Forté Ventures

Forté Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Georgia. It specializes in early-stage investments in technology companies throughout the United States, with a focus on sectors such as IT, mobility, digital media, and financial technology. The firm aims to support the growth of innovative businesses by providing capital and expertise in navigating the complexities of the technology landscape.

Paul DiBella

Partner, Investment Committee

Hunter Hartwell

Principal

John Hooie

Associate

Melanie Martin

Director of Fund Administration

John Patton

Partner

Kris Surapaneni

Associate

42 past transactions

Percent

Series B in 2023
Percent is a fintech company that operates an ethereum-powered marketplace for commercial debt, focusing on private credit securitization. Established in 2018 and based in New York, Percent has developed a platform designed to streamline the securitization process for specialty finance originators at various stages of their growth. The platform facilitates investment discovery, investment execution, monitoring, and redemption of returns, catering to both institutional and retail investors. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, Percent provides users with access to innovative securitized products, enhancing their investment opportunities in the commercial debt market.

Car IQ

Series B in 2023
Car IQ Inc. is a company that has created a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway tailored for auto dealer groups, car sharing services, and autonomous vehicles. Established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, Car IQ offers an innovative automotive payment solution that allows vehicles to autonomously initiate payments for various services, including tolls, fuel, and parking, without the need for credit cards. The technology relies on a patented machine identity verification process, enabling vehicles to connect directly to payment networks and service providers. This platform leverages sensor data from the vehicle to facilitate seamless transactions and enhance the overall management of automotive services.

Sprockets

Series A in 2022
Sprockets specializes in developing software solutions for franchises that streamline the hiring process by assessing potential candidates based on the traits of a company’s top-performing employees. Founded in 2013 and based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Sprockets' technology enables businesses to evaluate applicants quickly, eliminating uncertainty and reducing the costs associated with high turnover. By utilizing an applicant matching system, Sprockets helps human resources and hiring managers identify candidates that align closely with the desired profile, ensuring a more efficient and effective recruitment process.

Verusen

Series B in 2022
Verusen is a supply chain intelligence company that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance visibility and digitization in complex global supply chains. Its platform integrates and harmonizes disparate material data across various ERP systems, facilitating accurate master data management to lower inventory costs and improve production reliability. By implementing intelligent controls, Verusen enforces inventory management procedures to mitigate the risk of inventory spikes, while its predictive capabilities optimize allocation and procurement processes. This approach provides businesses with a reliable data foundation, enabling them to adapt swiftly, innovate, and support initiatives related to Industry 4.0. Founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Verusen primarily serves Fortune 500 manufacturers and their supply chains.

Inrupt

Series A in 2021
Inrupt is an open-source platform that uses a set of modular requirements to decentralize the web. The platform allows consumers and organizations to distinguish their information from the apps using it. It enables clients to develop, handle and safeguard their internet personal online data store (POD) while using the same information to simultaneously search for distinct apps. The company is founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Homee

Series B in 2021
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Blueprint Title

Series B in 2021
Blueprint Title offers a modern approach to title insurance and closing.

Car IQ

Series B in 2021
Car IQ Inc. is a company that has created a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway tailored for auto dealer groups, car sharing services, and autonomous vehicles. Established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, Car IQ offers an innovative automotive payment solution that allows vehicles to autonomously initiate payments for various services, including tolls, fuel, and parking, without the need for credit cards. The technology relies on a patented machine identity verification process, enabling vehicles to connect directly to payment networks and service providers. This platform leverages sensor data from the vehicle to facilitate seamless transactions and enhance the overall management of automotive services.

Algolux

Series B in 2021
Algolux, based in Canada, is an artificial intelligence software company focused on enhancing vision systems through advanced perception technology. Founded by a team of recognized researchers led by Dr. Felix Heide, Algolux develops machine learning solutions that improve safety and performance while lowering costs and time-to-market. One of its key products, Eos, is an embedded perception solution that offers up to three times the accuracy of current computer vision technologies, particularly in challenging environments. Eos is designed to work with various sensor and lens configurations, streamlining the process of training data capture and annotation. Additionally, Algolux provides Atlas, a tool that automates camera tuning, ensuring optimal image quality for various computer vision applications. This product aims to minimize program risks through a scalable, metrics-based methodology applicable to diverse camera setups.

Gradient AI

Series B in 2021
gradient A.I., we’re tackling some of the most challenging problems within the insurance and healthcare industries while leveraging advanced data analysis and machine intelligence. You have the historical data and the deep understanding of the challenges. Our team will work with you to address these challenges using our product that prioritizes your needs. We strive to establish a true partnership to help you get the most out of our products and engineering expertise.

Verusen

Series A in 2021
Verusen is a supply chain intelligence company that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance visibility and digitization in complex global supply chains. Its platform integrates and harmonizes disparate material data across various ERP systems, facilitating accurate master data management to lower inventory costs and improve production reliability. By implementing intelligent controls, Verusen enforces inventory management procedures to mitigate the risk of inventory spikes, while its predictive capabilities optimize allocation and procurement processes. This approach provides businesses with a reliable data foundation, enabling them to adapt swiftly, innovate, and support initiatives related to Industry 4.0. Founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Verusen primarily serves Fortune 500 manufacturers and their supply chains.

Homee

Venture Round in 2020
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Element Analytics

Series B in 2020
Element Analytics creates industrial analytics software that empowers organizations to achieve new levels of operational performance. The Element Platform helps industrial organizations easily and rapidly use industrial time-series data for actionable insight. The platform readies time-series data, enriches it with analytically relevant context, and instills trust. It also blends time-series and other operational data with unprecedented high fidelity. With data ready, the platform enables machine-learning modeling to surface reliability, productivity, and sustainability insights for operations.

K4Connect

Series B in 2020
K4Connect, Inc. develops and provides software solutions for older adults. It offers K4Community, a solution for residents and operators of senior living communities that enables users to communicate with their families, engage with communities, and manage home. The company also provides K4Life, a home and wellness solution that helps individuals to live independently. K4Connect, Inc. has strategic partnerships with Eskaton; and Ziegler Link-Age Fund II, LP. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

FogHorn

Series C in 2020
FogHorn is a developer of “edge intelligence” software for industrial and commercial IoT application solutions. FogHorn’s software platform brings the power of advanced analytics and machine learning to the on-premises edge environment enabling a new class of applications for advanced monitoring and diagnostics, machine performance optimization, proactive maintenance and operational intelligence use cases. FogHorn’s technology is ideally suited for OEMs, systems integrators and end customers in manufacturing, power and water, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining, transportation, healthcare, retail, as well as smart grid, smart city, smart building and connected vehicle applications.

Gradient AI

Series A in 2019
gradient A.I., we’re tackling some of the most challenging problems within the insurance and healthcare industries while leveraging advanced data analysis and machine intelligence. You have the historical data and the deep understanding of the challenges. Our team will work with you to address these challenges using our product that prioritizes your needs. We strive to establish a true partnership to help you get the most out of our products and engineering expertise.

Homee

Series B in 2019
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

StellaService

Venture Round in 2019
StellaService Inc. is a customer feedback and quality management platform designed for customer service teams. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, the platform enables companies of various sizes, from startups to large public enterprises, to collect customer feedback, enhance agent engagement, and improve service performance. As of September 2020, StellaService operates as a subsidiary of Medallia, Inc., further expanding its capabilities in delivering valuable insights for service improvement.

StellaService

Series B in 2019
StellaService Inc. is a customer feedback and quality management platform designed for customer service teams. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, the platform enables companies of various sizes, from startups to large public enterprises, to collect customer feedback, enhance agent engagement, and improve service performance. As of September 2020, StellaService operates as a subsidiary of Medallia, Inc., further expanding its capabilities in delivering valuable insights for service improvement.

RapidSOS

Series B in 2018
RapidSOS, Inc. operates an emergency response data platform that delivers critical information from over 350 million connected devices directly to 9-1-1 and first responders during emergencies. The platform enhances public safety by providing rich multimedia, health profiles, and real-time incident data, supporting more than 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers and protecting over 90% of the U.S. population during approximately 250 million emergencies each year. Key offerings include the Clearinghouse, which enables emergency requests from RapidSOS-enabled devices, and an Emergency API suite that transmits user data to emergency services. Additionally, the RapidSOS Portal provides public safety agencies with secure access to life-saving data. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, RapidSOS collaborates with certified partners to improve emergency response times and outcomes, ultimately aiming to create a safer future through the integration of technology and public safety efforts.

Springbot

Series C in 2018
Springbot, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an e-commerce marketing platform designed specifically for small to medium-sized retailers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that simplifies the management of marketing data and tools. Springbot's platform integrates various features such as signup forms, automation editors, email marketing, social media campaigns, and online advertising, allowing retailers to efficiently run and track multi-channel marketing efforts. By leveraging data management, marketing automation, and analytics, Springbot provides tailored, data-driven marketing recommendations to help online retailers enhance their revenue. The platform is compatible with popular e-commerce platforms like Big Commerce, Magento, and Shopify, making it accessible for a wide range of businesses seeking to optimize their marketing strategies.

TidalScale

Series B in 2018
TidalScale, Inc. develops software for in-memory applications that binds multiple commodity hardware servers into a unified software virtual machine. It offers TidalScale software-defined servers that represent the next wave of compute. The company’s technology also helps users to configure virtual servers of various sizes, and achieve in-memory performance for the big data workloads. Its solutions include Oracle database, SAP HANA, and data analytics. TidalScale, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Campbell, California with additional offices in Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan.

Integrate

Series E in 2018
Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs. It unifies demand marketing channels into a single, powerful SaaS platform to help achieve quantifiable business outcomes. Its cloud-based marketing platform empowers marketers to more effectively acquire prospects and customers by integrating media programs and prospect data with existing marketing and sales systems. The closed-loop platform provides tools including workflow automation, data governance, analytics, and a high-quality media partner marketplace, all accessed from a single, intuitive dashboard. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Integrate

Series E in 2018
Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs. It unifies demand marketing channels into a single, powerful SaaS platform to help achieve quantifiable business outcomes. Its cloud-based marketing platform empowers marketers to more effectively acquire prospects and customers by integrating media programs and prospect data with existing marketing and sales systems. The closed-loop platform provides tools including workflow automation, data governance, analytics, and a high-quality media partner marketplace, all accessed from a single, intuitive dashboard. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

AdStage

Series A in 2018
AdStage, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing a cloud-based advertisement management platform. This platform enables advertisers to create, launch, and manage targeted advertising campaigns across various social networks while automating tasks and generating comprehensive dashboards and reports. AdStage's tools allow marketers to consolidate and analyze their advertising efforts, evaluate campaign performance through customizable dashboards, and schedule actions based on specific time zones. Incorporated in 2012, the company serves a diverse range of industries, providing essential modules for automation, data integration, and reporting. As a subsidiary of TapClicks, AdStage supports marketers in demonstrating the return on ad spend and facilitating data-driven decision-making for business growth.

Urgently

Series B in 2017
Urgent.ly’s Roadside is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Ushr

Series A in 2017
Ushr Inc. specializes in developing high-definition mapping technology and autonomous vehicle navigation software. The company focuses on enhancing the safety and efficiency of travel for autonomous vehicles by interpreting and communicating street view navigation. Its technology integrates vehicle sensors and on-road cameras to provide detailed real-world information, which aids in precise steering and improved vehicle control. Formed in 2016 and originally known as GeoDigital Automotive, Ushr changed its name in August 2017 and operates from its headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, with an additional office in Lompoc, California. As a subsidiary of Dynamic Map Planning Co., Ltd., Ushr continues to advance the capabilities of autonomous navigation systems for vehicle manufacturers and operators.

OpsDataStore

Series A in 2015
OpsDataStore, provides the first ever solution to online service quality issues by combining a low latency real time scalable big data back end with partner ecosystem of complementary management software vendors. This ecosystem approach gives customers the ability to choose best of breed vendors and achieve data integration through OpsDataStore. This allows customers to improve revenue, reliability, reputation and customer retention. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Johns Creek, Georgia.

IntelliVision

Series A in 2015
IntelliVision Corp. specializes in intelligent video analytics and automated surveillance solutions, developing advanced technologies for video content analysis. The company offers a range of products, including an Intelligent Video solution that automates video monitoring and a Recognition Suite that provides recognition capabilities for faces, objects, and license plates. IntelliVision's software processes and analyzes video data from both analog and digital sources, extracting actionable insights and real-time alerts for various applications, including security, traffic management, and retail analytics. Established in 2003 and headquartered in San Jose, California, IntelliVision also operates offices in Asia and Europe. The company holds patents for its innovative technology, which is recognized for transforming video surveillance through deep learning and artificial intelligence. As of 2018, IntelliVision operates as a subsidiary of Nortek Security & Control, LLC.

Urgently

Series A in 2015
Urgent.ly’s Roadside is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Integrate

Series C in 2015
Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs. It unifies demand marketing channels into a single, powerful SaaS platform to help achieve quantifiable business outcomes. Its cloud-based marketing platform empowers marketers to more effectively acquire prospects and customers by integrating media programs and prospect data with existing marketing and sales systems. The closed-loop platform provides tools including workflow automation, data governance, analytics, and a high-quality media partner marketplace, all accessed from a single, intuitive dashboard. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Batteroo

Venture Round in 2014
World's First Reusable Micro-Thin Sleeve that Extends Battery Life! It saves consumer money, energy by increasing the battery life up-to 600% as well as reducing less battery waste and saving environment.

Fision

Seed Round in 2013
Fision’s distributed marketing automation and sales enablement platform empowers your team to quickly and easily organize, customize, and distribute compelling personalized campaigns across the web, e-communications, social media, mobile, and print. Our easy to use cloud-based SaaS allows distributed organizations to enable their field sales, local marketers, agents, VARS and franchisees to localize and personalize their communications while centralized marketing stays firmly in control of brand and legal compliance. Fision ensures relevant and timely engagement with customers and increases visibility over the effectiveness of all sales and marketing activity—leading to actionable data that allows you to make better business decisions.

Springbot

Series A in 2013
Springbot, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an e-commerce marketing platform designed specifically for small to medium-sized retailers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that simplifies the management of marketing data and tools. Springbot's platform integrates various features such as signup forms, automation editors, email marketing, social media campaigns, and online advertising, allowing retailers to efficiently run and track multi-channel marketing efforts. By leveraging data management, marketing automation, and analytics, Springbot provides tailored, data-driven marketing recommendations to help online retailers enhance their revenue. The platform is compatible with popular e-commerce platforms like Big Commerce, Magento, and Shopify, making it accessible for a wide range of businesses seeking to optimize their marketing strategies.

Stockpile

Seed Round in 2013
Stockpile is a stealth mode company and operates in the financial services industry. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in the United States.

Springbot

Seed Round in 2013
Springbot, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an e-commerce marketing platform designed specifically for small to medium-sized retailers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that simplifies the management of marketing data and tools. Springbot's platform integrates various features such as signup forms, automation editors, email marketing, social media campaigns, and online advertising, allowing retailers to efficiently run and track multi-channel marketing efforts. By leveraging data management, marketing automation, and analytics, Springbot provides tailored, data-driven marketing recommendations to help online retailers enhance their revenue. The platform is compatible with popular e-commerce platforms like Big Commerce, Magento, and Shopify, making it accessible for a wide range of businesses seeking to optimize their marketing strategies.

EcoSMART Technologies

Series D in 2013
EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. manufactures pesticide solutions and pet care products based on natural ingredients. The company offers a range of pest control products, including ant and roach killers; bed bug killers and repellents; flea and tick control products, repellents, and sprays; flying insect killers, granules, and repellents; garden fungicides; garden insect killers; home pest control products; lawn insect killers; mosquito and tick control products; mosquito foggers; spider blasters; wasp and hornet killers; and weed and grass killers. It also provides pet care products, including conditioners, detanglers, shampoos, flea and tick controls, repellents, and sprays for residential and commercial markets. It offers its products online, as well as through retail stores. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Kittrich Corporation.

Remedy Informatics

Series B in 2013
Remedy Informatics (formerly RemedyMD) is the leading provider of patient registries, medical research software, and research informatics products that accelerate translational medicine discoveries from bench to bedside. Remedy offers a wide range of highly configurable biomedical informatics products that are built on the powerful Mosaic™ Platform. Remedy’s mission is to tangibly, measurably and permanently improve the effectiveness of Life Science and Healthcare Research around the world.

Inform Inc

Series A in 2013
Inform, Inc. is a digital media company that operates an online news and information video platform, specializing in personalized content delivery and performance-based monetization for advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in California and New York, the company provides a suite of technological solutions that facilitate the embedding and distribution of video content for premium publishers. Its offerings include Perfect Pixel for seamless video integration, the Inform video library, and automated solutions like Editor’s Choice and Wire Match that enhance content engagement. Inform's Digital Media Exchange connects over 500 content partners across various verticals, delivering a significant volume of premium video to a wide network of publishing partners. The platform reaches approximately 200 million unique users monthly, generating over 1 billion video views annually, thereby creating valuable advertising opportunities in a brand-safe environment. Inform, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. since 2019.

Inform Inc

Seed Round in 2012
Inform, Inc. is a digital media company that operates an online news and information video platform, specializing in personalized content delivery and performance-based monetization for advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in California and New York, the company provides a suite of technological solutions that facilitate the embedding and distribution of video content for premium publishers. Its offerings include Perfect Pixel for seamless video integration, the Inform video library, and automated solutions like Editor’s Choice and Wire Match that enhance content engagement. Inform's Digital Media Exchange connects over 500 content partners across various verticals, delivering a significant volume of premium video to a wide network of publishing partners. The platform reaches approximately 200 million unique users monthly, generating over 1 billion video views annually, thereby creating valuable advertising opportunities in a brand-safe environment. Inform, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. since 2019.

Zeuss

Convertible Note in 2012
Zeuss is an enterprise software company whose suite of products is based on its patent pending Zeuss Data Intelligence Engine (ZDIE). The engine enables people to intuitively discover actionable information across both structured and unstructured data with ease. The company powers knowledge management, intelligence and human capital continuity solutions for private and public sector organizations.

Powermat

Series B in 2011
Powermat Technologies Ltd. specializes in the development of wireless charging solutions for mobile devices, with its products marketed under the Duracell Powermat brand. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, the company has expanded its operations to include an office in Grandville, Michigan. Powermat's offerings include the Powermat Ring, which allows users to charge devices with micro USB or iPhone ports, and a mobile application that helps users locate nearby charging stations and connect with venues for special offers. The firm also provides a mobile customer engagement platform, enabling businesses to send targeted information to users while they charge. Powermat's technology, which utilizes magnetic induction, has been adopted by notable companies such as General Motors and Starbucks, and has been integrated into various public spaces, including airports and entertainment venues. In addition to its retail presence, Powermat has formed strategic partnerships to enhance its wireless charging solutions across various industries.