Maveron

Maveron is a consumer-focused venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Dan Levitan and Howard Schultz, with offices in Seattle and San Francisco. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments in a diverse range of consumer-oriented businesses, including e-commerce, education, health and wellness, and technology. Maveron seeks to partner with entrepreneurs who have unique ideas or established brands that demonstrate significant growth potential. The firm typically invests between $3 million and $15 million and aims to be the lead investor, often taking a board seat in its portfolio companies. Maveron has raised nearly $800 million and has made notable investments in companies such as Zulily, Allbirds, and Trupanion, among others. Its focus spans various sectors, including consumer internet, fintech, food tech, and lifestyle products, reflecting a commitment to supporting innovative businesses that enhance consumer experiences.

Natalie Dillon

Principal

Elise Hebb

Partner and COO

Daniel Gary Levitan

Co-Founder and Partner

Clayton Lewis

General Partner

Jerry Lu

Senior Associate

Peter McCormick

Partner

Veronica Reaves

Senior Associate

Dan Rosenberg

Investment Professional

Jason Stoffer

Partner

Anarghya Vardhana

Partner

Mike Witkowski

VP of Finance

David Wu

Partner

341 past transactions

CircleUp

Seed Round in 2012
CircleUp is the investment platform providing capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands with a modern, scalable approach to private markets. CircleUp is comprised of internally-managed equity funds, a credit program, and an Insights & Connections team - all powered by Helio, CircleUp's proprietary machine learning platform. Helio collects and analyzes billions of data points to evaluates 1.3 million consumer businesses and predict future business success.

KidZui

Venture Round in 2008
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

Leaftail Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Leaftail Labs is a creative entertainment team obsessed with making content using bleeding edge innovation and distinct style. They believe the most exciting opportunities are found in the overlap between great, approachable content and emerging technology. Leaftail’s founders have spent their careers exploring this space and have been exceedingly lucky to work with some of the industry's most successful and innovative entertainment companies and talent.

Caliza, Inc.

Private Placement in 2020
Caliza, Inc., doing business as Landing, operates a network of furnished apartments for short-term rental in the United States. The company subleases apartments from landlords and furnishes them with custom furniture for rental. It rents apartments in Austin and Dallas, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; New York, New York; Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area, California; Seattle, Washington; and District of Columbia. Caliza, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

KidZui

Seed Round in 2007
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

Pinkberry

Series A in 2007
Pinkberry, Inc., owns, operates, and franchises yogurt stores in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It offers frozen yogurt, toppings, smoothies, fruit parfaits, fruit bowls, cones, and waffle cookies. The company also provides catering services. Pinkberry, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Los Angeles, California.As of December 14, 2015, Pinkberry, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Kahala Corp.

Adeze

Series C in 2008
Adeze, Inc provides advertising platform for automotive, entertainment, retail, and real estate sectors. It offers adeze platform that enables advertisers and agencies to create and deliver display, video, and media ad campaigns, as well as deploy those campaigns to reach and convert prospects online. Adeze, Inc. was formerly known as IBloks, Inc. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Handle Financial

Series E in 2014
Handle Financial, Inc. develops a mobile application to conduct financial transactions for businesses to serve consumers. The Prism Money application lets consumers track real-time balances, pay same-day, and view of all accounts. Its product includes PayNearMe, which allows businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments in stores. The company's Handle Platform provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for a variety of financial services products. The company was formerly known as PayNearMe, Inc. changed its name to Handle Financial, Inc. in March 2017. Handle Financial, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

smartbargains.com

Private Equity Round in 2005
SmartBargains.com is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find and purchase products. The platform’s product categories include bedding and bath, home décor, watches, jewelry, eyewear, handbags, eyewear, and more. SmartBargains.com was launched by Michael Schreck and is based in Aventura, Florida.

Lightforge Games

Seed Round in 2021
Lightforge Games is a new, all-remote studio of industry veterans on a quest to change how the world plays RPGs. They building a studio for the long haul, rooted in a culture of empathy, honesty, and growth. We're looking for wild dreamers and renaissance thinkers from all walks of life.

Flooz

Venture Round in 2000
Flooz.com is an online gift giving platform to send electronic greeting cards and online gift currency to anyone with an e-mail address.

Zume

Seed Round in 2015
Zume is on a quest to be the most powerful source of health and well-being on the planet. They started by partnering people with technology to create a more thoughtful and efficient way to source, make, bake and deliver pizza. In the process, they are delivering an artisan pizza that takes care of the people who eat it and make it, and even takes better care of the planet we all love—a planet nearly 10 billion people will inhabit by 2050. The health and well-being of people and our planet is dependent upon sustainably feeding that population with wholesome, affordable food on a global scale. Zume is meeting this challenge with an end-to-end, scalable platform that reduces the time and distance between clean food sources and dense population centers, using cutting-edge automation and transportation logistics. By developing better tools and processes, they can feed people healthier, sustainably-grown food, delivered fresh and free from chemical stabilization.

Arivale

Series B in 2015
Arivale Inc. provides wellness services to individuals. It offers individuals with a scientific path to optimize wellness and avoid diseases. The company’s services engages in analyzing various areas of an individual body, such as genome, blood and saliva, gut microbiome, and lifestyle, as well as provides them with actionable recommendations on optimizing their wellness. In addition, it guides individuals on various types of food and exercise that works with their body. Arivale Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Dolls Kill

Convertible Note in 2017
Dolls Kill started as a rebellious movement in response to a general lack in the proper fulfillment of online shopping sites. Tired of the same old clothing brands and rigid stern-faced models, Dolls Kil was created to subvert the established shopping etiquette. Always emphasizing change and experimentation in fashion is the key to the Dolls Kill movement. Encouraging personal freedom from a defined style, and the balls to stand out from a crowd.

JuiceBox Games

Seed Round in 2014
Based in San Francisco, JuiceBox Games was founded by Michael Martinez, Jason McGuirk, and Zak Pytlak with the simple vision of building games they love. Their mission was to embrace gamers and build truly immersive and deep experiences while keeping the interface simple. Their founding belief is that great games are made by great teams; great teams are made by the best and most passionate people, empowered to make products they love. JuiceBox drew its inspiration from Asian card-based games like Pokemon and the blood-soaked world depicted in HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. Players put together a cadre of heroes and then travel through the HonorBound world looking to conquer territory and defeat other cadres of characters. There’s also an asynchronous multi-player aspect to the game where players can challenge each other.

Peach

Series A in 2015
Peach Labs, Inc. delivers lunch from various restaurants to clients’ work locations. It sends a text message to customers that contains the link of the dishes; takes an order from them; and delivers the lunch to their office's front desk. The company delivers lunch to customers in the Greater Seattle area and Washington, District of Columbia. Peach Labs, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Imperfect Foods

Series B in 2018
Imperfect Foods provides grocery delivery service rescuing and redistributing food across multiple grocery categories – including produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, meat and seafood. Imperfect Foods has remained hyper focused on eliminating food waste and supporting farmers and producers when it comes to excess and imperfect products. The company now rescues and redistributes food across multiple grocery categories - including produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, meat and seafood. Its performance and agility during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates that this mission-driven model is poised for success in the long term. -

Modern Fertility

Seed Round in 2018
Modern Fertility is a women’s health company that empowers all women to make informed decisions about their health, starting with fertility. Modern Fertility takes the same lab tests previously confined to infertility clinics and makes them more accessible by enabling women to administer a finger-prick at home or going to a nearby lab for a traditional blood draw for a fraction of the cost. By educating women and arming them with powerful information about their reproductive health, the company is closing the fertility information gap and enabling women to have more data for decision-making. Co-founded by Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy, Modern Fertility has raised a total of $7 million to advance fertility science so women can learn more about their bodies on their own terms.

Handle Financial

Series B in 2010
Handle Financial, Inc. develops a mobile application to conduct financial transactions for businesses to serve consumers. The Prism Money application lets consumers track real-time balances, pay same-day, and view of all accounts. Its product includes PayNearMe, which allows businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments in stores. The company's Handle Platform provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for a variety of financial services products. The company was formerly known as PayNearMe, Inc. changed its name to Handle Financial, Inc. in March 2017. Handle Financial, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Waeve

Seed Round in 2021
Waeve Inc. is an eCommerce company that sells limited drop ready-to-wear wigs to millennial and Gen Z black women. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Haute Hijab

Private Placement in 2019
Haute HIjab is the leading US hijab brand that operates at the intersection of fashion, technology, and retail. We’re are a global community that celebrates and empowers the hijab-wearing woman by designing innovative products fueled by an obsession with superior service and craftsmanship. Our goal is to create a world where every woman feels comfortable and confident.

BookClub

Seed Round in 2020
BookClub Inc. owns and operates BookClub.com, an author-led virtual book club. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Alpine, Utah.

Weave Innovations

Seed Round in 2000
Founded in 1998, Weave Innovations designs products and services that leverage the Internet to enhance the way people communicate with one another. Combining the StoryBox Connected Picture Frame and the simple-to-use StoryBox Network(SM), the company’s StoryBox platform delivers an entirely new consumer experience for picture viewing and sharing and for receiving personalized information. The company’s core philosophy is that quality of life matters, not technology — technology is merely a means to an end.

Hammerhead

Seed Round in 2019
Hammerhead Navigation provides a smartphone based bike navigation device that guides racecar drivers or fighter pilots to and through the safest and enjoyable bike routes with turn-by-turn instructions. The company’s system allows its users to discover a ride based on their preferences, including hills, distance, scenery, or difficulty; and share them with the community. It serves customers through its online store in the United States and internationally. The company is based in New York City, New York.

Eargo

Series D in 2019
Eargo, Inc., a consumer-focused medical device company, develops and sells hearing aids to assist people with hearing loss in the United States. It sells its products through online stores. The company was formerly known as Aria Innovations, Inc. and changed its name to Eargo, Inc. in November 2014. Eargo, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Knowledge Networks

Series C in 2001
Knowledge Networks, Inc., a consumer information company, delivers consumer insights and research to researchers and marketers. It offers Knowledge Networks/SRI, which provides media research; and Knowledge Networks/PDI, which provides promotion research. The company also provides practices in media, marketing, advertising, and government and academic studies. In addition, it involves in study designs, analytics, and custom panel creation. Further, the company delivers online research through Internet panel. It serves consumer packaged goods and retail, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, government and academic research, media, yellow pages research, and financial services industries. Knowledge Networks was formerly known as InterSurvey, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

TrueFacet

Series A in 2016
TrueFacet, Inc. operates an online marketplace for buying and selling jewelry and watches. The company offers new and pre-owned rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, cufflinks, and brooches; and watches for men and women. It serves buyers and sellers. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Lucy

Series C in 2000
Lucy are women who love to move. Just like you. They design high performance workout wear that focuses on a woman's strengths and lets her shine. Whether you're a practiced yogi, happy bootcamper or your life is a constant sprint, they're right there with you.

Renkoo

Series B in 2008
As of 6/17/09, renkoo.com is down and the company closed its doors. Renkoo created applications for social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. In 2009, Renkoo was developing a social application based on the principle that [everyone can serve](http://renkoo.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/everybody-can-serve/), working with many good people, including [ServiceNation](http://servicenation.org/), [AmeriCorps](http://cns.gov/), and the Obama team's new [USA Service dot org](http://www.USAservice.org/content/home/). In 2007 and 2008, Renkoo released popular applications such as [Haikoo Zoo](http://apps.facebook.com/haikoo-zoo/), [Car Show](http://carshow.renkoo.com/myspace/), and [Booze Mail](http://apps.facebook.com/booze-mail/), that collectively have been used by more than 36 million people over half a billion times. Renkoo started out in 2005 and 2006 building Renkoo Social Planner, an event planning service that aims to allow users to connect to their friends via email, SMS, or IM. Users start by inviting friends to participate in planning a given event, and then use the site to coordinate.

Eargo

Private Placement in 2018
Eargo, Inc., a consumer-focused medical device company, develops and sells hearing aids to assist people with hearing loss in the United States. It sells its products through online stores. The company was formerly known as Aria Innovations, Inc. and changed its name to Eargo, Inc. in November 2014. Eargo, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

The Looking Glass, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
The Looking Glass, Inc., doing business as Illumix, Inc., develops and publishes augmented reality games. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Engageli

Series A in 2021
Engageli operates as an inclusive digital learning platform optimized for student success and that delivers engaging teaching and learning experiences across a broad spectrum of needs for higher education.

Goodbill

Seed Round in 2021
Goodbill identifies possible hospital billing errors and inflated charges and then automate the process of helping people pay less.

Iodine

Seed Round in 2014
Iodine mines clinical data to help consumers make better decisions about drugs. They crunch open government datasets (FDA, CMS, VA) to create targeted, actionable tools that drive better decisions, better adherence, and better outcomes. Iodine addresses a massive need among Internet users: 23% are searching for drug information, and half of these are unsatisfied by what they find. Market incumbents WebMD (150M page views/month) and Drugs.com (50M page views/month) are designed to *not* serve user needs - they're designed to serve ad inventory aniodined hide the info users seek.

PetCoach

Seed Round in 2016
PetCoach is a mobile app that allows you to access instant advice from verified vets, trainers and other pet experts. PetCoach helps you become the ultimate pet parent by asking those who know best. Obtain timely advice from vets, behaviorists and other pet experts about health concerns, behavioral issues, grooming tips and much more.

NovoEd

Seed Round in 2013
NovoEd’s collaborative learning platform enables organizations to design and deliver experiential learning that drives business performance. Since the company’s founding at Stanford’s social algorithm laboratory in 2012, global corporations, executive education providers, and training firms have relied on NovoEd to develop high-value capabilities through purposeful practice and application, coaching and mentorship, and group collaboration. NovoEd’s proven approach to learning connects diverse groups of learners, mentors, and leaders in a high-impact online environment, unlocking your organization’s collective knowledge and driving measurable outcomes.

dot.LA

Private Placement in 2020
dot.LA develops a news aggregating platform. Its platform provides news of events, sponsorships, and proprietary data for startup and tech community. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Eargo

Series B in 2015
Eargo, Inc., a consumer-focused medical device company, develops and sells hearing aids to assist people with hearing loss in the United States. It sells its products through online stores. The company was formerly known as Aria Innovations, Inc. and changed its name to Eargo, Inc. in November 2014. Eargo, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Otis

Series A in 2019
Otis Wealth, Inc. provides s a marketplace for alternative assets, such as collectibles, fine art, and physical spaces. It acquires high-quality assets, fractionalize them into smaller shares, and offer them as equity investments. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.

Daring Foods

Private Placement in 2020
Daring Foods is a startup company that produces plant-based chicken aimed to provide a healthy food alternative. The company's products include vegan meat products that are dairy and egg-free as well as contain no palm oil, genetically modified organisms, hormones, or antibiotics, thereby creating a sustainable, delicious and nutritious plant-based option for an audience that consumes chicken multiple times a week. Ross Mackay and Eliott Kessas co-founded the company in Los Angeles, California in 2018.

Yomi Games

Seed Round in 2022
Yomi Games is a blockchain gaming studio developing social Play-and-Earn video games targeted at casual audiences.

Co–Star

Series A in 2021
Co–Star is powered by AI that merges NASA data with the insight of human astrologers.Co–Star facilitates new ways to relate to others. It’s a filter to express what can be hard to say of emotions and reactions, strengths and weaknesses, pasts and futures. It’s a tool to connect meaningfully with friends and lovers or to tread lightly with strangers and enemies.

BookClub

Series A in 2021
BookClub Inc. owns and operates BookClub.com, an author-led virtual book club. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Alpine, Utah.

Domain Money

Venture Round in 2022
A seamless and secure platform to invest in both stocks and cryptocurrencies. Earn interest on your assets, borrow against them and spend with a cryptocurrency rewards credit card - all in one place.

Allbirds

Series A in 2016
Allbirds, Inc. manufactures and sells footwear. It offers wool runners, tree runners, tree loungers, tree skippers, and wool loungers, and insoles for men and women; and kid’s footwear. The company sells its products through its stores and retail stores in the United States and internationally, as well as online. Allbirds, Inc. was formerly known as Bozz, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Boon + Gable

Seed Round in 2016
Boon + Gable develops and delivers a personal shopping application that brings a personal stylist to the user’s home with specifically chosen items. Its mobile application changes the way men and women shop for clothes enabling users to try various items, such as shoes, jeans, pants, shirts, etc. at their home along with a stylist and return the rest. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Splash

Series A in 2015
Billions of dollars are spent on worldwide events each year, making them one of the most expensive aspects of the marketing budget. Splash is the world's first tool that optimizes and validates that spend - featuring a fully integrated platform that empowers event producers to design beautiful event pages, own every lead, sell tickets and seamlessly manage communications to deliver maximum ROI.

Booster

Private Placement in 2019
Booster Fuels, Inc. provides on-demand fuel delivery services. It offers a mobile application that enables users to order fuel. The company also provides corporate programs for employees. It delivers fuel in Austin, Fort Worth, the Los Angeles Area, Nashville, Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. Booster Fuels, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Madison Reed

Series C in 2016
Madison Reed, Inc. manufactures hair care products. It offers permanent hair colors, light works products, root reboot products, root touch up products, color reviving gloss products, treatment products, shampoos and conditioners, styling products, and hair tools. The company also provides accessories, such as color bowls and brushes, coloring accessory kits, combs, hair clips, professional comb and clip kits, and professional color tool kits. In addition, it operates hair color salons in San Francisco, Corte Madera, and Walnut Creek, California; and provides franchising opportunities. The company sells its products online. Madison Reed, Inc. was formerly known as Madison Color, Inc. and changed its name to Madison Reed, Inc. in August 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Allbirds

Series B in 2017
Allbirds, Inc. manufactures and sells footwear. It offers wool runners, tree runners, tree loungers, tree skippers, and wool loungers, and insoles for men and women; and kid’s footwear. The company sells its products through its stores and retail stores in the United States and internationally, as well as online. Allbirds, Inc. was formerly known as Bozz, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Happy Returns

Seed Round in 2016
Happy Returns, Inc. provides in-person returns for online shoppers. It develops a network of Return Bars, kiosks, that enables shoppers to return items in-person and get an immediate refund. The company then ships the item back to the e-commerce companies. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Bold

Seed Round in 2021
Bold is an at-home digital fitness program designed to help older adults live their strongest, happiest, and healthiest lives. As a member, you’ll enjoy instant access to expert trainers, scientific assessments, and personalized workout plans to help you improve your strength, flexibility, and balance — so you can chase the life you want, at any age.

Visor

Seed Round in 2017
Visor Inc., an online tax filing and advisory solution, specializes in advising urban professionals. It prepares annual returns and provides year-round tax advice. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California with locations in Miami, Florida; Marietta, Georgia; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Los Angeles, California.

Service

Seed Round in 2015
Service gets you paid when your flight is delayed or cancelled.

smartbargains.com

Venture Round in 2002
SmartBargains.com is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find and purchase products. The platform’s product categories include bedding and bath, home décor, watches, jewelry, eyewear, handbags, eyewear, and more. SmartBargains.com was launched by Michael Schreck and is based in Aventura, Florida.

eStyle

Series C in 2000
eStyle operates BabyStyle, a platform that provides online and offline retail locations for baby products.

Parade

Series A in 2021
Parade is an underwear company that creates designer and eco-friendly fabrics undergarments. Their product is made of 85% recycled polyamide and all materials are Oeko-Tex certified, meaning they're free from harmful chemicals that pollute skin and environment, enabling users with all-day comfort. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York.

JetClosing

Series A in 2018
JetClosing is the digital title and escrow company for real estate transactions. Through its platform, JetClosing provides unprecedented transparency, security, and efficiency throughout the home closing process. With a presence in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, JetClosing's team of veteran title professionals and technology leaders is expanding nationwide to provide digital title and escrow services to buyers, sellers, agents, lenders, and borrowers. The company was founded in 2016 by Daniel Greenshields and is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Thirty Madison

Series A in 2018
Thirty Madison, Inc., a digital health company, owns and operates web-based platforms for patients with hair loss, migraines, and other chronic conditions. It offers Keeps, a subscription-based online marketplace for over-the-counter medications for men’s hair loss prevention. The company also provides Cove, an online doctor visit and prescription service to treat migraine. In addition, it offers Evens that helps to treat acid reflux. Thirty Madison, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Astoria, New York.

Kids on 45th

Seed Round in 2019
Kids on 45th, Inc. sells used clothing for kids. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Common

Series D in 2020
Common Living is a community-driven residential company that brings community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. The company's homes give people all parts of coliving, affordable rent, beautiful spaces, friendly people, reducing the hassle. The company operates collaboratively and values self-starters to ensure the work is done well. Common Living was founded in October 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Panna

Seed Round in 2013
Panna is the smart cook’s go-to video resource for learning to cook like a chef. And we don’t feature just any chef. Ours are among the world’s best, in fact, most have a Michelin star or a James Beard Foundation nomination. We know that sometimes a written recipe just isn’t enough, and that you want to see how a chef creates their most famous dishes via video. Panna has built an award-winning video content distribution platform for web and mobile that elegantly marries text and video of accomplished, award-winning chefs cooking their most beloved recipes from scratch. Each video is step-by-step so you can cook alongside the world's best chefs.

Leaftail Labs

Private Placement in 2018
Leaftail Labs is a creative entertainment team obsessed with making content using bleeding edge innovation and distinct style. They believe the most exciting opportunities are found in the overlap between great, approachable content and emerging technology. Leaftail’s founders have spent their careers exploring this space and have been exceedingly lucky to work with some of the industry's most successful and innovative entertainment companies and talent.

Arivale

Series A in 2014
Arivale Inc. provides wellness services to individuals. It offers individuals with a scientific path to optimize wellness and avoid diseases. The company’s services engages in analyzing various areas of an individual body, such as genome, blood and saliva, gut microbiome, and lifestyle, as well as provides them with actionable recommendations on optimizing their wellness. In addition, it guides individuals on various types of food and exercise that works with their body. Arivale Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Leaftail Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Leaftail Labs is a creative entertainment team obsessed with making content using bleeding edge innovation and distinct style. They believe the most exciting opportunities are found in the overlap between great, approachable content and emerging technology. Leaftail’s founders have spent their careers exploring this space and have been exceedingly lucky to work with some of the industry's most successful and innovative entertainment companies and talent.

JobFlash

Venture Round in 2005
JobFlash, Inc. offers hiring solutions for hourly and managerial employees. It offers IVR technology and candidate scheduling services for restaurants, window cleaners, manufacturers, hotels, casinos, retail stores, and hospitality. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Fremont, California. As of March 7, 2007, JobFlash, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Taleo Corp.

Pacaso

Series A in 2020
Pacaso modernizes the generations-old practice of co-owning a second home, creating a marketplace that makes buying and selling easy, and adding professional management and technology to make scheduling dates and owning the home seamless and simple. Buyers considering a second home can tell Pacaso where they want to buy, how much they want to spend and how much time they expect to spend in the house. Pacaso and its real estate agent partners will help them find the perfect home and set up a professionally managed LLC uniquely designed for co-ownership. The buyer will purchase their desired share — for example, half of the home, which will guarantee them access to the home for half the year — and Pacaso will briefly purchase the remainder of the home, before reselling the remaining portion to vetted buyers. Pacaso will manage the property, and owners will use Pacaso’s mobile app to make scheduling easy and equitable.

TrueFacet

Venture Round in 2015
TrueFacet, Inc. operates an online marketplace for buying and selling jewelry and watches. The company offers new and pre-owned rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces, cufflinks, and brooches; and watches for men and women. It serves buyers and sellers. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Julep

Series B in 2013
Julep is the world’s first full-stack beauty brand, controlling every aspect of product development – from concept and testing, to rapid manufacturing and distribution. Julep is the only beauty company that leverages crowdsourced feedback gathered via social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest to create over 300 new products a year. Julep brings products to market 10X faster than traditional beauty brands, launching products first via its Mavens online subscription community, and then expanding distribution to Julep.com, Sephora, QVC, and Nordstrom.

100Plus

Seed Round in 2017
100Plus is the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform empowering doctors to manage their chronic patients remotely and proactively engage them to avoid expensive, episodic care and drive a higher quality of life. When a Medicare patient receives a 100Plus medical device, it’s at no cost to the patient or practice, fully configured, and ready to use out of the box — no smartphone, app, Bluetooth, or WiFi required. Reduce episodic care and improve patient care by continuously monitoring high-risk seniors in your population.

PayNearMe

Series A in 2010
PayNearMe is a provider of web and mobile-based cash payments platform designed to facilitate online purchases and bill payments. The company's platform helps users to pay with cash for a range of goods and services from companies in e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation, enabling businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection process, reduce the headache of traditional cash and money order acceptance. PayNearMe's technology provides a simple way for lenders to collect payments through an intuitive, consistent experience for their customers. In addition, payment reminders and mobile wallet integration drive more on-time payments. PayNearMe was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.

OnRequest Images

Series B in 2005
OnRequest Images, Inc. provides photography production services and software. It offers ImageScore that helps users to better understand whether photography collections are building-or diminishing-brand value by evaluating and rating current photography; and ImageScan editors review photographs to highlight any duplicate use and recommend changes to photograph library. The company also provides Photography StyleGuide, which illustrates on-brand and off-brand photography examples with clear concise directives to capture the attributes; Image Manager, an asset management solution that delivers the brand-building power of custom photography creation; and OnSet, which enables clients to review and manage the composition and direction of images from their photo shoots internationally in real-time, without leaving the office. Its services and software simplifies the creation and management of brand-aligned photography enabled through workflow platform. The company’s solutions also manages various phases of shooting and production from planning shot lists to model casting and location scouting, as well as from photographer selection through critical production and post-production processing like image editing, retouching, and licensing. OnRequest Images, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Seattle, Washington with additional offices in the United States & Europe.

Common

Private Placement in 2020
Common Living is a community-driven residential company that brings community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. The company's homes give people all parts of coliving, affordable rent, beautiful spaces, friendly people, reducing the hassle. The company operates collaboratively and values self-starters to ensure the work is done well. Common Living was founded in October 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

TheWrap

Series A in 2009
[TheWrap](http://thewrapnews.com/) is a news site covering the business of entertainment and media. The company was founded Sharon Waxman, former Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times and was backed by VC funding from Maveron.

AuctionPay

Series B in 2006
Auctionpay offers a variety of technology solutions and services specifically designed to meet the fundraising needs of schools and nonprofit organizations. Clients use Auctionpay products ranging from event management software to event registration to donation payment processing to online auctions, in order to automate and streamline their fundraising efforts so they can raise more money.

Moment

Venture Round in 2016
Moment operates as a global marketplace for creatives. The company exists to inspire the creative in everyone. To get the right gear, learn new skills, take epic trips, and make new friends along the way.

Anomo

Seed Round in 2014
Anomo is a Mobile Location-Based Social Discovery App, created with the mission of connecting people with others around them. Anomo allows its users to control who they meet and interact with, instead of relying purely on "serendipity", all while keeping users safety and privacy at the forefront. Anomo envisions a world in which everybody uses Anomo, wherever they go, to meet the people they need to, whether it be for dating, business connections, friendship, or even just simple casual interactions.

General Assembly

Series A in 2011
General Assembly provides education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States.

GameLogic

Series B in 2006
GameLogic innovates games, promotions and marketing interfaces to help casino operators communicate and interact with their customers when they are away from the casino, ultimately establishing deeper bonds of player loyalty leading to increased casino visitation.

The Guild

Series A in 2018
The Guild turns upscale apartments into tech-enabled hotel suites. With a virtual check-in process and 24-hour text-based concierge, The Guild lets you bypass the front desk and have the ultimate staycation experience wherever you go--with local insights and access, actually livable living spaces, and gourmand-approved kitchens--plus all the pleasures of a boutique hotel. It has apartments in Austin and in Dallas and is looking at Denver, Miami, Boston, Nashville, New Orleans, Seattle, and Chicago next.

Moment

Seed Round in 2014
Moment operates as a global marketplace for creatives. The company exists to inspire the creative in everyone. To get the right gear, learn new skills, take epic trips, and make new friends along the way.

zulily

Series B in 2010
zulily is retailer focused on delivering customers special finds every day—all at incredible prices. zulily features an always-fresh curated collection of products for the whole family, including clothing, home decor, toys, gifts and more. zulily was launched in 2010 by Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon and today, millions of people discover something new on zulily every day. zulily is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Nevada and Ohio. zulily’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ZU.

Noonlight

Seed Round in 2017
Noonlight, Inc. develops a mobile application that connects devices to sense danger. The company’s application allows users to create an account, connect devices and applications, senses danger, and trigger alarm manually. Noonlight, Inc. was formerly known as SafeTrek, Inc. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Stacks

Seed Round in 2019
Stacks is a social video studio building the future of entertainment.

Earnest

Series C in 2017
Earnest Operations LLC provides student loan refinancing, private student loans, and personal loans. Its private student loans include undergraduate private student loans, graduate private student loans, cosigned private student loans, business school loans, medical school loans, and law school loans. Its personal loans include credit card consolidation, engagement ring, home improvement, moving and relocation, vacation, and wedding loans. It serves clients in the United States through its platform. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of November 3, 2017, Earnest Operations LLC operates as a subsidiary of Navient Corporation.

Red Tricycle

Series A in 2012
Red Tricycle is a digital media company that provides authoritative, localized content to its growing online community of busy urban moms. Its online community focuses on offering ideas that are aspirational and actionable and also connects families with localized points of interests that enable parents to do fun things with their kids and to identify their specific interests through various demographic filters, and essentially connect with a virtual tour guide.

Altius Education

Series A in 2009
Altius Education combines the best aspects of a university and a technology company to improve the experience and outcomes of 21st century students. The company’s mission is to develop innovations in virtual learning systems, student services, and educational pathways in order to provide students with an effective and personalized university education. Altius pursues this mission through Ivy Bridge College, created in partnership with Tiffin University. Ivy Bridge is America’s transfer college—a new kind of institution that provides a highly-supported path for students to obtain their associate degree online, then seamlessly transfer to a four-year college or university to finish their bachelor’s. Partnering with over 120 academic institutions, Altius has created an innovative model of higher education focused on student success. Headquartered in San Francisco, with operations in Ohio, Altius is funded by Maveron, Spark Capital, and Charles River Ventures.

August Pro

Seed Round in 2013
August Home Inc develops smart home access products that use encrypted locking technology. It enables users to create virtual keys for their home and grant access to house cleaners, dog walkers, delivery services, guests, friends, and family, and control how long that access lasts from their smartphones and computers. August Home Inc was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of December 5, 2017, August Home Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY AB (publ).

Lively Inc.

Series A in 2013
Lively (www.mylively.com) keeps older adults living independently longer. It provides an activity-sharing experience with its product using passive activity sensors that are applied to everyday objects in an older adult's home and LivelyGram, which gives family members a way to share the events of their life with elder loved ones through pictures and short messages. Lively's passive activity sensors log day-to-day patterns like kitchen activity, time spent getting out and when medication is taken. Its connected device uses a built-in cellular connection to then gather activity signals from each of the sensors to compare daily events with a normal routine and healthy preferences. Lively allows secure and private sharing of activity patterns via an at-a-glance login that can be accessed through a computer, tablet or smartphone. It's the right way for older adults to share how they're doing without being too intrusive and gives persons control of what is shared with family and friends. With LivelyGram, pictures and short messages from an older adult’s family and friends can be uploaded to Lively that are then automatically published and sent by regular mail twice monthly in a personalized mailer. It’s perfect for non-internet users or just those who love something they can hold in their hand to share. Lively will be available in the U.S. by the end of September; versions planned for other International markets will be announced by Q4 2013. A one-time cost of $149 includes two months of free service with LivelyGram. After two months, its pay-as-you-go subscription is only $19.95 per month with no contract required and easily cancellable at any time.

Crowd Cow

Seed Round in 2017
Crowd Cow, Inc. operates a platform that enables customers to buy beef directly from small family farms. It sells whole cows; and cuts of chicken, pork, and olive wagyu in the United States. Crowd Cow, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Genies

Seed Round in 2014
Genies is a mobile app company that allows users to clone themselves. Through their Avatar Agency, consumer product, and SDK, Genies has set the foundation for swift, widespread adaptation of avatars in society, business, and culture. With over a million clothing and facial options provided, users can create their Genie to represent themself however they’d like. Genies was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Venice, California, United States.

Tomorrow Ideas

Seed Round in 2017
Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. develops an application that helps in protecting family’s financial future. Its application features include last will and testament for the family and the laws of the state, a revocable living trust, guardianship for children and pets, net worth and life insurance calculator, term life insurance comparison, and a complimentary insurance policy. The company’s application is available for iOS and Android devices. Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Neighborhood Goods

Seed Round in 2018
Neighborhood Goods is a department store that features the landscape of the world’s brands, products, and concepts. More than that, Neighborhood Goods is a community, bringing thoughtful people together to shop, eat, and learn in our vibrant physical spaces, through their immersive editorial content, and more. Founded in 2017, Neighborhood Goods is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Lemon

Series A in 2012
Lemon Wallet is a digital wallet that helps you spend smarter. The Smarter Wallet from Lemon turns your smartphone into a digital wallet that organizes and stores your IDs, credit cards, loyalty cards, receipts, coupons and more, so you can access what you need more conveniently, and you're always backed up in case your wallet is lost or stolen.

Elpha

Private Placement in 2019
Elpha, Inc. provides an online private community that helps women to discuss technology related topics. It offers a daily feed of member-generated conversations on personal and professional topics and allows women to discuss and collaborate on projects and help each other to find new career opportunities. Elpha, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Oakland, California.

The Guild

Private Placement in 2018
The Guild turns upscale apartments into tech-enabled hotel suites. With a virtual check-in process and 24-hour text-based concierge, The Guild lets you bypass the front desk and have the ultimate staycation experience wherever you go--with local insights and access, actually livable living spaces, and gourmand-approved kitchens--plus all the pleasures of a boutique hotel. It has apartments in Austin and in Dallas and is looking at Denver, Miami, Boston, Nashville, New Orleans, Seattle, and Chicago next.

Rec Room

Private Placement in 2019
Rec Room is an augmented and virtual reality software company that operates in the technology industry. They share a passion for VR, AR, social, and multiplayer experiences. The company was founded in on April 1, 2016, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.