Telos Ventures

Telos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California, specializing in startup and early-stage investments. Founded in 2012, it focuses on software-technology-enabled solutions across the healthcare, education, and general lifestyle sectors. The firm aims to make its initial institutional investments in companies globally, typically committing between $50,000 and $250,000 per investment. Telos Ventures seeks to partner with ventures that are aligned with its mission of fostering Gospel-centered, for-profit initiatives with potential for liquidity. The firm generally prefers to exit its investments through acquisitions or initial public offerings.

David Kim

Co-Founder and Partner

Eric Quan

Servant, Disciple-Maker and Co-Founder

9 past transactions

VendorHawk

Seed Round in 2017
VendorHawk Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in a cloud-based application designed to help organizations optimize their Software as a Service (SaaS) spending and vendor management. The application centralizes cost implications, enabling users to make informed decisions regarding their software vendors and application utilization. VendorHawk also offers consulting services aimed at identifying wasteful spending and providing actionable recommendations for cost optimization. Incorporated in 2016, VendorHawk operates as a subsidiary of ServiceNow, Inc.

Moi

Seed Round in 2016
Moi is a Finnish telecommunications provider that focuses on offering high-speed, unlimited data services to its customers. The company has developed unique service operator conventions and delivers 5G and 4G network connectivity. Moi's offerings allow users the flexibility to utilize mobile services across various devices without the constraints of long-term contracts, catering to the evolving needs of modern consumers.

Branch Technology

Seed Round in 2015
Branch Technology, Inc. is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company specializing in cellular fabrication technology through advanced 3D printing. Founded in 2014 by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd, the company focuses on creating innovative architectural components such as decorative walls, non-loadbearing interior partitions, ceilings, and furniture. Utilizing proprietary algorithms, Branch Technology constructs complex geometries in open spaces without the need for support materials or highly controlled environments. This unique approach allows for the development of structures that traditional construction methods cannot achieve, resulting in cost-effective designs with improved material strength, reduced energy consumption, and enhanced job site efficiency.

Wasoko

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Sokowatch revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. Through individual agents equipped with proprietary mobile data-collection tools, Sokowatch increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets. It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS or mobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers. Sokowatch evaluates retailers to provide them with access to credit and other financial services typically not available to informal businesses. Sokowatch's systems track real-time sales and orders across thousands of stores. Access to market trends and purchasing habits enables manufacturers to tailor their marketing strategies and allows Sokowatch to offer personalized promotions and business insights to individual retailers.

AgMonitor

Seed Round in 2015
PowWow provides a decision support tool for farms to do more with less. We give them relevant information throughout the season by crunching all the data available using our data-mining platform, and boiling them down to actions that they can take on the field.

Wiselike

Seed Round in 2015
Wiselike is a knowledge-sharing platform that allows you to create your own professional Q&A page where people can ask you questions. In essence, Wiselike is a website that enables people from all walks of life, to share their knowledge, and become a unique kind of expert by leveraging their personal experiences to advance the learning and knowledge of others. On Wiselike, people can share knowledge with one another, hone their own expertise and expand their understanding by asking and answering questions about various topics. Wiselike enables professionals, experts and individuals seeking to expand their social influence in all areas to develop their presence and social engagement with audiences online in a simple Q&A format.

FaithStreet

Seed Round in 2015
FaithStreet is a social network for faith communities to post prayer requests and church programs, offer support, and make online donations.

Gigzolo

Seed Round in 2014
Gigzolo Inc. operates an online marketplace designed for individuals and businesses to discover and book a variety of live artists, including musicians, DJs, photographers, videographers, and visual artists. The platform allows users to search for artists, compare pricing, view videos and reviews, and communicate directly through chat or video to facilitate hiring. Catering to a range of events such as private gatherings, corporate retreats, and large parties, Gigzolo aims to simplify the process of finding and engaging creative professionals. The company is based in New York, New York, and strives to create a global marketplace for the creative arts, empowering users to connect with artists worldwide.

Alchemy Semiconductor

Series A in 2000
Alchemy Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets high performance, yet very low power systems-on-a-chip (SOCs) for the Internet Edge Device market. The company's founding team includes several of the most prominent embedded microprocessor architects and developers in the world, allowing for a combination of proven design execution and MIPS performance technology to achieve high performance, low power dissipation and system integration in its Internet Edge ProcessorÔ.
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