to stringent compliance standards, including PCI, HIPAA, and FIPS 140, ensuring its services meet regulatory requirements across different regions. By integrating two-factor authentication into websites and applications, Authy helps organizations reduce security risks while improving user experience.

Spire

Series A in 2014
Spire Global, Inc. specializes in satellite data services, leveraging a constellation of nanosatellites to provide advanced analytics in maritime, aviation, and weather tracking. The company's key products include Spire Sense, which offers ship tracking data for various applications such as trade monitoring and search and rescue, and Spire Stratus, which delivers global weather information. Spire's machine learning and analytics tools assist clients, including mining companies, governmental agencies, and port operators, in tracking vessels and monitoring environmental conditions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Spire Global also has offices in Glasgow and Singapore, ensuring real-time global coverage and data insights for informed decision-making.

Tripping

Series A in 2014
Tripping International, Inc. operates Tripping.com, a leading metasearch platform for vacation homes and short-term rentals globally. Launched in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the platform allows users to search, compare, and book accommodations from various partner rental sites, catering to families, large groups, and travelers seeking unique stays. With access to over 10 million properties in more than 150,000 destinations, Tripping.com offers a diverse range of options, including beach houses, condos, cabins, and apartments. The company emerged from TechCrunch Disrupt and has successfully secured multiple funding rounds, attracting investment from sources in Silicon Valley, New York, Europe, and Asia. As of December 2018, Tripping International operates as a subsidiary of HomeToGo GmbH.

Satago

Seed Round in 2014
Satago Ltd. provides online software that manages accounts receivables of companies. The company’s software connects to cloud and desktop accounting packages used by small businesses. Its software also automates the process of chasing debtors through escalating email reminders, payment demand letters, and phone calls. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom. As of February 16, 2017, Satago Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Oxygen Finance Limited.

Jetpack Workflow

Seed Round in 2014
Jetpack Workflow LLC is a cloud-based workflow software provider that specializes in serving CPAs, bookkeepers, and accountants. Founded in 2013 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company offers a web application that streamlines the management of recurring client work. Users can import client data, create and manage projects and tasks, set recurrence patterns, and track staff progress, all while ensuring ease of use. The platform is designed to enhance productivity and profitability for accounting firms by simplifying complex features and making them accessible to organizations of various sizes.

Planetary Resources

Equity Crowdfunding in 2013
Planetary Resources is focused on the exploration and utilization of asteroids to unlock essential natural resources for humanity. The company provides services aimed at commercial deep space exploration, specifically targeting asteroids for raw materials such as water and precious metals. By extracting water from asteroids, Planetary Resources aims to support the in-space economy by producing rocket fuel and providing consumable water for future space habitation. This initiative is pivotal for enabling human expansion into space and contributing to the development of a sustainable space economy, ultimately helping humanity become a multi-planetary species.

Able Lending

Series A in 2013
Able Lending, based in Austin, Texas, offers online lending services tailored to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2011, the company provides various loan products, including the Able Start loan, which facilitates funding through support from friends and family; the Able Growth loan for businesses seeking to expand; and the Able Refi loan, designed to refinance high-interest debt and improve cash flow. Able Lending aims to be a cost-effective option for borrowers, with average savings of $31,000 on loans ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000. The company emphasizes not only providing loans but also connecting entrepreneurs with community resources and expert advice to foster growth.

Spreedly

Seed Round in 2013
Spreedly, Inc. is a cloud-based payment infrastructure company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in securely capturing and storing credit card information in a vault. Founded in 2007, Spreedly enables e-commerce, Fintech, and cloud-based billing platforms to validate, tokenize, and process charges against various payment methods. Its platform supports over 100 payment gateways and third-party APIs, allowing online merchants, affiliates, and resellers to manage multiple payment options and endpoints without falling under PCI-DSS compliance scope. By providing a flexible solution for payment processing, Spreedly helps clients adapt to changing business needs while optimizing both business operations and security requirements. The company serves a diverse clientele across the United States and internationally.

XO Markets

Series A in 2013
XO Markets Holdings is a space commercialization holding company focused on bringing about a vibrant, commercial marketplace from low-Earth orbit, to deep space, and beyond. Leveraging access to a multitude of in-space platforms worldwide, both in the government and private sector, XO Markets owns and operates Nanoracks, LLC, DreamUp, PBC and other innovative space-based organizations.

Codeship

Seed Round in 2013
Codeship Inc. is a provider of hosted continuous integration solutions that specialize in automating the build, testing, and deployment of Docker-based applications. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Vienna, Austria, the company aims to streamline development cycles for software companies, thereby reducing the risk of bugs and fostering innovation. By managing the testing and release processes, Codeship allows developers to focus on creating better products more quickly. In January 2013, the company changed its name from Railsonfire Limited and, as of February 2018, operates as a subsidiary of CloudBees, Inc.

Spire

Seed Round in 2013
Spire Global, Inc. specializes in satellite data services, leveraging a constellation of nanosatellites to provide advanced analytics in maritime, aviation, and weather tracking. The company's key products include Spire Sense, which offers ship tracking data for various applications such as trade monitoring and search and rescue, and Spire Stratus, which delivers global weather information. Spire's machine learning and analytics tools assist clients, including mining companies, governmental agencies, and port operators, in tracking vessels and monitoring environmental conditions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Spire Global also has offices in Glasgow and Singapore, ensuring real-time global coverage and data insights for informed decision-making.

Riskpulse

Seed Round in 2013
Riskpulse, formerly known as Stormpulse, Inc., is a company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing online weather information and predictive intelligence for supply chains. Founded in 2004, Riskpulse aims to assist businesses in adapting to natural and man-made hazards affecting their operations. The company's platform employs machine learning to analyze various risk factors across fixed assets, transportation lanes, and loads, delivering actionable insights and recommendations for risk mitigation. As a subsidiary of DHL Resilience360 GmbH since January 2020, Riskpulse plays a critical role in enhancing the resilience of supply chains by integrating comprehensive risk data into decision-making processes.

JumpCloud

Seed Round in 2012
JumpCloud, Inc. operates a Directory-as-a-Service platform that centralizes and simplifies identity management for organizations. Founded in 2010 and based in Louisville, Colorado, the company offers a Software-as-a-Service solution that automates server management tasks such as user management, security, and compliance. Its platform enables IT teams to securely manage user identities and connect them to various resources, regardless of the provider, protocol, or location. By providing a cloud-based directory, JumpCloud allows organizations to authenticate, authorize, and manage users, devices, and applications efficiently. Additionally, the platform tracks critical server patches, monitors administrative activities, and generates reports on access and configurations, thereby enhancing overall security and operational efficiency.

Try.com

Seed Round in 2012
Try Technologies, Inc. operates Try.com, a platform that allows users to test clothes from various online stores at home without any upfront payment. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a unique service through its Try Button, enabling customers to select items from their favorite retailers and receive them for free. Once the products arrive, users have a seven-day period to decide whether to keep or return the items. This innovative approach empowers consumers to make informed purchasing decisions by trying on clothing in the comfort of their own homes.

SubtleData

Seed Round in 2012
SubtleData, Inc. offers a platform designed to connect applications with point-of-sale systems, facilitating mobile ordering, payments, and customer loyalty programs. By integrating its API, SubtleData enables the development of retail and hospitality applications that facilitate food and drink ordering, mobile wallets, loyalty initiatives, electronic gift cards, and digital receipts. The company's services also include user account management APIs, a waiver management system for storing terms and conditions in multiple languages, and analytics and reporting features. SubtleData addresses the challenges faced by developers, who must create custom integrations for over 600 point-of-sale vendors in the U.S., thus providing solutions for more than 800,000 retail businesses. The company has garnered interest from over 100 developers prior to its launch, tapping into a rapidly growing mobile transaction market. Founded in 2011, SubtleData is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has formed a strategic collaboration with MagTek, Inc.

Peer5

Seed Round in 2012
Peer5, Inc. operates a global peer-to-peer (P2P) content delivery network that enhances video streaming for both live and on-demand content. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional location in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company utilizes WebRTC technology to establish a decentralized mesh network. This innovative approach allows users to share video content directly with one another, reducing reliance on traditional centralized servers and improving overall streaming performance. Peer5's solution addresses common challenges faced by conventional content delivery networks, particularly during peak demand periods, by utilizing a hybrid switching algorithm that optimizes the source of video segments. This results in faster loading times and less re-buffering, ultimately providing a more efficient and high-quality viewing experience for users.

Lever

Convertible Note in 2012
Lever, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in talent acquisition software aimed at mid-sized and enterprise organizations. Its primary product, Lever Hire, integrates applicant tracking system (ATS) and customer relationship management (CRM) functionalities into a single platform. The software facilitates the entire hiring process, allowing teams to post jobs, source candidates, conduct interviews, and make hiring decisions. Additionally, Lever offers a suite of tools that enhance recruitment marketing and analytics, including Lever Nurture, Lever Talent Intelligence, and Lever Data Warehouse Sync. With a diverse clientele that includes notable companies such as Netflix, Mercedes-Benz, KPMG, and Spotify, Lever has established itself as a prominent player in the recruitment technology sector.

Cabify

Seed Round in 2012
Cabify is a ride-sharing company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It operates in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, offering a web and mobile app for car booking services. The company prioritizes the experience of both passengers and drivers, striving to provide fair pricing and improve the overall door-to-door journey. Cabify aims to enhance accessibility in transportation, believing that better transport solutions contribute positively to cities and communities.

Ordoro

Seed Round in 2012
Ordoro, Inc. provides inventory management software and Web-based order management solutions. It offers Ordoro, a platform that synchronizes shopping carts, marketplaces, and shipping accounts in one place and enables users to see orders on one screen to manage them without having to login to multiple sites. The company’s Ordoro provides Web-based interface, batch shipping, real-time rate check, and label printing options to ship products; inventory management solutions; drop shipping services; and API documentation services. Ordoro, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Austin, Texas.

HappyCo

Seed Round in 2012
HappyCo Inc. develops innovative mobile tools tailored for the real estate rental industry, enhancing operational efficiency by transitioning traditional paper-based processes into digital solutions. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a mobile application for property inspections, a web application for managing inspection data and staff remotely, and a business intelligence application for real-time performance analysis. Its platform supports a variety of sectors, including multifamily residential, hospitality, and commercial real estate, enabling users to conduct mobile inspections, manage work orders, and monitor operations effectively. HappyCo's technology provides real-time visibility and control, helping clients optimize their asset management and operational performance.

Zeel

Seed Round in 2012
Zeel Networks, Inc. offers Zeel, a solution to book same-day in-home massages with licensed and vetted therapists in New York City, Long Island/The Hamptons, Los Angeles, Miami/Palm Beach, Baltimore, and San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee. It allows users to book chair massage sessions via its iPhone or Android applications, web site, and mobile site. The company also provides Zeel Spa, a staffing solution for spas, salons, and hotels to book a licensed, vetted Zeel massage therapist to fill vacant appointments due to last-minute staff absences. It also delivers massage on demand services in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Louisville, Kentucky. Zeel Networks, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

myShopi

Series A in 2012
myShopi is the number 1 promotion and shopping platform in Belgium. In addition to the myShopi folder package that is included in the mailbox every week, there is also the website www.myShopi.be and the free myShopi app for smartphone, tablet and smartwatch. The myShopi app has already been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times in Belgium and more than 10 million times worldwide.

Agilys

Seed Round in 2012
Agilys, founded in 2010 by Renaud Gryspreerdt and Philippe Van Ophem, specializes in developing intelligent mobile applications aimed at enhancing consumer convenience. The company's flagship product, Myshopi, is a shopping list application available on iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile platforms. It allows users to access electronic discount coupons and request cashbacks directly from their mobile devices, streamlining the shopping experience. Through its innovative software solutions, Agilys seeks to simplify and improve the way consumers manage their shopping activities.

Able Lending

Venture Round in 2011
Able Lending, based in Austin, Texas, offers online lending services tailored to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2011, the company provides various loan products, including the Able Start loan, which facilitates funding through support from friends and family; the Able Growth loan for businesses seeking to expand; and the Able Refi loan, designed to refinance high-interest debt and improve cash flow. Able Lending aims to be a cost-effective option for borrowers, with average savings of $31,000 on loans ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000. The company emphasizes not only providing loans but also connecting entrepreneurs with community resources and expert advice to foster growth.

AfterSchool

Seed Round in 2011
AfterSchool operates a mobile application designed to enhance communication and safety among high school students. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables teenagers to share text-based posts privately within their schools while fostering a supportive social network. The application also serves a critical safety function by detecting threats made on social media, such as bomb threats and messages of gun violence. Upon identification of such threats, it assigns a threat level and alerts local authorities, providing essential details including the problematic post and the social media source. AfterSchool has garnered millions of users across more than 80% of U.S. high schools and offers features like 24/7 access to live Crisis Counselors, aiming to combat cyberbullying and improve the overall well-being of its community.

Voxbone

Seed Round in 2007
Voxbone, now part of Bandwidth, set up and manage global business communications easily. Their on-demand virtual numbers and SMS services allow businesses to extend their reach into over 9,000 area codes in 60+ countries–at the touch of a button. Founded in 2005, Voxbone has been operating in Brussels, Belgium, and has served happy customers such as Uber, Skype, Zoom, 8x8, Dialpad, Orange Business Services, Telefónica, NICE InContact and Serenova.

Babelway

Venture Round in 2007
Babelway provides a SaaS application for B2B integration that facilitates the automation of document flows and data exchanges between organizations. This platform allows companies to securely exchange business documents and automate cross-company processes without the need for costly changes to existing applications. Users can easily map messages via an online drag-and-drop tool, track communications, and receive error notifications, all through a browser. Babelway enhances integration speed by offering a catalogue of preconfigured message formats and protocols, such as EDIFACT, X12, and FTP, tailored for specific business partners. The cloud-based architecture of the application ensures scalability, making it accessible for companies of various sizes to connect disparate systems efficiently and effectively.

InternetVista

Seed Round in 2005
InternetVista provides its clients with a service that allows them to make their IT investments profitable and reliable. internetVista independently monitors all of the online services of an organization, and alerts this organization in case of anomalies. InternetVista also provides detailed reports on the levels of availability and response times for the services monitored. These reports are precious decision-making tools. internetVista adds a global dimension to the availability statistics offered, because the monitoring is carried out by several monitoring centres around the world.

Ogone

Seed Round in 2001
Ogone Payment Services is a leading European Payment Service Provider with international reach. Thousands businesses worldwide trust Ogone to manage and secure their online payments, help prevent fraud and drive their business. The company is headquartered in Belgium, has operations in India through its acquisition of EBS in 2011 and maintains regional sales offices throughout the world, with offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, UAE and the US. Ogone is connected through certified links with more than 200 different banks and acquirers and hence is able to provide over 80 international, alternative and prominent local payment methods in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Ogone’s portfolio of payment methods helps online businesses to expand reach and increase checkout conversion. Additionally, companies benefit from the platform's transactional functionalities, extensive back-office capabilities and advanced fraud prevention systems as well as future-proofing their business as Ogone is committed to providing new payment solutions as consumers adopt them. A number of major organisations have also opted to use Ogone to handle their payments. These include Friends Provident, Tui, Thomas Cook, Halfords, Just Eat, Bose, Opodo, Club Med, DHL International, Viking Direct/Office Depot, Thalys International, Misco and Center Parcs. Ogone is an independent company with Summit Partners as majority stakeholder and partner of the management team.
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