Barr Evan

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

10 past transactions

YellowBird

Seed Round in 2023
YellowBird is an online marketplace that specializes in connecting businesses with qualified environmental, health, and safety professionals. Utilizing a data-driven talent-matching platform, YellowBird employs advanced matching technology to ensure that clients find the right individuals based on location and relevant experience. This approach allows organizations to engage skilled professionals who are not only capable but also passionate about making a positive impact in their fields. Through its platform, YellowBird aims to simplify the hiring process for businesses while fostering a community of dedicated experts.

CNote

Series A in 2022
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.

HoneyBee

Series A in 2021
HoneyBee operates a financial wellness platform aimed at helping employees manage their finances effectively. The platform provides a range of benefits that address the financial challenges faced by the modern workforce, including support for student loans, savings, budgeting, debt management, and credit building. By offering these supplemental financial wellness programs, HoneyBee assists mid-sized employers in attracting new talent and improving employee retention. The company's services enable organizations to foster a financially healthy workforce, thereby enhancing their ability to adapt to an increasingly dynamic economy.

Circle

Seed Round in 2021
Circle is a developer of insurance sales and member retention products tailored for health insurance carriers and their sales channels. The company's platform enables brokers to efficiently quote and enroll clients in various Medicare Advantage, supplemental, and prescription drug plans across the country. Utilizing advanced customer relationship management features, Circle's tools include commission tracking, contracting, licensing, lead generation, and digital Statements of Understanding, all designed to streamline the insurance sales process. By enhancing benefit management capabilities, Circle aims to reduce the financial burden of out-of-pocket medical costs for beneficiaries and improve overall sales efficiency for insurance companies. In addition, the company is working on a platform to facilitate telemedicine access for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, further supporting healthcare needs in the community.

Circle

Convertible Note in 2020
Circle is a developer of insurance sales and member retention products tailored for health insurance carriers and their sales channels. The company's platform enables brokers to efficiently quote and enroll clients in various Medicare Advantage, supplemental, and prescription drug plans across the country. Utilizing advanced customer relationship management features, Circle's tools include commission tracking, contracting, licensing, lead generation, and digital Statements of Understanding, all designed to streamline the insurance sales process. By enhancing benefit management capabilities, Circle aims to reduce the financial burden of out-of-pocket medical costs for beneficiaries and improve overall sales efficiency for insurance companies. In addition, the company is working on a platform to facilitate telemedicine access for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, further supporting healthcare needs in the community.

CNote

Seed Round in 2020
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Scorely

Convertible Note in 2018
Scorely offers an AI-based analytics platform that provides accessible information on businesses to enhance transparency and trustworthiness. By utilizing natural language processing and machine learning, Scorely assigns grades to businesses based on a comprehensive analysis of financial, legal, and customer satisfaction data. This grading system simplifies the research process for users, enabling lenders to assess default risk, facilitate loan origination, and forecast market trends with the aid of alternative data. Through its innovative approach, Scorely aims to empower users with reliable insights into business credibility.

Pathao

Secondary Market in 2018
Pathao Ltd. develops an application for courier, ride sharing, and food delivery services. The company offers an application that offers ride sharing through cars and bikes; logistics and delivery solution connecting online stores to customers; parcel delivery, including documents, accessories, packages, and gifts delivery; and food delivery from restaurant. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Social Capital Markets

Convertible Note in 2017
SOCAP is a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital towards social good. SOCAP connects leaders to build the market at the intersection of money and meaning. The conferences have attracted 1,000s of participants with a common interest in how to create investment-ready opportunities that tackle some of the world’s toughest social and environmental challenges. Highlights: + Currently takes place in the fall in San Francisco and the spring in Europe, with plans to launch new locations and additional events in the coming years + Entering its 5th year, the premier fall conference, SOCAP12 in San Francisco, will convene upward of 1500 participants from more than 70 countries + Addresses the most cutting edge and relevant topics including: social enterprise, impact investing, strategic philanthropy, people-powered capital, technology for good, design for social innovation, the biosphere economy, and more + Increases awareness of social enterprise and impact investing to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide through media and content generation, live-streaming of conference sessions, and a substantial network of media and distribution partners + Provides an excellent platform for partners and sponsors to align their values and mission at the epicenter of the social enterprise movement. There are many options for sponsorship and annual or multi-year engagements

TAU Investment Management

Seed Round in 2015
Tau Investment Management, LLC is a venture capital and private equity firm established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Central, Hong Kong. The firm specializes in growth equity and buyouts within the apparel supply chain, particularly focusing on textile and garment manufacturing. It targets investments primarily in Southeast Asia, with emphasis on countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Cambodia, and Turkey. Tau Investment Management aims to invest between $20 million and $50 million in companies generating revenues between $30 million and $300 million. The firm leverages its deep sector expertise to identify high-potential manufacturers with strong management teams and connects them with global brands and retailers through its extensive network.
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