Newark Venture Partners

Newark Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Newark, New Jersey, that specializes in early-stage investments, including pre-seed and Series A funding. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on B2B technology companies across various sectors, with particular interest in healthtech, supply chain, and audio/voice technology. Newark Venture Partners typically invests up to $2 million in initial funding and takes a five percent stake in portfolio companies. In addition to providing capital, the firm offers company-building services and runs an accelerator program to support entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses, thereby contributing to economic development and job creation in the Newark area.

Daniel Borok

Managing Partner

Vaughn Crowe

Managing Partner

Joanne Lin

Senior Investment Associate

Chika Ogele

Associate

Kevin Petry

Director of Growth

Sean Simons

Associate

Jennifer Solomon

Communications, Media Relations

Allison Williams

Principal

Past deals in New York

Veritonic

Series A in 2022
Veritonic, Inc. is a marketing analytics platform based in New York, specializing in commercial sound and serving the advertising industry. Founded in 2015 by Andrew Eisner and Scott Simonelli, the company provides artificial intelligence-driven metrics and marketing response data to measure, compare, and test various audio elements, including music, voiceovers, jingles, and audio logos. Veritonic's services encompass online testing, analytics, and workflow management, enabling users to make data-driven decisions, measure emotional responses, and gather both qualitative and quantitative insights. The platform facilitates benchmarking of brand progress and allows users to efficiently manage, save, and share audio tracks, thereby enhancing their marketing strategies.

omniX labs

Seed Round in 2021
OmniX labs develops and delivers a subscription-based trained machine vision platform that enables businesses and customers to form better experiences from any captured moment. The company’s platform enables companies to build image recognition into their business with a trained model. Its platform is used by advertising, automotive, and retail industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Ride Health

Series A in 2021
Ride Health LLC is a New York-based company that provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to help healthcare providers manage patient transportation to medical appointments. Founded in 2016, Ride Health partners with healthcare organizations and transportation providers to streamline the scheduling, requesting, and payment processes for rides. The platform allows care coordinators to arrange rides in advance or on-demand and offers real-time insights into transportation costs and usage. By integrating technology and data with a personalized approach, Ride Health addresses transportation challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers, ensuring that patients receive rides tailored to their individual needs. Additionally, the company has implemented a COVID-19 ride tracking program to support hospitals across the nation, further enhancing patient access and improving healthcare outcomes.

Podsights

Venture Round in 2021
Podsights is a company that specializes in analytics, reporting, and attribution for podcast advertising. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, it offers a platform that provides podcast publishers and advertisers with actionable data and insights. This enables users to effectively target content for their audiences and measure the performance of their advertising campaigns. The platform eliminates the need for outdated methods, such as emailing download numbers and audio files, by providing modern reporting tools that deliver real-time downloads, air checks, and placement transcripts. Podsights aims to transform podcast advertising from guesswork into a data-driven practice, serving the needs of publishers, advertisers, and podcast aggregators.

Sounder

Seed Round in 2021
Sounder.fm is a platform that helps audio creators manage, market, and measure their audio content. Sounder offers free hosting, transcription, Pinpoint Audio Search, and analytics to help the user grow its audience. It aims to drive creativity and make audio better for everyone. The company was founded in 2019 and based in New York, New York.

Meet Cute

Series A in 2020
Meet Cute is a podcast company that focuses on romantic comedies. Meet Cute produces and distributes original romantic comedies in podcast form that focus on “providing the happiness and hope that have become synonymous with the timeless genre. The company was launched in December 2019 and based in New York City, New York.

Mira

Seed Round in 2020
Mira helps self-employed professionals, small businesses, and unions access affordable everyday healthcare at only $25/mo. Mira has a network of 125 partner clinics and over 1000+ lab centers in the U.S. Mira was named Accenture's 1 of 11 innovation finalists in 2020.

Veritonic

Series A in 2020
Veritonic, Inc. is a marketing analytics platform based in New York, specializing in commercial sound and serving the advertising industry. Founded in 2015 by Andrew Eisner and Scott Simonelli, the company provides artificial intelligence-driven metrics and marketing response data to measure, compare, and test various audio elements, including music, voiceovers, jingles, and audio logos. Veritonic's services encompass online testing, analytics, and workflow management, enabling users to make data-driven decisions, measure emotional responses, and gather both qualitative and quantitative insights. The platform facilitates benchmarking of brand progress and allows users to efficiently manage, save, and share audio tracks, thereby enhancing their marketing strategies.

Agilis Chemicals

Seed Round in 2020
Agilis is a commerce platform purpose-built for the chemical industry. With Agilis, global chemical producers and distributors can launch their own cloud-based branded e-commerce portals, fully optimized and equip with modern marketing tools and analytics. Agilis offers chemical suppliers an easy and cost-effective way to attract and engage customers via secure digital sales and marketing channels. Headquartered in Newark, NJ, Agilis combines industry experience and technology expertise in building advanced, scalable technology solutions.

MindRight Health

Seed Round in 2020
MindRight Health, Inc. is a Newark, New Jersey-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on providing mental health coaching via text messages. The company aims to advance health equity by making mental health care accessible and inclusive for communities of color and low-income families. MindRight partners with healthcare payers and providers to deliver culturally responsive coaching, offering members personalized support from a team of coaches seven days a week, year-round. This service addresses the stigma and barriers associated with traditional clinical mental health services, creating a continuum of nonclinical support for youth. Additionally, MindRight provides real-time data to its partners, highlighting community mental health needs to help prevent crises and promote overall well-being.

Optimal Dynamics

Seed Round in 2020
Optimal Dynamics, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based software that provides carriers with load recommendations. The company provides SMART-TL, an application that automates the process of searching for loads and recommends loads to the right carrier. It serves the logistics and supply chain sector. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

Wellsheet

Series A in 2020
Wellsheet organizes clinical information with machine learning to predict and visualize the most relevant information for patient care in a physician-friendly format within the existing EHR (Electronic Health Record). By allowing providers to arrive at clinical insights faster, Wellsheet improves early intervention and hospital efficiency, with proven impact in a 10,000 physician health system in NJ. Wellsheet has partnered with major EHR vendors including Epic and Cerner to distribute the Wellsheet product through SaaS-based model for health system customers.

ClassTag

Seed Round in 2020
The free ClassTag service transforms the way teachers connect with parents, allowing them to save time and focus on classroom education and activities rather than preparing and distributing parent notes and communications. With ClassTag, teachers can reach parents in over 50 languages through any channel including online, via email or text message, and even paper printouts. The cloud-based ClassTag platform inspires and rewards parent engagement with ClassTag Rewards, full of classroom supplies and learning products for the classrooms.

Vikar Technologies, LLC

Pre Seed Round in 2020
We provide people centric innovation to reinvent your business for the digital age.

Sounder

Seed Round in 2020
Sounder.fm is a platform that helps audio creators manage, market, and measure their audio content. Sounder offers free hosting, transcription, Pinpoint Audio Search, and analytics to help the user grow its audience. It aims to drive creativity and make audio better for everyone. The company was founded in 2019 and based in New York, New York.

ClassTag

Seed Round in 2020
The free ClassTag service transforms the way teachers connect with parents, allowing them to save time and focus on classroom education and activities rather than preparing and distributing parent notes and communications. With ClassTag, teachers can reach parents in over 50 languages through any channel including online, via email or text message, and even paper printouts. The cloud-based ClassTag platform inspires and rewards parent engagement with ClassTag Rewards, full of classroom supplies and learning products for the classrooms.

MoCaFi

Seed Round in 2020
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform designed to leverage mobile technologies, data analytics, and strategies to improve the financial behaviors of underbanked communities. The company's platform offers financial products and services in the areas of check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, financial literacy, data analytics, and personal finance via its mobile application and financial card, enabling users to check their balance, cash their paychecks and send money safely at no extra cost.

1Huddle

Series A in 2020
1Huddle, Inc. is a company that specializes in staff training and consulting services globally, utilizing an interactive mobile game platform designed to enhance employee onboarding and skills development. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, 1Huddle enables organizations across various sectors—including professional sports, healthcare, finance, and retail—to transform traditional training materials into engaging, competitive mobile games. This approach allows employees to access training anytime and anywhere, facilitating quick learning and retention. With over 70 paying clients and more than 20,000 users, the platform boasts a library of five million game questions, serving notable organizations such as ESPN, Madison Square Garden, and Loews Hotels. 1Huddle has gained recognition in major media outlets, highlighting its innovative contribution to workforce readiness.

Ride Health

Series A in 2020
Ride Health LLC is a New York-based company that provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to help healthcare providers manage patient transportation to medical appointments. Founded in 2016, Ride Health partners with healthcare organizations and transportation providers to streamline the scheduling, requesting, and payment processes for rides. The platform allows care coordinators to arrange rides in advance or on-demand and offers real-time insights into transportation costs and usage. By integrating technology and data with a personalized approach, Ride Health addresses transportation challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers, ensuring that patients receive rides tailored to their individual needs. Additionally, the company has implemented a COVID-19 ride tracking program to support hospitals across the nation, further enhancing patient access and improving healthcare outcomes.

ABF Creative

Seed Round in 2019
ABF Creative is an audio-first media agency based in Newark, New Jersey, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing multicultural branded and scripted audio experiences, primarily targeting Fortune 500 companies. As a significant multiethnic podcast network, ABF Creative seeks to bridge the gap between culture and media, aiming to reach and impact 100 million people of color through its original and branded podcast offerings.

Brahmin Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Brahmin Solutions LLC specializes in developing cloud-based inventory management software tailored for small to medium-sized commerce businesses, including sectors such as wholesale, manufacturing, distribution, and retail. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New Milford, Connecticut, with an offshore office in India, the company offers a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to manage various operational aspects, including inventory control, order management, warehouse management, and analytics. The software integrates seamlessly with major sales channels like Shopify, Magento, and Amazon, as well as popular add-ons such as Quickbooks and ShipStation. This integration allows businesses to maintain a centralized view of their operations, facilitating efficient growth and intelligent management.

Speak2

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Speak2 Software LLC specializes in voice command solutions tailored for senior citizens, enhancing their ability to request non-healthcare services such as housekeeping and food delivery. Founded in 2018 and based in Morganville, New Jersey, Speak2 utilizes widely available devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to facilitate these requests. The software integrates with existing pull cord systems and smart technology, allowing residents in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities to control their environment effectively. By streamlining communication and service requests, Speak2 aims to improve care quality while reducing the risk of falls and other injuries among seniors. Additionally, the platform offers recreational benefits, including access to music, audiobooks, and news, fostering better connections with family and friends. Overall, Speak2 is committed to enhancing the lives of aging individuals through innovative voice command technology.

omniX labs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
OmniX labs develops and delivers a subscription-based trained machine vision platform that enables businesses and customers to form better experiences from any captured moment. The company’s platform enables companies to build image recognition into their business with a trained model. Its platform is used by advertising, automotive, and retail industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

MindRight Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MindRight Health, Inc. is a Newark, New Jersey-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on providing mental health coaching via text messages. The company aims to advance health equity by making mental health care accessible and inclusive for communities of color and low-income families. MindRight partners with healthcare payers and providers to deliver culturally responsive coaching, offering members personalized support from a team of coaches seven days a week, year-round. This service addresses the stigma and barriers associated with traditional clinical mental health services, creating a continuum of nonclinical support for youth. Additionally, MindRight provides real-time data to its partners, highlighting community mental health needs to help prevent crises and promote overall well-being.

Riskcast Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Riskcast Solutions, Inc. designs and develops software for the construction industry. It offers various features, such as tracking labor, material, daily logs, and equipment. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Time Study

Seed Round in 2019
Time Study offers a time intelligence platform that uses machine intelligence to activate and transform enterprise time data into real-time insights on how time is spent and its impact on workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency and compliance. The team is led by 3x entrepreneur and computer scientist Kishau Rogers; she is joined by an experienced team bringing many years of collective experience growing & building enterprise software solutions. Time Study is currently in use in over 30 leading U.S. health organizations.

Vectorly

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vectorly Inc. is a video learning platform that serves both companies and students, with a focus on enhancing educational experiences through video content. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, the company was previously known as Dot Learn Inc. Vectorly specializes in video compression technology derived from MIT research, utilizing vector encoding to reduce video file sizes by up to 50 times while enhancing visual quality. This technology is particularly beneficial for non-camera recorded videos, such as animations and screencasts, which comprise a significant portion of online video content. By licensing its software or offering APIs, Vectorly enables video platforms to compress their videos efficiently, thereby lowering content delivery network (CDN) costs and improving the overall user experience.

Mobot

Seed Round in 2019
Mobot Inc. is a New York-based company that offers an on-demand mobile app testing service utilizing computer vision and robotics on real devices. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in automated functional testing for various industries, including mobile applications, e-commerce, Internet of Things (IoT), and medical devices. By providing these testing solutions, Mobot enables organizations to ensure the quality and functionality of their mobile products and connected devices.

PeduL

Seed Round in 2019
PeduL Inc. is a crowdfunding platform based in Newark, New Jersey, founded in 2016. The platform is designed to help students raise funds for their higher education, addressing the financial challenges many face when pursuing college degrees. By providing a dedicated space for education crowdfunding, PeduL enables students to connect with potential donors who can assist in alleviating the costs associated with higher education. This innovative approach aims to change the traditional methods of funding college expenses, offering an alternative solution for students in need of financial support.

Riskcast Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Riskcast Solutions, Inc. designs and develops software for the construction industry. It offers various features, such as tracking labor, material, daily logs, and equipment. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Augmented Review

Seed Round in 2019
Augmented Review helps to review and validate 3D designs in real-time augmented reality. Augmented Review is a design collaboration platform using augmented reality to streamline the complex and time-consuming process to design and launch a new physical product. Augmented Review saves cost and effort of imaging, prototyping and mockups. Also, it offers accurate design feedback easily.

SIRL

Seed Round in 2019
SIRL is an indoor GPS and analytics platform that precisely locates people and products inside stores to improve customer experience, increase conversion and reduce costs.

Agilis Chemicals

Seed Round in 2019
Agilis is a commerce platform purpose-built for the chemical industry. With Agilis, global chemical producers and distributors can launch their own cloud-based branded e-commerce portals, fully optimized and equip with modern marketing tools and analytics. Agilis offers chemical suppliers an easy and cost-effective way to attract and engage customers via secure digital sales and marketing channels. Headquartered in Newark, NJ, Agilis combines industry experience and technology expertise in building advanced, scalable technology solutions.

LendingFront

Series A in 2019
LendingFront, Inc. is a cloud-based lending platform tailored for banks and financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. The company provides a comprehensive, white-label software solution that encompasses all facets of the small business lending process. Its offerings include application management, underwriting, loan lifecycle monitoring, and customer information systems. LendingFront enables clients to automate various aspects of lending while allowing for manual oversight as needed. The platform is designed to accommodate a diverse clientele, from rapidly expanding online credit providers to large financial institutions. The founding team comprises experienced professionals from notable organizations in the lending technology sector.

Pandium

Seed Round in 2018
Pandium is a modern integration platform that allows SaaS providers to easily develop, deploy and support a growing integration offering. Pandium's lean, developer-friendly hosted platform enables engineers to program in any common language and eliminates the need to worry about nuances in authentication protocols or managing infrastructure, reducing development time by up to 80%. With turnkey features such as white-labeled embeddable UI components, Pandium allows software companies to provide integrations to their customers at record speed and with limitless scale.

ClassTag

Seed Round in 2018
The free ClassTag service transforms the way teachers connect with parents, allowing them to save time and focus on classroom education and activities rather than preparing and distributing parent notes and communications. With ClassTag, teachers can reach parents in over 50 languages through any channel including online, via email or text message, and even paper printouts. The cloud-based ClassTag platform inspires and rewards parent engagement with ClassTag Rewards, full of classroom supplies and learning products for the classrooms.

Mobot

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Mobot Inc. is a New York-based company that offers an on-demand mobile app testing service utilizing computer vision and robotics on real devices. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in automated functional testing for various industries, including mobile applications, e-commerce, Internet of Things (IoT), and medical devices. By providing these testing solutions, Mobot enables organizations to ensure the quality and functionality of their mobile products and connected devices.

StackSource

Seed Round in 2018
StackSource Inc. operates an online platform that connects borrowers and property owners with lenders for commercial real estate loans. Established in 2015 and based in New York, the platform streamlines the financing process by allowing property owners to find suitable lenders, while enabling mortgage brokers and debt teams to manage and track their deals efficiently. StackSource provides access to a diverse network of capital providers, including banks, insurance companies, and private lenders, facilitating better financing options for real estate investors. By combining technology with traditional commercial mortgage brokerage services, StackSource aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the capital markets for commercial real estate investments.

Upsider

Seed Round in 2018
Upsider, Inc. is a recruiting management platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The company leverages artificial intelligence to enhance candidate identification and streamline the recruitment process. Its system automates a significant portion of the hiring workflow, including predictive forecasting, automated sourcing, and email campaigns, which allows organizations to efficiently manage the recruiting process from job requisition to the initial screening calls. Additionally, Upsider offers comprehensive support services, including onboarding and screening, aimed at reducing hiring costs and improving the speed at which qualified candidates are filled.

Squad

Seed Round in 2018
Squad is a social tech platform to help people grow and strengthen their connections across all of their different communities. Squad’s mission and foundation has always been rooted in cultivating strong community. Starting out as a passion project, Squad was created to host unique intimate event experiences among young professionals. After launching in NYC, the community grew astronomically, garnering a high demand and an infectious buzz from cities around the world. With plans to expand globally, our analytics showed the average Squad member was under three pillars: the young Millennial or Gen-Z, the college-educated professional, and the seekers of a safe space to share experiences beyond social media. ‍ In 2019, in order to fuel expansion, Squad decided to build a big business concept based on these three pillars. They complemented the community experience with an innovative mobile app, expanding its reach beyond New York City. Today, we are proud to have an awesome community of entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, financiers, musicians, techies, creatives and other individuals who are such incredibly dope human beings.

Veritonic

Seed Round in 2018
Veritonic, Inc. is a marketing analytics platform based in New York, specializing in commercial sound and serving the advertising industry. Founded in 2015 by Andrew Eisner and Scott Simonelli, the company provides artificial intelligence-driven metrics and marketing response data to measure, compare, and test various audio elements, including music, voiceovers, jingles, and audio logos. Veritonic's services encompass online testing, analytics, and workflow management, enabling users to make data-driven decisions, measure emotional responses, and gather both qualitative and quantitative insights. The platform facilitates benchmarking of brand progress and allows users to efficiently manage, save, and share audio tracks, thereby enhancing their marketing strategies.

Time Study

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Time Study offers a time intelligence platform that uses machine intelligence to activate and transform enterprise time data into real-time insights on how time is spent and its impact on workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency and compliance. The team is led by 3x entrepreneur and computer scientist Kishau Rogers; she is joined by an experienced team bringing many years of collective experience growing & building enterprise software solutions. Time Study is currently in use in over 30 leading U.S. health organizations.

1Huddle

Series A in 2018
1Huddle, Inc. is a company that specializes in staff training and consulting services globally, utilizing an interactive mobile game platform designed to enhance employee onboarding and skills development. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, 1Huddle enables organizations across various sectors—including professional sports, healthcare, finance, and retail—to transform traditional training materials into engaging, competitive mobile games. This approach allows employees to access training anytime and anywhere, facilitating quick learning and retention. With over 70 paying clients and more than 20,000 users, the platform boasts a library of five million game questions, serving notable organizations such as ESPN, Madison Square Garden, and Loews Hotels. 1Huddle has gained recognition in major media outlets, highlighting its innovative contribution to workforce readiness.

LendingFront

Seed Round in 2018
LendingFront, Inc. is a cloud-based lending platform tailored for banks and financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. The company provides a comprehensive, white-label software solution that encompasses all facets of the small business lending process. Its offerings include application management, underwriting, loan lifecycle monitoring, and customer information systems. LendingFront enables clients to automate various aspects of lending while allowing for manual oversight as needed. The platform is designed to accommodate a diverse clientele, from rapidly expanding online credit providers to large financial institutions. The founding team comprises experienced professionals from notable organizations in the lending technology sector.

ClassTag

Seed Round in 2018
The free ClassTag service transforms the way teachers connect with parents, allowing them to save time and focus on classroom education and activities rather than preparing and distributing parent notes and communications. With ClassTag, teachers can reach parents in over 50 languages through any channel including online, via email or text message, and even paper printouts. The cloud-based ClassTag platform inspires and rewards parent engagement with ClassTag Rewards, full of classroom supplies and learning products for the classrooms.

Vetty

Seed Round in 2018
Vetty, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating an artificial intelligence-based employee verification platform tailored for gig-economy marketplaces and enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Vetty offers a mobile and desktop platform that facilitates identity and background verification during the hiring process. The platform includes various checks such as identity verification, criminal background checks, credential assessments, financial checks, driving record evaluations, and drug testing. By serving industries like hospitality, technology, financial services, healthcare, and staffing, Vetty aims to enhance hiring efficiency while reducing risks associated with remote hiring. Additionally, the platform empowers job seekers by providing them with access to their background information, thereby supporting their skill development in alignment with current labor market demands.

Designity

Seed Round in 2018
Our founder shahrouz started Designity after he got his masters in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School in New York. After his frustration with our educational system, he made Designity to help design students gain real-world experiences by completing design projects under creative director supervision. Today Designity is more than a platform for design students. As of now we have about 6,500 verified U.S based Designers ranging from students to senior designers and even professional designers. We also have more than 20 creative directors who supervise designers for quality assurance. Since we have such a huge pool of verified local talent in our network, we offer 82 different design categories from web design, explainer video, business collateral, and even paid social media campaigns.

MoCaFi

Seed Round in 2018
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform designed to leverage mobile technologies, data analytics, and strategies to improve the financial behaviors of underbanked communities. The company's platform offers financial products and services in the areas of check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, financial literacy, data analytics, and personal finance via its mobile application and financial card, enabling users to check their balance, cash their paychecks and send money safely at no extra cost.

Inpensa

Series A in 2018
Inpensa Inc. is a SaaS technology and advisory services company based in Edison, New Jersey, dedicated to providing investment advisory solutions for corporate executives. The company offers a suite of products designed for enterprise business value management, including PlanIQ for project portfolio strategic planning, CaseIQ for business case management, and TracIQ for tracking return on investment and value realization. Additionally, Inpensa provides VendorIQ for vendor analysis and cost optimization, and MetricsIQ for key performance indicators and metrics management. Founded by professionals from Fortune 500 firms, Inpensa leverages extensive expertise in financial management, project portfolio management, and enterprise cost optimization to help organizations effectively prioritize projects, analyze costs, and track the benefits of their investments.

Vydia

Series A in 2018
Vydia, Inc. operates a centralized platform designed for video creators to effectively manage their content. Founded in 2013 and based in Freehold, New Jersey, Vydia provides services that include monetization analytics, multi-network publishing, rights management, and mobile access. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including multi-platinum artists, independent musicians, social influencers, and entertainment agencies. With a focus on empowering creators, Vydia handles the complexities of content monetization, distribution, rights management, and payments, enabling artists to realize their creative and financial potential. The company has been instrumental in promoting notable talents such as Lil Pump, Fetty Wap, Post Malone, and Bhad Bhabie, solidifying its position in the video technology landscape.

Hyr

Seed Round in 2018
Hyr connects businesses and workers to fill any shift, at any time, at the best possible price. On the flip side, our fully mobile platform allows talented, driven workers an option to choose their hours and pick up shifts in a pinch.  We play upon a growing restlessness among a younger generation, who value time over money. And value experiences over things. The Bucket List Generation — who are being defined by what you’re working for, not where you work. We also believe that these workers deserve benefits, so have created a form of benefits that are portable for 1099 worker’s entire working life.

Inpensa

Convertible Note in 2018
Inpensa Inc. is a SaaS technology and advisory services company based in Edison, New Jersey, dedicated to providing investment advisory solutions for corporate executives. The company offers a suite of products designed for enterprise business value management, including PlanIQ for project portfolio strategic planning, CaseIQ for business case management, and TracIQ for tracking return on investment and value realization. Additionally, Inpensa provides VendorIQ for vendor analysis and cost optimization, and MetricsIQ for key performance indicators and metrics management. Founded by professionals from Fortune 500 firms, Inpensa leverages extensive expertise in financial management, project portfolio management, and enterprise cost optimization to help organizations effectively prioritize projects, analyze costs, and track the benefits of their investments.

Bixby

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Bixby is a real estate technology company focused on improving quality of life in residential and commercial properties. Our technology enables management teams to create a more connected, efficient, and sustainable experience for building occupants by streamlining communication, maintenance, payments, services, and all other aspects of the built environment to a single digital interface. Bixby's mission is to improve comfort & convenience in cities and communities by leveraging technology that redefines the way we live, work, and interact with the physical spaces around us. Bixby was founded in 2016 and is used in over 2,000 properties across the US and Canada.

Futurestay

Venture Round in 2017
Futurestay, Inc. is a company that develops a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for vacation rental owners and managers. The platform provides a comprehensive do-it-yourself management system, enabling users to create, market, book, and manage their vacation rental websites. Futurestay offers a range of tools to help owners rent their properties online, manage client data and reservations, and reduce vacancies through effective advertising. Its Vacation Rental Management Software facilitates guest control, bookings, and communication, while the ListingSync Channel Manager ensures that various channel listings are kept current. The company serves a diverse clientele, including owners of hostels, private homes, bed and breakfasts, small hotels, condos, villas, cottages, chalets, apartments, and luxury accommodations. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Futurestay has grown to support over 110,000 vacation rentals across 120 countries, making it a leading independent solution in the vacation rental market.

Industrial/Organic

Seed Round in 2017
Industrial/Organic is an organic waste solutions provider that offers infrastructure-as-a-service to waste industry. The company converts food scraps into high-value resources in a distributed facility model.

Enhatch

Seed Round in 2017
Enhatch Inc. develops a platform technology that helps companies understand how digital marketing and sales tools tie to revenue and increase customer satisfaction. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

botique.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Botique.ai Inc. specializes in developing an AI-powered conversational process automation platform aimed at enhancing customer interactions in contact centers. Founded in 2017 and based in Newark, New Jersey, the company offers a solution that automates chat interactions, alleviates workload on human agents, and increases overall availability. The platform utilizes advanced Conversational Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing algorithms, enabling it to effectively simulate human-like interactions. This technology seamlessly integrates into existing service workflows, requiring minimal training and resource commitment from companies. Botique.ai has already demonstrated its effectiveness in large commercial enterprises, where it has successfully reduced personnel costs without compromising the quality of customer interactions. The company currently serves five paying enterprises, achieving an annual recurring revenue of $100,000.

Ziel

Seed Round in 2017
Ziel, Inc. PBC, founded in 2015 and based in New York, specializes in the design, manufacturing, and retail of athletic apparel. The company focuses on providing on-demand sports apparel and accessories, leveraging machine learning technology to create custom designs that cater to the specific needs of athletes. Ziel operates as a retail-as-a-service platform, enabling leaders within health and wellness communities to develop and market personalized performance wear. Through this approach, Ziel aims to enhance the fitness experience by offering tailored solutions that support athletes in their pursuit of fitness and well-being.

Padinmotion

Seed Round in 2017
PadInMotion, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 by a team comprising a cardiologist, an executive, and a finance professional. The company has developed the world’s first patient engagement system that utilizes tablet technology to enhance the hospital experience. Its platform enables healthcare facilities to engage, educate, and connect with patients, ultimately aiming to improve health outcomes. By leveraging innovative technology, PadInMotion addresses the need for better patient interaction and communication within healthcare settings.

Wellsheet

Seed Round in 2017
Wellsheet organizes clinical information with machine learning to predict and visualize the most relevant information for patient care in a physician-friendly format within the existing EHR (Electronic Health Record). By allowing providers to arrive at clinical insights faster, Wellsheet improves early intervention and hospital efficiency, with proven impact in a 10,000 physician health system in NJ. Wellsheet has partnered with major EHR vendors including Epic and Cerner to distribute the Wellsheet product through SaaS-based model for health system customers.

Claim it!

Seed Round in 2017
Claim it! is a social marketplace mobile app that breaks down the walls between people and brands, available through the Apple App Store and coming soon to Google Play.

DocDelta

Seed Round in 2017
DocDelta is a talent search engine and comprehensive platform for the healthcare industry, based in New York. The company utilizes big data and predictive algorithms to assist healthcare institutions in finding, recruiting, and retaining providers. It offers access to an extensive database of over 7 million clinical and administrative contacts across approximately a quarter of a million healthcare organizations in the United States. By leveraging advanced filters such as sub-specialty, claims data, and employment history, DocDelta enables sales, recruiting, and research teams in hospitals, medical services, and life science organizations to engage effectively with healthcare providers and stakeholders. The platform is designed to facilitate authentic communication and provide critical business intelligence, with its data being regularly updated through a combination of automation and human verification. Founded in 2015, DocDelta has established itself as a trusted resource in the healthcare sector.

Galactic Fog

Seed Round in 2017
Galactic Fog IP, Inc. develops a cloud-native management platform for companies to build future-proofed applications. The company offers lambda application server, a lambda service that runs on .Net, Javascript, Java, Scala, Ruby, and Python lambdas to integrate with other systems, including message queuing or notification systems. It also provides container management solutions; policy engine that allows users to control various aspects of lambda and container deployment and usage; and integration services. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in South Orange, New Jersey.

Modelshop

Seed Round in 2017
Modelshop, Inc. operates an enterprise platform that automates critical analyses, transitioning traditional spreadsheet-based processes into a collaborative, scalable, and real-time environment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, with an office in New York City, the company focuses on the financial services sector. Its platform enables business analysts to model decisions, simulate outcomes, and deploy applications in real-time, enhancing capabilities in areas such as credit origination, credit risk management, pricing optimization, investment portfolio optimization, and regulatory reporting. By facilitating the rapid development of intelligent business applications, Modelshop allows teams to deliver sophisticated analytics and insights significantly faster than traditional coding methods.

Ursa

Seed Round in 2017
Ursa Tech, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in designing and developing application software aimed at transcribing live conversations into text. Founded in 2017, Ursa focuses on enabling teams to gain valuable insights from their discussions, thereby enhancing communication and collaboration. Through its innovative software, the company addresses the need for efficient transcription solutions in various professional settings.

WearAway

Seed Round in 2017
WearAway, Inc. develops and operates an online wardrobe rental portal for film, TV, music, and advertising professionals. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York. As of January 14, 2019, WearAway, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Grin, Inc.

GitLinks

Seed Round in 2017
GitLinks Inc. develops an open source monitoring platform for developers and corporations. The company's solutions include Policy Engine, which automates legal compliance; Live Inventory, which gives a list of all open source components and needed version updates, operational risks, and version updates; Security, which monitors and locate known security vulnerabilities; Licenses, which automates legal compliance; and Trends, which visualizes the status of open source code in trend charts on the portal. GitLinks Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.
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Trendalyze

Seed Round in 2017
Trendalyze Inc. is a Newark, New Jersey-based company that specializes in cloud-based data analytics solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Founded in 2014, Trendalyze has developed a platform focused on the discovery, analysis, and monitoring of recurring time-series patterns, particularly in healthcare IoT data. Its unique approach allows users to visualize and search for motifs in large datasets using a powerful, user-friendly interface that employs deep learning techniques. The platform enables business professionals to identify data patterns that uncover the root causes of events and set up real-time monitoring and alert systems, enhancing decision-making and outcomes without requiring extensive technical expertise.

GitLinks

Seed Round in 2017
GitLinks Inc. develops an open source monitoring platform for developers and corporations. The company's solutions include Policy Engine, which automates legal compliance; Live Inventory, which gives a list of all open source components and needed version updates, operational risks, and version updates; Security, which monitors and locate known security vulnerabilities; Licenses, which automates legal compliance; and Trends, which visualizes the status of open source code in trend charts on the portal. GitLinks Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Veritonic

Seed Round in 2017
Veritonic, Inc. is a marketing analytics platform based in New York, specializing in commercial sound and serving the advertising industry. Founded in 2015 by Andrew Eisner and Scott Simonelli, the company provides artificial intelligence-driven metrics and marketing response data to measure, compare, and test various audio elements, including music, voiceovers, jingles, and audio logos. Veritonic's services encompass online testing, analytics, and workflow management, enabling users to make data-driven decisions, measure emotional responses, and gather both qualitative and quantitative insights. The platform facilitates benchmarking of brand progress and allows users to efficiently manage, save, and share audio tracks, thereby enhancing their marketing strategies.

SAM.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Sam is a super connector - build trust network, get introductions, run CRM 402% faster SAM is a NYC based SaaS company with a missions to humanize the software experience leveraging proprietary voice based conversational AI. SAM's social CRM platform helps founders and their teams foster better business relationships with their trusted network of peers, advisors, customers, and investors.

1Huddle

Seed Round in 2017
1Huddle, Inc. is a company that specializes in staff training and consulting services globally, utilizing an interactive mobile game platform designed to enhance employee onboarding and skills development. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, 1Huddle enables organizations across various sectors—including professional sports, healthcare, finance, and retail—to transform traditional training materials into engaging, competitive mobile games. This approach allows employees to access training anytime and anywhere, facilitating quick learning and retention. With over 70 paying clients and more than 20,000 users, the platform boasts a library of five million game questions, serving notable organizations such as ESPN, Madison Square Garden, and Loews Hotels. 1Huddle has gained recognition in major media outlets, highlighting its innovative contribution to workforce readiness.

Inpensa

Venture Round in 2017
Inpensa Inc. is a SaaS technology and advisory services company based in Edison, New Jersey, dedicated to providing investment advisory solutions for corporate executives. The company offers a suite of products designed for enterprise business value management, including PlanIQ for project portfolio strategic planning, CaseIQ for business case management, and TracIQ for tracking return on investment and value realization. Additionally, Inpensa provides VendorIQ for vendor analysis and cost optimization, and MetricsIQ for key performance indicators and metrics management. Founded by professionals from Fortune 500 firms, Inpensa leverages extensive expertise in financial management, project portfolio management, and enterprise cost optimization to help organizations effectively prioritize projects, analyze costs, and track the benefits of their investments.

StrongArm Tech

Convertible Note in 2016
StrongArm Technologies, Inc. is a safety science company that specializes in developing data collection and assessment solutions aimed at enhancing the safety of industrial workers. The company offers a risk monitoring device that utilizes machine learning to analyze risks related to musculoskeletal injuries, along with the FUSE Risk Management Platform, a cloud-based IoT-enabled software that leverages motion-interpreting sensors for real-time monitoring and assessment. Additionally, StrongArm provides a posture feedback system designed to assist industrial workers with proper lifting mechanics and postural support. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, StrongArm Technologies focuses on improving workplace safety through innovative technology.

Galactic Fog

Venture Round in 2016
Galactic Fog IP, Inc. develops a cloud-native management platform for companies to build future-proofed applications. The company offers lambda application server, a lambda service that runs on .Net, Javascript, Java, Scala, Ruby, and Python lambdas to integrate with other systems, including message queuing or notification systems. It also provides container management solutions; policy engine that allows users to control various aspects of lambda and container deployment and usage; and integration services. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in South Orange, New Jersey.

Vydia

Seed Round in 2016
Vydia, Inc. operates a centralized platform designed for video creators to effectively manage their content. Founded in 2013 and based in Freehold, New Jersey, Vydia provides services that include monetization analytics, multi-network publishing, rights management, and mobile access. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including multi-platinum artists, independent musicians, social influencers, and entertainment agencies. With a focus on empowering creators, Vydia handles the complexities of content monetization, distribution, rights management, and payments, enabling artists to realize their creative and financial potential. The company has been instrumental in promoting notable talents such as Lil Pump, Fetty Wap, Post Malone, and Bhad Bhabie, solidifying its position in the video technology landscape.

Alphachannel

Seed Round in 2016
Alphachannel, Inc. is a New York-based company that facilitates connections between brand marketers and production partners to develop technology-driven marketing content. Founded in 2015, Alphachannel serves as a CMO-enablement tool, allowing brands and publishers to discover innovative marketing experiences and identify top-tier vendors for various digital content formats, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and wearable technology. The platform is free for users, enabling them to request project proposals from its curated Partner Network. Once a project is awarded, Alphachannel connects the marketers with the selected vendor and collects a fee from the vendor. The company boasts a diverse ecosystem of production partners, including renowned studios and smaller, specialized firms, ensuring that marketers can quickly find and collaborate with the best production partners for their projects.

Dream Forward

Seed Round in 2016
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Bowtie

Seed Round in 2016
Bowtie Labs, Inc. develops and offers an AI receptionist for appointment-based businesses. The company offers Bowtie, an AI receptionist for businesses that chats with customers to book appointments, answer questions, and more. It allows clients to convert missed calls to customers with Bowtie’s intelligent auto-replies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York. As of May 7, 2019, Bowtie Labs, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MINDBODY, Inc.

UpChannel

Convertible Note in 2016
Upchannel, Inc. operates as a platform that helps Internet of things manufacturers create relationships with their customers. It enables manufacturers to generate revenue and create cost savings across the life cycle of each device that they manufacture and sell. It provides features that include connect with customers, slash the cost of customer support, diagnose hardware issues, and customer needs. Upchannel, Inc. was formerly known as AppCow. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.

StrongArm Tech

Series A in 2016
StrongArm Technologies, Inc. is a safety science company that specializes in developing data collection and assessment solutions aimed at enhancing the safety of industrial workers. The company offers a risk monitoring device that utilizes machine learning to analyze risks related to musculoskeletal injuries, along with the FUSE Risk Management Platform, a cloud-based IoT-enabled software that leverages motion-interpreting sensors for real-time monitoring and assessment. Additionally, StrongArm provides a posture feedback system designed to assist industrial workers with proper lifting mechanics and postural support. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, StrongArm Technologies focuses on improving workplace safety through innovative technology.

Futurestay

Venture Round in 2016
Futurestay, Inc. is a company that develops a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for vacation rental owners and managers. The platform provides a comprehensive do-it-yourself management system, enabling users to create, market, book, and manage their vacation rental websites. Futurestay offers a range of tools to help owners rent their properties online, manage client data and reservations, and reduce vacancies through effective advertising. Its Vacation Rental Management Software facilitates guest control, bookings, and communication, while the ListingSync Channel Manager ensures that various channel listings are kept current. The company serves a diverse clientele, including owners of hostels, private homes, bed and breakfasts, small hotels, condos, villas, cottages, chalets, apartments, and luxury accommodations. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Futurestay has grown to support over 110,000 vacation rentals across 120 countries, making it a leading independent solution in the vacation rental market.

MoCaFi

Angel Round in 2016
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform designed to leverage mobile technologies, data analytics, and strategies to improve the financial behaviors of underbanked communities. The company's platform offers financial products and services in the areas of check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, financial literacy, data analytics, and personal finance via its mobile application and financial card, enabling users to check their balance, cash their paychecks and send money safely at no extra cost.

KiDCASE

Seed Round in 2014
KiDCASE manufactures iPad smart cases. The company offers KiDCASE, a kid-friendly smart case that dock onto child’s iPad. Its product monitors usage, sets daily time limits, and restricts certain times of the day via the companion app, as well as enables users to automatically reward their child with bonus time for making better content choices or hitting their daily fitness goals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

StrongArm Tech

Grant in 2012
StrongArm Technologies, Inc. is a safety science company that specializes in developing data collection and assessment solutions aimed at enhancing the safety of industrial workers. The company offers a risk monitoring device that utilizes machine learning to analyze risks related to musculoskeletal injuries, along with the FUSE Risk Management Platform, a cloud-based IoT-enabled software that leverages motion-interpreting sensors for real-time monitoring and assessment. Additionally, StrongArm provides a posture feedback system designed to assist industrial workers with proper lifting mechanics and postural support. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, StrongArm Technologies focuses on improving workplace safety through innovative technology.