Ruca
Ruca is a global design studio and venture capital firm that collaborates with startups and enterprises to develop innovative products, enhance customer experiences, and build sustainable brands. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, Ruca operates as a loose collective of creative professionals from around the world, enabling access to diverse expertise for each project. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, offering advisory services to entrepreneurs as they navigate critical early decisions, including product development, fundraising, and team building. Ruca actively supports its portfolio companies, which include initiatives like Advocate, Reel, and Bright, by facilitating connections and providing strategic guidance to help them scale and succeed in a competitive landscape.
Gridline AI is an AI-powered platform designed to facilitate project finance, particularly in the renewable energy sector. It connects energy projects with financing companies while automating financial due diligence processes. The platform offers features such as free drone scans and options for re-roofing and roof leasing, allowing communities and homeowners to generate capital for solar energy systems or invest in local photovoltaic installations. Additionally, Gridline AI enables property owners to manage, monitor, and monetize their roof space through solar installations and other uses, such as community gardens and event spaces. With a focus on streamlining the project finance process, Gridline AI aims to address a significant global market primarily served by traditional financial professionals.
Improving how businesses and governments interact with citizens, patients, customers and employees.
Withfriends is a marketplace for cultural memberships. It helps independent culture thrive in cities, by making it simple for music venues and art spaces to set up great membership programs. In one year, over 3000 enthusiasts have purchased memberships on Withfriends, paying $9/month on average, bringing over a quarter million dollars of new annual revenue to over 100 cultural spaces in our cities, so that they can keep making our cities creative, diverse, enriching places to live.
FundRx, Inc. is a venture capital firm based in New York, specializing in early-stage investments in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on companies involved in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare IT, and healthcare services. FundRx primarily invests in startups located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Israel, although it may consider opportunities outside these regions. The firm typically commits a minimum of $20,000 to its investments and seeks a 20% carried interest on successful exits.
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