Valor Equity Partners

Valor Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, established in 1995, that specializes in operational growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, infrastructure, industrial services, and manufacturing. The firm focuses on high-growth companies at different stages of development and aims to partner with entrepreneurs who are dedicated to excellence and industry transformation. Valor Equity Partners typically invests between $10 million and $75 million in platform companies with revenues ranging from $30 million to $200 million and EBITDA between $5 million and $20 million. The firm also has a presence in North America and India, targeting investments in a wide array of industries, including healthcare, technology, clean energy, and financial services. With a commitment to solving the challenges of growth and scale, Valor Equity Partners seeks to be a lead investor, emphasizing both control and non-control equity investments.

Sean Costello

Vice President

Manuel Pantelias Garces

Vice President

Antonio Gracias

Founder, CEO and CIO

Bruce Johns

Senior Director

Sealy Laidlaw

Vice President

Chris Murphy

Managing Director

David Obrand

Partner

Harrison Pappas

Vice President

Vivek K. Pattipati

Partner

Taylor Patton

Senior Associate

Bradley Sheftel

Partner

Michael Soenen

Partner

Miki Sofer

Vice President

Slater H. Stich

Vice President

Mark Vardaro

Senior Director

Timothy M. Watkins

Operating Partner

369 past transactions

Here Foods Investors, LLC

Here Foods Investors, LLC was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois.
Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc., a gene therapy company, focuses on delivering therapies for patients living with rare and serious diseases with high unmet needs. Its pipeline includes personalized gene therapies for diseases of the skin and connective tissue. The company is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.

Rocky Mountain Forest Products

Acquisition in 2005
Rocky Mountain Forest Products is a maker of small-pattern, solid-pine wood moldings.
Interior Define Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets furniture products. It offers sofas, occasional chairs, and chaise and L-sectionals. It also provides custom furniture products. The company offers products through its showroom, as well as online. Interior Define Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Forrge, Inc. develops and operates an online on-demand workforce platform. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Ryff

Venture Round in 2021
RYFF INC. develops an artificial intelligence driven video platform, under the name Placer. The company's solution enables real-time manipulation of products, people, backgrounds, and images in live or pre-recorded video. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
Global Uprising, PBC, doing business as Cotopaxi, designs and sells apparel for men and women. The company offers outerwear; fleece and sweaters; hoodies and tees; activewear; and bottoms for women and men. It also provides gear including blankets, sleeping bags, backpacks, tents, and headlamps. The company sells its products online. Global Uprising, PBC was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Anduril commits top technical talent to solving the most complex national security challenges. We’re building the next generation of technology that will aid and protect those who serve on the front lines defending the nation and its interests. Our mission is to develop cutting edge technology that enables America and its allies to maintain global leadership now and into the future.

Genvid Technologies

Series C in 2021
Genvid Technologies develops software tools for eSports interactive streaming. It was created by a team of veterans who pioneered innovations in server-side gaming. Genvid's technologies are built for game developers and broadcasting companies looking for tools tailored with games in mind. It is the first developer-grade broadcast technology, integrated with game engines. Founded in 2016, Genvid Technologies is based in New York City.

Eco

Series B in 2021
Eco is a digital global cryptocurrency platform that can be used as a payment tool around the world for daily-use transactions. It is not controlled by any single individual, organization, or nation. Its mission is to distribute the majority of the economic value generated by the Eco platform to our community to create a more equitable distribution of resources. Eco is run by a network of verified organizations across the world. This ensures that the Eco platform is safe and reliable for everyone.
Eat Purely is a chef-crafted meal delivery service that makes it easy to eat well by providing great tasting food that is nutritious and convenient, all with a great customer experience. We operate in the heart of Chicago with delivery zones that extend into its suburbs. Meals start at $8.99, delivery is free and your order arrives in about 20 minutes. At Eat Purely, we strive to find the perfect balance between nutrition, taste, and convenience to help you live your best life.
EasyPost develops shipping API that allows users to buy postage labels, check rates, verify an address, track shipments, and more with various shipping companies in the United States and internationally. It serves a range of customers from public companies to SMBs. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a small room to building a custom home and everything in between, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community empowered by technology, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, Bangalore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.

Sonar

Series A in 2021
Sonar Software Inc. develops a change management solution that monitors and manages tech stacks. It tracks tech stack implementation and provides visibility into automations and integrations of your customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that enables operations’ professionals and admins to manage tech stack. Sonar Software Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mythic Inc. designs and develops silicon chips and intelligence processing unit (IPU) based on artificial intelligence (AI). Its AI platform puts desktop GPU compute capabilities and neural networks onto a button-sized chip. The company was formerly known as Isocline Engineering Corporation. Mythic Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California with an additional office in Austin, Texas.
Shiftgig is a technology company that helps staffing agencies transform the way people work. Our flagship digital staffing software, Deploy, helps staffing firms empower their workforce to browse and claim work that fit their skills and schedules. We also give agencies deep insights into their clients and workers, allowing you to focus on strategic growth and coaching by eliminating repetitive tasks of running day-to-day operations. To learn more, visit shiftgig.com.
EverCharge, Inc. designs and develops charging solutions for apartments, condominiums, and fleets in the United States. Its charging stations are connected to common area power in a building; and electricity consumed by residents is monitored using access cards. The company also offers services, such as on-site evaluation, assistance in building and HOA approval, installation, monitoring power usage and reimbursing, and on-going service and support. EverCharge, Inc. was formerly known as GreenIt!. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California with additional offices in San Francisco, California.
Gwynnie Bee Inc. provides a clothing rental subscription service for women. It caters dresses, tops, and bottoms to subscribers in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Long Island City, New York.Caastle Inc. designs and develops a clothing as a service (CaaS) software solution for apparel retailers. The company allows retailers to build and manage different aspects of the subscription model, such as website, database, algorithms, and analytics. In addition, it offers reverse logistics and managed services, including warehousing, shipping, and client support. Caastle Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Tock

Series C in 2020
Tock is a comprehensive platform built to fundamentally change the way restaurants think about and run their business. This includes a robust reservation, guest, and table management system for restaurants of all sizes across the globe.

goPuff

Funding Round in 2018
goPuff is a Philadelphia-based startup that delivers products like over-the-counter medicine, baby food, and alcohol. goPuff was founded in 2013 by Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, two Drexel University students with a minivan and a vision to make everyday life a little easier. What started as a snack delivery service quickly grew into a national essential, and food delivery service, and later, in some markets, alcohol delivery. Today, goPuff is the fastest growing delivery service, operating 24/7 in most major markets. goPuff makes sure its customers have everything they need: from quick meals, over-the-counter meds, snacks and drinks to electronics, office supplies, baby and pet essentials, and in some markets, beer, wine, and spirits. Across America, goPuff is known for satiating late-night cravings for Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Doritos, Red Bull, and, in select markets, White Claw and rescuing those in need of diapers, condoms, and cleaning products. goPuff allows users the joy of browsing the shelves without the hassle of going to the store. It takes seconds to navigate the app and minutes for goPuff’s Driver-Partners to deliver the customer’s needs and wants. goPuff’s strategically located facilities cut out the middleman allowing for a flat fee of $1.95. goPuff’s success has allowed the company to support important causes. In March 2020 goPuff committed to $1 million in orders to hospital workers fighting COVID-19. In May 2020 the company wrote a check for $1 million to match donations to Boys and Girls Clubs. In June 2020 goPuff committed to supporting underrepresented founders in Philadelphia.

Lightbits Labs

Venture Round in 2022
Lightbits Labs, Inc. develops data storage solutions for enterprise private clouds, Software-as-a-Service, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers. It offers LightOS Software Defined Storage that integrates with existing datacenter infrastructure; and LightField Storage Acceleration Card that supports the LightOS stack. Lightbits Labs, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California. It has additional offices in Kfar Saba and Haifa, Israel; and New York, New York.

No Cow

Funding Round in 2020
No Cow LLC produces and markets protein bars, energy bars, and protein cookies. It offers its products through retail stores in the United States, as well as online. The company was formerly known as D's Naturals, LLC and changed its name to No Cow LLC in November 2017. No Cow LLC was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

PathSpot

Series A in 2020
PathSpot Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a system controlled by a software that protects restaurants and their customers from the threat of food-borne illness. It utilizes a unique algorithm for filtering, processing, and analyzing fluorescent light to scans an employee's hands to detect pathogens that cause food borne illness. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City, New York.

Republic

Series B in 2021
Republic is an investment platform where everyone can invest as little as $10 in cutting-edge startups.

Counterpart

Series B in 2022
Counterpart is a developer of a management liability platform used to predict claims and also prevent them. Its platform is powered by big data and artificial intelligence that offers a range of insurance products complemented with a suite of services that proactively measure and mitigates exposures that enable insurance providers to improve workflows and foster deeper partnerships between brokers and insureds. Counterpart was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Walnut, California.
Atom Power designs and manufactures a suite of intelligent products including a circuit breaker, distribution panel, and software that enables complete control and customization of electrical infrastructure for commercial and industrial applications. Atom Power’s product suite includes a circuit breaker (Atom Switch), distribution panel (Atom Panel), and software (Atom OS) that can intelligently control the flow of electricity to and from buildings and things. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Luminary Media, LLC provides print and online custom marketing solutions to businesses. The company offers digital marketing services including search engine optimization, search engine marketing, extended network digital display, and newsletters. Its custom publishing solutions include sales and marketing; design and layout; production and printing; and distribution. In addition, the company designs and develops websites; develops logos and brands; provides print display advertising; creates native content; and focuses on event sponsorship opportunities. Luminary Media, LLC as founded in 1993 and is based in Kingston, New York.
Mystery Tackle Box, Inc. provides a monthly subscription service that connects anglers with fishing products. Its subscription plans include lures, jigs, spinner baits, terminal tackles, fishing mag and contests, stickers, and other items. The company provides boxes for various spices, such as bass, inshore saltwater, trout, panfish, walleye, catfish, and ice fishing. It also sells gift subscriptions, rods, reels, apparel, specialty boxes, and accessories online. Mystery Tackle Box, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Cygenta Limited develops and provides cybersecurity service, which includes testing, talking, and training services. It offers digital, human, and physical security. It offers services of testing, training, and talking. Cygenta Limited was formerly known as Redacted Firm Limited and changed its name to Cygenta Limited in September 20, 2018. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
Solugen is a specialty chemicals ​manufacturer creating chemistries that are safe, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly. The company manufactures and supplies of registered biocides and specialty bio-based solutions for divalent control in process flow assurance and asset integrity. Solugen's patented approach takes advantage of bio-inspired reactions to use plant material as a low-cost feedstock to produce novel products cost-competitive with the competition.
Renovate America, Inc. provides financing solutions for homes and communities in the areas of energy and water in the United States. It offers HERO (home energy renovation opportunity) financing program and PACE (property assessed clean energy) financing solution. The company was formerly known as PowerHouse Service, Inc. and changed its name to Renovate America, Inc. in June 2010. Renovate America, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in San Diego, California. On December 21, 2020, Renovate America, Inc., along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Crusoe Energy Systems

Series C in 2022
Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. develops technology and solutions for operational, environmental, and regulatory problems. It offers Digital Flare Mitigation solution for upstream operators without access to pipeline that converts wasted natural gas into electricity to power energy-intensive computing. The company serves oil and gas producers. Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Recora Health

Series A in 2022
Recora Health is a healthcare platform that offers cardiac recovery at home for other adults. It helps people recover confidence, community, and motivation following a cardiac event through coaching, guided exercise, and personalized care. The company's mission is to integrate exercise, wellness, and care for those who need it most - such as older adults who have had a recent hospitalization or medical event. Recora Health was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, USA.
Premise is a data and analytics platform that empowers decision-makers with real-time, actionable intelligence. By combining the power of a global network of on-the-ground contributors with industry-leading data science and machine learning Premise is ‘The Source of Ground Truth.’ A $66M Series C venture capital organization, we are backed by Valor Equity Partners, Social Capital, Google Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz, among others. Premise is headquartered in San Francisco, California with offices in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Portland.
ProteanTecs is a computer software company that developed a cloud-based platform, which combines data created in chip-embedded agents, with machine learning, to predict faults before they become failures. Its solutions provide unprecedented insights throughout the value chain, from chip vendors to system vendors and digital service providers. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Haifa, Hefa, Israel.

Project Venkman

Seed Round in 2021
Project Venkman manages all facets of Web3 technology, partnerships, marketing, launch, and member experiences as an NFT production studio. They develop new biographical NFT initiatives that enable legendary creators to engage their devoted audiences with their passion, purpose, and personal narratives. Project Venkman is an NFT production studio that handles all aspects of Web3 technology, partnerships, marketing, launch, and member experiences.

Solink

Series B in 2020
Solink is a data-driven security platform that captures and audits 100% video and transactional data to reduce fraud proactively. Solink’s unique Video Discovery application allows users to search for any event, putting an end to manually retrieving evidence by time and location. For a monthly fee, the platform provides everything users need to collect, analyze, investigate and manage their data. Solink’s fraud prevention as a service offering is the first one of its kind to be data driven instead of incident driven.

AgentSync

Series B in 2021
AgentSync, Inc. develops salesforce application for carriers and agencies that automates licensing and compliance. It provides real time integration, data security and privacy, producer compliance, bulk processing, producer onboarding, automated license verification, appointment processing, and compliance monitoring. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

The Boring Company

Series C in 2022
The Boring Company is an infrastructure and tunnel construction company that aims to dig tunnels efficiently to facilitate an underground transportation network. The company was founded by Elon Musk in late 2016.
Sonder eases and owns hotel-style properties with spaces including a dining area, a living space extra bedrooms, and modern design and a phone or text concierge service. Every rental comes with beds, linens, towels, amenities and essentials, and feature art pieces and curated furniture. Sonder currently manages over $2.3 billion of projects spanning commercially-zoned mixed-use, residential, serviced apartment, apart-hotel and hotel assets in cities.
Xsight Labs Ltd manufactures chip-set semiconductors for data center and automotive sector. It develops technology for accelerating next generation, cloud-based, data-intensive workloads such as machine learning, data analytics and disaggregated storage. Xsight Labs Ltd was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

Lilac Solutions

Series B in 2021
Lilac Solutions has developed a new ion exchange technology to address the challenges faced by lithium producers. Lilac's technology cuts capital and operating costs, accelerates project startup, boosts lithium recovery, and unlocks new resources. Their process is modular and can be ramped up quickly through pilot and commercial projects. Lilac is a mining technology company and is building partnerships with brine developers and operators around the world.

Coalition

Series F in 2022
Coalition is the provider of cyber insurance and security, combining comprehensive insurance and proactive cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate cyber risk. Coalition provides companies with up to USD $15 million of cyber and technology insurance coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as CAD $20M of coverage across all 10 provinces in Canada. Coalition’s cyber risk management platform provides automated security alerts, threat intelligence, expert guidance, and cybersecurity tools to help businesses remain resilient in the face of cyber attacks.

Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals

Private Placement in 2018
Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals, LLC develops drugs for genetic rare diseases. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in the United States.
Roam Robotics, Inc. manufactures exoskeletons, a wearable device for knees. These devices are made from fabric and omit the rigid materials used in traditional exoskeleton designs for inflatable structures and actuators. The high-strength fabrics greatly reduce part count and costs while increasing performance. The resulting systems provide power to weight ratios that are unmatched by existing exoskeleton systems at a fraction of the cost. Roam Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Wow Bao LLC operates an Asian casual restaurant chain. It offers Asian-influenced steamed buns, baos, broths, noodles and rice, potstickers and dumplings, drinks, soup, and salads. The company also provides catering, delivery, and online ordering services. In addition, it distributes frozen food to grocery stores. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additonal locations in Los Angeles, California; and Baltimore, Maryland. Wow Bao LLC operates as a subsidiary of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
Good Karma Foods, Inc. manufactures and markets flaxmilk beverages. The company offers unsweetened, vanilla, and chocolate flavored flaxmilk. It also provides plain, vanilla, blueberry, strawberry, and raspberry flavored yogurts. The company offers its products through stores, as well as online in the United States. Good Karma Foods, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. Good Karma Foods, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Dean Foods Company.

Bumblebee Spaces

Series A in 2019
Bumblebee SPACES Inc. manufactures robotics and artificial intelligence backed home furnishings. The company develops a modular ceiling system to address storage needs. It develops robotic household, which includes movable furniture and possessions operated by human-commands. It also offers Bumblebee app, an application that allows users to move and preview boxes. Bumblebee SPACES Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Legacy

Series B in 2022
Legacy (YC S19) was incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs before joining Y Combinator's accelerator program, winning TechCrunch Disrupt and receiving Gold at MassChallenge Boston. Founded by a team of healthcare and fertility experts, Legacy aims to change outdated views around around fertility with a straightforward, accessible, and trusted product for men. We work only with leading hospitals, clinics, fertility partners, and innovative employers. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures and Section 32, and you can learn more about the company in recent coverage by the Washington Post, Economist, New York Times, Financial Times, CNBC, and others. Meet us at https://www.givelegacy.com/team

PetDx

Series B in 2021
PetDx operates as a molecular diagnostics company dedicated to revolutionizing the detection and ultimately treatment of cancer for pets. Founded in 2019, PetDx is focused on the development of non-invasive tests with customized assays and next-generation sequencing-based techniques, thereby providing veterinarians with early detection, characterization, and management of cancer cells.
Rubicon is a software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work. Rubicon’s mission is to end waste by helping its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals. Learn more at www.rubicon.com.

AEXLAB

Series A in 2022
With an unparalleled VR experience already engaging some of the largest names in esports and media, AEXLAB is continuing to lead the market with cutting edge virtual reality experiences and technology to provide gamers with high-quality, immersive, interactive and social gaming experiences.
PathSpot Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a system controlled by a software that protects restaurants and their customers from the threat of food-borne illness. It utilizes a unique algorithm for filtering, processing, and analyzing fluorescent light to scans an employee's hands to detect pathogens that cause food borne illness. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City, New York.

Astera Labs

Series C in 2021
Astera Labs, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, manufactures, and supplies semiconductors and purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems. It offers system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits and boards; Aries PCIe smart retimers; systems, such as riser cards, PCIe-over-cable extender cards, and GPU booster cards; design and testing services. The company’s products are used in server connectivity, deployment, interoperation, distributed machine learning, and high-end gaming graphics applications. Astera Labs, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Moov

Series A in 2021
Moov is a software company that features a software platform for buying and selling preowned manufacturing equipment. Its platform integrates offerings such as payments, logistics, asset management, and other add-ons services. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chingari

Series A in 2021
Chingari operates as a short video platform. We strive to create a vertical video mobile-first platform to connect talented Indians.
AltSchool is an interdisciplinary team of educators, technologists and entrepreneurs building a network of schools that prepare students for our changing world. Each individual school is able to adapt to the needs of students, families and the surrounding community; the larger network connects everyone together and enables a far greater impact in our efforts to improve education. Underlying it all is a platform and curriculum that is personalized to each individual child.

Salted

Seed Round in 2021
Salted is the restaurant group of the future. Learn more at hellosalted.com.

SpaceX

Series G in 2015
Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

Castle Creek Biosciences

Venture Round in 2022
Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc., a gene therapy company, focuses on delivering therapies for patients living with rare and serious diseases with high unmet needs. Its pipeline includes personalized gene therapies for diseases of the skin and connective tissue. The company is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Getaround, Inc. operates an online marketplace for peer-to-peer car sharing and local car rentals. The company offers Getaround, an on-demand car sharing marketplace that enables users to share cars and other vehicles with people nearby and rent convertibles, exotics, luxury, snows, SUVs, Tesla, trucks, and vans. It serves customers in San Francisco, San Diego, Berkeley, and Oakland, California; Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Washington, District Of Columbia; and Denver, Colorado. Getaround, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.
HackerOne, Inc. develops a hacker-powered security platform for businesses to test and secure the software applications. The company offers HackerOne platform that enables companies to improve their vulnerability coordination process; and hackers to hack, learn, and earn for good across companies. It empowers companies to protect consumer data, trust, and loyalty by working with the global research community to surface their relevant security issues. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
K Health, Inc. develops and provides a health application that provides personalized and data-driven information about their symptoms and health. The company was formerly known as Kang Health, Inc. and changed its name to K Health, Inc. in November 2018. K Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Israel.
Fooda is a provider of office lunch services used to offer workplace food programs that employees love and look forward to every day. Its services allow restaurants to partner with companies and office buildings to provide unique restaurant-based meal services and top-rated restaurants who visit and serve in the office lobby or company breakroom ad enable employees to find delicious, authentic restaurants and enjoy them at work

Quora

Private Placement in 2019
Quora is a question-and-answer website created, edited, and organized by its owners. Quora enables people from all over the world to come together to share and learn across millions of common interests. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Mountain View, California, United States.

The Desire Company

Series A in 2021
DesireList is an online shopping platform focused on delivering personal stories and authentic product reviews from real professionals. They help shoppers cut through the noise and go straight to the source real, trusted professionals who have verified experts in sports, modeling, music, style, beauty, and more. It connects consumers to real professionals giving exclusive access to hear their path to Pro as well as discover and shop the products they genuinely use and recommend. DesireList features videos of professional athletes, models, and celebrity trainers as well as make-up artists and dancers, opening up about what it takes to stay at the top of their game. It is an authentic choice for consumers who want a curated experience that allows them to get access to the Pro lifestyle and discover and shop the products that real professionals use.
Roam Analytics, Inc. develops a collaborative platform that collects and provides data for pharmaceutical and medical device companies to make commercial decisions. Roam Analytics, Inc. was formerly known as Digital.Sugar.Enterprises, Inc. and changed its name to Roam Analytics, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Collaborative Boating, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace that allows consumers access to boat rentals and charters. The company offers Boatsetter, a boat sharing marketplace that connects those who want to go boating or access a beach with private boat owners. It offers its services to various destinations, such as Fort Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point, Miami, Saint Petersburg, and West Palm Beach, Florida; San Rafael and Newport Beach, California; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Annapolis, Maryland; Warwick, Rhode Island; and Weehawken, New Jersey. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Aventura, Florida.
Chowly provides innovative tech solutions to connect restaurant POS platforms with third-party online ordering solutions (TOOS). It integrates third-party online ordering platforms such as Grubhub, UberEats, Doordash, and Caviar. The platform aims to provide technology-based restaurant industry solutions at an affordable price. It also lowers staffing costs, increases revenue, and reduces errors. Brian Duncan, Justin McNally, and Sterling Douglass co-founded the company in Chicago, Illinois in 2015.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company's products include Falcon 9, a two-stage rocket; Falcon Heavy, a two-stage heavy rocket for super-big satellites, as well as cargo destined for points far beyond, such as Mars; and Dragon, a free-flying spacecraft. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was founded in 2002 and is based in Hawthorne, California with additional offices in Redmond, Washington; Irvine, California; Houston, Texas; Chantilly, Virginia; and Washington, District Of Columbia.
Catalytic Inc. operates a SaaS based automation platform to remove data processing tasks. The product enable business users to rapidly build an intelligent automation layer to process data, documents, emails, web sites, and systems by coordinating people, bots, and AI. It can be used to automate tasks such as, scanning and generating documents & spreadsheets, automated response to triggers, and collection of data; connect to systems to push and pull data and to create custom integrations with APIs and SFTP; and to automate cognitive tasks with machine learning. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Naperville, Illinois.

Neuralink

Series C in 2021
Neuralink is developing the capabilities of the brain through technological augmentation. A "neural lace” would be surgically connected to a human brain and allow a user to interact with a computer without the bandwidth challenges that come with current input methods, including keyboards, mice and trackpads. Neuralink will explore how brain interfaces might alleviate the symptoms of dangerous and chronic medical conditions. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/27/elon-musks-neuralink-wants-to-boost-the-brain-to-keep-up-with-ai/)

Porch Group

Series B in 2015
Porch.com, Inc. operates an online platform that connects homeowners with local home repair services. The company also facilitates customers to arrange set-up and installation for purchased goods through overstock e-commerce platform. In addition, it offers Service Attach, a tool that enables overstock customers to add installation or assembly services to online shopping carts. Porch.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Cinch Home Services Inc. The company as incorporated in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

AMP Robotics

Series B in 2021
AMP Robotics Corporation designs and manufactures robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling businesses that automates the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. It offers AMP Cortex that picks and sorts recyclable materials while reducing sorting costs; AMP Neuron, a software solution that captures the material on the recycling lines as valuable data to distinguish features in much the same way as the human eye; and hosted solutions. AMP Robotics Corporation was formerly known as Cognitive Robotics, LLC. AMP Robotics Corporation has a strategic partnership with First Star Recycling. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Louisville, Colorado.

Bird

Series C in 2018
Bird designs a vehicle sharing platform that provides affordable transportation solutions to communities across the world. The company's platform coordinates with cities to provide citizens with access to shared personal electric vehicles that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, enabling users to receive sustainable and environment-friendly local transport.

Crusoe Energy Systems

Series B in 2021
Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. develops technology and solutions for operational, environmental, and regulatory problems. It offers Digital Flare Mitigation solution for upstream operators without access to pipeline that converts wasted natural gas into electricity to power energy-intensive computing. The company serves oil and gas producers. Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Dataminr

Series F in 2021
Dataminr is an AI platform that detects the earliest signs of high-impact events and emerging risks from publicly available information. It discovers, distills, and delivers alerts from the increasingly diverse and complex landscape of publicly available information including social media, blogs, information sensors, and the dark web, ensuring that businesses have the knowledge they need to act with confidence.
Palantir Technologies offers a suite of software applications for integrating, visualizing, fighting fraud, and analyzing information. The software allows analysts within and between government organizations to collaborate and to analyze large quantities of data. Stephen Cohen, Alexander Karp, Garry Tan, Nathan Gettings, and Peter Thiel established the company in Denver, Colorado in 2003.

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.

Harbor

Series A in 2018
Harbor is reengineering private securities with blockchain technology to help usher in a new wave of tokenized securities backed by real-world assets, such as real estate, company equity, investment funds, and fine art. The Harbor platform, powered by its compliance protocol, is the first to ensure tokenized securities comply with existing securities laws on every trade, everywhere across the globe.
Percipient.ai is a provider of an artificial intelligence advanced analytics platform designed to provide solutions for Intelligence and U.S. National Security. The company's products offer geo-correlated multi-source intelligence using computer vision to accelerate understanding of unstructured data at speed and scale, providing its clients with human and machine teaming in time-sensitive missions and global business environments.
Flexport is a licensed customs brokerage and freight forwarder built around a modern web application. Its freight service includes an online dashboard for businesses to easily understand, purchase, manage, and track the services required for global trade. Its team of logistics experts lets focus on core business by ensuring goods arrive at fulfillment/distribution centers on time and at the lowest cost. Flexport's mission is to fix the user experience in global trade and bring the world free trade through technology. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Zeitview

Series C in 2021
DroneBase is a aerial data analytics company, which provides businesses with a platform to leverage the world’s largest Pilot Network to make better decisions about their most critical assets. Based in Los Angeles, the company is the trusted, go-to software platform for worldwide enterprise clients spanning industries such as renewable energy, insurance, telecommunications, construction, real estate, and media. DroneBase has completed over 100,000 commercial missions flown in over 70 countries and in all 50 states.

Keenwawa, Inc.

Private Placement in 2019
Keenwawa, Inc. develops an integrated software and hardware platform for restaurants. The software offers services such as mobile engagement, loyalty and omni-channel digital ordering, and integrated kitchen operation. Keenwawa, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Porch.com, Inc. operates an online platform that connects homeowners with local home repair services. The company also facilitates customers to arrange set-up and installation for purchased goods through overstock e-commerce platform. In addition, it offers Service Attach, a tool that enables overstock customers to add installation or assembly services to online shopping carts. Porch.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Cinch Home Services Inc. The company as incorporated in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Genvid Technologies

Private Placement in 2019
Genvid Technologies develops software tools for eSports interactive streaming. It was created by a team of veterans who pioneered innovations in server-side gaming. Genvid's technologies are built for game developers and broadcasting companies looking for tools tailored with games in mind. It is the first developer-grade broadcast technology, integrated with game engines. Founded in 2016, Genvid Technologies is based in New York City.

Solink

Venture Round in 2017
Solink is a data-driven security platform that captures and audits 100% video and transactional data to reduce fraud proactively. Solink’s unique Video Discovery application allows users to search for any event, putting an end to manually retrieving evidence by time and location. For a monthly fee, the platform provides everything users need to collect, analyze, investigate and manage their data. Solink’s fraud prevention as a service offering is the first one of its kind to be data driven instead of incident driven.

Mode Analytics

Private Placement in 2020
Mode Analytics is a developer of a collaborative analytics platform used to make data-informed decisions. It hosts a central repository of work and surfaces it to analysts in real-time, allowing them to address problems without needing to first recreate work. Mode was founded in 2013 by Derek Steer, Benn Stancil, and Josh Ferguson in San Francisco, California.

Atom Power

Private Placement in 2020
Atom Power designs and manufactures a suite of intelligent products including a circuit breaker, distribution panel, and software that enables complete control and customization of electrical infrastructure for commercial and industrial applications. Atom Power’s product suite includes a circuit breaker (Atom Switch), distribution panel (Atom Panel), and software (Atom OS) that can intelligently control the flow of electricity to and from buildings and things. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ryff

Venture Round in 2019
RYFF INC. develops an artificial intelligence driven video platform, under the name Placer. The company's solution enables real-time manipulation of products, people, backgrounds, and images in live or pre-recorded video. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Fooda

Series C in 2017
Fooda is a provider of office lunch services used to offer workplace food programs that employees love and look forward to every day. Its services allow restaurants to partner with companies and office buildings to provide unique restaurant-based meal services and top-rated restaurants who visit and serve in the office lobby or company breakroom ad enable employees to find delicious, authentic restaurants and enjoy them at work

Tock

Series B in 2018
Tock is a comprehensive platform built to fundamentally change the way restaurants think about and run their business. This includes a robust reservation, guest, and table management system for restaurants of all sizes across the globe.

K Health

Series D in 2020
K Health, Inc. develops and provides a health application that provides personalized and data-driven information about their symptoms and health. The company was formerly known as Kang Health, Inc. and changed its name to K Health, Inc. in November 2018. K Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Israel.

Percipient.ai

Series B in 2019
Percipient.ai is a provider of an artificial intelligence advanced analytics platform designed to provide solutions for Intelligence and U.S. National Security. The company's products offer geo-correlated multi-source intelligence using computer vision to accelerate understanding of unstructured data at speed and scale, providing its clients with human and machine teaming in time-sensitive missions and global business environments.

SpaceX

Series F in 2010
Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

Bird

Series B in 2018
Bird designs a vehicle sharing platform that provides affordable transportation solutions to communities across the world. The company's platform coordinates with cities to provide citizens with access to shared personal electric vehicles that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, enabling users to receive sustainable and environment-friendly local transport.

Little Spoon

Private Placement in 2020
Little Spoon, Inc. manufactures and markets baby food, vitamins, and probiotics products. The company offers baby blends and boosters. Its boosters include wiz kid; containing, Iron, Vitamin E, and Omega-3 DHA, sniffle shield; containing zinc, prebiotic, and vitamin C and E, poopie powder; containing prebiotics, probiotics, and prunes boost, and gut feeling; probiotic to help build a healthier and more resilient gut. The company offers baby blends in a range of textures, including smooth, textured, and very textured blends. It sells products online. Little Spoon, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

HackerOne

Private Placement in 2019
HackerOne, Inc. develops a hacker-powered security platform for businesses to test and secure the software applications. The company offers HackerOne platform that enables companies to improve their vulnerability coordination process; and hackers to hack, learn, and earn for good across companies. It empowers companies to protect consumer data, trust, and loyalty by working with the global research community to surface their relevant security issues. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.