Nucleus Adventure Capital

Nucleus Adventure Capital is an early-stage investment firm and angel collective based in New York City, established in 2010. The firm focuses on providing financial support and strategic guidance to early-stage companies across various industries. With a global network of investors and advisors, Nucleus Adventure Capital aims to create a comprehensive launchpad for startups, offering both intellectual and investment capital to help them grow and succeed in competitive markets.

Ryan Flynn

Partner / Founder

10 past transactions

Tumelo

Series A in 2022
Tumelo is an investment app focused on impact investing, aimed at helping individuals grow their wealth while promoting accountability among the companies they invest in. The platform allows users to select causes that resonate with them, such as gender equality and climate change, and curates personalized investment portfolios featuring leading companies aligned with these themes. Additionally, Tumelo enhances investor engagement by enabling clients to exercise their voting rights and communicate with portfolio companies, thereby fostering a community of shareholders committed to driving positive change. Their technology also supports fund managers and investment platforms with tools for regulatory reporting and client engagement, ensuring that asset owners can effectively steward their investments.

Tômtex

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tômtex is a developer of sustainable, bio-based materials that aim to reduce environmental impacts by utilizing food waste. The company specializes in creating alternatives to faux and animal leather, using natural biodegradable sources such as shellfish waste, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. By providing these innovative materials, Tômtex enables businesses to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and minimize their carbon footprint, contributing to a more sustainable future. The focus on 100% naturally bio-based products aligns with the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions in various industries.

Inbloom

Venture Round in 2022
Inbloom is a manufacturer and retailer of plant-based nutritional powders designed to enhance physical health, mental clarity, and beauty from within. The company's offerings are completely vegan and made from organic, non-GMO ingredients, ensuring that they contain no synthetic components, gluten, or sugar. Inbloom's products provide a holistic blend of greens and minerals aimed at boosting the immune system, supporting cardiovascular health, and improving nutrient digestion. By focusing on natural ingredients, Inbloom aims to help consumers maintain fitness and overall well-being.

Zenrez

Seed Round in 2015
Zenrez Corporation, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, operates a mobile application that facilitates the booking of gyms and fitness centers. The company provides boutique fitness studios with advanced sales and marketing software focused on revenue management. By employing dynamic pricing and yield management techniques typically used in larger industries, Zenrez helps studios enhance their revenue, increase customer retention, and fill last-minute class spots. The platform connects fitness enthusiasts with curated local boutique studios, allowing users to discover and book high-quality classes without the need for monthly memberships or fees. Additionally, Zenrez's CRM platform identifies key growth factors and actionable fitness-specific performance indicators, empowering studios to optimize their acquisition and retention strategies.

Ample Hills Creamery

Seed Round in 2015
Ample Hills Creamery, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based ice cream company that creates a variety of hand-crafted ice creams and mix-ins, utilizing fresh, local, and all-natural ingredients such as hormone-free milk and cream from grass-fed cows. Established in 2010, the company offers its products through retail locations and online, and also provides cakes and event catering for occasions including weddings, corporate gatherings, and family reunions. Known for its quirky and decadent flavor combinations, Ample Hills Creamery emphasizes small-batch production to maintain quality. The company filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in March 2020, entering a joint administration with Ample Hills Holdings, Inc.

AgSmarts

Seed Round in 2015
AgSmarts is a provider of environmental sensing and agricultural irrigation automation in the agriculture industry. With global demand for agricultural output rising and constraints confronting agricultural producers from all sides of their operations, AgSmarts helps farmers address these challenges by introducing the power of industrial controls. Its universal retrofit irrigation automation platform helps producers boost yields while reducing their operational costs and minimizing their water usage. The company's patent-pending IP-enabled sensing and wireless communication hardware coupled with its proprietary automation algorithms are revolutionizing agriculture by gathering critical environmental data directly from fields that allow existing irrigation infrastructure to anticipate and autonomously meet the soil moisture needs of the specific crop being grown in the field throughout the production season. The technology is distributed through existing Ag Service Providers' retail operations on a Platform as a Service (PaaS) basis and begins immediately improving the producer's bottom line when installed on their existing irrigation equipment through increased yield revenues and lower operational costs. Clayton Plymill and Brett Norman in Martin, Tennessee in 2014.

WOO Sports

Seed Round in 2015
WOO Sports, Inc. is a Boston-based company specializing in the manufacture of digital performance trackers for kiteboarding. Founded in 2013 by three enthusiastic European kiteboarders, the company has developed a unique device that tracks various metrics of kiteboarding performance, including jump height and airtime. This device wirelessly connects to users' iPhones, providing detailed insights into their sessions. WOO Sports aims to redefine the engagement in action sports by offering athletes a means to measure and share their performance, fostering competition among peers and top athletes globally. Additionally, the company's applications facilitate the collection and analysis of performance data, enhancing the connection between consumers, media, and brands within the action sports community.

FitReserve

Seed Round in 2015
FitReserve is a multi-studio fitness membership service that offers access to over 200,000 classes each month at numerous top gyms and studios across major cities, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and Washington, D.C. The platform allows users to mix and match fitness classes, providing flexibility to engage in various workouts. FitReserve's online application facilitates the discovery, booking, and reviewing of fitness classes, offering in-person, live stream, and on-demand options from esteemed instructors. In addition to comprehensive studio schedules that include peak class times, members benefit from exclusive insider perks, events, and other advantages associated with partner studios.

Quickframe

Venture Round in 2015
Quickframe LLC operates an online platform between video producers and publishers. Its Quickframe platform allows creators to get paid to produce videos, as well as brands and publishers to acquire original video content at scale. The company is based in New York, New York.

Icebergs

Seed Round in 2013
Icebergs is a web-based application that enables its users to organize their projects, research, and inspirations. It was launched on February 6, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
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