Stage Venture Partners

Stage Venture Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in seed and startup investments in software companies, focusing primarily on B2B markets. It targets emerging technologies, particularly in software as a service (SaaS), enterprise software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision. Stage Venture Partners typically invests between $1 million and $3 million, often acting as the first institutional investor in the funding process. The firm seeks to partner with founders who are tackling significant challenges and are at the forefront of technological innovation. By leveraging their expertise and experience, the team aims to identify and capitalize on investment opportunities across the evolving landscape of enterprise software.

Alex Rubalcava

General Partner

Rob Vickery

Co-Founder and General Partner

47 past transactions

GrayMatter Robotics

Series A in 2022
GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. It develops robotic brains for industrial robots designed to allow them to transform into smart assistants for high-mix low-volume manufacturing applications. It makes AI-brains for robots to make them smart, easy to use and rapidly deployable for complex operations, enabling users to improve their quality of life by leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

Funding Round in 2022
Increasing Government Transparency

Notisphere

Seed Round in 2022
Notisphere, Inc. is a technology company based in Manhattan Beach, California, established in 2019. It specializes in developing a platform that enables medical device suppliers to electronically communicate product recalls and track acknowledgments from healthcare providers. This platform facilitates two-way, real-time communication, helping to reduce the time required to execute recalls. By ensuring that providers receive only relevant recall alerts, Notisphere minimizes patient exposure to recalled products and significantly decreases the operational burden on healthcare providers. Additionally, the platform monitors recall notices from regulatory agencies and cross-references inventory data to identify affected products, thereby enhancing collaboration and improving overall operational efficiency for both suppliers and providers.

Retrocausal

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Retrocausal builds intelligence augmentation systems that help frontline workers train better, be more efficient at their daily jobs, and improve the processes they drive. Their RetroActivity platform for human activity analysis automatically builds computational models of a complex physical task, given only a handful of recorded demonstrations of the task. Once such a model is built, RetroActivity can finely track the job status from live video, to guide a worker through the task, provide independent training, and perform analytics.

Valiot

Seed Round in 2022
Valiot is a provider of IoT-based analytic solutions tailored for the manufacturing industry. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company develops artificial intelligence software that integrates edge digital technologies into manufacturing processes. This software connects to various data sources and administrative systems, enabling manufacturers to optimize production significantly. By enhancing operational connectivity, Valiot's solutions allow plant managers to identify and resolve production bottlenecks efficiently, all without the need to dismantle existing infrastructure or equipment.

Epsilon3

Seed Round in 2022
Epsilon3 is building the future of spacecraft operations software.

First Resonance

Series A in 2021
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

GrayMatter Robotics

Seed Round in 2021
GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. It develops robotic brains for industrial robots designed to allow them to transform into smart assistants for high-mix low-volume manufacturing applications. It makes AI-brains for robots to make them smart, easy to use and rapidly deployable for complex operations, enabling users to improve their quality of life by leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Balto

Series B in 2021
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Candid Wholesale

Seed Round in 2021
Candid Wholesale is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that facilitates the buying, selling, and payment processes for wholesale businesses. The company develops order and inventory management software that offers digital solutions tailored to the needs of wholesale operations. Its tools address gaps in existing software by providing features for inventory management, order processing, sourcing, data management, and invoicing. This comprehensive approach enables brands, showrooms, and retailers to enhance their business decision-making and improve relationships with their customers.

Unstruk Data

Seed Round in 2021
Unstruk Data is a provider of unstructured data warehouses for autonomous vehicles, sports data, and drone analytics industries. The company also builds an unstructured data warehouse for automating data preparation via metadata enrichment, integrated compute, and graph-based search. Unstruk Data Warehouse provides a secure, scalable repository for the wide variety of captured data formats, and for the growing volume of data captured every day. It also offers a central system to house the various forms of inspection data that they collect, tie that data to assets to track condition over time, and provide a way for their teams to view similar data at other sites. Unstruk Data was founded by Kirk Marple in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Epsilon3

Seed Round in 2021
Epsilon3 is building the future of spacecraft operations software.

Abstract

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Increasing Government Transparency

First Resonance

Seed Round in 2020
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

Trackstreet

Seed Round in 2020
TrackStreet, Inc. is a company specializing in price monitoring software designed to assist brands in managing their online sales and enhancing multi-channel revenue. Founded in 2015 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, TrackStreet offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that aims to reduce violations of brand and pricing policies while providing valuable market data. Its comprehensive solutions include market visibility, compliance with minimum advertised price (MAP) and resale policies, brand protection services, management portals for dealers and distributors, review tracking, Amazon analytics, e-tailer badging, and referral tracking. By leveraging industry expertise and advanced technology, TrackStreet delivers actionable insights that help brands strengthen customer relationships, drive sales, and improve overall business performance.

Datch

Seed Round in 2020
Datch Systems Ltd develops Datch Assistant, a voice assistant software for the industry that allow users to replace tedious work processes with intuitive, on-the-floor conversations. It allows users to use voice to converse with their site, allowing them to connect and interact with the existing in-house systems through integrations to create work orders, log information, and solve problems during equipment breakdowns.. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Storyblaster

Seed Round in 2020
Storyblaster is a computer software company that features a software platform designed for crowdfunding. Its platform utilizes templates pre-filled with content guidance that helps agencies for ad buying. Storyblaster specializes in social media, paid media, strategy, planning, content, data, Facebook, and crowdfunding. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, United States.

Vocalytics

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a voice analysis platform designed to improve overall business performance. The company's platform passively collects unbiased information from both sides of every conversation, identifies critical customer sentiment at the moment, associates engagement throughout transactions, and helps with bedside manner, patience reporting, and compliance assurance, enabling enterprises to improve performance, associate engagement, and customer experience.

Balto

Seed Round in 2019
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

VeriSIM Life

Seed Round in 2019
VeriSIM Life, Inc. develops disease-specific biosimulation models that allow researchers at pharmaceutical companies to model in software how a drug will interact in animals. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

SoundCommerce

Seed Round in 2019
SoundCommerce equips consumer brands with advanced technology, enabling world-class shopper experiences that drive profitable growth. Our platform and services are driven by data science, a digital-native approach, and operating discipline grounded in unit economics — your most critical KPIs.

First Resonance

Seed Round in 2019
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

Slingshot Aerospace

Seed Round in 2019
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

SPIDR Tech

Venture Round in 2019
SPIDR Tech gives law enforcement agencies the technology they need to provide people with the service they deserve. WIth SPIDR Tech's community relationship management platform, law enforcement agencies are able to use their own data to automate customer service and marketing functionalities. This results in enormous cost savings and huge improvements in public perception.

Thankful

Seed Round in 2019
Thankful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence platform known as Thankful which deflects queries. The platform allows modifying scripts, managing the team, and monitoring thankful's accuracy and impact over time. Its features include questions and answers auto replies, information gathering, ticket routing, e commerce actions, advanced scripts, and team management. Thankful, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Storyblaster

Seed Round in 2019
Storyblaster is a computer software company that features a software platform designed for crowdfunding. Its platform utilizes templates pre-filled with content guidance that helps agencies for ad buying. Storyblaster specializes in social media, paid media, strategy, planning, content, data, Facebook, and crowdfunding. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, United States.

Till

Seed Round in 2019
Till is a financial services company that offers a financial platform serving the residential real estate rental industry. Its platform optimizes the landlord revenue by supporting resident financial stability with cash-based incentives and short-term rental loans. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Elementary Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Elementary Robotics, Inc. manufactures robots for human assistance. It offers robots to automate QA and traceability for AI-assisted manufacturing. The company’s robots are also used to track the stages of assembly across production lines. It serves electronics, automotive, medical, and consumer packaged goods and logistics industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Pasadena, California with additional offices in Mexico and Chicago.
WhiteFox Defense Technologies is a counter-drone airspace defense company that specializes in developing solutions for managing drone activity in sensitive areas worldwide. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, the company offers several products, including DroneFox, which is a software platform designed for automatic drone detection, threat identification, and mitigation. The company also provides the Scorpion system, which detects, identifies, and neutralizes drone threats, particularly for mobile units. Additionally, WhiteFox Defense Technologies offers the WISDM product, which ensures trust and authentication for drones in various Unmanned Traffic Management systems, available either as a physical device or as a software protocol. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors focused on critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, public safety, and defense.

Shipsi

Seed Round in 2018
Shipsi, Inc. is a logistics solutions provider based in Venice, California, that specializes in instant and same-day delivery services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2016, the company enables retailers to seamlessly integrate an "instant shipping" option into their checkout processes without the complexities of managing logistics. By leveraging existing delivery networks and infrastructure, Shipsi facilitates rapid order fulfillment, allowing consumers to receive their purchases within hours. The platform also enhances the customer experience by offering live tracking, ensuring that both retailers and customers are updated throughout the delivery process. Through its innovative approach, Shipsi aims to improve product delivery speeds and overall customer satisfaction.

Balto

Seed Round in 2018
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Placer.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Placer.ai offers a traffic analytics platform that allows anyone with a stake in the physical world to instantly generate insights into any property for a deeper understanding of the factors that drive success. Its platform also empowers professionals in retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Placer.ai was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California.

SPIDR Tech

Venture Round in 2018
SPIDR Tech gives law enforcement agencies the technology they need to provide people with the service they deserve. WIth SPIDR Tech's community relationship management platform, law enforcement agencies are able to use their own data to automate customer service and marketing functionalities. This results in enormous cost savings and huge improvements in public perception.

Sightline

Seed Round in 2018
Sightline Maps provides cloud storage and browser-based viewing for LiDAR data.

VeriSIM Life

Pre Seed Round in 2018
VeriSIM Life, Inc. develops disease-specific biosimulation models that allow researchers at pharmaceutical companies to model in software how a drug will interact in animals. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Slingshot Aerospace

Seed Round in 2017
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Trackstreet

Seed Round in 2017
TrackStreet, Inc. is a company specializing in price monitoring software designed to assist brands in managing their online sales and enhancing multi-channel revenue. Founded in 2015 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, TrackStreet offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that aims to reduce violations of brand and pricing policies while providing valuable market data. Its comprehensive solutions include market visibility, compliance with minimum advertised price (MAP) and resale policies, brand protection services, management portals for dealers and distributors, review tracking, Amazon analytics, e-tailer badging, and referral tracking. By leveraging industry expertise and advanced technology, TrackStreet delivers actionable insights that help brands strengthen customer relationships, drive sales, and improve overall business performance.

Retina AI

Seed Round in 2017
Retina AI, Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, specializes in utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze and optimize client data. The company focuses on identifying high-value customers by employing advanced algorithms on existing data, enabling businesses to gain actionable insights. This approach helps clients enhance their marketing strategies and effectively target similar customers, ultimately driving growth and improving customer engagement.

SPIDR Tech

Venture Round in 2017
SPIDR Tech gives law enforcement agencies the technology they need to provide people with the service they deserve. WIth SPIDR Tech's community relationship management platform, law enforcement agencies are able to use their own data to automate customer service and marketing functionalities. This results in enormous cost savings and huge improvements in public perception.
WhiteFox Defense Technologies is a counter-drone airspace defense company that specializes in developing solutions for managing drone activity in sensitive areas worldwide. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, the company offers several products, including DroneFox, which is a software platform designed for automatic drone detection, threat identification, and mitigation. The company also provides the Scorpion system, which detects, identifies, and neutralizes drone threats, particularly for mobile units. Additionally, WhiteFox Defense Technologies offers the WISDM product, which ensures trust and authentication for drones in various Unmanned Traffic Management systems, available either as a physical device or as a software protocol. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors focused on critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, public safety, and defense.

WhereTo

Seed Round in 2017
WhereTo is an artificial intelligence-based travel platform that specializes in corporate travel bookings and planning. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive travel management tool that combines an AI-powered online booking engine with support from a travel agency team. WhereTo enables users to input specific meeting locations or business names instead of generic cities or airports, allowing its algorithm to consider real-time commute conditions when recommending flights and hotels. The platform aims to optimize travel expenditures for enterprises, reportedly saving them an average of 30% on travel costs. As a subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group, WhereTo has established partnerships with Fortune 100 companies and has received recognition in various media outlets for its innovative approach to corporate travel.

GlacierGrid

Seed Round in 2017
CoInspect is a technology startup whose mission is to protect our food and our planet. We build technology to ensure food safety and sustainability from farm to fork. Our IoT-based 24/7 temperature monitoring sensors and mobile checklist app eliminate food waste, improve safety and reduce refrigeration emissions, protecting millions worldwide. We’re deployed across 5,000+ restaurants, retailers and manufacturers with leading brands including Starbucks, McDonalds, TGI Fridays, Chick-fil-A, and 7-Eleven. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs from Harvard and Columbia, we’re a mission-driven team passionate about making the world better and safer. We are based in San Francisco and supported by renowned venture capitalists including D.E. Shaw and Social Capital.

Placer.ai

Venture Round in 2017
Placer.ai offers a traffic analytics platform that allows anyone with a stake in the physical world to instantly generate insights into any property for a deeper understanding of the factors that drive success. Its platform also empowers professionals in retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Placer.ai was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California.

Placer.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Placer.ai offers a traffic analytics platform that allows anyone with a stake in the physical world to instantly generate insights into any property for a deeper understanding of the factors that drive success. Its platform also empowers professionals in retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development. Placer.ai was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California.

Pie

Seed Round in 2016
Pie develops a 360 video app for iPhone. Its app enables users to make and share 360 and other touchable videos on their phone. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Kuona

Venture Round in 2016
Kuona is a technology company based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, specializing in the development of a mobile application and web platform designed to assist consumers and retailers in optimizing pricing and promotions. The platform utilizes machine learning to provide real-time pricing and promotional information from grocery retailers, enabling users to receive personalized in-store deals based on their profiles and preferences. Additionally, Kuona's technology helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers define optimal prices, sales objectives, and inventory levels for each item in their stores. By tracking competitor pricing and notifying users of frequent changes, Kuona aims to enhance profitability and market share for its clients.