Fuel Capital

Fuel Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, specializing in early-stage investments in consumer and cloud infrastructure companies. Founded in 2013 by Chris Howard, with Leah Solivan joining as a General Partner in 2017, the firm aims to support founders beyond just providing capital, offering valuable resources and industry connections. Fuel Capital has built a strong portfolio featuring investments in notable companies, including several unicorns and firms that have been acquired by major corporations. The firm focuses on innovative sectors like technology, healthcare, and clean technology, demonstrating a commitment to fostering growth in high-potential industries. With a reputation as one of Silicon Valley's leading seed funds, Fuel Capital continues to seek opportunities that promise substantial returns for investors.

Leah Busque

General Partner

Joseph Cha

Head of Legal and Compliance

Brad Silverberg

Co-Founder and Advisor

Leah Solivan

General Partner

S.C. Mak

Founding Partner

112 past transactions

Checkmate

Seed Round in 2022
Checkmate is a digital wallet and payments company. Checkmate offers a suite of financial solutions enabling users to save when purchasing online or in the physical world.

Block Party

Seed Round in 2022
Block Party Studio Company develops a consumer application to address online harassment. It offers lockout filter and notification filter services that enable users to mute unwanted notifications. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ConductorOne

Series A in 2022
conductorOne, Inc. develops and offers permission management software for the web and infrastructure. It provides permission management, governance, and auditing to identity provider, HR system, ticketing, and CI pipelines. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Firstparty

Seed Round in 2022
Firstparty is a B2B software startup that builds marketing automation tools for data-driven growth teams. Firstparty was founded in 2021.

Marvin

Pre Seed Round in 2022
UserFocus is a user research platform that helps companies conduct, organize, and analyze user interviews. The company is on a mission to help companies build better products and services for their customers. It promotes user-centricity by making qualitative data readable, reliable, and accessible to not just product teams but to everyone in the organization.

Lattice

Series F in 2022
Lattice is a people management platform that enables People Leaders to develop engaged, high-performing teams. By combining continuous performance management and employee engagement in one solution, HR and People teams get powerful, real-time analytics that leads to actionable insights turning managers into leaders, employees into high-performers, and companies into the best places to work.

Day-J

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Day-J is a health and wellness platform that offers users one-on-one coaching with licensed nutritionists, trainers, and mindset coaches.

Dogdrop

Venture Round in 2021
Dogdrop, Inc. is a dog daycare service based in Los Angeles, founded in 2018 by Shaina Denny and Greer Wilk. The company aims to provide accessible dog care through its physical locations, designed for recreation and socialization, as well as a direct-to-consumer line of essential products for dog owners. Dogdrop offers members the convenience of dropping off and picking up their pets at any time and location, catering to the needs of busy dog parents. The facilities are designed to be intimate and tech-enabled, allowing dogs to engage in training and play while providing a productive environment for their owners.

Fly.io

Series A in 2021
Fly.io offers an Application Delivery Network (ADN) intended to help website owners get connected with their customers easily. The company's application delivery network uses a global network of servers to accept visitor traffic, run middleware on requests, then route them to backend applications, enabling website owners to direct their visitors to their respective sites securely and in a few clicks.

Prelude

Seed Round in 2021
Prelude is a company that focuses on improving the efficiency of recruiting operations through its Interview Schedule software. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform aims to simplify the manual aspects of scheduling interviews, allowing organizations to allocate their resources more effectively. By integrating with existing systems and workflows, Prelude enhances the capabilities of recruiting coordinators, enabling them to manage complex scheduling tasks with ease. The software is designed to streamline processes, allowing recruiters to concentrate on their core responsibilities rather than getting bogged down by scheduling conflicts.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2021
Infinite Objects, Inc operates an online design store that sells homeware designs, stickers, Christmas gifts, and other products. Infinite Objects, Inc is headquartered in the United States.

Lattice

Series E in 2021
Lattice is a people management platform that enables People Leaders to develop engaged, high-performing teams. By combining continuous performance management and employee engagement in one solution, HR and People teams get powerful, real-time analytics that leads to actionable insights turning managers into leaders, employees into high-performers, and companies into the best places to work.

Lovd.com

Seed Round in 2021
Lovd.com, operating under the name Chums Referral, Inc., offers an online platform designed to help users discover and share recommendations for products and services. Founded in 2019 and based in Beverly Hills, California, the company provides a website and a mobile application where users can find and share referral codes. The platform emphasizes the importance of personal recommendations, allowing users to see what products and services their friends are using, whether they are searching for a new gym, credit card, or other offerings. Through its user-friendly interface, Lovd.com fosters a community-driven approach to product discovery, relying on social connections to guide consumer choices.

Grouparoo

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of open-source data infrastructure platform designed to make data reliable, accessible, and actionable. The company's platform features the ability to create open-core applications to simplify and automate the data syncing process and offers pre-built connectors that provide control over data and infrastructure.

Goodcover

Series A in 2020
Goodcover Insurance Solutions, LLC provides insurance brokerage services. It offers insurance products and services for personal property, such as liability for accidental property damage and bodily injury, medical payments for the customer’s guests' injuries, and temporary accommodations if customer’s place becomes unlivable. Goodcover Insurance Solutions, LLC was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Autumn Adeigbo

Seed Round in 2020
Autumn Adeigbo Inc. is a women's fashion brand that specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of colorful and unique apparel, including dresses, jackets, pants, shirts, and skirts. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company focuses on providing made-to-order outfits that are produced in women-owned facilities. Autumn Adeigbo's offerings are available online, allowing customers to access limited-edition garments that promote individuality and style. The brand emphasizes vibrant and conversation-starting designs, catering to customers in both Africa and the United States.

Lattice

Series D in 2020
Lattice is a people management platform that enables People Leaders to develop engaged, high-performing teams. By combining continuous performance management and employee engagement in one solution, HR and People teams get powerful, real-time analytics that leads to actionable insights turning managers into leaders, employees into high-performers, and companies into the best places to work.

Dumpling

Series A in 2020
dumpling, Inc. develops an application for individuals to launch, run, and grow independent grocery shopping and delivery businesses. It offers Dumpling, an application that provides grocery shopping and delivery business owners in the United States with the tools, technology, and business support. The company application also helps clients to place orders. dumpling, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Seattle, Washington with an additional office in Berkeley, California.

Dishcraft Robotics

Series A in 2020
Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. develops and manufactures robots for commercial kitchens. The company through its system cleans each dish individually using a rotating scrubber head and inspects each dish in a fraction of a second for remaining food residue using computer vision. Its solution Dishcraft Daily provides clean-dish dishwashing services. It serves corporate kitchens and restaurants. Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. was formerly known as Bistro Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. in March 2016. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Carlos, California.

WellNested

Seed Round in 2020
WellNested is a provider of personalized postnatal care services aimed at assisting families during the transition into parenthood. The company offers a range of support options, including at-home visits from registered nurses and daily remote check-ins, ensuring that new mothers receive the care and guidance they need. Additionally, WellNested facilitates access to lactation consultants, allowing families to book appointments and utilize insurance for these services. This combination of in-home care and digital support is designed to make professional advice fast, affordable, and easily accessible for families.

Feather

Series B in 2020
Feather provides furniture and home decor rental service The company helps city dwellers to furnish their homes without spending a fortune or hurting the planet in the process. Members of Feather have access to high-quality furniture at a low monthly price with the option to add, swap, buy, or return when life or tastes change. Furniture is delivered and assembled for free within a week. Feather’s circular approach reduces the environmental impact that furniture waste has on the planet by keeping furniture in homes and out of landfills.

Goodcover

Seed Round in 2020
Goodcover Insurance Solutions, LLC provides insurance brokerage services. It offers insurance products and services for personal property, such as liability for accidental property damage and bodily injury, medical payments for the customer’s guests' injuries, and temporary accommodations if customer’s place becomes unlivable. Goodcover Insurance Solutions, LLC was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Planetary

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Planetary is a humane decentralized social network. We've built an open protocol and platform for social media and software. A place where you control your data and relationships. This new platform does for social media what open source did for software, creating a common platform for all to build upon secure scuttlebutt. Social media is the public sphere and it needs to be owned and controlled by the people who create it.

Natalist

Seed Round in 2019
Natalist is a retail company based in the United States that specializes in feminine care products designed specifically for women. Founded in August 2019 by Halle Tecco, a healthcare investor, Natalist aims to address the misinformation and outdated offerings often associated with pregnancy and fertility. The company's team, composed of mothers, doctors, and scientists, focuses on providing evidence-based educational resources alongside redesigned fertility and pregnancy essentials. Committed to sustainability, Natalist launched its Mother Earth initiative in August 2020, achieving certification as 100% plastic neutral. The company is dedicated to creating a more informed and supportive experience for individuals on their pregnancy journey while also striving to positively impact future generations.

Drivetime

Series A in 2019
Drivetime, Inc. is a company that develops interactive audio games specifically designed for users to play while driving. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, Drivetime offers a platform that enables hands-free, voice-driven gameplay, allowing players to engage in trivia and challenge friends, family, and co-workers without distraction. The company's focus on non-distracting games aims to enhance the driving experience while prioritizing safety.

Tesorio

Series A in 2019
Tesorio, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that focuses on cash flow management, helping companies optimize their financial operations. Founded in 2013 and based in Burlingame, California, Tesorio utilizes machine learning to analyze accounts receivable, accounts payable, foreign exchange, and financial forecasting. The platform processes over $30 billion in transactions annually, assisting organizations of various sizes—from small businesses to large enterprises—in managing, predicting, and collecting cash effectively. Tesorio's solutions include accounts receivable automation and cash flow forecasting, catering to diverse industries such as software, manufacturing, retail, finance, and pharmaceuticals. Its clientele features both publicly traded and privately held companies, emphasizing the importance of cash flow performance in their operational strategies.

Leigh and Siena

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Leigh & Siena is a retail formal wear brand, selling customizable apparel direct-to-consumer through an at-home experiential styling kit.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2019
Infinite Objects, Inc operates an online design store that sells homeware designs, stickers, Christmas gifts, and other products. Infinite Objects, Inc is headquartered in the United States.

StyleRow

Seed Round in 2019
StyleRow Design Corporation is an online platform that facilitates collaboration among creative teams while enhancing their workflow and connectivity with clients. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the company aims to streamline the design process for designers and provide an integrated experience for brands and showrooms. Its online portal enables design professionals to scale their businesses effectively, ensuring a cohesive environment for creativity and project management.

Reby

Angel Round in 2019
Reby Inc is a company based in Barcelona, Spain, that specializes in micro-mobility solutions for urban commuters. Founded in 2018, Reby has developed a software application that enables users to locate and ride electric scooters conveniently. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices, allowing users to search for the nearest electric scooter and unlock it using a QR code. Reby's focus is on enhancing urban transportation options and promoting sustainable commuting practices through its innovative electric scooter platform.

Feather

Series A in 2019
Feather provides furniture and home decor rental service The company helps city dwellers to furnish their homes without spending a fortune or hurting the planet in the process. Members of Feather have access to high-quality furniture at a low monthly price with the option to add, swap, buy, or return when life or tastes change. Furniture is delivered and assembled for free within a week. Feather’s circular approach reduces the environmental impact that furniture waste has on the planet by keeping furniture in homes and out of landfills.

Fuzzbuzz

Seed Round in 2019
Fuzzbuzz, Inc. is a software security company that specializes in an automated platform designed to enhance the security of critical software applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Fuzzbuzz utilizes fuzzing techniques to identify bugs and vulnerabilities within code. The platform seamlessly integrates into the DevOps workflow, automating complex infrastructure management and providing real-time alerts when issues are detected. It categorizes and deduplicates findings to minimize noise and false positives, allowing users to analyze vulnerabilities efficiently through an intuitive web interface. By offering a flexible test framework and generating comprehensive code coverage and statistical reports, Fuzzbuzz empowers organizations to safeguard their software from malware attacks and digital breaches.

Good Dog

Seed Round in 2019
Good Dog, Inc. operates a web-based platform designed to facilitate the buying and adoption of dogs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company connects prospective dog owners with reputable breeders, shelters, and rescues, ensuring that dogs are placed in good homes. The platform not only lists available dogs but also provides educational resources through a learning center, offering guidance on responsible dog ownership and raising a dog. By screening pet breeders and promoting ethical practices, Good Dog aims to elevate standards within the dog industry and foster trustworthy connections between dog owners and responsible sources.

Dumpling

Seed Round in 2019
dumpling, Inc. develops an application for individuals to launch, run, and grow independent grocery shopping and delivery businesses. It offers Dumpling, an application that provides grocery shopping and delivery business owners in the United States with the tools, technology, and business support. The company application also helps clients to place orders. dumpling, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Seattle, Washington with an additional office in Berkeley, California.

CTRL-labs

Venture Round in 2019
CTRL-labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, is at the forefront of developing non-invasive neural interface technology. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless electromyography device that translates neural signals into control, enabling users to interact with digital devices through a wristband equipped with sensors. This technology aims to enhance immersion and control in areas such as virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, and productivity. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-labs facilitates the integration of neural control into various applications. The company's long-term vision is to enable widespread consumer adoption of this technology, creating a new universal controller that allows individuals to use their thoughts and movements to operate machines seamlessly.

Argent

Venture Round in 2019
Argent Mill, Inc. is an online retailer specializing in women's clothing and apparel, with a particular focus on workwear. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a diverse range of products, including blazers, tops, pants, jumpsuits, outerwear, skirts, dresses, sweaters, and accessories. Argent designs its offerings with an emphasis on technical suiting and styling, catering to the modern woman's professional wardrobe needs.

Dandy

Seed Round in 2019
Dandy is a live dating app that builts to solve the problem of immense time and effort required by existing online dating experiences. It allows USC students to virtually connect through instant messages, without needing to meet in person. The live dating app emulates raw human behavior, as it gives students a convenient way to connect, by addressing issues of unreliability and privacy on current dating apps

NextGrid

Seed Round in 2018
NextGrid Inc. is a renewable energy company focused on developing and operating distributed solar energy and storage projects across the United States. Established in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in solar development, working closely with landowners to purchase or lease land for solar farms. NextGrid also provides capital and support to project developers, enabling them to efficiently build portfolios of distributed energy projects. Additionally, the company offers assistance to funds, companies, and individuals seeking to invest in distributed energy, promoting the growth of renewable energy deployment. NextGrid has a presence in key markets such as Massachusetts, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Maine, and California, and maintains offices in San Francisco, Denver, and Boston.

Interana

Venture Round in 2018
Interana Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a behavioral discovery and analysis platform. This platform allows users to investigate digital behavior, enabling data analysts and product managers to enhance onboarding experiences and feature utilization. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Interana also has locations in Dallas, Texas, and Bellevue, Washington. The company's technology is designed to analyze vast amounts of data quickly, helping organizations understand customer behavior and product usage effectively.

Bark

Series A in 2018
Bark is a software company founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in parental control monitoring. Its platform employs machine learning and data science to detect various online threats faced by children, including cyberbullying, sexting, suicidal ideation, and other signs of distress. Bark aims to empower parents by providing them with actionable insights and alerts regarding their children's activities on social media, text messaging, and email accounts. By focusing on potential issues rather than overwhelming parents with all content, Bark fosters a trusting relationship between parents and children while helping to ensure a safer online environment. The company's services include content monitoring, screen time management, and web filtering, all designed to address the digital dangers that children encounter.

Upwards

Seed Round in 2018
WeeCare empowers caregivers to create sustainable home daycare businesses, while making affordable, quality childcare accessible to all families. The WeeCare platform provides caregivers, educators and parentprenuers the tools and support needed to start a licensed home daycare, fill to capacity and effortlessly manage operations so they can focus on caregiving. Families using WeeCare have access to safe, affordable and curriculum-based daycare.

Swivel

Seed Round in 2018
Swivel, Inc. operates a platform that offers on-demand workspace solutions for businesses of all sizes. Founded in 2016 and based in Austin, Texas, the company collaborates with commercial real estate firms to create a network of private workspaces tailored to the collaborative needs of teams. This online service enables fast-growing companies to easily find and customize flexible workspace options that adapt to changing office requirements. By providing agile leasing arrangements, Swivel allows member companies to secure the appropriate amount of space as needed, giving them greater control over their office expenses compared to traditional leasing methods.

Universe

Series A in 2018
Universe is a mobile-based website builder established in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The platform aims to empower users to create customized websites quickly and easily, catering to the needs of small business owners and individuals who prefer mobile solutions. By offering a unique approach that eliminates complicated templates, Universe utilizes customizable website filters that allow users to arrange photos, videos, and icons on a grid pattern through a simple drag-and-drop interface. This enables users to build mobile-optimized websites in just minutes using the company's iOS app, providing them with full control over their online presence.

CTRL-labs

Series B in 2018
CTRL-labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, is at the forefront of developing non-invasive neural interface technology. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless electromyography device that translates neural signals into control, enabling users to interact with digital devices through a wristband equipped with sensors. This technology aims to enhance immersion and control in areas such as virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, and productivity. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-labs facilitates the integration of neural control into various applications. The company's long-term vision is to enable widespread consumer adoption of this technology, creating a new universal controller that allows individuals to use their thoughts and movements to operate machines seamlessly.

Awecom

Seed Round in 2018
AI-powered streaming optimizer dynamically adjusted to a video's characteristics in real-time.

Tesorio

Seed Round in 2018
Tesorio, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that focuses on cash flow management, helping companies optimize their financial operations. Founded in 2013 and based in Burlingame, California, Tesorio utilizes machine learning to analyze accounts receivable, accounts payable, foreign exchange, and financial forecasting. The platform processes over $30 billion in transactions annually, assisting organizations of various sizes—from small businesses to large enterprises—in managing, predicting, and collecting cash effectively. Tesorio's solutions include accounts receivable automation and cash flow forecasting, catering to diverse industries such as software, manufacturing, retail, finance, and pharmaceuticals. Its clientele features both publicly traded and privately held companies, emphasizing the importance of cash flow performance in their operational strategies.

Interana

Series A in 2017
Interana Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a behavioral discovery and analysis platform. This platform allows users to investigate digital behavior, enabling data analysts and product managers to enhance onboarding experiences and feature utilization. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Interana also has locations in Dallas, Texas, and Bellevue, Washington. The company's technology is designed to analyze vast amounts of data quickly, helping organizations understand customer behavior and product usage effectively.

Feather

Seed Round in 2017
Feather provides furniture and home decor rental service The company helps city dwellers to furnish their homes without spending a fortune or hurting the planet in the process. Members of Feather have access to high-quality furniture at a low monthly price with the option to add, swap, buy, or return when life or tastes change. Furniture is delivered and assembled for free within a week. Feather’s circular approach reduces the environmental impact that furniture waste has on the planet by keeping furniture in homes and out of landfills.

Radar

Seed Round in 2017
Radar Labs, Inc. specializes in location data infrastructure, providing a comprehensive toolkit for developers to create location-aware applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company enables businesses to harness location data through its platform, which supports features such as geofencing, place detection, and travel context detection. Radar’s offerings include mobile SDKs, APIs, and server-side integrations, allowing seamless connectivity with popular marketing and analytics tools. The platform also includes new APIs currently in private beta, which facilitate geocoding, location-based searches, and distance calculations. By empowering growth and product teams, Radar helps enhance user experiences with location-based services and insights.

Future Family

Seed Round in 2017
Future Family, Inc. is a subscription-based fertility service founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company provides comprehensive plans that cover all healthcare costs related to fertility, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and egg freezing. Clients benefit from personalized fertility planning, clinic matching, and dedicated nurse concierge support. Future Family emphasizes accessibility with 24/7 access to a care team and offers a digital health platform to facilitate communication and care management. Their services also encompass clinic visits, medical procedures, laboratory work, and medication delivery, thereby creating a streamlined and stress-free experience for individuals and couples seeking fertility solutions.

CTRL-labs

Series A in 2017
CTRL-labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, is at the forefront of developing non-invasive neural interface technology. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless electromyography device that translates neural signals into control, enabling users to interact with digital devices through a wristband equipped with sensors. This technology aims to enhance immersion and control in areas such as virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, and productivity. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-labs facilitates the integration of neural control into various applications. The company's long-term vision is to enable widespread consumer adoption of this technology, creating a new universal controller that allows individuals to use their thoughts and movements to operate machines seamlessly.

Guilded

Seed Round in 2017
Guilded, Inc. designs and develops a chat platform and application for competitive gaming and esports for keeping gamers organized and connected with their teams. It offers Guilded that enables gamers to upgrade group chat and equips servers with integrated event calendars, forums, and more. The company’s Guilded is also used to create events, docs, and more; and organize servers with groups. Guilded, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Orion Labs

Series A in 2017
Orion Labs, Inc. is a voice communication and workflow platform designed for mobile teams, facilitating real-time, secure voice communication and data messaging across a range of connected devices and applications. The platform includes various features such as a Push to Talk app, a web-based command center, advanced location services, and AI workflows, enabling teams in industries like hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare to collaborate effectively without losing focus. The company's solutions can integrate with traditional VoIP and Land Mobile Radio systems, enhancing their versatility. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Orion Labs was previously known as OnBeep, Inc. and rebranded in 2015. It has established strategic alliances with organizations like ResponderXLabs and the FirstNet Association, and it sells its products primarily online to customers in the United States and Canada. Orion Labs has received multiple accolades, including recognition as an IDC Innovator and awards for its innovative technologies in voice and IoT solutions.

Quilt Data

Seed Round in 2017
Quilt makes data-driven companies more collaborative by allowing everyone in the organization—not just data scientists— to work with data in a way that is faster, more collaborative and more trustworthy. Organizations that use Quilt make informed decisions more rapidly, allowing them to be more successful and gain an unfair advantage in today’s increasingly data-driven world.

IUNU

Pre Seed Round in 2017
IUNU, Inc. is an agricultural technology company that specializes in developing an AI and computer vision platform for greenhouse management. The company's flagship product, LUNA, is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to provide growers with detailed insights and production management tools. By leveraging computer vision technology, LUNA monitors crop growth and transforms commercial greenhouses into efficient, demand-driven operations. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, IUNU also has offices in San Francisco and San Diego, further supporting its mission to enhance agricultural practices through innovative technology.

Werk

Seed Round in 2017
Werk is the first and only people analytics software that helps companies improve their flexibility performance through data. Through a proprietary assessment methodology and analytics dashboard, Werk delivers the insights companies need to understand current flexibility baseline and gaps, the highest ROI flex investments to close those gaps, and the impact of flexibility on their most important business metrics. Learn more at Werk.co

Werk

Seed Round in 2017
Werk is the first and only people analytics software that helps companies improve their flexibility performance through data. Through a proprietary assessment methodology and analytics dashboard, Werk delivers the insights companies need to understand current flexibility baseline and gaps, the highest ROI flex investments to close those gaps, and the impact of flexibility on their most important business metrics. Learn more at Werk.co

ScaleFT

Seed Round in 2017
ScaleFT is a software company building the next generation of cloud-native access management solutions. The company offers a comprehensive Zero Trust platform that unifies access controls across all user and resource types, saving from having to deploy and manage disparate PAM and IAM products. It controls access to their company resources through an intelligent access fabric that makes smarter trust decisions in real-time based on dynamic user and device conditions. ScaleFT was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Buoyant

Series A in 2017
Buoyant, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015 by former engineers from Twitter. The company specializes in developing open source solutions to enhance the performance and reliability of mission-critical applications. It is best known for Linkerd, an open source network proxy that operates as a service mesh, effectively managing and monitoring service-to-service communication within applications. Through its innovative approach, Buoyant aims to make applications faster, safer, and more dependable, drawing on the expertise of its founders who previously built infrastructure solutions to address significant operational challenges at Twitter.

Prelim

Seed Round in 2017
Prelim is a San Francisco-based company that operates an online platform designed for financial institutions, including banks and lenders, to facilitate digital interactions with their customers. The company offers a modern digital origination platform that automates traditionally paper-based processes, significantly enhancing efficiency. Prelim's services streamline the account opening process, allowing both new and existing customers to open accounts in minutes using any device. Additionally, Prelim provides white-labeled software solutions that empower financial institutions to deliver quick and user-friendly experiences across various financial products. This innovative approach aims to simplify the customer journey while ensuring accessibility and speed in financial transactions.

Grove

Seed Round in 2017
Grove is a personal trainer for the client's moneyThe company assesses where you are today and create a plan to make the client confident about their money. Through proprietary software combined with a team of Certified Financial Planners, Grove is able to offer personalized advice at a fraction of the price of traditional financial advisors.

Crowd Cow

Seed Round in 2017
Crowd Cow, Inc. is an online retail platform based in Seattle, Washington, that connects customers with small family farms to purchase high-quality meat products directly. Founded in 2015, the company specializes in offering a variety of meats, including beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and seafood, allowing customers to select specific cuts and quantities tailored to their preferences. By partnering with independent farmers and aquaculture operators, Crowd Cow ensures that its offerings are crafted with care and delivered straight to customers' doors. This approach not only supports local agriculture but also provides consumers with convenient access to premium meat products.

Joy

Seed Round in 2016
Joy Life, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a comprehensive wedding planning portal and application designed to assist users from engagement through to their honeymoon. Founded in 2014, Joy's platform provides tools for organizing wedding details, including customizable checklists, wedding websites, and mobile applications. Users can manage guest lists, send digital or printed invitations, track RSVPs, and link gift registries. The application also fosters interaction among wedding guests by allowing photo sharing and comments on a private timeline. Additionally, Joy offers features for sending custom notifications and messages, enabling a seamless planning experience for couples and their wedding parties.

Code Climate

Series A in 2016
Code Climate Inc. develops an engineering intelligence application that delivers data-driven insights to software engineering organizations. It offers Velocity that analyzes all the data from GitHub repos and provides heads-up displays, real-time analytics, and custom reports to give a perspective on how engineering team is working. The company also provides Quality that provides automated code review for test coverage, maintainability, and more to save time and merge. It offers its products for managers, engineers, executives, and product leaders. Code Climate Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Validere

Seed Round in 2016
Validere Technologies Inc. develops portable devices that provide critical information about a liquid for large markets and industries. The company offers Validere Identifier, a portable device that checks liquids against its library and verifies if the liquid is hazardous; and EDGE Connect that enables buyers and sellers to securely connect with counterparties outside of their network and discover arbitrage opportunities. It offers its products for liquid fingerprinting, industrial process monitoring, and consumer product applications. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Clara

Series A in 2016
We started Clara to help individuals and families finance their lives in a more efficient, transparent, and empowered way. We started with one of life’s most important financial decisions -- a home. We are building technology to reduce the time and cost it takes to originate a mortgage and creating a more personalized, clear experience for our customers.

LeadGenius

Series B in 2016
LeadGenius, Inc. is a lead generation and outreach company that serves businesses, development organizations, nonprofits, and researchers both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, LeadGenius offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes customer research to generate targeted lead lists, data enrichment to ensure the accuracy and relevance of lead information, and lead qualification to identify viable prospects. Additionally, the company provides outbound email prospecting to facilitate sales outreach. With its end-to-end sales solution, LeadGenius assists sales teams in efficiently growing and scaling their operations throughout the sales process, ultimately enhancing their ability to convert leads into customers.

Bark

Seed Round in 2016
Bark is a software company founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in parental control monitoring. Its platform employs machine learning and data science to detect various online threats faced by children, including cyberbullying, sexting, suicidal ideation, and other signs of distress. Bark aims to empower parents by providing them with actionable insights and alerts regarding their children's activities on social media, text messaging, and email accounts. By focusing on potential issues rather than overwhelming parents with all content, Bark fosters a trusting relationship between parents and children while helping to ensure a safer online environment. The company's services include content monitoring, screen time management, and web filtering, all designed to address the digital dangers that children encounter.

Dishcraft Robotics

Seed Round in 2016
Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. develops and manufactures robots for commercial kitchens. The company through its system cleans each dish individually using a rotating scrubber head and inspects each dish in a fraction of a second for remaining food residue using computer vision. Its solution Dishcraft Daily provides clean-dish dishwashing services. It serves corporate kitchens and restaurants. Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. was formerly known as Bistro Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. in March 2016. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Carlos, California.

Lattice

Seed Round in 2016
Lattice is a people management platform that enables People Leaders to develop engaged, high-performing teams. By combining continuous performance management and employee engagement in one solution, HR and People teams get powerful, real-time analytics that leads to actionable insights turning managers into leaders, employees into high-performers, and companies into the best places to work.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

D2iq

Series C in 2016
D2iQ, Inc. specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) designed to streamline the management and deployment of applications across various machines in both physical and cloud environments. Its primary product, Mesosphere DC/OS, allows organizations to manage applications similarly to running them on a personal laptop, leveraging Apache Mesos for efficient resource allocation. In addition to the DCOS, D2iQ offers Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of big data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. The company also provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultation, custom installations, and on-site training. D2iQ supports various components such as Kubernetes and Docker, enabling seamless service installations from its public repository. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iQ has expanded its reach with offices in New York, London, Hamburg, and Beijing. The company maintains strategic partnerships with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Silverthread Inc.

Copper

Seed Round in 2015
Copper is a technology company focused on streamlining the management of personal information for users. The company aims to reduce redundancy by allowing individuals to input their information once and use it across various online services. This innovative approach enhances the signup process by eliminating the need for passwords and social network integrations, making it simpler and more secure for users to interact with different applications. Through its tools, Copper emphasizes the importance of user control over personal data while improving the overall efficiency of online service usage.

KryptonCloud

Seed Round in 2015
KryptonCloud offers businesses with cloud solutions that focus on asset performance management. KryptonCloud offers data collection and management solutions that assist businesses in their business and asset decision making. It provides insights and analytics about failure detection, asset availability, costs, and maintenance expenses. KryptonCloud was founded by Ed Albanese and Arun Ramakrishnan in 2015. It is based in San Francisco, California.

Nervana

Series A in 2015
Nervana focuses on building technology to power the next generation of intelligent applications. Founded by experts in machine learning, neuroscience, processor architecture, and chip design, Nervana Systems is bringing unprecedented scale and simplicity to the application of brain-inspired algorithms. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Diego, California.

Swapbox

Seed Round in 2015
Swapbox offers an innovative delivery solution through automated kiosks that allow users to send and receive packages conveniently. Strategically located in places like grocery stores, petrol stations, and coffee shops, these kiosks eliminate the need to visit a post office during limited hours. Customers can easily place their items in a Swapbox kiosk and enter their details via a touchscreen interface. The intended recipient receives a code through text or email to collect their package from a nearby kiosk. This service emphasizes consumer convenience and satisfaction, setting Swapbox apart from traditional delivery methods. Currently, Swapbox operates in San Francisco and Santa Clara, providing an efficient alternative for package handling.

CoreOS

Series A in 2015
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Clearbit

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Clearbit, Inc. is a business intelligence company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014 by Alex McCaw, Harlow Ward, and Rob Holland. The company specializes in providing tools that enable organizations to gather detailed information about their customers. This information helps businesses enhance their sales efforts and mitigate the risk of fraud. By leveraging Clearbit's offerings, companies can better understand their target audiences, streamline their marketing strategies, and improve overall customer engagement.

Notable Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Notable Labs, Inc. develops and operates a platform that provides lab testing services for brain cancer patients. The company runs drug combination experiments on the tumor and gives a report back to the patient’s doctor. Notable Labs, Inc. was formerly known as StemCycle, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Foster City, California.

Clara Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Clara did inventive work on human-in-the-loop NLP systems and built one of the earliest well-loved conversational UX products. In 2019, the business was acquired by TopFunnel (https://topfunnel.co) who continues to operate the service, and Twitter acquired the R&D talent and some IP to apply towards content moderation.

Katerra

Seed Round in 2015
Katerra Inc. is a prefabricated construction company that specializes in manufacturing structural components, assemblies, and finish materials for various building types. Its product offerings include walls, columns, beams, hollow core slabs, bathroom pods, and custom furniture, among others. The company focuses on providing integrated services that encompass design, manufacturing, and assembly, with expertise in commercial buildings, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and residential solutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Katerra operates multiple offices and manufacturing facilities both domestically and internationally, employing a team of professionals skilled in design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction.

Nylas

Series A in 2015
Nylas, Inc. is a technology company that offers a communications platform designed to facilitate seamless integration of email, calendar, and contact data into applications. The platform provides developers with secure access to user data from various providers, including Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, and IMAP. Nylas enables the rapid creation of embedded calendar features, bi-directional data synchronization, and event management from emails, allowing developers to integrate complex communications data efficiently. The company's solutions are built with compliance in mind, meeting standards such as SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Nylas also maintains additional offices in New York and Denver.

Interana

Series B in 2015
Interana Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a behavioral discovery and analysis platform. This platform allows users to investigate digital behavior, enabling data analysts and product managers to enhance onboarding experiences and feature utilization. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Interana also has locations in Dallas, Texas, and Bellevue, Washington. The company's technology is designed to analyze vast amounts of data quickly, helping organizations understand customer behavior and product usage effectively.

D2iq

Series B in 2014
D2iQ, Inc. specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) designed to streamline the management and deployment of applications across various machines in both physical and cloud environments. Its primary product, Mesosphere DC/OS, allows organizations to manage applications similarly to running them on a personal laptop, leveraging Apache Mesos for efficient resource allocation. In addition to the DCOS, D2iQ offers Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of big data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. The company also provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultation, custom installations, and on-site training. D2iQ supports various components such as Kubernetes and Docker, enabling seamless service installations from its public repository. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iQ has expanded its reach with offices in New York, London, Hamburg, and Beijing. The company maintains strategic partnerships with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Silverthread Inc.

Highspot

Series A in 2014
Highspot, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that offers a cloud-based sales engagement platform designed to enhance how businesses interact with their customers. Founded in 2012, the platform provides intelligent content management, training, and contextual guidance, along with actionable analytics to optimize sales pitches and content delivery. Highspot's features include scoring and recommending content, offering real-time alerts on customer engagement, and facilitating the creation of sales playbooks tailored to specific roles and industries. The company also integrates with customer relationship management systems, enabling businesses to improve customer engagement and drive revenue growth. In addition to its headquarters in Seattle, Highspot has an office in London, United Kingdom.

Interana

Series A in 2014
Interana Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a behavioral discovery and analysis platform. This platform allows users to investigate digital behavior, enabling data analysts and product managers to enhance onboarding experiences and feature utilization. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Interana also has locations in Dallas, Texas, and Bellevue, Washington. The company's technology is designed to analyze vast amounts of data quickly, helping organizations understand customer behavior and product usage effectively.

Delighted

Seed Round in 2014
Delighted is the easiest and most beautiful way to measure customer happiness. Are your customers delighted? The fastest and easiest way to gather actionable feedback from your customers Delighted uses the Net Promoter System® to gather real feedback from your customers – in minutes not weeks. No technical knowledge required. Customers receive a single question survey. They rate your product/service and provide feedback in their own words. Feedback appears instantly in your dashboard.

Code Climate

Seed Round in 2014
Code Climate Inc. develops an engineering intelligence application that delivers data-driven insights to software engineering organizations. It offers Velocity that analyzes all the data from GitHub repos and provides heads-up displays, real-time analytics, and custom reports to give a perspective on how engineering team is working. The company also provides Quality that provides automated code review for test coverage, maintainability, and more to save time and merge. It offers its products for managers, engineers, executives, and product leaders. Code Climate Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Nervana

Series A in 2014
Nervana focuses on building technology to power the next generation of intelligent applications. Founded by experts in machine learning, neuroscience, processor architecture, and chip design, Nervana Systems is bringing unprecedented scale and simplicity to the application of brain-inspired algorithms. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Diego, California.

Orion Labs

Series A in 2014
Orion Labs, Inc. is a voice communication and workflow platform designed for mobile teams, facilitating real-time, secure voice communication and data messaging across a range of connected devices and applications. The platform includes various features such as a Push to Talk app, a web-based command center, advanced location services, and AI workflows, enabling teams in industries like hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare to collaborate effectively without losing focus. The company's solutions can integrate with traditional VoIP and Land Mobile Radio systems, enhancing their versatility. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Orion Labs was previously known as OnBeep, Inc. and rebranded in 2015. It has established strategic alliances with organizations like ResponderXLabs and the FirstNet Association, and it sells its products primarily online to customers in the United States and Canada. Orion Labs has received multiple accolades, including recognition as an IDC Innovator and awards for its innovative technologies in voice and IoT solutions.

Secret

Series B in 2014
Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CoreOS

Series A in 2014
CoreOS, Inc. specializes in developing open source projects for Linux containers and providing security software solutions. The company offers Tectonic, a comprehensive platform that enhances Kubernetes with enterprise features for efficient container orchestration. CoreOS also provides Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers, along with CoreOS, a security tool for managing Linux applications. Additionally, it features CoreUpdate, a tool designed for managing rolling updates of applications. CoreOS maintains several significant open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt, contributing to the infrastructure needs of modern distributed systems. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc.

Weave

Series A in 2014
Weave is a developer of a customer experience management (CXM) platform designed to meet the needs of patients and to build better business and clinical outcomes. The company's platform features email, marketing capabilities, a full payments platform and a proprietary VoIP phone service to create customer interactions using personalized customer information across all communication channels, enabling businesses to improve relationships with the people they serve. With over 15,000 customers, Weave was the first Utah company to join Y Combinator and has received several renowned awards, including the Fortune 100 Best Companies 2019, Forbes 2019 Cloud 100 and Forbes 2020 Next Billion-Dollar Startups, the 2019 and 2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies in America, Glassdoor’s 2019 and 2020 Best Places to Work and 2019 Top CEOs.

Layer

Series A in 2014
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that develops an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer provides a range of tools that enable developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. Its offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit for enhancing messaging features, SDKs for both iOS and Android platforms, and APIs that facilitate chat and communication services for web applications. The company's focus lies in enabling immediate and interactive customer experiences across digital interfaces, allowing businesses to foster personalized interactions without the need to overhaul existing infrastructure. Layer emphasizes user-friendly design and robust engineering, ensuring that its toolkit is functional and accessible for developers seeking to create engaging user experiences.

Layer

Series A in 2014
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that develops an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer provides a range of tools that enable developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. Its offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit for enhancing messaging features, SDKs for both iOS and Android platforms, and APIs that facilitate chat and communication services for web applications. The company's focus lies in enabling immediate and interactive customer experiences across digital interfaces, allowing businesses to foster personalized interactions without the need to overhaul existing infrastructure. Layer emphasizes user-friendly design and robust engineering, ensuring that its toolkit is functional and accessible for developers seeking to create engaging user experiences.

Cambly

Seed Round in 2014
Cambly Inc. is an online educational platform that connects language learners with native-speaking tutors through a mobile application. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, Cambly specializes in providing on-demand access to English language instruction via video chat. The platform enables students to engage in conversational practice with private tutors, allowing for a personalized learning experience. Users can learn at their own pace, with the ability to revisit lessons to reinforce vocabulary and concepts. Cambly aims to enhance language acquisition by facilitating direct interaction between learners and native speakers.

Secret

Series A in 2014
Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Mindie

Seed Round in 2014
Mindie is a new way to share life through music video, in seconds. Choose the track of your choice and record video while the music is playing! Any video gets insanely better with music.
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