Residence Ventures

Residence Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, established in 2015, that specializes in financing early-stage startups and providing growth capital. The firm focuses on investments in sectors where technology plays a crucial role, including e-commerce, healthcare, artificial intelligence, fintech, virtual and augmented reality, and real estate. In addition to financial support, Residence Ventures offers insights into consumer patterns and technology trends to help its portfolio companies succeed.

Yannick Folla

Managing Partner

10 past transactions

Pave

Seed Round in 2020
Pave, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a compensation management platform designed to enhance wage planning and communication for businesses. Founded in 2012, Pave offers tools for real-time compensation transparency, allowing organizations to track and measure employee compensation effectively. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing payroll software and human resource systems, helping companies verify important details such as past performance and equity vesting status. By eliminating the need for spreadsheets and ensuring accurate compensation benchmarks, Pave empowers businesses to make informed compensation decisions, ultimately aiding employees in navigating the complexities of their compensation packages.

TheGuarantors

Series A in 2017
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that specializes in providing risk and financial solutions tailored for the real estate sector. By leveraging data and expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors streamlines the leasing process, benefiting landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants. The company's platform offers a rental coverage solution that allows tenants to replace traditional security deposits with a small annual fee, thereby freeing up capital and making renting more affordable. Simultaneously, it provides landlords with necessary protection against potential risks. TheGuarantors also addresses specific market needs through offerings like Guaranti for multifamily properties and Securiti for office spaces, enhancing overall efficiency in the leasing process. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, including a spot on CNBC's 2018 Upstart 100 list of promising startups.

Aire

Venture Round in 2016
Aire provides credit assessment services that gives people a new credit score to help them qualify for essential financial products. Aire is committed to helping people with the world of credit. They work with financial institutions by enhancing their ability to reach more customers and serve them responsibly. They are authorised & regulated in the UK by the FCA to provide credit references as one of the newest entrants in this sector. The company was founded on 2014 and based in London.

LiveLike

Series A in 2016
LiveLike Inc. is a technology company that provides a live streaming platform designed to enhance sports viewing experiences for fans across various devices, including mobile and virtual reality. Established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Gurugram, India, LiveLike develops a white-label platform that enables broadcasters to deliver both regular and interactive content under their own brand. The platform incorporates features such as watch parties, gamification, and access to sports statistics, aiming to engage younger audiences and improve retention and monetization for media companies. Key clients include prominent organizations and events like Fox Sports VR, the French Open, the UEFA Champions League, and the Super Bowl, showcasing LiveLike's commitment to revolutionizing the sports broadcasting landscape through innovative technologies.

Digg

Series C in 2016
Digg Holdings, LLC operates a social news aggregator platform that enables users to discover, read, and share trending stories and videos from across the internet. Founded in 2004 and based in New York, Digg offers its services through a website, mobile applications, and a daily email newsletter. The platform focuses on curating engaging content related to various topics, including science, politics, and viral internet phenomena. In addition to content aggregation, Digg provides advertising services for brands and consumers. As of April 2018, Digg Holdings, LLC functions as a subsidiary of BuySellAds.com, Inc.

TheGuarantors

Seed Round in 2016
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that specializes in providing risk and financial solutions tailored for the real estate sector. By leveraging data and expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors streamlines the leasing process, benefiting landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants. The company's platform offers a rental coverage solution that allows tenants to replace traditional security deposits with a small annual fee, thereby freeing up capital and making renting more affordable. Simultaneously, it provides landlords with necessary protection against potential risks. TheGuarantors also addresses specific market needs through offerings like Guaranti for multifamily properties and Securiti for office spaces, enhancing overall efficiency in the leasing process. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, including a spot on CNBC's 2018 Upstart 100 list of promising startups.

HonkMobile

Seed Round in 2015
HonkMobile is a mobile application available on Android and iOS that simplifies the parking experience for users by allowing them to find and book available parking spots. The app offers a variety of hourly and monthly parking options, enabling users to select the duration for which they wish to park their vehicles, including the specific day, time, and zone. Key features include payment method selection, time expiration reminders, options to add extra time, and email receipts. In addition to benefiting drivers, HonkMobile assists parking lot owners and operators by helping them reduce costs and enhance revenue through its cloud-based platform, which facilitates mobile payments for both on-street and off-street parking, digital parking permits, and mobile access control for gated areas.

Retinad

Angel Round in 2015
Retinad Virtual Reality Inc. is a company based in Mont-Royal, Canada, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service analytics platform tailored for virtual reality applications. Founded in 2014, the company offers a variety of services, including tracking, advertising, media placement, and the development of virtual reality content. Retinad's platform supports 360-degree VR media and features drag-and-drop plugin integration compatible with all major virtual reality headsets. As of January 2019, Retinad operates as a subsidiary of LumiereVR.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2015
Tuition.io, Inc. operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from various servicers. The platform enables employers to provide a valuable benefit that directly contributes to employees' student loan debt, enhancing their ability to attract, engage, and retain top talent. In addition to facilitating loan management, Tuition.io offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was previously known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

LiftMetrix

Seed Round in 2014
LiftMetrix, Inc. is a business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-health company based in New York, specializing in social media marketing analytics. The company provides an innovative platform that transforms social media data into actionable insights, allowing clients to measure the return on their social media investments effectively. LiftMetrix offers customized social media marketing plans aligned with specific business objectives, moving beyond basic analytics to deliver deeper business intelligence. Its services include web-based tools for cancer care management, clinical information systems, and data warehousing support, catering to health plan members and various stakeholders in the healthcare sector. Through its comprehensive approach, LiftMetrix aims to maximize the effectiveness of social marketing campaigns and ensure that investments in this area yield measurable business impact.
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