Greylock

Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Wellesley and San Francisco. The firm specializes in investing across all stages of company development, particularly focusing on seed and early-stage investments, as well as growth capital. Greylock primarily targets consumer and enterprise software sectors, with interests spanning various industries, including fintech, healthcare, media, and cloud applications. The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $500,000 in seed-stage companies, $1 million to $10 million in early-stage firms, and $25 million to $200 million in later-stage companies. Greylock is known for backing entrepreneurs who innovate and disrupt markets, having invested in notable companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and LinkedIn. The firm prefers to take board seats in its portfolio companies and seeks opportunities primarily in the United States, India, China, Europe, and Israel.

Michael Ahern

Recruiting Partner

Jacob Andreou

General Partner

Joseph Ansanelli

Partner

Asheem Chandna

Partner

Jerry Chen

Partner

Gerald Chen

Partner

John Delaney

Principal

Mike Duboe

General Partner

Roger Evans

Partner

Maya Frai

Investor

Tom Frangione

COO

Sarah Guo

Board Partner

Lee Haney

Partner and Head of CXO Partnerships

William Helman

Partner

Bob Henderson

Special Limited Partner

William Kaiser

Partner

Christine Kim

Partner

John Lilly

Venture Partner

Corinne Riley

Partner

Jason Risch

Investor

Seth Rosenberg

Partner

James Slavet

Venture Partner

Dave Strohm

Partner

David N. Strohm

Venture Partner

Donald A. Sullivan

Administrative Partner

Don Sullivan

Partner

David Thacker

Venture Partner

Peter Thorne

Investor

David Wadhwani

Venture Partner

Past deals in Crowdsourcing

Instawork

Series D in 2023
Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.

Logoi

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Developer of an AI (artificial intelligence)-driven insights platform designed to help performance marketing agencies win and grow clients faster. The company's platform structures discussions and doubts among employees with filter, tag, and queue answers for full-class discussion and unlocks the other siloed knowledge with an artificial intelligence-powered personal assistant, enabling organizations to provide prompt and personal attention to every employee's queries and opinions.

Kangaroo

Seed Round in 2022
Kangaroo is a developer of a storytelling application aimed at enhancing the connection between brands, public figures, and their fans. Through interactive storytelling, the platform offers personalized narratives and fosters inclusive communities, allowing clients to engage more deeply with their audiences. By providing creative opportunities and customizable media content, Kangaroo enables celebrities and brands to maintain stronger connections with their fandoms, ultimately enriching the fan experience.

Curated

Series C in 2021
Curated is a collaborative online shopping service that focuses on assisting shoppers with high-consideration purchases, which often involve complex decision-making. The company's platform connects customers with knowledgeable experts who provide personalized, unbiased product recommendations and help them find favorable deals. By mimicking the personal touch of an in-store shopping experience, Curated aims to enhance the purchasing process for items that require careful consideration, ensuring that shoppers receive guidance from real experts in their respective fields.

Instawork

Series C in 2021
Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.

Curated

Series B in 2021
Curated is a collaborative online shopping service that focuses on assisting shoppers with high-consideration purchases, which often involve complex decision-making. The company's platform connects customers with knowledgeable experts who provide personalized, unbiased product recommendations and help them find favorable deals. By mimicking the personal touch of an in-store shopping experience, Curated aims to enhance the purchasing process for items that require careful consideration, ensuring that shoppers receive guidance from real experts in their respective fields.

Crew

Series C in 2018
Crew is a communications application tailored for frontline workers who often lack access to effective communication tools. It provides a platform that streamlines team communication, enabling employees such as store clerks, restaurant managers, and healthcare professionals to stay connected and engaged. The app features a user-friendly interface that allows for instant connectivity among coworkers without the need for exchanging personal phone numbers. Additionally, Crew facilitates the management of shift covers, time-off requests, and task assignments, ensuring that all work-related activities can be coordinated efficiently in one centralized location. This innovative approach helps organizations enhance their operational effectiveness and improve employee collaboration across various industries.

Spoke

Series B in 2017
atSpoke helps everyone work smart and fast with modern, seamless internal ticketing. Employees get immediate, convenient, and personalized access to internal knowledge and support. IT, HR, and Support teams deliver high quality service and maintain accountability while easily scaling to meet demands.

Catalant

Series D in 2017
Catalant Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based software company that specializes in providing solutions for strategy execution to global enterprises. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as HourlyNerd, the company offers a platform that assists organizations in transforming their strategic objectives into actionable plans. Catalant's software enables businesses to align work, access both internal and external resources, collaborate effectively, and measure the value of their efforts, facilitating faster execution of mission-critical projects. The platform connects enterprises with a global network of over 65,000 experts and more than 27,000 boutique firms, providing a streamlined approach to sourcing expertise on demand. By leveraging best-in-class tools for talent management, Catalant helps clients improve efficiency and effectiveness in achieving their strategic goals.

Change.org

Series D in 2017
Change.org is the world’s largest social change platform with over 150 million users in 196 countries. Change.org empowers anyone, anywhere, to create the change they want to see. On Change.org, people everywhere are starting campaigns, mobilizing supporters, and working with decision-makers to drive solutions. Change.org is a certified B-corporation, a new class of companies dedicated to positive impact. Investors include Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, Ev Williams, Richard Branson, Reid Hoffman, and the Omidyar Network, started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

Crew

Series B in 2017
Crew is a communications application tailored for frontline workers who often lack access to effective communication tools. It provides a platform that streamlines team communication, enabling employees such as store clerks, restaurant managers, and healthcare professionals to stay connected and engaged. The app features a user-friendly interface that allows for instant connectivity among coworkers without the need for exchanging personal phone numbers. Additionally, Crew facilitates the management of shift covers, time-off requests, and task assignments, ensuring that all work-related activities can be coordinated efficiently in one centralized location. This innovative approach helps organizations enhance their operational effectiveness and improve employee collaboration across various industries.

Synack

Series C in 2017
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Catalant

Series C in 2016
Catalant Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based software company that specializes in providing solutions for strategy execution to global enterprises. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as HourlyNerd, the company offers a platform that assists organizations in transforming their strategic objectives into actionable plans. Catalant's software enables businesses to align work, access both internal and external resources, collaborate effectively, and measure the value of their efforts, facilitating faster execution of mission-critical projects. The platform connects enterprises with a global network of over 65,000 experts and more than 27,000 boutique firms, providing a streamlined approach to sourcing expertise on demand. By leveraging best-in-class tools for talent management, Catalant helps clients improve efficiency and effectiveness in achieving their strategic goals.

Openvote

Seed Round in 2016
Openvote is a crowd-voting platform established in 2015 in San Francisco, California. It enables users to engage in political discussions by pledging their votes on various issues and sharing their perspectives with friends. The platform allows individuals to debate policies and express their opinions on political news and articles, fostering an environment where users can better understand different political scenarios and influence public discourse. Through its interactive features, Openvote aims to enhance civic engagement and provide a space for collective decision-making on political matters.

Crowdpac

Series A in 2016
Crowdpac, Inc. is a non-partisan political technology company that provides an online platform aimed at enhancing political participation in the United States. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, Crowdpac compiles essential information about political candidates, including their funding sources, positions on key issues, voting behavior, and past activities, into accessible candidate pages. Users can explore various issues such as healthcare, immigration, gender equality, and environmental policies, allowing them to find and support candidates that align with their priorities. Additionally, Crowdpac offers crowdfunding tools to empower candidates, organizations, and citizens to raise funds for political initiatives without relying on large donors or special interests. As of November 2019, Crowdpac operates as a subsidiary of Prytany.

CrowdMed

Seed Round in 2015
CrowdMed, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It utilizes a prediction market platform to address complex medical issues by tapping into the collective intelligence of a network of medical detectives, which includes licensed physicians, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. This innovative approach allows CrowdMed to provide patients with potential diagnoses and solutions for undiagnosed or chronic symptoms that have eluded traditional medical practices. By combining the insights of numerous contributors, CrowdMed aims to deliver accurate and timely medical suggestions, thereby streamlining the healthcare process. The company seeks to become a trusted resource for millions of patients facing challenging medical conditions.

GoFundMe

Series A in 2015
GoFundMe is a fundraising platform established in 2010 that facilitates connections between individuals, causes, and charities in need of support and potential donors. It offers a user-friendly and secure environment for raising funds, catering to both immediate and long-term financial requirements. Users can create profiles to solicit donations and leverage social media to share their campaigns, thereby enhancing community engagement. The platform aims to inspire hope and effect positive change by enabling people to contribute to meaningful causes globally.

Stand Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
STAND Technologies, Inc. operates a mobile crowdfunding platform designed to connect individuals with causes they are passionate about. Incorporated in 2014 and based in Mill Valley, California, the company fosters a social experience that encourages users to engage with others who inspire them to take compassionate action. By facilitating connections among like-minded individuals and organizations, STAND aims to enhance community involvement and support for various causes. The company received seed funding in 2015 to support its mission.

Gathertheapp

Seed Round in 2015
Gather also lets users post videos to a group or individual and get reactions from them, but it differs from Samba in that it also lets users offer links to articles and then asking for reactions to the article. It’s a hybrid of Snapchat Stories and Samba in that way.

Synack

Series B in 2015
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Catalant

Series B in 2015
Catalant Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based software company that specializes in providing solutions for strategy execution to global enterprises. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as HourlyNerd, the company offers a platform that assists organizations in transforming their strategic objectives into actionable plans. Catalant's software enables businesses to align work, access both internal and external resources, collaborate effectively, and measure the value of their efforts, facilitating faster execution of mission-critical projects. The platform connects enterprises with a global network of over 65,000 experts and more than 27,000 boutique firms, providing a streamlined approach to sourcing expertise on demand. By leveraging best-in-class tools for talent management, Catalant helps clients improve efficiency and effectiveness in achieving their strategic goals.

Product Hunt

Series A in 2014
Product Hunt operates an online community for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out mobile applications, Websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of November 30, 2016, Product Hunt operates as a subsidiary of AngelList LLC.

Synack

Series A in 2014
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Catalant

Series A in 2014
Catalant Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based software company that specializes in providing solutions for strategy execution to global enterprises. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as HourlyNerd, the company offers a platform that assists organizations in transforming their strategic objectives into actionable plans. Catalant's software enables businesses to align work, access both internal and external resources, collaborate effectively, and measure the value of their efforts, facilitating faster execution of mission-critical projects. The platform connects enterprises with a global network of over 65,000 experts and more than 27,000 boutique firms, providing a streamlined approach to sourcing expertise on demand. By leveraging best-in-class tools for talent management, Catalant helps clients improve efficiency and effectiveness in achieving their strategic goals.

BountyJobs

Series D in 2013
BountyJobs is a technology for collaboration between employers and recruitment agencies. Their web-based platform consolidates 3rd-party search activities into one convenient location, giving talent acquisition leaders the tools to track, manage, and evaluate their search spend. The company's solutions help HR teams find and engage direct-hire agencies, manage the recruitment process with clarity and control, and optimize the entire agency channel. BountyJobs is based in Austin, TX.

Sparks

Seed Round in 2013
Sparks is a company based in San Francisco that has developed a mobile platform for creating memes. Users can search for images or animated GIFs using an integrated image search engine, add personalized messages, and customize the typeface and placement of the text. Once satisfied with their creations, users can easily share their memes with friends, fostering a new way to express and discuss interests and ideas.

Synack

Seed Round in 2013
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Proven

Series A in 2013
Proven is a hiring tool tailored for small businesses, providing an employment application software that simplifies the recruitment process. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform allows employers to manage hiring tasks directly from their smartphones or tablets. Users can post job openings on platforms like Craigslist, as well as review resumes, respond to candidates, and contact them efficiently. Proven's fully native apps for iOS and Android enhance the hiring experience by making it accessible and convenient for busy employers.

Shadow Puppet

Seed Round in 2013
Storytelling today means crowding around someone's phone as they describe their photos. Shadow Puppet bring that show&tell experience online by letting you share a voice-over with an animated slideshow of your pics. Built with Greylock money by Carl Sjogreen, the Googler who sold travel startup Nextstop to Facebook, Shadow Puppet let you talk people through everything from vacations to app demos.

Polar

Seed Round in 2013
Polar is a mobile application developed by Input Factory that allows users to easily create and participate in visually appealing photo polls. Available for free on iPhone, the app streamlines the process of gathering opinions and feedback through engaging multimedia content. By focusing on user-friendly design and functionality, Polar aims to enhance social interaction and decision-making through dynamic polling experiences.

CrowdMed

Seed Round in 2013
CrowdMed, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It utilizes a prediction market platform to address complex medical issues by tapping into the collective intelligence of a network of medical detectives, which includes licensed physicians, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. This innovative approach allows CrowdMed to provide patients with potential diagnoses and solutions for undiagnosed or chronic symptoms that have eluded traditional medical practices. By combining the insights of numerous contributors, CrowdMed aims to deliver accurate and timely medical suggestions, thereby streamlining the healthcare process. The company seeks to become a trusted resource for millions of patients facing challenging medical conditions.

Gigwalk

Series A in 2012
Gigwalk, Inc. is a mobile platform based in San Francisco that specializes in managing distributed workforces. Founded in 2010, Gigwalk offers two primary solutions: Gigwalk Enterprise, which enables businesses to manage worker availability, assign tasks, and oversee distributed teams, and Gigwalkers, an on-demand workforce solution that facilitates crowdsourced data collection. This allows companies to gain insights into on-the-ground conditions at key locations. Gigwalk's services are particularly beneficial for brands and retailers, helping them optimize channel execution and gather real-time data to enhance operational efficiency. The company has garnered support from various investors, including August Capital and Greylock Discovery.

Proven

Series A in 2012
Proven is a hiring tool tailored for small businesses, providing an employment application software that simplifies the recruitment process. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform allows employers to manage hiring tasks directly from their smartphones or tablets. Users can post job openings on platforms like Craigslist, as well as review resumes, respond to candidates, and contact them efficiently. Proven's fully native apps for iOS and Android enhance the hiring experience by making it accessible and convenient for busy employers.

GoInstant

Seed Round in 2011
GoInstant Co-browsing allows two or more people to browse the web together in a real-time interactive session. All participants that join a co-browse session can click, scroll, type and browse at the same time. Co-browsing does not require any downloads or plugins to work; all users need is a web browser. A co-browse session can be used to co-browse any website for customer support, sales, e-commerce, training and more. Sign up at http://goinstant.com to be notified as new accounts become available.

BountyJobs

Venture Round in 2011
BountyJobs is a technology for collaboration between employers and recruitment agencies. Their web-based platform consolidates 3rd-party search activities into one convenient location, giving talent acquisition leaders the tools to track, manage, and evaluate their search spend. The company's solutions help HR teams find and engage direct-hire agencies, manage the recruitment process with clarity and control, and optimize the entire agency channel. BountyJobs is based in Austin, TX.

Gigwalk

Seed Round in 2011
Gigwalk, Inc. is a mobile platform based in San Francisco that specializes in managing distributed workforces. Founded in 2010, Gigwalk offers two primary solutions: Gigwalk Enterprise, which enables businesses to manage worker availability, assign tasks, and oversee distributed teams, and Gigwalkers, an on-demand workforce solution that facilitates crowdsourced data collection. This allows companies to gain insights into on-the-ground conditions at key locations. Gigwalk's services are particularly beneficial for brands and retailers, helping them optimize channel execution and gather real-time data to enhance operational efficiency. The company has garnered support from various investors, including August Capital and Greylock Discovery.

Qwiki

Series A in 2011
Qwiki specializes in automated video production, offering a platform that transforms users' photos and videos from their camera rolls into concise, visually appealing movies. With a focus on simplicity, the Qwiki service allows individuals to create and share these personalized video memories with just one tap. This innovative approach enables users to easily compile and present their cherished moments in a format that is engaging and easy to share. By streamlining the video creation process, Qwiki enhances the way people document and share their experiences.

Rally

Seed Round in 2010
Rally operates an online fundraising platform that empowers individuals, groups, and non-profit organizations to raise money and build social awareness. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Rally provides a user-friendly tool that allows users to share their stories, photos, and updates with supporters at the point of donation. The platform is designed for both technical and non-technical users, enabling a wide range of campaigns that address various causes, from political fundraising to disaster relief efforts. Users have leveraged Rally to cover medical expenses, fund educational pursuits, and support creative projects. By connecting donors to causes and facilitating community mobilization, Rally has enabled millions to broadcast their passions and make a positive impact.

PiCloud

Seed Round in 2010
PiCloud is a prominent provider of cloud computing solutions focused on batch processing, high performance computing, and scientific computing. The company offers a user-friendly platform that integrates seamlessly with Amazon Web Services, allowing developers to harness significant computing power without the complexities of managing virtual servers. PiCloud's services cater to a wide range of applications, including web crawling, image and video processing, analytics computation, and simulation execution. By enabling users to run Python code on its cluster, PiCloud supports the development of algorithms, web applications, and software, attracting a global community of developers seeking efficient and scalable solutions.

BountyJobs

Series B in 2008
BountyJobs is a technology for collaboration between employers and recruitment agencies. Their web-based platform consolidates 3rd-party search activities into one convenient location, giving talent acquisition leaders the tools to track, manage, and evaluate their search spend. The company's solutions help HR teams find and engage direct-hire agencies, manage the recruitment process with clarity and control, and optimize the entire agency channel. BountyJobs is based in Austin, TX.

Chirp Interactive

Seed Round in 2008
Chirp Interactive developed social media applications designed to keep users connected with their networks continuously. The company created products that aggregated feeds from various social media platforms, allowing users to discover their friends' content and activities. One of its key products, Chirpscreen, functioned as a customized interactive screensaver, showcasing updates from social networking sites. However, Chirp has since ceased operations, and the team transitioned to thePlatform, a video distribution solution owned by Comcast.

Guru

Series B in 1999
Guru is the world's best online marketplace for freelance talent. We allow all of our users, whether they are Freelancers or Employers, to "work their way". Guru for Businesses We provide businesses with the ability to find the help they need from a variety of talented Freelancers worldwide. Our proprietary Guru Recommends System leverages performance data to make the freelancer selection process easy and reliable - every time. Once connected, Employers can securely pay Freelancers through our SafePay system. By using SafePay, Employers are guaranteed payment protection. Guru for Freelancers For Freelancers, we offer the opportunity to market sought-after skills to a global audience with minimal cost. Innovative features, such as online Portfolios, give Freelancers a cutting edge platform on which to highlight their skills and experiences in attracting or retaining business. Quality Score data teaches Freelancers about their personal strengths and weaknesses so that every service provider on our site has support in becoming a successful free agent - an online entrepreneur with a core market niche.
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