Netagrow Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Netagrow's user-friendly mobile app provides a comprehensive suite of features designed to address key challenges faced by modern farmers. By leveraging cutting-edge AI and data analysis, Netagrow offers:
- Early Disease Detection (Agrivision): This feature utilizes image recognition technology to identify potential crop diseases at an early stage, allowing farmers to take preventive measures and minimize losses.
- Proactive Animal Health Monitoring (VertAlert): VertAlert leverages AI to monitor animal health metrics and behavior patterns. By analyzing data points, it can potentially detect signs of illness early on, enabling farmers to intervene before the animal's health deteriorates.
- Expert Support on Demand (Farm Assist): Netagrow understands that even with AI assistance, farmers may require specialized advice. Farm Assist bridges this gap by connecting farmers directly with a network of qualified agricultural specialists for personalized guidance.
LangInnov is an educational application provider focused on supporting bilingual communities, particularly Latinx bilingual and multilingual learners. The company has developed a user-friendly, fully automated application designed to facilitate the assessment and development of bilingualism. This innovative platform allows users to engage in language and literacy assessments, responding in both English and their home language. The application provides real-time grading based on user responses, addressing the need for equitable assessment tools and literacy development materials. Through its offerings, LangInnov aims to enhance the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cognitive skills of emergent bilinguals, fostering a more inclusive educational environment.
Outline It
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Outline is an interactive writing platform designed to assist students and educators in producing better-structured essays more efficiently. The platform aims to alleviate writer's block, organize thoughts effectively, and enhance the pre-writing process, providing educators with valuable insights into their students' work. By streamlining the writing experience, Outline not only aids in the academic success of college and graduate school students but also supports their admission into higher education institutions and advancement in their careers. This tool emphasizes the importance of clear and concise writing, positioning itself as a vital resource in the educational landscape.
OxiWear
Pre Seed Round in 2021
OxiWear develops innovative ear-wearable devices specifically designed for continuous oxygen monitoring and emergency alerting, targeting patients prone to silent hypoxia due to conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, high-altitude environments, high-intensity cardio activities, and COVID-19. The company's patented pulse oximeter offers a novel approach to monitoring oxygen levels, facilitating use in both clinical and consumer settings. By providing real-time data and alerts, OxiWear's technology enhances patient safety and peace of mind, ensuring timely medical assistance when needed.
OmniVis
Seed Round in 2021
OmniVis is a biotechnology company specializing in pathogen detection. It offers an integrated portable platform that rapidly and accurately identifies pathogens in various environments, reducing the need for labor-intensive lab testing.
Hubly Surgical
Seed Round in 2020
Hubly Surgical Inc., established in 2018 with headquarters in San Francisco and a satellite office in Chicago, specializes in developing innovative neurosurgical devices aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety. The company's flagship product is an integrated electric drill system designed to replace traditional free-hand cranks, thereby reducing the risk of lethal complications during surgical procedures. Hubly Surgical's mission is to make its safety technology the standard for all medical drilling across various settings, including underserved areas, with a focus on improving patient care and quality of life.
Euphoria.LGBT
Seed Round in 2020
Our mission is to restore agency and dignity to transgender individuals in their process of gender transition via technology solutions. We offer a suite of technologies, enabling a better transition:
- Solace. Provides information and resources to guide transgender people through whatever process of gender transition they desire. Now available, for free, on iOS & Android .
- Bliss. A revolutionary savings app for the transgender community. Your Bliss fund is so much more than just passive savings – every time you get a push notification, it’s helping you move closer to being yourself.
- Windfall. Premium and optional services that compliment Solace. Includes subscription products and company merchandise.
- Clarity. A sense-of-self tracker to help measure gender identity, gender expression, and attraction. Brought to life by an amazing group of individuals on Kickstarter.
- Catharsis. Coming Soon. A dedicated mental and emotional health platform designed for the trans community, by the trans community.
Win-Win Homesharing
Grant in 2020
By pairing students with senior citizens, Win-Win Homesharing reduces the cost of living for students while offering a helping hand and companionship to seniors living alone. In exchange for half-priced rent, students complete chores for seniors, allowing them to stay in their homes for longer and enjoy an additional income.
Datasembly
Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2014, Datasembly specializes in transforming unstructured web data into structured data. It aggregates millions of grocery and retail pricing records daily from various sources, providing valuable insights to CPG brands, retailers, and analytics firms for informed business decisions.
Spira develops algae-based ingredients and natural pigments to replace petrochemicals and animal-derived compounds. By engineering microalgae, including spirulina, it produces food-safe dyes and industrial ingredients used across food, cosmetics, and textiles. Spira focuses on sustainable, regenerative alternatives to petroleum-based products to reduce environmental impact while supporting human and planetary health.
Caila is a career concierge service that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the skills of working learners. The company offers an online marketplace where professionals can access a wide range of courses from various universities tailored to their career aspirations. Users can browse digital catalogs, reserve seats in preferred courses, and seek guidance from career experts, thereby facilitating their pursuit of professional development without the need to enroll in full degree programs. By utilizing machine learning, Caila curates personalized learning pathways that include both local in-person and online courses, aligning learning experiences with individual job and career goals.