Bull City Venture Partners

Bull City Venture Partners, established in 2012, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on technology and healthcare sectors within the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The firm typically invests in early-stage, B2B software, and tech-enabled businesses, with a preference for companies operating in software, mobile, e-commerce, health, cloud computing, fintech, and internet sectors. Bull City Venture Partners seeks innovative companies with high growth potential and often takes a board seat, leading in securing additional capital for growth rounds.

36 past transactions

Tiga Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Tiga Labs transforms B2B selling with generative AI.

Levitate

Series D in 2024
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

Ferretly

Venture Round in 2024
Ferretly International, LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in Easton, Maryland, specializes in online pre-employment screening. Its AI-driven platform assesses candidates' online personas, analyzing posts and images across 12 risk classifications to help organizations identify potential risks and align new hires with corporate values. This service aims to enhance workplace culture, reduce turnover, ensure safety, and mitigate brand risk.

GreenPlaces

Series A in 2023
GreenPlaces is a sustainability software company founded in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It offers an all-in-one platform designed to help businesses measure, benchmark, and manage their carbon emissions. The software provides real-time visibility into carbon footprints and includes tools for developing tailored carbon reduction plans. In addition to tracking emissions, GreenPlaces offers access to a comprehensive library of strategies for reducing environmental impact and sources high-quality carbon credits for offsetting emissions. The platform facilitates accurate reporting and offers guidance for achieving sustainability goals, positioning itself as a knowledgeable partner for companies committed to improving their environmental performance.

Ferretly

Seed Round in 2023
Ferretly International, LLC, established in 2019 and headquartered in Easton, Maryland, specializes in online pre-employment screening. Its AI-driven platform assesses candidates' online personas, analyzing posts and images across 12 risk classifications to help organizations identify potential risks and align new hires with corporate values. This service aims to enhance workplace culture, reduce turnover, ensure safety, and mitigate brand risk.

Levitate

Series C in 2023
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

Tiny Earth Toys

Seed Round in 2022
Tiny Earth Toys is an educational toy subscription service that delivers wooden learning toys directly to customers' homes every four months. Each kit, selected by learning experts, contains 6-9 sustainable wooden toys free from plastic or batteries, along with a comprehensive play guide. The company offers three such kits annually, catering to different age groups and promoting sustainable, clutter-free play and learning experiences for children.

Levitate

Venture Round in 2022
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

GreenPlaces

Angel Round in 2022
GreenPlaces is a sustainability software company founded in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It offers an all-in-one platform designed to help businesses measure, benchmark, and manage their carbon emissions. The software provides real-time visibility into carbon footprints and includes tools for developing tailored carbon reduction plans. In addition to tracking emissions, GreenPlaces offers access to a comprehensive library of strategies for reducing environmental impact and sources high-quality carbon credits for offsetting emissions. The platform facilitates accurate reporting and offers guidance for achieving sustainability goals, positioning itself as a knowledgeable partner for companies committed to improving their environmental performance.

Viably

Seed Round in 2022
Viably is a financial platform tailored for online sellers, focused on enhancing their cash flow and banking solutions. The company provides an application that integrates a comprehensive financial toolset, offering users real-time information and tips for effective financial management. By simplifying money management and facilitating easy access to finance, Viably aims to empower ecommerce businesses to streamline their daily financial operations, ensuring they can navigate their financial landscape with greater efficiency.

Biospatial

Series A in 2022
Biospatial, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that focuses on developing an online cloud-based platform for analyzing prehospital data to enhance public health and emergency response efforts. The platform aggregates and processes data from various sources, including electronic Patient Care Reports, utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence to extract actionable insights. By partnering with state and local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies, Biospatial aims to improve patient outcomes and support public sector and commercial healthcare entities in their missions. The company provides web-based interfaces that allow users to visualize data, generate reports, and manage access, creating a secure and scalable system for informed decision-making in emergency situations. Founded in 2016, Biospatial is committed to building a national network of data partners to enhance population health and safety across the United States.

ServiceTrade

Private Equity Round in 2021
ServiceTrade, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing field service delivery solutions for small and medium businesses, particularly in sectors such as fire protection, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, electrical, and medical equipment. Its primary offerings include a service management platform that enhances operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, as well as ServiceForms, which assists contractors in data collection. Additionally, ServiceTrade provides PartsLedger, a tool for managing parts inventory and costs associated with service jobs, and it integrates seamlessly with accounting systems. The company also offers live support, onboarding, training, and certification services, aimed at helping contractors navigate challenges such as skilled labor shortages and rising customer demands for service visibility. By equipping service technicians with effective tools, ServiceTrade enables businesses to improve service quality, increase revenue, and foster customer loyalty.

Circonus

Series B in 2021
Circonus is a company specializing in real-time monitoring and analytics for modern enterprises. Founded in 2010 and based near Philadelphia, PA, Circonus provides a unified platform that offers clear visibility into the behavior, health, trends, and performance of both traditional infrastructure and cloud-based technologies. The platform enables businesses to collect, store, manage, and analyze data from IoT devices and IT infrastructure in real time, helping them identify and resolve issues quickly. It serves various industries including Adtech, entertainment and streaming media, fintech, logistics and telematics, and smart grid/smart utilities.

Get Spiffy

Venture Round in 2021
Get Spiffy, Inc. is a mobile service company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in on-demand car washing, detailing, nano-ceramic coating, and oil change services. Founded in 2014, the company utilizes a smartphone application that facilitates both communication and payment for its services. Get Spiffy emphasizes environmental responsibility, ensuring that all car washes are eco-friendly. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to provide convenient and efficient automotive care to customers in the Triangle area and beyond.

Tiny Earth Toys

Seed Round in 2021
Tiny Earth Toys is an educational toy subscription service that delivers wooden learning toys directly to customers' homes every four months. Each kit, selected by learning experts, contains 6-9 sustainable wooden toys free from plastic or batteries, along with a comprehensive play guide. The company offers three such kits annually, catering to different age groups and promoting sustainable, clutter-free play and learning experiences for children.

Blueprint Title

Series B in 2021
Blueprint Title provides a modern approach to title insurance and closing services, focusing on streamlining residential real estate transactions. The company coordinates the various aspects of these transactions while issuing title policies that protect buyers from unforeseen claims on properties. By offering efficient solutions for real estate investors and lenders, Blueprint Title aims to simplify the closing process and enhance the overall experience in real estate dealings.

Levitate

Series B in 2021
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

LaunchNotes

Seed Round in 2020
LaunchNotes is a business that specializes in product change communication software. Its platform aims to enhance customer experiences by keeping teams and users informed about upcoming product modifications. The company's solution centralizes all release communications in one accessible location, allowing businesses to receive regular updates tailored to specific workstreams, versions, teams, or organizational structures. This enables entire organizations to keep pace with their development teams' rapid software shipping cycles, ensuring no one is caught off guard by product changes.

ServiceTrade

Venture Round in 2020
ServiceTrade, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing field service delivery solutions for small and medium businesses, particularly in sectors such as fire protection, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, electrical, and medical equipment. Its primary offerings include a service management platform that enhances operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, as well as ServiceForms, which assists contractors in data collection. Additionally, ServiceTrade provides PartsLedger, a tool for managing parts inventory and costs associated with service jobs, and it integrates seamlessly with accounting systems. The company also offers live support, onboarding, training, and certification services, aimed at helping contractors navigate challenges such as skilled labor shortages and rising customer demands for service visibility. By equipping service technicians with effective tools, ServiceTrade enables businesses to improve service quality, increase revenue, and foster customer loyalty.

Levitate

Venture Round in 2020
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

Reveal Mobile

Series A in 2020
Reveal Mobile, Inc. is a company that specializes in location-based marketing and analytics, catering to agencies, brands, media companies, and app publishers. Founded in 2004 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company operates a platform that includes solutions such as VISIT Local, which offers foot traffic attribution and audience building, and VISIT Match, designed for instant audience scaling. Additionally, Reveal Mobile provides VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise applications. The platform facilitates the creation of targeted audience segments and enables clients to reach these audiences through various digital advertising channels, including social media. With a strong emphasis on privacy compliance, Reveal Mobile is a member of the Network Advertising Initiative and undergoes annual privacy certifications, ensuring that its services adhere to industry standards. The company's user-friendly interface simplifies audience analytics and post-campaign reporting, allowing clients to effectively measure the impact of their marketing efforts on foot traffic.

Circonus

Series A in 2020
Circonus is a company specializing in real-time monitoring and analytics for modern enterprises. Founded in 2010 and based near Philadelphia, PA, Circonus provides a unified platform that offers clear visibility into the behavior, health, trends, and performance of both traditional infrastructure and cloud-based technologies. The platform enables businesses to collect, store, manage, and analyze data from IoT devices and IT infrastructure in real time, helping them identify and resolve issues quickly. It serves various industries including Adtech, entertainment and streaming media, fintech, logistics and telematics, and smart grid/smart utilities.

Get Spiffy

Series C in 2019
Get Spiffy, Inc. is a mobile service company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in on-demand car washing, detailing, nano-ceramic coating, and oil change services. Founded in 2014, the company utilizes a smartphone application that facilitates both communication and payment for its services. Get Spiffy emphasizes environmental responsibility, ensuring that all car washes are eco-friendly. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to provide convenient and efficient automotive care to customers in the Triangle area and beyond.

Levitate

Series A in 2019
Levitate is a developer of a customer relationship management platform that focuses on supporting relationship-based businesses. The company aims to foster a more entrepreneurial and creative environment by providing software solutions tailored for small businesses and entrepreneurial teams within larger organizations. Levitate's platform leverages artificial intelligence to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their professional relationships effectively. It offers features such as templates, messaging functions, and relationship analytics, enabling users to maintain communication with clients, prospects, and referral sources efficiently.

Attila

Seed Round in 2018
Attila Security, Inc. specializes in developing security solutions for networks and data access across virtual and cloud applications. Founded in 2018 and based in Columbia, Maryland, the company offers a range of products including the GoSilent Cube, a portable enterprise-grade firewall and virtual private network, GoSilent Global, which provides secure data access through dual Internet protocol obfuscation, and GoSilent Server, designed for accessing data center applications and cloud services. Attila's technology aims to protect various devices, such as servers, desktops, laptops, smartphones, and IoT devices, from cyber threats, addressing the significant economic impact of cybercrime. The company serves both government entities and enterprises, ensuring that sensitive data remains secure as it is accessed by employees across different platforms.

Get Spiffy

Series B in 2018
Get Spiffy, Inc. is a mobile service company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in on-demand car washing, detailing, nano-ceramic coating, and oil change services. Founded in 2014, the company utilizes a smartphone application that facilitates both communication and payment for its services. Get Spiffy emphasizes environmental responsibility, ensuring that all car washes are eco-friendly. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to provide convenient and efficient automotive care to customers in the Triangle area and beyond.

Adwerx

Series A in 2017
Adwerx, Inc. is a digital advertising automation platform based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in localized advertising services for real estate, mortgage, insurance, and wealth management sectors. Founded in 2013, the company offers personalized and hyper-targeted marketing solutions that are scalable for businesses of all sizes, from individual agents to large enterprises. Adwerx's platform simplifies online advertising by providing tools that help clients identify potential customers and effectively promote listings, whether new or existing. As a trusted partner to thousands of firms, Adwerx empowers its clients to reach new audiences and nurture relationships, helping them stay competitive in their respective markets.

VividCortex

Series A in 2017
VividCortex, Inc. is a developer of Software as a Service (SaaS) tools focused on database performance monitoring and analysis. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Arlington, Texas, and Charlottesville, Virginia, the company provides an innovative platform that enables organizations to measure, analyze, and optimize the performance of various open-source databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, MongoDB, and Redis. VividCortex’s solution offers comprehensive visibility into database operations, allowing engineering teams to monitor performance across multiple servers simultaneously without the overhead typical of other monitoring tools. By utilizing patented algorithms and advanced statistical methods, the platform delivers actionable insights into database workload and query performance, helping clients proactively address issues and enhance application efficiency. The company serves a diverse clientele, including industry leaders like Etsy and GitHub, and is recognized for its unique, focused approach to database monitoring, which emphasizes clarity and depth in understanding database performance.

Get Spiffy

Series A in 2017
Get Spiffy, Inc. is a mobile service company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in on-demand car washing, detailing, nano-ceramic coating, and oil change services. Founded in 2014, the company utilizes a smartphone application that facilitates both communication and payment for its services. Get Spiffy emphasizes environmental responsibility, ensuring that all car washes are eco-friendly. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to provide convenient and efficient automotive care to customers in the Triangle area and beyond.

Contactually

Series A in 2015
Contactually, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based company that specializes in web-based customer relationship management (CRM) software and contract management solutions. Founded in 2011, Contactually offers a platform that aggregates contact information and enhances it with data from email service providers, social media, and mobile devices. The platform is designed to improve relationship management by allowing users to synchronize communication histories, organize and prioritize contacts, and automate processes such as email templates and workflows. It employs artificial intelligence to help users engage with their contacts more effectively, particularly in industries like real estate, finance, consulting, and education. Contactually's tools enable clients to monitor team performance and streamline communication, ultimately enhancing client relationships and operational efficiency. The company became a subsidiary of Urban Compass, Inc. in February 2019.

Medfusion

Venture Round in 2015
Medfusion, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Cary, North Carolina, specializing in patient engagement solutions that enhance communication between healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 1996, Medfusion offers a comprehensive patient engagement portal that encompasses clinical, administrative, and financial services. Its solutions include billing options such as online payments and payment plans, clinical tools for secure messaging and prescription requests, and front desk functionalities like appointment scheduling and patient registration. The company also provides mobile applications to facilitate patient access to health data and payment processing. Additionally, Medfusion's Practice Intelligence service assists healthcare practices in managing patient communication traffic effectively. By focusing on improving the patient experience and operational efficiency, Medfusion aims to support healthcare providers in delivering better services while also generating revenue.

Spoonflower

Venture Round in 2015
Spoonflower, Inc. is a fabric printing marketplace that connects shoppers, surface designers, and crafters globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with operations in Berlin, Germany, the company specializes in digital textile printing, allowing independent designers to create and sell unique fabric designs across various categories, including floral, vintage, and abstract. Spoonflower provides custom fabric printing services with no minimum order requirement and has expanded its offerings to include custom wallpaper and gift wrap. Using eco-friendly digital printing technology and water-based inks, the company fulfills each order on demand, catering to individuals and small businesses that create a diverse array of products such as quilts, clothing, pillows, and home decor items.

Reveal Mobile

Venture Round in 2015
Reveal Mobile, Inc. is a company that specializes in location-based marketing and analytics, catering to agencies, brands, media companies, and app publishers. Founded in 2004 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company operates a platform that includes solutions such as VISIT Local, which offers foot traffic attribution and audience building, and VISIT Match, designed for instant audience scaling. Additionally, Reveal Mobile provides VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise applications. The platform facilitates the creation of targeted audience segments and enables clients to reach these audiences through various digital advertising channels, including social media. With a strong emphasis on privacy compliance, Reveal Mobile is a member of the Network Advertising Initiative and undergoes annual privacy certifications, ensuring that its services adhere to industry standards. The company's user-friendly interface simplifies audience analytics and post-campaign reporting, allowing clients to effectively measure the impact of their marketing efforts on foot traffic.

Full Measure Education

Series B in 2015
Full Measure Education, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based company that develops a mobile engagement platform aimed at enhancing the student experience in higher education. Founded in 2013, the company provides a suite of tools designed to assist students in managing their administrative needs while also addressing retention challenges faced by colleges and universities. Its platform includes features such as messaging inboxes, custom auto-responses, campaign management, and data reporting, all of which facilitate effective communication and support throughout the student lifecycle, from admission to graduation. Drawing on extensive experience from over 10 million student help desk interactions across more than 850 institutions, Full Measure Education aims to improve key metrics such as retention rates, enrollment growth, and operational efficiency for educational institutions.

Connect

Series A in 2014
Connect Software Corporation offers a location-based messaging application designed to enhance communication and connectivity among friends. The app aggregates check-ins and geo-located posts from various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Foursquare. Users can share their current activities, make plans, and stay informed about friends' whereabouts in real time. The platform also facilitates various forms of communication, allowing users to reach out to friends through chat, calls, emails, or messages across multiple networks. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Connect aims to simplify social interactions by providing a centralized tool for users to engage with their social circles.

StepLeader

Series A in 2013
StepLeader builds digital solutions helping publishers create new revenue opportunities in mobile technology and smart TV applications. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina,.
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