Costanoa VC

Costanoa Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm specializes in investing in seed and Series A startups, focusing on business-to-business technology companies. Its investment strategy emphasizes cloud-based services, data analytics, and applications across various sectors, including fintech, cybersecurity, and AI-enabled software as a service (SaaS). Costanoa typically invests between $0.5 million and $3 million, aiming to partner with entrepreneurs to help them navigate the challenges of going to market and achieving product-market fit. The firm is dedicated to building durable companies that leverage data to address complex business problems.

Mike Albang

Chief Financial Officer

John Cowgill

Partner

Nancy Katz

Senior Director

Martina Lauchengco

Partner

Tony Liu

Partner

Michelle McHargue

Partner

Neill Occhiogrosso

Partner

McKenzie Parks

Associate

Rachel Quon

Marketing Manager

Greg Sands

Founder and Managing Partner

Mark Selcow

Partner

Jim Wilson

Partner

162 past transactions

Kepler Communications

Series C in 2023
Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

Craftwork

Seed Round in 2023
Craftwork is a full-service home painting company that uses software to dramatically improve the homeowner and operator experience.

AppOmni

Series C in 2022
AppOmni Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud suite platform designed to enhance the security and management of software as a service (SaaS) applications for enterprises. Established in 2018 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Carbondale, Colorado, AppOmni offers a comprehensive security and management platform that conducts in-depth analyses of APIs, security controls, and configuration settings. This platform helps organizations identify and address risky configurations, improper access controls, and potential data exposures. By delivering a user-friendly dashboard, AppOmni grants customers visibility into the current state of their cloud applications, highlights deviations from intended configurations, and allows for verification of application security and functionality. The platform serves as a critical tool for Security, Compliance, and IT teams, enabling proactive posture monitoring and effective compliance management across all phases of a mature SaaS Security Posture Management program.

Vividly

Venture Round in 2022
Cresicor is a trade promotion management for built for the consumer-packaged goods industry. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas, United States.

StackHawk

Series B in 2022
StackHawk, Inc. develops an application security tool for the development and operations (DevOps) pipeline. It offers StackHawk, a Software-as-a-Service based platform for identification and remediation of security problems in software development and production. The company’s StackHawk application also enables users to scan application, triage and fix security bugs, and automate in the build pipeline. In addition, its solution is used to catch security bugs, such as SQL injection, arbitrary code execution, operating system command injection, path traversal, cross site scripting, cross site request forgery, and open redirect. StackHawk, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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.

Novel

Seed Round in 2022
Novel Commerce is a low code platform for NFT commerce. Novel’s first product is a Shopify App that gives brands and creators the ability to create and sell NFTs within their existing store or a brand new one. By integrating its tools onto the Shopify platform, Novel has made the cumbersome process of Web3 commerce as seamless, easy, and accessible as traditional online shopping.

Kevala

Series A in 2022
Kevala, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that provides a platform for healthcare organizations to hire contract nurses according to their shift requirements. Founded in 2020, Kevala focuses on creating a robust network of healthcare professionals, offering a suite of clinical scheduling and compliance tools to facilitate the assignment of healthcare workers. The company's goal is to streamline the hiring process and enhance workforce management within the healthcare sector.

Flexio

Seed Round in 2022
At Flexio, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry in Latin America. Flexio is a checkout technology company pioneering the next generation of point-of-sale financing. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. Flexio is an everyday financing solution that customers deserve and merchants need. Flexio is built on the principles of simplicity, transparency, and privacy.

Leap

Series B in 2022
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Leap

Series B in 2022
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Bolster

Series B in 2022
Bolster is an executive talent marketplace that connects high-growth companies with trusted and flexible executive talent. The company's platform matches executives with startup and scaleup CEOs based on each company’s unique needs and each executive’s unique experience. Its services engage its communities of executives, give executives the tools they need to manage their business or consulting practice, help CEOs understand the scalability of their executive teams and boards, and enable investors to seamlessly connect their networks to their portfolio companies.

Aquabyte

Venture Round in 2022
Aquabyte, Inc. specializes in developing advanced monitoring systems for the aquaculture industry, focusing on enhancing fish farming efficiency through machine learning and computer vision technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte's innovative solutions include a smart camera system that facilitates real-time sea lice counting, biomass estimation, appetite detection, and feed optimization. By providing a comprehensive web dashboard for continuous monitoring, Aquabyte enables fish farms to reduce operational costs and minimize environmental impacts, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and profitable aquaculture sector. The company's commitment to leveraging technology aims to address challenges in food production, making a significant impact on the industry's growth and efficiency.

Cyberhaven

Series B in 2021
Cyberhaven, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing technology to enhance enterprise security. The company focuses on combining business workflows with advanced technology to identify and manage cyber threats effectively. Its Data Behavior Analytics (DaBA) solution offers real-time visibility into critical data movement across various platforms, including endpoints, servers, and applications, whether on-premise or in the cloud. Cyberhaven's technology safeguards sensitive documents from cyber-attacks and insider leaks, integrating with platforms such as Office 365, SharePoint, and Google apps. This approach simplifies security infrastructure for organizations while ensuring robust protection of their critical assets. Founded in 2014 and initially named CodeTickler, Inc., Cyberhaven is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Palo Alto, California; Lausanne, Switzerland; and Kiev, Ukraine.

Passbase

Series A in 2021
Passbase, Inc. provides tools that help businesses requiring identity verification to reduce fraud, mitigate the risk of data breaches, and effortlessly comply with modern privacy regulations. The company’s product enables the users to take control of their digital identity and allow businesses to seamless onboard pre verified users. It offers facial comparison, liveness detection, information extraction, and ID authenticity checking services. Passbase, Inc. was formerly known as Coinance Inc. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in London, United Kingdom.

Plug

Seed Round in 2021
Plug is an API to accept payments with multiple payment providers. Plug gives digital businesses access to multiple payments services through a single integration, and the ability to change between them on a transaction-to-transaction basis without writing code.

Noteable

Series A in 2021
Meet Noteable, the truly collaborative notebook experience that eliminates the barriers between your data analytics and data science teams. Built by industry leaders. Battle-tested at the world’s largest tech companies.

Lively

Series C in 2021
Lively is a modern Health Savings Account (HSA) platform for employers and individuals. Lively’s user-centric solution creates an intuitive user experience allowing consumers to get the most out of their HSA.

Amenli

Seed Round in 2021
Amenli is the first licensed online insurance broker in Egypt.

Highnote

Series A in 2021
Highnote is a modern card platform designed to enhance customer loyalty, engagement, and revenue through embedded card issuance experiences. The platform features a fully integrated issuer processor and open APIs that empower businesses to seamlessly embed virtual and physical payment cards into their existing products. With capabilities for commercial and consumer prepaid, debit, credit, and charge cards, Highnote provides businesses with the control and flexibility needed to implement innovative payment solutions. This developer-friendly approach allows product and engineering teams across various digital enterprises to create unique value propositions for users, ultimately driving revenue growth and brand differentiation. Highnote aims to transform complex payment processing flows into streamlined experiences that support the evolving needs of merchants and businesses.

Toro

Series B in 2021
Toro Data Labs, Inc., founded in 2018 and located in Daly City, California, specializes in data quality monitoring solutions. The company offers an application designed to help organizations ensure the integrity and reliability of their data. By leveraging their expertise in monitoring extensive data catalogs, Toro aims to provide effective tools for a broader audience, addressing the increasing need for data quality management in various industries.

Vic.ai

Series B in 2021
Vic.ai is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in automating accounting processes through artificial intelligence. The company leverages its extensive experience in cloud accounting, utilizing a vast database of over 100 million accounting documents and transactions to create advanced AI-driven solutions. Vic.ai offers services that include the automation of bookkeeping and financial advice, aiming to transform the accounting industry, which is projected to experience significant automation in the coming years. Its proprietary technologies include Vic Vision, which employs computer vision for document interpretation, and Vic Brain, which utilizes machine learning algorithms to streamline bookkeeping tasks. Additionally, Vic.ai provides a Cloud API that facilitates seamless data integration from various systems, ensuring accurate data placement within accounting frameworks.

Rafay Systems

Series B in 2021
Rafay Systems, Inc. develops a platform that allows companies to deploy performance and geography sensitive workloads closer to their end users. It offers Programmable Edge, a solution that helps the companies to use the platform to run custom logic at the Internet edge. The company’s products is used to create, deploy, operate, monitor, upgrade, and retire Kuberentes clusters across various heterogeneous regions, clouds, and environments. Its solutions is used in multi-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid app deployments; powering rapid-launch test automation for Dev/QA; delivering consistent CX and UX experiences; operating SaaS Apps in customer environments; reducing DevOps complexity via lifecycle automation; enabling IoT and CX apps in retail brick and mortar environments; modernizing factory operations with IoT and CX apps; and enabling app deployments in 5G/MEC environments. Rafay Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Vannevar Labs

Series A in 2021
Vannevar Labs is a group of technologists and former defense and intelligence officers building computer vision and natural language processing products for some of the country’s most important national security problems. The company believes our military service members and intelligence officers deserve access to the best technology American innovation can offer and is building great products for this mission.

Smile Identity Inc.

Series A in 2021
Smile Identity Inc. develops an application, SmartSelfie, that creates a universal biometric for authentication on any Android device. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Aserto

Seed Round in 2021
Aserto is the definitive developer API for enterprise-grade authorization.

Kepler Communications

Series B in 2021
Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

Alation

Series D in 2021
Alation, Inc. is a company that specializes in data intelligence solutions, providing an AI-driven platform designed for data search and discovery, governance, stewardship, and analytics. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation aims to enhance the way organizations find, understand, and trust their data. Its innovative platform integrates machine learning with human collaboration to facilitate confident data-driven decisions. Alation's offerings include a data catalog that supports metadata management and self-service analytics, enabling users to understand data origins, usage, and governance. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable organizations such as the City of San Diego, eBay, Munich Re, and Pfizer, and is backed by several venture capital firms.

Coiled

Series A in 2021
Coiled Computing, Inc. develops an enterprise platform designed to enhance data infrastructure using Python tools. The company provides solutions for scaling data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, facilitating collaboration among teams and ensuring reproducibility of data. Coiled offers hosted Dask clusters, docker-less managed software, and zero-click deployment solutions. Incorporated in 2020, Coiled is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Cyral

Series B in 2021
Cyral, Inc. provides a cloud security solution for data layer security. It offers Cyral, a cloud-native service that enables monitoring and policy enforcement across all data endpoints used by services, applications, and users, as well as provide access control and defense against various threats that commonly plague organizations. The company’s Cyral is used by businesses to secure their data layer without changing workflows or sacrificing agility by providing granular visibility into data accesses, protecting against data exfiltration, and creating a unified layer for privilege management. Its solution is used against various threats and vulnerabilities, such as database password spraying, exposed service credentials, service account takeover, 2nd order SQL injection attack, reconnaissance attack, and logging vulnerabilities. Cyral, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Redwood City, California.

AppOmni

Series B in 2021
AppOmni Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud suite platform designed to enhance the security and management of software as a service (SaaS) applications for enterprises. Established in 2018 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Carbondale, Colorado, AppOmni offers a comprehensive security and management platform that conducts in-depth analyses of APIs, security controls, and configuration settings. This platform helps organizations identify and address risky configurations, improper access controls, and potential data exposures. By delivering a user-friendly dashboard, AppOmni grants customers visibility into the current state of their cloud applications, highlights deviations from intended configurations, and allows for verification of application security and functionality. The platform serves as a critical tool for Security, Compliance, and IT teams, enabling proactive posture monitoring and effective compliance management across all phases of a mature SaaS Security Posture Management program.

Toro

Series A in 2021
Toro Data Labs, Inc., founded in 2018 and located in Daly City, California, specializes in data quality monitoring solutions. The company offers an application designed to help organizations ensure the integrity and reliability of their data. By leveraging their expertise in monitoring extensive data catalogs, Toro aims to provide effective tools for a broader audience, addressing the increasing need for data quality management in various industries.

Toro

Series A in 2021
Toro Data Labs, Inc., founded in 2018 and located in Daly City, California, specializes in data quality monitoring solutions. The company offers an application designed to help organizations ensure the integrity and reliability of their data. By leveraging their expertise in monitoring extensive data catalogs, Toro aims to provide effective tools for a broader audience, addressing the increasing need for data quality management in various industries.

Vividly

Venture Round in 2021
Cresicor is a trade promotion management for built for the consumer-packaged goods industry. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas, United States.

AKASA

Series B in 2021
Alpha Health LLC specializes in developing a unified automation platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, aimed at reducing the cost of care for health systems. Founded in 2018 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company leverages advanced machine learning techniques to streamline complex medical reimbursement processes. Its platform captures multimodal data to offer a comprehensive view of existing workflows, identifying and correcting inefficiencies to eliminate unnecessary tasks. By integrating human expertise with data and technology, Alpha Health enhances the efficiency and accuracy of revenue management, enabling healthcare providers to be more effective stewards of healthcare resources.

LifeRaft

Seed Round in 2020
LifeRaft Risk Technologies, Inc. is an insurtech company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2020. It specializes in supplementary health insurance products designed to mitigate the financial burden of unexpected medical expenses, such as surprise hospitalizations. By offering affordable monthly premiums and direct cash benefits to policyholders upon covered events, LifeRaft aims to alleviate the financial stress patients experience during health challenges. The company's fully digital platform streamlines the entire process, from application and policy generation to claims, ensuring a seamless experience for users.

Parallel Domain

Series A in 2020
Parallel Domain is a synthetic data generation platform for computer vision and autonomy. Parallel Domain provides a smart way to prepare both machines and human operators for the real world, while minimizing the time and miles spent. Users can connect to the Parallel Domain API and tap into the power of synthetic data to accelerate their autonomous system development. Parallel Domain generates synthetic labeled data sets, simulation worlds, and controllable sensor feeds so users can develop, train, and test their algorithms safely before putting these systems into the real world.

ZeroWall

Seed Round in 2020
ZeroWall operates as an enterprise security company.

StackHawk

Series A in 2020
StackHawk, Inc. develops an application security tool for the development and operations (DevOps) pipeline. It offers StackHawk, a Software-as-a-Service based platform for identification and remediation of security problems in software development and production. The company’s StackHawk application also enables users to scan application, triage and fix security bugs, and automate in the build pipeline. In addition, its solution is used to catch security bugs, such as SQL injection, arbitrary code execution, operating system command injection, path traversal, cross site scripting, cross site request forgery, and open redirect. StackHawk, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Kevala

Venture Round in 2020
Kevala, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that provides a platform for healthcare organizations to hire contract nurses according to their shift requirements. Founded in 2020, Kevala focuses on creating a robust network of healthcare professionals, offering a suite of clinical scheduling and compliance tools to facilitate the assignment of healthcare workers. The company's goal is to streamline the hiring process and enhance workforce management within the healthcare sector.

FOSSA

Series B in 2020
FOSSA, Inc. operates an open source management platform. The company provides component intelligence, continuous compliance, and cross-team collaboration solutions. Its products helps teams to track the open source used in their code and automate license scanning and compliance. The company also provides vulnerability management services. FOSSA, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Coiled

Seed Round in 2020
Coiled Computing, Inc. develops an enterprise platform designed to enhance data infrastructure using Python tools. The company provides solutions for scaling data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, facilitating collaboration among teams and ensuring reproducibility of data. Coiled offers hosted Dask clusters, docker-less managed software, and zero-click deployment solutions. Incorporated in 2020, Coiled is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Elevate Security

Series A in 2020
Elevate Security specializes in Human Risk Management software designed to help enterprises assess and mitigate human-related security risks. Recognizing that human behavior poses significant challenges in cybersecurity, Elevate Security provides a platform that quantifies these risks using existing security incident data. This analysis offers critical insights for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), enabling them to optimize security investments and focus efforts on high-risk groups. The platform also promotes behavioral change by engaging employees with interactive learning experiences when risky behaviors are identified, thereby fostering a culture of security awareness. Serving medium and large enterprises across various sectors, including financial services, technology, and healthcare, Elevate Security enhances cyber resilience by integrating its solutions into existing security frameworks. Founded in 2017, the company operates from Berkeley, California, and maintains an office in Quebec, Canada.

Noyo

Series A in 2020
Noyo Technologies, Inc. is a company that has developed an online platform designed for health insurance companies, brokers, and employers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Durham, North Carolina, Noyo's platform facilitates the enrollment process for insurance products, enables document submission, and allows for premium payments. The company uses API-based data exchange to modernize the insurance experience, streamlining operations for its customers.

Replicant

Series A in 2020
Replicant is an AI voice technology that solves problems over the phone, improves customer experience, and reduces cost. Replicant was founded on the belief that machines are ready to have useful, complex conversations that will transform the way they interact with the world. The company's initial focus was making Replicant listen closely, think quickly, take actions, and reply fast enough to be conversational. The brain needed to understand complex and colloquial speech patterns and interpret slang and humor. Piece by piece we built elegant tools that allowed Replicant to listen, think, speak, act and interact with the world.

Bolster

Seed Round in 2020
Bolster is an executive talent marketplace that connects high-growth companies with trusted and flexible executive talent. The company's platform matches executives with startup and scaleup CEOs based on each company’s unique needs and each executive’s unique experience. Its services engage its communities of executives, give executives the tools they need to manage their business or consulting practice, help CEOs understand the scalability of their executive teams and boards, and enable investors to seamlessly connect their networks to their portfolio companies.

BillGO

Venture Round in 2020
BillGO is a business-to-business payment platform that revolutionizes the traditional bill payment process, which has remained largely unchanged for decades. By providing a solution that enables real-time payments, BillGO allows users to view, manage, and pay their bills from a single, secure location. The platform enhances customer engagement by reminding them of due dates and consolidating bill management, thus making the payment experience more streamlined and efficient. With a focus on security and effective routing, BillGO empowers bill payment providers to offer a modern and user-friendly system for processing bills online.

Springboard

Series B in 2020
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

Propeller Aero

Series B in 2020
Propeller is a global leader in drone-mapping and analytics solutions that give worksites the power to measure and manage themselves. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a North American office in Denver, USA, Propeller’s innovative hardware and software products solve real problems for real people. With visual tools everyone can use, Propeller is helping teams on thousands of worksites track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity safely and accurately. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, Propeller serves construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries globally.

AKASA

Series A in 2020
Alpha Health LLC specializes in developing a unified automation platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, aimed at reducing the cost of care for health systems. Founded in 2018 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company leverages advanced machine learning techniques to streamline complex medical reimbursement processes. Its platform captures multimodal data to offer a comprehensive view of existing workflows, identifying and correcting inefficiencies to eliminate unnecessary tasks. By integrating human expertise with data and technology, Alpha Health enhances the efficiency and accuracy of revenue management, enabling healthcare providers to be more effective stewards of healthcare resources.

Noteable

Seed Round in 2020
Meet Noteable, the truly collaborative notebook experience that eliminates the barriers between your data analytics and data science teams. Built by industry leaders. Battle-tested at the world’s largest tech companies.

Toro

Seed Round in 2020
Toro Data Labs, Inc., founded in 2018 and located in Daly City, California, specializes in data quality monitoring solutions. The company offers an application designed to help organizations ensure the integrity and reliability of their data. By leveraging their expertise in monitoring extensive data catalogs, Toro aims to provide effective tools for a broader audience, addressing the increasing need for data quality management in various industries.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. develops and operates a platform to automate and modernize the customer experience (CX) workforce of companies in the United States. The company’s platform offers self-service, ticket resolution, APIs and integrations, and enterprise security and privacy features. Its APIs integrate with CRM applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce Service Cloud, Oracle Service Cloud, and Zendesk. Directly Software, Inc. was formerly known as Directly, Inc and changed its name to Directly Software, Inc. in December, 2016. Directly Software, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional location in Palo Alto, California.

StackHawk

Seed Round in 2020
StackHawk, Inc. develops an application security tool for the development and operations (DevOps) pipeline. It offers StackHawk, a Software-as-a-Service based platform for identification and remediation of security problems in software development and production. The company’s StackHawk application also enables users to scan application, triage and fix security bugs, and automate in the build pipeline. In addition, its solution is used to catch security bugs, such as SQL injection, arbitrary code execution, operating system command injection, path traversal, cross site scripting, cross site request forgery, and open redirect. StackHawk, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Leap

Venture Round in 2020
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

AppOmni

Series A in 2020
AppOmni Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud suite platform designed to enhance the security and management of software as a service (SaaS) applications for enterprises. Established in 2018 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Carbondale, Colorado, AppOmni offers a comprehensive security and management platform that conducts in-depth analyses of APIs, security controls, and configuration settings. This platform helps organizations identify and address risky configurations, improper access controls, and potential data exposures. By delivering a user-friendly dashboard, AppOmni grants customers visibility into the current state of their cloud applications, highlights deviations from intended configurations, and allows for verification of application security and functionality. The platform serves as a critical tool for Security, Compliance, and IT teams, enabling proactive posture monitoring and effective compliance management across all phases of a mature SaaS Security Posture Management program.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. develops and operates a platform to automate and modernize the customer experience (CX) workforce of companies in the United States. The company’s platform offers self-service, ticket resolution, APIs and integrations, and enterprise security and privacy features. Its APIs integrate with CRM applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce Service Cloud, Oracle Service Cloud, and Zendesk. Directly Software, Inc. was formerly known as Directly, Inc and changed its name to Directly Software, Inc. in December, 2016. Directly Software, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional location in Palo Alto, California.

Cyral

Series A in 2020
Cyral, Inc. provides a cloud security solution for data layer security. It offers Cyral, a cloud-native service that enables monitoring and policy enforcement across all data endpoints used by services, applications, and users, as well as provide access control and defense against various threats that commonly plague organizations. The company’s Cyral is used by businesses to secure their data layer without changing workflows or sacrificing agility by providing granular visibility into data accesses, protecting against data exfiltration, and creating a unified layer for privilege management. Its solution is used against various threats and vulnerabilities, such as database password spraying, exposed service credentials, service account takeover, 2nd order SQL injection attack, reconnaissance attack, and logging vulnerabilities. Cyral, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Cyral

Series A in 2020
Cyral, Inc. provides a cloud security solution for data layer security. It offers Cyral, a cloud-native service that enables monitoring and policy enforcement across all data endpoints used by services, applications, and users, as well as provide access control and defense against various threats that commonly plague organizations. The company’s Cyral is used by businesses to secure their data layer without changing workflows or sacrificing agility by providing granular visibility into data accesses, protecting against data exfiltration, and creating a unified layer for privilege management. Its solution is used against various threats and vulnerabilities, such as database password spraying, exposed service credentials, service account takeover, 2nd order SQL injection attack, reconnaissance attack, and logging vulnerabilities. Cyral, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Springboard

Series A in 2019
Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platform one-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves. Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects.

Cyberhaven

Series A in 2019
Cyberhaven, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing technology to enhance enterprise security. The company focuses on combining business workflows with advanced technology to identify and manage cyber threats effectively. Its Data Behavior Analytics (DaBA) solution offers real-time visibility into critical data movement across various platforms, including endpoints, servers, and applications, whether on-premise or in the cloud. Cyberhaven's technology safeguards sensitive documents from cyber-attacks and insider leaks, integrating with platforms such as Office 365, SharePoint, and Google apps. This approach simplifies security infrastructure for organizations while ensuring robust protection of their critical assets. Founded in 2014 and initially named CodeTickler, Inc., Cyberhaven is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Palo Alto, California; Lausanne, Switzerland; and Kiev, Ukraine.

Lively

Series B in 2019
Lively is a modern Health Savings Account (HSA) platform for employers and individuals. Lively’s user-centric solution creates an intuitive user experience allowing consumers to get the most out of their HSA.

Kenna Security

Series D in 2019
Kenna Security, Inc. is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Chicago, the company offers the Kenna platform, which enables organizations to prioritize vulnerabilities, measure risk, and automate analysis. By utilizing Cyber Risk Context Technology, Kenna helps clients focus on critical cyber risks, thereby enhancing the efficiency of security teams. Its solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including media and entertainment, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, and more, both domestically and internationally. Kenna Security has established itself as a leader in predictive cyber risk management, serving numerous Fortune 100 companies across various industries.

FOSSA

Series A in 2019
FOSSA, Inc. operates an open source management platform. The company provides component intelligence, continuous compliance, and cross-team collaboration solutions. Its products helps teams to track the open source used in their code and automate license scanning and compliance. The company also provides vulnerability management services. FOSSA, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Zentist

Series A in 2019
Zentist is a dental insurance billing platform for dental practices that delivers improved practice financial performance and patient affordability. The company offers end to end insurance claims processing powered by high tech machine learning algorithms. It also provides easy management and weekly reporting for ultimate transparency and tailored data-driven recommendations to help maximize the insurance claim reimbursements.

Rafay Systems

Series A in 2019
Rafay Systems, Inc. develops a platform that allows companies to deploy performance and geography sensitive workloads closer to their end users. It offers Programmable Edge, a solution that helps the companies to use the platform to run custom logic at the Internet edge. The company’s products is used to create, deploy, operate, monitor, upgrade, and retire Kuberentes clusters across various heterogeneous regions, clouds, and environments. Its solutions is used in multi-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid app deployments; powering rapid-launch test automation for Dev/QA; delivering consistent CX and UX experiences; operating SaaS Apps in customer environments; reducing DevOps complexity via lifecycle automation; enabling IoT and CX apps in retail brick and mortar environments; modernizing factory operations with IoT and CX apps; and enabling app deployments in 5G/MEC environments. Rafay Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Vic.ai

Series A in 2019
Vic.ai is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in automating accounting processes through artificial intelligence. The company leverages its extensive experience in cloud accounting, utilizing a vast database of over 100 million accounting documents and transactions to create advanced AI-driven solutions. Vic.ai offers services that include the automation of bookkeeping and financial advice, aiming to transform the accounting industry, which is projected to experience significant automation in the coming years. Its proprietary technologies include Vic Vision, which employs computer vision for document interpretation, and Vic Brain, which utilizes machine learning algorithms to streamline bookkeeping tasks. Additionally, Vic.ai provides a Cloud API that facilitates seamless data integration from various systems, ensuring accurate data placement within accounting frameworks.

StackHawk

Seed Round in 2019
StackHawk, Inc. develops an application security tool for the development and operations (DevOps) pipeline. It offers StackHawk, a Software-as-a-Service based platform for identification and remediation of security problems in software development and production. The company’s StackHawk application also enables users to scan application, triage and fix security bugs, and automate in the build pipeline. In addition, its solution is used to catch security bugs, such as SQL injection, arbitrary code execution, operating system command injection, path traversal, cross site scripting, cross site request forgery, and open redirect. StackHawk, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Replicant

Seed Round in 2019
Replicant is an AI voice technology that solves problems over the phone, improves customer experience, and reduces cost. Replicant was founded on the belief that machines are ready to have useful, complex conversations that will transform the way they interact with the world. The company's initial focus was making Replicant listen closely, think quickly, take actions, and reply fast enough to be conversational. The brain needed to understand complex and colloquial speech patterns and interpret slang and humor. Piece by piece we built elegant tools that allowed Replicant to listen, think, speak, act and interact with the world.

FluroSat

Seed Round in 2019
FluroSat Pty Ltd is an ag tech company based in Eveleigh, Australia, specializing in predictive crop health monitoring through advanced software solutions. Founded in 2016, FluroSat develops a decision support platform that utilizes multispectral and hyperspectral imagery collected from drones and satellites to assess crop health and identify specific stressors affecting yield. Their primary offerings include FluroSat, designed for cotton and grain growers, and ProductionWise, which enhances farm efficiency for commodity crops through features like paddock management, yield predictions, satellite monitoring, and localized weather forecasts. The company also provides consulting services that guide farmers on optimal application rates of fertilizers, fungicides, and irrigation, leading to potential savings on input costs and improved yields. FluroSat currently focuses on the Australian broadacre farming sector and aims to expand its reach internationally.

Aquabyte

Series A in 2019
Aquabyte, Inc. specializes in developing advanced monitoring systems for the aquaculture industry, focusing on enhancing fish farming efficiency through machine learning and computer vision technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte's innovative solutions include a smart camera system that facilitates real-time sea lice counting, biomass estimation, appetite detection, and feed optimization. By providing a comprehensive web dashboard for continuous monitoring, Aquabyte enables fish farms to reduce operational costs and minimize environmental impacts, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and profitable aquaculture sector. The company's commitment to leveraging technology aims to address challenges in food production, making a significant impact on the industry's growth and efficiency.

BeyondHQ

Seed Round in 2019
BeyondHQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing expansion solutions for startups by facilitating the establishment of distributed teams. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company assists clients in identifying suitable locations for new offices and managing the setup of teams in these areas. BeyondHQ offers ongoing support by collaborating with local governments, economic development agencies, and service partners to ensure successful integration into the community. The company focuses on addressing the challenges faced by high-growth tech firms seeking to expand outside of costly markets by creating tailored expansion strategies and blueprints. By building relationships with various cities and private partners nationwide, BeyondHQ aims to help startups navigate the complexities of growth and capitalize on emerging opportunities across the country.

6sense

Venture Round in 2019
6sense Insights Inc. is a predictive intelligence platform that aids B2B marketing and sales leaders in identifying potential prospects and understanding market dynamics through data-driven insights. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Texas and India, 6sense integrates various sources of time-sensitive activity, static data, and external information to offer a unified account engagement platform. This platform leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to provide revenue teams with deep insights into buyer behavior, allowing them to prioritize accounts, engage resistant buying teams, and implement personalized multi-channel campaigns. By uncovering anonymous demand and optimizing data fragmentation, 6sense enables its users to predictably grow revenue and improve sales conversions.

AppOmni

Seed Round in 2019
AppOmni Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud suite platform designed to enhance the security and management of software as a service (SaaS) applications for enterprises. Established in 2018 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Carbondale, Colorado, AppOmni offers a comprehensive security and management platform that conducts in-depth analyses of APIs, security controls, and configuration settings. This platform helps organizations identify and address risky configurations, improper access controls, and potential data exposures. By delivering a user-friendly dashboard, AppOmni grants customers visibility into the current state of their cloud applications, highlights deviations from intended configurations, and allows for verification of application security and functionality. The platform serves as a critical tool for Security, Compliance, and IT teams, enabling proactive posture monitoring and effective compliance management across all phases of a mature SaaS Security Posture Management program.

Skedulo

Series B in 2019
Skedulo Pty Ltd provides enterprise workforce management solutions designed to enhance the efficiency of mobile workforce operations. Its flagship platform enables organizations to manage, schedule, dispatch, and track field resources effectively. The Skedulo solution integrates seamlessly with systems like Salesforce and ServiceNow, allowing for improved job matching, scheduling, and resource allocation through features such as availability management and mapping routes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Skedulo also has offices in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. The company has successfully supported over 150 organizations in managing more than 5 million appointments globally.

Landit

Series A in 2019
Landit is a technology platform that increases the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. The market leader in personalized career pathing, Landit creates a turnkey “one size fits one” solution that enables enterprises to attract, develop, and retain high-potential diverse talent. Landit provides each member with a personalized playbook that empowers them with the tools, resources, know-how, and human connections they need to advance and navigate their career path. Key features include building a personal brand, executive coaching, creating a personal board of advisors, curated skill development and mapping to career opportunities.

Elevate Security

Series A in 2019
Elevate Security specializes in Human Risk Management software designed to help enterprises assess and mitigate human-related security risks. Recognizing that human behavior poses significant challenges in cybersecurity, Elevate Security provides a platform that quantifies these risks using existing security incident data. This analysis offers critical insights for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), enabling them to optimize security investments and focus efforts on high-risk groups. The platform also promotes behavioral change by engaging employees with interactive learning experiences when risky behaviors are identified, thereby fostering a culture of security awareness. Serving medium and large enterprises across various sectors, including financial services, technology, and healthcare, Elevate Security enhances cyber resilience by integrating its solutions into existing security frameworks. Founded in 2017, the company operates from Berkeley, California, and maintains an office in Quebec, Canada.

NumberAI

Series A in 2019
NumberAI, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence software called Numa, which allows small businesses to digitally connect their landline numbers. Numa enhances communication by enabling businesses to interact with their landline numbers in ways that meet modern consumer expectations. Through this innovative approach, NumberAI aims to improve how small businesses manage customer interactions and streamline their communication processes.

Alation

Series C in 2019
Alation, Inc. is a company that specializes in data intelligence solutions, providing an AI-driven platform designed for data search and discovery, governance, stewardship, and analytics. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation aims to enhance the way organizations find, understand, and trust their data. Its innovative platform integrates machine learning with human collaboration to facilitate confident data-driven decisions. Alation's offerings include a data catalog that supports metadata management and self-service analytics, enabling users to understand data origins, usage, and governance. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable organizations such as the City of San Diego, eBay, Munich Re, and Pfizer, and is backed by several venture capital firms.

AKASA

Seed Round in 2019
Alpha Health LLC specializes in developing a unified automation platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, aimed at reducing the cost of care for health systems. Founded in 2018 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company leverages advanced machine learning techniques to streamline complex medical reimbursement processes. Its platform captures multimodal data to offer a comprehensive view of existing workflows, identifying and correcting inefficiencies to eliminate unnecessary tasks. By integrating human expertise with data and technology, Alpha Health enhances the efficiency and accuracy of revenue management, enabling healthcare providers to be more effective stewards of healthcare resources.

Glow

Seed Round in 2019
Glow is an insurance company that aims to transform insurance to better protect people. The company is working toward holistic coverage for work, life and everything in between. Glow was founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California.

Leap

Seed Round in 2018
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Leap

Seed Round in 2018
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Lively

Series A in 2018
Lively is a modern Health Savings Account (HSA) platform for employers and individuals. Lively’s user-centric solution creates an intuitive user experience allowing consumers to get the most out of their HSA.

Kepler Communications

Series A in 2018
Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

BillGO

Venture Round in 2018
BillGO is a business-to-business payment platform that revolutionizes the traditional bill payment process, which has remained largely unchanged for decades. By providing a solution that enables real-time payments, BillGO allows users to view, manage, and pay their bills from a single, secure location. The platform enhances customer engagement by reminding them of due dates and consolidating bill management, thus making the payment experience more streamlined and efficient. With a focus on security and effective routing, BillGO empowers bill payment providers to offer a modern and user-friendly system for processing bills online.

Auterion

Seed Round in 2018
Auterion AG, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in developing software platforms and systems for the drone industry. The company offers an enterprise operating system that enhances drone functionality and a web-based platform called Insights, which provides comprehensive data on flights, fleets, and individual drones. Auterion focuses on creating an ecosystem of software-defined drones, payloads, and third-party applications, all built on open-source standards. They cater to both enterprise and government sectors, including partnerships with notable organizations such as General Electric Aviation and the U.S. Department of Defense. Auterion Government Solutions, a subsidiary, delivers unmanned aircraft systems and services tailored to government operations, emphasizing open-source solutions to ensure interoperability and prevent vendor lock-in. With a commitment to engineering excellence and collaboration, Auterion aims to advance the drone industry through innovative software solutions.

Roadster

Series B in 2018
Roadster Online Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, operates an online marketplace for purchasing new cars, aiming to revolutionize the car buying process. The company offers an omnichannel commerce platform that allows dealerships to integrate a seamless online and in-store experience. By aggregating inventory, financing, leasing, incentives, and service plan data, Roadster provides consumers with the ability to fully customize their car buying experience, including specific deal terms. This approach addresses the outdated technology prevalent in the automotive industry, which has yet to adapt to modern consumer needs. Roadster's user-friendly platform is designed to enhance the dealership's website and in-store operations, making it easier for customers to navigate the purchasing process. The team behind Roadster has a proven track record, having previously built a successful retail platform that generated significant sales.

Propeller Aero

Series A in 2018
Propeller is a global leader in drone-mapping and analytics solutions that give worksites the power to measure and manage themselves. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a North American office in Denver, USA, Propeller’s innovative hardware and software products solve real problems for real people. With visual tools everyone can use, Propeller is helping teams on thousands of worksites track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity safely and accurately. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, Propeller serves construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries globally.

Parallel Domain

Seed Round in 2018
Parallel Domain is a synthetic data generation platform for computer vision and autonomy. Parallel Domain provides a smart way to prepare both machines and human operators for the real world, while minimizing the time and miles spent. Users can connect to the Parallel Domain API and tap into the power of synthetic data to accelerate their autonomous system development. Parallel Domain generates synthetic labeled data sets, simulation worlds, and controllable sensor feeds so users can develop, train, and test their algorithms safely before putting these systems into the real world.

Directly

Series B in 2018
Directly Software, Inc. develops and operates a platform to automate and modernize the customer experience (CX) workforce of companies in the United States. The company’s platform offers self-service, ticket resolution, APIs and integrations, and enterprise security and privacy features. Its APIs integrate with CRM applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce Service Cloud, Oracle Service Cloud, and Zendesk. Directly Software, Inc. was formerly known as Directly, Inc and changed its name to Directly Software, Inc. in December, 2016. Directly Software, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional location in Palo Alto, California.

Rafay Systems

Seed Round in 2018
Rafay Systems, Inc. develops a platform that allows companies to deploy performance and geography sensitive workloads closer to their end users. It offers Programmable Edge, a solution that helps the companies to use the platform to run custom logic at the Internet edge. The company’s products is used to create, deploy, operate, monitor, upgrade, and retire Kuberentes clusters across various heterogeneous regions, clouds, and environments. Its solutions is used in multi-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid app deployments; powering rapid-launch test automation for Dev/QA; delivering consistent CX and UX experiences; operating SaaS Apps in customer environments; reducing DevOps complexity via lifecycle automation; enabling IoT and CX apps in retail brick and mortar environments; modernizing factory operations with IoT and CX apps; and enabling app deployments in 5G/MEC environments. Rafay Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Kenna Security

Series C in 2018
Kenna Security, Inc. is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Chicago, the company offers the Kenna platform, which enables organizations to prioritize vulnerabilities, measure risk, and automate analysis. By utilizing Cyber Risk Context Technology, Kenna helps clients focus on critical cyber risks, thereby enhancing the efficiency of security teams. Its solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including media and entertainment, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, and more, both domestically and internationally. Kenna Security has established itself as a leader in predictive cyber risk management, serving numerous Fortune 100 companies across various industries.

Bugcrowd

Series C in 2018
Bugcrowd Inc. operates a web-based platform that connects companies with a global community of security researchers to identify and address critical software vulnerabilities. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of security testing solutions for web, mobile, source code, and client-side applications. Through its platform, organizations can efficiently conduct both private and public bounty programs, allowing them to test their applications and reward researchers for valid vulnerabilities. Bugcrowd serves various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, retail, automotive, technology, government, and security. The company has established strategic partnerships, including one with VVDN Technologies, and has additional offices in London and Surry Hills, Australia.

Quizlet

Series B in 2018
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning. Its mission is to build great learning tools for every student on the planet. Originally created by high school sophomore Andrew Sutherland to study high school French vocabulary. Over 20 million unique visitors per month, from grade school to grad school, study a wide range of subjects using Quizlet's web and mobile learning tools and games.

Aquabyte

Seed Round in 2018
Aquabyte, Inc. specializes in developing advanced monitoring systems for the aquaculture industry, focusing on enhancing fish farming efficiency through machine learning and computer vision technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte's innovative solutions include a smart camera system that facilitates real-time sea lice counting, biomass estimation, appetite detection, and feed optimization. By providing a comprehensive web dashboard for continuous monitoring, Aquabyte enables fish farms to reduce operational costs and minimize environmental impacts, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and profitable aquaculture sector. The company's commitment to leveraging technology aims to address challenges in food production, making a significant impact on the industry's growth and efficiency.