Corsa Ventures

Corsa Ventures is an early stage information technology venture capital firm focused on opportunities in Texas and the Southwest. Based in Austin, Texas, our team members have deep operational experience, access to global networks, and have led businesses spanning from startup to global Fortune 50. We invest in companies that leverage cloud, big data, mobile, and social technologies to disrupt established business models and revenue streams.

Kevin Green

Partner

Brian Grigsby

Managing Partner

AG

Alexander Gruzen

Managing Partner

Alex Gruzen

Partner

Tran Le

Associate Partner

16 past transactions

AdMass

Seed Round in 2015
AdMass Inc. operates a customer driven marketing platform that uses social data about customers to inform marketing strategies. It unlocks customers' behaviors and interests on social media; uploads existing customer information into the platform; access customer's reach, engagement, and content; messages directly with a customer to maintain a solid relationship; share customer profiles; and lists with team or client. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Toopher

Series A in 2013
Toopher provides a secure and usable enterprise multifactor authentication platform available today. It saves consumers and businesses billions of dollars by preventing online fraud and identity theft before it ever happens. Toopher virtually eliminates online fraud and identity theft by providing automated two-factor authentication. Toopher offers better security without any of the hassle entrenched in existing two-factor solutions. They use the location awareness of your smartphone to add another layer of security to passwords—all without leaving your pocket. Toopher is the rare security tool that users actually want to use; it’s the future of mobile and security today. Toopher breaks the security mold by going beyond simply authenticating only logins, but adds authentication to every critical action; it’s just as important (if not more) to confirm identity when users transfer funds or make purchases as it is when they log in.

Bold Metrics

Venture Round in 2017
The leading fit technology company headquartered in San Francisco, Bold Metrics uses A.I and machine learning technologies to empower apparel brands to reduce returns, boost conversions, and improve sustainability. Our SaaS solutions provide a simple, scalable way for brands to predict customer body measurements accurately while connecting customers to better-fitting clothing and generating powerful, actionable insights to supercharge the supply chain and reduce a brand's environmental footprint. Used by trusted brands to reduce fit-related returns, from size recommendations that take into consideration a customer's body shape and fit preference, to enterprise-level solutions that optimize manufacturing from design to distribution, our technology improves the customer experience both in-store and online.

Udaan

Debt Financing in 2021
Udaan is a B2B trade platform that brings manufacturers, traders, retailers, and wholesalers into a single platform. The platform is about making business easy in India, about making B2B commerce convenient and efficient. They believe B2B is the new B2C in India. It connects retailers with wholesalers and traders who sell more than 15 lakh products ranging across categories from electronics and apparel to grocery and fresh produce. Udaan chat feature allows you to have a personal and secure conversation in real-time, in a language of your choice. It enables a direct connection between buyers & sellers which allows one-on-one discussions to negotiate terms of trade between transacting parties. India has 50m+ SMBs, who form the core of the Indian economy and society. They are the entrepreneurial pulse of India. They believe the internet is a great equalizing platform. They want to bring their energies together in bringing the power of the Internet to these millions of entrepreneurs. Udaan was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Convey, Inc.

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

eyeQ, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
eyeQ, Inc. provides shopper-aware and responsive in-store digital displays that offer engaging personalization for shoppers, and insights for retailers and brands. Its solutions provide consumers with an engaging shopping experience; and enabling brands and retailers to understand, measure, and influence purchasing behavior in-store. The company enables brands and retailers to win at the shelf by providing shoppers with personalized digital experiences and producing actionable shopper insights. eyeQ, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

IdealSpot, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
IdealSpot, Inc., a commercial real estate analysis company, operates an online platform that provides risk analysis to the companies to find retail locations in the United States. It collects and analyzes real-time data, such as Internet search trends and social media buzz; and demographics, retail sales, and buying trends of residents. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

HelpSocial

Seed Round in 2014
HelpSocial is help companies to bring the capabilities from digital communication channels like social media and messaging apps into the platforms used in customer service centers. Many companies have asked us for help with phasing automation into these channels via artificial intelligence-backed bots and machine learning systems. Their platform has unique functionality that gives the AI bot the ability to remember customers and understand the larger context of their comments, while reducing the amount of training time needed for forming conversational responses.

Real Savvy, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2015
Real Savvy, Inc. develops more intuitive way of searching properties online. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas. As of October 1, 2019, Real Savvy, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ojo Labs Inc.

Experiment Engine, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Experiment Engine, Inc. operates testing and conversion optimization platform. Its platform enables brands and agencies to manage testing programs, scale experimentation, and measure ROI; and allows teams to plan testing projects, review variations, and report on results. The company’s platform manages, collaborates, and reports on testing programs; provides access to design, development, copywriting, and QA resources; and builds and refines conversion optimization strategies. It serves e-commerce, publishing, lead generation, and agency sectors. Experiment Engine, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas. As of April 19, 2017, Experiment Engine, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Optimizely, Inc.

Retrolution

Seed Round in 2015
Retrolution

Favor

Series A in 2015
Favor is a developer of a mobile-based food delivery application used to deliver restaurant-based food. Its service is a location-based mobile application and website portal that enable users to order food and groceries from stores and restaurants in the local area and delivers through courier at their door.

Bold Metrics

Seed Round in 2015
The leading fit technology company headquartered in San Francisco, Bold Metrics uses A.I and machine learning technologies to empower apparel brands to reduce returns, boost conversions, and improve sustainability. Our SaaS solutions provide a simple, scalable way for brands to predict customer body measurements accurately while connecting customers to better-fitting clothing and generating powerful, actionable insights to supercharge the supply chain and reduce a brand's environmental footprint. Used by trusted brands to reduce fit-related returns, from size recommendations that take into consideration a customer's body shape and fit preference, to enterprise-level solutions that optimize manufacturing from design to distribution, our technology improves the customer experience both in-store and online.

SocialMatters.ai

Seed Round in 2015
SocialMatters.ai helps financial wealth advisors connect, qualify, and grow their business using AI. We are a virtual sales assistant, leveraging AI technology to set up and manage a Salesforce account on your behalf while also driving leads to help you close more deals. In short, we prospect and manage your entire sales funnel so all you have to do is close.

Gravitant

Series B in 2014
Gravitant specializes in providing cloud services brokerage and management for enterprises, SIs, and cloud providers. The company is driven by its mission is to help enterprise IT effectively meet business needs by optimizing cloud consumption for agility, responsiveness, service levels, and cost across multiple cloud service providers. It was founded in 2004 and based in Austin, Texas

Key Travel Concierge, Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
KEY is a concierge service provider bringing a three-sided marketplace for travelers, vacation rental properties, and local vendors. It services the travel industry by delivering luxury hotel-like services and local, curated experiences. Using KEY, travelers easily plan and book personalized itineraries with our algorithmic recommendations and local experts. With its proprietary technology platform and global concierge network, they make travel planning effortless and trips unforgettable. It's a Texas-based company that was formed by Kim Lalande in 2014.