SaaS Ventures

SaaS Ventures is a Maryland-based private equity firm established in 2017 that specializes in investing in seed-stage technology companies, particularly in the enterprise software sector. The firm seeks to co-invest alongside strong lead investors, leveraging its extensive network to facilitate future funding rounds. By focusing on smaller investments typically ranging from $750,000 to $3 million, SaaS Ventures aims to provide significant value to entrepreneurs while minimizing the complexities often associated with funding. The firm is particularly interested in "second tier markets," such as Chicago, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Atlanta, where it identifies promising opportunities that may attract less competition yet still support substantial exits. With a background in entrepreneurship, SaaS Ventures prioritizes being a supportive partner to portfolio companies without taking significant stakes or leading investment rounds.

Dan Eidell

Principal

Brian Gaister

Partner

Collin Gutman

Managing Partner

Rodd Macklin

Venture Partner

Seth Shuldiner

Partner

85 past transactions

Cloverly

Series A in 2023
Provide tools for businesses and organizations to achieve carbon neutrality by connecting online buyers to local, high-quality renewable energy through their Sustainability-as-a-Service platform. Clean-tech startup creating a sustainability-as-a-service platform to make carbon offsets accessible for everyday activities.

Gappify

Series B in 2023
Gappify is a provider of automation software for corporate accounting teams. Gappify's automation software equips accountants with solutions to face today's business challenges by automating time consuming, repetitive tasks and streamlining processes. The company was founded in 2004 by ex Big-4 accountants with a mission to advance the accounting profession through technology. Gappify is headquartered in San Francisco.

Chargezoom

Series A in 2022
Fully Integrated Payments, Easy as 1-2-3. One-click integration connects most major accounting packages with your existing payment gateway. In less than 5 minutes payments will automatically reconcile in real-time, saving hours of effort daily. Chargezoom's integrated payment solution works with over 20 popular payment gateways; nothing to change, no transaction fees, just point, click and integrate! Two-Way Sync Payment Dashboard eInvoicing / Pay by email Compliant Surcharging Subscription Management Tokenized Customer Vault Developer-First API Our Mission is to unify your financial ecosystem.

dRISK

Seed Round in 2022
dRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that specializes in developing technologies aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company focuses on mitigating transportation risks by providing solutions that address edge cases in vehicle operation. dRISK's platform is designed to generate and analyze risks based on historical data and potential scenarios, helping clients reduce bias and improve training outcomes. By eliminating spurious training from simulation artifacts, dRISK enables its customers to create safer and more reliable driverless cars, contributing to the advancement of the autonomous vehicle industry.

Network Perception

Series A in 2022
Network Perception is providing a pioneering network device configuration analysis software to visualize and manage their network. The company delivers a pioneering solution that enables corporate compliance and cybersecurity managers to gain a complete view of their network security and to immediately determine if its configuration is in alignment with best practices and regulatory standards Network Perception was launched in 2014 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park.

CoreChain Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
CoreChain Technologies is a business-to-business payments network built on blockchain technology.

FreightFlows

Seed Round in 2022
FreightFlows, Inc. provides maritime market intelligence for traders, shippers, owners, and brokers. It develops a data platform to source, synthesize, and analyze current market data that allows customers to optimize operational decision-making and risk management. The company’s platform allows users to explore market, port, and fleet activity trends; identify vessel availability; identify vessel routes and ETA; and gain visibility into commodity cargoes and trade activities. In addition, it provides market analysis services to trade in futures markets, reduce commercial risk, and hedge against freight rate volatility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Optera

Seed Round in 2022
Optera is the ESG software platform used by many of the world's most established and ambitious corporate sustainability programs. Optera blends a complete emissions platform (scope 1, 2, and 3) with expert in-house practitioners to provide customers with a comprehensive solution to even the most complex carbon accounting challenges. From a first-time inventory and complete scope 3 accounting to science-based targets and achieving net-zero, the Optera platform supports companies at any stage of their ESG journey. Optera also goes beyond internal management and connects our clients with their suppliers, portfolio companies, or customers to enable meaningful action and engagement across their value chain. Companies of every size and industry use Optera from Dell and HPE to Grove Collaborative and William-Sonoma. Our expert team collaborates with leading NGOs such as BSR, CDP, and the World Economic Forum to advance corporate ESG practices globally.

Optera

Seed Round in 2022
Optera is the ESG software platform used by many of the world's most established and ambitious corporate sustainability programs. Optera blends a complete emissions platform (scope 1, 2, and 3) with expert in-house practitioners to provide customers with a comprehensive solution to even the most complex carbon accounting challenges. From a first-time inventory and complete scope 3 accounting to science-based targets and achieving net-zero, the Optera platform supports companies at any stage of their ESG journey. Optera also goes beyond internal management and connects our clients with their suppliers, portfolio companies, or customers to enable meaningful action and engagement across their value chain. Companies of every size and industry use Optera from Dell and HPE to Grove Collaborative and William-Sonoma. Our expert team collaborates with leading NGOs such as BSR, CDP, and the World Economic Forum to advance corporate ESG practices globally.

HeyRenee

Seed Round in 2022
HeyRenee is the personal health concierge, everyone, especially those managing chronic illnesses and conditions, has wanted and needed. The patient-centric HeyRenee platform is designed to consolidate, coordinate, communicate and connect all aspects of medical care. Through long-sought data integration with healthcare providers, the platform endeavors to eventually help all Americans, the underserved especially, connect with their entire healthcare team and relieve the burdens of appointment scheduling, in-home visits, prescription medication administration to Telehealth and remote patient monitoring, and more

Tourial

Seed Round in 2022
Tourial creates a virtual product marketing, product training, and support platform to deliver product marketing content in the form of virtual product tours. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ecobot

Seed Round in 2022
Ecobot, Inc. designs and develops software that digitalizes the process of collection of scientific data for regulatory environmental monitoring, reporting, and forecasting. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

Tava Health

Series A in 2021
Tava Health, Inc. is a mental telehealth platform based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2019. The company facilitates access to mental health services by allowing users to complete assessments, connect with therapists, receive prescriptions, and initiate treatment. Tava Health addresses a range of mental health issues, including addiction, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, family difficulties, grief, LGBTQ concerns, marital issues, PTSD, and stress. By providing therapy and medication services, Tava Health aims to enhance emotional well-being for employees and their families, emphasizing the importance of mental health in the workplace.

Klir

Series A in 2021
Klir Inc., doing business as Klir, develops an application to manage compliance for all water providers. The company’s platform gathers, monitors and analyses regulatory compliance data, all in one easy-to-use web-based application. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware with location in Toronto, Canada; and Dublin, Ireland.

BetaBlocks

Seed Round in 2021
BetaBlocks is a Miami-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in supporting early-stage blockchain startups through education, mentorship, and co-building initiatives. The company focuses on scaling these startups while fostering community awareness of the potential impacts of blockchain technology on various businesses. Additionally, BetaBlocks has developed an asset tokenization platform that enhances liquidity for a wide range of assets by utilizing blockchain and smart contracts. This platform allows businesses to create, mint, distribute, sell, and redeem digital assets, thereby opening up new market opportunities in the realm of cryptographic assets. Through its comprehensive approach, BetaBlocks aims to drive innovation and growth within the blockchain ecosystem.

equipifi

Seed Round in 2021
Equipifi specializes in developing financial software aimed at streamlining the payments ecosystem. Its technology platform provides banks and credit unions with buy now, pay later solutions, enhancing the consumer experience by reducing friction in transactions. The software includes features such as automatic push notifications, SMS, and email alerts, as well as integration with online and mobile banking systems. This ensures a straightforward user experience and offers dashboard access for real-time performance and usage insights. Ultimately, Equipifi's solutions empower consumers to easily access and benefit from buy now, pay later options.

HiveWatch

Series A in 2021
HiveWatch is a developer of an intelligent security fusion platform. It uses multi-sensor resolution and machine learning to ingest data from existing security sensors, consolidate feeds into a single workflow, and auto-resolve false positives so operators can see alerts that truly require human attention.

FruitScout

Seed Round in 2021
FruitScout is a mobile-based, AI-powered precision crop load management (PCLM) platform.

Chargezoom

Seed Round in 2021
Fully Integrated Payments, Easy as 1-2-3. One-click integration connects most major accounting packages with your existing payment gateway. In less than 5 minutes payments will automatically reconcile in real-time, saving hours of effort daily. Chargezoom's integrated payment solution works with over 20 popular payment gateways; nothing to change, no transaction fees, just point, click and integrate! Two-Way Sync Payment Dashboard eInvoicing / Pay by email Compliant Surcharging Subscription Management Tokenized Customer Vault Developer-First API Our Mission is to unify your financial ecosystem.

Balto

Series B in 2021
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Anra Technologies

Venture Round in 2021
ANRA Technologies, LLC specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for commercial drone operations. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, the company offers various solutions including DroneOSS, which provides real-time flight planning, automated notifications, autonomous execution, and data analytics. The platform also facilitates the integration of processed data back into enterprise systems. Additionally, ANRA Technologies features the DroneUSS UTM platform for unmanned operations and SmartSkies CTR, which allows drone pilots to secure approvals for operations in controlled airspace through a mobile application or web portal. The company further extends its services by offering consultancy in urban air mobility and integration of drone operations, catering to the needs of commercial entities managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

HeyRenee

Seed Round in 2021
HeyRenee is the personal health concierge, everyone, especially those managing chronic illnesses and conditions, has wanted and needed. The patient-centric HeyRenee platform is designed to consolidate, coordinate, communicate and connect all aspects of medical care. Through long-sought data integration with healthcare providers, the platform endeavors to eventually help all Americans, the underserved especially, connect with their entire healthcare team and relieve the burdens of appointment scheduling, in-home visits, prescription medication administration to Telehealth and remote patient monitoring, and more

Candid Wholesale

Seed Round in 2021
Candid Wholesale is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that facilitates the buying, selling, and payment processes for wholesale businesses. The company develops order and inventory management software that offers digital solutions tailored to the needs of wholesale operations. Its tools address gaps in existing software by providing features for inventory management, order processing, sourcing, data management, and invoicing. This comprehensive approach enables brands, showrooms, and retailers to enhance their business decision-making and improve relationships with their customers.

Gappify

Venture Round in 2021
Gappify is a provider of automation software for corporate accounting teams. Gappify's automation software equips accountants with solutions to face today's business challenges by automating time consuming, repetitive tasks and streamlining processes. The company was founded in 2004 by ex Big-4 accountants with a mission to advance the accounting profession through technology. Gappify is headquartered in San Francisco.

Optera

Seed Round in 2021
Optera is the ESG software platform used by many of the world's most established and ambitious corporate sustainability programs. Optera blends a complete emissions platform (scope 1, 2, and 3) with expert in-house practitioners to provide customers with a comprehensive solution to even the most complex carbon accounting challenges. From a first-time inventory and complete scope 3 accounting to science-based targets and achieving net-zero, the Optera platform supports companies at any stage of their ESG journey. Optera also goes beyond internal management and connects our clients with their suppliers, portfolio companies, or customers to enable meaningful action and engagement across their value chain. Companies of every size and industry use Optera from Dell and HPE to Grove Collaborative and William-Sonoma. Our expert team collaborates with leading NGOs such as BSR, CDP, and the World Economic Forum to advance corporate ESG practices globally.

Torch

Seed Round in 2021
They believe there is a better way to do logistics. A more valuable, less invasive way where customers are earned rather than bought. They are obsessively passionate about it, and their mission is to help people achieve it. They focus on connecting people and solving problems. It's one of the least understood and least transparent aspects of freight, and we see that as an opportunity: They are excited to simplify logistics for everyone through our technology, experience , and service.

Bandwango

Seed Round in 2021
Bandwango is a developer of a platform used to offer curated experiences any travel destination has to offer. It is a travel marketing technology platform that connects destination with locals and visitors through curated and customizable passes. With Bandwango, destinations and visitor bureaus can design and publish curated experiences, both free and paid. Through Bandwango's Destination Experience Engine (DXE), users can infinitely re-organize in-destination activities into digital passports that target locals and visitors across any number of themes and interests.

Idelic

Series B in 2021
Idelic is a software enterprise solutions provider for transportation fleets. It is born from the trucking industry and infused with modern innovation and entrepreneurship. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Insightin Health

Series A in 2021
Insightin Health develops a cloud-based platform that enhances preventative care recommendations for patients within healthcare systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the platform automates campaign management, allowing healthcare organizations to create personalized content and deliver it in real-time. By aggregating data from various sources, the system provides actionable analytics that helps organizations manage member activities effectively. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform combines medical, clinical, cognitive, and social determinants of health to suggest tailored next steps for individuals, thereby improving quality measures and member satisfaction while reducing churn. The company's services cater to Medicare/Medicaid, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and other healthcare markets.

CYRISMA

Seed Round in 2021
The strength of Data Spotlite's SaaS solutions CYRISMA is not simply discovering and reporting Cyber Risk but RESOLVING those risks. This solution offers a single interface to identify, report, summarize and manage risks. Traditional methods of cyber risk management rely on a collection of separate and costly solutions that generate a mountain of disconnected reports that must be manually addressed. Many organizations simply don’t have the resources or manpower to reach their compliance goals as a result.

HiveWatch

Seed Round in 2021
HiveWatch is a developer of an intelligent security fusion platform. It uses multi-sensor resolution and machine learning to ingest data from existing security sensors, consolidate feeds into a single workflow, and auto-resolve false positives so operators can see alerts that truly require human attention.

HiveWatch

Seed Round in 2021
HiveWatch is a developer of an intelligent security fusion platform. It uses multi-sensor resolution and machine learning to ingest data from existing security sensors, consolidate feeds into a single workflow, and auto-resolve false positives so operators can see alerts that truly require human attention.

Network Perception

Seed Round in 2020
Network Perception is providing a pioneering network device configuration analysis software to visualize and manage their network. The company delivers a pioneering solution that enables corporate compliance and cybersecurity managers to gain a complete view of their network security and to immediately determine if its configuration is in alignment with best practices and regulatory standards Network Perception was launched in 2014 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park.

Tilled

Seed Round in 2020
Tilled, Inc. operates a payments platform that facilitates the integration of payment processing into software applications, allowing businesses to quickly start accepting various forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, ACH transactions, and health savings account payments. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Tilled provides services such as hosted payment forms, recurring payments, and split payments. The platform is designed to enable clients to monetize payments through modern APIs and SDKs, eliminating the need for upfront costs or additional staffing. This approach allows businesses to concentrate on their core operations while generating revenue from payment processing.

Optera

Seed Round in 2020
Optera is the ESG software platform used by many of the world's most established and ambitious corporate sustainability programs. Optera blends a complete emissions platform (scope 1, 2, and 3) with expert in-house practitioners to provide customers with a comprehensive solution to even the most complex carbon accounting challenges. From a first-time inventory and complete scope 3 accounting to science-based targets and achieving net-zero, the Optera platform supports companies at any stage of their ESG journey. Optera also goes beyond internal management and connects our clients with their suppliers, portfolio companies, or customers to enable meaningful action and engagement across their value chain. Companies of every size and industry use Optera from Dell and HPE to Grove Collaborative and William-Sonoma. Our expert team collaborates with leading NGOs such as BSR, CDP, and the World Economic Forum to advance corporate ESG practices globally.

Ravacan

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Ravacan is an analytics and collaboration platform tailored for industrial buyers and their suppliers. The platform focuses on purchasing and procurement, offering tools to analyze costs and manage supplier relationships effectively. It aids users in identifying suitable suppliers and navigating supply chain disruptions while automating repetitive tasks. Additionally, Ravacan provides functionalities for demand forecasting, product costing, and calculating return on investment. By enhancing supplier acquisition and reducing costs, the platform aims to increase productivity for global supply and commodity managers.

GoSite

Series A in 2020
GoSite, Inc. is a digital platform designed to assist small businesses in the U.S. with their online presence. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, GoSite offers an all-in-one, cloud-based solution that enables businesses to create websites and web platforms using an intuitive drag-and-drop builder. Its features include mobile readiness, built-in SEO, premium hosting, and analytics for website visitors. The platform facilitates business listing on search engines and promotes customer engagement through social media and email marketing. GoSite caters to a diverse clientele, including single users, large operators, agencies, franchises, and partnerships, effectively bridging the gap between offline and online business operations for approximately 12 million local service providers across the country.

ReturnLogic

Seed Round in 2020
ReturnLogic is a developer of an automation platform intended to make better marketing decisions and prevent costly product returns. Its platform helps brands give their clients an easy returns process while automating workflows for their customer service and warehouse teams, thereby enabling businesses to optimize their product returns strategy.

Trackstreet

Seed Round in 2020
TrackStreet, Inc. is a company specializing in price monitoring software designed to assist brands in managing their online sales and enhancing multi-channel revenue. Founded in 2015 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, TrackStreet offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that aims to reduce violations of brand and pricing policies while providing valuable market data. Its comprehensive solutions include market visibility, compliance with minimum advertised price (MAP) and resale policies, brand protection services, management portals for dealers and distributors, review tracking, Amazon analytics, e-tailer badging, and referral tracking. By leveraging industry expertise and advanced technology, TrackStreet delivers actionable insights that help brands strengthen customer relationships, drive sales, and improve overall business performance.

BasicBlock

Seed Round in 2020
BasicBlock, Inc. develops a software application that facilitates transactions for the trucking industry. It offers BasicBlock that helps truck drivers receive payment for services and costs by streamlining the collection of paperwork for invoices. The company’s BasicBlock mobile application to scan documents; enter the order number or trip number to associate documents with specific loads; label documents; and view documents and edit labels from the home office. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Living Security

Series A in 2020
At Living Security, we believe that end users are the most important asset and least leveraged opportunity for preventing cybersecurity breaches in the enterprise. Leveraging employees, a scientific Cybersecurity approach to analyzing Human Risk factors, a ground-breaking approach to Human Risk Management, and the ability to measure its effectiveness and ROI, Living Security creates proven, lasting change that helps prevent Cybersecurity breaches for the enterprise.

Amify

Series B in 2019
Amify, Inc. is a digital retail agency that specializes in enhancing and managing brands' presence on the Amazon marketplace. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Amify provides a comprehensive range of services, including product listing optimization, unauthorized seller monitoring, pricing strategy maintenance, and search ranking improvements. The company operates as a fully managed, direct-to-consumer Amazon Marketplace solution, leveraging a data-driven approach to maximize profitability for its clients. With a proven track record, Amify has partnered with over 1,000 brands and managed more than $100 million in sales on Amazon. By applying its extensive industry knowledge and best practices, Amify aims to address the challenges brands face on this prominent e-commerce platform, ensuring their success and growth.

Ecobot

Seed Round in 2019
Ecobot, Inc. designs and develops software that digitalizes the process of collection of scientific data for regulatory environmental monitoring, reporting, and forecasting. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

GoExpedi

Series B in 2019
GoExpedi is an e-commerce and supply chain company specializing in the oil and gas industry, focusing on the efficient procurement of critical parts and supplies for drilling operations. Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, Texas, the company operates an online platform that offers over 200,000 essential items, including tools and components for both onshore and offshore rigs. GoExpedi's innovative supply chain model ensures rapid delivery of these parts, addressing a significant challenge in maintaining operational efficiency in the industry. The platform provides transparency regarding pricing, supplier options, and availability, allowing clients to make informed purchasing decisions. With a team of experts knowledgeable in rig management and supported by advanced technology, GoExpedi delivers a cost-effective alternative to traditional suppliers while ensuring that rigs remain operational around the clock.

Anra Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
ANRA Technologies, LLC specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for commercial drone operations. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, the company offers various solutions including DroneOSS, which provides real-time flight planning, automated notifications, autonomous execution, and data analytics. The platform also facilitates the integration of processed data back into enterprise systems. Additionally, ANRA Technologies features the DroneUSS UTM platform for unmanned operations and SmartSkies CTR, which allows drone pilots to secure approvals for operations in controlled airspace through a mobile application or web portal. The company further extends its services by offering consultancy in urban air mobility and integration of drone operations, catering to the needs of commercial entities managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

Balto

Seed Round in 2019
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

dRISK

Seed Round in 2019
dRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that specializes in developing technologies aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company focuses on mitigating transportation risks by providing solutions that address edge cases in vehicle operation. dRISK's platform is designed to generate and analyze risks based on historical data and potential scenarios, helping clients reduce bias and improve training outcomes. By eliminating spurious training from simulation artifacts, dRISK enables its customers to create safer and more reliable driverless cars, contributing to the advancement of the autonomous vehicle industry.
WhiteFox Defense Technologies is a counter-drone airspace defense company that specializes in developing solutions for managing drone activity in sensitive areas worldwide. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, the company offers several products, including DroneFox, which is a software platform designed for automatic drone detection, threat identification, and mitigation. The company also provides the Scorpion system, which detects, identifies, and neutralizes drone threats, particularly for mobile units. Additionally, WhiteFox Defense Technologies offers the WISDM product, which ensures trust and authentication for drones in various Unmanned Traffic Management systems, available either as a physical device or as a software protocol. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors focused on critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, public safety, and defense.

Blue Matador

Convertible Note in 2019
Blue Matador, Inc. provides monitoring software for companies. The company offers Blue Matador that eliminates the need to manually set up alerts. It provides solutions in the areas of loan pre-eligibility screening, rapid underwriting, data acquisition and normalization, and credit scoring and risk. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

WorkHound

Seed Round in 2019
WorkHound provides a real-time feedback platform for frontline workers to help companies reduce avoidable turnover. It simplifies communication and retention in transportation and healthcare. With the company's insightful analytics, it help companies of all sizes retain frontline workers, boost profitability, and save money. WorkHound was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Bellwethr

Seed Round in 2019
Bellwethr uses artificial intelligence to increase retention and revenue throughout the customer journey. Bellwethr started around the idea that machine learning and AI should be available to anyone, no matter their technical background. The business was founded in 2017 by Matt Moody, with the sole intention of making artificial intelligence simple enough for anyone to utilize it.

Airin, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Airin gives business leaders the power to create their own AI Expert System without needing a data scientist or engineer. Scale your best experts by cloning how they solve problems to radically impact the performance of the rest of your team.

Feedtrail

Seed Round in 2019
Feedtrail, Inc. develops a web and mobile-based business intelligence platform for real-time patient feedback. The company through its platform automates the collection and analysis of actionable patient and healthcare professional's feedback in real-time. Its platform offers implementation schedule, real-time organizational improvements, and proprietary analytics dashboard. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It has an additional location in West Hollywood, California.

Courier

Seed Round in 2019
Courier provides an API designed for developers to enhance user notification delivery by intelligently routing messages across various existing channels, such as email and messaging platforms. The API takes into account factors like user online status and previous engagement levels to determine the most effective communication method. Over the years, Courier has evolved significantly, continuously adapting to technological advancements to better serve its customers while maintaining stability in its management and operational approach. The company emphasizes the importance of customer success, fostering long-term relationships with its largest clients and collaborating closely to prepare for future developments in the industry.

Jurny

Seed Round in 2019
Jurny is a hospitality tech company offering SaaS-based management solutions designed to accommodate the evolving needs and expectations of the modern traveler. Jurny connects consumers with high-end branded suites and apartments owned by independent property and hotel owners for short-term stays. From design to implementation, Jurny’s turnkey management service enables an industry-first true automated experience from check-in to check out for both guests and owners, resulting in flawless operations and increased profits. Jurny is pioneering the next generation of tech-first, on-demand hospitality.

Automation Intellect

Seed Round in 2019
Automation Intellect is a SaaS company that is improving industrial machine performance using data analytics. It is an asset performance management platform leveraging IIOT, cloud, and analytic capabilities. The solution provides visibility into asset performance that helps drive immediate improvements in output, downtime, and quality. Brad DeMarco founded the company in Matthews, North Carolina in 2016.

Amify

Series A in 2019
Amify, Inc. is a digital retail agency that specializes in enhancing and managing brands' presence on the Amazon marketplace. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Amify provides a comprehensive range of services, including product listing optimization, unauthorized seller monitoring, pricing strategy maintenance, and search ranking improvements. The company operates as a fully managed, direct-to-consumer Amazon Marketplace solution, leveraging a data-driven approach to maximize profitability for its clients. With a proven track record, Amify has partnered with over 1,000 brands and managed more than $100 million in sales on Amazon. By applying its extensive industry knowledge and best practices, Amify aims to address the challenges brands face on this prominent e-commerce platform, ensuring their success and growth.

GoExpedi

Series A in 2019
GoExpedi is an e-commerce and supply chain company specializing in the oil and gas industry, focusing on the efficient procurement of critical parts and supplies for drilling operations. Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, Texas, the company operates an online platform that offers over 200,000 essential items, including tools and components for both onshore and offshore rigs. GoExpedi's innovative supply chain model ensures rapid delivery of these parts, addressing a significant challenge in maintaining operational efficiency in the industry. The platform provides transparency regarding pricing, supplier options, and availability, allowing clients to make informed purchasing decisions. With a team of experts knowledgeable in rig management and supported by advanced technology, GoExpedi delivers a cost-effective alternative to traditional suppliers while ensuring that rigs remain operational around the clock.

rMark Bio

Seed Round in 2019
rMark Bio, Inc. is a software company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions tailored for the life sciences sector, including pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and medical device firms. The company's flagship platform, Fabric, integrates real-time business objectives with the activities of researchers to facilitate informed decision-making. This platform aims to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, and boost return on investment in thought leader engagements. By providing analytics that connect global healthcare data with internal clinical research information, rMark Bio empowers users to optimize their partnership and engagement strategies throughout the product lifecycle. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, Illinois, rMark Bio was previously known as rMark Biogenics, LLC.

Huntress

Seed Round in 2019
Huntress is an information technology company that provides threat detection and actionable cybersecurity intelligence. It empowers IT Departments and Managed Service Providers (MSP) to expand their capabilities and confidently address their customers’ most complex cybersecurity challenges. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Maryland, United States.

Blue Triangle

Venture Round in 2018
Blue Triangle provides digital teams with a connected view of their marketing, web performance, and third-party tag analytics while constantly monitoring website code for security vulnerabilities. With Blue Triangle, teams can track the experience of every web and mobile app visitor in real time and identify specific web performance, third-party tag, and purchase path issues measurably impacting revenue. This data empowers teams to improve and secure their digital experiences along the most critical areas of the customer journey. Blue Triangle is trusted by Fortune 500 companies including The Home Depot, Marriott, and Carnival Cruise Line, and was named a Gartner "Cool Vendor"​ in 2017. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

GoSite

Seed Round in 2018
GoSite, Inc. is a digital platform designed to assist small businesses in the U.S. with their online presence. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, GoSite offers an all-in-one, cloud-based solution that enables businesses to create websites and web platforms using an intuitive drag-and-drop builder. Its features include mobile readiness, built-in SEO, premium hosting, and analytics for website visitors. The platform facilitates business listing on search engines and promotes customer engagement through social media and email marketing. GoSite caters to a diverse clientele, including single users, large operators, agencies, franchises, and partnerships, effectively bridging the gap between offline and online business operations for approximately 12 million local service providers across the country.

Idelic

Seed Round in 2018
Idelic is a software enterprise solutions provider for transportation fleets. It is born from the trucking industry and infused with modern innovation and entrepreneurship. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

WireWheel

Series A in 2018
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company that specializes in data privacy management, offering a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations, such as the EU GDPR, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel's platform provides tools for privacy program management and subject rights request management. By integrating machine learning and data science, the platform helps companies automate the mapping of their public cloud assets and manage third-party relationships. This capability enables organizations to effectively address their compliance obligations while maximizing the potential of their data assets, ultimately enhancing their competitive advantage in the market.

Balto

Seed Round in 2018
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

SCYTHE

Seed Round in 2018
Scythe Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in designing and developing a platform that enables organizations to create and simulate various adversarial campaigns. This capability allows businesses to rigorously test their security controls with a high level of detail, helping them identify vulnerabilities and improve their overall security posture. By providing a comprehensive environment for security testing, Scythe aims to enhance organizational resilience against potential cyber threats.

GoExpedi

Seed Round in 2018
GoExpedi is an e-commerce and supply chain company specializing in the oil and gas industry, focusing on the efficient procurement of critical parts and supplies for drilling operations. Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, Texas, the company operates an online platform that offers over 200,000 essential items, including tools and components for both onshore and offshore rigs. GoExpedi's innovative supply chain model ensures rapid delivery of these parts, addressing a significant challenge in maintaining operational efficiency in the industry. The platform provides transparency regarding pricing, supplier options, and availability, allowing clients to make informed purchasing decisions. With a team of experts knowledgeable in rig management and supported by advanced technology, GoExpedi delivers a cost-effective alternative to traditional suppliers while ensuring that rigs remain operational around the clock.

Insightin Health

Seed Round in 2018
Insightin Health develops a cloud-based platform that enhances preventative care recommendations for patients within healthcare systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the platform automates campaign management, allowing healthcare organizations to create personalized content and deliver it in real-time. By aggregating data from various sources, the system provides actionable analytics that helps organizations manage member activities effectively. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform combines medical, clinical, cognitive, and social determinants of health to suggest tailored next steps for individuals, thereby improving quality measures and member satisfaction while reducing churn. The company's services cater to Medicare/Medicaid, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and other healthcare markets.

Standard Bots

Venture Round in 2018
Standard Bots Company develops robotics platforms for industrial and domestic uses. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Cyr3con

Seed Round in 2018
Cyr3con is a cybersecurity company founded in 2018 and based in Tempe, Arizona, that specializes in predicting cyber-attacks using artificial intelligence. The company offers a suite of solutions that analyzes data from various online hacker communities to quantify and anticipate hacker actions before they lead to incidents. By combining insights from human analysts with advanced machine learning capabilities, Cyr3con aims to understand the threat landscape and detect emerging attacks at their earliest stages. This approach enables enterprises to identify and prevent potential cyber threats effectively.

LaneHub

Seed Round in 2018
The social network for transportation - connecting you with the right companies to find complementary freight lanes and build long-term partnerships. Lanehub automatically identifies and connects companies with complementary freight lanes to find efficiencies and save on shipping expenses. ​

Ataata

Series A in 2017
Ataata is a security awareness training platform designed to reduce human error in the workplace.

SalonInteractive

Venture Round in 2017
Salon Interactive, LLC develops a e commerce and marketing software for the beauty industry. It offers SalonInteractive, a digital supply chain management software which provides product information, education, and advisory for customer engagement. It helps salons and spas and industry experts to provide consultation to their clients, retail products without inventory, create an e-commerce store, email marketing, monitor sales, and learn about latest product information and brands. It caters to brands, distributors, salons, salon clients, industry experts. The company is based in Lombard, Illinois.

WireWheel

Seed Round in 2017
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company that specializes in data privacy management, offering a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations, such as the EU GDPR, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel's platform provides tools for privacy program management and subject rights request management. By integrating machine learning and data science, the platform helps companies automate the mapping of their public cloud assets and manage third-party relationships. This capability enables organizations to effectively address their compliance obligations while maximizing the potential of their data assets, ultimately enhancing their competitive advantage in the market.

Trackstreet

Seed Round in 2017
TrackStreet, Inc. is a company specializing in price monitoring software designed to assist brands in managing their online sales and enhancing multi-channel revenue. Founded in 2015 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, TrackStreet offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that aims to reduce violations of brand and pricing policies while providing valuable market data. Its comprehensive solutions include market visibility, compliance with minimum advertised price (MAP) and resale policies, brand protection services, management portals for dealers and distributors, review tracking, Amazon analytics, e-tailer badging, and referral tracking. By leveraging industry expertise and advanced technology, TrackStreet delivers actionable insights that help brands strengthen customer relationships, drive sales, and improve overall business performance.

Airside

Series A in 2017
Airside Mobile, Inc. is a technology company based in Arlington, Virginia, that focuses on enhancing the travel experience through innovative digital identity products and mobile applications. Founded in 2009, the company offers a platform that allows users to download mobile boarding passes and check flight status, departure and arrival gates, and weather updates. One of its key applications, Airside Express, helps travelers navigate the airport by providing access to services such as express security queues and on-site dining options. Additionally, the award-winning Mobile Passport app, developed in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other partners, streamlines the customs entry process for visitors arriving in the U.S. at nearly 30 major airports and cruise ports. Airside Mobile prioritizes data privacy and security while working with both private and public entities to create seamless travel experiences.

Conversive

Venture Round in 2017
Conversive Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a conversation cloud solution designed to facilitate communication between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on simulating face-to-face conversations at scale, recognizing that conversation is the most natural form of human interaction. Conversive's technology includes a Conversation API that targets key elements of communication: Understanding, Reasoning, and Expression. By enhancing conversational capabilities, Conversive aims to transform how people interact and learn, moving beyond traditional visual communication methods.

Blue Triangle

Series A in 2017
Blue Triangle provides digital teams with a connected view of their marketing, web performance, and third-party tag analytics while constantly monitoring website code for security vulnerabilities. With Blue Triangle, teams can track the experience of every web and mobile app visitor in real time and identify specific web performance, third-party tag, and purchase path issues measurably impacting revenue. This data empowers teams to improve and secure their digital experiences along the most critical areas of the customer journey. Blue Triangle is trusted by Fortune 500 companies including The Home Depot, Marriott, and Carnival Cruise Line, and was named a Gartner "Cool Vendor"​ in 2017. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Huntress

Seed Round in 2017
Huntress is an information technology company that provides threat detection and actionable cybersecurity intelligence. It empowers IT Departments and Managed Service Providers (MSP) to expand their capabilities and confidently address their customers’ most complex cybersecurity challenges. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Maryland, United States.