Silverton Partners

Silverton Partners, founded in 2006, is a Texas-based venture capital firm that specializes in funding early-stage technology companies across the United States. With a strong focus on entrepreneurs in Austin and beyond, Silverton's investment team is comprised of individuals with extensive operating backgrounds, allowing them to provide hands-on support to their portfolio companies. The firm is recognized for its dedication to helping startups achieve success by actively engaging in their growth and development.

Roger Chen

Partner

Adam Chibib

General Partner

Alyssa Dadoly

CFO

Tina Dai

Principal

Aneesh Desai

Associate

Michael Dodd

General Partner

Morgan Flager

Managing Partner

Kelsi Kamin

Business Development Professional

Kip McClanahan

General Partner

Addie Rasche

Senior Associate

Matthew Saitta

Principal

184 past transactions

Pluto Biosciences

Seed Round in 2023
Pluto is a B2B SaaS platform that empowers researchers to explore their data and make high-quality, meaningful discoveries in a fraction of the time. For biology labs, Pluto is the single source of truth, a secure home for organizing all of their experimental data, analysis, and figures. Researchers can upload data and run statistics- and machine learning-based analyses easily in their browser, with no coding required. Unique share links enable private sharing between collaborators, as well as public sharing of Pluto Projects to support full reproducibility of scientific manuscripts. The Pluto platform also allows researchers to compare their own results against a database of thousands of published experiments, bringing the global scientific community closer so that more life-changing discoveries can reach the world.

Allthenticate

Seed Round in 2022
Allthenticate, Inc. is a cybersecurity startup based in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 2009. The company specializes in developing single device authentication software that facilitates seamless access to both physical and digital environments using smartphones. Its innovative approach creates a distributed authentication ecosystem that enhances security while simplifying user experience. Allthenticate's patented architecture includes a portable security module that can operate solely through software or utilize hardware-based security mechanisms, allowing secure interactions with various resources. Additionally, it provides a cloud-based interface for administrators to manage employee access and digital resources efficiently, consolidating authentication processes and maintaining comprehensive logs. By eliminating the need for traditional passwords and hardware tokens, Allthenticate aims to redefine authentication methods and enhance overall security.

443ID

Seed Round in 2022
443ID brings OSINT data to Identity Security professionals on any digital platform. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) provides important, outside context about an identity which can be leveraged at key points of engagement. This additional context helps organizations make better decisions about the risk a user brings, how they should be registered, authenticated, what MFA factor is safest, identity verification and other identity security interactions. OSINT also helps determine what levels of friction should be added or safely removed from user engagement to reduce the risk of fraud. The 443ID platform makes OSINT actionable at the point of engagement through a simple API, integrated with key IAM platforms and at a price anyone can afford.

Claravine

Series B in 2022
Claravine enforces accurate, unified, rich tracking of campaigns and content across the enterprise. Their platform standardizes, governs, and connects data across every team, system, and channel. As a result, users will have richer insights, better experiences, and increased ROI from their marketing investments. Claravine released the first second-generation platform for Digital Experience Data Management in 2018. This platform expanded on the core data governance capability of Claravine, helping organizations better standardize, enrich, and connect marketing data across teams and channels.

Virdee Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
Virdee, Inc. is a technology company that provides software to hotels, apartments, and office buildings. The company provides a check-in/out, ID verification, payment collection, and remote support solution to help clients elevate the customer experience, reduce costs, and generate ancillary revenue for owners and operators in the hotel industry, as well as in multifamily, senior living, student housing, and medical facilities. Its software simplifies the access and authentication experience for residents, visitors, and property staff. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Fama

Series B in 2022
Fama is an AI-based solution that identifies and offers an opportunity to address problematic behavior among potential hires and current employees by analyzing publicly available online information. This type of content can ultimately lead to brand risk and toxic culture, and is often missed in the hiring and management process.

SourceDay

Series C in 2022
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

Apprentice

Series C in 2022
Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

Wheel

Series C in 2022
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

The Helper Bees

Series B in 2022
The Helper Bees, Inc. is a company that facilitates connections between seniors and local helpers for various home care services across the United States. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, the platform allows seniors to view, select, and hire assistance for tasks such as light housekeeping, transportation, grocery shopping, and personal care, including specialized services for conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In addition to its direct services, The Helper Bees collaborates with major insurance carriers to enhance the home care experience through digital solutions, machine learning, and analytics. This approach aims to improve the accessibility and quality of care for families, ensuring they have the necessary resources and support for their loved ones.

Enable My Child

Seed Round in 2021
Enable My Child, Ltd. is a pediatric healthcare provider based in Astoria, New York, specializing in speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and psychological services for children. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based, and affordable therapeutic solutions. By leveraging advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, Enable My Child aims to enhance the quality of care and support for children and their families. The organization emphasizes the importance of collaboration with families, working to develop essential skills that help children navigate everyday challenges. The dedication of its professionals to the well-being and development of each child is a cornerstone of Enable My Child's mission.

Clarity Security

Seed Round in 2021
Clarity Security offers a platform that provides tools to develop or enhance identity governance practices. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Ontic

Series B in 2021
Ontic Technologies, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. It specializes in protective intelligence, offering a platform that enhances physical security and threat detection for businesses and educational institutions. The Ontic Protective Intelligence Platform aggregates real-time and historical data related to physical security threats, enabling informed decision-making and collaboration for early threat detection. By connecting various data sources, the platform provides actionable insights on potential threats, including indicators of violence and concerning behavior. Ontic also supports organizations through strategic consulting, education, and thought leadership via its Center for Protective Intelligence, aiming to help businesses maintain continuity and safeguard their employees, customers, and assets.

Insiteflow

Seed Round in 2021
Insiteflow is a provider of an EHR integrated platform that helps manage clinical decision solutions. The platform helps the practitioner to optimize their clinical workflow solutions by giving POC insights for better decision and treatment planning solutions for patients. It was founded by Anthony Gerardi and Corey Hall in 2018 in Austin, Texas.

Self

Series E in 2021
Self Financial, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application that focuses on credit building and savings. The platform offers small certificate of deposit secured installment loans, facilitating customers in creating credit builder accounts that help them establish payment history while saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, Inc., the company rebranded in 2019 to better reflect its mission of promoting economic inclusion and financial resilience. Self's services include credit score tracking and monitoring, enabling users to enhance their financial future with accessible credit-building products.

AllVoices

Series A in 2021
AllVoices is an anonymous reporting tool that enables employees to safely report harassment, bias, and culture issues directly to their company's leadership. We collect the anonymized data and share it with company leaders so that they can take action. With AllVoices, companies have access to real-time, proactive data that helps them identify issues before they become systemic problems, helping them improve culture holistically while providing a safe place for employees to feel heard. Our goal is to make every workplace safe and inclusive. For more information, please email info@allvoices.co.

Anchor Yacht Charters

Seed Round in 2021
Anchor Yacht Rentals is a managed marketplace tech platform that connects private yacht owners and licensed captains to those looking for an unforgettable on-the-water experience.

Kronologic

Seed Round in 2021
Kronologic, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing customer lead management software. Based in Austin, Texas, it was founded in 2016 and offers an AI-powered active scheduling platform designed to facilitate efficient meeting setup between sales representatives and potential clients. This platform addresses significant challenges in the B2B lead generation process, where a substantial amount of resources is spent on generating leads but often suffers from long response times and inadequate follow-up. Kronologic's software ensures that companies achieve a 100% email follow-up rate and can schedule meetings within 60 seconds, effectively maximizing opportunities and minimizing missed connections with potential customers.

Spot Insurance

Seed Round in 2021
Spot Insurance, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, is an innovative startup that aims to transform the life insurance industry, which is valued at approximately $558 billion. The company focuses on a demographic largely overlooked by traditional insurers, particularly Americans under 45, who typically comprise less than 5% of the life insurance market. Spot offers a unique solution by providing short-term life insurance policies that range from 24 hours to 30 days, catering to individuals with adventurous lifestyles. Through a user-friendly platform, consumers can purchase these policies for a nominal fee, allowing them to engage in various activities without the burden of long-term commitments. Led by a team of seasoned professionals from the insurance and technology sectors, Spot Insurance seeks to empower policyholders to embrace life's experiences while alleviating concerns about their safety and well-being.

Gembah

Series A in 2021
Gembah, Inc. is a company that specializes in product design, development, and supply chain management services. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, Gembah offers a machine learning platform that connects businesses and entrepreneurs with experts throughout the product creation process. Their services encompass factory sourcing, production management, logistics, quality control, and compliance oversight. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools, including custom-assigned designers and engineers, Gembah supports entrepreneurs, e-commerce sellers, and small to midsize businesses in efficiently managing the entire product development journey, from initial concept to market launch. The company aims to simplify and enhance the product creation experience, making it accessible to a broader range of businesses.

Tiv

Seed Round in 2021
Tiv is a payments platform specifically designed for the gaming community, focusing on rewards and loyalty programs. It allows gamers to connect their accounts and earn money by engaging with games, effectively creating a play-to-earn environment. The platform serves as a hub for gamers to monetize their skills while also functioning as an advertising platform for game publishers and studios. Tiv aims to develop financial products and services that resonate with the gaming lifestyle, rewarding users not just for their spending but for their time and engagement in activities they enjoy. Through its innovative approach, Tiv seeks to enhance the gaming experience by integrating financial incentives directly into gameplay.

Wheel

Series B in 2021
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

Copper Cow Coffee

Series A in 2021
Copper Cow Coffee is a premium specialty coffee company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in Vietnamese coffee products. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on providing accessible, high-quality coffee through innovative packaging and modern design. Copper Cow Coffee sources its beans from sustainable, organic farms in Vietnam, ensuring that its offerings support environmentally-conscious practices. The brand is known for its specialty Vietnamese lattes, which are sweetened with condensed milk and contain no artificial flavors or preservatives. By selling its products online, Copper Cow Coffee aims to make authentic Vietnamese coffee experiences available to customers throughout the United States.

Virdee Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
Virdee, Inc. is a technology company that provides software to hotels, apartments, and office buildings. The company provides a check-in/out, ID verification, payment collection, and remote support solution to help clients elevate the customer experience, reduce costs, and generate ancillary revenue for owners and operators in the hotel industry, as well as in multifamily, senior living, student housing, and medical facilities. Its software simplifies the access and authentication experience for residents, visitors, and property staff. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Living Security

Series B in 2021
At Living Security, we believe that end users are the most important asset and least leveraged opportunity for preventing cybersecurity breaches in the enterprise. Leveraging employees, a scientific Cybersecurity approach to analyzing Human Risk factors, a ground-breaking approach to Human Risk Management, and the ability to measure its effectiveness and ROI, Living Security creates proven, lasting change that helps prevent Cybersecurity breaches for the enterprise.

Rollick

Venture Round in 2021
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers in the powersports, RV, and marine industries. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides marketing and technology solutions that enhance the customer buying experience. By facilitating connections among manufacturers, dealers, and customers, Rollick aims to create a seamless experience from pre-purchase to re-purchase. The platform delivers individualized online and in-store interactions, allowing retailers and manufacturers to improve their marketing efforts and build valuable relationships within the outdoor recreational sector. Rollick is supported by experienced industry investors and focuses on innovative sales and marketing technology to enhance the buying and selling process for outdoor recreational products.

Routefusion

Seed Round in 2021
Routefusion Inc is a company that specializes in international bank-to-bank payments through its advanced API, which serves various sectors including fintech, marketplaces, and ecommerce platforms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Routefusion enables seamless cross-border payouts to over 130 countries. By connecting with multiple banking and local payout partners, Routefusion's software automates complex banking processes, significantly accelerating transaction times and reducing costs for end-users. This innovative approach allows financial institutions and other clients to efficiently offer cross-border payment solutions in a competitive global marketplace.

Literati

Series B in 2021
Literati, Inc. is a subscription-based book club service tailored for children ages 0-12 in the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a variety of themed book clubs, such as Club Neo, Club Sprout, Club Nova, and Club Sage. In addition to its subscription service, Literati provides gifting options, allowing customers to gift books or redeem them for others. The company's innovative approach includes a try-before-you-buy model and curated selections by notable figures, enhancing the reading experience for young audiences. With a focus on fostering a love for literature, Literati aims to engage children and families through thoughtfully curated reading materials.

Kronologic

Seed Round in 2020
Kronologic, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing customer lead management software. Based in Austin, Texas, it was founded in 2016 and offers an AI-powered active scheduling platform designed to facilitate efficient meeting setup between sales representatives and potential clients. This platform addresses significant challenges in the B2B lead generation process, where a substantial amount of resources is spent on generating leads but often suffers from long response times and inadequate follow-up. Kronologic's software ensures that companies achieve a 100% email follow-up rate and can schedule meetings within 60 seconds, effectively maximizing opportunities and minimizing missed connections with potential customers.

Self

Series D in 2020
Self Financial, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application that focuses on credit building and savings. The platform offers small certificate of deposit secured installment loans, facilitating customers in creating credit builder accounts that help them establish payment history while saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, Inc., the company rebranded in 2019 to better reflect its mission of promoting economic inclusion and financial resilience. Self's services include credit score tracking and monitoring, enabling users to enhance their financial future with accessible credit-building products.

Self Financial

Series D in 2020
Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money. It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. It offers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender. The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Restream

Series A in 2020
Restream, Inc. is a web platform that enables users to stream live video to multiple platforms simultaneously. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, Restream serves over a million users across more than 80 countries. The platform offers various features, including analytics, scheduling, shared chat, and monitoring, which enhance user interaction and engagement with viewers. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates with encoders, making it a versatile solution for content producers looking to expand their reach and optimize their live streaming experience.

SpyCloud

Series C in 2020
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

Fetch Package

Series B in 2020
Fetch solves the package problem for apartment buildings. Fetch partners with property managers to accept all packages at local facilities and coordinates scheduled, door-to-door delivery with residents. It specializes in the fields of delivery services, logistics, and mobile apps. It was founded in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

The Helper Bees

Series A in 2020
The Helper Bees, Inc. is a company that facilitates connections between seniors and local helpers for various home care services across the United States. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, the platform allows seniors to view, select, and hire assistance for tasks such as light housekeeping, transportation, grocery shopping, and personal care, including specialized services for conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In addition to its direct services, The Helper Bees collaborates with major insurance carriers to enhance the home care experience through digital solutions, machine learning, and analytics. This approach aims to improve the accessibility and quality of care for families, ensuring they have the necessary resources and support for their loved ones.

Apprentice

Venture Round in 2020
Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

Kronologic

Seed Round in 2020
Kronologic, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing customer lead management software. Based in Austin, Texas, it was founded in 2016 and offers an AI-powered active scheduling platform designed to facilitate efficient meeting setup between sales representatives and potential clients. This platform addresses significant challenges in the B2B lead generation process, where a substantial amount of resources is spent on generating leads but often suffers from long response times and inadequate follow-up. Kronologic's software ensures that companies achieve a 100% email follow-up rate and can schedule meetings within 60 seconds, effectively maximizing opportunities and minimizing missed connections with potential customers.

Ontic

Series A in 2020
Ontic Technologies, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. It specializes in protective intelligence, offering a platform that enhances physical security and threat detection for businesses and educational institutions. The Ontic Protective Intelligence Platform aggregates real-time and historical data related to physical security threats, enabling informed decision-making and collaboration for early threat detection. By connecting various data sources, the platform provides actionable insights on potential threats, including indicators of violence and concerning behavior. Ontic also supports organizations through strategic consulting, education, and thought leadership via its Center for Protective Intelligence, aiming to help businesses maintain continuity and safeguard their employees, customers, and assets.

Gembah

Seed Round in 2020
Gembah, Inc. is a company that specializes in product design, development, and supply chain management services. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, Gembah offers a machine learning platform that connects businesses and entrepreneurs with experts throughout the product creation process. Their services encompass factory sourcing, production management, logistics, quality control, and compliance oversight. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools, including custom-assigned designers and engineers, Gembah supports entrepreneurs, e-commerce sellers, and small to midsize businesses in efficiently managing the entire product development journey, from initial concept to market launch. The company aims to simplify and enhance the product creation experience, making it accessible to a broader range of businesses.

Living Security

Series A in 2020
At Living Security, we believe that end users are the most important asset and least leveraged opportunity for preventing cybersecurity breaches in the enterprise. Leveraging employees, a scientific Cybersecurity approach to analyzing Human Risk factors, a ground-breaking approach to Human Risk Management, and the ability to measure its effectiveness and ROI, Living Security creates proven, lasting change that helps prevent Cybersecurity breaches for the enterprise.

SourceDay

Series B in 2020
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

AlertMedia

Series C in 2020
AlertMedia provides a critical communications platform and monitoring services to enterprise customers. As the fastest-growing, enterprise communications and monitoring company, AlertMedia helps organizations securely and effectively monitor threats, streamline notifications, and improve employee safety. The company’s fully integrated, cloud-based platform delivers communications that protect organizations, improve operations, and mitigate loss from anywhere, at any time, using any device. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Self

Series C in 2020
Self Financial, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application that focuses on credit building and savings. The platform offers small certificate of deposit secured installment loans, facilitating customers in creating credit builder accounts that help them establish payment history while saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, Inc., the company rebranded in 2019 to better reflect its mission of promoting economic inclusion and financial resilience. Self's services include credit score tracking and monitoring, enabling users to enhance their financial future with accessible credit-building products.

Self Financial

Series C in 2020
Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money. It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. It offers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender. The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

The Zebra

Series C in 2020
The Zebra operates as an online insurance comparison marketplace. It provides rates and educational resources to inform consumers and help them find the coverage, service level, and pricing to suit their unique needs, while simultaneously helping insurance companies connect with the consumers they best serve in today’s digital world. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Wheel

Series A in 2020
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

Literati

Series A in 2019
Literati, Inc. is a subscription-based book club service tailored for children ages 0-12 in the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a variety of themed book clubs, such as Club Neo, Club Sprout, Club Nova, and Club Sage. In addition to its subscription service, Literati provides gifting options, allowing customers to gift books or redeem them for others. The company's innovative approach includes a try-before-you-buy model and curated selections by notable figures, enhancing the reading experience for young audiences. With a focus on fostering a love for literature, Literati aims to engage children and families through thoughtfully curated reading materials.

Fetch Package

Series A in 2019
Fetch solves the package problem for apartment buildings. Fetch partners with property managers to accept all packages at local facilities and coordinates scheduled, door-to-door delivery with residents. It specializes in the fields of delivery services, logistics, and mobile apps. It was founded in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Mobile Tech RX

Series A in 2019
Mobile Tech RX was designed by technicians, for technicians brought to life by an award-winning software development company. The Mobile Tech RX app makes it easy for reconditioning and repair technicians to estimate, invoice, manage teams, and capture data on-the-go and from a phone. The company was founded in 2014 by former PDR professionals Eric Garves and Daimen Simmons.

Novo Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Novo Labs provides a conversational commerce service for taking restaurant orders through high-volume voice channels. We turn voice interactions into digital transactions that can be personalized and optimized using our artificial intelligence platform. So far in 2019, Their end-to-end service has taken over 25,000 live conversational restaurant orders over the phone without any human intervention. High-volume voice ordering channels, such as phone or drive-thru, require much more than just a chatbot. Their service handles the real-world conditions of how customers actually talk when they order through those existing voice channels.

SpyCloud

Series B in 2019
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

Billie

Series A in 2019
Billie Inc. is a New York-based wellness company that specializes in manufacturing and retailing shaving products specifically designed for women. Founded in 2015, Billie offers a range of high-quality items, including razors, shaving cream, body wash, body lotion, and accessories like a magnetic holder and razor cartridges. The company is dedicated to providing affordable shaving solutions without the "pink tax," a term that highlights the extra charges often placed on women's grooming products. Billie's mission is to ensure that women receive the same level of attention and quality in shaving supplies that has traditionally been focused on men, promoting a more equitable approach to personal care.

Ontic

Seed Round in 2019
Ontic Technologies, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. It specializes in protective intelligence, offering a platform that enhances physical security and threat detection for businesses and educational institutions. The Ontic Protective Intelligence Platform aggregates real-time and historical data related to physical security threats, enabling informed decision-making and collaboration for early threat detection. By connecting various data sources, the platform provides actionable insights on potential threats, including indicators of violence and concerning behavior. Ontic also supports organizations through strategic consulting, education, and thought leadership via its Center for Protective Intelligence, aiming to help businesses maintain continuity and safeguard their employees, customers, and assets.

AlertMedia

Series C in 2019
AlertMedia provides a critical communications platform and monitoring services to enterprise customers. As the fastest-growing, enterprise communications and monitoring company, AlertMedia helps organizations securely and effectively monitor threats, streamline notifications, and improve employee safety. The company’s fully integrated, cloud-based platform delivers communications that protect organizations, improve operations, and mitigate loss from anywhere, at any time, using any device. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Spot Insurance

Seed Round in 2018
Spot Insurance, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, is an innovative startup that aims to transform the life insurance industry, which is valued at approximately $558 billion. The company focuses on a demographic largely overlooked by traditional insurers, particularly Americans under 45, who typically comprise less than 5% of the life insurance market. Spot offers a unique solution by providing short-term life insurance policies that range from 24 hours to 30 days, catering to individuals with adventurous lifestyles. Through a user-friendly platform, consumers can purchase these policies for a nominal fee, allowing them to engage in various activities without the burden of long-term commitments. Led by a team of seasoned professionals from the insurance and technology sectors, Spot Insurance seeks to empower policyholders to embrace life's experiences while alleviating concerns about their safety and well-being.

SourceDay

Series A in 2018
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

Copper Cow Coffee

Seed Round in 2018
Copper Cow Coffee is a premium specialty coffee company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in Vietnamese coffee products. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on providing accessible, high-quality coffee through innovative packaging and modern design. Copper Cow Coffee sources its beans from sustainable, organic farms in Vietnam, ensuring that its offerings support environmentally-conscious practices. The brand is known for its specialty Vietnamese lattes, which are sweetened with condensed milk and contain no artificial flavors or preservatives. By selling its products online, Copper Cow Coffee aims to make authentic Vietnamese coffee experiences available to customers throughout the United States.

Wheel

Seed Round in 2018
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

Self

Series B in 2018
Self Financial, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application that focuses on credit building and savings. The platform offers small certificate of deposit secured installment loans, facilitating customers in creating credit builder accounts that help them establish payment history while saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, Inc., the company rebranded in 2019 to better reflect its mission of promoting economic inclusion and financial resilience. Self's services include credit score tracking and monitoring, enabling users to enhance their financial future with accessible credit-building products.

Self Financial

Series B in 2018
Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money. It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. It offers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender. The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Big Squid

Venture Round in 2018
Big Squid is a Predictive Analytics software company that specializes in data solutions utilizing Business Intelligence, Data Sciences and Predictive Analytics. We bring discipline and experience to your initiatives through in-depth consulting and we work to identify critical business outcomes as well as the drivers of those outcomes. We then use data visualizations to prescribe action on those drivers to positively influence your desired business outcomes.

Rollick

Series A in 2018
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers in the powersports, RV, and marine industries. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides marketing and technology solutions that enhance the customer buying experience. By facilitating connections among manufacturers, dealers, and customers, Rollick aims to create a seamless experience from pre-purchase to re-purchase. The platform delivers individualized online and in-store interactions, allowing retailers and manufacturers to improve their marketing efforts and build valuable relationships within the outdoor recreational sector. Rollick is supported by experienced industry investors and focuses on innovative sales and marketing technology to enhance the buying and selling process for outdoor recreational products.

Apprentice

Series A in 2018
Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

ListingSpark

Series A in 2018
ListingSpark is a tech-based brokerage company. The company’s home listings include professional photography, MLS listing, other real estate sites, digital lockbox, feedback, and more. It provides home sellers with MLS listings, resources, and full-services agent tools required to effectively sell their homes commission free. Their technology enables them to streamline and simplify residential real estate transactions. ListingSpark was founded by Travis Carona and Brett Appolito in 2013; and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Fetch Package

Seed Round in 2018
Fetch solves the package problem for apartment buildings. Fetch partners with property managers to accept all packages at local facilities and coordinates scheduled, door-to-door delivery with residents. It specializes in the fields of delivery services, logistics, and mobile apps. It was founded in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

OutboundEngine

Series C in 2018
OutboundEngine is an Austin, TX-based marketing technology company that helps businesses grow by making online marketing simple. The company’s SaaS platform automates email marketing, social media posting, online review collection and more for over 10,000 customers. Founded in 2012, OutboundEngine is ranked No. 95 on the Inc. 5000 and has been consistently named a top workplace in Austin. For more information, please visit www.outboundengine.com

Convey

Series B in 2018
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Pingboard

Seed Round in 2018
Pingboard is a real-time, collaborative org chart that makes it easy to organize teams, plan for growth, and keep everyone informed. With Pingboard, your org chart is always within reach and up-to-date, replacing static org charts made with tools like Visio or PowerPoint. Its mission is to revolutionize workforce planning. As companies scale, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage hiring plans across the organization, design career paths, and adopt new agile organizational models. We are creating software that reimagines how these things get done.

OJO Labs

Series B in 2018
OJO Labs Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an AI-powered personal assistant for the real estate sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in St. Lucia and Minneapolis, OJO Labs provides a comprehensive platform designed to assist homebuyers, sellers, and owners throughout the real estate process. The platform engages users through personalized, automated conversations, offering insights and guidance tailored to individual preferences and financial situations. By combining human intelligence with machine learning, OJO Labs aims to simplify the complex journey of homeownership, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of background, can access the benefits of owning a home. The company’s innovative solution helps users navigate the real estate landscape more effectively, enabling them to make informed decisions when buying or selling property.

Claravine

Seed Round in 2018
Claravine enforces accurate, unified, rich tracking of campaigns and content across the enterprise. Their platform standardizes, governs, and connects data across every team, system, and channel. As a result, users will have richer insights, better experiences, and increased ROI from their marketing investments. Claravine released the first second-generation platform for Digital Experience Data Management in 2018. This platform expanded on the core data governance capability of Claravine, helping organizations better standardize, enrich, and connect marketing data across teams and channels.

Billie

Seed Round in 2018
Billie Inc. is a New York-based wellness company that specializes in manufacturing and retailing shaving products specifically designed for women. Founded in 2015, Billie offers a range of high-quality items, including razors, shaving cream, body wash, body lotion, and accessories like a magnetic holder and razor cartridges. The company is dedicated to providing affordable shaving solutions without the "pink tax," a term that highlights the extra charges often placed on women's grooming products. Billie's mission is to ensure that women receive the same level of attention and quality in shaving supplies that has traditionally been focused on men, promoting a more equitable approach to personal care.

Kazoo

Corporate Round in 2018
Kazoo, Inc. owns and operates an employee engagement and performance management software as a service (SaaS) platform. It allows employees to connect, reward, reveal, and report in real-time and receive digital points from peers to reward them for behavior that generates revenue or reaches other workplace goals. The company was formerly known as YouEarnedIt, Inc. and changed its name to Kazoo, Inc. on April 3, 2019. Kazoo, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

SpyCloud

Series A in 2018
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

Restream

Seed Round in 2018
Restream, Inc. is a web platform that enables users to stream live video to multiple platforms simultaneously. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, Restream serves over a million users across more than 80 countries. The platform offers various features, including analytics, scheduling, shared chat, and monitoring, which enhance user interaction and engagement with viewers. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates with encoders, making it a versatile solution for content producers looking to expand their reach and optimize their live streaming experience.

Apprentice

Seed Round in 2017
Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

Rollick

Seed Round in 2017
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers in the powersports, RV, and marine industries. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides marketing and technology solutions that enhance the customer buying experience. By facilitating connections among manufacturers, dealers, and customers, Rollick aims to create a seamless experience from pre-purchase to re-purchase. The platform delivers individualized online and in-store interactions, allowing retailers and manufacturers to improve their marketing efforts and build valuable relationships within the outdoor recreational sector. Rollick is supported by experienced industry investors and focuses on innovative sales and marketing technology to enhance the buying and selling process for outdoor recreational products.

AlertMedia

Series B in 2017
AlertMedia provides a critical communications platform and monitoring services to enterprise customers. As the fastest-growing, enterprise communications and monitoring company, AlertMedia helps organizations securely and effectively monitor threats, streamline notifications, and improve employee safety. The company’s fully integrated, cloud-based platform delivers communications that protect organizations, improve operations, and mitigate loss from anywhere, at any time, using any device. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Favor

Series B in 2017
Favor is a developer of a mobile-based food delivery application used to deliver restaurant-based food. Its service is a location-based mobile application and website portal that enable users to order food and groceries from stores and restaurants in the local area and delivers through courier at their door.

Convey

Series B in 2017
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Big Squid

Series A in 2017
Big Squid is a Predictive Analytics software company that specializes in data solutions utilizing Business Intelligence, Data Sciences and Predictive Analytics. We bring discipline and experience to your initiatives through in-depth consulting and we work to identify critical business outcomes as well as the drivers of those outcomes. We then use data visualizations to prescribe action on those drivers to positively influence your desired business outcomes.

Self

Series A in 2017
Self Financial, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application that focuses on credit building and savings. The platform offers small certificate of deposit secured installment loans, facilitating customers in creating credit builder accounts that help them establish payment history while saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, Inc., the company rebranded in 2019 to better reflect its mission of promoting economic inclusion and financial resilience. Self's services include credit score tracking and monitoring, enabling users to enhance their financial future with accessible credit-building products.

Self Financial

Series A in 2017
Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money. It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. It offers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender. The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

SourceDay

Seed Round in 2017
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

SpyCloud

Seed Round in 2017
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

Big Squid

Seed Round in 2017
Big Squid is a Predictive Analytics software company that specializes in data solutions utilizing Business Intelligence, Data Sciences and Predictive Analytics. We bring discipline and experience to your initiatives through in-depth consulting and we work to identify critical business outcomes as well as the drivers of those outcomes. We then use data visualizations to prescribe action on those drivers to positively influence your desired business outcomes.

TurnKey Vacation Rentals

Series C in 2017
TurnKey Vacation Rentals is a full-service vacation rental property management company for luxury and premium vacation rental homes in top U.S. travel destinations. As a leading vacation rental hospitality brand, TurnKey provides guests with the consistency and quality of a fine hotel experience, while optimizing the management, marketing and return on investment for vacation rental homeowners. TurnKey's proprietary smart home technology – digital smart locks, FieldSync housekeeping scheduler, HomeDroid tablet, noise decibel monitors and more – integrates with local, in-market teams to ensure extraordinary vacation rental experiences for every home, every stay, every time.

Kazoo

Series A in 2017
Kazoo, Inc. owns and operates an employee engagement and performance management software as a service (SaaS) platform. It allows employees to connect, reward, reveal, and report in real-time and receive digital points from peers to reward them for behavior that generates revenue or reaches other workplace goals. The company was formerly known as YouEarnedIt, Inc. and changed its name to Kazoo, Inc. on April 3, 2019. Kazoo, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Aceable

Series A in 2016
Aceable, Inc. develops a mobile application that allows students to complete driving courses. Its mobile application provides traffic law and substance abuse education courses for people aging 14+ in Florida; teens driving courses for people aging 14-17 in Texas; adult driving courses for people aging 18+ in Texas; and defensive driving courses for various ages. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas with operations in Georgia.

Convey

Series A in 2016
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

OutboundEngine

Series C in 2016
OutboundEngine is an Austin, TX-based marketing technology company that helps businesses grow by making online marketing simple. The company’s SaaS platform automates email marketing, social media posting, online review collection and more for over 10,000 customers. Founded in 2012, OutboundEngine is ranked No. 95 on the Inc. 5000 and has been consistently named a top workplace in Austin. For more information, please visit www.outboundengine.com

AlertMedia

Series A in 2016
AlertMedia provides a critical communications platform and monitoring services to enterprise customers. As the fastest-growing, enterprise communications and monitoring company, AlertMedia helps organizations securely and effectively monitor threats, streamline notifications, and improve employee safety. The company’s fully integrated, cloud-based platform delivers communications that protect organizations, improve operations, and mitigate loss from anywhere, at any time, using any device. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.