Lightbank

Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm established in 2010, focusing on seed and series A investments across various sectors, including fintech, consumer goods, technology, life sciences, social media, and energy. The firm aims to support emerging entrepreneurs by taking contrarian investment approaches and empowering underdog founders. Lightbank seeks to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by providing more than just capital, leveraging its extensive networks and actively engaging with entrepreneurs. The firm believes that great businesses can emerge from anywhere and is committed to partnering with innovative founders, regardless of their location or market trends. Investment amounts typically range from $100,000 to $1 million.

Serena Editoiu

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Eric Lefkofsky

Founding Partner

Mike Mauceri

CFO

Eric Ong

Partner

Matt Sacks

Co-Managing Partner

Jyothi Vallurupalli

Associate

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Felux

Series A in 2022
B2B Marketplace for Steel & Aluminum

Showrunner

Seed Round in 2022
Showrunner is a technology company that specializes in creating a platform for film and television production. Its innovative solutions aim to streamline the filmmaking process, allowing customers to reduce both time and costs associated with production. By focusing on the future of content creation, Showrunner empowers filmmakers with the tools necessary to enhance their creative processes and improve efficiency in the industry.

GamerGains Lab

Seed Round in 2022
GamerGains Labs is the first-ever token and cryptocurrency-based play and earn platform serving traditional gamers – a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world that enjoy playing on PCs and consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation. Offering an easy-to-use interface, the innovative platform will allow members to earn crypto with confidence through an automated contest lifecycle, which is impartial, transparent, and features instant payout settlement.

Justpoint

Seed Round in 2022
Justpoint, also known as Intrellit Inc., is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform tailored for analyzing medical malpractice claims. Founded in 2018, Justpoint's software enhances the process of evaluating the legal merits of claims and estimating potential settlement amounts, thereby streamlining the connection between individuals and qualified legal representation. The company aims to transform the medical malpractice industry through innovative technology, leveraging a team with substantial expertise in healthcare technology, medical malpractice litigation, and artificial intelligence.

Leap

Series B in 2022
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Felux

Seed Round in 2021
B2B Marketplace for Steel & Aluminum

Attain

Series A in 2021
Klover leverages important assets and data to level the financial playing field. Founded by a team of data and ad-tech veterans with several high growth businesses and exits under their belts, Klover a venture-backed startup is poised for success. Klover was founded in 2019 in Illinois.

Hello Divorce

Seed Round in 2021
Hello Divorce is an online platform that offers services for divorce proceedings. It enables users to get lawyer results, without the lawyer costs.

Mickey

Venture Round in 2021
Mickey manages supply, freight bookings, and payments - making it fast and easy to purchase, track, and acquire the commodities needed. It is built to discover new buyers and suppliers across the globe and reduce time and cost of delivery by providing visibility to the buyers and sellers of global commodities. The company was founded in 2019 and has offices in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Freede Solutions

Funding Round in 2021
Freede develops strategies intended to help people reduce and eliminate their debt. The company offers a wide array of debt repayment, reduction, and elimination services to its clients. It was established in Marble Falls, Texas in 2019.

Attain

Funding Round in 2020
Klover leverages important assets and data to level the financial playing field. Founded by a team of data and ad-tech veterans with several high growth businesses and exits under their belts, Klover a venture-backed startup is poised for success. Klover was founded in 2019 in Illinois.

Paytient

Venture Round in 2020
Paytient Technologies, Inc. is an innovative company that provides a financial platform designed to alleviate the burden of out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for employees. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, Paytient offers an employer-sponsored payment solution that allows employees to address medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and veterinary bills. By utilizing the Paytient card, employees can pay these expenses upfront and then repay the amount through interest-free, payroll-deducted payment plans over a set number of pay periods. This approach helps to reduce financial anxiety associated with high-deductible health plans, enabling employees to access necessary care without the stress of immediate out-of-pocket costs.

A.M. Money

Seed Round in 2020
A.M. Money provides no co-signer low-cost, and flexible college financing to help students finance their college education. They know that money is the predominant reason why someone will or will not graduate from college. They have experienced this first hand, and created the student loan product that they wished was available when they were going through college.

Blueprint

Seed Round in 2020
Blueprint is a Chicago-based company that assists mental health providers in enhancing treatment delivery and improving revenue through digital measurement-based care. Its mobile platform enables the administration of standardized and proprietary clinical assessments between patient appointments, facilitating more informed treatment decisions. The assessments offered by Blueprint are both reimbursable and automated, allowing providers to generate additional income without increasing their workload. Founded by Danny Freed, Blueprint has positioned itself as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to integrate technology into their practice for better patient outcomes.

CancerIQ

Series A in 2020
CancerIQ’s technology enables hospitals to identify, evaluate and manage entire patient populations based on individual genetic risk factors. By analyzing family history, running predictive risk models and automating NCCN guidelines, CancerIQ empowers community-based providers with the genetic expertise to prevent cancer or catch it early. The platform has been rapidly adopted by some of the top health systems in the country and fully integrates with genetics laboratories, EHRs, and specialty software vendors to streamline workflow, guide clinician decision making, achieve cost savings, and – most importantly – improve patient outcomes. Learn more about how CancerIQ is scaling the use of genetic testing to predict, preempt and prevent disease at canceriq.com.

Mickey

Seed Round in 2020
Mickey manages supply, freight bookings, and payments - making it fast and easy to purchase, track, and acquire the commodities needed. It is built to discover new buyers and suppliers across the globe and reduce time and cost of delivery by providing visibility to the buyers and sellers of global commodities. The company was founded in 2019 and has offices in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Leap

Venture Round in 2020
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Mickey

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Mickey manages supply, freight bookings, and payments - making it fast and easy to purchase, track, and acquire the commodities needed. It is built to discover new buyers and suppliers across the globe and reduce time and cost of delivery by providing visibility to the buyers and sellers of global commodities. The company was founded in 2019 and has offices in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Extend

Series A in 2019
Extend, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing extended warranties and protection plans for a wide range of products, including electronics, appliances, furniture, and automotive parts. Established in 2018, Extend offers both online and offline solutions that are underwritten by various insurance companies. The company operates an API-first platform, enabling merchants to seamlessly integrate warranty offerings into their eCommerce solutions, such as Shopify and Magento. Extend's intelligent decision engine employs machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, enhancing customer support and improving conversion rates. By storing details of product purchases and warranty plans, Extend streamlines the claims process, ensuring a smooth experience for customers.

Remote Year

Series B in 2019
Remote Year, Inc. provides services for curating work and travel programs for professionals to see the world without quit their jobs. It operates a community of digital nomads from across the globe to spend a year working, traveling, and exploring cities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and South America, as well as exploring the local community through cultural tours, speaking events, and volunteer opportunities. The company provides co-working spaces, private rooms, transportation, and community activities and events. Remote Year, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

A.M. Money

Pre Seed Round in 2019
A.M. Money provides no co-signer low-cost, and flexible college financing to help students finance their college education. They know that money is the predominant reason why someone will or will not graduate from college. They have experienced this first hand, and created the student loan product that they wished was available when they were going through college.

Paytient

Seed Round in 2019
Paytient Technologies, Inc. is an innovative company that provides a financial platform designed to alleviate the burden of out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for employees. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, Paytient offers an employer-sponsored payment solution that allows employees to address medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and veterinary bills. By utilizing the Paytient card, employees can pay these expenses upfront and then repay the amount through interest-free, payroll-deducted payment plans over a set number of pay periods. This approach helps to reduce financial anxiety associated with high-deductible health plans, enabling employees to access necessary care without the stress of immediate out-of-pocket costs.

Blueprint

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Blueprint is a Chicago-based company that assists mental health providers in enhancing treatment delivery and improving revenue through digital measurement-based care. Its mobile platform enables the administration of standardized and proprietary clinical assessments between patient appointments, facilitating more informed treatment decisions. The assessments offered by Blueprint are both reimbursable and automated, allowing providers to generate additional income without increasing their workload. Founded by Danny Freed, Blueprint has positioned itself as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to integrate technology into their practice for better patient outcomes.

Clearcover

Series B in 2019
Clearcover, Inc. is a digital car insurance provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. The company offers an online platform that enables customers to obtain automobile insurance at competitive rates. Clearcover employs an API-first approach to streamline the insurance process, allowing for an intuitive and efficient quote experience. By leveraging advanced technology and minimizing traditional advertising expenses, Clearcover is able to pass savings onto its customers while providing comprehensive coverage options. The company sells its insurance products both through agents and directly online, catering to a wide range of customer needs.

Nubundle

Seed Round in 2018
Nubundle Inc. operates as a holistic family planning and fertility services company. The company offers a platform that provides access to an experienced network of family planning and fertility experts, affordable fertility services, and just-in-time insurance. It enables employers redefine their relationships with families through benefits by providing access to family planning and fertility services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Upfort

Seed Round in 2018
Paladin Cyber provides cyber protection as a service for Small Businesses. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

SpotHero

Series C in 2018
SpotHero Inc. provides a digital platform for reserving off-street parking in North America, aiming to alleviate urban congestion by streamlining the parking process. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company offers a mobile application and website that enable drivers to locate, compare, and book discounted parking spots. Users can easily access information about nearby parking facilities, facilitating a more efficient parking experience and reducing the time spent searching for parking. SpotHero also collaborates with mobility companies to integrate parking solutions into their services, enhancing overall convenience for users.

Expel

Series B in 2018
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.

Carlease

Seed Round in 2018
Carlease is the premier, car leasing experience site, delivering expert, efficient and concierge-level service to help you find the right car, with the right offer, delivered to your door. With rapid technology advances and changing needs of buyers, leasing is quickly becoming the new path to vehicle ownership. Let our team of skilled, unbiased experts take the stress out of finding your next new car.

Level

Seed Round in 2017
Level, operating under the name Zero Financial, Inc., is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, that offers a modern mobile banking experience. The company's primary products include a mobile banking application, a debit card known as Zerocard, and a checking account called Zero Checking. The app provides users with real-time insights into their finances, displaying debit card purchases alongside other transactions to help manage their budgets effectively. Unlike traditional banking options, Zerocard combines the convenience of a debit card with the benefits of a credit card, offering users unlimited cash back rewards ranging from 1.0% to 3.0% on expenditures, as well as competitive annual interest rates on account balances. Level aims to eliminate common banking fees, striving to simplify personal finance management for its users.

Clearcover

Series A in 2017
Clearcover, Inc. is a digital car insurance provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. The company offers an online platform that enables customers to obtain automobile insurance at competitive rates. Clearcover employs an API-first approach to streamline the insurance process, allowing for an intuitive and efficient quote experience. By leveraging advanced technology and minimizing traditional advertising expenses, Clearcover is able to pass savings onto its customers while providing comprehensive coverage options. The company sells its insurance products both through agents and directly online, catering to a wide range of customer needs.

Super.com

Series A in 2017
We believe the commerce should be as simple as chatting with a friend. We have built an engine that drives commerce over messaging. As our first implementation of this engine - we have chosen hotels. SnapTravel empowers customers to find and book hotel rooms over a conversational interface (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Alexa...). We use NLP and ML technology backed by humans to recommend hotels and deliver a delightful experience. We have driven over $100MM+ in sales exclusively over messaging. We have raised $20MM+ USD from tier-1 investors including iNovia, Telstra Ventures, Peter Kern (Chairman of the Board at Expedia) and NBA Superstar Steph Curry.

Print Syndicate

Series B in 2017
Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Gameflip

Venture Round in 2017
Gameflip (Compete + Market) is the premier marketplace for esports gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. Gameflip Compete enables gamers to quickly improve their skills by learning from original videos created by game experts, playing with Pros in one on one training sessions and winning in our community tournaments. Gameflip Market enables gamers to buy and sell digital goods including in-game items, games and gift cards. Since its launch in 2016, Gameflip has acquired a loyal community of 5 million gamers from across 100+ countries. The Gameflip team consists of serial entrepreneurs who collectively have over a century of experience building companies. Gameflip is located in Silicon Valley and is backed by savvy gaming investors including Bullpen Capital, GoAhead Ventures, Lightbank, and PlayNext.

Ovia Health

Venture Round in 2016
Ovia Health offers a comprehensive maternity and family benefits solution that transforms the way women and families are supported throughout the parenthood journey. The company is formerly known as Ovuline is making healthcare a lifestyle. Its mobile apps, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, have helped millions of women start their families and live healthier lives.

Catalytic

Series A in 2016
Catalytic Inc. operates a SaaS based automation platform to remove data processing tasks. The product enable business users to rapidly build an intelligent automation layer to process data, documents, emails, web sites, and systems by coordinating people, bots, and AI. It can be used to automate tasks such as, scanning and generating documents & spreadsheets, automated response to triggers, and collection of data; connect to systems to push and pull data and to create custom integrations with APIs and SFTP; and to automate cognitive tasks with machine learning. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Naperville, Illinois.

Level

Seed Round in 2016
Level, operating under the name Zero Financial, Inc., is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, that offers a modern mobile banking experience. The company's primary products include a mobile banking application, a debit card known as Zerocard, and a checking account called Zero Checking. The app provides users with real-time insights into their finances, displaying debit card purchases alongside other transactions to help manage their budgets effectively. Unlike traditional banking options, Zerocard combines the convenience of a debit card with the benefits of a credit card, offering users unlimited cash back rewards ranging from 1.0% to 3.0% on expenditures, as well as competitive annual interest rates on account balances. Level aims to eliminate common banking fees, striving to simplify personal finance management for its users.

ProSky

Seed Round in 2016
ProSky, Inc. is an HR software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform based in Lehi, Utah, that automates various human resource activities, including recruiting, hiring, evaluation, feedback, and communication. Founded in 2014, ProSky offers tools that enable companies to efficiently assess candidates and develop their employees through structured succession pathways. The platform provides predictive intelligence and insights into candidates' and employees' aptitude, technical skills, and interpersonal abilities. ProSky serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, finance, consulting, retail, healthcare, and aviation, helping organizations to recruit, hire, retain, train, and cultivate a diverse and culturally aligned workforce.

Expel

Series A in 2016
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.

RiskMatch

Seed Round in 2016
RiskMatch focuses on the development of web solutions that enable insurance intermediaries and underwriting partners to manage their portfolios and information, and obtain analytics. RiskMatch offers an insurance platform that assists brokerages and agencies to organize and manage their business processes, benchmark rates, and collect, store, and share information. The company provides their customers with training and support about their RiskMatch platform. RiskMatch was founded in 2013 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Vettery

Series A in 2016
Vettery is fundamentally changing the way people hire and get hired. Vettery matches highly qualified candidates with over 4,000 top companies through its automated, data-driven marketplace. By connecting people directly to hiring managers, Vettery offers employers the best way to cost-effectively scale a team with quality hires. Vettery develops machine learning models that track real-time data, monitor trends and predict hiring behavior in order to effectively place candidates with more accuracy, speed and compatibility.

Super.com

Seed Round in 2016
We believe the commerce should be as simple as chatting with a friend. We have built an engine that drives commerce over messaging. As our first implementation of this engine - we have chosen hotels. SnapTravel empowers customers to find and book hotel rooms over a conversational interface (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Alexa...). We use NLP and ML technology backed by humans to recommend hotels and deliver a delightful experience. We have driven over $100MM+ in sales exclusively over messaging. We have raised $20MM+ USD from tier-1 investors including iNovia, Telstra Ventures, Peter Kern (Chairman of the Board at Expedia) and NBA Superstar Steph Curry.

ARTA

Seed Round in 2016
ARTA is a digital platform and API delivering global white glove logistics and services. We are enabling the next generation of ecommerce by providing logistics automation technology for the $25b white glove logistics space. For more information, visit shiparta.com.

DRIVIN

Series A in 2016
DRIVIN is disrupting the used-car industry by providing dealers with a premier service that sources, acquires, delivers and markets the right used vehicles for their lot. Powered by data, our team has access to over 2M quality used-car VINs nationwide. We use data and technology to find the vehicles that meet our dealer partners' quality standards, present them and purchase on their behalf, handling paperwork, titling and transport. Additionally, we can market our dealer partners' aged inventory to our network of over 23,000 dealers nationwide. As a result, we have the ability to help our dealer partners increase profitability per vehicle, decrease resources spent and improve overall lot performance.

Ionic

Series A in 2016
Ionic is an open-source UI toolkit and developer platform that makes it easy to build, test, and deploy high-performance apps for any platform or device using a single codebase. With Ionic, users can target multiple platforms like iOS, Android, Desktop (w/ Electron), and the web as a Progressive Web App, all with one codebase and open web standards. Ionic was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Flywheel

Series A in 2016
Flywheel is a company focused on enhancing the experience of web designers and developers who work with WordPress. Founded in 2012 and based in Colorado Springs, Flywheel offers a range of products, including a user-friendly WordPress hosting platform and Local by Flywheel, a local development application designed for effortless management of WordPress sites. The company aims to provide sleek, efficient tools that facilitate the building, launching, and management of WordPress projects for users ranging from small agencies to larger clients. Flywheel has successfully supported over 100,000 users in scaling their businesses on the WordPress platform, reflecting its commitment to improving the lives of creatives in the digital space.

HighGround

Series A in 2016
HighGround, Inc. operates an online tool that enables to manage employee engagement, recognitions, achievements, and rewards. Its tool allows users to guide the progression and development of employees. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of July 19, 2018, HighGround, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of YouEarnedIt, Inc.

Catalytic

Seed Round in 2016
Catalytic Inc. operates a SaaS based automation platform to remove data processing tasks. The product enable business users to rapidly build an intelligent automation layer to process data, documents, emails, web sites, and systems by coordinating people, bots, and AI. It can be used to automate tasks such as, scanning and generating documents & spreadsheets, automated response to triggers, and collection of data; connect to systems to push and pull data and to create custom integrations with APIs and SFTP; and to automate cognitive tasks with machine learning. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Naperville, Illinois.

Fooda

Series B in 2016
Fooda, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in providing food delivery services to offices. Founded in 2010, Fooda connects local, regional, and national restaurants with workplace environments, offering unique meal programs that employees look forward to each day. The company facilitates on-site dining by having top-rated restaurants serve meals in office lobbies or breakrooms, while also providing catering services for corporate meetings and events. By leveraging its platform, Fooda not only supports local restaurants but also enhances the dining experience for employees, allowing them to enjoy authentic meals at work.

Gameflip

Seed Round in 2015
Gameflip (Compete + Market) is the premier marketplace for esports gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. Gameflip Compete enables gamers to quickly improve their skills by learning from original videos created by game experts, playing with Pros in one on one training sessions and winning in our community tournaments. Gameflip Market enables gamers to buy and sell digital goods including in-game items, games and gift cards. Since its launch in 2016, Gameflip has acquired a loyal community of 5 million gamers from across 100+ countries. The Gameflip team consists of serial entrepreneurs who collectively have over a century of experience building companies. Gameflip is located in Silicon Valley and is backed by savvy gaming investors including Bullpen Capital, GoAhead Ventures, Lightbank, and PlayNext.

Uptake

Series B in 2015
Uptake Technologies, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing a predictive analytics platform aimed at various industries, including healthcare, insurance, locomotives, construction, and manufacturing. Founded in July 2014 by Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, Uptake's platform analyzes sensor data to predict and prevent failures, identify hidden profits, and uncover new business opportunities. The technology facilitates equipment monitoring, diagnostic troubleshooting, event prediction, and task management, which collectively enhance operational efficiency and uptime. By transforming data into actionable insights, Uptake aims to help its clients improve reliability, productivity, safety, and security across their operations.

Neumob

Series A in 2015
Neumob, Inc. develops application acceleration technology for application owners and developers worldwide. The company offers Neumob Accelerator, a software development kit that speeds up the load times, reliability, and performance of mobile application anywhere in the world. Its Neumob Accelerator facilitates custom-built, machine learning-driven Neumob protocol and 3-PoP WAN acceleration features to the user’s smartphone. The company’s Neumob Accelerator facilitates application owners and developers to accelerate traffic only where they need it most; and global acceleration network analyzes traffic and routing conditions in real time, and uses machine learning to find the fastest route between the user’s content and customer even on 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of November 14, 2017, Neumob, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CloudFlare, Inc.

Frank & Oak

Series C in 2015
Frank & Oak is a vertically integrated online menswear brand with premium threads and a simple, integrated, and personalized shopping experience. Every month, Frank & Oak offers members a limited feed of premium clothing and accessories. Our curators act as a lifestyle partner, offering style advice, personalized product suggestions, and an easy-to-use shopping platform. Since launching in February 2012, the brand has seen tremendous growth, momentum, and media coverage for both its garments and its unique membership experience.

Zest Health

Series A in 2015
Zest Health, LLC develops a mobile application for consumers, employers, and providers. Its mobile application features Talk to Me, which gives one immediate phone access to a medical expert (nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, etc.); Schedule Me for booking medical appointments; Inform Me, a la WebMD; and Track Me, which stores one's electronic health record. The company’s solution is used in the areas of strategic buying, access to healthcare professionals, and preventative care and disease management programs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Square

Venture Round in 2015
Square, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides comprehensive payment and point-of-sale solutions for businesses in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a diverse ecosystem that includes both hardware and software products. Its hardware lineup features devices such as the Magstripe reader, Contactless and chip reader, Square Stand, Square Register, and Square Terminal, which facilitate various payment methods. On the software side, Square provides tools like Square Point of Sale, Square Appointments, and Square for Retail, among others, to help businesses manage sales, inventory, and customer relationships. Additionally, Square offers services such as managed payments, instant transfers, and small-business financing through Square Capital. The company also operates Cash App, enabling users to send, receive, and store money, and Weebly, which provides website hosting and domain registration services. With a focus on empowering businesses, Square continues to expand its offerings in mobile payments and merchant services.

Ovia Health

Venture Round in 2015
Ovia Health offers a comprehensive maternity and family benefits solution that transforms the way women and families are supported throughout the parenthood journey. The company is formerly known as Ovuline is making healthcare a lifestyle. Its mobile apps, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, have helped millions of women start their families and live healthier lives.

Neumob

Seed Round in 2015
Neumob, Inc. develops application acceleration technology for application owners and developers worldwide. The company offers Neumob Accelerator, a software development kit that speeds up the load times, reliability, and performance of mobile application anywhere in the world. Its Neumob Accelerator facilitates custom-built, machine learning-driven Neumob protocol and 3-PoP WAN acceleration features to the user’s smartphone. The company’s Neumob Accelerator facilitates application owners and developers to accelerate traffic only where they need it most; and global acceleration network analyzes traffic and routing conditions in real time, and uses machine learning to find the fastest route between the user’s content and customer even on 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of November 14, 2017, Neumob, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CloudFlare, Inc.

Classkick

Seed Round in 2015
Classkick is the place where students do work, and get helps from teachers and classmates. Teachers make a assignments on Classkick, check detailed individual understanding, give instant help. Students can raise their hand privately and give peer-to-peer feedback. The technology is hyper-focused on increasing student learning and helping teachers be even more effective.

Ionic

Venture Round in 2015
Ionic is an open-source UI toolkit and developer platform that makes it easy to build, test, and deploy high-performance apps for any platform or device using a single codebase. With Ionic, users can target multiple platforms like iOS, Android, Desktop (w/ Electron), and the web as a Progressive Web App, all with one codebase and open web standards. Ionic was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Coffee Meets Bagel

Series A in 2015
Coffee Meets Bagel, Inc., founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, offers a distinctive dating service that empowers women to make the final decision on who can communicate with them. Launched in 2012, the platform aims to alleviate the frustrations of modern dating, which often involves superficial interactions and ghosting. By implementing a #LadiesChoice approach, Coffee Meets Bagel provides a curated experience that allows women to focus their attention on men who demonstrate genuine interest and commitment. The service has successfully facilitated over one million dates and fostered numerous lasting relationships, reflecting its commitment to creating a more meaningful and enjoyable dating experience. Through this model, Coffee Meets Bagel seeks to inspire singles worldwide to rediscover the joy of dating.

Derby Games

Series A in 2015
Derby Games (Derby.com) is a leading real money gaming (RMG) platform that makes it easy for players from around the country to place bets and win. By turning gambling into an online social game, anyone can participate. Derby Games is driven by the mission to create the largest community of real money gamers in the U.S. Derby Games is a pari-mutuel Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) service, providing legal, secure and user-friendly online account wagering, powered by Xpressbet, through Xpressbet's fully licensed Multi-Jurisdictional Account Wagering Hub in the State of Oregon. DerbyJackpot offers hundreds of races nearly every day of the year, with bets starting at ten cents for possible winnings of $10,000 or more. Adults over the age of 18 years old (21 in certain states) can legally play Derby Games in 37 states in the United States.

Navdy

Series A in 2015
The creator of the world’s first device for your car to let you Look Forward© while Staying Connected©, Navdy’s mission is to reinvent the driving experience. At Navdy, we set out to solve a complex problem with a beautifully simple solution. To create the type of product you get and immediately forget how you ever lived without it. We believe you should be able to do all the things you do everyday simply and easily from the driver’s seat. So we set out to make driving something you Look Forward© to again. Navdy is more than a piece of hardware and more than an app—it’s an experience, and one we hope you enjoy every time you get behind the wheel. To learn more, visit www.navdy.com.

Detective

Seed Round in 2014
Detective is a digital adoption platform that helps eliminate constant, repetitive questions, cut training and onboarding time, and increase overall adoption of the company's critical software. Trusted by thousands of users, Detective is the most effective way to enable the teams with the support and answers they need, where they need it when they need it.

Ovia Health

Venture Round in 2014
Ovia Health offers a comprehensive maternity and family benefits solution that transforms the way women and families are supported throughout the parenthood journey. The company is formerly known as Ovuline is making healthcare a lifestyle. Its mobile apps, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, have helped millions of women start their families and live healthier lives.

Navdy

Seed Round in 2014
The creator of the world’s first device for your car to let you Look Forward© while Staying Connected©, Navdy’s mission is to reinvent the driving experience. At Navdy, we set out to solve a complex problem with a beautifully simple solution. To create the type of product you get and immediately forget how you ever lived without it. We believe you should be able to do all the things you do everyday simply and easily from the driver’s seat. So we set out to make driving something you Look Forward© to again. Navdy is more than a piece of hardware and more than an app—it’s an experience, and one we hope you enjoy every time you get behind the wheel. To learn more, visit www.navdy.com.

Flywheel

Seed Round in 2014
Flywheel is a company focused on enhancing the experience of web designers and developers who work with WordPress. Founded in 2012 and based in Colorado Springs, Flywheel offers a range of products, including a user-friendly WordPress hosting platform and Local by Flywheel, a local development application designed for effortless management of WordPress sites. The company aims to provide sleek, efficient tools that facilitate the building, launching, and management of WordPress projects for users ranging from small agencies to larger clients. Flywheel has successfully supported over 100,000 users in scaling their businesses on the WordPress platform, reflecting its commitment to improving the lives of creatives in the digital space.

Frank & Oak

Series B in 2014
Frank & Oak is a vertically integrated online menswear brand with premium threads and a simple, integrated, and personalized shopping experience. Every month, Frank & Oak offers members a limited feed of premium clothing and accessories. Our curators act as a lifestyle partner, offering style advice, personalized product suggestions, and an easy-to-use shopping platform. Since launching in February 2012, the brand has seen tremendous growth, momentum, and media coverage for both its garments and its unique membership experience.

Fiverr

Series C in 2014
Fiverr International Ltd. operates a global online marketplace that connects freelancers with clients seeking various services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Fiverr offers a platform featuring approximately 300 categories across eight key sectors, including graphic design, digital marketing, writing and translation, video and animation, music and audio, programming and technology, business, and lifestyle. The platform lists over 3 million gigs, enabling buyers to find tailored solutions for their needs. In addition to its core services, Fiverr provides And.Co, which assists freelancers with invoicing and task management; Fiverr Learn, an online learning platform with courses in various professional fields; and ClearVoice, a content marketing service aimed at medium to large businesses. Fiverr serves a diverse clientele, ranging from small businesses to larger enterprises, fostering a vibrant community of sellers and buyers worldwide.

VentureBeat

Venture Round in 2014
VentureBeat, Inc. is an online technology news platform founded in 2006 and based in San Francisco, California. It focuses on providing news, analysis, and insights related to a wide array of technology trends, including social media, mobile applications, health technology, cloud computing, and gaming. The platform's content is designed to assist executives, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts in making informed decisions. In addition to its extensive news coverage, VentureBeat hosts events, webinars, and marketing opportunities that facilitate discussions on innovative products and ideas. Through its engaging platform, the company connects advertisers with a targeted audience of tech professionals and business enthusiasts, enhancing their reach in the technology sector.

ClusterFlunk

Venture Round in 2014
ClusterFlunk Inc. is a web-based platform designed to facilitate collaboration among students in their classes. Founded in 2011 and based in Iowa City, Iowa, the platform allows users to communicate with classmates through instant messaging, upload and download various academic materials such as study guides and lecture notes, and engage in discussions on class-specific walls. Additionally, students can browse through archived semesters and connect with peers attending the same lectures, thereby enhancing their learning experience through shared resources and information.

Sprout Social

Series B in 2014
Sprout Social, Inc. is a provider of a web-based social media management tool that operates globally, including in the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates social messaging, data, and workflows, facilitating various functions such as social engagement, publishing, reporting, analytics, and reputation management. Its tools are designed to support a wide array of use cases within organizations, including marketing, customer service, public relations, and community management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Sprout Social serves approximately 23,000 customers, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, as well as government, nonprofit, and educational institutions. The company also provides professional services, including consulting and training, to enhance user experience and maximize the effectiveness of its platform.

Tagkast

Series A in 2014
Tagkast Inc. operates a socially enabled photo-advertising platform for live events and brand experiences. It turns photos of consumers at live events into advertising by placing display overlays on the images and sharing them with the consumer’s social network. Tagkast Inc. was formerly known as Poggled, Inc. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

SpotHero

Series A in 2014
SpotHero Inc. provides a digital platform for reserving off-street parking in North America, aiming to alleviate urban congestion by streamlining the parking process. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company offers a mobile application and website that enable drivers to locate, compare, and book discounted parking spots. Users can easily access information about nearby parking facilities, facilitating a more efficient parking experience and reducing the time spent searching for parking. SpotHero also collaborates with mobility companies to integrate parking solutions into their services, enhancing overall convenience for users.

Quibb

Seed Round in 2014
Quibb, Inc. is a professional networking platform based in San Francisco, California, that facilitates the sharing of industry news and analysis. Founded in 2013, Quibb allows users to post and discuss articles relevant to their work, enabling colleagues to stay informed about current trends and discussions within their industries. The platform serves as a social online and mobile chat space where professionals can engage with content and connect over shared interests in their fields.

PerBlue

Venture Round in 2014
PerBlue is an independent mobile games studio based in Madison, Wisconsin. PerBlue makes a free-to-play midcore RPG and strategy games played by millions of people around the world. From the company's bootstrapping roots that began in the founder's college apartments in 2008, the company has grown to become a venture-backed mobile gaming studio with a talented team of 40+ employees. Fueled with the passion to build great products and entertain millions of people, PerBlue endeavors to change the world with fun and innovative mobile game play.

TakeLessons

Series C in 2014
TakeLessons is an educational platform that connects students with qualified instructors across various subjects, including music, languages, academic tutoring, and the performing arts. The platform serves as a marketplace where users can easily find and book local or online lessons tailored to their needs. Instructors benefit from integrated tools that streamline their business operations, including scheduling, billing, payment processing, and communication, which are accessible on both desktop and mobile devices. By fostering a diverse community of teachers and students, TakeLessons aims to enhance the learning experience and cater to different teaching and learning styles.

Tapiture

Seed Round in 2014
Tapiture is a social platform designed to help users discover, share, and purchase a diverse array of products and content from across the internet. By curating videos, photos, GIFs, articles, and more, Tapiture tailors its offerings to individual preferences, allowing users to explore specific interests and organize their favorite finds into collections. The platform is accessible via both a mobile app for iPhone and Android devices and its website, providing an endless feed of engaging content. Through its user-friendly interface, Tapiture aims to enhance the online shopping experience by connecting users with items they are likely to enjoy.

Hireology

Series A in 2014
Hireology, Inc. is a web-based hiring management software platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in helping businesses, particularly in the franchise and retail-automotive sectors, streamline their hiring processes. Founded in 2009, the platform offers an all-in-one solution that allows organizations to source, engage, and hire top performers effectively. Key features include a fully-hosted career site, integrated job postings, pre-hire assessments, interview guides, and background checks, which collectively enhance the talent acquisition process. By analyzing the behaviors of high-performing employees, Hireology enables organizations to identify and select the best candidates, ultimately leading to improved hiring decisions, reduced turnover, and increased productivity. The platform serves a diverse range of clients, including franchise systems, banks, healthcare organizations, and dealer networks, providing them with the tools needed to manage payroll, benefits, and employee onboarding efficiently.

Contently

Series B in 2014
Contently is a technology company focused on helping enterprise organizations produce effective content. By offering a combination of advanced technology, a network of vetted creative professionals, and industry expertise, Contently aims to enhance the content creation process. The company seeks to bridge the gap between businesses and consumers through storytelling, while also supporting creatives in their craft. Its overarching mission is to foster a more effective media landscape that benefits both businesses and the audiences they serve.

Spirit Shop

Seed Round in 2014
SpiritShop.com is the leading online apparel and merchandise retailer for officially licensed high schools and amateur sports teams in the US. Spirit Shop sells through its own 100,000 online school and team stores offering more than 20,000 products with stock and customizable designs. Spirit Shop also integrates its ecommerce platform for online retailers, team registration software companies, sports leagues, national and state athletic associations as well as national sports media companies including CBS MaxPreps, USA Today HS Sports, Varsity News Network and more.

Markkit

Seed Round in 2013
Mobile shoppertainment: peep new trends, get #OOTD inspo, and play games with your style, to win prizes for you and your friends.

Rise

Seed Round in 2013
Rise provides affordable 1:1 personal diet coaching from top nutrition experts. Their unique mobile platform connects you with an expert nutrition coach that understands your personal tastes and lifestyle, and holds you accountable until you achieve your goals. And through smart design and efficiency leaps, they’re able to provide this service for as low as $1 per day.

Ovia Health

Seed Round in 2013
Ovia Health offers a comprehensive maternity and family benefits solution that transforms the way women and families are supported throughout the parenthood journey. The company is formerly known as Ovuline is making healthcare a lifestyle. Its mobile apps, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, have helped millions of women start their families and live healthier lives.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2013
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

Beyond Games

Convertible Note in 2013
Beyond Games is a San Francisco based team of world class artists, designers, and engineers with a passion for production quality, attention to detail, and designs that favor collaborative goals, shared spaces, massively concurrent systems, and strategic depth.

DoubleDutch

Series C in 2013
DoubleDutch, Inc. specializes in event management software designed for organizers across the globe. The company provides a live engagement platform that includes applications, integrations, and performance metrics, enabling users to digitize live event experiences and enhance engagement. Its offerings also include an online event registration solution, allowing users to create custom registration pages, collect payments, and manage pre-event activities. DoubleDutch serves a diverse clientele, including brands and associations, facilitating a range of events such as internal meetings, tradeshows, expos, and conferences. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with additional locations in major cities across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, India, Singapore, and the Middle East. As of June 2019, DoubleDutch operates as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc.

Hatch Loyalty

Series B in 2013
Hatch Loyalty is a simple, adaptable platform designed to help retailers and brands build stronger relationships with their customers. More than a loyalty company, Hatch makes insights actionable, enabling a more personalized and meaningful customer experience for retailers of all sizes. The world’s largest retailers and brands have access to the Hatch platform’s full configurability, while small- to medium-sized businesses can access Hatch’s off-the-shelf marketing solution, Belly, which is already an industry-leading solution. Hatch Loyalty is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, NEA, and DAG Ventures.

BellyCard

Series B in 2013
They are thrilled to announce our new company name: Hatch Loyalty. They believe Hatch represents the evolution, growth and innovation of our company. Belly will continue to thrive as our small business product and support our company mission to empower retailers to build more meaningful relationships with their customers.

Betterfly (ACQUIRED)

Series B in 2013
Betterfly is the world's most diverse marketplace for people who want to better themselves and others. We connect talented individuals, known as Betterists, directly with the people who want their skills - making it easy for people to learn, look and feel better. A better way to find the right people: You won't see any companies in our search results, just skilled people. Why? We think that knowing the name of a great teacher, trainer or stylist is more important than knowing the name of a great school, salon or spa. Our exclusive focus on people means users can search efficiently and find exactly who they're looking for. 1000+ ways to learn, look and feel better: Our Betterists offer fun, challenging, random and every day services in more categories than you can imagine. Take a class from a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, try out a new look with a fantastic hairstylist or get that raise with the help of a career coach. You can do almost anything on Betterfly. Better. Together.: Betterfly is a lively community of people who believe in better. We come together because we know that better makes people happy. We connect, discuss, share tips, set goals, ask questions, meet up, build thriving businesses and celebrate better in all its forms Join us!

Beautylish

Venture Round in 2013
Beautylish, Inc. is an online retailer based in San Francisco, California, specializing in beauty care products. Founded in 2010, the company provides a wide range of items, including makeup, skincare, hair care, fragrance, and beauty tools. Beautylish serves as a social commerce platform that allows users to discover, discuss, and learn about various beauty products. It offers tutorials, tips, and product reviews, enhancing the shopping experience and empowering consumers to make informed choices. By fostering a positive and respectful community, Beautylish aims to create an inclusive space for individuals to explore their beauty preferences.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2013
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

TalentBin

Series A in 2013
TalentBin operates a talent search engine that allows technical recruiters and hiring managers to find passive candidates. The company’s platform allows recruiters to access a candidate database; candidate information such as candidates’ professional and personal interests; personal email addresses and social communication channels; and organizational tools with notes, stages, tasks, and reminders. TalentBin was incorporated in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Zest Health

Seed Round in 2013
Zest Health, LLC develops a mobile application for consumers, employers, and providers. Its mobile application features Talk to Me, which gives one immediate phone access to a medical expert (nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, etc.); Schedule Me for booking medical appointments; Inform Me, a la WebMD; and Track Me, which stores one's electronic health record. The company’s solution is used in the areas of strategic buying, access to healthcare professionals, and preventative care and disease management programs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

walkby

Seed Round in 2013
Tell walkby what you want and get recommendations from boutique owners: When you use walkby, hundreds of local retailers will work to help you find what you want in real-time! It's a human network. Looking for a specific brand? walkby will let you know when and where to get it. Share It, Buy It Or Try It On: When you find what you want, show it to your friends, get it shipped to your door or reserve it to try it on in store. Key Features Follow stores, brands or anything you like. We will notify you when there is something new or on sale Buy directly from the app and have it delivered to you Make a reservation to go see the item in the store Set up your preferences to get better matches back from our retailer network

Soundsupply

Seed Round in 2013
Soundsupply, Inc. operates a music deal and discovery Website that engages in selling new music albums. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Locality

Seed Round in 2013
Locality does for local services what Kayak does for air travel. Locality shows consumers every service that’s available around them in a way that makes it easy to find the right one for them. Whether it’s finding the best yoga class in a new city or searching for a spontaneous mani-pedi near the office, Locality connects consumers to services for everyday life, giving them the power to find services wherever they are, whenever they need information.