SVA

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based seed fund founded in 2009, specializing in early-stage investments primarily within the Internet software sector. The firm adopts a portfolio approach to seed investing, distinguishing itself from traditional venture capital firms by not taking board seats and investing in a larger number of companies, often exceeding 100 annually. SV Angel leverages an extensive network to assist startups with business development, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic advice. This approach, pioneered by founder Ron Conway over 20 years ago, has enabled SV Angel to invest in and advise numerous successful companies, including notable names like Facebook, Google, and Airbnb. The firm continues to focus on providing support to technology-focused consumer and enterprise sectors across the United States.

Ashvin Bachireddy

Managing Partner

Ron Conway

Co-Managing Partner

Topher Conway

Managing Partner

Steven Lee

Partner

Brian Pokorny

Advisor

Peter Tseng

Investor

Beth Turner

Managing Partner - Seed

Past deals in New York

Treat AI

Seed Round in 2023
Treat is a customer acquisition channel that delivers leads to e-commerce brands.

Hugging Face

Series C in 2022
Hugging Face is a computer software company that provides a software platform that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Its platform focuses on developing research papers on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing systems. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Tomorrow Farms

Seed Round in 2022
Tomorrow Farms is a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands.

Starlight

Seed Round in 2022
Starlight is an all-in-one solution for companies to manage their crypto assets. We offer everything a company needs to operate in the crypto economy from setting up wallets, to buying crypto, to tracking expenses. Starlight helps you manage the details - so you can focus on running your business.

Block Renovation

Series C in 2021
Block Renovation is a renovation platform that combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined renovation experience. Block’s mission is to give homeowners a better way to improve the spaces they live in, and to give contractors a better way to work. Founded by Koda Wang and Luke Sherwin, Block simplifies a complex and convoluted process and delivers an intuitive experience for completing a beautiful home renovation.

Seafair

Venture Round in 2021
Seafair provides an integrated platform for maritime crewing services, facilitating connections between seafarers and shipping companies. The company has developed a specialized crewing management software that enhances the traditional methods of shipping crewing. Utilizing a proprietary vetting process, the platform employs advanced technology, data analytics, and ranking algorithms to ensure that seafarers can easily find suitable job opportunities while allowing shipping companies to identify the most qualified candidates. This innovation enables users to manage the recruitment process efficiently from their homes, streamlining operations in the maritime industry.

Bubblehouse

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bubblehouse is a platform for creators to express content in new and attractive ways.

Intella X

Series A in 2021
Intella X operates a mobile live streaming marketplace that empowers individuals and brands to create and host their own shopping channels, allowing them to sell directly to a global audience. The platform facilitates real-time interactions between broadcasters and viewers, enabling customers to engage in conversations, browse products, and make purchases during live streams. Intella X's application supports emerging brands and entrepreneurs by providing them with essential tools to manage payment and shipping details, creating an interactive shopping experience. Additionally, the company is involved in bridging web2 and web3 environments through its decentralized exchange, NFT marketplace, and launchpad, offering developers integration tools and a simplified crypto wallet for easy access to blockchain applications. This unique combination showcases individuality while connecting sellers and their distinctive products with buyers who are eager to explore and collect.

Bubblehouse

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bubblehouse is a platform for creators to express content in new and attractive ways.

Uniswap

Venture Round in 2021
Uniswap is a fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum. A simple formalized equation drives unstoppable liquidity for thousands of users and hundreds of applications. Uniswap empowers developers, liquidity providers, and traders to participate in a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all.

opensea

Series A in 2021
OpenSea is a leading peer-to-peer marketplace specializing in the trading of crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform facilitates transactions for a variety of digital assets, including gaming items and other virtual goods, all of which are secured through blockchain technology. Users can buy and sell these items directly through smart contracts, ensuring a streamlined and secure trading experience. As the popularity of blockchain-based games grows, OpenSea has experienced significant transaction volume, reflecting its position as a prominent player in the crypto marketplace. Additionally, OpenSea Ventures, the company's investment arm, supports emerging founders and initiatives that aim to advance the future of decentralized web economies.

Condorsay

Seed Round in 2021
Condorsay helps teams make better decisions with clarity, focus, and alignment.

Oso

Series A in 2021
Oso Security Inc. develops backend infrastructure security software for developers. The software allows authentication, authorization, end-to-end encryption, and auditing across any infrastructure environment. Oso Security Inc. was formerly known as Keesh, Inc. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Mercantile

Seed Round in 2021
Mercantile is a service provider focused on assisting small and medium-sized businesses by consolidating their purchasing power within specific industries. The company aims to negotiate favorable terms with suppliers, enabling clients to secure discounts from their preferred vendors. Additionally, Mercantile offers credit card services designed to help businesses monetize their clients' payables, thereby creating a new revenue stream through program dividends. By enabling small businesses to enhance their competitiveness in a market largely dominated by larger corporations, Mercantile supports them in achieving greater financial viability and operational efficiency.

Oso

Series A in 2020
Oso Security Inc. develops backend infrastructure security software for developers. The software allows authentication, authorization, end-to-end encryption, and auditing across any infrastructure environment. Oso Security Inc. was formerly known as Keesh, Inc. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Walnut

Seed Round in 2020
Walnut is a company that offers a customizable platform designed to enhance the sales demo experience. Founded in January 2020 by Yoav Vilner and Danni Friedland, Walnut enables sales representatives to create and run product demos live, even when the actual product is offline or still in development. This codeless platform integrates seamlessly with existing CRM systems and data sources, allowing sales teams to automate and personalize their demos without the need for back-end support. By providing a drag-and-drop solution, Walnut empowers sales teams to have full control over their demo processes, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and optimize resource use. Headquartered in New York City, Walnut seeks to redefine the landscape of inside sales through its innovative approach.

Uniswap

Series A in 2020
Uniswap is a fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum. A simple formalized equation drives unstoppable liquidity for thousands of users and hundreds of applications. Uniswap empowers developers, liquidity providers, and traders to participate in a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all.

Uniswap

Series A in 2020
Uniswap is a fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum. A simple formalized equation drives unstoppable liquidity for thousands of users and hundreds of applications. Uniswap empowers developers, liquidity providers, and traders to participate in a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all.

MainStreet

Seed Round in 2020
MainStreet is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that operates a B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to assist startups in identifying and claiming government incentives, tax credits, deductions, and stimulus programs. Founded in 2019, MainStreet's software connects with clients' payroll systems to automate the data collection necessary for qualifying for various financial programs, ultimately helping to save time and money. The platform is tailored for startups at various stages of growth, including bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed, and series funding rounds, across multiple industries such as software, hardware, biopharma, biotech, aerospace, materials, and manufacturing. MainStreet charges a flat success fee based on the incentives disbursed to its clients and is supported by notable investors in the venture capital space.

Collective

Series A in 2020
Collective operates as an online back-office platform designed for self-employed people. Its technology and a team of trusted advisors give its members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community- all in one platform. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Cappuccino.fm

Seed Round in 2020
Cappuccino.fm develops a mobile audio group messaging application intended to connect people. The company product allows users to record voice memos and share them with customizable groups.

Chapter

Seed Round in 2020
Chapter is a New York-based company that specializes in providing Medicare advisory services to seniors. It offers personalized consultations to help retirees navigate their healthcare options, including guidance on medical services and recommended medical card programs. Chapter enhances the decision-making process for older adults by offering tailored coupons, deals, tax advice, and relevant news and technology tips. The company's goal is to empower seniors to make informed choices about their health coverage, enabling them to live with purpose and security as they age.

Feather

Series B in 2020
Feather provides furniture and home decor rental service The company helps city dwellers to furnish their homes without spending a fortune or hurting the planet in the process. Members of Feather have access to high-quality furniture at a low monthly price with the option to add, swap, buy, or return when life or tastes change. Furniture is delivered and assembled for free within a week. Feather’s circular approach reduces the environmental impact that furniture waste has on the planet by keeping furniture in homes and out of landfills.

BigBrain

Seed Round in 2020
BigBrain is launching its BigBrain trivia game where you can win real-money prizes.

Garner

Seed Round in 2020
Garner Health is a technology company established in 2019 and based in New York, NY, that focuses on enhancing the healthcare experience for employees through employer partnerships. By leveraging a doctor quality analytics platform, Garner Health provides insights into clinical quality and total care costs, helping employers direct their employees to high-quality healthcare providers. The platform also offers an overlay account that covers employee deductibles and coinsurance, allowing employees to reduce out-of-pocket expenses while ensuring employers achieve guaranteed savings. Through this approach, Garner Health aims to improve healthcare quality and affordability for both employees and their employers.

Tikkit

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Tikkit, Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a mobile-first ticketing platform and event management services. Founded in 2015, Tikkit empowers individuals to host events and sell tickets, facilitating a user-friendly experience for event organizers and attendees alike. The platform is designed to enhance the ticketing process, making it accessible and efficient for users.

Clothia

Seed Round in 2019
Clothia, Inc. is an innovative online platform that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to create virtual closets and mix and match outfits. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, Clothia enables users to explore their personal style and share it with others through interactive features. Users can try on clothes virtually using augmented reality via their webcams, browse friends' virtual closets, and create outfits for one another. The platform also offers opportunities to purchase items, discover global fashion trends, and engage with content such as video interviews featuring designers and trendsetters. By making online shopping social and interactive, Clothia fosters a community of fashion enthusiasts who can connect and inspire each other.

Backpack

Seed Round in 2019
Backpack Technologies, Inc. is an online peer-to-peer platform that provides overseas shopping and shipping services connecting shoppers and travelers worldwide. It offers consumer electronics, exotic pashmina, medication products, and various other products. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Staten Island, New York.

Zero

Seed Round in 2019
Zero is a personal health and fitness platform. It is a fasting tracker used for intermittent, circadian rhythm, and custom fasting. Zero was founded in 2016.

Flowcode

Seed Round in 2019
Flowcode is a company focused on creating direct connections between brands and consumers through innovative technology. By integrating data-driven design with advanced QR code solutions, Flowcode facilitates contactless interactions that prioritize speed, security, and user privacy. As a leading provider of QR technology, Flowcode offers a reliable platform for brands to enhance their customer engagement. Accompanying its QR services is Flowpage, a tool that consolidates digital content into a mobile-friendly landing page, allowing users to manage their online presence effectively. Together, these products enable seamless integration of real-world experiences with digital interactions, providing clients with valuable insights through real-time analytics and empowering them to strengthen their customer relationships.

The Org

Seed Round in 2019
The Org is a professional community to explore organization charts for public and private companies. The company's mission is to make organizations more transparent and understand more about their own companies and the people in them. It follows companies to stay updated on personnel changes, new hires, and promotions. The Org was founded in 2017 by Christian Wylonis and Andreas Jarbøl and is headquartered in New York.

Good Dog

Seed Round in 2019
Good Dog, Inc. operates a web-based platform designed to facilitate the buying and adoption of dogs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company connects prospective dog owners with reputable breeders, shelters, and rescues, ensuring that dogs are placed in good homes. The platform not only lists available dogs but also provides educational resources through a learning center, offering guidance on responsible dog ownership and raising a dog. By screening pet breeders and promoting ethical practices, Good Dog aims to elevate standards within the dog industry and foster trustworthy connections between dog owners and responsible sources.

WorkOS

Seed Round in 2019
WorkOS, Inc. is a software company that specializes in providing solutions designed to make applications enterprise-ready. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, WorkOS offers APIs that enable developers to incorporate essential features and integrations needed by IT administrators, such as Single Sign-On (SSO), directory syncing, audit trails, and access control. By utilizing WorkOS's offerings, businesses can simplify the process of catering to enterprise customers, allowing them to enhance their product capabilities with minimal coding effort.

By Humankind

Seed Round in 2019
by Humankind is a direct-to-consumer personal care brand dedicated to reducing our global dependence on single-use plastic in the products we use every day. Offering revolutionary products that take a more responsible approach to your body and our planet, the brand’s refillable deodorant, mouthwash tablets, and shampoo bar offer clean-ingredient, scientifically advanced solutions to reduce single-use plastic waste by 90 percent or more when compared to current market offerings. The brand’s refill model is designed to measure the collective impact of the by Humankind community over time, making one small step for you, one giant step by Humankind.

Ribbon Health

Seed Round in 2019
Ribbon Health is a healthcare data platform that provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for healthcare enterprises. The platform offers comprehensive data on providers, insurance plans, and healthcare costs and quality metrics. Its services include tools for accurate provider directories, referral management, care navigation, and insurance enrollment. By delivering critical infrastructure for payers, providers, and digital health solutions, Ribbon Health enables clients to make informed decisions about healthcare services. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including health insurance companies, third-party administrators, clinics, hospitals, and digital health platforms. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Ribbon Health was previously known as HealthWiz, Inc. before changing its name in March 2018.

The Class

Seed Round in 2018
Through simple, repetitive calisthenics and plyometrics, participants challenge the body to engage the mind. With guided instruction and powerful music, The Class invites students to witness their resistance to discomfort. The result is an expansive, heart-clearing and body-strengthening release. This Class will challenge and enlighten you all while building an incredibly strong, lean, resilient body. You will learn tools to empower your life.

By Humankind

Seed Round in 2018
by Humankind is a direct-to-consumer personal care brand dedicated to reducing our global dependence on single-use plastic in the products we use every day. Offering revolutionary products that take a more responsible approach to your body and our planet, the brand’s refillable deodorant, mouthwash tablets, and shampoo bar offer clean-ingredient, scientifically advanced solutions to reduce single-use plastic waste by 90 percent or more when compared to current market offerings. The brand’s refill model is designed to measure the collective impact of the by Humankind community over time, making one small step for you, one giant step by Humankind.

Lolli

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Lolli is a rewards application that allows users to earn bitcoin when shopping online. The company has partnered with 1,000+ top brands to give people the ability to easily earn bitcoin rewards when they shop. When users shop on one of the partner sites, Lolli gets a percentage of each sale. The company then splits that percent with users, sending bitcoin to users' Lolli wallet. Lolli was founded in 2018 by Alex Adelman and Matt Senter and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Uppercase

Seed Round in 2018
Uppercase is a modern retail solutions provider established in 2016 and headquartered in New York City. The company specializes in helping brands launch retail stores through a comprehensive suite of services that includes real estate, store build-outs, analytics, and staffing. Uppercase offers a marketplace for short-term retail space and tech-enabled stores in key locations such as New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Vancouver. By integrating various aspects of the retail journey, Uppercase enables brands to effectively measure and enhance their retail presence, ensuring a successful entry into the market. The company serves both brands and real estate partners, focusing on data-driven alternatives to traditional retail real estate.

Thisopenspace

Seed Round in 2018
Provides a platform for emerging and global brands to get short term leases in premium locations for pop-up shops.

Good Dog

Seed Round in 2018
Good Dog, Inc. operates a web-based platform designed to facilitate the buying and adoption of dogs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company connects prospective dog owners with reputable breeders, shelters, and rescues, ensuring that dogs are placed in good homes. The platform not only lists available dogs but also provides educational resources through a learning center, offering guidance on responsible dog ownership and raising a dog. By screening pet breeders and promoting ethical practices, Good Dog aims to elevate standards within the dog industry and foster trustworthy connections between dog owners and responsible sources.

Hugging Face

Seed Round in 2018
Hugging Face is a computer software company that provides a software platform that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Its platform focuses on developing research papers on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing systems. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Dreams

Series A in 2018
Dreams is a mobile-only TV platform that redesigns TV for the most important device. Dreams developed patent-pending computer vision technology to create a modern, mobile-first TV news experience. The company’s software converts live TV news into a vertical video format in real-time, enabling the first-ever live, 24/7 vertical video news channels. Dreams is available for free in the U.S. on the App Store and Google Play. The app requires no login or registration. It was founded in New York City in 2016 by Tom Bender and Greg Hochmuth.

Tagomi

Venture Round in 2018
Tagomi Trading, LLC is an institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco, and London. The company specializes in providing clients with enhanced trade execution capabilities, allowing them to optimize their trading strategies. Utilizing advanced routing techniques and execution algorithms, Tagomi analyzes both real-time and historical data to determine the most advantageous trading opportunities. This approach helps clients minimize trading costs and maximize their returns on cryptocurrency investments.

Amperon

Seed Round in 2018
Amperon Holdings, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in New York, specializes in developing predictive tools for energy retailers and grid operators. The company utilizes smart meters to gather real-time energy data, providing insights with 15-minute resolution for various ratepayers, including residential, commercial, and industrial users. By leveraging this data, Amperon creates operational grid intelligence tools powered by artificial intelligence, which help utilities and energy retailers better manage grid volatility caused by factors such as climate disasters and global pandemics. With a significant number of smart meters installed across the country, Amperon aims to transform the energy sector and facilitate the transition to a smarter grid infrastructure.

Spell

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Spell is a New York City-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in artificial intelligence and deep learning infrastructure. The company offers a versatile end-to-end MLOps platform designed to enhance data science and machine learning workflows for teams of any size. Spell's platform provides tools for efficiently preparing, training, deploying, and managing machine learning projects, emphasizing collaboration, project monitoring, and experiment reproducibility. It simplifies the setup and management of machine learning initiatives through a user-friendly command-line tool and an intuitive web console, allowing teams to focus on experimentation rather than technical overhead. Additionally, Spell facilitates access to shared data, experiments, and results, making it easier for new team members to integrate quickly. By managing machine infrastructure and environment setups, Spell aims to democratize access to deep learning and artificial intelligence, empowering organizations to operationalize these technologies across various applications, including natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition.

Kadena

Funding Round in 2018
Kadena provides a hybrid blockchain platform, featuring the only sharded and scalable layer-1 PoW public network. Kadena solves the scaling challenges of Bitcoin and the security issues of Ethereum. Kadena's founders created JP Morgan's first blockchain and worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Kadena is live with partners including Cosmos and USCF (a $3 billion fund). For more information, visit www.kadena.io or follow @kadena_io on Twitter.

Sundays

Convertible Note in 2018
Sundays for Dogs engages in the online retail of dog foods. Its products are made by an air-drying method that gently dehydrates food low and slow to preserve nutrients and flavor while killing germs. The company was co-founded by Tory Waxman and Michael Waxman and is based in New York.

Shopshops

Seed Round in 2018
ShopShops is a livestream shopping platform that connects consumers with brick-and-mortar retailers across the globe, allowing users to shop from diverse stores directly through their mobile devices. Founded in 2016 by Liyia Wu, the company operates from its headquarters in New York City and Beijing. The platform offers an interactive experience, enabling customers to browse efficiently by location and access authenticated products from various brands and stores. By breaking down geographical barriers, ShopShops provides a unique shopping experience that combines curation and interaction, allowing fashion-savvy consumers to explore global retail offerings conveniently and affordably.

Mark43

Series C in 2018
Mark43, Inc. specializes in developing innovative software solutions for law enforcement agencies. The company's primary products include Mark43 RMS, an integrated application for managing law enforcement data, and Mark43 CAD, a cloud-based solution designed for emergency response management. These applications facilitate seamless data collection, management, analysis, and sharing, while offering features such as bi-directional syncing, mission-critical AVL mapping, and automatic status timers. Both Mark43 CAD and RMS are interconnected with federal, state, and local databases, providing enhanced cloud mobility. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Mark43 aims to empower communities and improve public safety through advanced technology.

Ribbon Health

Seed Round in 2018
Ribbon Health is a healthcare data platform that provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for healthcare enterprises. The platform offers comprehensive data on providers, insurance plans, and healthcare costs and quality metrics. Its services include tools for accurate provider directories, referral management, care navigation, and insurance enrollment. By delivering critical infrastructure for payers, providers, and digital health solutions, Ribbon Health enables clients to make informed decisions about healthcare services. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including health insurance companies, third-party administrators, clinics, hospitals, and digital health platforms. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Ribbon Health was previously known as HealthWiz, Inc. before changing its name in March 2018.

Tecton

Seed Round in 2018
Tecton.ai is a developer of an enterprise-ready data platform designed to facilitate machine learning for organizations. Founded in 2019 by the team behind Uber's Michelangelo platform, Tecton aims to make advanced machine learning capabilities accessible to companies of all sizes. The platform allows data scientists to transform raw data into production-ready features, addressing the unique challenges of machine learning data management. By providing a comprehensive data layer, Tecton enables the integration of batch, streaming, and real-time data, allowing organizations to automate decisions rapidly and improve customer experiences. With offices in San Francisco and New York, Tecton focuses on helping businesses efficiently deploy machine learning models at scale to drive significant outcomes.

Cedar

Series A in 2017
Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and medical groups that elevate the end-to-end patient experience. The platform leverages advanced data science to customize and simplify the payment experience, resulting in a modern, consumer-friendly way for patients to plan for and pay their bills. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Stacks

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, that specializes in branded contact sharing solutions. The company provides innovative business cards for iPhone users, enabling them to share contact information seamlessly via iOS 7 and AirDrop. Users can efficiently organize the business cards they receive into customized stacks based on categories such as company, profession, or event. Additionally, any updates made to contact details are automatically synchronized with their contacts, ensuring that information remains current and accessible. Stacks focuses on enhancing the way individuals manage and share their professional connections.

Braavo Capital

Seed Round in 2017
Braavo Capital, founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, specializes in providing revenue-based financing solutions to mobile app and game developers globally. The company focuses on delivering capital-as-a-service to support marketing and user acquisition efforts, catering to a diverse range of clients from early-stage health and fitness applications to established mobile gaming publishers. Braavo has successfully funded nearly half a billion dollars to leading app companies, demonstrating its commitment to flexible and accessible financing options. The firm is backed by a range of investors from the fintech and mobile sectors, including prominent venture capital firms and successful entrepreneurs.

Shopshops

Seed Round in 2017
ShopShops is a livestream shopping platform that connects consumers with brick-and-mortar retailers across the globe, allowing users to shop from diverse stores directly through their mobile devices. Founded in 2016 by Liyia Wu, the company operates from its headquarters in New York City and Beijing. The platform offers an interactive experience, enabling customers to browse efficiently by location and access authenticated products from various brands and stores. By breaking down geographical barriers, ShopShops provides a unique shopping experience that combines curation and interaction, allowing fashion-savvy consumers to explore global retail offerings conveniently and affordably.

Envisagenics

Seed Round in 2017
Envisagenics, Inc. is a biotechnology company headquartered in Huntington, New York, specializing in the development of RNA therapeutics. Founded in 2013, the company utilizes its proprietary SpliceCore platform to analyze RNA-seq data through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This cloud-based technology aims to simplify the complexity of biomedical data, enabling researchers to identify splicing errors that contribute to genetic diseases and cancers. By accurately predicting drug targets and biomarkers, Envisagenics helps pharmaceutical companies reduce the time and costs associated with drug development. The platform is designed to accelerate the discovery of innovative therapeutic solutions and has the potential to address over 370 known human diseases caused by splicing errors. Through collaborations with biopharmaceutical partners, Envisagenics seeks to enhance the efficiency of drug-target selection and lead design, ultimately improving the therapeutic landscape for patients.

Brat TV

Series A in 2017
Brat TV is a digital production company based in the United States that focuses on creating content aimed at a teenage audience. The company operates a media production platform that empowers individuals with social followings to produce videos on a budget. This platform allows users to engage daily with new episodes, stories, and songs, catering to the interests of youth culture. By prioritizing accessibility and relatability in its programming, Brat TV has established a significant viewing audience among teenagers, positioning itself as a key player in the media landscape targeting younger demographics.

Merlin

Series A in 2017
Merlin is an internet company that specializes in the fields of the marketplace, consumer software, delivery, and human resources. It provides a software platform that helps employers to find, screen and select the candidates for every opening. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Feather

Seed Round in 2017
Feather provides furniture and home decor rental service The company helps city dwellers to furnish their homes without spending a fortune or hurting the planet in the process. Members of Feather have access to high-quality furniture at a low monthly price with the option to add, swap, buy, or return when life or tastes change. Furniture is delivered and assembled for free within a week. Feather’s circular approach reduces the environmental impact that furniture waste has on the planet by keeping furniture in homes and out of landfills.

Itsme

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Itsme creates high fidelity Avatars and Environments that enable the World to feel closer together. Millions of people use Itsme to explore the world, meet new people, and grow meaningful friendships without the constraints of physical space

SelfMade

Series A in 2017
SelfMade is a venture backed start-up located in downtown Manhattan. They work at the intersection of technology and digital art, empowering individuals and brands to grow their business through social media. Their members' only app uses AI and proprietary technology to connect members with professional image editors and social strategists -- allowing them to build a powerful brand at an affordable price. SelfMade is democratizing an experience once reserved for celebrities and brands.

Jetty

Series A in 2017
Jetty is a financial services company on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone. Jetty's solution helps property managers increase lease conversion, reduce bad debt, and streamline operations. For the renter, Jetty lowers the barrier to entry, saving residents thousands of dollars on move-in costs. Jetty was founded by Mike Rudoy and Luke Cohler in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Brat TV

Seed Round in 2017
Brat TV is a digital production company based in the United States that focuses on creating content aimed at a teenage audience. The company operates a media production platform that empowers individuals with social followings to produce videos on a budget. This platform allows users to engage daily with new episodes, stories, and songs, catering to the interests of youth culture. By prioritizing accessibility and relatability in its programming, Brat TV has established a significant viewing audience among teenagers, positioning itself as a key player in the media landscape targeting younger demographics.

Gencove

Seed Round in 2017
We make genomics affordable and accessible through a cost-effective low-coverage whole genome sequencing technology

The Farmer's Dog

Series A in 2017
The Farmer's Dog, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in producing and delivering homemade pet food. The company offers balanced, freshly made meals using human-grade ingredients sourced from USDA production facilities. Each meal plan is tailored to the specific needs of individual dogs, with pre-made and pre-portioned food that is delivered shortly after cooking to ensure freshness. The meals are developed with veterinary expertise and are designed to meet the nutritional requirements of dogs. The Farmer's Dog emphasizes timely deliveries to ensure that customers never run out of food for their pets, enhancing convenience and quality in the pet food market.

Morty

Seed Round in 2017
Morty is on a mission to revolutionize the outdated mortgage industry by letting people shop, compare, and close on any mortgage from any lender, completely online. Purchasing a home is the largest, most important financial transaction of most people’s lives. They believe getting a mortgage should be just as simple, modern, and transparent as buying anything else online. We’re building the first-ever, fully digital marketplace to make this possible - like Kayak, but for mortgages.

WayUp

Series B in 2017
WayUp connects students with jobs during and after college -- from summer internships to part-time gigs to full-time jobs after graduation. Businesses post a job to a targeted audience of students at any US college, and students can browse through jobs and apply for free. It was created in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Hugging Face

Angel Round in 2017
Hugging Face is a computer software company that provides a software platform that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Its platform focuses on developing research papers on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing systems. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Bowery Farming

Seed Round in 2017
Bowery Farming Inc., a farming company, provides post-organic produce. The company offers baby kale, blend, lettuce, arugula, kale mix, and basil products. It sells its products through grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Brat TV

Seed Round in 2017
Brat TV is a digital production company based in the United States that focuses on creating content aimed at a teenage audience. The company operates a media production platform that empowers individuals with social followings to produce videos on a budget. This platform allows users to engage daily with new episodes, stories, and songs, catering to the interests of youth culture. By prioritizing accessibility and relatability in its programming, Brat TV has established a significant viewing audience among teenagers, positioning itself as a key player in the media landscape targeting younger demographics.

Hugging Face

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Hugging Face is a computer software company that provides a software platform that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Its platform focuses on developing research papers on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing systems. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Standard Bots

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Standard Bots Company develops robotics platforms for industrial and domestic uses. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Nucleus

Series A in 2016
Inspired by old home intercom systems, Nucleus combines the family phone, video calling and smart home management to give families an all-in-one tool for modern communication. It connects to your home’s WiFi to enable instant, hands-free communication with your loved ones whether they are upstairs or thousands of miles away. Check out http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/13/nucleus-raises-3-4m-to-build-a-wireless-home-intercom/ for more info.

Vetcove

Seed Round in 2016
Vetcove LLC operates an online ecommerce platform for veterinary supplies. It serves verified staff of veterinary clinics and other veterinary organizations, including veterinarians, technicians, practice managers, and inventory managers in the United States. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Heap

Series A in 2016
Heap Inc. develops an analytics infrastructure designed for online businesses, enabling them to capture and analyze web, mobile, and cloud interactions, such as clicks and transactions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in New York and Utah, Heap's solution automates the analytics process, allowing companies to focus on deriving insights and making informed business decisions. The platform provides a comprehensive view of customer data, helping businesses optimize product offerings and enhance user experiences. Heap serves over 6,000 clients across various industries, including e-commerce, financial services, and software as a service (SaaS), with notable customers such as Twilio, LendingClub, and Optimizely.

B12

Series A in 2016
B12 develops and operates a human-assisted artificial intelligence platform that leverages algorithmic design that streamlines website design process. It offers Orchestra, an online platform that integrates with third party tools, such as e-commerce and blogging platforms, and alerts experts to quality issues in web designs. B12 was formerly known as Unlimited Labs, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Clarity Money

Series A in 2016
For the first time, in the palm of your hand, you have an advocate to help you manage your money. A partner who is looking out for you. All within the Clarity Money app, you can lower your bills, cancel wasteful accounts, transfer money, create a savings account and get your credit score. The app also provides unprecedented transparency into your spending. It’s beautiful, easy to use and there is nothing like it on the market. Download now on the iOS App store Sign-up today: https://claritymoney.com/app

The Farmer's Dog

Seed Round in 2016
The Farmer's Dog, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in producing and delivering homemade pet food. The company offers balanced, freshly made meals using human-grade ingredients sourced from USDA production facilities. Each meal plan is tailored to the specific needs of individual dogs, with pre-made and pre-portioned food that is delivered shortly after cooking to ensure freshness. The meals are developed with veterinary expertise and are designed to meet the nutritional requirements of dogs. The Farmer's Dog emphasizes timely deliveries to ensure that customers never run out of food for their pets, enhancing convenience and quality in the pet food market.

Mark43

Series B in 2016
Mark43, Inc. specializes in developing innovative software solutions for law enforcement agencies. The company's primary products include Mark43 RMS, an integrated application for managing law enforcement data, and Mark43 CAD, a cloud-based solution designed for emergency response management. These applications facilitate seamless data collection, management, analysis, and sharing, while offering features such as bi-directional syncing, mission-critical AVL mapping, and automatic status timers. Both Mark43 CAD and RMS are interconnected with federal, state, and local databases, providing enhanced cloud mobility. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Mark43 aims to empower communities and improve public safety through advanced technology.

B12

Pre Seed Round in 2016
B12 develops and operates a human-assisted artificial intelligence platform that leverages algorithmic design that streamlines website design process. It offers Orchestra, an online platform that integrates with third party tools, such as e-commerce and blogging platforms, and alerts experts to quality issues in web designs. B12 was formerly known as Unlimited Labs, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Reserve

Venture Round in 2016
Reserve Media, Inc. operates a digital dining concierge service that connects restaurants with diners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers a platform that allows customers to discover restaurants, make reservations, receive personalized service, and facilitate seamless payment. By partnering with notable restaurateurs, Reserve aims to enhance the dining experience while helping restaurants manage their reservations more effectively, reduce cancellations, and gain valuable customer insights. The platform also enables restaurants to maintain customer databases and manage their tables, ultimately improving customer relationships. As of November 2018, Reserve operates as a subsidiary of Resy Network, Inc.

Managed by Q

Series B in 2016
Managed by Q Inc. operates a workplace management platform that simplifies office operations by providing a variety of on-demand and subscription services. These services include cleaning, maintenance, IT support, supply replenishment, and wellness initiatives. In addition, the company offers facility services, project management for office planning and renovations, and workplace staffing solutions. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Managed by Q connects businesses with essential services to enhance workplace efficiency. The company is dedicated to creating economic opportunities by fostering good jobs for its operators and supporting small businesses. With operations in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, Managed by Q aims to transform the management of workspaces.

Confide

Seed Round in 2016
Confide, Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a secure mobile messaging platform designed for confidential communications. Established in 2013, Confide enables users to engage in off-the-record conversations through its encrypted messaging service, which features self-destructing messages and protection against screenshots. This platform allows individuals to discuss sensitive topics freely, ensuring that their communications remain private and are not subject to duplication or misuse. Through its innovative approach to messaging, Confide provides a solution for clients seeking to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of their private conversations.

Anchor

Seed Round in 2016
Anchor is a user-friendly platform designed to simplify podcast creation and distribution. It allows users to record or upload high-quality audio and host unlimited episodes, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced podcasters. Anchor also offers seamless distribution to various platforms with a single click, enhancing the visibility of podcasts. Additionally, it incorporates community features that enrich the audio streaming experience, fostering interaction among users. This combination of ease of use and community engagement positions Anchor as a leading choice for individuals looking to enter the podcasting space.

Jetty

Seed Round in 2016
Jetty is a financial services company on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone. Jetty's solution helps property managers increase lease conversion, reduce bad debt, and streamline operations. For the renter, Jetty lowers the barrier to entry, saving residents thousands of dollars on move-in costs. Jetty was founded by Mike Rudoy and Luke Cohler in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Hullabalu

Seed Round in 2015
Hullabalu is a New York City-based company focused on creating engaging stories for children that promote strong values and positive character development. Drawing inspiration from fantastical worlds and classic tales, Hullabalu develops original story series featuring a cast of characters, vibrant illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Their approach aims to provide children with enjoyable narratives that not only entertain but also instill meaningful lessons and values.

Bowery Farming

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Bowery Farming Inc., a farming company, provides post-organic produce. The company offers baby kale, blend, lettuce, arugula, kale mix, and basil products. It sells its products through grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Beeswax

Seed Round in 2015
Beeswax, Inc. develops an advertising software and provides a technology buying platform for digital media. Its technology allows its customers to buy ad space on Websites, mobile apps, video players, and other devices, as well as allows for the use of proprietary and third party data in the purchase of that ad space. The company serves the marketers and brands, technology and data platforms, and publishers. Beeswax, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York with additional locations in London, United Kingdom and San Francisco, California.

Casper

Series B in 2015
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and sleep accessories, to consumers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Originally founded in 2013 as Providence Mattress Company, the business rebranded in 2014 and has since developed its products in-house by leveraging the expertise of product engineers. Casper aims to provide quality sleep solutions by selling directly to consumers through its e-commerce platform, 60 retail stores, and various retail partners, thereby eliminating inflated prices associated with commission-driven sales. In addition to its core offerings, Casper has expanded its product line to include bedroom furniture and sleep technology, catering to a diverse range of customer needs. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

Managed by Q

Series A in 2015
Managed by Q Inc. operates a workplace management platform that simplifies office operations by providing a variety of on-demand and subscription services. These services include cleaning, maintenance, IT support, supply replenishment, and wellness initiatives. In addition, the company offers facility services, project management for office planning and renovations, and workplace staffing solutions. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Managed by Q connects businesses with essential services to enhance workplace efficiency. The company is dedicated to creating economic opportunities by fostering good jobs for its operators and supporting small businesses. With operations in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, Managed by Q aims to transform the management of workspaces.

WayUp

Series A in 2015
WayUp connects students with jobs during and after college -- from summer internships to part-time gigs to full-time jobs after graduation. Businesses post a job to a targeted audience of students at any US college, and students can browse through jobs and apply for free. It was created in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Cockroach Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Cockroach Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of open-source database software, notably CockroachDB, a cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for modern application development. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company provides a robust solution that combines the functionality of SQL with the horizontal scalability typical of NoSQL systems. CockroachDB is engineered to support strongly-consistent ACID transactions and offers an SQL API for data management. Its architecture ensures minimal latency disruption and resilience against failures across various levels, including disk, machine, rack, and datacenter. Serving a diverse clientele from startups to Fortune 500 companies, Cockroach Labs enables organizations across multiple industries, including banking, retail, and media, to build applications that can scale efficiently and maintain operational continuity.

Reserve

Series A in 2015
Reserve Media, Inc. operates a digital dining concierge service that connects restaurants with diners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers a platform that allows customers to discover restaurants, make reservations, receive personalized service, and facilitate seamless payment. By partnering with notable restaurateurs, Reserve aims to enhance the dining experience while helping restaurants manage their reservations more effectively, reduce cancellations, and gain valuable customer insights. The platform also enables restaurants to maintain customer databases and manage their tables, ultimately improving customer relationships. As of November 2018, Reserve operates as a subsidiary of Resy Network, Inc.

Nylas

Series A in 2015
Nylas, Inc. is a technology company that offers a communications platform designed to facilitate seamless integration of email, calendar, and contact data into applications. The platform provides developers with secure access to user data from various providers, including Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, and IMAP. Nylas enables the rapid creation of embedded calendar features, bi-directional data synchronization, and event management from emails, allowing developers to integrate complex communications data efficiently. The company's solutions are built with compliance in mind, meeting standards such as SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Nylas also maintains additional offices in New York and Denver.