XSeed Capital

XSeed Capital, founded in 2006 and based in Portola Valley, specializes in early-stage investments in technology companies throughout the United States. With $110 million under management, the firm focuses on seed-stage investments, providing ongoing support to its portfolio companies through multiple funding rounds. XSeed Capital emphasizes the importance of innovation and differentiation in creating customer value, actively assisting entrepreneurs in building their businesses. The firm is dedicated to helping companies achieve risk-reduction milestones and reach critical value inflection points efficiently.

Alan Chiu

Partner

Damon Cronkey

Partner

Jonathan Feiber

Special Advisor

Robert Siegel

Partner

Jeffrey L. Thermond

Venture Partner

82 past transactions

Lilt

Series C in 2022
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Esports One

Venture Round in 2020
Esports One, Inc. is a Santa Monica-based company that operates an esports information platform designed for players, fans, streamers, teams, and event broadcasters. Established in 2012, it focuses on providing real-time data and analytics, leveraging advanced computer vision and machine learning technology. The platform captures and analyzes thousands of data points, creating one of the most comprehensive databases of League of Legends esports statistics, dating back to the first professional game in 2011. In 2020, Esports One expanded its offerings with Esports One Fantasy, an all-in-one fantasy platform tailored for esports, allowing users to research teams and players, set lineups, and compete with friends. This innovative approach aims to enhance fan engagement and interaction within the esports community.

Narrative

Series A in 2020
Narrative I/O, Inc., develops software platform. The company offers data streaming, data acquisition, data monetization. Furthermore, Narrative I/O, Inc., also provides solutions by competitive intelligence, customer data enrichment, identity resolution, business intelligence, marketing, data engineering, data science, product management, sales and legal & compliances. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Lilt

Series B in 2020
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

unitQ

Series A in 2020
unitQ provides real-time solutions that enable product and engineering teams to monitor and enhance product quality across various platforms, languages, and regions. Headquartered in the United States, the company focuses on delivering insights that help businesses address quality issues promptly and effectively.

Peerwell

Series A in 2019
PeerWell, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that focuses on improving the health of individuals preparing for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The company has developed a PreHab application designed to assist users in optimizing their physical and mental readiness prior to surgery. This application provides evidence-based medical content, organizational tools, and a platform for users to connect with supportive peers. PeerWell collaborates with various stakeholders in the healthcare industry, including Workers' Compensation, Health Plans, and Managed Care Organizations, to effectively address pain and mobility issues at scale.

Narrative

Seed Round in 2019
Narrative I/O, Inc., develops software platform. The company offers data streaming, data acquisition, data monetization. Furthermore, Narrative I/O, Inc., also provides solutions by competitive intelligence, customer data enrichment, identity resolution, business intelligence, marketing, data engineering, data science, product management, sales and legal & compliances. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Avochato

Series A in 2018
Avochato Inc. develops text messaging software aimed at enhancing customer relationship management. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform that allows business teams to communicate effectively with customers throughout the entire customer journey, from lead capture to post-sale support. Avochato's product features a live inbox for managing all customer communications, personalized text broadcasting, a chat widget, and the ability to text-enable office phone numbers. Additionally, it supports multimedia messaging and automated survey generation, making it suitable for sales, support, and operations teams within an organization. The software is designed to improve customer retention, streamline operations, and boost sales through intelligent text messaging.

Lilt

Series A in 2018
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Enya.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Founded by a Stanford team, Enya.ai offers the only secure computation platform optimized for edge devices such as mobile phones, drones, cars, and IoT sensors. With the rise of data privacy concerns and the increasing cost of complying with privacy regulations, companies are looking for solutions that help them reduce their data liability.

LUUM

Seed Round in 2018
At Foxeye Robotics, we are pioneering the use of robotics, artificial intelligence and machine vision to create an entirely new category in the gigantic and lucrative beauty industry.

Esports One

Seed Round in 2018
Esports One, Inc. is a Santa Monica-based company that operates an esports information platform designed for players, fans, streamers, teams, and event broadcasters. Established in 2012, it focuses on providing real-time data and analytics, leveraging advanced computer vision and machine learning technology. The platform captures and analyzes thousands of data points, creating one of the most comprehensive databases of League of Legends esports statistics, dating back to the first professional game in 2011. In 2020, Esports One expanded its offerings with Esports One Fantasy, an all-in-one fantasy platform tailored for esports, allowing users to research teams and players, set lineups, and compete with friends. This innovative approach aims to enhance fan engagement and interaction within the esports community.

Sparta Software Corporation

Seed Round in 2017
Sparta Software Corporation, operating as Sparta Science, specializes in personalized predictive analytics software aimed at enhancing physical performance and reducing injury risk for athletes, military personnel, and patients. The core offering is The Sparta System, which features The Sparta Scan—a rapid assessment tool that evaluates movement, balance, and stability to create a unique Movement Signature for each user. This scan allows for real-time comparisons against a comprehensive database to identify strengths and vulnerabilities, leading to the automatic generation of tailored training plans. Sparta's technology is employed across various sectors, including military, healthcare, sports, and fitness, to improve resilience, expedite recovery, and optimize overall performance. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company also maintains a facility in Alexandria, Australia.

AtScale

Series C in 2017
AtScale is an intelligent data virtualization company that focuses on enhancing business intelligence for big data through its advanced platform. The company provides a secured and governed workspace that allows enterprises to perform analytics at scale without requiring additional data movement. Its technology utilizes machine learning to enable efficient querying and modeling of data, ensuring that businesses maintain performance and control across their data clusters. Notable global enterprises such as JPMorgan Chase, Toyota, and Wells Fargo utilize AtScale to optimize their data architecture and engineering modernization efforts for advanced analytics. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and Boston, AtScale is led by experienced professionals from major tech companies, demonstrating a strong foundation in data management.

Citrine Informatics

Series A in 2017
Citrine Informatics is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It features a software platform that ingests and analyzes vast quantities of technical data on materials, chemicals, and devices to streamline R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for any organization that produces a physical product. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Gixo

Series A in 2017
Gixo offers highly motivational, professional coaches teaching live classes to people of all fitness levels in all locations, making exercise more accessible in people’s busy lives. Gixo launches with more than 150 live classes per week — ranging in length from 15 to 40 minutes — so we can offer a class for every schedule and every fitness level.

Narrative

Seed Round in 2017
Narrative I/O, Inc., develops software platform. The company offers data streaming, data acquisition, data monetization. Furthermore, Narrative I/O, Inc., also provides solutions by competitive intelligence, customer data enrichment, identity resolution, business intelligence, marketing, data engineering, data science, product management, sales and legal & compliances. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

StatX

Seed Round in 2017
StatX Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing a mobile application designed to facilitate the sharing of status updates among colleagues and friends. The StatX App provides a user-friendly interface for accessing critical metrics and updates, allowing users to receive push notifications related to sales, financial data, marketing, and other essential information from various integrations such as QuickBooks Online, Salesforce, MailChimp, and Google Sheets. The application also features a REST API, enabling developers to programmatically send notifications and connect their applications to StatX for streamlined communication and collaboration. Founded in 2015, StatX offers solutions for accounting, application dashboards, and team collaboration, and it operates as a subsidiary of TapClicks, Inc. as of May 2019.

LUUM

Seed Round in 2017
At Foxeye Robotics, we are pioneering the use of robotics, artificial intelligence and machine vision to create an entirely new category in the gigantic and lucrative beauty industry.

Eloquent Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Eloquent Labs Inc. develops conversational artificial intelligence technology designed for e-commerce platforms, offering solutions to enhance customer support. Founded in 2016 and based in Redwood City, California, the company provides an AI representative named Elle, which autonomously answers customer inquiries regarding orders and handles routine tasks without burdening human support teams. Drawing on expertise from the Stanford Natural Language Processing group, Eloquent Labs’ AI can engage in natural conversations with customers while effectively recognizing when to escalate more complex issues to human agents. The software also has the capability to learn from documents, integrate with existing systems, and perform customized tasks, ultimately aiming to improve customer loyalty, employee satisfaction, and operational efficiency. As of May 2019, Eloquent Labs operates as a subsidiary of Square, Inc.

FINDMINE

Venture Round in 2017
FINDMINE specializes in using machine learning to automate manual and tedious tasks in the retail industry. It provides 3-10% total revenue lift and helping brands scale their unique POV. FINDMINE's Complete the Look product shows shoppers how to use each product across e-commerce, email, marketing channels, and in-store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York.

Peerwell

Seed Round in 2016
PeerWell, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that focuses on improving the health of individuals preparing for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The company has developed a PreHab application designed to assist users in optimizing their physical and mental readiness prior to surgery. This application provides evidence-based medical content, organizational tools, and a platform for users to connect with supportive peers. PeerWell collaborates with various stakeholders in the healthcare industry, including Workers' Compensation, Health Plans, and Managed Care Organizations, to effectively address pain and mobility issues at scale.

Lilt

Seed Round in 2016
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

LifeSignals

Series C in 2016
Connect Life to the Cloud with proven expertise in semiconductor, wireless and biosensor design and mobile applications. LifeSignal's mission is to help healthcare companies develop and commercialize cost-effective clinical grade remote monitoring wearables using our innovative wireless and biometric technologies and integration expertise.

Disco

Seed Round in 2016
Disco is an HR recognition tool that offers products to recognize, reward, promote, socialize, and analyze a company culture. The tool helps the team recognize one another's contributions, big and small, and quantifies that feedback to keep culture on track. Through recognition, employees adapt company values while strengthening peer relationships, measure the pulse of the company with culture surveys in Slack, reward employees that go above-and-beyond, and publicize company values to every employee through fun and habit-forming social experiences. The San Francisco, California-based company was founded by Jeremy Vandehey, Joseph Estrada, and Justin Vandehey in 2014.

Avochato

Seed Round in 2016
Avochato Inc. develops text messaging software aimed at enhancing customer relationship management. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform that allows business teams to communicate effectively with customers throughout the entire customer journey, from lead capture to post-sale support. Avochato's product features a live inbox for managing all customer communications, personalized text broadcasting, a chat widget, and the ability to text-enable office phone numbers. Additionally, it supports multimedia messaging and automated survey generation, making it suitable for sales, support, and operations teams within an organization. The software is designed to improve customer retention, streamline operations, and boost sales through intelligent text messaging.

AtScale

Series B in 2016
AtScale is an intelligent data virtualization company that focuses on enhancing business intelligence for big data through its advanced platform. The company provides a secured and governed workspace that allows enterprises to perform analytics at scale without requiring additional data movement. Its technology utilizes machine learning to enable efficient querying and modeling of data, ensuring that businesses maintain performance and control across their data clusters. Notable global enterprises such as JPMorgan Chase, Toyota, and Wells Fargo utilize AtScale to optimize their data architecture and engineering modernization efforts for advanced analytics. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and Boston, AtScale is led by experienced professionals from major tech companies, demonstrating a strong foundation in data management.

zooz

Series C in 2016
Zooz is a technology company that provides a payments platform designed to help merchants maximize their payments performance. The company was established in 2010. In July 2018, Zooz was acquired by PayU.

Migo

Seed Round in 2016
Migo operates a digital Credit-as-a-Service platform designed for banks, mobile operators, retailers, and payment processors, primarily in emerging markets. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a suite of tools, including APIs, frameworks, and consumer insights, enabling partners to develop innovative credit services. Migo's platform enhances traditional banking and payment card systems, allowing enterprises to extend credit to their customers effectively. Additionally, Migo offers an in-memory analytics service that processes large volumes of mobile data, helping mobile operators monetize their data and assisting financial institutions in reaching more clients. Its services include credit scoring based on mobile behavior, fraud detection, customer identity verification, and risk analysis, all aimed at improving financial access and security for consumers.

Fearless

Seed Round in 2015
Fearless is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in developing virtual reality applications designed to help individuals confront and overcome their fears. By leveraging innovative technology, Fearless VR aims to create immersive experiences that facilitate personal growth and emotional resilience. Additionally, Fearless Ventures operates as a venture capital firm dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in their quest to become conscious leaders. Founded by experienced professionals in the venture capital and coaching sectors, the firm emphasizes the importance of creating businesses that benefit all stakeholders, promoting a mission centered on spreading positivity and purpose in the entrepreneurial landscape.

Cape

Venture Round in 2015
Cape Productions, Inc. specializes in aerial videography using drone technology, primarily focusing on skiing and snowboarding. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in the United States, the company offers a platform called Cape Aerial Telepresence™, which enables real-time control of drones from anywhere in the world. This innovative approach simplifies the operation of commercial drones by eliminating the need for onsite technical expertise, thus making the technology more accessible. By prioritizing telepresence, Cape provides a user-friendly and cost-effective solution for capturing aerial footage, enhancing the capabilities of drone users in various industries.

SimplyCredit

Seed Round in 2015
SimplyCredit Inc. is a financial services company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing simple interest credit for paying department store and credit card bills. Established in 2015, the company assesses a customer's creditworthiness and the underwriting policies of its financial partners to determine a new line of credit, including the annual percentage rate and credit limit. SimplyCredit aims to create fair and transparent lending products through an online platform, with a commitment to improving the consumer lending experience. By leveraging advanced technologies, the company focuses on delivering innovative credit solutions while ensuring that customers receive the value and service they deserve.

Slyce

Angel Round in 2015
Slyce is a platform that specializes in marketing automation, analytics, and visual search technology for brands and retailers. Founded in 2012, Slyce offers tools that enable brands to manage digital content for brand ambassadors more effectively, moving away from traditional methods like emails and spreadsheets. Its capabilities extend to content management, workflow optimization, and analytics, allowing brands to leverage ambassador-generated content and streamline social media posts. Additionally, Slyce's visual recognition technology facilitates the identification of objects through images, videos, and audio, alongside features such as QR code and barcode scanning. This technology empowers retailers and brands to enhance customer engagement and maximize returns by enabling shoppers to make purchases at the moment of inspiration. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Slyce aims to deliver comprehensive solutions that improve marketing efficiency and customer targeting.

DropThought

Convertible Note in 2015
DropThought, Inc. is a software company that specializes in feedback management and analysis, enabling businesses to engage with customers and employees in real-time. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Clara, California, DropThought offers an Instant Feedback Platform that allows companies to gather, respond to, and analyze feedback through various channels, including a mobile app, embedded API integrations, and on-site tablet devices. Its services include a robust Analytics Dashboard and a mobile application for managers, which provide instant notifications and insights, facilitating immediate responses to feedback. Additionally, the platform features text analytics capabilities that track customer experience metrics over time, helping businesses identify improvement opportunities. DropThought also supports social media marketing by allowing companies to promote positive customer feedback online.

AtScale

Series A in 2015
AtScale is an intelligent data virtualization company that focuses on enhancing business intelligence for big data through its advanced platform. The company provides a secured and governed workspace that allows enterprises to perform analytics at scale without requiring additional data movement. Its technology utilizes machine learning to enable efficient querying and modeling of data, ensuring that businesses maintain performance and control across their data clusters. Notable global enterprises such as JPMorgan Chase, Toyota, and Wells Fargo utilize AtScale to optimize their data architecture and engineering modernization efforts for advanced analytics. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and Boston, AtScale is led by experienced professionals from major tech companies, demonstrating a strong foundation in data management.

Caller Zen

Seed Round in 2015
Caller Zen, Inc., founded in 2015 by Alex De Simone, is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in customer support software. The company offers a mobile application that provides SMS support communications technology, enabling businesses to manage support requests efficiently through text messages. This approach helps improve customer satisfaction while reducing operational costs. Caller Zen integrates with popular platforms such as Microsoft, Slack, and Salesforce, allowing for seamless communication and support management. When a customer calls, they receive a customized greeting followed by a text message from the user's registered number, enhancing the overall service experience.

Lilt

Debt Financing in 2015
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

The League

Seed Round in 2015
The League App, Inc. develops and provides The League, a dating application for users in the United States. Its application is available for download on iOS devices. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Chatous

Seed Round in 2014
Chatous, Inc. is an online chat platform that facilitates social discovery through conversation. Established in 2012 by three Stanford Computer Science students, the service employs big data algorithms to enhance user interactions and predict compatibility among users. As individuals engage in conversations, the platform continuously learns from these interactions, refining its algorithm to improve user experience. Based in the United States, Chatous aims to create meaningful connections by leveraging a data-driven approach to social networking.

LifeSignals

Series B in 2014
Connect Life to the Cloud with proven expertise in semiconductor, wireless and biosensor design and mobile applications. LifeSignal's mission is to help healthcare companies develop and commercialize cost-effective clinical grade remote monitoring wearables using our innovative wireless and biometric technologies and integration expertise.

Zipline Medical

Series C in 2014
Zipline Medical, Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of non-invasive skin closure solutions, specifically through its patented Zip Surgical Skin Closure product. This innovative technology addresses the need for rapid, easy-to-use skin closure in various medical fields, including electrophysiology, cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology, emergency medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. The company's PRELOC™ technology platform is designed to provide uniform closure forces while reducing tension that can lead to scarring, aiming to combine the efficiency of staples with the aesthetic benefits of sutures. Founded in 2009 and based in Campbell, California, Zipline Medical operates as a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, leveraging its location in Silicon Valley to draw on expertise in medical device research and development. The company's focus on enhancing surgical procedures through improved skin closure techniques positions it as a valuable player in the medical device industry.

Citrine Informatics

Seed Round in 2014
Citrine Informatics is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It features a software platform that ingests and analyzes vast quantities of technical data on materials, chemicals, and devices to streamline R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for any organization that produces a physical product. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

zooz

Series B in 2014
Zooz is a technology company that provides a payments platform designed to help merchants maximize their payments performance. The company was established in 2010. In July 2018, Zooz was acquired by PayU.

GeneWEAVE

Series B in 2014
GeneWeave Biosciences is advancing clinical microbiology with diagnostic solutions that will enable hospitals and physicians around the world to prevent drug-resistant infections, improve antibiotic stewardship and quickly determine the optimal antibiotic therapy for critical bacterial infections. The company’s innovative and proprietary Smarticles™ technology harnesses the power of biology to enable homogeneous assays that rapidly measure bacterial drug resistance without the need for enrichment, culture, or sample preparation.

CirroSecure

Seed Round in 2014
CirroSecure is a cloud data security platform that gives enterprises 360° visibility and protection into their cloud assets with zero IT disruption. The company's multi-dimensional compliance and exposure risk analysis help enterprises precisely identify the sources of risk and perform automated to the manual root cause non-disruptive data protection.

Migo

Seed Round in 2014
Migo operates a digital Credit-as-a-Service platform designed for banks, mobile operators, retailers, and payment processors, primarily in emerging markets. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a suite of tools, including APIs, frameworks, and consumer insights, enabling partners to develop innovative credit services. Migo's platform enhances traditional banking and payment card systems, allowing enterprises to extend credit to their customers effectively. Additionally, Migo offers an in-memory analytics service that processes large volumes of mobile data, helping mobile operators monetize their data and assisting financial institutions in reaching more clients. Its services include credit scoring based on mobile behavior, fraud detection, customer identity verification, and risk analysis, all aimed at improving financial access and security for consumers.

Zipline Medical

Series C in 2014
Zipline Medical, Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of non-invasive skin closure solutions, specifically through its patented Zip Surgical Skin Closure product. This innovative technology addresses the need for rapid, easy-to-use skin closure in various medical fields, including electrophysiology, cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology, emergency medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. The company's PRELOC™ technology platform is designed to provide uniform closure forces while reducing tension that can lead to scarring, aiming to combine the efficiency of staples with the aesthetic benefits of sutures. Founded in 2009 and based in Campbell, California, Zipline Medical operates as a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, leveraging its location in Silicon Valley to draw on expertise in medical device research and development. The company's focus on enhancing surgical procedures through improved skin closure techniques positions it as a valuable player in the medical device industry.

Pixlee

Seed Round in 2013
Pixlee, Inc. develops a visual marketing platform that enables companies to market and sell products with real customer photos. The company enables users to create customer photos and videos in real-time from across social media; create shoppable social galleries; publish customer photos across various marketing channels for an omni-channel marketing; optimize user-generated content performance with display technology and built-in A/B testing; and create custom displays and innovate user-generated content strategy. It serves various industries, such as footwear and apparel, accessories, travel and hospitality, and consumer packaged goods. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in the San Francisco, California.

DropThought

Series A in 2013
DropThought, Inc. is a software company that specializes in feedback management and analysis, enabling businesses to engage with customers and employees in real-time. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Clara, California, DropThought offers an Instant Feedback Platform that allows companies to gather, respond to, and analyze feedback through various channels, including a mobile app, embedded API integrations, and on-site tablet devices. Its services include a robust Analytics Dashboard and a mobile application for managers, which provide instant notifications and insights, facilitating immediate responses to feedback. Additionally, the platform features text analytics capabilities that track customer experience metrics over time, helping businesses identify improvement opportunities. DropThought also supports social media marketing by allowing companies to promote positive customer feedback online.

Breezeworks

Seed Round in 2013
Breezeworks Corporation provides a mobile application that turns smartphones into business management tools. It offers Breeze that enables the users to put them in control of their business by updating their arrival time and reminding their customers to schedule follow-up works. The company's solution also enables the users to store job notes and photos, and share various things with the customers. Breezeworks Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

SIPX

Series B in 2013
SIPX (pronounced “sip-ex”) is an exciting new company based in Palo Alto, California. Backed by the leading venture, corporate, and angel investors, our mission is to simplify the complex processes involved in legally accessing digital content for the higher education marketplace. It was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Compass Quality Insight Inc.

Seed Round in 2013
Compass Quality Insights, Inc. is founded on a simple mission: to build technology that helps people be smarter testers. Compass’ flagship testing product, Compass Profiler, delivers the analytics that QA teams need in order to move faster and release with higher confidence. Founded in 2012, Compass Quality Insights is backed by Bain Capital Ventures and XSeed Capital and is based in San Francisco.

Lex Machina

Series A in 2013
Lex Machina provides legal analytics to companies and law firms to craft successful strategies, win cases, and close business. Legal Analytics combines data and software to provide the winning edge in the highly competitive business and practice of law. The company's unique Lexpressions engine creates data sets, never before available about judges, lawyers, parties, and the subjects of lawsuits, out of millions of pages of litigation information. With this data, for the first time, lawyers can predict the behaviors and outcomes that different legal strategies will produce. Lex Machina was founded on 2009 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

zooz

Series A in 2013
Zooz is a technology company that provides a payments platform designed to help merchants maximize their payments performance. The company was established in 2010. In July 2018, Zooz was acquired by PayU.

Neon Labs

Seed Round in 2013
Neon Labs specializes in enhancing digital marketing effectiveness through innovative technology. The company utilizes a unique neuroscience-based machine learning system that predicts user engagement with images, helping marketers achieve higher click-through rates and improved audience interaction. Neon's enterprise-scale platform, Neon for Video, optimizes visual content in real-time, resulting in an average increase of 24% in video views. Additionally, Neon Open serves as an open-source platform that employs artificial intelligence to analyze advertising inventory, predicting which images and videos will generate greater engagement. This platform leverages deep learning models to assess the emotional impact of visual content, making it valuable for a diverse range of users, including journalists, artists, and non-profit organizations. Neon's collaborations with established deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow and Caffe further enhance its technological capabilities.

Playnomics

Series B in 2013
Playnomics, a predictive data and marketing platform for free-to-play games and apps, empowers marketers and developers to quickly predict player value and behavior, and immediately act on those insights with customized messaging. Equipped with Playnomics’ dynamic player segmentation engine and drag-and-drop campaign marketing tools, apps can tailor monetization and retention campaigns that protect VIPs, nurture new spenders, and monetize non-spenders. Their smarter, predictive analytics and messaging platform help app makers and marketers make better choices and earn from everyone.

BrightBox Technologies

Seed Round in 2013
BrightBox Technologies, a Bay Area based start-up, develops and markets advanced HVAC controls to large commercial buildings to improve performance and comfort while significantly reducing operating costs. While most other energy efficiency software companies are focusing on monitoring and/or fault detection in buildings, the BrightBox platform provides actual control and real-time, ongoing system optimization, along with diagnostics and verification of results. They partner with local HVAC controls contractors to provide a complete solution to their customers.

SIPX

Series A in 2012
SIPX (pronounced “sip-ex”) is an exciting new company based in Palo Alto, California. Backed by the leading venture, corporate, and angel investors, our mission is to simplify the complex processes involved in legally accessing digital content for the higher education marketplace. It was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Lex Machina

Seed Round in 2012
Lex Machina provides legal analytics to companies and law firms to craft successful strategies, win cases, and close business. Legal Analytics combines data and software to provide the winning edge in the highly competitive business and practice of law. The company's unique Lexpressions engine creates data sets, never before available about judges, lawyers, parties, and the subjects of lawsuits, out of millions of pages of litigation information. With this data, for the first time, lawyers can predict the behaviors and outcomes that different legal strategies will produce. Lex Machina was founded on 2009 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

CellScape

Venture Round in 2012
CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

Zipline Medical

Series B in 2012
Zipline Medical, Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of non-invasive skin closure solutions, specifically through its patented Zip Surgical Skin Closure product. This innovative technology addresses the need for rapid, easy-to-use skin closure in various medical fields, including electrophysiology, cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology, emergency medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. The company's PRELOC™ technology platform is designed to provide uniform closure forces while reducing tension that can lead to scarring, aiming to combine the efficiency of staples with the aesthetic benefits of sutures. Founded in 2009 and based in Campbell, California, Zipline Medical operates as a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, leveraging its location in Silicon Valley to draw on expertise in medical device research and development. The company's focus on enhancing surgical procedures through improved skin closure techniques positions it as a valuable player in the medical device industry.

VitaPath Genetics

Series C in 2012
VitaPath Genetics is developing a family of DNA tests to help individuals reduce the risk of serious and life-threatening disease. Their first product is a genetic test to identify risk factors that are associated with a common birth defect called Spina Bifida and which can be safely corrected with low-risk vitamin supplementation under the care of a physician.

GeneWEAVE

Series A in 2012
GeneWeave Biosciences is advancing clinical microbiology with diagnostic solutions that will enable hospitals and physicians around the world to prevent drug-resistant infections, improve antibiotic stewardship and quickly determine the optimal antibiotic therapy for critical bacterial infections. The company’s innovative and proprietary Smarticles™ technology harnesses the power of biology to enable homogeneous assays that rapidly measure bacterial drug resistance without the need for enrichment, culture, or sample preparation.

CellScape

Series B in 2012
CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series C in 2011
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

Playnomics

Series A in 2011
Playnomics, a predictive data and marketing platform for free-to-play games and apps, empowers marketers and developers to quickly predict player value and behavior, and immediately act on those insights with customized messaging. Equipped with Playnomics’ dynamic player segmentation engine and drag-and-drop campaign marketing tools, apps can tailor monetization and retention campaigns that protect VIPs, nurture new spenders, and monetize non-spenders. Their smarter, predictive analytics and messaging platform help app makers and marketers make better choices and earn from everyone.

CellScape

Series A in 2010
CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

GeneWEAVE

Seed Round in 2010
GeneWeave Biosciences is advancing clinical microbiology with diagnostic solutions that will enable hospitals and physicians around the world to prevent drug-resistant infections, improve antibiotic stewardship and quickly determine the optimal antibiotic therapy for critical bacterial infections. The company’s innovative and proprietary Smarticles™ technology harnesses the power of biology to enable homogeneous assays that rapidly measure bacterial drug resistance without the need for enrichment, culture, or sample preparation.

LifeSignals

Series A in 2010
Connect Life to the Cloud with proven expertise in semiconductor, wireless and biosensor design and mobile applications. LifeSignal's mission is to help healthcare companies develop and commercialize cost-effective clinical grade remote monitoring wearables using our innovative wireless and biometric technologies and integration expertise.

Zipline Medical

Series A in 2009
Zipline Medical, Inc. specializes in the development and marketing of non-invasive skin closure solutions, specifically through its patented Zip Surgical Skin Closure product. This innovative technology addresses the need for rapid, easy-to-use skin closure in various medical fields, including electrophysiology, cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology, emergency medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. The company's PRELOC™ technology platform is designed to provide uniform closure forces while reducing tension that can lead to scarring, aiming to combine the efficiency of staples with the aesthetic benefits of sutures. Founded in 2009 and based in Campbell, California, Zipline Medical operates as a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, leveraging its location in Silicon Valley to draw on expertise in medical device research and development. The company's focus on enhancing surgical procedures through improved skin closure techniques positions it as a valuable player in the medical device industry.

Bio Architecture Lab

Series A in 2009
Bio Architecture Lab is a pioneer in the application of synthetic biology and enzyme design to the development of biofuels and renewable chemicals from aquafarmed, native macroalgae (seaweed), which is a low cost, scalable, and sustainable biomass.

VitaPath Genetics

Series A in 2009
VitaPath Genetics is developing a family of DNA tests to help individuals reduce the risk of serious and life-threatening disease. Their first product is a genetic test to identify risk factors that are associated with a common birth defect called Spina Bifida and which can be safely corrected with low-risk vitamin supplementation under the care of a physician.

CellScape

Seed Round in 2009
CellScape Corporation (formerly Saryna Medical Corp) is a privately funded company headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the biotech corridor of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company has developed whole fetal cell technology to transform prenatal genetic testing using a simple blood test. Their vision is to make comprehensive prenatal genetic testing available to every woman without requiring an invasive procedure that might put the fetus at risk. Their leadership team is accomplished in bringing innovative, cost-effective medical and molecular diagnostics to market.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series B in 2009
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

Siva Power

Series B in 2008
Siva Power (formerly Solexant) develops third generation thin film PV technologies which increase solar cell efficiency and reduce manufacturing costs, therefore enabling the commercialization of solar modules that generate electricity at competitive rates without depending on government subsidies. Using printable nano-material technologies exclusively licensed from leading universities,Siva Power's flexible solar cells harvest energy from the entire solar spectrum.

Allopartis

Series A in 2008
Allopartis develops enzymes to convert biomass into sugar for cellulosic biofuel production and industrial biotechnology.

Bio Architecture Lab

Seed Round in 2008
Bio Architecture Lab is a pioneer in the application of synthetic biology and enzyme design to the development of biofuels and renewable chemicals from aquafarmed, native macroalgae (seaweed), which is a low cost, scalable, and sustainable biomass.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series A in 2007
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

LifeSignals

Seed Round in 2007
Connect Life to the Cloud with proven expertise in semiconductor, wireless and biosensor design and mobile applications. LifeSignal's mission is to help healthcare companies develop and commercialize cost-effective clinical grade remote monitoring wearables using our innovative wireless and biometric technologies and integration expertise.

Siva Power

Series A in 2007
Siva Power (formerly Solexant) develops third generation thin film PV technologies which increase solar cell efficiency and reduce manufacturing costs, therefore enabling the commercialization of solar modules that generate electricity at competitive rates without depending on government subsidies. Using printable nano-material technologies exclusively licensed from leading universities,Siva Power's flexible solar cells harvest energy from the entire solar spectrum.

OPX Biotechnologies

Seed Round in 2007
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

MuseAmi

Seed Round in 2007
MuseAmi is a growing, privately held music technology company based in Princeton, NJ. The company was founded in 2007 by world-renowned concert pianist Robert Taub to enhance the ways individuals create, collaborate, learn and share music. With a team of industry leaders in the fields of music, machine learning and audio signal processing, MuseAmi creates highly efficient software to detect, analyze, and categorize visual and audio inputs in real world contexts. The company has developed significant intellectual property and has been awarded several patents that the company commercializes with its world-leading strategic partners. MuseAmi's commercially available apps include ImproVox, a "vocal instrument" app, and the forthcoming Hook'd app.