Palm Drive Capital

Palm Drive Capital LLC is a New York-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments. The firm focuses on deep technology and enterprise software companies, with interests spanning software as a service, artificial intelligence, fintech, and e-commerce sectors. While primarily active on the West Coast, Palm Drive Capital also engages in emerging tech hubs across the Northeast, Midwest, and South of the United States. With a commitment to partnering with entrepreneurs, the firm aims to support the growth of technology firms that collectively represent significant market capital. Additionally, Palm Drive Capital operates an office in Miami, Florida, further extending its reach within the U.S. tech landscape.

Catherine Cai

Partner

Seamon Chan

Co-Founder & Partner

Nick Hsu

Managing Partner

Hendrick Lee

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Henry Woram

VP

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Naluri Life

Series B in 2022
Naluri Life, established in 2017 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, provides professional coaching, guidance, and therapy aimed at enhancing mental resilience and helping individuals achieve their life goals. The company offers in-person counseling and therapy sessions conducted by qualified psychologists, alongside a digital program that integrates behavioral science, data science, and digital design. This innovative approach is designed to support clients in attaining a healthier lifestyle in a convenient and affordable manner.

MUY

Venture Round in 2022
RobinFood is an operator of a chain of restaurants used to provide access to quality and affordable homemade food. Its restaurants leverage its own technology through which customizable orders could be placed by choosing various dishes based on their features and nutrients through a touch screen that enables customers to receive a meal in less than five minutes after ordering. RobinFood was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

CXIP Labs

Seed Round in 2022
CXIP Labs is a developer of NFT infrastructure solutions for the web3 ecosystem.

Umba

Series A in 2022
Umba is an African digital bank, offering free bank accounts and financial services to our customers. We provide an ecosystem of connected financial services that allows the customer complete control of their finances all in one App.

Qashio

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Qashio is a spend management platform that allows people to monitor costs, make payments with app credit cards, and handle payables. Qashio's solution allows users o create physical or virtual cards, disburse budgets, grant or restrict employee usage, set approval layers, and verify spending. Companies can track card usage and analyze and report spending, in real time. Qashio eliminates the challenges of managing company spending and removes outdated, manual processes. Founded in 2021 and is based in Dubai.

Lootex

Seed Round in 2022
Lootex is a blockchain-based trading platform that offers services ranging from software integration to channel sales to its corporate clients. Lootex is located in Taipei City, Taipei.

dipp

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dipp is an AI-powered software-as-a-service platform designed to automate the creation of digital marketing content for businesses across various social media channels. The platform enables users to craft on-brand marketing campaigns efficiently, facilitating cross-departmental collaboration and streamlining brand asset management. By digitizing visual specifications and automating extensive mapping processes, Dipp allows clients to easily distribute marketing content across multiple digital platforms, enhancing their storytelling capabilities and overall marketing effectiveness.

Oneklinik

Venture Round in 2022
Operator of a healthcare company intended to provide quality and easily accessible care at an affordable price in Jakarta. The company provides private end-to-end healthcare services for companies and its services include consultation and emergency care, teleconsultation, remote visits, electronic medical records, and preventative health services, providing clients with better care and improved patient experience.

BitMax

Series B in 2021
BitMax is global operator of digital asset exchanges for diverse groups of clients from retail to institutions.

Ohi

Series A in 2021
Ohi Technologies Inc. operates a logistics fulfillment platform specifically designed for e-commerce brands, allowing users to store inventory in micro-warehouses located within urban areas. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company focuses on enabling same-day delivery, akin to the service offered by Amazon Prime Now, while maintaining affordability. Ohi's intelligent fulfillment system aims to democratize access to rapid delivery services for a wide range of e-commerce businesses.

Highstreet

Venture Round in 2021
Highstreet is a commerce-centric metaverse accessible on browsers and native PC VR. With veterans from VR, Defi, fine art, and hype markets, the mission of Highstreet is to bridge the gap between reality and the digital world and redefine how financial products should be consumed and sold on the market. Players are able to form parties to explore a vast new world on the Highstreet interface, own and expand their virtual reality estates, and buy tokenized products from their favorite brands.

Highstreet

Seed Round in 2021
Highstreet is a commerce-centric metaverse accessible on browsers and native PC VR. With veterans from VR, Defi, fine art, and hype markets, the mission of Highstreet is to bridge the gap between reality and the digital world and redefine how financial products should be consumed and sold on the market. Players are able to form parties to explore a vast new world on the Highstreet interface, own and expand their virtual reality estates, and buy tokenized products from their favorite brands.

Merqueo

Series C in 2021
Merqueo is an online grocery delivery service based in Bogota, Colombia, founded in 2015. The company operates a digital platform where customers can browse and purchase a wide range of grocery items from their favorite brands. With a focus on convenience, Merqueo allows customers to pay using various methods and ensures that orders are delivered directly to their doorsteps. This service caters to the growing demand for accessible and efficient grocery shopping solutions in Colombia.

Naluri Life

Series A in 2021
Naluri Life, established in 2017 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, provides professional coaching, guidance, and therapy aimed at enhancing mental resilience and helping individuals achieve their life goals. The company offers in-person counseling and therapy sessions conducted by qualified psychologists, alongside a digital program that integrates behavioral science, data science, and digital design. This innovative approach is designed to support clients in attaining a healthier lifestyle in a convenient and affordable manner.

MUY

Venture Round in 2021
RobinFood is an operator of a chain of restaurants used to provide access to quality and affordable homemade food. Its restaurants leverage its own technology through which customizable orders could be placed by choosing various dishes based on their features and nutrients through a touch screen that enables customers to receive a meal in less than five minutes after ordering. RobinFood was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

Landed

Seed Round in 2021
Landed improves the hiring process for hourly employers and job applicants.

Friendshop

Venture Round in 2021
Friendshop is an online retailer specializing in beauty and skincare products. The company offers a wide range of makeup items for the eyes, face, and lips, including eyeliners, foundations, lipsticks, and various skincare essentials like face masks and sunscreens. Based in San Francisco, California, Friendshop innovates the shopping experience by enabling users to recruit friends to shop together, which allows them to unlock exclusive deals on popular brands such as Urban Decay, NARS, and Drunk Elephant. This approach to social shopping sets Friendshop apart in the beauty retail sector.

Lair East Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally. At the heart of Lair East Labs lies the 10-week accelerator. Each year 8 -12 startups take on our program and receive investments of $50K. Our 10-week program combines the best of two worlds - learn from alumni founders of top Silicon Valley-style accelerators and gain access to a mentor and investor network with extensive experience navigating the Asian markets. In the first three years of operation, our portfolio companies have raised $27 million funding after completing the accelerator. For more information: please visit: laireastlabs.com.

doDOC

Seed Round in 2020
doDOC Corp. operates a cloud-based writing platform that enhances document preparation and compliance processes for various users, including academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and environmental consultants. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, the platform facilitates the drafting of scientific articles, reports, essays, and theses, allowing users to format documents with a single click. It supports real-time collaboration, enabling multiple users to simultaneously work on the same document while maintaining strict control over permissions and an audit trail for accountability. The platform also simplifies the importation of existing documents, automatic citation management, and the inclusion of images and tables. By streamlining the writing and management experience, doDOC significantly accelerates report generation and improves overall productivity, making it suitable for a range of organizations from startups to large enterprises.

Yummy Corp

Series B in 2020
Yummy Corp is a cloud kitchen management and online catering company that operates a network of delivery-only kitchens. It offers delicious, fresh, and creative food solutions for everyday corporate and group needs and provides food facility management and their signature MICE catering, delivering customers experience while helping them manage costs. Yummy Corp’s cloud kitchen service Yummykitchen, launched in 2019, is a full-service Indonesian cloud kitchen operator, renting out shared kitchen spaces and undertaking operations for the company’s partner brands. The company rents space to existing food and beverage brands, providing them kitchen infrastructure as well as the necessary staff to assist in fulfilling delivery and takeout orders. Yummy Corp is an affiliate of Ismaya Group, a Lifestyle Food & Beverage company. The Tangerang, Jawa Barat-based company was founded in 2017 by brothers Marbio, Mario, and Marius Suntanu, and Juan Chene.

The News Lens

Series D in 2020
The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.

LAIKA

Seed Round in 2020
LAIKA is like a dog with two tails right now. Its platform for pet products and services has been growing in recent months and it’s drawn the necessary investment to keep up its momentum. LAIKA built a digital platform where users don’t have to go anywhere else to meet said needs. With two main sections; products and services. In the products section, we have more than 4,000 references (among which you can find most of the brands of food, snacks, medicines, accessories and others). In the services section, we have more than 17 services, all the healthcare, beauty and entertainment services. All of the above delivered straight to your home and with the flexibility of choosing the date and time on and at which you wish to receive the order, including same-day deliveries for the main cities and accepting all payment methods, both online and cash on delivery.

PunchListUSA

Funding Round in 2020
PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Deep Instinct

Series C in 2020
Deep Instinct Ltd. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2014, headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York. The company specializes in providing advanced cybersecurity solutions that utilize deep learning technology to detect and prevent zero-day threats and advanced persistent threat attacks. Its on-device solution offers real-time protection for various endpoints and mobile devices, regardless of their connection to the network or the Internet. By leveraging deep learning's predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct aims to deliver high accuracy in safeguarding enterprises against unknown and evasive cyber-attacks. This innovative approach allows for the identification and blocking of potential threats before they can inflict damage, enhancing the overall security posture of organizations.

Yassir

Venture Round in 2020
Yassir Inc offers ride sharing services through its mobile application. It offers Yassir Go, a mobile application that allows users to book a driver anywhere and anytime. In addition, it also provides Yassir Go, a mobile application for ordering food online. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Algiers, Algeria.

Chec/Commerce.js

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Chec/Commerce.js is a Vancouver-based company that offers an API-first e-commerce platform tailored for developers and designers. Founded in 2016, the platform enables users to create customized web and mobile solutions for selling both physical and digital goods. With its headless architecture, Chec allows businesses to sell directly to customers through various channels, including storefronts, links, and embedded solutions. The platform also provides a developer API, Commerce.js, which offers extensive customization options for users looking to build a unique e-commerce experience.

May Mobility

Series B in 2019
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company focuses on creating a safer and more accessible urban transportation system by operating a fleet of driverless, six-passenger electric vehicles that provide shuttle services to both enterprise and municipal clients. May Mobility's micro-transit offerings utilize vehicles that autonomously navigate mapped routes and closed loops, addressing the challenges of congestion and mobility access in increasingly urbanized environments. By leveraging advanced technology and a system-level safety design approach, May Mobility aims to transform urban transportation, reduce pollution, and improve commuting experiences for residents in congested cities.

Convr

Series B in 2019
Convr, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is a leading underwriting decisioning platform for commercial property and casualty insurers, having been founded in 2016. The company has transformed the commercial underwriting process through advanced artificial intelligence and decision science. Its platform enables commercial carriers to make real-time underwriting decisions by leveraging comprehensive data and precise intelligence sourced externally. This innovative approach enhances productivity, profitability, efficiency, and accuracy for insurers of all sizes, positioning Convr as a key player in the commercial underwriting space.

MUY

Series B in 2019
RobinFood is an operator of a chain of restaurants used to provide access to quality and affordable homemade food. Its restaurants leverage its own technology through which customizable orders could be placed by choosing various dishes based on their features and nutrients through a touch screen that enables customers to receive a meal in less than five minutes after ordering. RobinFood was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

BigOne

Series A in 2019
BigOne Lab is a Beijing-based data tech firm that offers data products and solutions to power investment analysis process for global institutional investors. Our goal is to build the next-generation data solution for investment research. Our clients are top hedge funds, mutual funds, and sovereign fund from Greater China, USA, and Singapore. We are funded by ChinaGrowth Capital, ZhenFund, and experts in financial data industry. Our rapidly growing team previously worked at top technology and finance companies.

Heals Healthcare

Series A in 2019
Heals Healthcare is a technology driven company, which aim to provide a holistic patients/ customer journey. Riding on blockchain technology, a completely new experience starting from medical appointments to claim submission and patient care.

Truly

Series A in 2019
Conversations are the foundation for doing business. Founded in 2013, Truly is the premier enterprise voice system for sales, account management, and customer success teams. Enterprises use Truly to solve their top strategic challenges, from sales performance management to capacity planning, and top tactical issues, they need a phone system that "just works." IT organizations love Truly because it provides high quality service and simple implementation. See what Truly can do for you at www.truly.co

Merqueo

Series A in 2019
Merqueo is an online grocery delivery service based in Bogota, Colombia, founded in 2015. The company operates a digital platform where customers can browse and purchase a wide range of grocery items from their favorite brands. With a focus on convenience, Merqueo allows customers to pay using various methods and ensures that orders are delivered directly to their doorsteps. This service caters to the growing demand for accessible and efficient grocery shopping solutions in Colombia.

Ravti

Venture Round in 2019
Ravti uses software to manage HVAC for commercial real estate, They attempt to save 18-40% on each HVAC replacement.

Explorer.ai

Venture Round in 2019
Explorer.ai Inc. is a mapping platform focused on providing technology for autonomous vehicles and augmented reality navigation. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aims to create a unified mapping solution that addresses the complexities of scaling maps, which necessitates extensive collaboration. Explorer.ai's technology is designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of autonomous transportation, ensuring that vehicles can navigate effectively in diverse environments. As of early 2019, Explorer.ai operates as a subsidiary of Standard Cognition Corp.

Long Game

Series A in 2018
Long Game is a personal finance app that combines entertainment with financial planning by offering users the opportunity to engage in games that reward them with cash prizes, potentially reaching up to $1 million. The platform is designed to promote responsible financial habits while providing a fun and engaging customer experience. By integrating gaming elements into savings products, Long Game encourages users to focus on their financial goals in an enjoyable manner.

Lentesplus

Series C in 2018
Lentesplus.com is a prominent e-commerce platform that specializes in the sale of contact lenses, transforming the Latin American market by offering competitive prices that are typically 20% to 30% lower than industry standards. The company operates in Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, focusing on delivering a seamless shopping experience. Customers can easily order contact lenses and, in many cases, receive their products on the same day. Lentesplus also emphasizes customer service by simplifying the reordering process to just two clicks. Additionally, the platform assists customers in obtaining accurate visual exams from specialists to ensure the correct fit and specifications of their lenses, thereby enhancing the overall shopping experience.

Let’s Do This

Seed Round in 2018
Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet. It helps race organizers to reach an engaged community of participants and endurance sports enthusiasts, offering a dedicated platform to provide detailed event information, news, and special offers. Find and book the best running, triathlon, cycling and obstacle events in the UK and around the world. Whether it's a 5k fun run or tenth Ironman Triathlon, Let's Do This is the best place to find the perfect race. It was founded in 2016 by Alex Rose and Sam Browne who are both passionate runners and cyclists. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California with an office in London, United Kingdom.

One Step Software

Seed Round in 2018
One Step Software Inc. is a technology company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in providing software solutions for the management of sober living facilities. Founded in 2017, the company aims to enhance the operational efficiency of house managers by offering tools that improve the overall experience for residents in recovery. By leveraging its technology and services, One Step Software empowers sober living facilities to better support their patients, contributing to the effectiveness of addiction recovery processes.

b8ta

Series B in 2018
b8ta, Inc. is a retail company founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. Originally known as Beta Retail, the company specializes in providing a platform for consumer electronics and innovative home goods through experiential retail showrooms. b8ta focuses on enhancing the customer experience by allowing individuals to discover, try, and learn about the latest technology products in a hands-on environment. The company operates on a retail-as-a-service model, empowering product makers by offering them direct access to physical retail spaces, which facilitates a more engaging connection between creators and consumers. This approach aims to simplify the complexities of retail while promoting unbiased access to new products in the market. b8ta also has a presence in Austin, Texas, and is a subsidiary of The Macerich Partnership.

Medumo

Seed Round in 2018
Medumo, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2013. It offers a care management platform that automates the delivery of timely instructions to patients through SMS and email. Medumo's product, CareTours, provides healthcare organizations with the ability to send automated, turn-by-turn guidance to patients, enhancing engagement while reducing the burden on healthcare staff. By integrating mobile communication and artificial intelligence, Medumo enables providers to deliver the right information at the right time, ultimately improving patient outcomes and fostering a more knowledgeable healthcare environment. In 2019, Medumo became a subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips N.V., further expanding its reach in the healthcare sector.

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.

Carta

Series C in 2018
Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup. Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital. It was founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012 as eShares, Carta is based in Mountain View, California.

NewStand

Venture Round in 2018
NewSstand is a Retail company that specializes in Convenience store,Media,news,Shopping company.

Carbic

Venture Round in 2018
Carbic is a full service technology company that provides software and hardware for oil and gas companies. Their mission is to reduce risks and cut costs by using an expertly architected breakthrough technology. To achieve this, they use a breakthrough system of modular sensor components and server-based software to deliver data-driven results that enable customers to easily monitor all their fluids remotely, collect key data, and maximize the impact of that data.

Footprint

Venture Round in 2018
Tools to help power public blockchains. // @Storecoin // Blockview // @Cryptow1re // @FootprintVC

Naytev

Venture Round in 2018
Naytev optimizes how content is shared from websites to social media, creating a 30% bump in referral traffic. They use machine learning to surface and discover effective messages in real time, and prioritize those as users share.

Creative Market

Series A in 2017
Creative Market Labs, Inc. operates an online marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of handcrafted and digital design assets. Founded in 2005 and based in Austin, Texas, the platform connects independent creators globally, allowing them to share their work with a community of like-minded individuals. Users can access a diverse range of ready-to-use design content, including fonts, graphics, templates, add-ons, photos, and themes. As of April 30, 2020, Creative Market Labs, Inc. functions as a subsidiary of Dribbble Holdings Ltd.

MioTech

Series A in 2017
MioTech Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Limited is an artificial intelligence platform based in Shanghai, China, with additional offices in Hong Kong. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in developing software solutions for investment managers, enabling them to navigate complex data and enhance client service. MioTech's platform integrates and analyzes diverse data sources to streamline the investment process, offering a data-driven experience. Additionally, the company focuses on sustainability and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) data, providing financial institutions, enterprises, and governments with tools to monitor and manage sustainability metrics in real time. MioTech's innovative approach is supported by notable investors, including Horizons Ventures and ZhenFund.

Paladin

Seed Round in 2017
Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all. It helps legal teams sign up for pro bono opportunities, enables coordinators to track the lawyers’ work, and which captures some of the stories and impact that the lawyers are making through their efforts. Paladin was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

Mystery.org

Seed Round in 2017
Mystery.org is an educational platform dedicated to enhancing children's understanding of the world through engaging explanations. It originated with a focus on the 150 most common science questions posed by children, leading to the creation of Mystery Science, which has been utilized by one in five children in the U.S. across half of elementary schools. The organization has received over 500,000 questions from children in the past 18 months, indicating a strong demand for answers to their inquiries. To address this, Mystery.org is developing video explanations for a wide array of questions that children may not encounter in traditional schooling, effectively serving as a visual encyclopedia tailored for young learners. By providing multimedia lessons designed to spark curiosity and promote scientific understanding, Mystery.org aims to cultivate a generation of critical thinkers equipped to explore and comprehend the complexities of the world around them.

WaystoCap

Seed Round in 2017
WaystoCap is a B2B marketplace where businesses in Africa can buy and sell products. Beyond just product discovery and verification, WaystoCap helps businesses in obtaining financing and insurance, managing their shipments, and ensuring payments security. WaystoCap facilitates the whole trading operation so that its buyers can find the most competitive products and obtain financing; and its suppliers can access new markets and trade in a secure environment.

Clover Health

Series D in 2017
Clover Health is a health insurance company that provides Medicare Advantage plans primarily for senior citizens in New Jersey, and it also serves members in several other states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Clover Health operates a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) platform aimed at enhancing the quality of life for its members. The company focuses on preventive care through patient-centered analytics and a dedicated care management team, which helps identify potential health risks and manage chronic diseases. By employing advanced analytics and custom software, Clover Health directs its clinical staff to address care gaps, ultimately aiming to reduce unnecessary healthcare costs while improving health outcomes for its members.

Capsule

Series A in 2017
Capsule is rebuilding the $425 billion pharmacy industry from the inside out with an emotionally resonant experience, and technology that enables customized outcomes for doctors, hospitals, insurers, and manufacturers. Our team makes the same promise to each other as the one we’ve made to our customers, doctors, and partners: everybody needs some looking after sometimes. We’ll never lose sight of the fact that behind all the craziness of the healthcare system, we’re just people looking after other people. Capsule has raised $70 million from Thrive Capital, Glade Brook Capital, and The Virgin Group.

Addepar

Series D in 2017
Addepar is a wealth management platform for investment advisors specializing in data aggregation, analytics, and portfolio reporting. It is the financial operating system used to bring common sense and ethical, data-driven investing in the financial world. Addepar handles all types of assets in any currency, so investors and advisors have a clearer financial picture at every level, all in one place. With customizable reporting, financial managers can visualize and communicate relevant information to anyone who needs it. Addepar was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Chicago, and Salt Lake City.

Cockroach Labs

Series B in 2017
Cockroach Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of open-source database software, notably CockroachDB, a cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for modern application development. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company provides a robust solution that combines the functionality of SQL with the horizontal scalability typical of NoSQL systems. CockroachDB is engineered to support strongly-consistent ACID transactions and offers an SQL API for data management. Its architecture ensures minimal latency disruption and resilience against failures across various levels, including disk, machine, rack, and datacenter. Serving a diverse clientele from startups to Fortune 500 companies, Cockroach Labs enables organizations across multiple industries, including banking, retail, and media, to build applications that can scale efficiently and maintain operational continuity.

Street Contxt

Venture Round in 2017
Street Contxt is a communication platform designed for the institutional financial community, facilitating connections between brokers and their clients through high-quality content and insights. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the platform aims to transform the production, consumption, and discovery of market-moving commentary. By creating an intelligent information marketplace tailored for global capital markets, Street Contxt provides actionable insights that are relevant to each user, enhancing the overall effectiveness of financial communication.

Boom Supersonic

Series A in 2017
Boom Supersonic is focused on revolutionizing passenger air travel by developing a supersonic airliner called Overture, which is designed to achieve speeds of Mach 2.2. Founded in 2014 and based in Englewood, Colorado, the company aims to make supersonic flights accessible and affordable for business travelers, while also promoting sustainability in aviation. Overture features advanced aerodynamics and engines that support the use of next-generation sustainable alternative fuels, enhancing safety and efficiency. Boom Supersonic is committed to overcoming the challenges associated with supersonic flight, with the ultimate goal of establishing routine supersonic travel for passengers worldwide.

Carta

Convertible Note in 2017
Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup. Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital. It was founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012 as eShares, Carta is based in Mountain View, California.

Simscale

Venture Round in 2017
SimScale GmbH operates a cloud-based engineering simulation platform that allows users to test, validate, and optimize designs across various fields. Founded in 2012 and based in Munich, Germany, SimScale provides an integrated suite of simulation tools encompassing fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics, all accessible through a standard web browser. This platform enables engineers, designers, scientists, and students to create models, perform simulations, and analyze results without the need for complex software installations. By democratizing access to high-fidelity physics simulations, SimScale facilitates faster and more efficient product development for a diverse range of industries, including HVAC, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare. Additionally, the company offers online support, training, and consulting services to enhance user experience and application effectiveness.

Nonda

Venture Round in 2017
nonda is a smart hardware startup based in Silicon Valley. We're on a mission to provide app-enabled devices to improve the lives of people everywhere starting with car drivers around the world.

Roomstorm

Venture Round in 2017
Roomstorm (Formerly WalkSource) is a next generation Business-to-Business network for hoteliers looking to run operations more efficiently and generate more revenue. Roomstorm empowers revenue teams to have more sellout nights by taking in last minute guest relocations from other nearby hotels as well as airlines in need of housing guests overnight. Roomstorm proudly services over 400 Bay Area hotels and continues to grow with the recent edition of our first airline partner, San Francisco based Virgin America. Our hotel partners confidently overbook their properties, exchange lower priced guests for higher priced ones, find good deals for a relocated guest end-to-end within 5 minutes. By eliminating the pain of dealing with a relocations, we make the market much more efficient.

Kickback

Venture Round in 2017
Kickback, Co. is a company that specializes in developing products for the esports industry. Founded in December 2014 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, Kickback has created some of the largest online platforms for competitive gaming. Its platform allows gamers to engage in competitive video games while providing the opportunity to earn money. Users can place bets on video games, esports, and traditional casino games, enabling gaming enthusiasts to challenge friends and capitalize on their gaming skills.

One Codex

Venture Round in 2017
One Codex is a data platform focused on applied microbial genomics, offering bioinformatics solutions that facilitate applications in clinical diagnostics, food safety, and biosecurity. The company specializes in developing scalable and secure platforms for metagenomics and microbial genomics, emphasizing usability to cater to applied microbiologists. By providing access to a comprehensive microbial reference database, One Codex enables rapid and straightforward microbiome analysis, enhancing the capabilities of professionals in the field.

Fnatic

Seed Round in 2016
Fnatic is a global esports entertainment brand focused on seeking out, leveling up, and amplifying gamers and creators. Founded by Sam and Anne Mathews in 2004 in the early days of the professional video gaming industry, Fnatic has since helped shape the new world sport into a fast-growing phenomenon. Today, driven by its ability to advance esports performance, Fnatic is the channel through which the most forward-thinking brands communicate with young people. It delivers content, experiences, and activations through offices and facilities in cities between Los Angeles and Tokyo.

Capsule

Series A in 2016
Capsule is rebuilding the $425 billion pharmacy industry from the inside out with an emotionally resonant experience, and technology that enables customized outcomes for doctors, hospitals, insurers, and manufacturers. Our team makes the same promise to each other as the one we’ve made to our customers, doctors, and partners: everybody needs some looking after sometimes. We’ll never lose sight of the fact that behind all the craziness of the healthcare system, we’re just people looking after other people. Capsule has raised $70 million from Thrive Capital, Glade Brook Capital, and The Virgin Group.

Vetcove

Seed Round in 2016
Vetcove LLC operates an online ecommerce platform for veterinary supplies. It serves verified staff of veterinary clinics and other veterinary organizations, including veterinarians, technicians, practice managers, and inventory managers in the United States. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Flutterwave

Seed Round in 2016
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers. It provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and helps banks and businesses build secure and seamless payment solutions for their customers by smoothening the exchange of funds. The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The Flex Co.

Seed Round in 2016
The Flex Company, based in Venice, California, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of disposable menstrual products. Founded in 2015, the company offers innovative items such as the FLEX Cup and FLEX Disc, designed to provide comfort and convenience during menstruation. These products create a barrier to the cervix and can be worn for extended periods, making them a practical choice for users. The Flex Company sells its menstrual devices through online platforms and major retailers across the United States and Canada. In addition to menstrual products, the company also markets a range of branded apparel and accessories. The company is dedicated to creating healthier period products while fostering meaningful conversations about menstruation.

Rappi

Seed Round in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Impraise

Seed Round in 2016
Impraise is a mobile platform that focuses on enhancing productivity and engagement within organizations through its performance management software. The platform facilitates an ongoing exchange of feedback among colleagues, enabling the identification of learning opportunities and the sharing of knowledge. It streamlines the performance review process, enhances the efficiency of meetings and projects, and helps uncover coaching needs in real time. Additionally, Impraise supports the development of future leaders by making performance and development initiatives actionable for managers and manageable for HR. With a global customer base, the platform aims to foster a culture that prioritizes the empowerment of employees.

Vector

Seed Round in 2016
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Jet

Venture Round in 2015
Jet operates a smart shopping platform that allows its member to shop online from various retailers. It enables users to shop products in various categories, such as household products, health and beauty, grocery, baby, pet supplies, electronics, home and furniture, appliances, patio and garden, toys and video games, books, music and movies, office products, automotive, sports and fitness, clothing, shoes and accessories, jewelry and watches, arts, and crafts and hobbies. Mark Lore, Mike Hanrahan, and Nate Faust founded Jet in April 2014, with its headquarters in Hoboken in New Jersey. Jet operates as a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores as of September 19, 2016.

Bench

Series A in 2015
Bench Accounting Inc. is a fintech company based in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in providing online bookkeeping services for small businesses. Founded in 2012, the company combines intuitive software with a dedicated team of professional bookkeepers to automate accounting tasks, allowing clients to manage their finances more efficiently. Bench offers a range of services, including monthly financial statements, year-end financials, and year-round tax support, ensuring that business owners have access to comprehensive financial reporting and expert assistance. With a focus on affordability and convenience, Bench aims to streamline the bookkeeping process, empowering clients to concentrate on growing their businesses. The company has raised significant funding to support its operations and currently employs a workforce dedicated to serving thousands of clients across Canada.

WeLab

Series A in 2015
WeLab is reinventing traditional financial services by creating seamless digital experiences. With the company's proprietary risk management technology, WeLab effectively analyzes unstructured mobile big data within seconds to provide innovative financial services and offer consumer financing solutions for individual customers. WeLab also offers B2B enterprise solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions, which utilize WeLab’s technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers.

Impraise

Seed Round in 2014
Impraise is a mobile platform that focuses on enhancing productivity and engagement within organizations through its performance management software. The platform facilitates an ongoing exchange of feedback among colleagues, enabling the identification of learning opportunities and the sharing of knowledge. It streamlines the performance review process, enhances the efficiency of meetings and projects, and helps uncover coaching needs in real time. Additionally, Impraise supports the development of future leaders by making performance and development initiatives actionable for managers and manageable for HR. With a global customer base, the platform aims to foster a culture that prioritizes the empowerment of employees.

Aptible

Seed Round in 2014
Aptible Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a security management platform aimed at automating compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA for B2B SaaS teams. Founded in 2013, the company offers two primary products: Aptible Enclave, a Docker-based platform facilitating secure deployment in private AWS environments, and Aptible Gridiron, which serves as a comprehensive security management tool for cloud-based software engineering teams. Aptible primarily caters to digital health companies, helping them navigate the complexities of compliance while enhancing security measures.