Upfront Ventures

Upfront Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1996, specializing in early-stage investments across a broad range of technology sectors. The firm focuses on seed and Series A funding, investing between $0.5 million and $15 million in seed rounds and $2 million to $5 million in Series A rounds. Upfront Ventures primarily targets companies in North America, with a significant emphasis on Southern California, including Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara, while also considering opportunities in Europe and other regions, including the Caribbean and Central America. The firm's investment areas encompass digital content, Ad-Tech, e-commerce, financial services, healthcare technology, and more. Upfront Ventures takes an active role in its portfolio companies by securing board seats and aiming to support them through various financing stages. The firm is led by Managing Partners Yves Sisteron, Mark Suster, and Kara Nortman, and has been instrumental in backing notable startups like Ring and Bird.

Nicole Chung

Investor

Kobie Fuller

Partner

Evan Hamilton

Investor

AJ Herrera

Investor

Dana Kibler

Chief Financial Officer and Partner

Nick Kim

General Partner

Stuart Lander

COO

Aditi Maliwal

Partner

Jacques Sisteron

Investor

Seksom Suriyapa

Partner

Kesar Varma

Investor

Peter Zakin

Investor

Kevin Zhang

Partner

Katherine Zhang

Investor

Past deals in Los Angeles, CA

Tellie

Series A in 2022
Developer of an all-in-one commerce & content platform designed to serve as a bridge between existing Web2 services and the Web3 ecosystem. The company's platform helps the creator turn their personal website into a creative library & digitally-native commerce platform, and expands the accessibility of Web3 to all creators, enabling them to build an interactive website, portfolio, or link-in-bio in minutes for every drop.

Path

Series B in 2022
Path is a comprehensive addiction treatment solution designed for employers and organizations, focusing on the treatment and management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) for employees and their families. The company collaborates with experienced healthcare professionals and visionaries to deliver scientifically validated treatment for SUD on a large scale. Path aims to provide an affordable and accessible approach to managing addiction as a chronic illness, ensuring that individuals have the necessary resources to address their needs effectively. Through its innovative solutions, Path seeks to improve the overall well-being of employees while supporting organizations in fostering a healthier workforce.

Market

Seed Round in 2021
Market is a business focused on enhancing financial health and fostering partnerships within various industries. Founded in 2019 and based in Santa Monica, California, it provides advisory services that assist direct-to-consumer and app-based companies in gaining insights into their financial performance. By offering analytics and insights, Market empowers businesses to make informed decisions and improve their overall financial health. Additionally, Market facilitates better understanding among companies, helping them identify and connect with potential partners to drive growth.

Adway

Seed Round in 2021
Adway International, Inc. provides out-of-home advertising services. It enables advertisers to launch and track their campaigns on its platform. The company also provides advertisement display services on personal and company vehicles. Adway International, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

Adway

Seed Round in 2021
Adway International, Inc. provides out-of-home advertising services. It enables advertisers to launch and track their campaigns on its platform. The company also provides advertisement display services on personal and company vehicles. Adway International, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

Path

Series A in 2021
Path is a comprehensive addiction treatment solution designed for employers and organizations, focusing on the treatment and management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) for employees and their families. The company collaborates with experienced healthcare professionals and visionaries to deliver scientifically validated treatment for SUD on a large scale. Path aims to provide an affordable and accessible approach to managing addiction as a chronic illness, ensuring that individuals have the necessary resources to address their needs effectively. Through its innovative solutions, Path seeks to improve the overall well-being of employees while supporting organizations in fostering a healthier workforce.

Bionaut Labs

Series A in 2021
Bionaut Labs, Inc. designs, manufactures and controls the first intra- tissue navigation platform, using Bionaut nano/micro robots operating inside the body. The company offers a delivery mechanism which is anatomically precise by design. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Stem Disintermedia

Venture Round in 2020
Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians to collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings. It develops a platform intended to provide distribution and payments solution for artists and their teams. The platform aggregates cross-platform earnings, create contracts, and honor splits with collaborators, disburse payments and statements to all stakeholders in a project and visualizes performance data for each platform, enabling businesses to bring clarity to the complicated process of revenue management and ensure everyone involved in the creative process gets paid. Milana Rabkin, Tim Luckow, and Jovin Cronin-Wilesmith formed Stem Disintermedia in Los Angeles, California in 2015.

Valence Community

Series A in 2020
Valence Enterprises, Inc. operates an online community platform that connects, showcases, and empowers the global black professional community. It offers Valence, a platform that helps users to establish connections with companies and capital to create career opportunities and new ventures. The company’s platform also provides a mentor option that allows members to volunteer as a coach for other Valence users. Valence Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Open Raven

Series A in 2020
Open Raven, Inc. develops open data protection platform that assesses and manages data risk for enterprises. Its platform maps data stores in clouds and corporate networks for identifying the data within. The company’s solution also provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, as well as locates assets and highlights data stores to uncover data exposures, at risk data, and shadow accounts. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Wave

Series B in 2020
Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment. Wave’s technology enables musicians to create lifelike avatars of themselves that can “perform” their music on a virtual stage. Most of these virtual shows take place either on the company’s YouTube channel, but Wave’s apps let users tune in on gaming consoles, phones or even the Oculus Rift VR headset. While watching a Wave, viewers can log in to comment in a chat function and give live feedback to the avatar performers.

Hallo

Seed Round in 2020
HALLO, Co. develops online hiring events platform to build relationships between students, universities, and companies. The company offers digital conferences, digital career fairs, digital tech talks, and digital all-hands. HALLO, Co. was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Open Raven

Seed Round in 2020
Open Raven, Inc. develops open data protection platform that assesses and manages data risk for enterprises. Its platform maps data stores in clouds and corporate networks for identifying the data within. The company’s solution also provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, as well as locates assets and highlights data stores to uncover data exposures, at risk data, and shadow accounts. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

HopSkipDrive

Venture Round in 2020
HopSkipDrive, Inc. offers ridesharing services specifically designed for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for schools, districts, government agencies, and families. By focusing on the unique needs of children, HopSkipDrive facilitates transportation for various activities, helping to accommodate busy schedules and enhance accessibility for families in the Los Angeles area.

dot.LA

Seed Round in 2020
dot.LA is a digital newsroom based in Los Angeles, California, that focuses on the startup and tech community in the region. Founded in 2020, the platform aggregates news related to events, sponsorships, and proprietary data, aiming to celebrate and empower local innovators. By providing timely and relevant information, dot.LA seeks to fuel innovation within the Los Angeles area and beyond.

Market

Seed Round in 2019
Market is a business focused on enhancing financial health and fostering partnerships within various industries. Founded in 2019 and based in Santa Monica, California, it provides advisory services that assist direct-to-consumer and app-based companies in gaining insights into their financial performance. By offering analytics and insights, Market empowers businesses to make informed decisions and improve their overall financial health. Additionally, Market facilitates better understanding among companies, helping them identify and connect with potential partners to drive growth.

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.

Valence Community

Seed Round in 2019
Valence Enterprises, Inc. operates an online community platform that connects, showcases, and empowers the global black professional community. It offers Valence, a platform that helps users to establish connections with companies and capital to create career opportunities and new ventures. The company’s platform also provides a mentor option that allows members to volunteer as a coach for other Valence users. Valence Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Path

Venture Round in 2019
Path is a comprehensive addiction treatment solution designed for employers and organizations, focusing on the treatment and management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) for employees and their families. The company collaborates with experienced healthcare professionals and visionaries to deliver scientifically validated treatment for SUD on a large scale. Path aims to provide an affordable and accessible approach to managing addiction as a chronic illness, ensuring that individuals have the necessary resources to address their needs effectively. Through its innovative solutions, Path seeks to improve the overall well-being of employees while supporting organizations in fostering a healthier workforce.

Knowable Universe

Seed Round in 2019
Knowable Universe, Inc., doing business as Knowable, develops an online platform that offers audio courses. Its courses include long-form audio instruction, detailed lesson summaries, curated learning tools, a downloadable e-textbook, and access to private student communities. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Adway

Seed Round in 2019
Adway International, Inc. provides out-of-home advertising services. It enables advertisers to launch and track their campaigns on its platform. The company also provides advertisement display services on personal and company vehicles. Adway International, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

Bionaut Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Bionaut Labs, Inc. designs, manufactures and controls the first intra- tissue navigation platform, using Bionaut nano/micro robots operating inside the body. The company offers a delivery mechanism which is anatomically precise by design. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Skylar

Series A in 2019
Skylar operates an online retail platform specializing in clean and consciously crafted fragrances designed to inspire happiness and empower women. The company offers a range of hypoallergenic perfumes made from natural ingredients, providing consumers with a refreshing alternative to traditional fragrances. By focusing on unique scents and a commitment to clean formulations, Skylar aims to cater to individuals seeking both quality and a sense of well-being in their fragrance choices.

FabFitFun

Series A in 2019
FabFitFun, Inc. is an online subscription service that curates seasonal boxes filled with health and beauty products, delivered to customers every three months. Founded in 2010 and based in Los Angeles, the company not only retails these gift boxes but also produces online content covering various lifestyle topics, including wellness, entertainment, and shopping for women. Its digital platform provides valuable insights through articles and a daily email service that offers tips on beauty, diet, fitness, and fashion. FabFitFun operates as a subsidiary of Unilever N.V. and is supported by prominent investors such as New Enterprise Associates and Upfront Ventures.

NuORDER

Series C in 2018
NuORDER Inc. operates an online wholesale platform and marketplace specifically designed for the fashion industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, the company facilitates B2B eCommerce by connecting over 900 vendors with more than 250,000 buyers. NuORDER allows fashion brands to enhance their sales reach and enables buyers to discover new brands efficiently. The platform provides a centralized location for browsing products and catalogs, accessing real-time sales and inventory data, and placing orders through both computer and mobile applications. With its flexible and scalable solutions, NuORDER supports a diverse range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, home goods, and beauty products.

Ripkord

Seed Round in 2018
Tellie is empowering creators through immersive viewing experiences that combine video content with custom branding and interactive and social elements

Imbellus

Series A in 2018
Imbellus builds simulation-based cognitive assessments that measure how people think, not just what they know. In the age of automation, it is imperative that schools prepare students to do what computers cannot, so our assessments evaluate the deep thinking skills that modern work and modern life require. Eventually, we'll replace standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, and state summative exams. We also work with corporate and government partners to support their hiring, upskilling, and retention practices. Imbellus is an interdisciplinary team of learning scientists, game developers, artists, data scientists, and AI engineers with $23M in venture backing. For more on Imbellus, check out our website or some of the materials linked below. We’re also hiring!

Factual

Venture Round in 2018
Factual is the location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses. Factual provides product and engineering teams, marketers and data analysts access to the world’s most trusted, accurate and comprehensive data on places and people worldwide, transforming products, advertising and businesses with data that puts everything in context.

DAILYLOOK

Series A in 2018
DAILYLOOK is the premium personal styling experience that provides the latest looks tailored to your lifestyle - saving you time and effort. We make shopping simple, by curating looks you love based on your body shape, preferences, and lifestyle. Our professional stylists curate our collection to style beautiful outfits for you to try on in the convenience of your own home. You buy what you love and return the rest. Free shipping both ways. It's that easy.

Wave

Series A in 2018
Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment. Wave’s technology enables musicians to create lifelike avatars of themselves that can “perform” their music on a virtual stage. Most of these virtual shows take place either on the company’s YouTube channel, but Wave’s apps let users tune in on gaming consoles, phones or even the Oculus Rift VR headset. While watching a Wave, viewers can log in to comment in a chat function and give live feedback to the avatar performers.

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.

Skylar

Seed Round in 2018
Skylar operates an online retail platform specializing in clean and consciously crafted fragrances designed to inspire happiness and empower women. The company offers a range of hypoallergenic perfumes made from natural ingredients, providing consumers with a refreshing alternative to traditional fragrances. By focusing on unique scents and a commitment to clean formulations, Skylar aims to cater to individuals seeking both quality and a sense of well-being in their fragrance choices.

HopSkipDrive

Series A in 2017
HopSkipDrive, Inc. offers ridesharing services specifically designed for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for schools, districts, government agencies, and families. By focusing on the unique needs of children, HopSkipDrive facilitates transportation for various activities, helping to accommodate busy schedules and enhance accessibility for families in the Los Angeles area.

The Mighty

Series A in 2017
The Mighty is a digital health community designed to empower and connect individuals facing health challenges and disabilities. It provides a platform for users to share their personal experiences through stories and videos related to disability, disease, and mental illness. By fostering connections among users with similar experiences, The Mighty aims to create a supportive environment that encourages positivity and resilience in the face of adversity.

11 Honore

Seed Round in 2017
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.

NuORDER

Series B in 2017
NuORDER Inc. operates an online wholesale platform and marketplace specifically designed for the fashion industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, the company facilitates B2B eCommerce by connecting over 900 vendors with more than 250,000 buyers. NuORDER allows fashion brands to enhance their sales reach and enables buyers to discover new brands efficiently. The platform provides a centralized location for browsing products and catalogs, accessing real-time sales and inventory data, and placing orders through both computer and mobile applications. With its flexible and scalable solutions, NuORDER supports a diverse range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, home goods, and beauty products.

Ritual

Series A in 2017
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place. We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual. We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.

Skurt

Convertible Note in 2017
Skurt is a technology and logistics platform that offers the easiest way to get access to a car, and drive. With just a few taps users can have a car delivered right to their home, hotel or office and drive, anywhere. Customers request a rental on their phone and can have a car delivered to them within 60 minutes of booking. When they’re done, they set up a pick-up time and someone comes to get the car from wherever they are. Skurt is currently operating in Los Angeles, San Diego and Miami on both iOS and Android, and has delivered “tens of thousands of cars.”

Stem Disintermedia

Series A in 2017
Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians to collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings. It develops a platform intended to provide distribution and payments solution for artists and their teams. The platform aggregates cross-platform earnings, create contracts, and honor splits with collaborators, disburse payments and statements to all stakeholders in a project and visualizes performance data for each platform, enabling businesses to bring clarity to the complicated process of revenue management and ensure everyone involved in the creative process gets paid. Milana Rabkin, Tim Luckow, and Jovin Cronin-Wilesmith formed Stem Disintermedia in Los Angeles, California in 2015.

Sense360

Series A in 2017
Sense360 develops mobile applications that enable developers to create relevant, personalized, and situationally-aware notifications using location, place, activity, context, and other phone sensory data. The company’s products enable applications to unlock this situational awareness. Sense360 is based in Culver City, California.

Wave

Seed Round in 2017
Wave focuses on interactive virtual experiences with a mission to help artists make money at the intersection of gaming and entertainment. Wave’s technology enables musicians to create lifelike avatars of themselves that can “perform” their music on a virtual stage. Most of these virtual shows take place either on the company’s YouTube channel, but Wave’s apps let users tune in on gaming consoles, phones or even the Oculus Rift VR headset. While watching a Wave, viewers can log in to comment in a chat function and give live feedback to the avatar performers.

Skurt

Series A in 2017
Skurt is a technology and logistics platform that offers the easiest way to get access to a car, and drive. With just a few taps users can have a car delivered right to their home, hotel or office and drive, anywhere. Customers request a rental on their phone and can have a car delivered to them within 60 minutes of booking. When they’re done, they set up a pick-up time and someone comes to get the car from wherever they are. Skurt is currently operating in Los Angeles, San Diego and Miami on both iOS and Android, and has delivered “tens of thousands of cars.”

Vidme

Series A in 2016
Vidme is an online video sharing platform based in Los Angeles that provides a community for users to express and share their ideas through video content. The platform allows individuals to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Vidme facilitates a seamless user experience by enabling video uploads without requiring users to create an account, thereby encouraging broader participation and interaction within its community.

Ritual

Seed Round in 2016
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place. We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual. We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.

Imbellus

Seed Round in 2016
Imbellus builds simulation-based cognitive assessments that measure how people think, not just what they know. In the age of automation, it is imperative that schools prepare students to do what computers cannot, so our assessments evaluate the deep thinking skills that modern work and modern life require. Eventually, we'll replace standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, and state summative exams. We also work with corporate and government partners to support their hiring, upskilling, and retention practices. Imbellus is an interdisciplinary team of learning scientists, game developers, artists, data scientists, and AI engineers with $23M in venture backing. For more on Imbellus, check out our website or some of the materials linked below. We’re also hiring!

ALL DAY

Seed Round in 2016
All Day is building an editorial media brand and publishing technology for mobile-first Millennial audiences. The company leverages a network of owned and partner Social Media properties for content distribution and audience engagement, driving content sharing and virality. All Day’s network partners, writers, and editors manage posts, track analytics, and grow engagement through its CMS and Social distribution dashboard. Today, All Day maintains and engages a growing audience on Social Media channels through owned and operated content brands with over 28 million followers, as well as a distribution network reaching over 200 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Included among the company’s more popular social accounts are HistoryinPics and EarthPix on Twitter. Through these owned and partner accounts, All Day distributes highly visual and shareable editorial content, which is often featured on its destination site AllDay.com.

Stem Disintermedia

Seed Round in 2016
Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians to collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings. It develops a platform intended to provide distribution and payments solution for artists and their teams. The platform aggregates cross-platform earnings, create contracts, and honor splits with collaborators, disburse payments and statements to all stakeholders in a project and visualizes performance data for each platform, enabling businesses to bring clarity to the complicated process of revenue management and ensure everyone involved in the creative process gets paid. Milana Rabkin, Tim Luckow, and Jovin Cronin-Wilesmith formed Stem Disintermedia in Los Angeles, California in 2015.

Fame & Partners

Series A in 2016
Fame & Partners is a fashion platform dedicated to women, focusing on custom-made apparel for special occasions. The company offers a diverse range of bespoke clothing, including ball gowns, evening gowns, party wear, and wedding suits, all designed to suit individual styles and body types. By employing a made-to-order model, Fame & Partners not only celebrates the uniqueness of each customer but also aims to minimize fashion's environmental impact through ethical production practices. This approach enables consumers to express their individuality while making environmentally conscious choices in their fashion purchases.

HopSkipDrive

Series A in 2016
HopSkipDrive, Inc. offers ridesharing services specifically designed for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for schools, districts, government agencies, and families. By focusing on the unique needs of children, HopSkipDrive facilitates transportation for various activities, helping to accommodate busy schedules and enhance accessibility for families in the Los Angeles area.

Factual

Series B in 2015
Factual is the location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses. Factual provides product and engineering teams, marketers and data analysts access to the world’s most trusted, accurate and comprehensive data on places and people worldwide, transforming products, advertising and businesses with data that puts everything in context.

FabFitFun

Seed Round in 2015
FabFitFun, Inc. is an online subscription service that curates seasonal boxes filled with health and beauty products, delivered to customers every three months. Founded in 2010 and based in Los Angeles, the company not only retails these gift boxes but also produces online content covering various lifestyle topics, including wellness, entertainment, and shopping for women. Its digital platform provides valuable insights through articles and a daily email service that offers tips on beauty, diet, fitness, and fashion. FabFitFun operates as a subsidiary of Unilever N.V. and is supported by prominent investors such as New Enterprise Associates and Upfront Ventures.

Skurt

Seed Round in 2015
Skurt is a technology and logistics platform that offers the easiest way to get access to a car, and drive. With just a few taps users can have a car delivered right to their home, hotel or office and drive, anywhere. Customers request a rental on their phone and can have a car delivered to them within 60 minutes of booking. When they’re done, they set up a pick-up time and someone comes to get the car from wherever they are. Skurt is currently operating in Los Angeles, San Diego and Miami on both iOS and Android, and has delivered “tens of thousands of cars.”

HelloTech

Series A in 2015
HelloTech is changing the way consumers purchase and get support for new technology. Utilizing a background-checked, vetted on-demand workforce, HelloTech provides in home support and consultation for consumers looking to manage and upgrade the technology within their home.

Unified

Series B in 2015
Unified helps marketers make informed and impactful decisions with the industry’s only business intelligence platform purposely designed for social advertising. With experience collecting and enriching over 1 billion dollars of social investment data, Unified is passionate about providing Fortune 2000 brands and agencies greater transparency into their many teams, tools and strategies. The Unified Platform and service teams are specifically built to ensure data quality, optimize investments and answer critical business questions. Unified has offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

HopSkipDrive

Seed Round in 2015
HopSkipDrive, Inc. offers ridesharing services specifically designed for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for schools, districts, government agencies, and families. By focusing on the unique needs of children, HopSkipDrive facilitates transportation for various activities, helping to accommodate busy schedules and enhance accessibility for families in the Los Angeles area.

Breeze

Series A in 2015
As of July 21, 2016, Breeze suspended operations. Breeze offers fleet management technology that modernizes car ownership by making it flexible and accessible to all. Breeze was launched in 2014 by [Jeff Pang](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/jeff-pang#/entity), [Ned Ryan](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ned-ryan#/entity), and [Charlie Fang](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/charlie-fang#/entity). It is active in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington, and Boston, although the company is no longer accepting new customers (for its old leasing platform).

Ritual

Seed Round in 2015
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place. We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual. We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.

HelloTech

Seed Round in 2015
HelloTech is changing the way consumers purchase and get support for new technology. Utilizing a background-checked, vetted on-demand workforce, HelloTech provides in home support and consultation for consumers looking to manage and upgrade the technology within their home.

The Mighty

Seed Round in 2015
The Mighty is a digital health community designed to empower and connect individuals facing health challenges and disabilities. It provides a platform for users to share their personal experiences through stories and videos related to disability, disease, and mental illness. By fostering connections among users with similar experiences, The Mighty aims to create a supportive environment that encourages positivity and resilience in the face of adversity.

Shots Studios

Series A in 2015
Created by [John Shahidi](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/john-shahidi) and [Sam Shahidi](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sam-shahidi), Shots Studios is backed by Justin Bieber, Floyd Mayweather, WI Harper, and DCM Ventures. Shots Studios is a premier digital media company for a new world of creators. Shots collaborates with top-tier talents like Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso to produce premium comedy and music videos for Millennials and Gen Z. Shots’ content gets watched over 1.2 billion minutes per month by a youthful audience between 13-34.

Vidme

Seed Round in 2015
Vidme is an online video sharing platform based in Los Angeles that provides a community for users to express and share their ideas through video content. The platform allows individuals to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Vidme facilitates a seamless user experience by enabling video uploads without requiring users to create an account, thereby encouraging broader participation and interaction within its community.

NuORDER

Venture Round in 2015
NuORDER Inc. operates an online wholesale platform and marketplace specifically designed for the fashion industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, the company facilitates B2B eCommerce by connecting over 900 vendors with more than 250,000 buyers. NuORDER allows fashion brands to enhance their sales reach and enables buyers to discover new brands efficiently. The platform provides a centralized location for browsing products and catalogs, accessing real-time sales and inventory data, and placing orders through both computer and mobile applications. With its flexible and scalable solutions, NuORDER supports a diverse range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, home goods, and beauty products.

HelloTech

Seed Round in 2015
HelloTech is changing the way consumers purchase and get support for new technology. Utilizing a background-checked, vetted on-demand workforce, HelloTech provides in home support and consultation for consumers looking to manage and upgrade the technology within their home.

Seedling

Venture Round in 2014
Seedling imagines the future of play and brings it to life by uniting modern, scalable technologies and classic materials. Itsr products enable kids 2 to 12 to seamlessly move between the digital and physical worlds they play in, creating a new category of products called reimagined play.

Epoxy

Series A in 2014
Epoxy Inc. operates an online video creation and sharing platform. The company’s platform enables creators to make clips, GIFs, images, and memes from their videos; share YouTube videos natively across social networks; and reply to comments and connect with fans. Its platform is also used by media enterprises and networks. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Venice, California. As of October 17, 2016, Epoxy Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Vemba Corp.

Seedling

Venture Round in 2013
Seedling imagines the future of play and brings it to life by uniting modern, scalable technologies and classic materials. Itsr products enable kids 2 to 12 to seamlessly move between the digital and physical worlds they play in, creating a new category of products called reimagined play.

NuORDER

Series A in 2013
NuORDER Inc. operates an online wholesale platform and marketplace specifically designed for the fashion industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, the company facilitates B2B eCommerce by connecting over 900 vendors with more than 250,000 buyers. NuORDER allows fashion brands to enhance their sales reach and enables buyers to discover new brands efficiently. The platform provides a centralized location for browsing products and catalogs, accessing real-time sales and inventory data, and placing orders through both computer and mobile applications. With its flexible and scalable solutions, NuORDER supports a diverse range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, home goods, and beauty products.

Seedling

Seed Round in 2013
Seedling imagines the future of play and brings it to life by uniting modern, scalable technologies and classic materials. Itsr products enable kids 2 to 12 to seamlessly move between the digital and physical worlds they play in, creating a new category of products called reimagined play.

DAILYLOOK

Seed Round in 2013
DAILYLOOK is the premium personal styling experience that provides the latest looks tailored to your lifestyle - saving you time and effort. We make shopping simple, by curating looks you love based on your body shape, preferences, and lifestyle. Our professional stylists curate our collection to style beautiful outfits for you to try on in the convenience of your own home. You buy what you love and return the rest. Free shipping both ways. It's that easy.

Epoxy

Seed Round in 2013
Epoxy Inc. operates an online video creation and sharing platform. The company’s platform enables creators to make clips, GIFs, images, and memes from their videos; share YouTube videos natively across social networks; and reply to comments and connect with fans. Its platform is also used by media enterprises and networks. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Venice, California. As of October 17, 2016, Epoxy Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Vemba Corp.

NuORDER

Seed Round in 2012
NuORDER Inc. operates an online wholesale platform and marketplace specifically designed for the fashion industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, the company facilitates B2B eCommerce by connecting over 900 vendors with more than 250,000 buyers. NuORDER allows fashion brands to enhance their sales reach and enables buyers to discover new brands efficiently. The platform provides a centralized location for browsing products and catalogs, accessing real-time sales and inventory data, and placing orders through both computer and mobile applications. With its flexible and scalable solutions, NuORDER supports a diverse range of industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, home goods, and beauty products.

Little Black Bag

Series B in 2012
Little Black Bag is loosely based on a Japanese tradition known as the "Lucky Bag Sale." During the event, retailers sell mystery bags of products and customers buy these bags and trade the items inside with their friends. LBB is bringing this exciting shopping concept to the US and putting it online for the first time ever!

Little Black Bag

Series A in 2012
Little Black Bag is loosely based on a Japanese tradition known as the "Lucky Bag Sale." During the event, retailers sell mystery bags of products and customers buy these bags and trade the items inside with their friends. LBB is bringing this exciting shopping concept to the US and putting it online for the first time ever!

Factual

Series A in 2010
Factual is the location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses. Factual provides product and engineering teams, marketers and data analysts access to the world’s most trusted, accurate and comprehensive data on places and people worldwide, transforming products, advertising and businesses with data that puts everything in context.