Stage 1 Ventures

Stage 1 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Coconut Grove, Florida, established in 2006. The firm focuses on building partnerships with entrepreneurs who are committed to creating impactful companies. It offers support through a global network of relationships and provides capital to fuel company growth. Stage 1 Ventures primarily invests in seed and growth-stage companies, concentrating on sectors such as mobile technology, Software as a Service (SaaS), IPTV and internet video, pay-for-performance marketing and advertising, and security.

David Baum

Co-Founder, Partner & Managing Director

David H Buckley

Operating Partner

Ronald D. Fisher

Member of Advisory Board

Michael Frank

Operating Partner

Jonathan Gordon

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Daniel Haigh

Operating Partner

Bill O’Connell

Operating Partner

Gary Shih

Operating Partner

Kevin A. Werner

Operating Partner & Advisory Board Member

81 past transactions

XY Retail

Seed Round in 2022
XY Retail is a technology company focused on transforming the retail sector through an integrated cloud-based platform. This platform allows lifestyle brands and retailers to manage various aspects of their operations, including stores, e-commerce, customer relationships, orders, products, and inventory. By providing a comprehensive system for true end-to-end commerce, XY Retail enables businesses to achieve operational excellence, protect profit margins, and enhance the consumer experience. Key features of the platform include global point of sale capabilities, order orchestration, inventory management, and tools for personalized sales and client engagement. Through these solutions, XY Retail supports brands in developing and executing effective omnichannel strategies.

Wyebot

Venture Round in 2022
Wyebot, Inc. is a technology company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing a wireless intelligence and automation platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze and optimize wireless networks. By using multi-radio sensors, the platform proactively identifies and resolves network issues before they result in downtime, thereby reducing mean-time to problem resolution and minimizing the number of WiFi-related support tickets and onsite visits. Wyebot primarily serves a diverse clientele, including corporate enterprises, educational institutions, managed service providers, healthcare organizations, and venues for entertainment and conferences. Its solutions enhance the performance of critical wireless ecosystems, making it easier for businesses to manage and improve their connectivity infrastructure.

Talkmap

Series A in 2022
Talkmap is a conversational AI mapping cloud SaaS company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. It offers the Talkdiscovery platform, which assists enterprises in efficiently defining their bot strategy and launching chatbots to market, thus reducing both time and costs. The company's platform leverages AI-powered machine learning to analyze customer conversations, transforming them into valuable business intelligence. By automating the traditionally manual and costly processes involved in accessing customer interactions, Talkmap enables businesses to enhance their customer experiences and achieve better outcomes.

CloudTruth

Seed Round in 2021
CloudTruth centrally manages configuration parameters, templates, environment variables, and secrets enhancing your existing tools and supporting all cloud platforms. CloudTruth coordinates configuration across your stack(s) preventing stale configurations that cause unplanned downtime. • Gain a centralized view of your configuration • Maintain distinct configurations across different environments • Replace static configuration with dynamic templates • Update your application settings without restarting or redeploying

Aliaswire

Series A in 2021
Aliaswire, Inc. is a payment processing company that offers a range of mobile, web, and voice-based payment solutions designed for businesses and consumers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aliaswire provides hosted services for processing payment transactions through its products, including DirectBiller, which serves as a biller service provider platform; PayVox, a voice-activated payment solution; and mPAY, a direct fund transfer service. The company also offers Aliaswire's Operations Services, a software-as-a-service model that facilitates the implementation of its core offerings. With a scalable platform that integrates with various financial institutions and payment networks, Aliaswire enables users to initiate and track payments through flexible channels. The company has operations in several countries, including China, India, Australia, and South Africa, and maintains a strategic partnership with TranSend to enhance its service offerings.

Invaio Sciences

Series C in 2021
Invaio Sciences, Inc. is a Flagship Pioneering Company startup in Cambridge. They are at the forefront of developing novel technologies based on groundbreaking science with an intent to positively impact their planet by enabling the application of breakthrough solutions in agriculture, human health, animal nutrition and animal health.

WiTricity

Venture Round in 2020
WiTricity Corporation, founded in 2007, specializes in wireless power solutions utilizing magnetic resonance technology. The company designs, develops, and commercializes a range of products aimed at various applications, including mobile device charging, electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) charging, and powering medical devices. WiTricity's technology allows for efficient energy transfer over distances, enabling safe and effective wireless charging for consumer electronics, automotive systems, industrial uses, and military applications. The company also engages in licensing its technology, allowing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to integrate its wireless power transfer capabilities into their own products. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, WiTricity is recognized as a leader in the field, with significant contributions to the advancement of wireless electricity technologies stemming from research initiated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

PureCars

Venture Round in 2019
PureCars Value Reports will showcase the value in a pre-owned vehicle. Ask your dealership for one or purchase one on PureCars!

Talkmap

Seed Round in 2019
Talkmap is a conversational AI mapping cloud SaaS company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. It offers the Talkdiscovery platform, which assists enterprises in efficiently defining their bot strategy and launching chatbots to market, thus reducing both time and costs. The company's platform leverages AI-powered machine learning to analyze customer conversations, transforming them into valuable business intelligence. By automating the traditionally manual and costly processes involved in accessing customer interactions, Talkmap enables businesses to enhance their customer experiences and achieve better outcomes.

Akumina

Series A in 2018
Akumina, Inc. specializes in developing employee experience platform solutions tailored for various sectors, including financial services, retail, technology, healthcare, and education. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, the company offers a customizable platform that enables organizations to create personalized digital experiences, such as modern intranets and mobile applications. These solutions are designed to enhance employee engagement, productivity, and innovation. Akumina's platform seamlessly integrates with leading enterprise cloud applications, providing a collaborative and contextual workplace experience for users across different roles and devices. Additionally, it supports various functions, catering to communications, content management, IT, and HR needs.

ChaosSearch

Series A in 2018
ChaosSearch develops a data platform designed for scalable log analytics. The ChaosSearch Data Platform indexes customer’s cloud data rendering it fully searchable and enabling data analytics at scale with a massive reduction of time, cost, and complexity. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Trace Genomics

Series A in 2018
Trace Genomics, Inc. specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tools for farmers, focusing on soil health and crop quality. The company offers a soil microbiome test that utilizes DNA sequencing and artificial intelligence to analyze microbial species in agricultural soils. By interpreting key indicators of soil health and disease risk, Trace Genomics enables early predictions of soil diseases, benefiting agronomists and their corporate partners. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, with an additional office in Ames, Iowa, Trace Genomics aims to enhance agricultural practices and maximize the value of every acre for the farming community.

FarmTrace

Seed Round in 2018
FarmTrace connects to and manages farm information for use by farm-partners across the food value chain. Our platform digitizes and integrates relevant records from farms, all the way down to the individual animal level. This enables agriculture and food companies to deliver more transparent, sustainable, and safer products at an unprecedented scale.

Nestready

Venture Round in 2018
NestReady Inc. is a real estate technology company based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 2012. The company has developed a marketplace that integrates all stages of the home buying experience, connecting mortgage lenders with homebuyers. Its platform serves as a comprehensive tool that simplifies the home buying process by merging mortgage services with real estate offerings, facilitating better client relationships and improving visibility into the progress of transactions. This integration allows mortgage lenders to enhance customer understanding, reduce acquisition costs, and provide a seamless homebuying experience directly on their websites. By bridging the gap between home discovery and financing, NestReady aims to increase conversion rates and improve client retention.

Openbay

Series A in 2018
Openbay, Inc. designs and develops SaaS based software for the automotive care industry. The company provides vehicle owners an online source for vehicle repair and maintenance needs. It connects customers with auto repair professionals that provide services, such as air conditioning services, battery replacements, belt replacements, brake pad and rotor replacements, exhaust system replacements, oil changes, radiator hose replacements, shock and strut replacements, spark plug replacements, steering component replacements, suspension component replacements, and tire replacements. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cambridge. Massachusetts.

Gravyty

Venture Round in 2018
Gravyty Technologies, Inc. develops and provides fundraising software. The company offers First Draft, an email drafting tool for frontline fundraisers; Gravyty Guide, a weekly digest email that helps fundraisers to manage their portfolio; and Gravyty Stewardship, a stewardship automation tool that enables frontline fundraisers build relationships by communicating a donor's giving history. The company has strategic partnerships with Salesforce, Ellucian, Boston Foundation, and Staupell Analytics Group. Gravyty Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wayland, Massachusetts.

Gameface Media

Series E in 2018
Gameface is a provider of free sporting event photos in the United States and the publisher of the popular Six Minute Mile newsletter. It enables brands to make a deep connection with event participants by providing free photos of them participating in obstacle races, triathlons, running races, cycling events, and youth sports. The photos, branded with the company's logo, may be downloaded, saved, and shared on social media outlets for free. Gameface also publishes the Six Minute Mile email newsletter which is the fastest-growing publication of its kind in the United States. It provides news and inspiration on training, nutrition, and gear for endurance athletes.

Fisker

Seed Round in 2018
Fisker, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, focusing on eco-friendly and innovative mobility solutions. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, the company aims to create vehicles that evoke strong emotional responses while promoting sustainability. Fisker gained early recognition for the Fisker Karma, one of the first luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show and began deliveries in 2011. However, production of the Karma was halted in November 2012 due to the bankruptcy of its battery supplier. The design and production assets for the Karma were later acquired by a Chinese conglomerate in 2014. Today, Fisker continues to develop electric vehicles, emphasizing both performance and environmental responsibility.

ViralGains

Series B in 2017
ViralGains, Inc. operates a video marketing platform that assists advertising agencies and brands in effectively reaching their target audiences. The platform enhances consumer engagement by distributing video content across various digital destinations, including blogs, social games, and social news, while also leveraging influencers. By facilitating a two-way conversation, it enables marketers to understand consumer preferences and emotions, allowing them to create tailored brand journeys that resonate with potential customers. This approach aims to generate awareness, influence intent, and ultimately impact purchasing decisions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ViralGains has expanded its presence with regional offices in several major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

Commerce Signals

Series B in 2017
Commerce Signals, Inc. operates a real time exchange for transactional data. It allows businesses to optimize and monetize their data assets through a real time exchange platform that provides a marketplace for buyers and sellers based upon relevance and use. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 19, 2019, Commerce Signals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Smartvid io

Series A in 2017
Smartvid.io enables the AEC industry to significantly reduce jobsite risk by combining the best of human and artificial intelligence. Smartvid.io's Safety Suite includes Safety Observations, Safety Monitoring and Predictive Analytics products that combine to give project teams and management the ability to predict and prevent incidents - saving lives and preserving timely project delivery. Getting started is easy with pre-built integrations to Autodesk BIM360, Procore, Oracle Aconex, SharePoint, Egnyte, Box, and other data sources. See it in action at www.smartvid.io.

ChaosSearch

Seed Round in 2017
ChaosSearch develops a data platform designed for scalable log analytics. The ChaosSearch Data Platform indexes customer’s cloud data rendering it fully searchable and enabling data analytics at scale with a massive reduction of time, cost, and complexity. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

TriLumina Corp.

Venture Round in 2017
TriLumina Corporation, founded in 2010 and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in manufacturing semiconductor lasers, specifically vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). The company focuses on providing advanced illumination solutions for 3D sensing and LiDAR applications across automotive, industrial, and mobile markets. TriLumina's patented VCSEL technology enables rapid development of innovative technologies, positioning its products as the preferred platform in the industry. Their solutions support a variety of applications, including augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D cameras, and autonomous vehicles, thereby contributing to the advancement of future technological developments.

Gravyty

Seed Round in 2016
Gravyty Technologies, Inc. develops and provides fundraising software. The company offers First Draft, an email drafting tool for frontline fundraisers; Gravyty Guide, a weekly digest email that helps fundraisers to manage their portfolio; and Gravyty Stewardship, a stewardship automation tool that enables frontline fundraisers build relationships by communicating a donor's giving history. The company has strategic partnerships with Salesforce, Ellucian, Boston Foundation, and Staupell Analytics Group. Gravyty Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wayland, Massachusetts.

Promoboxx

Series A in 2016
Promoboxx is a software platform for brands to engage their independent retailers with brand-compliant digital marketing, driving better business outcomes by reaching the right consumers via the trusted channel of brands’ local retailers. With Promoboxx, channel managers and brand marketers can easily organize and engage their retailer networks; build, manage, and optionally fund organic and paid digital campaigns through their local retailers; then report and assess the business outcomes and KPIs. Over 85 leading brands including The North Face, New Balance, and Chevrolet have used Promoboxx to deliver more than 3 million campaigns across over 27,000 retailers.

3D Cloud

Series B in 2016
Marxent Labs LLC specializes in augmented reality and virtual reality applications, providing a comprehensive platform known as 3D Cloud™ for enterprise retailers, particularly in the furniture and home decor sectors. This platform enables users to configure, design, and visualize products through various tools, including a 3D Room Planner, Virtual Reality Showroom, Augmented Reality SDK, 360 Spins, and 3D Product Configurator. Marxent's solutions facilitate asset reuse across different applications, aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. The platform is designed to inspire confident purchasing decisions, improve conversion rates, and reduce product returns. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major retailers and manufacturers such as Ashley Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Target, and Macy's. Founded in 2011 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Marxent was previously known as Blirt, LLC before rebranding in 2012.

Talla

Venture Round in 2016
Talla, Inc. is an AI and automation platform that specializes in transforming customer support operations for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, Talla enhances customer satisfaction and boosts the productivity of support representatives by automating support workflows. The platform allows users to self-serve accurate answers to their inquiries while continuously learning and improving through machine learning. Talla also integrates seamlessly with various tools used by support teams, differentiating itself from other providers in the market.

ViralGains

Series A in 2016
ViralGains, Inc. operates a video marketing platform that assists advertising agencies and brands in effectively reaching their target audiences. The platform enhances consumer engagement by distributing video content across various digital destinations, including blogs, social games, and social news, while also leveraging influencers. By facilitating a two-way conversation, it enables marketers to understand consumer preferences and emotions, allowing them to create tailored brand journeys that resonate with potential customers. This approach aims to generate awareness, influence intent, and ultimately impact purchasing decisions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ViralGains has expanded its presence with regional offices in several major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.

Commerce Signals

Series A in 2015
Commerce Signals, Inc. operates a real time exchange for transactional data. It allows businesses to optimize and monetize their data assets through a real time exchange platform that provides a marketplace for buyers and sellers based upon relevance and use. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of December 19, 2019, Commerce Signals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Vivoom

Seed Round in 2015
Vivoom, Inc. operates an online platform that enables to shoot, enhance, and share with the effects used in movies, music videos, and TV shows. It enables to record live action and get reactions; apply effects, such as lightning shower, red felt tip pen, or silent movie that appears in favorite TV shows and music videos; and share to Facebook, Twitter, Email, SMS, or save to camera. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Vivoom, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GenArts, Inc.

Wiser Solutions

Series A in 2015
Wiser is the leading provider of actionable data for better decisions. Wiser collects and analyzes online and in-store data with unmatched speed, scale and accuracy. The Wiser platform then blends these insights with advanced workflow software to drive business value for brands and retailers. Using a unique combination of data science and human validation, Wiser offers integrated solutions for every aspect of retail, all in one place.

Reticare

Venture Round in 2015
Reticare, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in manufacturing ocular protectors designed to absorb high-energy visible light emitted by electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Founded in 2014, Reticare's products aim to mitigate the effects of overexposure to this type of light, which can potentially lead to harmful eye conditions. By providing compatible eye protectors for various digital devices, Reticare enables users to safeguard their vision against the risks associated with excessive exposure to harmful rays.

Gig Wage

Seed Round in 2015
Gig Wage is a fintech payroll company that provides a financial social safety net for gig workers and contractors. Its scalable platform enables businesses to manage contractor payroll, payments, and compliance while delivering greater transparency to their gig workers. Whether they are paying 100 contractors or 100,000 Gig Wage gives the tools to efficiently manage the process while alleviating payments related support. Gig Wage provides an online platform that allows independent contractors to track the amount and type of work they perform for companies, initiate invoices, and receive payments from companies. The partnership also allows Gig Wage the ability to introduce a new debit card with no monthly fee, free online bill pay, and free cash withdrawals at more than 19,000 ATM locations, free cash pick-up at over 7,000 retail locations nationwide, and other products and tools designed for gig workers and their employers. By leveraging Green Dot’s Banking as a Service platform, Gig Wage can now design and deploy its own customized banking and money movement solutions for its customers. Founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA.

ReferralMob, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
ReferralMob is a staffing and recruiting company that specializes in the fields of talent acquisition, networking, and career coaching. It helps employers expand their employee referral program outside the four walls of their company, and have their openings. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deep Information Sciences

Series A in 2015
Our on-demand economy requires lightning speed, adaptability and 24/7 availability, a trifecta that isn’t possible thanks to today’s inherently rigid databases that hit the wall when data tsunamis strike. Deep reimagined MySQL and built the world’s only adaptive database designed for complex, data-intensive physical, virtual and cloud environments. deepSQL, an autonomically self-tuning database, leverages Deep’s breakthrough computer science and machine learning, and uses the familiar MySQL interface. With DBA-less tuning, extreme scalability to hundreds of billions of rows, and performance that’s 50x faster, deepSQL enables applications to scream, operations to be ultra-responsive and businesses to thrive in an always-on world.

FlashNotes

Series B in 2015
Flashnotes provides college students with immediate access to online tutors and student created, course-specific study materials they need to achieve academic success. The marketplace allows college students to buy and sell course-specific notes, study guides, flashcards, and other items to help students study and/or earn money throughout their college years. The Flashnotes Do Better Guarantee ensures a student’s grade will improve or they will receive a full refund. At the same time, Luvo empowers sellers to set their own prices to earning the compensation their expertise and experience should command.

TriLumina Corp.

Series B in 2015
TriLumina Corporation, founded in 2010 and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in manufacturing semiconductor lasers, specifically vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). The company focuses on providing advanced illumination solutions for 3D sensing and LiDAR applications across automotive, industrial, and mobile markets. TriLumina's patented VCSEL technology enables rapid development of innovative technologies, positioning its products as the preferred platform in the industry. Their solutions support a variety of applications, including augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D cameras, and autonomous vehicles, thereby contributing to the advancement of future technological developments.

ArtLifting

Seed Round in 2015
ArtLifting, LLC is a social enterprise founded in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, that operates an art marketplace aimed at empowering homeless and disabled artists by facilitating the sale of their artwork globally. The platform offers a variety of products, including prints, original artworks, phone cases, gift cards, and other cards. By connecting artists with corporate clients such as Google, Starbucks, CBRE, FedEx, and LinkedIn, ArtLifting creates opportunities for these artists to gain visibility and financial support. The company's mission is to uplift marginalized artists through art, fostering a sense of community and promoting inclusivity in the art world.

Origin AI

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Origin Wireless aims to deliver smart radios for smart life by developing advanced wireless technologies for a wide range of applications, including the world's first centimeter accuracy indoor positioning or tracking, indoor monitoring, security, radio human biometrics, wireless power transfer, and 5G communications. The technologies take advantage of unavoidable but rich multi-paths in signal propagation and the physics of time-reversal that resonate with the environment to focus signal energy to specific positions through Origin’s Waveforming technology.

Formstack

Venture Round in 2014
Formstack, LLC provides online form building software that enables businesses to create and manage web forms directly in a browser. This software allows users to collect, manage, route, and host data for various purposes, including signup forms, surveys, order forms, and event registrations. Key features include conditional logic, data collection tools, payment processing, and security measures, along with integrations for various applications. Formstack also offers solutions such as a conversion kit for data gathering, portals for sharing forms, and automated workflows to streamline repetitive tasks. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies. Founded in 2006 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Formstack was previously known as FormSpring, LLC until its name change in 2011. Additionally, Formstack Sign provides electronic signature capabilities to enhance workflow efficiency, offering features like mobile signing and in-person signing options.

Replenish

Seed Round in 2014
Replenish specializes in the manufacturing of self-cleaning blenders designed for the preparation of healthy smoothies and snacks. The company's innovative blenders offer a convenient solution for users by instantly preparing nutritious options. Additionally, Replenish provides pre-packaged cups filled with a diverse selection of hyper-fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. These ingredients are flash-frozen at their peak ripeness to maintain their vitamins and nutrients, ensuring that customers have access to all-natural produce at its optimal freshness. This combination of technology and quality ingredients aims to promote healthy eating habits in homes and offices.

TriLumina Corp.

Series A in 2014
TriLumina Corporation, founded in 2010 and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in manufacturing semiconductor lasers, specifically vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). The company focuses on providing advanced illumination solutions for 3D sensing and LiDAR applications across automotive, industrial, and mobile markets. TriLumina's patented VCSEL technology enables rapid development of innovative technologies, positioning its products as the preferred platform in the industry. Their solutions support a variety of applications, including augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D cameras, and autonomous vehicles, thereby contributing to the advancement of future technological developments.

FlashNotes

Series A in 2014
Flashnotes provides college students with immediate access to online tutors and student created, course-specific study materials they need to achieve academic success. The marketplace allows college students to buy and sell course-specific notes, study guides, flashcards, and other items to help students study and/or earn money throughout their college years. The Flashnotes Do Better Guarantee ensures a student’s grade will improve or they will receive a full refund. At the same time, Luvo empowers sellers to set their own prices to earning the compensation their expertise and experience should command.

Freight Farms

Seed Round in 2014
Freight Farms, Inc. specializes in manufacturing hydroponic crop production units constructed from up-cycled shipping containers. Their flagship product, the Leafy Green Machine, is a pre-assembled system that enables commercial-scale production of various crops, including herbs like mint and basil, as well as lettuces and brassicas such as kale and cabbage, regardless of climate or season. Founded in 2010 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company aims to enhance food accessibility in regions where traditional farming is challenging. By facilitating high-yield crop production, Freight Farms supports the development of local food economies and sustainable food systems for a diverse clientele, including business owners, farmers, educational institutions, municipalities, and non-profits across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Newburryport Brewing Company

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Newburryport Brewing Company is a company that brews craft beers.

PureCars

Series B in 2013
PureCars Value Reports will showcase the value in a pre-owned vehicle. Ask your dealership for one or purchase one on PureCars!

Sworkit Health

Venture Round in 2013
Nexercise, Inc. develops Sworkit, a mobile application that enables users to find the workouts to stay fit and lose weight. It provides instructional exercise for both fitness and rehabilitative needs. Nexercise, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Openbay

Seed Round in 2013
Openbay, Inc. designs and develops SaaS based software for the automotive care industry. The company provides vehicle owners an online source for vehicle repair and maintenance needs. It connects customers with auto repair professionals that provide services, such as air conditioning services, battery replacements, belt replacements, brake pad and rotor replacements, exhaust system replacements, oil changes, radiator hose replacements, shock and strut replacements, spark plug replacements, steering component replacements, suspension component replacements, and tire replacements. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cambridge. Massachusetts.

Paydiant

Series C in 2013
Paydiant, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based white label mobile wallet platform designed for merchants, banks, and payment processors. Founded in 2010 and based in Auburndale, Massachusetts, the company enables its clients to integrate mobile payments, loyalty programs, promotional offers, and ATM cash access into their own branded mobile applications. By offering a secure, patented platform, Paydiant allows businesses to deploy customized mobile wallet solutions without the need for new intermediaries. The company operates through resellers and distributors and became a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings in 2015.

dondeEsta

Convertible Note in 2013
dondeEsta™ lets families stay connected and safe! Because your family is the most important thing to you, they help you to know where they are. "Imagine the school entrance at 9am. Kids get off the school bus and get into the school. Julia is one of these kids. Her mom wishes she could take her to school and be sure that she arrives there fine. But Julia goes by herself... What if you could be notified when your kid arrives to school or when he leaves? What if they tell you that there is an app that brings you peace of mind by letting you know where your kid is at any time? Yes, this is dondeEsta™ Family." Available for Android & iPhone.

SiteWit

Series A in 2013
SiteWit is a platform for small business owners to market their website on Google, Bing, and Yahoo and generate leads. SiteWit offers Do-It-Yourself (DIY) search engine marketing for SMBs. SiteWit provides a step-by-step setup process to get small businesses live on Google AdWords and Bing ads within minutes. SiteWit fully automates the management and optimization process to drive new customers cost-efficiently. SiteWit’s software allows small businesses to effectively compete with the professionals, without needing search engine marketing experience. SiteWit empowers SMBs to take a DIY approach to PPC marketing at a price that makes sense. SMBs can get started using SiteWit's free website analytics and launch SEM campaigns for $75/year. SiteWit was founded in 2009 with offices in San Francisco and Tampa.

Dashbell

Angel Round in 2013
Dashbell provides independent lodgings with a SaaS platform that allows them to both manage their reservations and availability as well as distribute through their global partners.

3D Cloud

Venture Round in 2013
Marxent Labs LLC specializes in augmented reality and virtual reality applications, providing a comprehensive platform known as 3D Cloud™ for enterprise retailers, particularly in the furniture and home decor sectors. This platform enables users to configure, design, and visualize products through various tools, including a 3D Room Planner, Virtual Reality Showroom, Augmented Reality SDK, 360 Spins, and 3D Product Configurator. Marxent's solutions facilitate asset reuse across different applications, aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. The platform is designed to inspire confident purchasing decisions, improve conversion rates, and reduce product returns. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major retailers and manufacturers such as Ashley Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Target, and Macy's. Founded in 2011 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Marxent was previously known as Blirt, LLC before rebranding in 2012.

PureCars

Series A in 2013
PureCars Value Reports will showcase the value in a pre-owned vehicle. Ask your dealership for one or purchase one on PureCars!

Coherent Path

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Coherent Path’s science-driven personalization empowers retailers to build meaningful relationships with their customers – increasing revenue and differentiating their brand today, while maximizing lifetime value. We go far beyond first-generation recommendation tools by helping retailers identify the best path ahead for each customer. Using this groundbreaking approach, retailers of all sizes can personalize the customer journey through any channel with multi-step offers that increase revenue, drive engagement, and inspire loyalty.

Gameface Media

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Gameface is a provider of free sporting event photos in the United States and the publisher of the popular Six Minute Mile newsletter. It enables brands to make a deep connection with event participants by providing free photos of them participating in obstacle races, triathlons, running races, cycling events, and youth sports. The photos, branded with the company's logo, may be downloaded, saved, and shared on social media outlets for free. Gameface also publishes the Six Minute Mile email newsletter which is the fastest-growing publication of its kind in the United States. It provides news and inspiration on training, nutrition, and gear for endurance athletes.

Promoboxx

Seed Round in 2012
Promoboxx is a software platform for brands to engage their independent retailers with brand-compliant digital marketing, driving better business outcomes by reaching the right consumers via the trusted channel of brands’ local retailers. With Promoboxx, channel managers and brand marketers can easily organize and engage their retailer networks; build, manage, and optionally fund organic and paid digital campaigns through their local retailers; then report and assess the business outcomes and KPIs. Over 85 leading brands including The North Face, New Balance, and Chevrolet have used Promoboxx to deliver more than 3 million campaigns across over 27,000 retailers.

Paydiant

Series B in 2012
Paydiant, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based white label mobile wallet platform designed for merchants, banks, and payment processors. Founded in 2010 and based in Auburndale, Massachusetts, the company enables its clients to integrate mobile payments, loyalty programs, promotional offers, and ATM cash access into their own branded mobile applications. By offering a secure, patented platform, Paydiant allows businesses to deploy customized mobile wallet solutions without the need for new intermediaries. The company operates through resellers and distributors and became a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings in 2015.

OwnerIQ

Venture Round in 2012
OwnerIQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in online advertising solutions, connecting brands, retailers, and manufacturers through second-party data. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in several major cities, OwnerIQ aggregates online shopping behaviors from various sources to facilitate targeted advertising. The company offers several key solutions, including the CoEx data management platform, which allows retailers to turn their data assets into revenue-generating marketing channels. Additionally, OwnerIQ provides tools for brands to centralize their data access for co-branded campaigns and enables e-commerce partners to monetize their data through advertising. Its services include the Path to Purchase Targeting solution and various reporting tools, providing insights into consumer behavior and campaign performance. As of October 2019, OwnerIQ operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.

Maple Farm Media

Seed Round in 2012
Maple Farm Media is a platform for businesses targeting locally to track engagement and sales from every digital media channels. Maple Farm Media used cross-channel digital advertising - display, search, mobile, social, email and site to drive traffic into bricks-and-mortar locations. The company builds a detailed media plan for every store location, and optimizes each based on the results that meet the retailer's goals (foot traffic, engagement, loyalty, etc.). The platform is primarily used by franchise systems and franchisees that run multi-channel programs on small local store marketing budgets per store.

OnePIN

Venture Round in 2011
OnePIN delivers social address book solutions that help mobile operators increase revenue and improve customer retention. Its technology transforms mobile phonebooks into social address books, improving customer retention while increasing voice and data revenue for mobile operators. OnePIN's CallerXchange is a person-to-person contact exchange service that connects people and enhances social networks. With one click, using any mobile phone, CallerXchange enables subscribers to leverage their mobile social address books as the hub for their social networking. OnePIN is situated in Boston with offices and customer references around the globe.

3D Cloud

Seed Round in 2011
Marxent Labs LLC specializes in augmented reality and virtual reality applications, providing a comprehensive platform known as 3D Cloud™ for enterprise retailers, particularly in the furniture and home decor sectors. This platform enables users to configure, design, and visualize products through various tools, including a 3D Room Planner, Virtual Reality Showroom, Augmented Reality SDK, 360 Spins, and 3D Product Configurator. Marxent's solutions facilitate asset reuse across different applications, aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. The platform is designed to inspire confident purchasing decisions, improve conversion rates, and reduce product returns. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major retailers and manufacturers such as Ashley Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Target, and Macy's. Founded in 2011 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Marxent was previously known as Blirt, LLC before rebranding in 2012.

3D Cloud

Seed Round in 2011
Marxent Labs LLC specializes in augmented reality and virtual reality applications, providing a comprehensive platform known as 3D Cloud™ for enterprise retailers, particularly in the furniture and home decor sectors. This platform enables users to configure, design, and visualize products through various tools, including a 3D Room Planner, Virtual Reality Showroom, Augmented Reality SDK, 360 Spins, and 3D Product Configurator. Marxent's solutions facilitate asset reuse across different applications, aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. The platform is designed to inspire confident purchasing decisions, improve conversion rates, and reduce product returns. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major retailers and manufacturers such as Ashley Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Target, and Macy's. Founded in 2011 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Marxent was previously known as Blirt, LLC before rebranding in 2012.

Vivox

Funding Round in 2011
Vivox, Inc. is a communication applications provider that enhances social experiences across the web, mobile devices, and within gaming or social networking environments. Established in 2003 and based in Natick, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including C3, which grants publishers and studios control and access to communication tools, and Integrated Voice, enabling users to communicate seamlessly with others during gameplay. Vivox serves over 45 million users globally, facilitating over three billion voice chat minutes each month. The company partners with game and social publishers to engage users through voice interactions while also monetizing these experiences via audio ads and virtual goods. Originally founded as Libretel, Inc., Vivox rebranded in 2005 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Unity Technologies, Inc.

Amino Apps

Pre Seed Round in 2011
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.

Veloxum Corporation

Series A in 2010
Veloxum develops software that tunes servers and client PC's for optimum performance. With it's patent pending software, Veloxum is able to interrogate a computer, evaluate its workload and resources, then tune the various settings to improve performance and remove bottlenecks. Servers can be physical or virtual. If they are virtual, then the application tunes the hypervisor layer as well. In addition, there are application specific modules for popular applications such as: SharePoint, Exchange, SQLserver and Oracle. Overall performance improve by at least 30%, with individual components, such as network utilization, improving by quite a bit more. All adjustments are made 'out-of-band' using the manufacturer supplied ranges. Initial enhancements can be made within the first hour. Tuning an individual server takes approximately 2 minutes.

Delfigo Security

Seed Round in 2010
Delfigo's DSGateway solution is a strong, multi-factor authentication platform that utilizes keystroke and machine identification to assign each user a Confidence Factor (CF) and transparently provide the appropriate level of system access. The DSGateway platform was built using open standards and web services to ease integration and provide interoperability with existing technologies and back-end systems. It can be deployed in a SaaS environment or as an on-premise solution to reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud and ensure regulatory compliance.

Horsepower Technologies

Seed Round in 2010
Horsepower Technologies Inc. manufactures rehabilitative orthotics for horses. It offers FastTrack, a product that comprises padding for protection, shock-absorption, and durability; hard shell cuff and stanchion for strength and support for the musculoskeletal structure; and SafeStop for limiting the maximum permissible extension angle of the horse’s fetlock joint. The company sells its products online. Horsepower Technologies Inc. was formerly known as HOSSO Inc. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Zooppa

Venture Round in 2010
Zooppa.com, Inc. operates a crowdsourcing platform that connects brands with a global community of over 450,000 creative individuals, including filmmakers and digital artists. Founded in 2007 and based in Seattle, the company specializes in user-generated advertising by launching campaigns that invite community members to create various forms of content, such as videos, animations, and print ads. Each campaign begins with a creative brief outlining its goals and target audience, encouraging participants to submit their work for consideration. The best submissions are awarded cash prizes. Zooppa provides an end-to-end solution for brands, covering aspects like content creation, moderation, licensing, and distribution. Since its inception, Zooppa has successfully conducted over 300 campaigns for prominent brands, including P&G, AT&T, and Samsung, helping clients achieve objectives such as social media engagement and consumer insights through authentic advertising content.

Speedy Packets

Pre Seed Round in 2010
Fast enough to stream your favorite videos without interruption, stutter, or stalling. Fast enough to upload photos, share content, move files in and out of the cloud, and watch high definition video effortlessly. Fast enough to keep you connected to an ever-changing world. Their unique, patent-pending technology improves Internet speed over every type of connection-fiber, cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite – enabling high speed, high quality connections everywhere. In short, it can and transform your online experience.

Blueshift Research

Pre Seed Round in 2010
Blueshift Research, LLC is a market research firm based in Needham, Massachusetts, that offers comprehensive fundamental research services tailored for investors. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in a variety of research products, including idea proposals, custom reports, full research reports, and monthly consumer surveys. Blueshift Research caters to a diverse range of sectors, including basic materials, consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media, restaurants, retail, and technology. The firm employs a distinctive approach to market research, emphasizing ethical standards and journalistic integrity, which it believes enhances the effectiveness of traditional research tools such as surveys and expert networks.

Glanola

Pre Seed Round in 2010
Glanola Solutions Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes automated beverage line cleaning systems for beverage sectors worldwide. Its system is used in beer production, dairy farms, soft drink production, and other beverage production for human consumption. The company also provides spare parts; and training, maintenance, and technical support services. It sells its products through distribution networks. Glanola Solutions Ltd. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Swords, Ireland with an additional office in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Banshee Wines

Pre Seed Round in 2010
Banshee wines crafts wines of uncommon purity from Sonoma and Napa California.

Dropfire

Pre Seed Round in 2010
DropFire, Inc. is a software development company that offers interoperability of public safety data across agencies and networks. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

HipLogic

Series B in 2009
HipLogic has developed a next generation mobile content delivery platform that activates the idle screen. The platform offers device manufacturers and network operators innovative UI design, while providing a zero-click distance to end users for access and promotion of mobile services. HipLogic has strategic partnerships with premium media and content providers, creating a rich turnkey consumer experience. HipLogic is a private company funded by Benchmark Capital, Bay Partners, and Stage 1 Ventures.

inStream Media, Inc.

Series A in 2009
inStream Media, Inc. is a targeted marketing technology company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializing in enhancing customer engagement for brands and retailers. Founded in 2007, the company provides a marketing platform called SmartConnect, which delivers tailored advertisements to customers at the point of sale. This software utilizes various factors, such as store location, time of day, and customer spending patterns, to optimize marketing efforts. inStream Media offers a range of services, including SmartConnect Receipts, SmartConnect eReceipts, and loyalty program integration, as well as in-store marketing and promotional analytics. The company collaborates with national retailers and Fortune 100 brands, including notable names like TimeInc., Kraft, Purina, and Unilever, to transform everyday transactions into effective marketing opportunities that enhance the shopping experience and drive sales.

Autonet Mobile

Pre Seed Round in 2009
Autonet Mobile is an Internet-based telematics and applications service designed for your vehicle. Founded in 2005 and based on a technology platform designed to maintain wireless connectivity to vehicles in motion, Autonet Mobile has already secured OEM partnerships with several of the world's largest automotive manufacturers.