Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Woodside, California, with additional offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments, primarily in technology, media, and alternative energy sectors. Redpoint Ventures focuses on a broad range of industries, including consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, e-commerce, and digital media. The firm typically invests between $1 million to $50 million, with a preference for being a lead or co-lead investor in its portfolio companies. With a strong track record, Redpoint has backed over 465 companies, achieving 140 IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. The firm manages around $4 billion across multiple funds and seeks to partner with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. Redpoint also operates Redpoint China Ventures, which focuses on early investments in the technology and media sectors within China.

Kwesi Acquay

Principal

Alex Bard

Managing Director

Urvashi Barooah

Principal

Logan Bartlett

Managing Director

Erica Brescia

Managing Director

Travis Bryant

Operating Partner

Patrick Chase

Partner

Meera Clark

Principal

Satish Dharmaraj

Managing Director

Tom Dyal

Managing Director

Jacob Effron

Vice President, Principal

Timothy Haley

Co-Founder and Partner

Adele Li

Investor

Kyle Liu

Vice President

Louis Lv

Managing Director

Lars Pedersen

Partner and CFO

Grace Ping

Partner

Scott Raney

Partner / Venture Capitalist

Jordan Segall

Principal

Sai Senthilkumar

Partner

Nancy Shi

Partner and CFO

John Walecka

Co-Founder and Partner

Yuan Wenda

Managing Partner

Geoffrey Y. Yang

Co-Founder and Partner

David Yuan

Founder and Partner, Redpoint China

Han Zhang

Partner

Past deals in Series A

Kustomer

Venture Round in 2023
Kustomer, Inc. is a customer service software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Kustomer offers an omnichannel platform that consolidates data from various sources, enabling businesses to manage customer inquiries efficiently. The software provides a unified view of customers' buying history and previous interactions, allowing service agents to address issues such as refund requests or recurring questions with greater context. Kustomer's platform is utilized by prominent brands, enhancing their customer service capabilities by delivering seamless support experiences. The company also has an office in Durham, North Carolina.

Zed Industries

Series A in 2023
The goal of Zed Industries, a small but dedicated team, is to create the finest text editor possible. Not our first director, Zed. It represents the result of more than ten years of expertise in creating tools for developers. We developed the hackable text editor Atom and the ground-breaking software framework Electron, which gave rise to a completely new class of desktop applications. The most well-known editors in the world use Tree-sitter, a sophisticated syntax parsing system that we also created. It is ingrained in our DNA to create useful instruments.

Omni

Series A in 2022
Omni is the only BI platform that combines the consistency of a shared data model with the freedom of SQL. Omni was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in California, United States.

HumanSignal

Series A in 2022
HumanSignal, formerly known as Heartex, Inc, develops a comprehensive platform focused on data labeling and annotation to assist businesses in creating artificial intelligence products. The platform enables companies to efficiently manage and annotate training data, significantly reducing the time spent on preparing datasets for machine learning. Its features include support for unlimited projects, integration with various models, and a robust API, which collectively enhance collaboration, quality assurance, and analytics in the data labeling process. By streamlining these tasks, HumanSignal empowers organizations to generate accurate and competitive AI models at scale, all while facilitating a more efficient workflow for teams involved in data management and analysis. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AcuityMD

Series A in 2022
Developer of medical technology software platform designed to provide ways of designing and marketing medical devices. The company's platform embeds strategy and market insights into a collaboration that can be used across various functions, enabling medical companies to build closer relationships with the doctors they serve.

Saysh

Series A in 2022
Manufacturer of lifestyle-focused female footwear created to create a sporting future in which inequality is undermined by female creativity and athleticism. The company's sneakers are in three neutral colorways and also offer a membership-based community that includes workout videos and lifestyle blogs, enabling women to not feel overlooked and make their voices feel heard.

Dagger

Series A in 2022
Developer of program delivery platform designed to provide programmable backend service. The company's platform integrates existing build, continuous integration (CI), infrastructure management, and deployment tools into a streamlined delivery platform, allowing developers to customize every aspect of deployment by ignoring the complexity and deploying with a simple command.

Xata

Series A in 2022
Xata provides a serverless database platform that combines the capabilities of traditional databases with the user-friendly interface of a spreadsheet application. This service is designed to seamlessly integrate into users' development workflows, facilitating tasks such as data insertion, querying, aggregation, and searching across various development environments, including JavaScript and APIs. Xata's architecture ensures that data is automatically replicated in multiple global regions, which enhances performance by minimizing response times for end users.

Owner

Series A in 2022
Owner.com provides a direct online ordering system tailored for independent restaurants, integrating automatic marketing features to enhance visibility and streamline customer engagement. Founded in 2020 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company focuses on simplifying the ordering process while helping restaurants increase their reach in the competitive dining sector.

Wander

Series A in 2022
Wander is a company that specializes in creating smart homes designed for vacations and workcations. It focuses on selecting and acquiring properties in attractive locations, which are then enhanced and managed to meet high standards. This approach allows customers to enjoy the flexibility of living and working from desirable settings, providing them with an opportunity to experience the world while maintaining their professional responsibilities. Through its curated offerings, Wander aims to facilitate seamless and enjoyable stays in well-appointed homes.

Fable

Series A in 2021
Fable Group, Inc. owns and operates a platform, which delivers a social experience with stories in the service of mental wellness. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Fable

Series A in 2021
Fable, Inc. is a New York-based company that has developed a web-based motion design platform aimed at making motion design intuitive and accessible for creative professionals and indie creators. Founded in 2018, Fable's solution enhances collaboration among teams by allowing instant sharing of files and online commenting. It simplifies the animation process for beginners while increasing efficiency for experienced users. The platform enables users to create and save projects as GIFs or high-definition videos, facilitating the creation of interactive stories that engage audiences. Fable's focus on collaboration and ease of use positions it as a valuable tool for artists and authors in the motion design space.

Mysten Labs

Series A in 2021
Mysten Labs, founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California, develops foundational infrastructure to promote the adoption of web3 technologies. The company focuses on enhancing the development of decentralized services by simplifying the complexities associated with lower-level blockchain integrations. By providing essential tools and improvements across multiple blockchain networks, Mysten Labs enables developers to concentrate on delivering superior user experiences, thereby facilitating broader engagement with web3 applications.

Databento

Series A in 2021
Databento is a Boston-based platform founded in 2019 that specializes in providing institutional-quality market and alternative data. The company focuses on delivering both live and historical data through its colocation platform, which simplifies and accelerates access to this information. By automating data licensing processes, Databento significantly reduces onboarding time, allowing clients to efficiently capture and utilize high-fidelity financial data directly from the source. This capability enables businesses and financial institutions to access real-time exchange feeds and vast amounts of historical data while minimizing storage costs and avoiding latency issues.

Hex Technologies

Series A in 2021
Developer of a collaborative data workspace platform intended to streamline the entire analytics workflow. The company's platform empowers everyone to ask and answer questions, work together, and build knowledge by facilitating, analyzing, and building with data and turning information into a data-driven set, enabling clients to focus on generating insight, driving decisions, and moving things forward.

Height

Series A in 2021
Height is a developer of project management software that focuses on enhancing collaboration and organization for agencies and marketing teams. Its platform features an autonomous project collaboration tool that allows users to manage tasks in real-time while facilitating adaptive workflows. The software is designed with an easy-to-use interface, enabling clients to efficiently distribute work and maintain organization across projects. By streamlining communication and workflow management, Height aims to improve productivity and collaboration among teams.

Dune Analytics

Series A in 2021
Dune Analytics AS is a data analytics platform focused on blockchain research, particularly for the Ethereum network. Founded in 2018 and based in Oslo, Norway, the company offers tools that enable users to query, extract, and visualize extensive data from the Ethereum blockchain. Its community-driven approach allows users to collaborate and share insights, making it a valuable resource for researchers, developers, and analysts in the blockchain space.

Owner

Series A in 2021
Owner.com provides a direct online ordering system tailored for independent restaurants, integrating automatic marketing features to enhance visibility and streamline customer engagement. Founded in 2020 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company focuses on simplifying the ordering process while helping restaurants increase their reach in the competitive dining sector.

Nearby

Series A in 2021
Nearby is a computer software company that helps businesses and companies to connect with nearby customers. The company helps businesses put their inventory online, and adds their store to the marketplace for their town.

LogixBoard

Series A in 2021
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

Rock The Bells

Series A in 2021
Operator of a multifaceted hip-hop brand intended to celebrate and amplify classic culture through festivals, merchandise, news and iconic collaborations. The company aggregates curated news, exclusive merchandise and festival experiences, igniting passion for legendary artists and fostering a vibrant community for hip-hop enthusiasts to connect and celebrate the genre's golden age.

ShadowBot

Series A in 2021
ShadowBot develops a software robot that performs repetitive online tasks. The software robot simulates various operations of humans and performs operations such as mouse clicks, keyboard input, and reading information on any applications, enabling enterprises to improve efficiency and productivity.

Wuxi Xinxiang

Series A in 2021
Developer of production automation systems for the semiconductor industry. The company focuses on the development of overall automated systems for 8-inch and 12-inch wafer manufacturing FABs in the semiconductor wafer manufacturing and semiconductor packaging and testing fields, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to reduce operation costs and stay competitive.

fabric

Series A in 2021
Fabric is a cloud-based e-commerce development platform that enables businesses to create tailored online shopping experiences for both direct-to-consumer and B2B markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Vancouver and Bengaluru, the company offers a range of services, including an infrastructure platform for software as a service, personalized digital content, product information management, and multi-channel order management. With its open and modular design, Fabric allows brands to implement solutions quickly, enhancing performance and supporting growth while replacing outdated legacy systems. Notable clients such as BuildDirect, ABC Home & Carpet, GNC, and Universal Lacrosse rely on Fabric for its intuitive applications that cater to retail buyers, planners, and marketers.

Transform

Series A in 2021
Developer of a data analytics platform designed to query and build metrics out of data troves. The company's platform works with data to generate insights and analytics about different actions around a product to bridge the gap between those who know the data and those who need the data, enabling companies to seamlessly pipe data to downstream systems.

Vastai Technologies

Series A in 2020
Vastai Technologies specializes in the development of semiconductor chips tailored for computer vision, video processing, and various artificial intelligence applications. The company's innovative products are engineered to enhance the computing capabilities of AI visual applications, allowing manufacturers of computer devices to integrate advanced chip technology into their offerings. By focusing on optimizing performance in these specific areas, Vastai Technologies aims to support the growing demand for efficient and powerful AI solutions in the market.

Semgrep

Series A in 2020
r2c is a software security startup that specializes in modern static analysis tools designed for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). The company has developed a coding platform that empowers developers to write secure code by automatically analyzing and ranking code from various sources within the software ecosystem. This platform identifies vulnerabilities, questionable practices, and exemplary coding standards, allowing developers, security teams, and researchers to assess the safety of open source projects. By providing these insights, r2c fosters a deeper understanding of security practices and enhances the overall security posture of software development.

Airmeet

Series A in 2020
Airmeet serves as an all-in-one virtual events platform for event organizers, marketers, community builders, and enterprises. With a core focus on creating the interactive and immersive virtual events platform for knowledge professionals, Airmeet’s scalable platform supports a variety of event formats including fairs, expos, meetups, workshops, summits, town halls, and more, virtually. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Airmeet

Series A in 2020
Airmeet serves as an all-in-one virtual events platform for event organizers, marketers, community builders, and enterprises. With a core focus on creating the interactive and immersive virtual events platform for knowledge professionals, Airmeet’s scalable platform supports a variety of event formats including fairs, expos, meetups, workshops, summits, town halls, and more, virtually. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Qualified

Series A in 2020
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.

vesoft

Series A in 2020
Vesoft is a developer of Nebula Graph, an open-source distributed graph database designed to assist businesses in deriving insights from large and interconnected datasets. The database features an advanced architecture that enables it to manage super large-scale graphs comprising billions of nodes and trillions of edges, while maintaining low latency and high throughput. By utilizing Nebula Graph, organizations can uncover hidden value within complex data structures, facilitating better decision-making and enhancing overall operational efficiency.

NorthOne

Series A in 2020
NorthOne Inc. is a digital banking platform that provides mobile-first, API-enabled banking solutions tailored for small businesses, freelancers, and startups. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Boston, NorthOne's platform allows users to manage their finances and transactions efficiently. The service offers features such as mobile deposits, budgeting tools, and automated envelope creation for expenses like taxes and payroll, enabling businesses to focus more on their core operations rather than banking tasks. Additionally, NorthOne integrates with payment processing solutions, streamlining financial management for its users.

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.

11 Honore

Series A in 2019
11 Honoré is a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing and celebrate and honor their bodies, beauty and style. Through listening to you, we are building an exciting new space that is reflective of the fact that style has no size and that everyone who appreciates luxury and designer clothing should and now does have access to it. Welcome to the new runway. One where the traditional fashion playbook is being re-written and where we are working hard to create a platform for change and the wardrobe you’ve been waiting for.

Tend

Series A in 2019
Tend offers personalized dental care services that emphasize patient comfort and satisfaction. The company operates dental studios that provide a comprehensive range of services, including routine checkups, implants, and veneers. Tend aims to enhance the patient experience by ensuring safety through health checks, contactless check-in, and the use of enhanced personal protective equipment. By focusing on straightforward and hassle-free dental care, Tend strives to deliver accurate diagnoses and high-quality restorations, making dental visits more efficient and enjoyable for patients.

Descript

Series A in 2019
Descript, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in audio and video editing software, founded in 2017. The platform functions as an audio word processor, allowing users, including podcasters, journalists, and musicians, to edit sound files by manipulating text rather than traditional audio waveforms. This innovative approach simplifies audio editing, enabling creators to work with single-track audio clips as easily as they would with written text. Descript's technology is powered by Google Speech, ensuring high transcription accuracy, and offers features such as remote recording, screen recording, overdubbing, and subtitles. By syncing audio with text, users can search audio content by searching the corresponding text, streamlining the editing process and enhancing creative efficiency.

Opsani

Series A in 2019
Opsani, Inc. is a software company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in cloud optimization and application deployment. Founded in 2014 as Datagrid Systems and renamed Opsani in 2017, the company develops a range of tools to enhance the performance of applications and cloud infrastructure. Its flagship product, Skopos, automates deployment processes, while Skopos Surveyor assists Docker users by scanning and displaying running applications and their architectures. Opsani AI leverages artificial intelligence to identify optimal settings for application performance, and VCTR scans servers and containers for vulnerabilities. The company's platform integrates seamlessly with various delivery platforms, enabling DevOps teams to optimize operations autonomously, adapt to changes, and improve overall efficiency.

Dgraph

Series A in 2019
Dgraph Labs, Inc. specializes in developing and operating a graph database designed for efficient real-time data retrieval. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a fully-managed, serverless solution called Slash Enterprise, which is tailored for enterprises handling terabytes of data across various cloud platforms. Dgraph's database is open source, horizontally scalable, and distributed, providing features such as ACID transactions and consistent replication to ensure high performance and low latency. Its architecture optimizes data arrangement on disk, enhancing query performance and throughput for diverse applications, including social graphs, recommendation engines, semantic search, and fraud detection. With support for GraphQL-like syntax and responsive output formats, Dgraph caters to the needs of both small startups and large enterprises, enabling them to manage and visualize extensive structured datasets efficiently.

Bravado

Series A in 2019
Bravado Network, Inc. is an online community platform designed specifically for sales professionals. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of online tools and hosts in-person events aimed at empowering its members. Bravado focuses on helping sales professionals enhance their personal brands, connect with peers, and improve their skills in the sales field. Through its community-driven approach, Bravado seeks to amplify the voices of sales professionals and foster a supportive environment for career growth and development.

Bravado

Series A in 2019
Bravado Network, Inc. is an online community platform designed specifically for sales professionals. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of online tools and hosts in-person events aimed at empowering its members. Bravado focuses on helping sales professionals enhance their personal brands, connect with peers, and improve their skills in the sales field. Through its community-driven approach, Bravado seeks to amplify the voices of sales professionals and foster a supportive environment for career growth and development.

Anvyl

Series A in 2019
Anvyl is a technology platform that uses data analytics to reinvent supply chain processes, making products better, smarter, and easier. It provides visibility into the manufacturing process and streamlines relationships between reputable brands and world-class manufacturers. It standardizes and automates interactions, negotiates contracts and schedules, tracks production and quality, and provides visual and data updates to ensure on-time delivery. Anvyl's customers include HIMs, Native, S’well, Harry’s, LOLA, and other direct-to-consumer brands. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York.

Tundra

Series A in 2019
Tundra Inc. operates an online marketplace designed for businesses to buy and sell products efficiently and without fees or markups. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Tundra utilizes proprietary technology to streamline wholesale processes, significantly reducing the time and effort required for transactions. The platform enables direct sales and delivery from U.S. and Canadian brands to a diverse community of over 10,000 businesses across the globe. Tundra offers a wide variety of products in categories such as kids, home, beauty, apparel, and general merchandise, facilitating instant online transactions with freight included. The company is also venture-backed and maintains an office in Zurich.

enflame

Series A in 2019
Suiyuan Technology is a provider of neural network solutions for artificial intelligence. Its products are deep learning high-end chips developed for cloud data centers, and are positioned on artificial intelligence training platforms. The chip will adopt a unique and innovative architecture independently developed, featuring high computing power, high energy efficiency ratio, programmable, low cost, and support for mainstream machine learning frameworks. It is designed and optimized for cloud AI training.

Galileo

Series A in 2019
Galileo, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing healthcare mobile applications designed to facilitate medical care and expertise. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company provides an online communication platform that allows healthcare providers and patients to connect through synchronous and asynchronous telecommunications technologies. By leveraging these innovative solutions, Galileo aims to enhance access to comprehensive clinical care directly from mobile devices, improving the overall patient experience in healthcare delivery.

Youge Education

Series A in 2019
Youge Education is a premium financial personal training brand that specializes in providing education and training services for financial professionals. The company focuses on enhancing the financial skills of its clients through a comprehensive range of offerings, including face-to-face instruction, job-seeking communities, and in-house training. Additionally, Youge Education offers examination training programs that prepare students for both domestic and international certification exams, such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) licenses. Committed to developing a high-end private education curriculum, the organization aims to equip individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in the financial sector.

Coder

Series A in 2019
Coder Technologies Inc. is an information technology company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated development environments (IDEs) for coding on any device. The company's flagship product, Coder Enterprise, automates the configuration, security, and management of development environments, allowing developers to concentrate on product development. Coder Enterprise supports the use of existing development tools, CI/CD pipelines, source code management systems, and editors, thereby facilitating source control and simplifying updates. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Coder aims to provide open-source tools and an enterprise platform designed to enhance the efficiency and scalability of development processes.

Mattermost

Series A in 2019
Mattermost, Inc. is a provider of enterprise-grade messaging software solutions, focusing on secure and configurable communication for organizations. Founded in 2011 by Corey Hulen and Ian Tien, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Its open-source platform enables messaging across web, phone, and personal computers, featuring capabilities such as archiving, search, and deep integration with existing in-house systems. Mattermost specializes in facilitating secure team collaboration and centralizing DevOps communication and workflows, which allows businesses to create intuitive workflows for large teams while ensuring data privacy and security. The company, originally known as SpinPunch, Inc., changed its name in 2015 to reflect its focus on messaging solutions.

Ike

Series A in 2019
Ike Robotics Inc. specializes in manufacturing self-driving trucks aimed at enhancing the trucking industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company focuses on developing automation technology that makes trucking safer and more efficient while also improving the livelihoods of truck drivers. By assembling a team of experts in transportation and robotics, Ike seeks to create well-designed and thoroughly tested products that can be commercially scaled. The company emphasizes its commitment to reducing greenhouse emissions and fostering job creation within the sector. As of December 2020, Ike operates as a subsidiary of Nuro, Inc.

Solo.io

Series A in 2018
Solo.io, Inc. is a developer of open-source and enterprise software aimed at assisting organizations in adopting and managing cloud-native technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Solo.io offers a range of tools including Gloo, a cloud-native API gateway and ingress controller that facilitates secure traffic management across application services. The company's other offerings include Mesh Hub, a dashboard for managing service meshes, and WebAssembly tools for enhancing projects with Wasm extensions. Additionally, Solo.io provides Squash, a debugger for microservices, and Unik, a platform for building unikernels. Their solutions enable enterprises to connect traditional applications with modern microservices and service mesh architectures, allowing for gradual transformation without the need for extensive overhauls of legacy systems.

Solo.io

Series A in 2018
Solo.io, Inc. is a developer of open-source and enterprise software aimed at assisting organizations in adopting and managing cloud-native technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Solo.io offers a range of tools including Gloo, a cloud-native API gateway and ingress controller that facilitates secure traffic management across application services. The company's other offerings include Mesh Hub, a dashboard for managing service meshes, and WebAssembly tools for enhancing projects with Wasm extensions. Additionally, Solo.io provides Squash, a debugger for microservices, and Unik, a platform for building unikernels. Their solutions enable enterprises to connect traditional applications with modern microservices and service mesh architectures, allowing for gradual transformation without the need for extensive overhauls of legacy systems.

Lilt

Series A in 2018
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Ekeguan

Series A in 2018
Ekeguan.com is Online financial skills development and training platform based in Beijing.

Pony.ai

Series A in 2018
Pony.ai, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility applications. Founded in 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in San Francisco and in China. The company creates full-stack autonomous driving solutions that enhance the manufacturing of automated vehicles. Its technology utilizes advanced algorithms and AI to accurately interpret the vehicle's environment, enabling it to predict the actions of surrounding drivers and navigate safely. In addition to its software solutions, Pony.ai operates a public-facing Robotaxi service, further demonstrating its commitment to advancing autonomous transportation.

Spacious

Series A in 2018
Spacious Technologies, Inc. is a New York-based company that transforms unused restaurant space into a network of co-working environments. Founded in 2012, it provides a unique alternative to traditional office settings by allowing users to utilize restaurants during their closed hours. This service connects freelancers and remote workers with local eateries, offering access to high-speed Wi-Fi, complimentary coffee, and necessary amenities for productivity. Spacious enables members to work, meet, and relax in various urban locations, enhancing their professional and social interactions. As of August 2019, Spacious operates as a subsidiary of WeWork Companies Inc.

Share2

Series A in 2018
Share2 is a female second-hand idle genuine trading APP, providing users with convenient and fast idle goods trading services.

11 Honore

Series A in 2018
11 Honoré is a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing and celebrate and honor their bodies, beauty and style. Through listening to you, we are building an exciting new space that is reflective of the fact that style has no size and that everyone who appreciates luxury and designer clothing should and now does have access to it. Welcome to the new runway. One where the traditional fashion playbook is being re-written and where we are working hard to create a platform for change and the wardrobe you’ve been waiting for.

DeepMotion

Series A in 2018
DeepMotion is an autonomous driving solution provider based in Beijing, China, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) aimed at enhancing vehicle safety and navigation. Its primary products include the DeepMotion Client, an intelligent ADAS device offering features such as lane departure warning, pedestrian detection, and collision warning, with localization accuracy of 10 centimeters achieved without relying on RTK technology. Additionally, DeepMotion Cloud integrates and processes extensive data from crowdsourced DM-100 devices to create consistent 3D semantic maps, further supporting its autonomous driving capabilities.

Jian24

Series A in 2018
Jian24 operates as an artificial intelligence convenience store. The company offers a checkout-free convenience store service. It offers services, such as a customer can scan QR code to enter the shop and can leave the store directly after paying with mobile payment options. The company is based in Shanghai, China.

Oushu

Series A in 2017
Oushu is a leading provider of big data and AI-based platform software, dedicated to providing a new generation of enterprise databases.

AppZen

Series A in 2017
AppZen Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that focuses on automating back office functions, particularly in the areas of expense reporting and compliance auditing. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an office in Pune, India, AppZen's platform utilizes advanced technologies such as deep learning, computer vision, and semantic analysis. It reviews expense report data in real-time, cross-referencing it with external sources and social media to identify compliance issues and potential fraud. By offering automated solutions, AppZen helps enterprises, including a significant portion of the Fortune 500, to reduce expenses, ensure compliance with regulations, and streamline financial processes. The technology is designed to detect both accidental and intentional fraud while adhering to IRS rules and company policies.

TruSignal

Series A in 2017
TruSignal, LLC offers digital marketing services. It provides display, video, and media campaigns on publisher sites, portals, advertisement networks, trading desks, DSPs, advertisement exchanges, and mobile networks. The company is based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. TruSignal, LLC operates as a subsidiary of xTech Holdings, Inc. As of May 22, 2019, TruSignal, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion.

Sourcegraph

Series A in 2017
Sourcegraph, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in universal code search solutions, enhancing code discovery, intelligence, and change management. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sourcegraph enables developers to efficiently navigate and understand extensive codebases across various repositories, languages, and file formats. Its platform allows for seamless code exploration in web browsers, facilitating improved developer productivity through contextual insights that aid in code reviews and onboarding processes. Additionally, Sourcegraph automates large-scale code changes, helping teams manage complex codebases more effectively. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including startups, enterprises, developers, DevOps teams, and engineering leaders, all aimed at minimizing the challenges associated with code management. Sourcegraph is supported by prominent investors, highlighting its significant market presence and potential for growth.

Qutoutiao

Series A in 2017
Qutoutiao Inc. operates a mobile platform focused on the distribution and consumption of light entertainment content in China. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, the company is known for its flagship application, Qutoutiao, which aggregates articles and short videos, delivering customized feeds to users through an AI-driven recommendation engine. This platform enhances user engagement by optimizing content based on individual profiles and social interactions. Additionally, Qutoutiao offers Midu Novels and Midu Lite, mobile literature applications that provide users with free access to literature supported by advertising revenue. The company employs a gamified loyalty system that encourages user participation by allowing registered users to earn points for engaging with content and referring new users, ultimately aiming to increase user retention and satisfaction. As the second-largest mobile content aggregator in China, Qutoutiao plays a significant role in the evolving landscape of digital content consumption.

Haoqipei

Series A in 2017
Haoqipei is a business-to-business trading platform based in Shanghai, China, specializing in the auto parts industry. Founded in 2016, the company connects auto parts suppliers with auto repair shops, addressing challenges related to complex transactions and information asymmetry. Haoqipei's platform matches suppliers with customers based on their preferences, transaction credit history, and volume, facilitating safe and efficient purchases of car parts. In addition to its online trading services, the company also provides offline warehousing and logistics support, enhancing the overall supply chain experience for its users.

DataCanvas

Series A in 2017
DataCanvas is a data analysis service platform based in China, specializing in automated data science solutions for data scientists and AI practitioners. The company leverages advanced technologies in big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to offer a comprehensive development platform. This platform facilitates the intelligent transformation of businesses and governments by providing essential tools for data management and model implementation. DataCanvas aims to support organizations in effectively coordinating development efforts and enhancing their analytical capabilities, enabling them to navigate the complexities of modern data environments.

Kyligence

Series A in 2017
Kyligence Inc. is a data intelligence company established in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, China. It specializes in providing an intelligent data platform designed to simplify big data analytics across both on-premises and cloud environments. The company’s primary offerings include the Kyligence Analytics Platform, which enables sub-second query responses on large datasets, and Apache Kylin, an open-source OLAP engine that facilitates interactive analytics on petabyte-scale data using SQL interfaces. Additionally, Kyligence provides a range of services such as intelligent diagnosis and optimization through its KyBot tool, along with IT consulting and website management solutions. By focusing on Big Data technologies and innovation, Kyligence aims to enhance productivity for business users, analysts, and engineers, enabling them to effectively manage and derive insights from extensive datasets.

Laidian

Series A in 2017
Shenzhen Laidian Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in providing power bank rental services. Based in China, the company operates through a network of rental terminals strategically located in shopping malls, subway stations, and railway stations. This innovative platform caters to users who need to charge their mobile devices while on the go, ensuring accessibility and convenience for individuals unable to recharge their phones away from home or office.

RaiseMe

Series A in 2017
RaiseMe is a financial aid information and networking platform aimed at improving access to higher education by providing scholarship opportunities. The platform allows students to earn "micro-Scholarships" throughout their high school years, based on individual achievements both in and outside the classroom. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional financial aid systems, which typically award assistance at the end of high school, often too late to influence students' college decisions. By enabling students to accumulate financial aid early, RaiseMe has facilitated the earning of over $2 billion in micro-scholarships from its university partners. This innovative model seeks to enhance educational pathways and support students in their academic pursuits.

Astro ()

Series A in 2017
Update: Astro has been acquired by Slack, September 2018. We’re Astro, a software startup in Palo Alto, pursuing ambitious challenges in workplace messaging, collaboration, and AI. We have intelligent email apps for Mac, iOS & Android. Our AI-powered assistant, Astrobot, also brings your key emails and important insights to Slack and Amazon Alexa. We invite you to signup at www.astro.ai In March 2017 we announced our $10M Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures, and joined by Harrison Metal, Aspect Ventures and Upside Partnership. Our founding team has worked together at various companies as co-founders, VP of engineering, chief architect and founding engineers, with multiple successful outcomes. Our experience ranges from starting companies, to Google, LinkedIn, VMware, Cisco, BEA, Zimbra and Stanford University. We're hiring outstanding server-side & mobile engineers to join us here in Palo Alto, if you're interested please contact us at jobs@helloastro.com. We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Chorus.ai

Series A in 2017
Chorus.ai operates a conversation intelligence platform specifically designed for sales teams. The platform transcribes and analyzes business conversations in real-time, allowing sales representatives and managers to identify key moments in their calls. By leveraging proprietary natural language processing algorithms, Chorus.ai provides insights that help teams replicate the performance of top-performing representatives. This enables clients to enhance their sales strategies and improve deal closures efficiently. The company serves a diverse clientele, including both startups and established public companies.

Knock

Series A in 2017
Knock operates an online home selling platform designed to streamline the buying and selling of real estate. Founded by members of the Trulia.com team, the platform leverages data science to ensure accurate home pricing and employs technology to facilitate rapid transactions. By providing exclusive insights and predicting price variations, Knock enables real estate agents and homeowners to navigate the selling process with ease. A dedicated team of professionals is available to guide clients, enhancing the overall experience and ensuring that transactions are efficient and straightforward.

Brandless

Series A in 2016
Brandless, Inc. operates an online consumer commerce platform that offers a diverse range of products designed to enhance everyday living. The company specializes in food items, home essentials, beauty and personal care products, health and wellness solutions, baby care, and pet supplies. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Brandless emphasizes quality, transparency, and community-driven values, aiming to provide consumers with better products at affordable prices. The platform promotes a collaborative approach to commerce, focusing on customer needs and preferences to drive innovation and improve product offerings. By prioritizing essential items and fostering a sense of community, Brandless seeks to empower consumers to make informed choices for themselves and their families.

Zugata

Series A in 2016
Zugata is a performance management system designed to improve employee and organizational performance. It has the vision to use data to understand employees and to use those insights to empower employees to reach their fullest potential. The company helps employers to gather continuous feedback about individual employees in order to foster a corporate culture that empowers each employee to reach his or her full potential. Its deep learning and advanced analytics algorithms allow managers to aggregate and summarize ratings for key skills by the organization, team, or individual. This allows managers to view workforce strengths and weaknesses holistically, as well as individually, and use data to determine future training needs. Zugata was founded in 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Guild

Series A in 2016
Guild Education, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company provides a lifelong learning platform designed for working adults, offering a range of online courses, workshops, and educational programs. These include bachelor’s and master’s degrees, high school diplomas, certificate programs, and language learning opportunities. Guild Education supports its users throughout their educational journey by utilizing a technology platform that facilitates discovery and learning, as well as a tech-enabled student advising model to enhance the overall experience. The company aims to empower adults to advance their education and career paths effectively.

Clara

Series A in 2016
Clara is a financial technology company focused on simplifying home mortgage financing for individuals and families. By leveraging advanced technology, Clara aims to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and personalization of the mortgage origination process. Its online lending platform facilitates an easy and streamlined experience for consumers, allowing them to secure home financing quickly and clearly. In addition to its mortgage offerings, Clara also provides a suite of financial tools designed for businesses, including corporate expense management solutions, corporate cards, and bill payment services. This comprehensive approach enables both consumers and businesses to manage their financial needs with greater ease and control.

Flexe

Series A in 2016
FLEXE, Inc. operates a cloud-based warehousing services marketplace that connects organizations needing additional storage and fulfillment capacity with those that have surplus space. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a platform that facilitates efficient warehouse sourcing and setup, streamlining material handling operations for clients including retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and logistics firms. By addressing inventory overflow and fulfillment challenges, FLEXE enhances the logistics industry and enables businesses to achieve greater structural flexibility in their operations. The company aims to optimize the global delivery of goods and improve access to affordable warehousing solutions, ultimately helping enterprises strengthen their distribution networks and maximize revenue potential.

PsiQuantum

Series A in 2016
PsiQuantum Corp. is a company focused on developing a general-purpose quantum computer utilizing silicon photonics and photons as qubits. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, PsiQuantum's technology represents a distinct approach compared to other leading quantum computing efforts. The company's goal is to create a fault-tolerant quantum computer that can drive advancements across various sectors, including climate, finance, agriculture, transportation, and communications. By leveraging its innovative use of photonic qubits, PsiQuantum aims to provide solutions that address real-world challenges and enhance the capabilities of its customers.

XSKY Data Technology

Series A in 2016
XSky (Beijing) Data Technology Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company specializing in software-defined infrastructure products and services. It offers a range of storage solutions, including XCBS for cloud storage, XEBS for block storage, XEUS for unified storage, XEOS for object storage, and XEDP as a unified data platform. The company also provides software-defined storage solutions with its XSCALER series. XSky serves various sectors, including finance, healthcare, education, telecommunications, and energy, catering to enterprises, government agencies, and media networks. In addition to its product offerings, XSky is a significant contributor to the open-source storage system Ceph and is recognized as a leading partner of Red Hat in China. The company collaborates with major IT firms like Intel and Dell to enhance its technology and solutions, focusing on scalable and future-ready storage options.

Essential

Series A in 2016
Essential Products is a new type of company focused on creating consumer technology products for the 21st century. Founded by Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, the world's most widely used operating system, Essential Products is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Medp AI

Series A in 2016
Developer of a medical laboratory results analysis platform intended for medical and pharmaceutical organizations. The company's medical laboratory results analysis platform offers a technology that scans and analyzes medical documents such as laboratory test results and also store user's medical records, enabling clients to get fast, timely and more accurate diagnostic services.

Qingteng

Series A in 2015
Qingteng Cloud Security is a Beijing-based company that specializes in cloud security solutions, particularly focusing on endpoint adaptive security. Founded in 2014, it offers a comprehensive suite of security software that integrates prediction, prevention, detection, and response capabilities. The company's products are built on Adaptive Security Architecture, enabling organizations to enhance their security postures across various industries. Qingteng's asset inventory data platform is capable of identifying over 800 types of business applications and managing key assets across multiple mainframes. This platform supports the development of information security systems that comply with domestic laws and regulations, catering to government and enterprise needs. Additionally, Qingteng provides next-generation host security technology, ensuring robust protection for critical endpoints.

LightStep

Series A in 2015
LightStep, Inc. specializes in application performance management (APM) software solutions, enabling organizations to monitor and manage the performance of their production systems. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides tools that analyze 100% of unsampled transaction data from large-scale distributed software, creating complete end-to-end traces and comprehensive metrics. This platform facilitates a real-time understanding of system behavior and interactions across organizational boundaries, which aids in accelerating root cause analysis and reducing resolution times. LightStep's offerings include support for SAML and options for on-premises or in-VPC data collection, built on open standards to ensure flexibility and scalability for its users. The company is backed by prominent investors, including Sequoia, Redpoint, and Altimeter.

eero

Series A in 2015
eero Inc. specializes in developing Wi-Fi systems designed for residential use, providing robust and reliable internet connectivity throughout homes. Their primary product, the eero system, consists of multiple access points that work together to deliver comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage, effectively eliminating dead zones. Users can easily manage their network through a dedicated mobile app, which facilitates control over both wired and wireless connections. eero also offers additional products such as a power over Ethernet (PoE+) adapter and a remote network management tool. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, eero operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. since 2019.

Dremio

Series A in 2015
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Dremio

Series A in 2015
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Rainforest Action Network

Series A in 2015
Launched one months ago, Ran provides users flexible gym membership plans, workout lessons, private instructors, and built-in exercise programs.

Santiyundong

Series A in 2015
Santiyundong is a software company based in Shanghai, China, established in 2015. It specializes in designing and developing a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that offers management tools tailored for fitness centers. The company's offerings include a management system and marketing services, utilizing advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data to enhance operational efficiency for fitness institutions.

Playground Global

Series A in 2015
Playground Global is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in backing technical founders with expertise in deep technology, focusing on sectors such as next-generation computing, automation, energy transition, and engineered biology. Playground Global strives to transform innovative ideas into impactful businesses that contribute positively to society and the environment. The firm manages multiple funds, including Playground Quantum Fund and Playground Ventures III, which target investments in information technology, deep tech, and science, typically ranging from $10 million to $20 million per investment. By fostering a collaborative environment, Playground Global aims to support entrepreneurs at the intersection of digital and physical technologies, including artificial intelligence and robotics.

Luxe

Series A in 2015
Luxe is a logistics platform focused on providing innovative real-time local services, starting with parking solutions. The Luxe app, available for iPhone, aims to enhance the parking experience by transforming it from a tedious necessity into a more enjoyable aspect of daily life. The company employs a skilled team with backgrounds from notable organizations, including Zynga, Tesla, Google, Yahoo, and Groupon. Luxe utilizes a fleet of pre-screened, friendly valets and offers access to numerous insured and secure indoor parking facilities. Their advanced technology platform monitors the entire parking process, ensuring a seamless experience from car drop-off to pick-up. By addressing the widespread challenge of urban parking, Luxe is setting a new standard in on-demand services.

Button

Series A in 2015
Button (usebutton.com) is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet. As the leading mobile commerce enablement platform, Button powers mobile growth for the world's largest brands and publishers, while offering consumers more seamless, enjoyable experiences. With each action taken, brands make sales, publishers earn revenue, and consumers get exactly what they want at the tap of a button. Founded in 2014, Button has driven over $3 billion in spending to date and has raised over $64 million in venture capital.

XuetangX

Series A in 2014
XuetangX is a one-stop online platform for sites building, course authoring, blended learning, study follow-up and assessment, offering personalized services to administrators, teachers and learners.
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