Pillar

Pillar is a venture capital firm based in Boston, established in 2016, that focuses on early-stage investments in technology-driven companies. The firm partners with founders from the inception of their ideas, providing initial capital and supporting their growth through connections, coaching, and community engagement. Pillar is particularly interested in high-potential ventures across various sectors, including machine intelligence, artificial intelligence, hardware, enterprise software, blockchain, digital health, and synthetic biology. The firm aims to back both first-time and experienced entrepreneurs, fostering the development of the next generation of impactful companies in the region.

Emily Batt

Senior Associate

Lauren Farrell

Chief Financial Officer

James A. Goldstein

Founder and Partner

Sarah Hodges

Managing Partner

Parker Mckee

Partner

Katie Mulligan

Director of Platform

Thomas de Vlaam

Principal

Russell J. Wilcox

Partner

106 past transactions

JobGet

Series B in 2022
JOBGET INC. operates a mobile hiring application and job search platform. The company’s platform creates a marketplace where employers and job seekers can message each other, schedule meetings, and conduct video interviews. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Molecule

Seed Round in 2022
Molecule GmbH is a company that has developed a virtual accelerator platform aimed at facilitating the translation of scientific discoveries into new therapeutics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, with an additional office in Berlin, Germany, Molecule connects scientists with the necessary funding for therapeutic development. This platform also links private investors directly with scientists, promoting the advancement of various treatments for patients. By streamlining the innovation process within the pharmaceutical industry, Molecule seeks to enhance the efficiency of bringing novel therapeutics to market.

Pyte

Seed Round in 2022
CipherMode is a new data utilization and sharing platform which preserves the confidentiality of data even during the computation itself. This is possible through the use of CipherMode’s cutting-edge encryption that allows for computation on encrypted data without decryption. Aside from higher security, enterprises will be able to seamlessly leverage their data across different organizations and/or jurisdictions while remaining compliant and protecting against data breaches. In addition, CipherMode allows secure collaboration between multiple enterprises. Applications range anywhere from co-marketing to drug discovery to fraud detection. CipherMode is a cryptographic software-only solution that unlike other privacy enhancing technologies, e.g., trusted execution environments and differential privacy, provides provable security guarantees. Compared to Homomorphic Encryption, CipherMode is between two to three orders of magnitude faster. The technology is based on more than seven years of academic research.

Burn Ghost

Seed Round in 2022
A stealth-mode W3 Skill-based casual game company.

AnyQuestion

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a social video application designed to connect knowledge seekers with information and insight on the planet. The company's application provides unfiltered access to experts from different fields such as sports and health, allows user interaction with direct responses to build community, and upvoting of experts' answers by consumers, enabling customers to ask questions and get answers from experts at any time.

VideaHealth

Series A in 2022
VideaHealth, Inc. develops advanced software that utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically detect dental pathologies in imaging. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company's flagship solution, VideaDetect, addresses the significant issue of undetected dental diseases, which can affect up to 50% of cases in traditional dental practices. By enhancing disease detection and providing real-time second opinions, VideaHealth enables dentists to improve communication of treatment recommendations to patients, ultimately reducing the risk of health complications and potential revenue loss due to missed diagnoses. The technology also supports dental practices and insurers by streamlining diagnoses, treatment planning, and claims processing through actionable insights and advanced analytics.

Worldspark Studios

Seed Round in 2022
Workdspark Studios is focused on making the world a little brighter through immersive experiences that fill our audiences with optimism and empower everyone to find and utilize the unique spark inside them Our team of AAA vets played major roles in creating titles like Destiny 2, Halo, League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, Valorant, Heroes of the Storm, and many others! We’re dedicated to creating fun, gripping gameplay experiences backed by a deep, player-owned economy and a mind-bending story to sustain engagement. Fun. Strategy. Fantasy. From hour 1 to hour 10,000, WorldSpark aims to ignite wonder.

Everyrealm

Series A in 2022
Republic Realm is a digital real estate vehicle that invests in virtual worlds through NFTs. The company focuses on the acquisition, management, development, and sale of virtual land across existing metaverses including Decentraland, an established multiplayer role-playing metaverse built on the Ethereum blockchain, and The Sandbox, a content-rich, community-driven gaming platform that allows individuals to create, publish, and monetize a variety of unique experiences on a decentralized platform. Republic Realm also invests across other metaverses, while allocating capital to new projects and opportunities as they emerge.

Friktion Labs

Venture Round in 2022
Friktion Labs is a team of quantitative traders, researchers, and crypto engineers with backgrounds in commodities, treasuries, volatility products, and crypto-assets. The organization has brought on board a group of derivatives traders and market makers in Genesis Trading, Alameda Research, LedgerPrime, QCP Capital, CMS Holdings, Orthogonal Trading, and GSR.

Kula Bio

Series A in 2022
Kula Bio specializes in sustainable, biological solutions for modern agriculture. It energizes nitrogen-fixing microbes to produce organic fertilizer. By rewiring the energy flow from the sun to soil, they are disrupting synthetic fertilizer to eliminate the division between affordable practices and stewardship of our land, sea, and air. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Tagg

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tagg is the most comprehensive digital representation of a user's identity, strictly for them and their community. Tagg allows its users to create their own personalized digital space where students can express who they are, along with all the moments that comprehensively define them. This exclusive space will allow students to find friends, dates, groups, and even study partners within their school community.

Mana Interactive

Seed Round in 2021
Mana Interactive Inc. is a Boston-based financial solutions provider focusing on providing a new rewards platform designed specifically for gamers. Founded in 2021, Mana Interactive is comprised of a team of passionate gamers striving to evolve the fintech space and change the way people see rewards, payments, and technology working together.

Hometap

Venture Round in 2021
Hometap Equity Partners, LLC provides near-immediate access to funds to homeowners for the things they need and want without having to incur further debt through a home equity loan or second mortgage. The company provides home equity investments with no set credit score, no interest rates, and no monthly payments to change the face of homeownership and provide financial stability to homeowners. It also develops a data-driven home equity investment platform to extend its initiatives to educate homeowners. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Algofi

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a crypto lending platform intended to make decentralized lending broadly accessible. The company's platform allows users to buy crypto and earn interest without a bank or centralized custodian and reduce barriers to entry and promotes democracy in the financial system, enabling traders to make transactions with leverage and earn yield easily.

Republic

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Republic is an equity crowdfunding platform that enables individuals to invest in private companies with minimum contributions starting at $10. The platform focuses on providing access to investments in a variety of sectors, including startups, gaming, real estate, and cryptocurrencies. Republic caters to a diverse clientele comprising venture capital firms, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, facilitating funding opportunities for innovative enterprises seeking capital from the general public.

Republic

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Republic is an equity crowdfunding platform that enables individuals to invest in private companies with minimum contributions starting at $10. The platform focuses on providing access to investments in a variety of sectors, including startups, gaming, real estate, and cryptocurrencies. Republic caters to a diverse clientele comprising venture capital firms, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, facilitating funding opportunities for innovative enterprises seeking capital from the general public.

Neural Magic

Series A in 2021
Neural Magic is unlocking the possibility of machine learning, by re-imagining how deep learning is done. A team of pioneers, we believe machine learning has the potential to alter the trajectory of human history. Break free of limitations. Be a part of the future.

Friktion Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Friktion Labs is a team of quantitative traders, researchers, and crypto engineers with backgrounds in commodities, treasuries, volatility products, and crypto-assets. The organization has brought on board a group of derivatives traders and market makers in Genesis Trading, Alameda Research, LedgerPrime, QCP Capital, CMS Holdings, Orthogonal Trading, and GSR.

Yard Stick

Seed Round in 2021
Yard Stick PBC is an in-situ soil carbon & bulk density measurement technology.

Cake

Seed Round in 2021
Cake LLC is a Boston-based company that offers guidance, planning, and consulting services related to end-of-life preferences through its application. This platform allows users to create a secure online document detailing their instructions for various aspects of mortality, including healthcare, funerals, financial, and legal matters. Cake serves as a comprehensive resource, featuring over 1,400 articles and interactive planning tools designed to assist individuals in navigating the complexities of end-of-life decisions. With a monthly reach of over 1.5 million unique visitors, Cake collaborates with various organizations in the healthcare and financial sectors, providing essential support for users looking to curate their digital legacy and make meaningful choices regarding their mortality.

Cake

Seed Round in 2021
Cake LLC is a Boston-based company that offers guidance, planning, and consulting services related to end-of-life preferences through its application. This platform allows users to create a secure online document detailing their instructions for various aspects of mortality, including healthcare, funerals, financial, and legal matters. Cake serves as a comprehensive resource, featuring over 1,400 articles and interactive planning tools designed to assist individuals in navigating the complexities of end-of-life decisions. With a monthly reach of over 1.5 million unique visitors, Cake collaborates with various organizations in the healthcare and financial sectors, providing essential support for users looking to curate their digital legacy and make meaningful choices regarding their mortality.

Algofi

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a crypto lending platform intended to make decentralized lending broadly accessible. The company's platform allows users to buy crypto and earn interest without a bank or centralized custodian and reduce barriers to entry and promotes democracy in the financial system, enabling traders to make transactions with leverage and earn yield easily.

Verve Motion

Series A in 2021
Verve Motion specializes in the development of lightweight wearable exo-suits aimed at enhancing the safety and comfort of workers engaged in physically demanding tasks. By integrating robotics, apparel design, and movement science, the company creates innovative textile-based solutions that adapt to the movements of the wearer. These exo-suits provide support by delivering force at critical moments while remaining nonrestrictive, thereby promoting a safer work environment. Additionally, Verve Motion's designs contribute to a more restful experience for workers during their off-hours.

Acelab

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an architecture-based online platform designed to provide productive tools for improved workflow. The company's platform is focused on maintaining improved quality and performance in building products, enabling architecture professionals to help save time and streamline their workflows by providing a centralized source of information and tools for building product research and specification tasks.

Waeve

Seed Round in 2021
Waeve Inc. is an eCommerce company that sells limited drop ready-to-wear wigs to millennial and Gen Z black women. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Circle

Private Equity Round in 2021
Circle is a financial technology company that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate the sending, receiving, and investing of cryptocurrency assets globally. Founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, Circle offers a user-friendly online platform that simplifies money transfers and includes services such as Circle Pay for peer-to-peer payments. In addition, the company provides Circle Invest, allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, and Circle Trade, which operates a trading desk with a substantial liquidity pool for digital assets, averaging $2 billion in monthly trading volume. With significant backing from investors, including notable firms such as Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners, Circle has established a presence in major cities, including Boston, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong. The company is dedicated to accelerating global crypto innovation and adoption through its various financial services.

Kula Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Kula Bio specializes in sustainable, biological solutions for modern agriculture. It energizes nitrogen-fixing microbes to produce organic fertilizer. By rewiring the energy flow from the sun to soil, they are disrupting synthetic fertilizer to eliminate the division between affordable practices and stewardship of our land, sea, and air. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Higharc

Series A in 2021
Higharc, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a three-dimensional home design and customization platform tailored for new homebuyers and builders. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Higharc enables users to create personalized home plans that align with their specific needs and budget. The platform allows customers to visualize their designs in 3D on actual homesites, facilitating a more interactive and engaging experience in the home-building process.

Republic

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Republic is an equity crowdfunding platform that enables individuals to invest in private companies with minimum contributions starting at $10. The platform focuses on providing access to investments in a variety of sectors, including startups, gaming, real estate, and cryptocurrencies. Republic caters to a diverse clientele comprising venture capital firms, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, facilitating funding opportunities for innovative enterprises seeking capital from the general public.

Knox Financial

Series A in 2021
Knox Financial, founded in 2018 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, provides a platform that enables homeowners to convert their residences into investment properties. This service offers homeowners an alternative to selling their homes when they relocate, allowing them to generate passive income while retaining ownership. The company manages the properties on behalf of homeowners, delivering the net profits directly to them. By utilizing an algorithm-based approach, Knox Financial assists users in managing and identifying residential rental opportunities, thereby promoting lifestyle freedom and facilitating wealth creation.

Pyte

Pre Seed Round in 2021
CipherMode is a new data utilization and sharing platform which preserves the confidentiality of data even during the computation itself. This is possible through the use of CipherMode’s cutting-edge encryption that allows for computation on encrypted data without decryption. Aside from higher security, enterprises will be able to seamlessly leverage their data across different organizations and/or jurisdictions while remaining compliant and protecting against data breaches. In addition, CipherMode allows secure collaboration between multiple enterprises. Applications range anywhere from co-marketing to drug discovery to fraud detection. CipherMode is a cryptographic software-only solution that unlike other privacy enhancing technologies, e.g., trusted execution environments and differential privacy, provides provable security guarantees. Compared to Homomorphic Encryption, CipherMode is between two to three orders of magnitude faster. The technology is based on more than seven years of academic research.

Guardian Agriculture

Seed Round in 2021
Guardian Agriculture designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology for agricultural applications. Founded in 2017 and based in Malden, Massachusetts, the company offers aerial crop protection and spray services, utilizing its UAVs to apply insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and liquid fertilizers. By leveraging advanced technology, Guardian Agriculture aims to enhance crop protection and improve agricultural efficiency.

OnDeck

Series A in 2021
OnDeck is a technology-driven financial platform that offers loan financing specifically tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, the company utilizes proprietary software to collect and analyze operational data from businesses, employing an algorithm to assess loan eligibility based on performance rather than solely on personal credit scores. This innovative approach facilitates efficient access to capital, addressing a significant challenge faced by small businesses. By focusing on actual business performance, OnDeck enables companies to concentrate on growth and customer service instead of the complexities of securing loans. The company expanded its services to Australia in 2015, further broadening its reach in providing responsible credit access.

Refraction AI

Seed Round in 2021
Refraction AI, Inc., an autonomous delivery robot company, builds and deploys robotic platforms to provide goods delivery in urban areas. It offers The REV-1, a delivery robotic vehicle that picks up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores, and bring them directly to the customers’ house. Refraction AI, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Reach Platform

Seed Round in 2021
Reach is a development platform that enables developers to build blockchain applications.

Sofar Sounds

Series B in 2021
Sofar Sounds Ltd. is an international collective of fans, artists, and music professionals. The company through its tool and network discovers the best new music around the globe. Its solutions also provide insight and advice to the industry trends in licensing music for advertising in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Pyte

Seed Round in 2021
CipherMode is a new data utilization and sharing platform which preserves the confidentiality of data even during the computation itself. This is possible through the use of CipherMode’s cutting-edge encryption that allows for computation on encrypted data without decryption. Aside from higher security, enterprises will be able to seamlessly leverage their data across different organizations and/or jurisdictions while remaining compliant and protecting against data breaches. In addition, CipherMode allows secure collaboration between multiple enterprises. Applications range anywhere from co-marketing to drug discovery to fraud detection. CipherMode is a cryptographic software-only solution that unlike other privacy enhancing technologies, e.g., trusted execution environments and differential privacy, provides provable security guarantees. Compared to Homomorphic Encryption, CipherMode is between two to three orders of magnitude faster. The technology is based on more than seven years of academic research.

Adaptilens

Seed Round in 2020
Adaptilens, LLC is focused on developing an innovative injectable intraocular lens designed to provide patients with clear near and distance vision without the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses. This accommodating lens mimics the natural lens of the eye, allowing the ciliary muscles to change its shape for optimal focus at varying distances. By returning to its baseline elliptical shape, the lens facilitates clear vision for distant objects when needed. Founded in 2019 and based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Adaptilens aims to enhance the quality of vision for individuals, promoting a more natural visual experience.

JobGet

Seed Round in 2020
JOBGET INC. operates a mobile hiring application and job search platform. The company’s platform creates a marketplace where employers and job seekers can message each other, schedule meetings, and conduct video interviews. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

JobGet

Seed Round in 2020
JOBGET INC. operates a mobile hiring application and job search platform. The company’s platform creates a marketplace where employers and job seekers can message each other, schedule meetings, and conduct video interviews. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Abridge

Series A in 2020
Abridge AI Inc. is a company that develops a voice recording mobile application aimed at enhancing understanding during medical conversations. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the application uses machine learning to record and summarize interactions between patients and healthcare providers, highlighting medical terms related to diagnoses, medications, and treatments. This functionality enables users to better follow their doctors' recommendations and manage their health information effectively. Abridge's mission is to empower individuals by providing clarity and context in their health discussions, whether they occur in a clinical setting or at home.

Conjure

Seed Round in 2020
Conjure is an online furniture rental company that serves as an alternative to furniture ownership. It recently raised $9 million in seed funding, both equity and debt financing to advance its mission. The round included $4 million in equity led by Pillar VC and RiverPark Ventures, while $5 million in debt financing was led by CoVenture. It was founded by Daniel Ramirez and Aditya Khilnani and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Zapata Computing

Venture Round in 2020
Zapata Computing is a quantum software company that offers computing solutions for industrial and commercial use. It provides hardware-agnostic solutions for simulation, optimization, and machine learning applications in chemistry, finance, logistics, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and materials. Zapata Computing is a spun out of Harvard University launched by a group of Harvard scientists, including Alán Aspuru-Guzik. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Adaptilens

Seed Round in 2020
Adaptilens, LLC is focused on developing an innovative injectable intraocular lens designed to provide patients with clear near and distance vision without the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses. This accommodating lens mimics the natural lens of the eye, allowing the ciliary muscles to change its shape for optimal focus at varying distances. By returning to its baseline elliptical shape, the lens facilitates clear vision for distant objects when needed. Founded in 2019 and based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Adaptilens aims to enhance the quality of vision for individuals, promoting a more natural visual experience.

Kula Bio

Venture Round in 2020
Kula Bio specializes in sustainable, biological solutions for modern agriculture. It energizes nitrogen-fixing microbes to produce organic fertilizer. By rewiring the energy flow from the sun to soil, they are disrupting synthetic fertilizer to eliminate the division between affordable practices and stewardship of our land, sea, and air. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Refraction AI

Funding Round in 2020
Refraction AI, Inc., an autonomous delivery robot company, builds and deploys robotic platforms to provide goods delivery in urban areas. It offers The REV-1, a delivery robotic vehicle that picks up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores, and bring them directly to the customers’ house. Refraction AI, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Tagg

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Tagg is the most comprehensive digital representation of a user's identity, strictly for them and their community. Tagg allows its users to create their own personalized digital space where students can express who they are, along with all the moments that comprehensively define them. This exclusive space will allow students to find friends, dates, groups, and even study partners within their school community.

GALY

Seed Round in 2020
GALY Inc. is a biotechnology company established in 2019 in the United States that specializes in producing lab-grown cotton using advanced biomaterial technology. By leveraging synthetic biology, GALY creates cellular cotton, which is then transformed into yarns for the textile industry. This innovative approach allows the company to offer sustainable alternatives to traditional cotton production, contributing to more environmentally friendly practices within the textile sector.

Acelab

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of an architecture-based online platform designed to provide productive tools for improved workflow. The company's platform is focused on maintaining improved quality and performance in building products, enabling architecture professionals to help save time and streamline their workflows by providing a centralized source of information and tools for building product research and specification tasks.

Cake

Seed Round in 2020
Cake LLC is a Boston-based company that offers guidance, planning, and consulting services related to end-of-life preferences through its application. This platform allows users to create a secure online document detailing their instructions for various aspects of mortality, including healthcare, funerals, financial, and legal matters. Cake serves as a comprehensive resource, featuring over 1,400 articles and interactive planning tools designed to assist individuals in navigating the complexities of end-of-life decisions. With a monthly reach of over 1.5 million unique visitors, Cake collaborates with various organizations in the healthcare and financial sectors, providing essential support for users looking to curate their digital legacy and make meaningful choices regarding their mortality.

Knox Financial

Seed Round in 2020
Knox Financial, founded in 2018 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, provides a platform that enables homeowners to convert their residences into investment properties. This service offers homeowners an alternative to selling their homes when they relocate, allowing them to generate passive income while retaining ownership. The company manages the properties on behalf of homeowners, delivering the net profits directly to them. By utilizing an algorithm-based approach, Knox Financial assists users in managing and identifying residential rental opportunities, thereby promoting lifestyle freedom and facilitating wealth creation.

Hellotickets

Seed Round in 2020
Hellotickets is a ticketing platform designed for selling tickets for leisure and cultural events to international travelers visiting the US or London. It was founded in 2016 by Alberto Martínez and Carla Mouriño and is based in Madrid.

Verve Motion

Seed Round in 2020
Verve Motion specializes in the development of lightweight wearable exo-suits aimed at enhancing the safety and comfort of workers engaged in physically demanding tasks. By integrating robotics, apparel design, and movement science, the company creates innovative textile-based solutions that adapt to the movements of the wearer. These exo-suits provide support by delivering force at critical moments while remaining nonrestrictive, thereby promoting a safer work environment. Additionally, Verve Motion's designs contribute to a more restful experience for workers during their off-hours.

Matterworks

Seed Round in 2020
Matterworks accelerates the discovery and engineering through faster and more comprehensive metabolomic screening.

Hellotickets

Venture Round in 2019
Hellotickets is a ticketing platform designed for selling tickets for leisure and cultural events to international travelers visiting the US or London. It was founded in 2016 by Alberto Martínez and Carla Mouriño and is based in Madrid.

GALY

Seed Round in 2019
GALY Inc. is a biotechnology company established in 2019 in the United States that specializes in producing lab-grown cotton using advanced biomaterial technology. By leveraging synthetic biology, GALY creates cellular cotton, which is then transformed into yarns for the textile industry. This innovative approach allows the company to offer sustainable alternatives to traditional cotton production, contributing to more environmentally friendly practices within the textile sector.

Neural Magic

Seed Round in 2019
Neural Magic is unlocking the possibility of machine learning, by re-imagining how deep learning is done. A team of pioneers, we believe machine learning has the potential to alter the trajectory of human history. Break free of limitations. Be a part of the future.

Neural Magic

Seed Round in 2019
Neural Magic is unlocking the possibility of machine learning, by re-imagining how deep learning is done. A team of pioneers, we believe machine learning has the potential to alter the trajectory of human history. Break free of limitations. Be a part of the future.

VideaHealth

Seed Round in 2019
VideaHealth, Inc. develops advanced software that utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically detect dental pathologies in imaging. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company's flagship solution, VideaDetect, addresses the significant issue of undetected dental diseases, which can affect up to 50% of cases in traditional dental practices. By enhancing disease detection and providing real-time second opinions, VideaHealth enables dentists to improve communication of treatment recommendations to patients, ultimately reducing the risk of health complications and potential revenue loss due to missed diagnoses. The technology also supports dental practices and insurers by streamlining diagnoses, treatment planning, and claims processing through actionable insights and advanced analytics.

Petri

Seed Round in 2019
Petri is a venture capital accelerator based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2019. It specializes in early-stage companies, particularly in the fields of biology and engineering. Petri focuses on investing in startups involved in biotechnology applications, food, healthcare, industrial chemicals, and new materials. The firm typically invests up to $0.25 million and acquires an 8.5% equity stake in exchange for participating in its program. This program operates in three-month sprints, culminating in a Demo Day presentation, which may occur after either three or nine months. Co-founded by leaders from notable Boston-based companies, Petri leverages a robust biotech ecosystem to support emerging founders from around the world.

Zilla Security

Venture Round in 2019
Zilla Security is an early-stage startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in security management through its software-as-a-service platform. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on enhancing the security of cloud applications by providing a comprehensive view of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). Its platform is designed to secure various components of an organization’s infrastructure, including networks, applications, operating systems, and physical assets. By offering tools for early diligence, Zilla Security enables businesses to safeguard customer data and manage user access effectively.

Higharc

Seed Round in 2019
Higharc, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a three-dimensional home design and customization platform tailored for new homebuyers and builders. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Higharc enables users to create personalized home plans that align with their specific needs and budget. The platform allows customers to visualize their designs in 3D on actual homesites, facilitating a more interactive and engaging experience in the home-building process.

Zapata Computing

Series A in 2019
Zapata Computing is a quantum software company that offers computing solutions for industrial and commercial use. It provides hardware-agnostic solutions for simulation, optimization, and machine learning applications in chemistry, finance, logistics, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and materials. Zapata Computing is a spun out of Harvard University launched by a group of Harvard scientists, including Alán Aspuru-Guzik. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GRO Biosciences

Seed Round in 2019
GRO Biosciences is leveraging breakthrough technologies from computational protein design and synthetic biology to develop best-in-class protein therapeutics with enhanced properties. The company has established multiple genomically recoded strains of bacteria that can incorporate non-standard amino acids into proteins to confer increased potency, stability, and targeted delivery. GRO Biosciences is applying its technology platform to develop improved protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders and autoimmunity. The company, co-founded by Dr. George Church, is located at the Harvard Life Lab, a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotechnology startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

RECLAIM

Seed Round in 2019
RECLAIM is a financial wellness app that relieves patients from financial stress so that they can focus on their wellbeing. It helps healthcare users understand their care pathway and what to expect ahead, save on their cost of care, and optimize their insurance selection to best mitigate their financial risk. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Zilla Security

Seed Round in 2019
Zilla Security is an early-stage startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in security management through its software-as-a-service platform. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on enhancing the security of cloud applications by providing a comprehensive view of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). Its platform is designed to secure various components of an organization’s infrastructure, including networks, applications, operating systems, and physical assets. By offering tools for early diligence, Zilla Security enables businesses to safeguard customer data and manage user access effectively.

Guardian Agriculture

Seed Round in 2019
Guardian Agriculture has developed an integrated eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) system for precision application, extending growers’ reach, reducing environmental impact, and minimizing product resistance. Offered as a service, the company’s autonomous, eVTOL, agricultural systems collect and act intelligently on data generated throughout the crop protection process. When deployed at scale the systems are capable of eliminating hundreds of millions of pounds of unnecessary pesticide use annually while helping farmers grow healthier, better-protected crops.

Guardian Agriculture

Venture Round in 2019
Guardian Agriculture designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology for agricultural applications. Founded in 2017 and based in Malden, Massachusetts, the company offers aerial crop protection and spray services, utilizing its UAVs to apply insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and liquid fertilizers. By leveraging advanced technology, Guardian Agriculture aims to enhance crop protection and improve agricultural efficiency.

Jellyfish

Seed Round in 2019
Jellyfish, Inc. specializes in developing an engineering management platform that enhances visibility and alignment between engineering teams and business objectives. The platform integrates with various tools to track tasks, analyze performance, and visualize resource allocation, thereby enabling leaders to make informed decisions based on data from product planning, issue tracking, and human resource systems. By providing insights into engineering operations, Jellyfish helps organizations improve productivity, strategic alignment, and overall efficiency in software delivery. Founded in 2007, the company is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.

Abridge

Seed Round in 2018
Abridge AI Inc. is a company that develops a voice recording mobile application aimed at enhancing understanding during medical conversations. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the application uses machine learning to record and summarize interactions between patients and healthcare providers, highlighting medical terms related to diagnoses, medications, and treatments. This functionality enables users to better follow their doctors' recommendations and manage their health information effectively. Abridge's mission is to empower individuals by providing clarity and context in their health discussions, whether they occur in a clinical setting or at home.

Kula Bio

Seed Round in 2018
Kula Bio specializes in sustainable, biological solutions for modern agriculture. It energizes nitrogen-fixing microbes to produce organic fertilizer. By rewiring the energy flow from the sun to soil, they are disrupting synthetic fertilizer to eliminate the division between affordable practices and stewardship of our land, sea, and air. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Zapata Computing

Seed Round in 2018
Zapata Computing is a quantum software company that offers computing solutions for industrial and commercial use. It provides hardware-agnostic solutions for simulation, optimization, and machine learning applications in chemistry, finance, logistics, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and materials. Zapata Computing is a spun out of Harvard University launched by a group of Harvard scientists, including Alán Aspuru-Guzik. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hometap

Series A in 2018
Hometap Equity Partners, LLC provides near-immediate access to funds to homeowners for the things they need and want without having to incur further debt through a home equity loan or second mortgage. The company provides home equity investments with no set credit score, no interest rates, and no monthly payments to change the face of homeownership and provide financial stability to homeowners. It also develops a data-driven home equity investment platform to extend its initiatives to educate homeowners. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Algorand

Seed Round in 2018
Algorand, Inc. operates a decentralized digital currency and transactions platform designed to address blockchain scalability challenges. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers various services, including Algorand Standard Asset and Atomic Transfers at Layer-1, as well as Algorand Smart Contracts. Its technology enables rapid and efficient user consensus, accommodating even the smallest transactions regardless of volume or user count.

GRO Biosciences

Seed Round in 2018
GRO Biosciences is leveraging breakthrough technologies from computational protein design and synthetic biology to develop best-in-class protein therapeutics with enhanced properties. The company has established multiple genomically recoded strains of bacteria that can incorporate non-standard amino acids into proteins to confer increased potency, stability, and targeted delivery. GRO Biosciences is applying its technology platform to develop improved protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders and autoimmunity. The company, co-founded by Dr. George Church, is located at the Harvard Life Lab, a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotechnology startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

RECLAIM

Seed Round in 2018
RECLAIM is a financial wellness app that relieves patients from financial stress so that they can focus on their wellbeing. It helps healthcare users understand their care pathway and what to expect ahead, save on their cost of care, and optimize their insurance selection to best mitigate their financial risk. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Asimov

Seed Round in 2017
Asimov, Inc. designs and develops genetically engineered therapeutics. It develops a genetic circuit’s platform for molecular manufacturing and therapeutic applications. The company develops machine-learning algorithms that bridge large-scale datasets with mechanistic models of biology. It manufactures protein biologics, viral vectors, cell, and gene therapy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Cake

Seed Round in 2017
Cake LLC is a Boston-based company that offers guidance, planning, and consulting services related to end-of-life preferences through its application. This platform allows users to create a secure online document detailing their instructions for various aspects of mortality, including healthcare, funerals, financial, and legal matters. Cake serves as a comprehensive resource, featuring over 1,400 articles and interactive planning tools designed to assist individuals in navigating the complexities of end-of-life decisions. With a monthly reach of over 1.5 million unique visitors, Cake collaborates with various organizations in the healthcare and financial sectors, providing essential support for users looking to curate their digital legacy and make meaningful choices regarding their mortality.

PathAI

Series A in 2017
PathAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence-based technology solutions for pathology laboratories. It develops a technology that assists pathologists in making rapid and accurate diagnoses for patients. The company also builds solutions to help identify patients that benefit from novel therapies, to make scalable personalized medicine a reality. PathAI, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in Austin, Texas.

Rekener Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Rekener is a customer data platform for B2B. We automatically create and maintain a 360 degree view of your customers using data from SFDC, Marketo, Hubspot and other sources. From there, we provide analytical applications that both (a) prioritize go-to-market resources on the right prospects and resources and (b) automate KPIs in order to constantly measure what’s working and what’s not working.

Tinyman

Seed Round in 2017
Tinyman is a decentralized trading protocol that utilizes the fast and secure framework of the Algorand blockchain, creating an open and safe marketplace for traders, liquidity providers, and developers.

Talla

Series A in 2017
Talla, Inc. is an AI and automation platform that specializes in transforming customer support operations for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, Talla enhances customer satisfaction and boosts the productivity of support representatives by automating support workflows. The platform allows users to self-serve accurate answers to their inquiries while continuously learning and improving through machine learning. Talla also integrates seamlessly with various tools used by support teams, differentiating itself from other providers in the market.

Soofa

Seed Round in 2017
Soofa is a female founded company, launched out of MIT and Harvard in 2014. We makes cities smart, social, and sustainable by responsibly introducing technology into the public right of way to improve the citizen experience, because we believe that technology can benefit everyone in any neighborhood. The Soofa Sign displays relevant content from the community, local advertisers, and national brands, connecting viewers to their neighborhood and city. In addition, Soofa Signs display real-time transit updates and local events calendars that are local and relevant to passerby. Soofa provides a platform for everyone in the community to have a voice and post to their Soofa Signs with Soofa Talk.

Edgewise Networks

Seed Round in 2017
Edgewise Networks is revolutionizing network security by proactively preventing application compromise and attack progression by network-borne threats. Edgewise provides Trusted Application Networking for the cloud and data center to protect where firewalls fail. They prevent progression of network-borne threats by allowing only trusted applications to communicate over approved network paths. Using machine learning, Edgewise recommends and prioritizes optimal policies to eliminate 98% of the network attack surface and protect the rest.

Jellyfish

Seed Round in 2016
Jellyfish, Inc. specializes in developing an engineering management platform that enhances visibility and alignment between engineering teams and business objectives. The platform integrates with various tools to track tasks, analyze performance, and visualize resource allocation, thereby enabling leaders to make informed decisions based on data from product planning, issue tracking, and human resource systems. By providing insights into engineering operations, Jellyfish helps organizations improve productivity, strategic alignment, and overall efficiency in software delivery. Founded in 2007, the company is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.

Kuebix, LLC

Series B in 2016
Founded by a logistics industry innovator, Kuebix offers a transportation management system (TMS) with Freight Intelligence that enables companies to capitalize on supply chain opportunities through visibility, control and the use of predictive analytics. Kuebix is democratizing the rating, booking and tracking of freight with its free TMS, Kuebix Free Shipper, which can be ready to use in minutes. Shippers looking for financial management, advanced analytics and other premium features can upgrade to Kuebix Business Pro and Kuebix Enterprise and then seamlessly add Premier Applications and Integrations as needed. Kuebix also offers unique Managed Service Programs to businesses looking to partially or fully outsource transportation management. For more information visit: www.kuebix.com.

Kuebix, LLC

Venture Round in 2016
Founded by a logistics industry innovator, Kuebix offers a transportation management system (TMS) with Freight Intelligence that enables companies to capitalize on supply chain opportunities through visibility, control and the use of predictive analytics. Kuebix is democratizing the rating, booking and tracking of freight with its free TMS, Kuebix Free Shipper, which can be ready to use in minutes. Shippers looking for financial management, advanced analytics and other premium features can upgrade to Kuebix Business Pro and Kuebix Enterprise and then seamlessly add Premier Applications and Integrations as needed. Kuebix also offers unique Managed Service Programs to businesses looking to partially or fully outsource transportation management. For more information visit: www.kuebix.com.

PillPack

Series C in 2016
PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that manages your medications. They fill, sort, and deliver all your medications in personalized packets based on when you need to take them. Their service helps you take the right meds at the right time, every time.

Desktop Metal

Series A in 2016
Desktop Metal, Inc. specializes in additive manufacturing solutions tailored for engineers, designers, and manufacturers across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and consumer products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company offers several products, such as the Production System for industrial manufacturing, the Shop System for machine and job shops, the Studio System for office environments, and Fiber, a desktop 3D printer. By focusing on the entire production process from prototyping to mass production, Desktop Metal aims to transform how metal parts are designed and manufactured. The company has secured significant equity funding from notable investors, which has helped build a team of experts in materials science, hardware and software engineering, and design.

Kite

Series A in 2016
Kite develops an artificial intelligence plugin to help developers to code faster. The company offers Kite, a plugin for IDE that uses machine learning to give developers useful code completions for Python. Its solutions include Kite for Atom, PyCharm, Sublime, Vim, and VS Code. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

PathAI

Seed Round in 2016
PathAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence-based technology solutions for pathology laboratories. It develops a technology that assists pathologists in making rapid and accurate diagnoses for patients. The company also builds solutions to help identify patients that benefit from novel therapies, to make scalable personalized medicine a reality. PathAI, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in Austin, Texas.

PathAI

Seed Round in 2016
PathAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence-based technology solutions for pathology laboratories. It develops a technology that assists pathologists in making rapid and accurate diagnoses for patients. The company also builds solutions to help identify patients that benefit from novel therapies, to make scalable personalized medicine a reality. PathAI, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in Austin, Texas.

PillPack

Series D in 2016
PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that manages your medications. They fill, sort, and deliver all your medications in personalized packets based on when you need to take them. Their service helps you take the right meds at the right time, every time.