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Maggie Kenefake

Venture Partner

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Partner

Jeffrey Stowell

Managing Partner

32 past transactions

BacklotCars

Series B in 2019
BacklotCars allows auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies to transact without having to go to physical auctions. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. The company’s end to end solution is truly seamless for dealers as BacklotCars provides vehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance services. The online marketplace offers a 24-7 “bid-ask” marketplace along with vehicle inspections and is used by dealers in 46 states. It’s designed to make the process of selling cars easier for both buyers and sellers by addressing longstanding pain points of online transactions like certified inspections. BacklotCars was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Ravacan

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Ravacan is an analytics and collaboration platform for industrial buyers and their suppliers.

RevUp Software

Series A in 2018
RevUp Software is bringing leading-edge, easy to use analytics to Non-Profits, Academic Institutions and Political Organizations. We help fundraisers, while working with existing software, create new ways to identify, target, and engage their networks.

RackWare Incorporated

Series A in 2014
RackWare offers mobility to the data center to leverage private, public, or hybrid cloud environments. RackWare enables seamless transfer of those images to any other data center (physical or cloud) and deployment on any physical, virtual, or cloud platform. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Fremont, California.

Cheddar Up, LLC

Venture Round in 2017
Collect payments and information online for anything. Cheddar Up is the easiest way to move your community online, save time, and focus on more important stuff. Manage group collections without paper and hassle. Create your collection in seconds and share it. Anyone can pay – even those who don’t have Cheddar Up. Whether you’re collecting for a teacher gift, troop fees, event (or anything in between)…we’ve got you covered. With Cheddar Up you can collect for more than just payments. Request extra information (t-shirt size, contact info, etc.) or collect for multiple items. Cheddar Up’s “payment + form” functionality means there’s no need for checks, paper forms, or trips to the bank.

Aclaimant, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Aclaimant offers a risk reduction platform designed to save time and money on workplace incidents and insurance. It engages the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility. The Aclaimant system comes with three great tools that are easy to use in reporting and resolving workplace incidents. The company was founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois.

Dress Code Custom

Seed Round in 2012
Dress Code is a custom menswear brand — but we don’t operate a single storefront. Instead, our team of Style Consultants meet individually with each New Member to take measurements and customize each order. We’ve never built the same suit twice. Our business model not only provides an enhanced shopping experience, but it also eliminates the top 3 costs of retail: storefronts, inventory and overhead. This means that we’re able to cover a larger geography than a storefront, but do it at fraction of the cost. Sound different? That’s by design. Since everyone is unique, we like to learn about your personal style and current wardrobe before we start a custom product. Our business model allows us to offer a much more personalized experience that we bring straight to you. It also allows us to eliminate excessive inventory and storefront costs, so your dollar goes into quality suit components instead of a store’s square footage.

NotiSphere, Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
Notisphere enables medical device suppliers to communicate product recalls electronically and receive and track the acknowledgments received from healthcare providers. Its platform enables two-way real-time communications and allows fora reduced cycle time to execute on recalls. The NotiSphere platform allows providers to only receive recall alerts that directly affect them. This results in fewer patients exposed to recalled items, significant reduction of effort by providers to execute on recalls, and significant savings to both suppliers and providers.

Vector Legal Method, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Vector Legal Method is a software-as-a-service litigation management platform, designed for lawyers by lawyers. Vector is the first collaborative platform that gives in-house attorneys centralized control of all their litigation cases. Through our proprietary technology, corporate legal departments gain: visibility into outside counsel activity, instant access to case information, increased control over the litigation process, and valuable time to refocus on strategic projects, all while significantly reducing billable costs.

Main Street Data

Seed Round in 2018
Main Street Data Corp develops a machine-learning tool that consolidates current and historical agronomic data, allowing farmers to benchmark yield performance and increase ROI. Its product includes, Validator, an application which shows yield, yield gap, and ROI potential in bushels and dollars. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Aclaimant, Inc.

Series B in 2021
Aclaimant offers a risk reduction platform designed to save time and money on workplace incidents and insurance. It engages the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility. The Aclaimant system comes with three great tools that are easy to use in reporting and resolving workplace incidents. The company was founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois.

Salad Technologies

Series A in 2022
Salad Technologies, Inc. engages in the mining of cryptocurrency from high-end gaming PCs (personal computers) using its idle time. It also develops a payment gateway SaladPay for payment to goods bought with Salad Credit from its store. Salad Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bend Labs, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Bend Labs, Inc. develops and manufactures integrated motion measurement systems for remote healthcare. The company offers wearable soft sensor platform for measuring human motion, including Smart Knee, a power device with integrated sensors and low energy Bluetooth that tracks knee use and complex human movement in real time. It also provides bend, stretch, and pressure sensors; and an Android app and API that connects to its Bend platform via Bluetooth low energy. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

BLUEBOARD INC.

Venture Round in 2018
BLUEBOARD INC. develops employee recognition and incentives platform for workplace. The company’s platform enables its clients to redeem rewards, experiences, and offerings that are offered to them by their employers. Its platform enables employees to redeem for experiential rewards offered by managers of technology startups and other companies. Additionally, it also develops a mobile application for clients to send rewards to their employees. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

PayIt

Convertible Note in 2018
PayIt simplifies doing business with the state, local, and federal government through its patent-pending mobile transaction and payment platform. The company strives to provide an open Digital Government Platform that allows their partners and the industry to collaborate on providing the best solution to improve the delivery of government services to citizens. They deliver an innovative solution that enables residents to access essential government services from any device. PayIt was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

MiResource

Seed Round in 2021
MiResource is working to make the world a mentally healthier place by connecting people with mental healthcare. We envision a world where every young person can access effective mental healthcare.

Because Learning

Debt Financing in 2017
Because Learning is an education technology company that provides the unique opportunity to connect the universe to the classroom. With our next generation learning resources, students can over 120+ experiments from collecting their own data from using our hands-on sensor kit and lesson platform. We provide teachers with STEM curriculum resources, professional development, and hands-on materials that give students an experience that is truly out of this world.

Bellwethr

Seed Round in 2019
Bellwethr uses artificial intelligence to increase retention and revenue throughout the customer journey. Bellwethr started around the idea that machine learning and AI should be available to anyone, no matter their technical background. The business was founded in 2017 by Matt Moody, with the sole intention of making artificial intelligence simple enough for anyone to utilize it.

Kidizen

Series A in 2017
Kidizen, Inc. operates a resale marketplace that allows parents to buy and sell pre-loved clothing, gear, toys, accessories, and more for kids in the United States. Its community marketplace provides a storefront for moms to create run, earn money, and find the styles for their kids; connects moms with other moms through shared experiences and a shared sense of style; and allows moms to express themselves and go through motherhood together. The company also offers an iOS and Android application that enables users to connect, converse, buy, and sell kids' brands, as well as share brand passion and love of style. It offers products for girls, boys, toddlers, and babies. The company was formerly known as Itizen, LLC and changed its name to Kidizen, Inc. in May 2014. Kidizen, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Teem

Series A in 2015
Teem, LLC develops and provides software-as-a-service (Saas) platform for employee meeting and collaboration. It offers conference room scheduling and booking; workspace and visitor management; and conference room display solutions. The company’s clientele include Stripe, SkullCandy, Hawaiian Airlines, Mountain America Credit Union, and Blurb. It has strategic partnerships with Apple, Aruba Networks, BlueJeans, and Konica Minolta. The company was formerly known as EventBoard, Inc. and changed its name to Teem, LLC in October 2016. Teem, LLC was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of January 10, 2020, Teem, LLC operates as a subsidiary of iOFFICE, Inc..

Nimia (Ninu, Inc.)

Venture Round in 2017
Nimia is a boutique video licensing platform specializing in stock footage, management, and distribution related products and services. These include a stock footage marketplace and digital asset management software. Top-tier brands and ad agencies license Nimia's exclusive curated footage for use in advertisements and projects. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

BacklotCars

Series A in 2018
BacklotCars allows auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies to transact without having to go to physical auctions. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. The company’s end to end solution is truly seamless for dealers as BacklotCars provides vehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance services. The online marketplace offers a 24-7 “bid-ask” marketplace along with vehicle inspections and is used by dealers in 46 states. It’s designed to make the process of selling cars easier for both buyers and sellers by addressing longstanding pain points of online transactions like certified inspections. BacklotCars was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Aclaimant, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Aclaimant offers a risk reduction platform designed to save time and money on workplace incidents and insurance. It engages the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility. The Aclaimant system comes with three great tools that are easy to use in reporting and resolving workplace incidents. The company was founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois.

Apostrophe

Seed Round in 2018
Apostrophe, Inc., a fintech company, provides an healthcare savings platform for self-insured employers. It offers Apostrophe that negotiates the lowest possible rates and pays providers directly for services, as well as passes the savings onto its customers and gives its members support. The company serves self-insured employers in rural Colorado and other areas. Apostrophe, Inc. was formerly known as Airstream Health, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

PayIt

Series A in 2016
PayIt simplifies doing business with the state, local, and federal government through its patent-pending mobile transaction and payment platform. The company strives to provide an open Digital Government Platform that allows their partners and the industry to collaborate on providing the best solution to improve the delivery of government services to citizens. They deliver an innovative solution that enables residents to access essential government services from any device. PayIt was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Onward Rides

Seed Round in 2019
Onward Rides provides safe and reliable transportation for people needing assistance. From grocery deliveries to a ride to the doctor — its drivers are there to help. It connects caring drivers with older adults allowing them to live their lives. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Zane Benefits

Seed Round in 2015
Starting in 2006, Zane Benefits sought to bring the benefits of individual health insurance to business owners and their employees. Zane Benefits software has helped over 20,000 customers reimburse individual health insurance plans purchased independently of employment. Zane Benefits’ software has been featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times. Zane Benefits was founded in 2006 in Park City, Utah. Zane Benefits is a subsidiary of PeopleKeep, Inc.

Apostrophe

Seed Round in 2017
Apostrophe, Inc., a fintech company, provides an healthcare savings platform for self-insured employers. It offers Apostrophe that negotiates the lowest possible rates and pays providers directly for services, as well as passes the savings onto its customers and gives its members support. The company serves self-insured employers in rural Colorado and other areas. Apostrophe, Inc. was formerly known as Airstream Health, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Onward

Seed Round in 2019
Onward is designed and built by a team of expert technologists whose lives have been personally affected by addiction. They are on a mission to help restore Tech/Life Balance by developing scalable, affordable solutions that give each of us the ability to change our compulsive behaviors free of judgment and stigma. Together with our UCLA-based clinical advisors, Onward leverages the latest in data and behavioral science to bring innovative behavior-change solutions to a global audience.

Pepper

Series B in 2017
Pepper offers an IoT operating system and service delivery platform that empowers enterprises to deploy sophisticated IoT solutions. The introduction of billions of new connected devices (and other "things") requires a new user-experience paradigm—one that enables both consumers and enterprises the ability to effectively manage, control, and engage with their increasingly connected worlds. Pepper solves the problems associated with this increased complexity through the combination of its user operating system and service delivery platform.

BacklotCars

Seed Round in 2017
BacklotCars allows auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies to transact without having to go to physical auctions. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. The company’s end to end solution is truly seamless for dealers as BacklotCars provides vehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance services. The online marketplace offers a 24-7 “bid-ask” marketplace along with vehicle inspections and is used by dealers in 46 states. It’s designed to make the process of selling cars easier for both buyers and sellers by addressing longstanding pain points of online transactions like certified inspections. BacklotCars was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.