Mads Jensen

Senior Analyst

Matthew Kinley

Managing Partner

Dave Miles

Managing Partner

David Miles

Managing Partner

31 past transactions

CNote

Series A in 2022
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.

OpenLoop

Series A in 2022
OpenLoop is a health technology company that provides a comprehensive platform aimed at enhancing virtual care services through a turnkey clinician workforce solution. The platform streamlines the process of finding and recruiting healthcare professionals by centralizing a database of providers and their specialties, while also collecting job requirements from various healthcare institutions. This approach facilitates timely notifications to hospitals and recruiters when suitable opportunities become available, effectively addressing staffing shortages in the healthcare sector. By simplifying telehealth operations, OpenLoop supports organizations in scaling their clinical services efficiently.

Plum

Seed Round in 2022
Plum focuses on enhancing everyday experiences through innovative design and technology, aiming to transform traditional practices into more user-friendly solutions. With a commitment to precision and care in product development, the company seeks to improve daily living without imposing on users. Plum Life, a branch of the business, specializes in revolutionizing the life insurance sector by merging the personal touch of an advisor with the convenience of online transactions. Its agent-only digital platform simplifies the life insurance process, encompassing quoting, application, and issuance, thus providing a seamless and efficient experience for both agents and customers. By integrating modern technology with personalized service, Plum Life aspires to redefine the life insurance landscape.

FloatMe

Series A in 2021
FloatMe Corp. is a financial technology company that provides a mobile application designed to assist users in managing their finances by offering solutions to prevent overdrafts and build savings. Founded in 2017 and based in San Antonio, Texas, FloatMe aims to help millennials address cash gaps through its services, which include advance cash for overdrafts. The company focuses on promoting financial stability and responsible money management among its users.

InShare Services Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
InShare Services is founded on the premise that the majority of players offering risk management solutions in the Sharing Economy lack intimate knowledge and insights. InShare founders Mark Warnquist, Sean Fitzsimmons and Andy Cohen bring more than 75 years of insurance/risk management experience with over a decade in High Tech & the Sharing Economy. We are “the” source for Sharing Economy Insurance & Claims Solutions:

Just Insure

Convertible Note in 2021
Just provides auto insurance that is, well, more just. Instead of your rate being set by who you are - your age, zipcode and marital status - your rate is set by how you drive. This means that for the first time, there is a real financial incentive for people to make smart driving decisions. Unsafe driving doesn't lead to the possibility of an accident, it leads to the certainty of paying more on your insurance. For younger drivers, or those who might have been in an accident, or just happen to live in the wrong zipcode, this means better - perhaps dramatically better - rates. Just Auto Insurance launches in Arizona in October 2019.

reThought Insurance

Series A in 2021
reThought Insurance Corporation is a technology-driven managing general agent (MGA) that specializes in commercial flood insurance. Founded in 2017 and based in Broomfield, Colorado, the company utilizes proprietary underwriting methodologies and advanced risk assessment technology to visualize, assess, underwrite, and price flood insurance for commercial properties. By prioritizing product innovation, reThought aims to enhance the insurance experience for its clients while addressing the specific risks associated with flooding.

Circle

Seed Round in 2021
Circle is a developer of insurance sales and member retention products tailored for health insurance carriers and their sales channels. The company's platform enables brokers to efficiently quote and enroll clients in various Medicare Advantage, supplemental, and prescription drug plans across the country. Utilizing advanced customer relationship management features, Circle's tools include commission tracking, contracting, licensing, lead generation, and digital Statements of Understanding, all designed to streamline the insurance sales process. By enhancing benefit management capabilities, Circle aims to reduce the financial burden of out-of-pocket medical costs for beneficiaries and improve overall sales efficiency for insurance companies. In addition, the company is working on a platform to facilitate telemedicine access for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, further supporting healthcare needs in the community.

Limit Financial

Seed Round in 2021
Limit Financial is a managing general underwriter (MGU) specializing in credit insurance and reinsurance solutions. They help clients diversify risks through best-in-class underwriting, maximum transparency, and unparalleled service to the (re)insurance community. Its platform focuses on low-loss, conservatively structured credit risks where there is not considered to be an optimal private capital or capital markets solution. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Rollick

Venture Round in 2021
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers in the powersports, RV, and marine industries. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides marketing and technology solutions that enhance the customer buying experience. By facilitating connections among manufacturers, dealers, and customers, Rollick aims to create a seamless experience from pre-purchase to re-purchase. The platform delivers individualized online and in-store interactions, allowing retailers and manufacturers to improve their marketing efforts and build valuable relationships within the outdoor recreational sector. Rollick is supported by experienced industry investors and focuses on innovative sales and marketing technology to enhance the buying and selling process for outdoor recreational products.

Fringe

Seed Round in 2021
Fringe is a personalized employee benefits technology company.

FloatMe

Seed Round in 2020
FloatMe Corp. is a financial technology company that provides a mobile application designed to assist users in managing their finances by offering solutions to prevent overdrafts and build savings. Founded in 2017 and based in San Antonio, Texas, FloatMe aims to help millennials address cash gaps through its services, which include advance cash for overdrafts. The company focuses on promoting financial stability and responsible money management among its users.

Matic Insurance

Series B in 2020
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. operates as a digital insurance agency that offers solutions for consumers, originators, and insurance servicers. The company was formerly known as Matic Insurance and changed its name to Matic Insurance Services, Inc. in May 2014. Matic Insurance Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Columbus, Ohio with additional offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; and Lviv, Ukraine.

CNote

Seed Round in 2020
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Circle

Seed Round in 2020
Circle is a developer of insurance sales and member retention products tailored for health insurance carriers and their sales channels. The company's platform enables brokers to efficiently quote and enroll clients in various Medicare Advantage, supplemental, and prescription drug plans across the country. Utilizing advanced customer relationship management features, Circle's tools include commission tracking, contracting, licensing, lead generation, and digital Statements of Understanding, all designed to streamline the insurance sales process. By enhancing benefit management capabilities, Circle aims to reduce the financial burden of out-of-pocket medical costs for beneficiaries and improve overall sales efficiency for insurance companies. In addition, the company is working on a platform to facilitate telemedicine access for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, further supporting healthcare needs in the community.

Verikai

Series A in 2020
Verikai Inc. is an insurance technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company provides a consumer insights platform designed for insurance and financial services firms in the United States. By leveraging alternative data and machine learning, Verikai enables users to predict individual consumer behavior and assess risk more accurately. Its comprehensive database includes over 4,000 behavioral attributes pertaining to more than 250 million individuals, offering valuable insights into their health risks. This information assists insurance companies in enhancing underwriting precision, speed, and efficiency, ultimately facilitating greater access to a wider range of insurance products for consumers and small businesses.

Just Insure

Seed Round in 2020
Just provides auto insurance that is, well, more just. Instead of your rate being set by who you are - your age, zipcode and marital status - your rate is set by how you drive. This means that for the first time, there is a real financial incentive for people to make smart driving decisions. Unsafe driving doesn't lead to the possibility of an accident, it leads to the certainty of paying more on your insurance. For younger drivers, or those who might have been in an accident, or just happen to live in the wrong zipcode, this means better - perhaps dramatically better - rates. Just Auto Insurance launches in Arizona in October 2019.

Betterview

Convertible Note in 2020
Betterview provides property insight and workflow tools for Insurance companies to improve the customer experience by accelerating decisions and improving risk at every point of the lifecycle.

Anagram

Series A in 2020
Anagram Inc. develops a software platform designed to streamline the complexities of health insurance for healthcare professionals and patients. The company's online insurance assistant enables users to manage healthcare plans across various networks by providing information on out-of-network benefits and facilitating claim submissions. Anagram's platform also supports healthcare providers in checking patient eligibility, calculating out-of-pocket costs, and processing payments, thus enhancing the efficiency of insurance billing automation. This allows practitioners to leverage insurance benefits while navigating the limitations of in-network requirements, potentially enabling them to operate as cash-pay practices. Founded in 2015 and based in Santa Monica, California, Anagram was previously known as Glass Health, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020.

SMArtX Advisory Solutions

Venture Round in 2020
SMArtX Advisory Solutions operates an asset management platform designed to offer advisors access to a wide range of investment strategies, including traditional, alternative, and index strategies, all through a unified managed account structure. The platform enables real-time portfolio valuation and sleeve-level performance reporting, along with intraday allocation tools. Advisors can customize and manage individual portfolios across multiple client accounts simultaneously. Additionally, features such as rebalance and drift management ensure that portfolios remain aligned with pre-set allocations. This comprehensive approach facilitates access to institutional-quality managers and a variety of investment options, including individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, all within a single brokerage account.

Betterview

Series A in 2019
Betterview provides property insight and workflow tools for Insurance companies to improve the customer experience by accelerating decisions and improving risk at every point of the lifecycle.

Gainfully

Series A in 2019
Gainfully is a financial services platform that helps financial professionals generate new business and connect with their clients better.

Rollick

Series A in 2018
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers in the powersports, RV, and marine industries. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides marketing and technology solutions that enhance the customer buying experience. By facilitating connections among manufacturers, dealers, and customers, Rollick aims to create a seamless experience from pre-purchase to re-purchase. The platform delivers individualized online and in-store interactions, allowing retailers and manufacturers to improve their marketing efforts and build valuable relationships within the outdoor recreational sector. Rollick is supported by experienced industry investors and focuses on innovative sales and marketing technology to enhance the buying and selling process for outdoor recreational products.

PLNAR

Series A in 2018
Smart Picture Technologies, Inc. develops digital measurement systems for collecting and storing accurate measurement data. Its systems enable users to create and share dimensions embedded in images between users, customers, and their contractors. The company solutions include visual scene information, dimension data, and user defined tags. It offers its solutions for applications, such as DIY and home improvement, medical and biometrics, package delivery and tracking, and field service and repairs. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Matic Insurance

Series A in 2017
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. operates as a digital insurance agency that offers solutions for consumers, originators, and insurance servicers. The company was formerly known as Matic Insurance and changed its name to Matic Insurance Services, Inc. in May 2014. Matic Insurance Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Columbus, Ohio with additional offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; and Lviv, Ukraine.

FinMkt

Series A in 2017
FinMkt, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing solutions for the crowdfunded securities and peer lending industry. Based in Brooklyn, New York, FinMkt operates a centralized hub for real-time market data aggregated from various platforms globally. The company offers its services through the CrowdFinance data platform and the CrowdWatch market data platform, alongside NowStreetWire, which serves as a resource for education and insights into the global crowdfinance sector. This includes information on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, and secondary markets, supplemented by original content, videos, newsletters, webinars, and events. Additionally, FinMkt provides platform licensing solutions for businesses requiring advanced crowdfinance portal technology and offers consulting services. Founded in 2010 and originally named GoodWorldCreations LLC, the company rebranded to FinMkt, Inc. in 2012, positioning itself as a leader in marketplace technology for the financial services industry.

Groundspeed Analytics

Series A in 2017
Groundspeed Analytics, Inc. (Groundspeed) accelerates commercial insurance performance with the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The Groundspeed platform automatically turns files like submissions, loss runs, exposure schedules and policy documents into actionable information, empowering users to lower costs, identify profitable pools of risk and drive top-line growth.