RPM Ventures

RPM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2000. With $300 million under management, the firm targets seed to early-stage investments across the United States, focusing primarily on sectors where it has established itself as an industry leader, such as FinTech, InsurTech, Real Estate Tech, and Mobility and Transportation. RPM Ventures emphasizes investments in companies that cater to the Midwest's Fortune 500 manufacturing base or are based on technology developed at prominent regional research centers. The firm is particularly interested in high-tech and information technology sectors, including advanced materials processing, data discovery and analytics, and software automation. Originally established as Waypoint Ventures, the firm rebranded in 2006 to better align with its strategic focus on leveraging the strengths of the Midwest.

Adam Boyden

Managing Director

Tony Grover

Managing Director

Brad Lichota

Principal

Marc Weiser

Co-Founder, Board Member & Managing Director

84 past transactions

Overalls

Seed Round in 2022
Overalls is an insurance platform company.

Player’s Health

Series C in 2022
Player’s Health is an insurance agency that protects athletes and sports organizations with a unique risk management platform. To do this, they use an interactive mobile and web-based platform designed to allow coaches to quickly and easily document any injury that occurs during practice or games. This promotes real-time communication between coaches and parents to best care for the health and wellbeing of youth athletes. Their HIPAA compliant interface simplifies the flow of youth athlete health information between coach, parent, and healthcare provider. Player’s Health fosters a personalized network of care for each youth athlete.

Coterie Insurance

Series B in 2021
Coterie Applications Inc. is a Cincinnati-based company that specializes in digital managing general underwriting services, focusing on commercial insurance solutions tailored for various workforce needs. Incorporated in 2018, Coterie offers coverage across diverse categories, including jobs, trucks, contracts, people, planes, and property. The company employs an API-based approach to seamlessly integrate insurance into existing business tools and processes, allowing operators to secure protection with minimal effort. Utilizing data-driven automation, Coterie aims to provide accurate and efficient coverage while simplifying the insurance experience for its clients.

Figure

Series D in 2021
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. It specializes in providing consumer financial solutions focused on home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Figure offers a range of products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, home buy-lease back offerings, and mortgage refinancing. The company utilizes blockchain technology, along with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance its services and enable customers to access capital quickly, often in as few as five days. Additionally, Figure provides Provenance, a blockchain platform designed for business applications.

Coterie Insurance

Series A in 2021
Coterie Applications Inc. is a Cincinnati-based company that specializes in digital managing general underwriting services, focusing on commercial insurance solutions tailored for various workforce needs. Incorporated in 2018, Coterie offers coverage across diverse categories, including jobs, trucks, contracts, people, planes, and property. The company employs an API-based approach to seamlessly integrate insurance into existing business tools and processes, allowing operators to secure protection with minimal effort. Utilizing data-driven automation, Coterie aims to provide accurate and efficient coverage while simplifying the insurance experience for its clients.

Player’s Health

Series B in 2021
Player’s Health is an insurance agency that protects athletes and sports organizations with a unique risk management platform. To do this, they use an interactive mobile and web-based platform designed to allow coaches to quickly and easily document any injury that occurs during practice or games. This promotes real-time communication between coaches and parents to best care for the health and wellbeing of youth athletes. Their HIPAA compliant interface simplifies the flow of youth athlete health information between coach, parent, and healthcare provider. Player’s Health fosters a personalized network of care for each youth athlete.

Hippo Insurance

Series E in 2020
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

Coterie Insurance

Series A in 2020
Coterie Applications Inc. is a Cincinnati-based company that specializes in digital managing general underwriting services, focusing on commercial insurance solutions tailored for various workforce needs. Incorporated in 2018, Coterie offers coverage across diverse categories, including jobs, trucks, contracts, people, planes, and property. The company employs an API-based approach to seamlessly integrate insurance into existing business tools and processes, allowing operators to secure protection with minimal effort. Utilizing data-driven automation, Coterie aims to provide accurate and efficient coverage while simplifying the insurance experience for its clients.

Figure

Series C in 2019
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. It specializes in providing consumer financial solutions focused on home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Figure offers a range of products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, home buy-lease back offerings, and mortgage refinancing. The company utilizes blockchain technology, along with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance its services and enable customers to access capital quickly, often in as few as five days. Additionally, Figure provides Provenance, a blockchain platform designed for business applications.

Amava

Venture Round in 2019
AMAVA, INC. develops a social engagement mobile application. It offers Amava, an online platform that provide a combination of opportunities, such as jobs, volunteer gigs, and travel experiences for post-career and retirement individuals. The company serves post-career professionals and empty-nesters. AMAVA, INC. was formerly known as Grayful, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Atherton, California.

biproxi

Seed Round in 2019
Biproxi, Inc. operates an online marketplace focused on commercial real estate, catering to brokers, buyers, and tenants. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a platform that connects users with commercial real estate listings available for sale or lease. Biproxi's technology streamlines the transaction process, allowing participants to discover new listings, submit offers, and finalize deals efficiently. The platform aims to enhance transparency in the buying, selling, and leasing of commercial properties, equipping users with the necessary tools to facilitate their real estate transactions effectively.

Hippo Insurance

Series D in 2019
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

Figure

Series B in 2019
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. It specializes in providing consumer financial solutions focused on home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Figure offers a range of products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, home buy-lease back offerings, and mortgage refinancing. The company utilizes blockchain technology, along with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance its services and enable customers to access capital quickly, often in as few as five days. Additionally, Figure provides Provenance, a blockchain platform designed for business applications.

Avinew

Seed Round in 2019
Avinew, Inc. develops artificial intelligence and telematics based software solutions for insurance industry. It offers insurance programs, which detects and measures semi autonomous and autonomous features for determining premium discount eligibility. The company was formerly known as DRIAV, Inc. and changed its name to Avinew, Inc. in January 2019. Avinew, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

Hippo Insurance

Series C in 2018
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

Deliv

Series C in 2018
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced, same-day delivery service based in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on enhancing the shopping experience for customers of omnichannel retailers. Founded in 2012, the company allows retailers to integrate a same-day delivery option directly into their online shopping platforms, enabling customers to receive their purchases quickly from local brick-and-mortar stores. This model not only improves delivery speed and convenience but also allows retailers to utilize their physical locations as local distribution centers. Deliv has partnered with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators managing approximately 800 malls across the United States. The platform employs a network of highly rated crowdsourced drivers, ensuring quality service through customer feedback and smart routing technology. Currently, Deliv is expanding its services across various geographies, solidifying its position as a competitive alternative to traditional eCommerce giants.

Convey

Series B in 2018
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Figure

Series A in 2018
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. It specializes in providing consumer financial solutions focused on home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Figure offers a range of products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, home buy-lease back offerings, and mortgage refinancing. The company utilizes blockchain technology, along with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance its services and enable customers to access capital quickly, often in as few as five days. Additionally, Figure provides Provenance, a blockchain platform designed for business applications.

DailyPay

Series B in 2018
DailyPay partners with companies to offer employees the ability to control when they get paid. Not only does this solution empower financial wellness, but for partner companies, it acts as a tool to recruit, retain, and engage the workforce. Founded in 2015 by Jason Lee and Robert Law, DailyPay is helping hundreds of companies improve their bottom line profit by giving people their first steps towards financial security.

Hippo Insurance

Series B in 2018
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

Give and Take

Seed Round in 2017
Give and Take technology allows employees to collaborate and share knowledge in order to improve engagement, efficiency, and productivity. Give and Take takes the concepts of generalized reciprocity and social capital made famous in Wharton professor Adam Grant’s bestselling Give and Take and delivers it to enterprises in an accessible, scalable, measurable platform called Givitas. By fostering a giving culture, companies of all sizes drive positive business outcomes like increased employee efficiency, productivity, loyalty, and engagement. Give and Take is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan and online at www.giveandtakeinc.com.

Convey

Series B in 2017
Convey, Inc. develops and provides an Intelligent Fulfillment Platform that helps retailers to predict and adapt to changes in real-time. The company offers Engage, a logistics command center that manages in-transit shipments for retailers; and Discover, a transportation analytics and insights software solution for retailers that combines predictive insights and historical delivery performance reporting. Convey, Inc. was formerly known as Pivot Freight, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Roost

Series B in 2017
Roost, founded in 2014 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in smart home technology by providing an online platform that enables consumers to upgrade their existing home products into smart connected devices. The company focuses on simplifying the installation process and offers one-step retrofitting solutions, making smart home functionality accessible and affordable. Roost aims to revolutionize the smart home experience by emphasizing ease of use and integration with current household items, allowing users to enhance their living environments without the need for extensive renovations or new installations.

Able Lending

Series B in 2017
Able Lending, based in Austin, Texas, offers online lending services tailored to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2011, the company provides various loan products, including the Able Start loan, which facilitates funding through support from friends and family; the Able Growth loan for businesses seeking to expand; and the Able Refi loan, designed to refinance high-interest debt and improve cash flow. Able Lending aims to be a cost-effective option for borrowers, with average savings of $31,000 on loans ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000. The company emphasizes not only providing loans but also connecting entrepreneurs with community resources and expert advice to foster growth.

SoFi

Series F in 2017
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hippo Insurance

Series A in 2016
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

DailyPay

Series A in 2016
DailyPay partners with companies to offer employees the ability to control when they get paid. Not only does this solution empower financial wellness, but for partner companies, it acts as a tool to recruit, retain, and engage the workforce. Founded in 2015 by Jason Lee and Robert Law, DailyPay is helping hundreds of companies improve their bottom line profit by giving people their first steps towards financial security.

Polysync

Seed Round in 2016
Polysync Technologies, Inc. specializes in creating a platform for the development, testing, and deployment of driverless vehicle applications. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Palo Alto, California, and Europe, Polysync offers software tools and services that facilitate the research, development, and production of autonomous vehicle components. Its solutions are utilized by automotive engineering services, developers, government agencies, and universities globally, enabling safer and more efficient advancements in autonomous mobility. Polysync's products are currently operational in over 17 countries, underscoring its impact on the autonomous vehicle industry.

Hippo Insurance

Seed Round in 2016
Hippo Insurance provides home insurance brokerage services, focusing on modernizing coverage for homeowners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Austin and Dallas, the company utilizes technology to streamline the insurance process. Hippo aims to simplify and enhance home insurance by offering intuitive and proactive coverage that actively addresses the needs of clients. By adopting a tech-driven approach, Hippo seeks to transform how individuals safeguard their homes, allowing them to feel secure and carefree. The company emphasizes a commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient insurance solutions tailored to contemporary homeowners.

Pave

Series A in 2016
Pave, Inc. operates an online platform that offers tools for real-time compensation transparency and personal funding solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company enables organizations to track, measure, and communicate total employee compensation effectively. Pave's services help eliminate the use of spreadsheets for compensation management, leveraging real-time integrations with human resources information systems, applicant tracking systems, and cap tables. By focusing on affordable credit and enhancing compensation decision-making processes, Pave aims to simplify financial management for both individuals and organizations.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2016
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Deliv

Series B in 2016
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced, same-day delivery service based in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on enhancing the shopping experience for customers of omnichannel retailers. Founded in 2012, the company allows retailers to integrate a same-day delivery option directly into their online shopping platforms, enabling customers to receive their purchases quickly from local brick-and-mortar stores. This model not only improves delivery speed and convenience but also allows retailers to utilize their physical locations as local distribution centers. Deliv has partnered with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators managing approximately 800 malls across the United States. The platform employs a network of highly rated crowdsourced drivers, ensuring quality service through customer feedback and smart routing technology. Currently, Deliv is expanding its services across various geographies, solidifying its position as a competitive alternative to traditional eCommerce giants.

Janrain

Series D in 2015
Janrain, Inc. specializes in customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions, offering the Janrain Identity Cloud, which is designed for real-time identity management, security, and activation for global enterprises. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Janrain has expanded its presence with additional offices in cities including Redwood City, Austin, London, Paris, Kyiv, Guadalajara, São Paulo, Ningbo, and Bengaluru. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including consumer brands, financial services, healthcare, and education, among others. Janrain is noted for its pioneering role in developing social login and for being a founding member of the OpenID Foundation, contributing significantly to digital authentication protocols used worldwide. As of early 2019, Janrain operates as a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

SoFi

Series E in 2015
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Roost

Series A in 2015
Roost, founded in 2014 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in smart home technology by providing an online platform that enables consumers to upgrade their existing home products into smart connected devices. The company focuses on simplifying the installation process and offers one-step retrofitting solutions, making smart home functionality accessible and affordable. Roost aims to revolutionize the smart home experience by emphasizing ease of use and integration with current household items, allowing users to enhance their living environments without the need for extensive renovations or new installations.

Able Lending

Series A in 2015
Able Lending, based in Austin, Texas, offers online lending services tailored to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2011, the company provides various loan products, including the Able Start loan, which facilitates funding through support from friends and family; the Able Growth loan for businesses seeking to expand; and the Able Refi loan, designed to refinance high-interest debt and improve cash flow. Able Lending aims to be a cost-effective option for borrowers, with average savings of $31,000 on loans ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000. The company emphasizes not only providing loans but also connecting entrepreneurs with community resources and expert advice to foster growth.

DeepField

Series A in 2015
DeepField provides software and hosted solutions (SaaS) for the real-time management of cloud and over-the-top services to dramatically improve performance and reduce costs in large enterprises, carriers and cloud providers.

Automatic

Series B in 2015
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

SoFi

Series D in 2015
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Qzzr

Seed Round in 2014
Qzzr is a platform for people to seriously engage and create interactive content. It helps top brands like ESPN, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Red Bull, and Marriott to create intelligent interactive content (quizzes, polls, and lists). Their Software, Studio, and Science offerings deliver increased exposure, engagement, conversions, and insights. Last year, over 358 million people used Qzzr tools. It was named the Best New Startup in Utah, launched in 2014 (StartSLC).

Ittavi

Seed Round in 2014
Ittavi, Inc was the original creator of SupportPay, a platform designed to help parents manage child support, alimony, and shared expenses directly with one another. However, Ittavi, Inc was liquidated in early 2018 and is no longer operating. The assets of Ittavi, including SupportPay, are now owned by Smart Family Tech, Inc. SupportPay uniquely serves as a payment platform for parents, facilitating the management of child-related financial obligations.

Ittavi

Seed Round in 2014
Ittavi, Inc was the original creator of SupportPay, a platform designed to help parents manage child support, alimony, and shared expenses directly with one another. However, Ittavi, Inc was liquidated in early 2018 and is no longer operating. The assets of Ittavi, including SupportPay, are now owned by Smart Family Tech, Inc. SupportPay uniquely serves as a payment platform for parents, facilitating the management of child-related financial obligations.

SoFi

Series C in 2014
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Deliv

Series A in 2014
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced, same-day delivery service based in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on enhancing the shopping experience for customers of omnichannel retailers. Founded in 2012, the company allows retailers to integrate a same-day delivery option directly into their online shopping platforms, enabling customers to receive their purchases quickly from local brick-and-mortar stores. This model not only improves delivery speed and convenience but also allows retailers to utilize their physical locations as local distribution centers. Deliv has partnered with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators managing approximately 800 malls across the United States. The platform employs a network of highly rated crowdsourced drivers, ensuring quality service through customer feedback and smart routing technology. Currently, Deliv is expanding its services across various geographies, solidifying its position as a competitive alternative to traditional eCommerce giants.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2014
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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.

Deliv

Series A in 2013
Deliv, Inc. is a crowdsourced, same-day delivery service based in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on enhancing the shopping experience for customers of omnichannel retailers. Founded in 2012, the company allows retailers to integrate a same-day delivery option directly into their online shopping platforms, enabling customers to receive their purchases quickly from local brick-and-mortar stores. This model not only improves delivery speed and convenience but also allows retailers to utilize their physical locations as local distribution centers. Deliv has partnered with nearly 100 national and regional retailers, as well as major mall operators managing approximately 800 malls across the United States. The platform employs a network of highly rated crowdsourced drivers, ensuring quality service through customer feedback and smart routing technology. Currently, Deliv is expanding its services across various geographies, solidifying its position as a competitive alternative to traditional eCommerce giants.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2013
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Automatic

Series A in 2013
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

Luvocracy

Series A in 2013
Luvocracy gives you a home for the best recommendations shared between you and the people you trust. Word of mouth recommendations happen in the world every second of every day. So we've created a seamless way to capture, exchange and purchase the things you love.

ShareThis

Series C in 2013
ShareThis, Inc. is a social data platform that focuses on consumer engagement and sharing tools designed for publishers, advertisers, and data-driven businesses. The company provides real-time processing of first-party data, enabling users to capture online sentiments and drive engagement and traffic. Its offerings include share buttons for various social media channels, mobile sharing options, and tools for Social A/B testing to optimize content performance. Additionally, ShareThis features a Real-Time Marketing Engine that assists brands in activating audiences across multiple screens and digital ad formats. Established in 2004 and previously known as Nextumi, Inc., ShareThis has its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Chicago, Manhattan Beach, New York City, and Boston. The company has been collecting and analyzing social share data since 2007, transforming sharing behavior into actionable insights for marketers and publishers.

Janrain

Series C in 2013
Janrain, Inc. specializes in customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions, offering the Janrain Identity Cloud, which is designed for real-time identity management, security, and activation for global enterprises. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Janrain has expanded its presence with additional offices in cities including Redwood City, Austin, London, Paris, Kyiv, Guadalajara, São Paulo, Ningbo, and Bengaluru. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including consumer brands, financial services, healthcare, and education, among others. Janrain is noted for its pioneering role in developing social login and for being a founding member of the OpenID Foundation, contributing significantly to digital authentication protocols used worldwide. As of early 2019, Janrain operates as a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Xtime

Venture Round in 2012
Xtime is the leading provider of hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Scheduling software for automotive service departments in North America. Xtime has over 3,000 dealerships, registered over 1 Million customers and processes over 1 Million appointments a month. Xtime is the exclusive or preferred provider for many of the leading global automotive manufacturers, including Lexus, Toyota Canada, Toyota US, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Infiniti, VW, Audi, Chrysler and Hyundai. Xtime is also the trusted choice for many of the industry's leading dealership groups, including AutoNation, Group 1 Automotive, Sonic Automotive, West Herr, Luther, Ferman and Checkered Flag. Xtime is based in Redwood Shores, California.

SoFi

Series B in 2012
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Mojo Motors

Series A in 2012
Mojo Motors helps car shoppers keep track of their preferred cars and get alerts when dealers drop prices and similar cars become available.

DeepField

Seed Round in 2011
DeepField provides software and hosted solutions (SaaS) for the real-time management of cloud and over-the-top services to dramatically improve performance and reduce costs in large enterprises, carriers and cloud providers.

SoFi

Series A in 2011
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. The company primarily caters to early-stage professionals and offers variable and fixed rate parent, personal, and MBA loans, mortgage refinancing, and more. They create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

Caterva

Seed Round in 2011
Caterva, a development stage company, intends to develop a real-time social-marketing platform. The company was formerly known as Yottaclick, Inc. and changed its name to Caterva, Inc. in September, 2010. Caterva, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Champaign, Illinois.

Giftly

Seed Round in 2011
Giftly is revolutionizing the way people give and receive gifts. We're a San Francisco-based startup upending the $100B-a-year gift card market by making gift cards more personal, customizable, beautiful, and fun than ever before. Finally you can give a friend dinner at a favorite restaurant, a sweater from a local boutique, or a night out at the movies, easily right from your phone or from the web. Founded in 2010, Giftly has raised $3M from tier-one VCs and advisors and has assembled a team of talents spanning industries and backgrounds, all working with one purpose: to help you connect with the people you care about through gifts.

Kabongo

Venture Round in 2010
Kabongo provides web-delivered educational products that enable learners to reach their academic potential.

Mojo Motors

Seed Round in 2010
Mojo Motors helps car shoppers keep track of their preferred cars and get alerts when dealers drop prices and similar cars become available.

Janrain

Series A in 2009
Janrain, Inc. specializes in customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions, offering the Janrain Identity Cloud, which is designed for real-time identity management, security, and activation for global enterprises. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Janrain has expanded its presence with additional offices in cities including Redwood City, Austin, London, Paris, Kyiv, Guadalajara, São Paulo, Ningbo, and Bengaluru. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including consumer brands, financial services, healthcare, and education, among others. Janrain is noted for its pioneering role in developing social login and for being a founding member of the OpenID Foundation, contributing significantly to digital authentication protocols used worldwide. As of early 2019, Janrain operates as a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Glyde

Venture Round in 2009
Glyde Corporation operates an eCommerce platform that enables users and companies to buy and sell smartphones, tablets, MacBooks, iPods, and video games in the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Kabongo

Series A in 2009
Kabongo provides web-delivered educational products that enable learners to reach their academic potential.

OPENLANE

Venture Round in 2008
OPENLANE, Inc. is a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. The company offers end-to-end auto remarketing solutions to auto manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and daily rental companies, financial institutions and wholesale auto auctions throughout the United States and Canada. OPENLANE powers online remarketing programs for American Honda Finance, Audi Financial Services, Avis Budget Group, BMW Financial Services Canada, Chase Auto Finance, Chrysler Financial, Porsche Financial Services, Southeast Toyota Finance, US Bank, Volkswagen Credit, among others.

TetraVitae Bioscience

Series A in 2008
TetraVitae Bioscience is developing biobased chemicals, plastics, and fuels. Their proprietary technology and expertise in the fields of industrial fermentations, process engineering, microbiology, and cellulosic feedstocks will dramatically lower the costs of production, allowing them to compete with and replace petroleum-derived products.

OPENLANE

Venture Round in 2008
OPENLANE, Inc. is a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. The company offers end-to-end auto remarketing solutions to auto manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and daily rental companies, financial institutions and wholesale auto auctions throughout the United States and Canada. OPENLANE powers online remarketing programs for American Honda Finance, Audi Financial Services, Avis Budget Group, BMW Financial Services Canada, Chase Auto Finance, Chrysler Financial, Porsche Financial Services, Southeast Toyota Finance, US Bank, Volkswagen Credit, among others.

ShareThis

Series B in 2008
ShareThis, Inc. is a social data platform that focuses on consumer engagement and sharing tools designed for publishers, advertisers, and data-driven businesses. The company provides real-time processing of first-party data, enabling users to capture online sentiments and drive engagement and traffic. Its offerings include share buttons for various social media channels, mobile sharing options, and tools for Social A/B testing to optimize content performance. Additionally, ShareThis features a Real-Time Marketing Engine that assists brands in activating audiences across multiple screens and digital ad formats. Established in 2004 and previously known as Nextumi, Inc., ShareThis has its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Chicago, Manhattan Beach, New York City, and Boston. The company has been collecting and analyzing social share data since 2007, transforming sharing behavior into actionable insights for marketers and publishers.

RiverGlass

Venture Round in 2008
RiverGlass is the Internet information solution from people who actually helped create the Internet RiverGlass was founded in 2003, by some of the original pioneers of the World Wide Web and originators of Web data analytics. The University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) played a key role in the birth and growth of the Internet and NCSA Mosaic was the first widely used graphical search engine whose offspring include both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Michael Welge, head of NCSA's automated learning group, recognized the tremendous benefit of offering more specialized, highly selective data analytics solutions to help businesses and governments gather, organize, merge and analyze data from disparate sources throughout the Internet. He then transformed the D2K (data-to-knowledge) software environment when he co-founded the company that is RiverGlass today. To launch the business, the company partnered with IllinoisVENTURES, a service firm that works with University of Illinois researchers to turn university research projects into viable commercial ventures. With their help, a software solution for a select group of researchers was transformed into a dynamic startup with tremendous business growth opportunity. Today, RiverGlass delivers software solutions to a prestigious list of Fortune 1000 companies and governmental agencies for which access to accurate, concise and oftentimes obscure information is essential.

Arbor Photonics

Seed Round in 2007
Arbor Photonics, LLC engages in the development of optical-fiber technology and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

OPENLANE

Series G in 2007
OPENLANE, Inc. is a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. The company offers end-to-end auto remarketing solutions to auto manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and daily rental companies, financial institutions and wholesale auto auctions throughout the United States and Canada. OPENLANE powers online remarketing programs for American Honda Finance, Audi Financial Services, Avis Budget Group, BMW Financial Services Canada, Chase Auto Finance, Chrysler Financial, Porsche Financial Services, Southeast Toyota Finance, US Bank, Volkswagen Credit, among others.

Vizionware

Series B in 2007
VizionWare offers audio and video digital interconnect technology solutions for consumer and commercial A/V applications. It offers high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) digital interconnects, fiber optic HDMI interconnects, digital visual interface (DVI) digital interconnects, HDMI-to-DVI digital interconnects, switcher and digital audio synchronizers, integrator-friendly accessory products, HDMI and DVI swivel adapters, HDMI connector locking mounts, and heavy duty cable pull through socks. The company serves home theater, commercial, original equipment manufacturer, and consumer markets. VizionWare was founded in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Symwave

Series C in 2007
Symwave designs, develops and markets high-performance analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits and system solutions targeted at fast-growing “sync-and-go” applications, such as external storage, portable phones and media players, HD Camcorders, and other applications requiring high-speed data transfer capabilities. The company’s product portfolio includes standards-based serial physical layer (PHYs) integrated circuits and low power analog front end (AFEs) semiconductor solutions. These solutions feature patented technical innovations that enable multi-gigabit per second data transfer rates with extremely low power and exceptional electrical performance. Leveraging the company’s production released 1394b (Firewire) devices and technology, Symwave is developing a suite of “SuperSpeed” universal serial bus (USB) products. Superspeed USB 3.0 delivers ten times the speed of current USB 2.0 devices. Operating at five gigabits per second, Superspeed USB delivers higher data rates, lower power and maintains backwards compatibility with the more than ten billion legacy USB enabled consumer devices shipped to date.

BountyJobs

Series A in 2007
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.

RiverGlass

Series B in 2007
RiverGlass is the Internet information solution from people who actually helped create the Internet RiverGlass was founded in 2003, by some of the original pioneers of the World Wide Web and originators of Web data analytics. The University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) played a key role in the birth and growth of the Internet and NCSA Mosaic was the first widely used graphical search engine whose offspring include both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Michael Welge, head of NCSA's automated learning group, recognized the tremendous benefit of offering more specialized, highly selective data analytics solutions to help businesses and governments gather, organize, merge and analyze data from disparate sources throughout the Internet. He then transformed the D2K (data-to-knowledge) software environment when he co-founded the company that is RiverGlass today. To launch the business, the company partnered with IllinoisVENTURES, a service firm that works with University of Illinois researchers to turn university research projects into viable commercial ventures. With their help, a software solution for a select group of researchers was transformed into a dynamic startup with tremendous business growth opportunity. Today, RiverGlass delivers software solutions to a prestigious list of Fortune 1000 companies and governmental agencies for which access to accurate, concise and oftentimes obscure information is essential.

ShareThis

Series A in 2007
ShareThis, Inc. is a social data platform that focuses on consumer engagement and sharing tools designed for publishers, advertisers, and data-driven businesses. The company provides real-time processing of first-party data, enabling users to capture online sentiments and drive engagement and traffic. Its offerings include share buttons for various social media channels, mobile sharing options, and tools for Social A/B testing to optimize content performance. Additionally, ShareThis features a Real-Time Marketing Engine that assists brands in activating audiences across multiple screens and digital ad formats. Established in 2004 and previously known as Nextumi, Inc., ShareThis has its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Chicago, Manhattan Beach, New York City, and Boston. The company has been collecting and analyzing social share data since 2007, transforming sharing behavior into actionable insights for marketers and publishers.

Mobius Microsystems

Series A in 2006
Mobius Microsystems is an innovator in analog and mixed signal designs, and is the first to implement highly accurate frequency generators entirely in standard CMOS. This is a significant technical breakthrough in frequency generation, which up to now had been accomplished with quartz-based crystals and crystal oscillators that are among the last non-semiconductor components in electronic devices today. Mobius’ patented CMOS Harmonic Oscillator (CHO™) is produced on a single piece of silicon and enables system designers to create smaller, thinner, and more mechanically robust products. CHO also significantly shortens the manufacturing cycle time to best respond to market demands. Mobius Microsystems, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with an additional office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As of January 14, 2010, Mobius Microsystems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

Oxlo Systems

Series B in 2005
Oxlo Systems, Inc., located in Broomfield, Colorado, specializes in developing data exchange and integration software solutions tailored for the healthcare and automotive retail sectors. The company offers critical data for individual and small group health insurance, which aids in product design, pricing, and marketing. Additionally, Oxlo provides health insurance exchange integration solutions that enable carriers to lower costs and streamline processes related to public and private insurance exchanges. In the automotive sector, the company delivers integration solutions for manufacturers, lenders, and dealers, facilitating efficient operations and enhancing the launch of new products. Its Open Dealer Integration Network ensures continuous real-time bi-directional integrations for point-of-sale processes, helping automakers and lenders reduce risk and IT costs while improving customer loyalty. Oxlo Systems serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 1000 companies and small businesses, across automotive, insurance, financial services, and healthcare markets. The company was founded in 2003.

Applimation

Series C in 2005
Applimation, Inc. provides enterprise data management solutions for Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Siebel applications. It offers Informia, a data management suite that enables organizations to manage structured and unstructured data in production environments, as well as provides an integrated platform for application data management in non-production environments. The company serves corporations, government agencies, and mid-sized and emerging companies in financial services, process and discreet manufacturing, hi-tech, business services, telecom, retail distribution, and public sector industries. Applimation, Inc. was formerly known as Crystallize, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. As of February 13, 2009, Applimation, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Informatica Corp.

Crystallize

Series B in 2001
Crystallize Solutions offers solutions that enable the rapid completion of information technology projects. The company’s packaged software solutions enable companies to complete information technology projects driven by strategic business decisions such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, customer and supply chain integrations, and e- business strategies. Crystallize Solutions is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

ActiveSky Research Pty Ltd

Venture Round in 2000
ActiveSky Research Pty, Ltd. provides online mobile multimedia application development and distribution platforms. It offers multimedia publishing and distribution technology solutions that enable the rapid deployment of customizable rich graphical user-interfaces and multimedia applications on current and emerging wireless handsets.