Unvale
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Unvale is a rapidly expanding social platform designed for creatives. It facilitates the development of stories, helps users grow an audience, and enables self-publishing. The platform's core feature is an online character management system, allowing creators to build detailed profiles for their characters, fostering connections with others, and aiding in the transformation of ideas into published stories.
Ruck is a marketplace platform that connects contractors, runners, and vendors to optimize last-mile, on-demand shipping of building supplies. The platform facilitates streamlined material procurement and delivery for construction projects, offering access to a broad catalog of materials, same-day delivery for urgent needs, and a dedicated fleet of hotshot trucks. It also provides personalized support to help builders, contractors, and tradespeople obtain required materials on schedule.
Twill
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Twill is a recruitment network that allows top talent to suggest their peers and friends for vacant positions.
Viva
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Founded in 2021, Viva operates a 'rent to invest' platform that enables landlords to increase their income while providing tenants with profit-sharing opportunities. The platform offers access to local resources and financial services, aiming to improve the financial well-being of both residents and property owners.
BuiltRight
Seed Round in 2024
BuiltRight specializes in AI-driven website creation for home service businesses, aiming to deliver faster, better, and more cost-effective solutions.
Mobly is the first event-agnostic lead capture, enrichment and engagement app. Users can snap a photo of any attendee badge or business card, and have that person's contact info instantly enriched (25+ fields) and pushed to their CRM. THey can then follow up via text, email, phone or social from the app, and the activity actually logs back to the CRM. No card/badge? No problem. SImply search name + company in the search bar for the same result.
WorkMade
Seed Round in 2023
WorkMade streamlines financial management for self-employed professionals. Its all-in-one app automates tax savings and payments, reducing the burden on freelancers.
Upwage is a job posting platform that includes hourly wage information in its listings. It uses big data and AI to help low-income workers find better-paying jobs, aiming to create $1 trillion in new wealth for them.
Betterleave
Seed Round in 2023
Betterleave is a digital health platform dedicated to providing personalized care for individuals navigating grief and loss. It offers a comprehensive bereavement benefits service that supports employees coping with the death of a loved one, including family members, friends, colleagues, pets, or pregnancy loss. The platform combines human guidance with advanced software to engage users effectively, connecting them to essential resources and ongoing support. Betterleave’s services include individual grief counseling, group support, and navigation assistance through the complexities of bereavement. By integrating with insurers and partnering with employers, Betterleave coordinates value-driven care that enhances outcomes, reduces costs, and improves the overall member experience throughout the bereavement process.
Logoi
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Logoi is a software as a service (SaaS) company that specializes in knowledge transfer and management, productivity enhancement, and onboarding processes. The firm has developed an AI-driven insights platform aimed at performance marketing agencies, enabling them to acquire and retain clients more effectively. Logoi's platform organizes employee discussions and queries by filtering, tagging, and queuing responses for comprehensive discussions, thereby unlocking previously siloed knowledge within organizations. This AI-powered personal assistant facilitates prompt and personalized attention to employee inquiries, enhancing overall workplace efficiency and collaboration.
Hound is an online recruitment platform focused on enhancing the hiring experience within the veterinary medicine sector. It connects veterinary professionals with employers, offering a range of services including job seeking, career management, and talent management. The platform features searchable job postings and a comprehensive database of resumes, facilitating the recruitment process and addressing the industry's challenges in attracting and retaining qualified talent. By streamlining these connections, Hound aims to improve the overall employment landscape for veterinary professionals.
Plumb is a company that specializes in AI-powered no-code automation solutions, allowing users to effortlessly create workflows by typing out their desired automations. The platform is designed to simplify the process of building and managing automated workflows, making it accessible to individuals without technical expertise. By offering customizable solutions tailored to various industries, Plumb aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline business processes. The company's mission is to democratize access to AI workflow automation, providing tools that empower users to design, test, and configure workflows without needing extensive technical knowledge.
Stylo is a customer management software company founded in 2019 by Austin Emser and Josh Horowitz. The platform is designed to enhance the handling of customer inquiries by using artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms to categorize messages based on urgency and the type of assistance needed. Stylo's software interprets customer communications by analyzing sentiment scores related to factors such as urgency and frustration. This allows the platform to accurately rank messages and identify the appropriate level of response required, a task typically performed by humans. Additionally, Stylo aggregates customer interactions over a set timeframe to provide real-time insights, which can be integrated with existing business systems, enabling clients to respond effectively within their established workflows.
Sparkwise
Seed Round in 2022
Sparkwise develops AI-enabled group learning platforms for enterprise capability building, delivering high-impact, scalable learning by automating structured collaboration at scale, forming small peer groups, guiding critical thinking and deliberate practice without manual moderation, and synthesizing insights in real time. The platform enables live cohort-based learning at reduced cost and complexity while maintaining engagement and quality, built on decades of research into adult learning to make effective learning accessible across teams and roles.
Datacy is a venture-backed company that specializes in providing a consumer insights data platform aimed at enhancing revenue growth for consumer packaged goods (CPG) in the digital commerce sector. The company empowers consumers by allowing them to control and monetize their personal data while offering businesses a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing online shopping decisions. Datacy's platform features data collection, secure access, automated organization, and robust privacy measures, enabling clients to efficiently manage and analyze extensive online consumer behavior data. By connecting and interpreting billions of data points, Datacy reveals the intricate patterns and preferences that drive consumer choices, thereby offering valuable insights that facilitate strategic decision-making in digital marketing.
Lectrium
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Lectrium specializes in facilitating home charging installations for electric vehicles (EVs). It aims to simplify the process by connecting customers with certified electricians. The company's mission is to promote widespread EV adoption and contribute to carbon neutrality.
Out Of Office
Seed Round in 2022
Out Of Office is a travel app for people to discover and share travel recommendations and restaurants with friends. The platform allows travelers to plan, discover and explore trendy hotspots, book hotels, and reserve tables, enabling travelers to find safe, flexible, curated accommodation via an easy-to-use and intuitive platform.
Aunt Flow
Series A in 2022
Aunt Flow Corp. is a manufacturer and supplier of menstrual products, including organic cotton tampons and biodegradable pads, aimed at ensuring access to menstrual hygiene for all. Established in 2018 and based in Columbus, Ohio, the company sells its products to businesses and schools through wholesalers and online retailers, as well as directly to consumers via its e-commerce platform. In addition to menstrual products, Aunt Flow offers a range of branded merchandise, including apparel and accessories. The company is committed to social responsibility, donating a tampon for every tampon purchased online to individuals in need across the United States. Through its initiatives, Aunt Flow seeks to provide free access to menstrual products in public spaces, thereby supporting the health and dignity of menstruators.
Upwards is a technology-driven care solutions company focused on making care accessible to all families and supporting caregivers. The platform connects families, care providers, employers, and governments to create new care avenues in real time and uses data-driven insights to increase the supply and capacity of the care system. It matches families with caregivers who meet their needs and helps them access resources to afford care, including government subsidies and workplace benefits.
CloudEagle.ai
Seed Round in 2022
CloudEagle is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides organizations with comprehensive visibility into their SaaS usage and expenditure. The platform employs artificial intelligence to automate the categorization of vendors and offers a detailed overview of vendor compliance and competition. By tracking and managing all applications used within an organization, CloudEagle streamlines procurement workflows, enabling IT, security, and procurement teams to effectively manage, govern, and renew their SaaS applications from a single interface. This capability not only enhances operational efficiency but also helps companies save significant amounts of money on software expenses and reduces the time spent on purchasing and renewing applications.
Balloon
Seed Round in 2022
Balloon removes bias from group work and decision-making - across teams, both internal and external. Its platform levels the playing field and makes it possible to anonymously surface and prioritize information, feedback, and insights that companies can't get any other way.
WorkMade
Pre Seed Round in 2022
WorkMade streamlines financial management for self-employed professionals. Its all-in-one app automates tax savings and payments, reducing the burden on freelancers.
Going Public
Series A in 2022
Going Public is a unique interactive series that highlights the journeys of five entrepreneurs as they seek to raise capital and take their companies public through Regulation A+ IPOs. Developed by Crush Capital, the series aims to democratize investment opportunities, allowing retail investors to access IPOs and financial products that were traditionally available only to affluent individuals. The platform not only showcases the stories of founders and their innovative ideas but also facilitates capital raising efforts, enabling these entrepreneurs to navigate the complexities of going public. By providing a direct link between investors and emerging companies, Going Public fosters a new era of investment accessibility.
Cyber Pop-up
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Cyber Pop-up is an on-demand platform connecting businesses with skilled cybersecurity experts. It offers flexible, trustworthy, and affordable cybersecurity services tailored to small and medium-sized businesses that lack in-house resources. Services include assessments, policy development, remediation support, vulnerability management, training, cloud security, physical security, access management, and custom projects.
Zingtree is a no‑code platform that lets organizations build interactive decision trees for troubleshooting, training, and customer self‑service. The software turns complex processes into simple, clickable flows that guide agents, customers, and employees through standard operating procedures. Since its founding in 2014, more than 700 companies and contact centers have used Zingtree to create agent scripts, support scripts, and internal process maps, enabling faster, data‑driven decisions and reducing resolution times. The company’s mission is to make information actionable so enterprises can improve human decision making at scale.
Onton develops an e-commerce search engine platform that enables users to search for products across thousands of online stores using natural language, images, or both. Its platform employs knowledge graphs and language models, offering an ad-free, SEO-focused, privacy-centric search experience tailored for furniture and home decor products.
CloudEagle.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2021
CloudEagle is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides organizations with comprehensive visibility into their SaaS usage and expenditure. The platform employs artificial intelligence to automate the categorization of vendors and offers a detailed overview of vendor compliance and competition. By tracking and managing all applications used within an organization, CloudEagle streamlines procurement workflows, enabling IT, security, and procurement teams to effectively manage, govern, and renew their SaaS applications from a single interface. This capability not only enhances operational efficiency but also helps companies save significant amounts of money on software expenses and reduces the time spent on purchasing and renewing applications.
Allocations
Seed Round in 2021
Allocations is a technology company based in Miami, Florida, established in 2019. It specializes in fund administration, assisting in the creation of venture capital, real estate, and cryptocurrency funds.
OpenAxis
Pre Seed Round in 2021
OpenAxis creates an automated chart based on the data provided and also allows users to browse the datasets. In addition, it offers analytics services.
Alembic
Seed Round in 2021
Alembic develops AI-driven software that predicts revenue and return on investment (ROI) from marketing activities. It analyzes complex data to provide actionable insights for Fortune 200 companies and top brands, helping them optimize their digital advertising strategies.
Abstract
Seed Round in 2021
Abstract is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company in the Gov and Legal Tech sectors. Our product Abstract AI, has two tiers: Abstract California and Abstract Enterprise. Abstract AI is a project management & intelligence platform for understanding the impact of government policies on business and communities, as well as a tool to help improve those policies. Abstract leverages AI models, and proprietary data processing tech, to uncover risk & opportunity that current & changing government policy poses for an organizations product, assets, investments, labor-force, manufacturing, etc…
Groundfloor
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Groundfloor is a club that gives members access to facilities and spaces that use design and community to bring people together, allowing members to help and elevate work, social life, and leisure.
NOWHERE
Seed Round in 2021
NOWHERE is a social platform for connecting communities through virtual face-to-face contact in 3D space. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
Toucan is a company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2019, that focuses on language learning through a browser extension. This extension allows users to translate words and phrases into various languages while they browse the web, facilitating language acquisition in a natural context. By integrating translations into everyday online activities, Toucan helps users expand their vocabulary without the need for traditional methods such as flashcards or formal classes. The company employs specialists in habit formation, learning, and human behavior to optimize the learning experience, making it more accessible and engaging for users.
Virtual Sapiens
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Virtual Sapiens is a technology company that specializes in enhancing human communication through its machine learning platform. The platform analyzes users' verbal, vocal, and nonverbal communication during video-based events, offering personalized coaching and real-time feedback to improve these skills. By utilizing artificial intelligence and science-based algorithms, Virtual Sapiens aims to elevate users' communication abilities, fostering stronger relationships and increasing professional success.
Hiitide
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hiitide is an e-learning platform that develops technology and services to help authors engage with new readers. The platform blends engineering, curriculum design, and entrepreneurship to convert hours of content into daily activities and micro-lessons that promote retention, practical application, and collaboration. It targets personal development and skill learning, enabling users to translate knowledge into daily practice and to build relationships with authors and readers. Through its offerings, Hiitide supports holistic growth in areas such as nourishment, self-care, and overall personal development.
Abstract
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Abstract is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company in the Gov and Legal Tech sectors. Our product Abstract AI, has two tiers: Abstract California and Abstract Enterprise. Abstract AI is a project management & intelligence platform for understanding the impact of government policies on business and communities, as well as a tool to help improve those policies. Abstract leverages AI models, and proprietary data processing tech, to uncover risk & opportunity that current & changing government policy poses for an organizations product, assets, investments, labor-force, manufacturing, etc…
Zingtree
Seed Round in 2020
Zingtree is a no‑code platform that lets organizations build interactive decision trees for troubleshooting, training, and customer self‑service. The software turns complex processes into simple, clickable flows that guide agents, customers, and employees through standard operating procedures. Since its founding in 2014, more than 700 companies and contact centers have used Zingtree to create agent scripts, support scripts, and internal process maps, enabling faster, data‑driven decisions and reducing resolution times. The company’s mission is to make information actionable so enterprises can improve human decision making at scale.
Enklu
Convertible Note in 2020
Enklu, Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality (AR) technology, focused on transforming museums and galleries into interactive experiences akin to video games. It offers Enklu Cloud, a platform that enables users to create and edit mixed reality content in real-time, which can be accessed through the web or AR headsets like Microsoft HoloLens. Enklu serves as a three-sided marketplace that connects players, creators, and operators of location-based entertainment experiences. Originally founded as CreatAR Corp. in 2016, the company rebranded to Enklu, Inc. in February 2019 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.
Human is an e-learning platform to hear and follow voice notes from the greatest mentors. The company was founded by Yijen Liu and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Suma Wealth
Seed Round in 2020
SUMA, LLC is a financial wellness company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2019. The company focuses on promoting financial inclusion within the Latino community by providing a comprehensive platform that combines digital media, financial technology, and virtual experiences. SUMA aims to educate and empower individuals by offering culturally relevant content and tools that simplify complex topics such as investment and debt management. Its mission is to help Latinos navigate financial challenges, enhance their economic knowledge, and build sustainable wealth, ultimately positioning itself as a trusted resource for fostering financial well-being and prosperity.
MarginEdge
Series A in 2020
MarginEdge Co. is a technology company that specializes in developing food and beverage tracking and analytics software specifically for the restaurant industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Falls Church, Virginia, the company offers a comprehensive software solution that facilitates invoice management, recipe and product pricing, and food cost optimization. MarginEdge's software automates critical processes and integrates various systems to streamline essential activities such as inventory management, cost tracking, ordering, and recipe management. By automating data entry for invoices and providing real-time insights into kitchen operations, MarginEdge helps restaurants reduce food costs, alleviate invoice-related challenges, and enhance overall operational efficiency.
Enklu
Convertible Note in 2020
Enklu, Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality (AR) technology, focused on transforming museums and galleries into interactive experiences akin to video games. It offers Enklu Cloud, a platform that enables users to create and edit mixed reality content in real-time, which can be accessed through the web or AR headsets like Microsoft HoloLens. Enklu serves as a three-sided marketplace that connects players, creators, and operators of location-based entertainment experiences. Originally founded as CreatAR Corp. in 2016, the company rebranded to Enklu, Inc. in February 2019 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.
Toucan is a company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2019, that focuses on language learning through a browser extension. This extension allows users to translate words and phrases into various languages while they browse the web, facilitating language acquisition in a natural context. By integrating translations into everyday online activities, Toucan helps users expand their vocabulary without the need for traditional methods such as flashcards or formal classes. The company employs specialists in habit formation, learning, and human behavior to optimize the learning experience, making it more accessible and engaging for users.
Elevate K-12
Series A in 2020
Founded in 2015, Elevate K-12 is a Chicago-based instructional services company. It specializes in live streaming instruction to K-12 classrooms, delivering lessons into physical classrooms via its proprietary multi-location stream technology and learning management system.
The Mom Project
Series B in 2020
The Mom Project is a digital platform that connects professionally accomplished women, including mothers, with companies offering flexible job opportunities. Its marketplace facilitates matches based on education, work experience, and desired flexibility, serving both job seekers and businesses. Founded in 2015, the company aims to unlock the potential of mothers in the workforce.
Pattern89
Seed Round in 2020
Pattern89 is an Indianapolis-based company that develops a predictive marketing AI platform designed to enhance the performance of digital and social media ads. Founded in 2016, Pattern89's tool leverages artificial intelligence to analyze advertiser data from platforms like Facebook and Instagram, identifying trends and optimizing campaign spending. The platform automates campaign selection, provides real-time performance reporting, and offers insights into ad elements that most impact paid social performance. This helps brands keep their social ads up-to-date and maximized for optimal results.
Alembic
Seed Round in 2020
Alembic develops AI-driven software that predicts revenue and return on investment (ROI) from marketing activities. It analyzes complex data to provide actionable insights for Fortune 200 companies and top brands, helping them optimize their digital advertising strategies.
AllVoices
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017, AllVoices designs and develops an anonymous reporting platform that enables employees to safely report harassment, bias, and cultural issues directly to company leadership. Its platform aggregates data to provide insights into the true scale of these problems, helping companies identify trends early and improve workplace culture.
Upwards
Seed Round in 2020
Upwards is a technology-driven care solutions company focused on making care accessible to all families and supporting caregivers. The platform connects families, care providers, employers, and governments to create new care avenues in real time and uses data-driven insights to increase the supply and capacity of the care system. It matches families with caregivers who meet their needs and helps them access resources to afford care, including government subsidies and workplace benefits.
Alembic
Seed Round in 2020
Alembic develops AI-driven software that predicts revenue and return on investment (ROI) from marketing activities. It analyzes complex data to provide actionable insights for Fortune 200 companies and top brands, helping them optimize their digital advertising strategies.
Elevate K-12
Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2015, Elevate K-12 is a Chicago-based instructional services company. It specializes in live streaming instruction to K-12 classrooms, delivering lessons into physical classrooms via its proprietary multi-location stream technology and learning management system.
Enklu
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Enklu, Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality (AR) technology, focused on transforming museums and galleries into interactive experiences akin to video games. It offers Enklu Cloud, a platform that enables users to create and edit mixed reality content in real-time, which can be accessed through the web or AR headsets like Microsoft HoloLens. Enklu serves as a three-sided marketplace that connects players, creators, and operators of location-based entertainment experiences. Originally founded as CreatAR Corp. in 2016, the company rebranded to Enklu, Inc. in February 2019 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.
Jurny is a technology-driven property management platform for owners and operators of hotels, multifamily properties, and short-term rental assets. It uses AI-powered automation to streamline daily tasks, optimize pricing and occupancy, and automate guest communications, enabling users to maximize revenue from vacant units and improve operational efficiency across portfolios. The platform supports furnishing, branding, and distribution to short-term and corporate housing channels, helping reduce costs, enhance guest satisfaction, and scale performance for hospitality and rental businesses. Based in Los Angeles, Jurny serves a range of property types from boutique hotels to vacation rental portfolios.
SquarePeg
Pre Seed Round in 2019
SquarePeg is a candidate screening technology company that focuses on enhancing the recruitment process for organizations. Its platform utilizes predictive data to evaluate job seekers based on their skills, character traits, and aptitudes, thereby matching them with job performance predictors specific to individual companies. By integrating its intelligent screening tool within applicant tracking systems, SquarePeg provides recruiting teams with enriched insights that go beyond traditional resumes. This capability allows employers to identify top candidates more efficiently, significantly reducing the time spent on manual screening while enabling more informed hiring decisions. SquarePeg aims to streamline the hiring process, helping organizations secure suitable candidates that align with their professional requirements.
The Mom Project
Series A in 2018
The Mom Project is a digital platform that connects professionally accomplished women, including mothers, with companies offering flexible job opportunities. Its marketplace facilitates matches based on education, work experience, and desired flexibility, serving both job seekers and businesses. Founded in 2015, the company aims to unlock the potential of mothers in the workforce.
Vela is a United States-based company that provides a comprehensive platform designed to assist merchants in managing and growing their businesses across multiple sales channels. Through a combination of integrations, automation, and user-friendly design, Vela streamlines various operational tasks, allowing merchants to save time and focus on core activities. The platform enables users to efficiently edit listings in bulk, set up sales quickly, and enhance product images with minimal effort. By consolidating business management into a single solution, Vela aims to facilitate growth and improve overall efficiency for its clients.
Pattern89
Seed Round in 2018
Pattern89 is an Indianapolis-based company that develops a predictive marketing AI platform designed to enhance the performance of digital and social media ads. Founded in 2016, Pattern89's tool leverages artificial intelligence to analyze advertiser data from platforms like Facebook and Instagram, identifying trends and optimizing campaign spending. The platform automates campaign selection, provides real-time performance reporting, and offers insights into ad elements that most impact paid social performance. This helps brands keep their social ads up-to-date and maximized for optimal results.
Genomenon
Seed Round in 2018
Genomenon, Inc. is a software development company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that specializes in tools for genetic diagnosis and discovery. Founded in 2014, it provides a suite of diagnostic and discovery solutions that enable physicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies to rapidly and accurately identify disease-causing variants from genomic sequencing data. The company’s flagship product, GENOMENON, automates the analysis of next-generation sequencing data, thereby enhancing decision-making processes in clinical settings and accelerating discoveries in genomics. With its focus on improving cancer diagnosis and treatment, Genomenon aims to support better patient outcomes through its innovative software solutions.
Coolfire Solutions, Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, specializes in developing situational awareness technology. The company's flagship product, Ronin, is a mobile-first platform that connects people, assets, and information, enabling swift decision-making and action-taking. Coolfire's patented technology creates a digital workspace, keeping teams organized and informed, serving a diverse range of customers including corporate entities like Enterprise Rent-A-Car and government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense.
OverWatchID
Seed Round in 2018
OverWatchID specializes in cybersecurity solutions for privileged access management across cloud-first initiatives. Their Privilege Anywhere™ platform secures users' credentials and identities from threats like phishing or malware attacks, protecting both cloud applications and on-premise infrastructure. The solution offers a consistent one-click user experience regardless of access method, provisions targets at a rate of 141 per minute, and synchronizes with auto-scaling activities and new cloud applications. OverWatchID implements rapidly, enhances IT security, and reduces costs, enabling information security teams to work more efficiently while providing robust protection against insider threats and external attacks.
Upwave, Inc. is a market research and marketing analytics company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Survata, Inc., Upwave specializes in providing consumer datasets and brand marketing measurement technology to a diverse range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, marketing agencies, and small businesses. The company offers tools for users to create surveys or import existing ones, targeting respondents based on demographics and custom attributes. Through its survey dashboard, Upwave enables clients to collect and analyze responses, facilitating informed investment decisions, brand optimization, demand measurement for new products, and audience insights. Its services are utilized across various industries, including consumer packaged goods, technology, and financial services, helping businesses enhance their marketing strategies and brand performance.
Vagabond Vending
Series A in 2018
Vagabond provides a mobile-focused vending management software service designed to enhance the retail experience for consumers and operators alike. The company offers a cloud-based platform that includes both web and mobile applications, allowing vending businesses to interact with their machines in real-time. This is facilitated through their Insight telemetry hardware, which provides live views of all vending operations. Users can manage their vending machines using their own devices, such as those running on Apple, Android, or Kindle, thereby eliminating the need for specialized handheld devices. Vagabond's user-friendly mobile app and web interface cater to operators who may not be technologically inclined, enabling them to efficiently oversee their vending operations and foster direct relationships between brands, retailers, and consumers.
Placer.ai
Seed Round in 2018
Placer.ai offers a location analytics platform that helps retailers, commercial real estate developers, hospitality operators, and economic development teams gain insights into foot traffic and consumer behavior for any property. The platform analyzes anonymized location data from multiple sources to support competitor analysis, trend visualization, and dashboard-based decision making. Users can evaluate site performance, inform site selection and marketing strategies, and optimize store performance by understanding the factors driving foot traffic and sales. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Altos, California.
The Mom Project
Seed Round in 2018
The Mom Project is a digital platform that connects professionally accomplished women, including mothers, with companies offering flexible job opportunities. Its marketplace facilitates matches based on education, work experience, and desired flexibility, serving both job seekers and businesses. Founded in 2015, the company aims to unlock the potential of mothers in the workforce.
MyCOI offers a SaaS-based platform for managing certificates of insurance (COIs) in the United States. Its solution automates COI collection, validation, tracking, and renewal notifications, serving various industries including construction, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and public utilities.
Elevate K-12
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Elevate K-12 is a Chicago-based instructional services company. It specializes in live streaming instruction to K-12 classrooms, delivering lessons into physical classrooms via its proprietary multi-location stream technology and learning management system.
ShotTracker
Series A in 2018
ShotTracker offers wearable technology for basketball players that automatically tracks shot attempts, makes, and misses. Its solution consists of sensors worn on the wrist and net, along with an application that works on various Bluetooth-enabled devices. Founded in 2013, ShotTracker aims to improve athletes' performance by providing real-time statistics during practices and games.
MarginEdge
Seed Round in 2018
MarginEdge Co. is a technology company that specializes in developing food and beverage tracking and analytics software specifically for the restaurant industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Falls Church, Virginia, the company offers a comprehensive software solution that facilitates invoice management, recipe and product pricing, and food cost optimization. MarginEdge's software automates critical processes and integrates various systems to streamline essential activities such as inventory management, cost tracking, ordering, and recipe management. By automating data entry for invoices and providing real-time insights into kitchen operations, MarginEdge helps restaurants reduce food costs, alleviate invoice-related challenges, and enhance overall operational efficiency.
Palla provides a REST API platform that lets banks and financial institutions enable customers to request, receive, and manage international inbound remittances. The solution allows partners to tailor the in-app experience and includes reporting tools to drive customer insights and engagement. It supports secure authentication, encrypted payment method creation, and real-time relationship management between accounts, enabling instant cross-border transfers with low latency, high reliability, and strong data protection, so financial institutions can integrate remittance capabilities into their apps at scale.