Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1996, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva. The firm specializes in investing in high technology and life sciences, focusing on early-stage companies across various sectors including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and entertainment. Index Ventures partners with innovative entrepreneurs who aim to transform their industries and has supported the growth of notable companies such as Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell. The firm's investment strategy typically involves allocating between $2 million to $20 million to promising ventures, primarily in Europe and the United States.

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Liquido

Venture Round in 2023
Liquido provides an integrated mobile payment solution. The company offers an in-app experience with one-click creation, an integrated solution with the fast transmission, cross-border technical assistance, and local customer service in Latin America.

Weaviate

Series B in 2023
SeMI Technologies is the company behind the open-source vector search engine Weaviate. SeMI offers products in the form of SaaS and PaaS licenses for Weaviate to a wide variety of industries.

Covariant

Series C in 2023
Covariant is a developer of artificial intelligence for robotics. Covariant is building the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them.

Footprint

Seed Round in 2022
Footprint is an identity verification platform developer. Footprint enables companies to create a shared knowledge database of bad actors. In Footprint, they offer five lines of code, kyc, and personal identifiable information vaulting.

Atlantic Money

Seed Round in 2022
Atlantic Money is a money transfer provider that offers international transactions for a flat fixed fee of £3 or €3 at the current exchange rate. All the way up to £1m or €1m. Atlantic Money is a international player in payment services that offers the world's cheapest solution for money transfers in foreign currencies. Atlantic Money was established in 2020 in London, England.

Fonoa

Series B in 2022
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

incident.io

Series A in 2022
Developer of an incident response platform designed to create, manage, and resolve incidents directly in Slack. The company's platform allows announcing all incidents in a single channel, in a consistent format, and automatically, helping organizations to communicate better during outages.

Hebbia

Seed Round in 2022
Hebbia Inc. designs and develops AI productivity tools for knowledge workers. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Hollywood, California.

Bit Odd

Seed Round in 2022
Bit Odd specializes in creating handcrafted game toys and engaging online games, focusing on delivering unique and entertaining experiences. The company aims to evoke a sense of wonder and creativity through its diverse offerings, which include both physical game toys and interactive mobile games. By fostering an enjoyable gaming environment, Bit Odd allows players to connect and have fun with friends in a distinctive way. For inquiries, the company is accessible via telephone and email.

Birdie

Series B in 2022
Birdie Care Services Limited is a care technology company based in London, United Kingdom, that focuses on enhancing the health and wellbeing of elderly individuals. Established in 2017, Birdie offers a comprehensive platform designed to assist care professionals and families in monitoring the needs of older adults. By providing tailored preventive care solutions, Birdie aims to enable seniors to age confidently in their own homes, ensuring they receive the necessary support and attention.

Pave

Series C in 2022
Pave, Inc. operates an online platform that offers tools for real-time compensation transparency and personal funding solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company enables organizations to track, measure, and communicate total employee compensation effectively. Pave's services help eliminate the use of spreadsheets for compensation management, leveraging real-time integrations with human resources information systems, applicant tracking systems, and cap tables. By focusing on affordable credit and enhancing compensation decision-making processes, Pave aims to simplify financial management for both individuals and organizations.

Personio

Series E in 2022
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Strapi

Series B in 2022
Strapi Solutions SAS is the developer of Strapi, an open-source content management framework built on Node.js that enables developers to create and manage APIs efficiently. Founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, Strapi offers a headless CMS that separates the backend from the frontend, allowing developers to choose their preferred tools and frameworks for application development. The platform supports various use cases, including blogs, brand websites, and product catalogs, while providing a powerful dashboard for API management. Additionally, Strapi offers consulting and training services to assist customers in optimizing their use of the platform. With a focus on flexibility and ease of use, Strapi serves a global clientele, empowering developers to build robust back-end solutions with minimal effort.

Rohlik

Series D in 2022
Rohlik is an innovative grocery delivery startup that offers a 90-minute same-day delivery service. Since its inception, Rohlik has been growing and is on track to EUR 300 mil. revenues in 2020. Rohlík is an online supermarket that delivers food and service to allow its customers to eat and live better.

Grid.ai

Series B in 2022
Grid.ai, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a platform designed to facilitate the training of artificial intelligence models using cloud-based graphics processing units (GPUs) and tensor processing units (TPUs) directly from users' laptops. Founded in 2019, Grid offers several tools, including Grid Train for model training and research iteration, Grid View for infrastructure management, and Tensorboard for experiment analysis. The platform is tailored to assist machine learning engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers by simplifying the complexities of scalable AI research, allowing users to concentrate on their projects without the need for extensive infrastructure management. By enabling companies of all sizes to leverage advanced AI capabilities effortlessly, Grid.ai aims to enhance productivity and innovation in AI development.

Codat

Series C in 2022
Codat Limited is a technology company based in London, with an additional office in New York, that specializes in financial and accounting software integrations. Founded in 2016, Codat provides a platform that enables banks and fintech companies to seamlessly access real-time customer data from small businesses and their software systems. The platform supports various sectors, including banking, insurance, and e-commerce, allowing over 60 clients worldwide to enhance their services without the complexities of data integration. By building an ecosystem of connected datasets, Codat facilitates efficient access to critical financial information, enabling providers to concentrate on improving their offerings for small businesses.

Multiverse

Series D in 2022
Multiverse offers apprenticeship opportunities tailored for non-graduate individuals, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional university education. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company focuses on providing career-oriented apprenticeships that empower young people to take charge of their professional journeys. By facilitating access to high-quality training and resources, Multiverse aims to create a fulfilling career path for its participants, moving away from conventional corporate training methods. The company also incorporates digital tools to help apprentices build their profiles and engage in social networking, enhancing their learning experience and career prospects.

Motive

Series F in 2022
Motive, formerly known as KeepTruckin, Inc., is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in fleet management software and electronic logbook applications for mobile devices. Founded in 2013, Motive offers a comprehensive fleet management system designed for dispatchers, drivers, fleet managers, and owner-operators. Its solutions enable dispatchers and fleet managers to audit driver logs, track locations, and relay load information to drivers. The application allows drivers to send and record their driving logs, conduct vehicle inspections, and communicate with back-office personnel to enhance hours-of-service compliance and safeguard their CSA scores. Motive's electronic logging device (ELD) is recognized as one of the most user-friendly and affordable systems available. Trusted by over 400,000 drivers and 13,000 fleets, Motive aims to improve the efficiency and profitability of the trucking industry through innovative technology. The company has received backing from prominent investors, including Google Ventures and Index Ventures.

Alan

Series E in 2022
Alan is a digital health insurance platform that revolutionizes health insurance by focusing on user experience with an excellent price-quality ratio health plan. Alan started by creating a health insurance company for individuals and companies, that they can trust as a service and enjoy as an experience. Alan is the insurance company that makes healthcare simpler, smarter, and better. It is the first new independent insurance licensed in France since 1986 by the French Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR) and it has raised more than €35m with leading investors such as Index Ventures, CNP, Partech, and Portage since its creation in 2016.

Argent

Series B in 2022
Argent Labs Limited develops and operates digital wallet for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. It offers Argent application that helps users to trade in digital assets; and manage funds and interact within token economy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Taxfix

Series D in 2022
Taxfix GmbH is a Berlin-based company that specializes in developing a mobile software application designed for tax declaration and returns. Founded in 2016, the company aims to simplify the complex process of tax filing, making it accessible to a broader audience. Taxfix offers a digital tax assistant that helps taxpayers secure unclaimed tax refunds, along with a tax calculator for accurate computation. The application utilizes a smart, dynamic questionnaire and machine learning technology to automate user communication and address fiscal differences across various countries. Taxfix's services are available through a web browser, as well as iOS and Android apps. The company employs a diverse team of over 150 individuals, including tax advisors, lawyers, and developers, and is supported by notable investors.

Rooser

Series A in 2022
Rooser connects seafood buyers and suppliers across Europe, providing them with the tools they need to trade efficiently, negotiate prices, and process deliveries. Rooser is located in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Beam Impact, Inc.

Series A in 2022
Beam Impact, Inc. provides an application that allows user to donate part of everyday purchases to impact social issues. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

SESO

Series A in 2022
SESO Inc. operates an online agricultural labor recruitment platform that connects U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. This program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for temporary or seasonal labor. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in annual losses of $15 billion. SESO offers a comprehensive service package that includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers, as well as automating the H-2A visa process. Additionally, SESO provides workforce management software to assist employers in maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations. By facilitating access to a better quality workforce at a lower cost, SESO aims to create meaningful and safe employment opportunities for agricultural workers.

Newfront

Series D in 2022
Newfront Insurance Services, LLC is a modern online insurance brokerage based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Sacramento and Portland. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on simplifying the insurance process for businesses and individuals by leveraging technology and experienced brokers. Newfront offers a range of services, including property management insurance, cyber liability insurance, risk management, and claim processing. Its platform provides insights and recommendations to help clients navigate the complexities of insurance, manage leases and contracts, and handle renewals and claims efficiently. The company serves various industries, including agriculture, construction, financial services, hospitality, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing, non-profit, and real estate, aiming to streamline the insurance experience and eliminate the confusion often associated with traditional brokerage practices.

Montonio

Series A in 2022
Montonio Finance OÜ, founded in 2018 and based in Tallinn, Estonia, operates as a point-of-sale financing aggregator that leverages open banking to enhance credit efficiency and transparency. The company's platform simplifies the application process for hire purchase both online and in physical stores, helping merchants reduce lost sales and save time on service. Montonio's software integrates various payment methods and offers tools for refunds and shipping, allowing online merchants to streamline their operations and increase revenue through a unified dashboard. By focusing on creating a seamless experience for both merchants and customers, Montonio aims to improve the overall efficiency of credit intermediation services.

Xmov

Series C in 2022
Xmov is an AI company focusing on computer vision and computer graphics.

Remote

Series C in 2022
Remote Technology, Inc. provides a comprehensive human resource technology platform that specializes in payroll, benefits, compliance, and tax services for businesses with distributed employees and contractors. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company facilitates onboarding, automatic payments, and centralized document management, while also handling statutory payments, social and pension contributions, and income tax retention. By connecting candidates with remote job opportunities, Remote allows companies to focus on their workforce without the complexities of managing global payroll and regulatory compliance.

Sourceful

Series A in 2022
Sourceful operates a packaging design platform focused on creating sustainable packaging solutions. The platform features a verified supplier network that allows brands to streamline their packaging processes while ensuring eco-friendly choices. Additionally, Sourceful provides data-driven design advice and life-cycle sustainability metrics to help businesses understand the environmental impact of their packaging decisions. By manufacturing and customizing its packages, Sourceful enables brands to adopt more sustainable practices in their supply chains.

Capitolis

Series D in 2022
Capitolis is a technology provider addressing capital market constraints in equities and foreign exchange. It connects capital with collaborative solutions to clients all over the world. The company connects market participants and transforms the efficiency frontiers of their businesses. It partners with clients to address their challenges and creatively build new opportunities around under-utilized capital. Capitolis was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York.

Twelve Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Twelve Labs transforms video into machine-consumable form.

Linktree

Series B in 2022
Linktree is a social media startup company that offers a platform that enhances internet presence for influencers and e-commerce stores across social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. The platform allows big brands to individuals, celebrities to everyday content creators to build a microsite that houses their digital ecosystem, making it easier to connect with their audiences. It simplifies the internet economy for eCommerce and enables social media influencers, entrepreneurs, and businesses to share, sell, curate, and grow more. Linktree's notable users include Garnier, HBO, Shopify, Wix, YSL, and Zapier, and sports teams such as the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as Selena Gomez and Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2016 brothers Alex and Anthony Zaccaria and their business partner Nick Humphreys launched the company in Melbourne, Victoria.

Tactic

Seed Round in 2022
Stop wasting time gathering information, copy-and-pasting snippets, and making ad-hoc planning docs. Start making decisions with perfect information. QuantCopy enables every team to run 1000s of searches in one go, get digestible reports summarized from search results, on any data source inside and outside your company.

Typeform

Series C in 2022
Typeform S.L., founded in 2012 and based in Barcelona, Spain, offers a web-based platform designed to facilitate information collection and sharing in a conversational manner. The platform allows users to create engaging online forms, including surveys, polls, quizzes, and job applications, in multiple languages. Typeform serves a diverse clientele, including market researchers, recruiters, educators, and marketers, by providing tools that enhance user interaction and improve data collection. By prioritizing design and user experience, Typeform aims to transform the often mundane task of filling out forms into a more enjoyable and effective process. The company's mission is to make digital interactions more human, helping brands connect with their audiences in meaningful ways.

Workbounce

Seed Round in 2022
Workbounce organizes the resources, tools, and information required to close sales deals. The company allows a huge amount of content on complex products to be searched for the answers salespeople need to win deals. Workbounce does this by being platform-agnostic and connecting to tools like Google Drive, Slack, and Notion.

Xata.io

Series A in 2022
Xata offers a serverless database service that offers the power of a traditional database with the usability of a SaaS spreadsheet app.

Anrok

Series A in 2022
Anrok is the modern sales tax solution for the Internet era. Built specifically for SaaS businesses, Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation and remittance across your financial stack.

Savvy Wealth

Seed Round in 2022
Savvy Wealth is a technology-driven wealth management firm with an emphasis on building software for clients and advisors. The company acquires traditional wealth management firms and supercharging with software to make dramatically more efficient and support more clients without adding additional headcount. Savvy Wealth is headquartered in New York, New York and was founded in 2021.

Backbone

Series A in 2022
Backbone offers a mobile gaming controller that is cloud-gaming and remote-play compatible. It is a low-power, low-latency gaming device that works with the iPhone and does not require charging, allowing for responsive gaming anywhere. Backbone allows gamers to simply snap their phone into the Backbone One controller, launch the Backbone App, and begin playing mobile, console, or PC games from any location.

Temporal

Series B in 2022
Temporal Technologies Inc. develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that allows developers to build and operate resilient applications at scale. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company provides tools for creating scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. Its platform ensures the completion of workflows of varying sizes and complexities, offering features such as exponential activity retries and native saga pattern support for workflow compensation logic. Additionally, Temporal Technologies provides resources for development, debugging, testing processes, and monitoring, along with cloud services to enhance application reliability and performance.

Superconductive

Series B in 2022
Superconductive is the creator of Great Expectations, an open-source tool for data testing, documentation, and profiling. Great Expectations has a vibrant community where both core contributors and community members provide each other support through channels like Slack and Discuss. They offer paid consulting services to organizations that would benefit from closer collaboration with the core Great Expectations engineering team. It was created in 2017 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Starburst

Series D in 2022
Starburst Data is a data access and analytics company that develops an SQL query engine. It provides fast and interactive enterprise-ready distribution, consisting of additional tooling and configurations, enabling data analysts to run fast analytic queries against various data sources ranging in size from gigabytes to petabytes. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Starburst Data is a data access and analytics company developing an SQL-on-Anything analytics platform.

Neura Health

Seed Round in 2022
Neura Health is a venture-backed startup with a mission to improve access and quality of care for neurologic conditions. Our longer-term vision is to find cures by learning from the experience of every neurology patient. We were inspired to create Neura because of two key problems in neurology: access and quality. Access is sub-par because there are not enough neurologists in the country, so the average wait time is 35 days, with patients often having to travel hours to access the right specialist. Quality is sub-par because diagnoses are currently based on self-reported data with significant recency bias.

Productboard

Series D in 2022
ProductBoard, Inc. develops and operates Software-as-a-Service platform for product management. Its software platform enables product teams to understand what users need, prioritize what to build, share roadmaps, monitor progress towards launch, earn colleagues trust, and engage customer community. ProductBoard, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Oakland, California with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic.

Deepnote

Series A in 2022
Deepnote is a collaboration platform designed specifically for data scientists, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. The platform provides development software that facilitates real-time collaboration among users. Key features include versioning, code review, and the reusability of algorithms, which enhance the efficiency of data analysis projects. Additionally, Deepnote offers tools such as variables and plots, code intelligence, shortcuts, and a command palette, along with capabilities for creating dashboards or APIs. This combination of functionalities aims to streamline the workflow of data scientists and improve the overall quality of their work.

Ascend

Series A in 2022
Ascend is a modern, all-in-one payments solution purpose-built for insurance. We automate insurance payments end-to-end — from online customer payments including premium financing to the distribution of commissions and carrier payables. We help digital distributors sell more insurance by simplifying operations, reducing payment friction and delivering the modern checkout experience customers expect.

Vesta

Series A in 2022
Vesta Corporation specializes in electronic payment solutions, catering primarily to e-commerce and telecommunications industries globally. The company offers various merchant services, including vSafe for Small to Midsize Businesses, an effective payment and fraud protection solution for smaller digital goods merchants, and vSafe for Enterprise, which provides comprehensive payment management and fraud prevention for larger organizations. Additionally, Vesta's vGuaranteed service supports online retailers by minimizing fraud risk. The company also offers consumer lending solutions, such as DelayPay, which allows prepaid wireless customers to make installment payments for phone refills. Vesta emphasizes revenue growth for its partners by leveraging a real-time decisioning platform that utilizes data science and machine learning to evaluate the risk of online transactions. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Vesta operates globally with centers in the United States, Ireland, China, and an office in Singapore.

Cowboy

Series C in 2022
Cowboy SA is a Brussels-based company that designs and manufactures electric bicycles, focusing on a blend of elegant design, affordability, and advanced technology. Founded in 2017, Cowboy offers an application that enhances the riding experience with features such as a live dashboard, navigation, GPS tracking, and ride statistics. The company also provides a test ride service and bicycle insurance options, ensuring a comprehensive approach to e-bike ownership. Cowboy sells its products directly through its online platform, catering to a growing market of environmentally conscious consumers seeking innovative transportation solutions.

Sylvera

Series A in 2022
Sylvera is a company focused on enhancing carbon markets to address climate change. It develops machine learning-based tools that track the performance of carbon offset projects, providing remote monitoring at intervals of up to one week. These tools facilitate the integration of carbon offset data into both internal and external reporting systems. By offering detailed insights into the effectiveness of carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in minimizing reputational risks while enhancing transparency for their customers regarding carbon data.

Humu

Series C in 2022
Humu, Inc. is a human resource technology company that specializes in behavioral-change software aimed at enhancing workplace dynamics. Founded in 2017 and located in Mountain View, California, Humu's platform leverages scientific research and machine learning to foster positive behavioral changes among employees. The software enables organizations to recognize and credit employee contributions, measure key factors that influence employee satisfaction, and promote a culture of acknowledgment and support. By integrating these features, Humu helps improve productivity, retention, and overall job satisfaction, ultimately contributing to a more engaged and effective workforce.

Dream Games

Series C in 2022
Dream Games is a mobile gaming company based in Istanbul. Their objective is to combine technology and creativity to develop high-quality mobile games that will be played for years.

Cloaked

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of privacy software designed to create unlimited identities and privacy protection for online and travel. The company's platform gives users access to the online platforms they want without the need to give out their personal information like personal emails, phone numbers, and addresses and gives the users active control over how they participate in the digital environment, enabling users to eliminate the pressure to share personal info online and in-person.

Spendesk

Series C in 2022
Spendesk SAS is a spend management software company based in Paris, France, founded in 2016. It offers a range of financial solutions designed for small and medium-sized businesses, including Mastercard cards for offline expenses and single-use virtual cards for online payments. Spendesk provides a centralized dashboard that allows finance teams to gain real-time insights into spending, manage approvals, and automate receipt capture, thereby enabling decentralized operational spending while maintaining control and visibility. Additionally, the platform assists employees in managing expenses and invoices through both a website and mobile app. Spendesk's tools aim to streamline the expense management process, saving time for finance teams and enhancing the overall experience of employees when handling corporate spending.

DeepScribe

Series A in 2022
DeepScribe is bringing the joy of care back to medicine with its artificially intelligent medical scribe. Imagine a world where you visit your patients and come back to your desk to see the entire appointment accurately documented for you in your Electronic Health Record (EHR) System. No frustrating voice dictation services. No expensive human/virtual scribes. No having to remember what you prescribed. That is what they are trying to accomplish at DeepScribe. Learn more at deepscribe.tech

Ankorstore

Series C in 2022
Ankorstore SAS operates as a B2B marketplace to connect brands and designers with boutiques in Europe. It allows on-trend brands to grow their sales to local businesses; and retailers to sell products that are not usually be found on major e-commerce sites or in the large retail chains. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Paris, France.

SphereEx

Seed Round in 2022
SphereEx builds new distributed data infrastructures, by being fully committed to the open source community, the platform concept, and cutting-edge Big Data technological innovation. Our R&D efforts led to the success of ShardingSphere, a "platform, pluggable, cloud-native" distributed middleware solution ideal for large-scale data and data value-added applications. Our pioneering "Database Plus" and "Database Mesh" concepts are designed to unlock innovative data usage concepts, improve enterprise data applications, and easily respond to complex data scenarios. Following over 5 years of development, the ShardingSphere project has gained more than 13 thousand GitStars on GitHub, involving over 200 contributors, becoming one of the most popular open source projects. In April 2020, ShardingSphere successfully graduated from the Apache Incubator, and became an Apache Software Foundation Top-Level Project. More recently, ShardingSphere has also been recognized as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Panorama project. To date, ShardingSphere has already been used in more than 160 enterprise and production environments covering the financial, logistics, O2O, internet & cloud computing fields, to help achieve enterprise digital transformation.

Rec Room

Venture Round in 2021
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

Quantive

Series C in 2021
Quantive develops a sophisticated software platform designed to assist organizations in managing objectives and key results (OKRs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Sofia, the company helps businesses align their strategies with execution by integrating seamlessly with existing information technology systems, such as customer relationship management and marketing automation tools. The platform enables users to set, manage, and measure goals effectively, providing real-time tracking of progress through over 150 pre-built data connectors. Additionally, Quantive’s software enhances employee engagement by fostering goal alignment and facilitating meaningful conversations. By offering robust data management and analytics capabilities, the platform supports performance management and strategic decision-making, ultimately driving revenue growth and organizational alignment.

Cockroach Labs

Series F in 2021
Cockroach Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of open-source database software, notably CockroachDB, a cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for modern application development. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company provides a robust solution that combines the functionality of SQL with the horizontal scalability typical of NoSQL systems. CockroachDB is engineered to support strongly-consistent ACID transactions and offers an SQL API for data management. Its architecture ensures minimal latency disruption and resilience against failures across various levels, including disk, machine, rack, and datacenter. Serving a diverse clientele from startups to Fortune 500 companies, Cockroach Labs enables organizations across multiple industries, including banking, retail, and media, to build applications that can scale efficiently and maintain operational continuity.

topi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
topi offers a B2B subscription platform that allows retailers and manufacturers to rent out their equipment to other businesses. topi is creating the tech infrastructure that will allow any retailer or manufacturer to offer Hardware-as-a-Service to business customers. topi ensures that not only access and refinancing but also insurance and hardware management can be conveniently managed with a few clicks. The Berlin-based Fintech company was founded in 2021 by Charlotte Pallua and Estelle Merle and has raised close to USD 50m to date.

Dazz

Series A in 2021
Dazz is a cloud security repair service that takes a unique approach to cybersecurity.

Fireblocks

Series E in 2021
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in blockchain-based security solutions for managing digital assets. Founded in 2018, it offers a platform that safeguards the transmission of digital assets among exchanges, counter brokers, hot wallets, and cold storage. The company primarily serves financial institutions, providing a secure method for moving funds efficiently and safely. In addition to its headquarters in New York, Fireblocks has a presence in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Pepper

Series A in 2021
Pepper is a digital platform based in New York that streamlines the food supply chain for suppliers and restaurants. It facilitates order placement, real-time communication with suppliers, and invoice tracking, thereby enhancing collaboration between restaurants and their suppliers. The platform enables restaurant operators to manage multiple supplier relationships effectively, resolve order and delivery issues promptly, and gain insights into business performance. Additionally, it allows for the promotion of items or brands to specific customers, simplifying the purchasing process for both restaurants and consumers. By providing these services, Pepper aims to help restaurants and suppliers create more resilient businesses in an ever-evolving food industry.

Motorway

Series C in 2021
Motorway is an online marketplace that connects used car sellers to buyers. By removing the traditional barriers between car sellers and the trade, Motorway makes used car transactions faster, easier, and more cost-efficient. It provides a price comparison website that allows customers to compare instant offers from online car buyers and dealers, select their best offer, and sell fast. The platform also provides a fast and efficient way for car buying firms to buy the best-used car stock without hiring middlemen. Motorway was founded in 2017 and is based in London, UK. The company is backed by Marchmont Ventures and LocalGlobe.

Fonoa

Series A in 2021
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

Expel

Series E in 2021
Expel, Inc. is a managed security software company that specializes in providing SOC-as-a-service, which includes security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel leverages existing security signals from its customers to enhance the value of their current security investments. By connecting to customer technology remotely via APIs rather than agents, Expel can initiate monitoring within hours, allowing internal teams to concentrate on their unique security priorities. The company aims to streamline and improve the security operations of organizations, enabling them to respond effectively to emerging threats.

Stytch

Series B in 2021
Stytch is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2020. It specializes in passwordless authentication solutions designed to enhance both security and user experience for modern applications. Stytch offers a developer platform that enables teams to implement various authentication methods, including one-time passcodes, magic links, and PINs. These features support seamless user onboarding and engagement while prioritizing security. By streamlining the authentication process, Stytch aims to help businesses create user experiences that are both secure and enjoyable.

Dagster Labs

Series A in 2021
Dagster Labs develops an open-source Python library known as Dagster, which serves as a data orchestration platform for building modern data applications. The platform facilitates collaboration among infrastructure engineers, data engineers, and data scientists, enabling them to efficiently process and produce trusted data. Dagster offers a user-friendly programming model for constructing data pipelines and workflows, designed to integrate smoothly with existing tools and systems. Its incrementally-adoptable architecture allows clients to leverage their current infrastructure while enhancing their data management capabilities.

Monograph

Series B in 2021
Monograph Inc. develops project management software for architects and engineers. The company through its platform enables firms to manage both teams and project planning and it builds a database of employee records, captures employee utilization, and billable hours. Its software is used to manage the firm's projects, timesheets, and forecasts. Monograph Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Collibra

Series G in 2021
Collibra is the Data Intelligence company. We accelerate trusted business outcomes by connecting the right data, insights, and algorithms to all Data Citizens. The company's platform breaks down traditional data silos and opens up organizational data, provides trustworthy business intelligence, enabling users to find the data they need, collaborate on it, and easily understand its meaning.

Aurora

Post in 2021
Aurora Innovation, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing software and hardware solutions for self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company also has offices in the Bay Area, Bozeman, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Aurora's primary product, the Aurora Driver, aims to transform transportation by integrating with automakers, logistics services, mobility services, and fleet management providers. The company's mission is to enhance the movement of people and goods through advanced engineering and machine learning, addressing significant challenges in the transportation sector.

ClickHouse

Series B in 2021
ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented OLAP database management system that allows users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.

Abacus.AI

Series C in 2021
Abacus.AI is an AI research company that is focused on the hard problems that enterprises have. It allows organizations to plug and play deep learning systems into their existing customer experiences and business processes. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Double

Series A in 2021
Double is your own business assistant available on-demand.

Superplastic

Series A in 2021
Superplastic, Inc. is a character-based product and entertainment company founded in 2017 and based in Burlington, Vermont. The company specializes in manufacturing and marketing limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation, featuring unique characters created in collaboration with renowned artists. Superplastic leverages the principles of effort and scarcity to enhance the value of its offerings, creating exclusive works of art for a select audience. The company also operates a platform that engages customers through various media, including animated videos and music, enabling interactions with its synthetic superstars in innovative ways. Products are primarily sold online, reflecting a modern approach to retail and entertainment.

Resistant AI

Series A in 2021
Resistant AI protects the machine learning system from adversarial manipulation and advanced fraud. We believe that responsible and systematic adoption of machine learning techniques can profoundly improve our lives. Our mission is to accompany our customers on this way and to ensure that the risks related to machine learning and AI adoption are responsibly detected, managed and resolved.

Crossing Minds

Series A in 2021
Crossing Minds applies next-generation artificial intelligence to enrich the human experience. Using predictive models and cultural taste correlations, Crossing Minds builds products and services that appreciate and adapt to every individual. Crossing Minds' first product, Hai, is a platform of cultural discovery. It generates custom, personalized recommendations in categories ranging from music, books, movies, tv shows, podcasts, and videos games - with further channels in development such as restaurants, travel activities, alcohol and more. Hai was designed to feel like a game: intuitive and playful. As users rate and archive items for their library, or add third-party accounts to improve their profile. It also opens more mediums of discovery and introduces advanced features like chat and voice interaction. In understanding the full spectrum of a user’s taste, Hai’s suggestions speak to the heart of a person’s preferences, and can adapt to mood and situation. Founded in 2016, Crossing Minds is headquartered at San Francisco, California.

Wiz

Series C in 2021
Wiz, Inc. is a cloud security company that designs and develops a comprehensive platform to help enterprises secure their cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wiz provides organizations with real-time visibility into their cloud environments. The platform enables businesses to assess risks, identify vulnerabilities, manage identities and privileges, and detect misconfigurations across various cloud services, containers, and workloads. By offering insights without the need for agents or sidecars, Wiz empowers enterprises to effectively manage their security posture and protect sensitive information.

Swile

Series D in 2021
Swile is a provider of digital solutions for employee rewards and benefits through a custom card and app. Swile is reinventing the corporate lunchtime experience with group ordering, couponing, and payment app. Swile is a new actor in the restaurant title.Their mission is simple: to make the lunch break a pleasant, simple and effective moment. Their offer is based on a meal voucher card to pay for lunch throughout France and an app that allows you to manage your card and have lunch as a team by getting discounts.They believe that the restaurant title should not be limited to just paying for a business lunch. It is especially an opportunity of conviviality and cohesion between colleagues! Created at the end of 2016 by Loïc Soubeyrand (founder of Teads, repurchased € 285m by Altice), Lunchr is supported by the Daphni fund with a first round of € 2.5m, and a second of € 11m in May 2018 (Idinvest fund). What gives us means up to their ambition: to become the leading service of the lunch break in Europe. To support their rapid growth, Lunchr onboard 40 new passionate and talented employees to join their great adventure this year.

Personio

Series E in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

BrightHire

Series B in 2021
BrightHire is a stealth seed-funded startup with a mission to transform how every company in the world hires. We use speech recognition and NLP to make the hiring process vastly more efficient, effective and fair for companies and candidates. The founders combine 20+ years experience building and selling HR tech products and scaling high growth startups, and we’re backed by the investors behind Instacart, Hashicorp, MongoDB, DataDog, DoorDash, Casper and other breakout companies.

Tekion

Series D in 2021
Tekion Corp. specializes in developing cloud-based applications for the automotive retail industry, offering a comprehensive platform known as Automotive Retail Cloud. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, the company utilizes advanced technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning to enhance the vehicle sales process. Tekion's platform connects various aspects of automotive dealerships, facilitating digital sales management, personalized customer engagement, and compliance management. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, Tekion empowers dealers to improve sales, reduce costs, and foster customer loyalty. The company focuses on continuous innovation to address challenges within the automotive retail sector, aiming to enhance efficiency and revenue for its clients.

incident.io

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an incident response platform designed to create, manage, and resolve incidents directly in Slack. The company's platform allows announcing all incidents in a single channel, in a consistent format, and automatically, helping organizations to communicate better during outages.

Built Technologies

Series D in 2021
Built Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management software designed to enhance risk management, productivity, and customer experience in the construction lending sector. The platform offers features such as file management, custom draw workflows, and integration capabilities, allowing lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors to collaborate effectively. By digitizing the draw management process, Built reduces construction loan risks, increases loan profitability, and simplifies compliance for a diverse range of clients, including small, regional, and national lenders across the United States. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company was previously known as DataFi, LLC before rebranding in 2015.

Cocoon

Series A in 2021
Cocoon is a platform that provides employee leave benefits from compliance to payroll.

Multiverse

Series C in 2021
Multiverse offers apprenticeship opportunities tailored for non-graduate individuals, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional university education. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company focuses on providing career-oriented apprenticeships that empower young people to take charge of their professional journeys. By facilitating access to high-quality training and resources, Multiverse aims to create a fulfilling career path for its participants, moving away from conventional corporate training methods. The company also incorporates digital tools to help apprentices build their profiles and engage in social networking, enhancing their learning experience and career prospects.