Revolution

Revolution, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and based in Washington, D.C., with an additional office in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in growth capital investments across various sectors, including financial services, media and entertainment, e-commerce, transportation, education, and healthcare. Revolution seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to disrupt traditional industries through innovative products and services, typically investing between $1 million and $12 million in its portfolio companies. It emphasizes the importance of investing in high-potential geographic areas, believing that talent is widely distributed but opportunities are not. Revolution operates multiple funds, including Revolution Ventures and Revolution Growth, which focus on early-stage and growth-stage investments, respectively. The firm is known for taking a controlling stake in its portfolio companies and often leads financing rounds, with a preference for collaborating with other top-tier investors.

James Barlia

Investment Associate

Jade Floyd

Director of Communications

David Golden

Managing Partner

Nancy Hilliker

Vice President

Todd Klein

Partner

Ashley Larson

Vice President

Ted Leonsis

Founder and Partner

Steven Murray

Managing Partner

Osman Nur

Associate

Graham Ober

Vice President

Curtis Oberg

Associate

Fazeela Abdul Rashid

Partner

John N. Richardson

EVP and Chief Operations Officer

John Sabin

Chief Financial Officer, Revolution

Tige Savage

Managing Partner

Alex Shtarkman

Vice President

Clara Sieg

Partner

Scott Somer

Chief Financial Officer, Revolution Corporate Services, Senior Vice President, Financial Operations,

Kate Wilschutz

CFO

Ashley Yesayan

Vice President, Revolution Growth

Fifi Young

Associate

Past deals in Maryland

Curbio

Series B in 2022
Curbio specializes in pre-sale home improvements and renovations that will deliver value when the house is on the market. They partner with real estate agents and homeowners as one team and rely on agents’ expertise about what local buyers really want. They leverage technology to streamline the home improvement process: virtual estimates, automated communication, and updates. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Potomac, Maryland.

Cava Group

Series F in 2021
Cava Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of Greek and Mediterranean restaurants. It offers salads, dips, spreads, toppings, and dressings. The company has strategic partnerships with Garden School Foundation, Sow Much Good, Urban Roots, and Future Chefs. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

Mind-X

Seed Round in 2020
Mind-X combines neurotechnology, augmented reality, and Artificial Intelligence to create computer interference. The company develops an interface framework combining brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence designed for spatial computing applications. Founded in 2017 by Geoffrey Ling and Julia Brown, Mind-X is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Sisu Global Health

Convertible Note in 2018
Sisu Global Health provides clinically proven, patented, high margin devices, starting with Hemafuse, a highly effective alternative to donor blood. With a simple push and pull of a handle, the device transfers blood from where it is pooled in internal bleeding to a blood bag: blood is salvaged and immediately re-transfused. Sisu achieved regulatory approval in Ghana and Kenya and Hemafuse and signed two distribution contracts. Founded in 2014 by Carolyn Yarina, Gillian Henker, and Katie Kirsch, Sisu Global Health is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Framebridge

Series C in 2018
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in custom framing solutions for art and photographs, offering a streamlined online service that prioritizes customer experience. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company allows users to select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload images, or send physical items for personalized framing. The expert team at Framebridge handcrafts frames to meet each customer's specifications, ensuring high-quality results. Finished products are shipped directly to consumers, typically arriving within days and ready to hang. Pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and including free shipping. Framebridge operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lanham, Maryland, and has attracted investments from notable firms and individuals in the retail and technology sectors.

Insightin Health

Seed Round in 2018
Insightin Health develops a cloud-based platform that enhances preventative care recommendations for patients within healthcare systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the platform automates campaign management, allowing healthcare organizations to create personalized content and deliver it in real-time. By aggregating data from various sources, the system provides actionable analytics that helps organizations manage member activities effectively. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform combines medical, clinical, cognitive, and social determinants of health to suggest tailored next steps for individuals, thereby improving quality measures and member satisfaction while reducing churn. The company's services cater to Medicare/Medicaid, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and other healthcare markets.

Catalyte

Series A in 2018
Catalyte is a software engineering services company that uses data science and AI to build technology workforces for forward-looking companies. Its Odyssey workforce development platform delivers exceptional and sustainable tech talent and powers transformational software engineering. Its services specialize in talent and workforce development, software engineering, technology, and process transformation, application development, and modernization that enable businesses to access affordable technology development services and scale software innovation by letting its software developers learn new technology development techniques in real-time. Founded in 2000, Catalyte is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Healthcare Interactive

Funding Round in 2018
Healthcare Interactive is dedicated to the transformation of the administration and delivery of healthcare to improve health in our communities. We enable our client-partners to effectively leverage their data to identify the health risk and cost drivers of the populations they serve, develop specific programs to engage members and improve outcomes, and provide the administrative tools to deliver, manage, and measure the success of those programs.

BrainScope Company

Venture Round in 2017
BrainScope Company, Inc. operates as a medical neuro-technology company that focuses on the development of a hand-held medical device to aid medical professionals in the assessment of traumatic brain injuries and its milder forms (concussion). The company also offers BrainScope One, a structural injury classifier that uses electroencephalogram signal and other capabilities on the device to objectively determine the likelihood of the presence and severity of a concussion. It serves military markets, emergency departments, pre-hospitals/urgent care units, and sports sectors worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Framebridge

Series B in 2017
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in custom framing solutions for art and photographs, offering a streamlined online service that prioritizes customer experience. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company allows users to select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload images, or send physical items for personalized framing. The expert team at Framebridge handcrafts frames to meet each customer's specifications, ensuring high-quality results. Finished products are shipped directly to consumers, typically arriving within days and ready to hang. Pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and including free shipping. Framebridge operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lanham, Maryland, and has attracted investments from notable firms and individuals in the retail and technology sectors.

Cava Group

Series C in 2017
Cava Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of Greek and Mediterranean restaurants. It offers salads, dips, spreads, toppings, and dressings. The company has strategic partnerships with Garden School Foundation, Sow Much Good, Urban Roots, and Future Chefs. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

Sisu Global Health

Seed Round in 2016
Sisu Global Health provides clinically proven, patented, high margin devices, starting with Hemafuse, a highly effective alternative to donor blood. With a simple push and pull of a handle, the device transfers blood from where it is pooled in internal bleeding to a blood bag: blood is salvaged and immediately re-transfused. Sisu achieved regulatory approval in Ghana and Kenya and Hemafuse and signed two distribution contracts. Founded in 2014 by Carolyn Yarina, Gillian Henker, and Katie Kirsch, Sisu Global Health is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Framebridge

Series A in 2016
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in custom framing solutions for art and photographs, offering a streamlined online service that prioritizes customer experience. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company allows users to select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload images, or send physical items for personalized framing. The expert team at Framebridge handcrafts frames to meet each customer's specifications, ensuring high-quality results. Finished products are shipped directly to consumers, typically arriving within days and ready to hang. Pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and including free shipping. Framebridge operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lanham, Maryland, and has attracted investments from notable firms and individuals in the retail and technology sectors.

Cava Group

Series B in 2015
Cava Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of Greek and Mediterranean restaurants. It offers salads, dips, spreads, toppings, and dressings. The company has strategic partnerships with Garden School Foundation, Sow Much Good, Urban Roots, and Future Chefs. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

Sweetgreen

Series F in 2015
Sweetgreen, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and District Of Columbia. It also sells gift cards, canvas totes, tees, tanks, beanies, snapbacks, hoodies, and posters online. Sweetgreen, Inc. has a strategic partnership with FoodCorps. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Culver City, California.

Framebridge

Series A in 2015
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in custom framing solutions for art and photographs, offering a streamlined online service that prioritizes customer experience. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company allows users to select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload images, or send physical items for personalized framing. The expert team at Framebridge handcrafts frames to meet each customer's specifications, ensuring high-quality results. Finished products are shipped directly to consumers, typically arriving within days and ready to hang. Pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and including free shipping. Framebridge operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lanham, Maryland, and has attracted investments from notable firms and individuals in the retail and technology sectors.

Framebridge

Seed Round in 2014
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in custom framing solutions for art and photographs, offering a streamlined online service that prioritizes customer experience. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company allows users to select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload images, or send physical items for personalized framing. The expert team at Framebridge handcrafts frames to meet each customer's specifications, ensuring high-quality results. Finished products are shipped directly to consumers, typically arriving within days and ready to hang. Pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and including free shipping. Framebridge operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lanham, Maryland, and has attracted investments from notable firms and individuals in the retail and technology sectors.

Sweetgreen

Series E in 2014
Sweetgreen, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and District Of Columbia. It also sells gift cards, canvas totes, tees, tanks, beanies, snapbacks, hoodies, and posters online. Sweetgreen, Inc. has a strategic partnership with FoodCorps. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Culver City, California.

OrderUp

Series A in 2014
OrderUp, LLC operates an online food ordering platform that allows customers across the United States to discover restaurants and place orders for takeout and delivery. The company manages menus, provides call center support, and maintains its technology to enhance user experience. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, OrderUp has a presence in 38 locations, employing a dual-distribution model that includes both company-owned and franchised locations. Initially founded in 2009 as LocalUp Solutions, LLC, the company rebranded to OrderUp in January 2013. As of October 2017, OrderUp functions as a subsidiary of GrubHub Inc.

Sweetgreen

Series D in 2013
Sweetgreen, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and District Of Columbia. It also sells gift cards, canvas totes, tees, tanks, beanies, snapbacks, hoodies, and posters online. Sweetgreen, Inc. has a strategic partnership with FoodCorps. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Culver City, California.

Homesnap

Series A in 2012
Homesnap is an online mobile platform that provides real estate services to agents, brokers and consumers. Homesnap is a mobile real estate app, powered by a specialized homes database that combines MLS data, property tax records, census data, geographic boundaries and more. Homesnap is also the public-facing brand of the Broker Public Portal, a collaborative venture between real estate brokerages and MLSs to create a national consumer home search experience defined by simplicity, integrity and usability. The portal aims to provide consumers with direct access to the most comprehensive, timely, and complete property information while adhering to fair display guidelines.

Qloud

Angel Round in 2007
Qloud (pronounced "cloud") is an online music service launched by former AOL'ers Mike Lewis and Toby Murdock and backed by Steve Case's Revolution LLC and former music industry executives. The service allows users to enjoy and share their music collections within their favorite social networks. The company powers the My Music application on Facebook, was also a launch partner in [Google's OpenSocial initiative](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/30/details-revealed-google-opensocial-to-be-common-apis-for-building-social-apps/), and with iLike was the exclusive music provider for Hi5. In addition to playing back a user's library, Qloud also enables users to browse friends' music libraries to see what they are listening to presently. The service grew to over 3 million users in its first 6 months after launch. In Q2 2008, it was acquired by [BUZZMEDIA](http://crunchbase.com/organization/buzznet). It now counts over 27 monthly uniques and is available on Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, MySpace, [Buzznet](http://www.buzznet.com), and Qloud.com The My Music application competes with similar social music services like [Last.FM](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/last.fm),[iLike](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ilike), [imeem](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/imeem), and [Pandora](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pandora). Following the acquisition, Mike Lewis and Toby Murdock became EVP of Product and Engineering at BUZZMEDIA

Qloud

Seed Round in 2006
Qloud (pronounced "cloud") is an online music service launched by former AOL'ers Mike Lewis and Toby Murdock and backed by Steve Case's Revolution LLC and former music industry executives. The service allows users to enjoy and share their music collections within their favorite social networks. The company powers the My Music application on Facebook, was also a launch partner in [Google's OpenSocial initiative](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/30/details-revealed-google-opensocial-to-be-common-apis-for-building-social-apps/), and with iLike was the exclusive music provider for Hi5. In addition to playing back a user's library, Qloud also enables users to browse friends' music libraries to see what they are listening to presently. The service grew to over 3 million users in its first 6 months after launch. In Q2 2008, it was acquired by [BUZZMEDIA](http://crunchbase.com/organization/buzznet). It now counts over 27 monthly uniques and is available on Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, MySpace, [Buzznet](http://www.buzznet.com), and Qloud.com The My Music application competes with similar social music services like [Last.FM](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/last.fm),[iLike](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ilike), [imeem](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/imeem), and [Pandora](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pandora). Following the acquisition, Mike Lewis and Toby Murdock became EVP of Product and Engineering at BUZZMEDIA