Strandview

Strandview Capital, founded in 2016 and based in El Segundo, California, is a venture capital firm that specializes in providing strategic capital to early-stage companies in the financial services and technology sectors. With a focus on profitability and proven products, Strandview employs a conservative investment approach, often leading investments or taking significant minority positions while actively engaging with portfolio companies. The firm aims to identify value opportunities in niche markets and is currently preparing for potential market downturns by targeting recession-resistant businesses. Over its 15-year history, Strandview has developed a successful track record by utilizing a thematic and sector-focused investment strategy.

Mark Dewey

Senior Vice President

Placide Gatabazi

Analyst

Theodor Nordegren

Vice President

7 past transactions

Say

Funding Round in 2018
Say Technologies LLC is a New York-based company that has developed a technology platform aimed at enhancing communication between companies and their shareholders. Founded in 2017, the platform allows individual investors to express their views and engage more effectively with their investments, thereby leveling the playing field with institutional shareholders. Say provides various services, including proxy processing, fund reports, trade confirmations, and support for voluntary corporate actions and class actions. By facilitating access to shareholder rights and improving investor engagement, Say aims to create a more inclusive ownership experience for all investors.

Coverance

Venture Round in 2018
Coverance Insurance Solutions, Inc. is an insurance broker based in Long Beach, California, focused on providing insurance plans tailored for seniors within the health insurance marketplace. Founded in 2017, the company operates as a nationally licensed insurance agency, specializing in Medicare Supplemental Insurance. Coverance aims to help seniors secure affordable and quality health coverage that meets their individual needs.

Qmerit

Venture Round in 2018
Qmerit Inc. is a cloud-based software platform that specializes in optimizing service supply chains for various sectors, including home healthcare and facility services. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Qmerit offers a range of solutions aimed at improving service quality and reducing operational costs for organizations that employ contractors and service personnel. Its platform features workforce onboarding, activity alignment, real-time tracking, and analytics capabilities, leveraging a proprietary algorithm called the Queue to efficiently match service requests with the most suitable resources. Additionally, Qmerit collaborates with Avendra to aggregate procurement for parts and materials, enhancing cost savings for clients. The Qmerit Contribution Index (QCI™), a performance measurement system akin to a credit score, tracks and incentivizes workforce performance, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement. This comprehensive approach addresses the complexities of managing service supply chains and enhances brand reputation through improved service delivery.

Silvergate Bank

Funding Round in 2018
Silvergate Bank, based in La Jolla, California, is a bank holding company that offers a range of banking products and services to both businesses and individuals in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1988, it provides deposit products such as demand accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The bank also offers various loan products, including real estate loans, commercial loans, construction loans, and consumer loans. Notably, Silvergate specializes in cash management services tailored for the digital currency industry, catering to U.S. exchanges and global investors. With a commitment to personalized service, Silvergate aims to deliver customized banking solutions that meet the evolving needs of its clients. The bank has maintained profitability for over 20 years and is recognized as a leading provider of financial infrastructure solutions in the digital currency sector.

Emergent Business Group

Venture Round in 2017
Emergent Business Group specializes in providing proprietary technology and collection services to financial institutions, including credit card banks, subprime auto lenders, and consumer installment lenders. The company operates within the distressed consumer debt market, which has historically generated significant revenue and is poised for growth as a new credit cycle emerges, mirroring indicators from past mortgage crises. Emergent offers a comprehensive debt management platform that enables clients to collect, store, and manage sensitive data securely in the cloud. Their platform supports various functions, including collections, recovery, vendor management, debt purchasing, and performance auditing, ensuring that large banks and specialty finance companies can effectively safeguard financial and customer information.

The Closing Exchange

Private Equity Round in 2017
Closing Exchange is a full-service national signing services and technology company, engaged by top tier title and escrow companies, mortgage lenders, structured settlement firms, auto finance companies and individual consumers to provide vendor management of notaries and attorneys for notarization of documents. The Company’s objective is to become the leading, independent provider of closing services to the mortgage and auto finance industries by providing high service levels, greater transparency as to status of executed documents, industry leading standards for regulatory compliance and an integrated product offering that allows large, institutional clients to best manage its notary activities in a comprehensive rather than ad hoc manner.

Insellerate

Venture Round in 2017
Insellerate, LLC is a company based in Costa Mesa, California, that specializes in sales automation solutions tailored for the mortgage lending and real estate sectors. Founded in 2012, Insellerate provides a cloud-based platform that enhances borrower engagement and accelerates the sales process. Its key products include inFlow for sales force automation and lead management, inSight for real-time sales dashboard reporting, and inTouch for automated personalized email marketing. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing software systems, offering a scalable and configurable solution designed to improve lead conversion rates and reduce origination costs. Insellerate's services are particularly relevant for highly regulated businesses, as the company holds SOC 2 and SSAE 18 certifications, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
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