Triangle Tweener Fund

Triangle Tweener Fund, established in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage, high-technology startups within the Triangle area, which includes Raleigh, Durham, and surrounding regions. The firm aims to build a comprehensive index of private company investments that meet its specific 'Tweener List' criteria, targeting promising ventures at a critical stage of their development. By concentrating on seed and early-stage investments, Triangle Tweener Fund seeks to support the growth of innovative companies that have the potential to contribute significantly to the local economy and the tech landscape.

Stephen Coakley

Limited Partner

Jan Davis

Angel Investor

Mark Easley

Investor and LP

18 past transactions

Spiffy

Series B in 2023
Spiffy, Inc. is a mobile service provider based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in on-demand car washing, detailing, and oil change services. Founded in 2014, the company utilizes a smartphone application and website to allow customers to schedule appointments quickly and conveniently. Spiffy’s services are eco-friendly, employing methods that recycle water and eliminate runoff. The application facilitates seamless communication and payment, enhancing the overall customer experience. By offering a range of vehicle maintenance options, Spiffy aims to support vehicle owners in managing their automobiles efficiently, whether for individual use or fleet management.

Kevel

Series C in 2023
Kevel, formerly known as Adzerk, Inc., is a company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in providing ad serving APIs for publishers and networks. Founded in 2009, Kevel enables websites and applications to generate new revenue streams through its diverse set of APIs designed for various advertising solutions, including native ads, internal promotions, sponsored listings, digital-out-of-home advertising, server-side ad insertion, and podcast ads. The company's infrastructure supports the development of custom ad platforms, empowering clients such as Ticketmaster, Yelp, Strava, and Mozilla to implement successful advertising strategies. Kevel's mission emphasizes enhancing user-centric ad revenue opportunities for online retailers and publishers, allowing them to compete more effectively against major technology players in the digital advertising space.

Alcove

Seed Round in 2023
Alcove is a shared living community that provides per-room leases in furnished properties. Founded in 1999 and based in Durham, North Carolina, the company utilizes technology to match individuals to available bedrooms according to their budget, location, and timing preferences. Alcove enhances the living experience by equipping its properties with essential amenities, including furnishings, Wi-Fi, utilities, and housekeeping services. Additionally, it fosters a sense of community by organizing events for residents. This model aims to simplify the process of finding suitable rental accommodations and roommates.

TraKid

Seed Round in 2022
TraKid is a company that develops a safety tracking bracelet aimed at assisting amusement parks in the rapid recovery of lost children. The business offers a wearable tracking device that enables real-time location sharing, allowing parents to monitor their children's whereabouts both indoors and outdoors. The device includes a push-button alert feature, which facilitates quick identification of a child's location when needed. Through this innovative solution, TraKid enhances child safety in public spaces, providing peace of mind for parents and caregivers.

Dendi

Seed Round in 2022
Dendi is a cloud-based platform that provides laboratory information management software aimed at enhancing the efficiency of clinical laboratories. The platform focuses on optimizing operations, supporting clinical workflows, and promoting positive patient outcomes. Dendi's system includes features for revenue cycle management, analytics, data administration, and multi-facility support, along with instrument integration. By equipping clinical laboratories with these comprehensive tools, Dendi enables them to operate more effectively and confidently.

Compostnow

Series A in 2022
CompostNow Inc. provides food waste collection and management services and rebuilds depleted soils. It collects food scraps and wastes from residents and offices to help them reduce waste and support local gardens. CompostNow Inc. was formerly known as CompostNow LLC. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Wrangle

Seed Round in 2022
Wrangle is a process automation software for busy teams improving efficiency for onboarding, sales quote approval, and contract management. Its app channelizes workflows by assigning approvals and tasks, tracks the ticket status from request to completion in slack, and collects, organizes, and tracks every ticket submitted by employees.

Pattern Health

Series A in 2022
Pattern Health Technologies, Inc. is a digital health company based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2012. It develops a versatile platform that allows researchers and clinicians to create, validate, and deploy condition-specific digital health programs efficiently and cost-effectively. The platform facilitates the collection and analysis of data from various sources, enhancing the ability to integrate behavioral science and data-driven personalization. This integration aims to improve user engagement and adherence to health programs. Additionally, Pattern Health provides a marketplace for digital health initiatives, supporting the entire lifecycle of digital health from concept to implementation. The company is committed to advancing digital health innovation to promote healthier lifestyles.

Offline

Seed Round in 2022
Offline Media, Inc. operates an online platform designed to help users discover local events and experiences in their cities. Founded in 2012 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Offline curates daily listings of activities, enabling users to explore and engage with their surroundings effectively. The platform also integrates users' LinkedIn profiles to facilitate professional networking through group events. By providing tailored recommendations, Offline aims to foster a deeper connection between individuals and their communities, helping them to appreciate and enjoy their city and everyday life.

ProAxion

Seed Round in 2022
ProAxion, Inc. specializes in manufacturing cloud-connected sensors that enhance predictive maintenance for industrial machinery. Founded in 2015 and based in Cary, North Carolina, the company develops TACTIX, a tool designed to remotely monitor the health of rotating machines. ProAxion's low-power sensors and cloud computing technologies enable industrial facilities to improve equipment uptime and reliability while optimizing operational and maintenance costs. By focusing on practical applications of technology, ProAxion aims to prevent unexpected failures of critical machines, thereby maximizing uptime and competitiveness in the industrial sector. The company's innovative solutions contribute to the advancement of data-driven operations within the framework of the Industrial Internet of Things.

Chekhub

Seed Round in 2022
Chekhub offers an operations management software platform aimed at enhancing organizational efficiency. This platform centralizes day-to-day operations, allowing users to create comprehensive checklists and manage tasks with clarity and accountability. By providing the necessary tools to perform and complete tasks accurately, Chekhub helps organizations scale their operations, improve profitability, and enhance customer satisfaction. Its user-friendly interface ensures that projects can be executed confidently, supporting businesses in achieving their operational goals effectively.

Klearly

Venture Round in 2022
Klearly Analytics, Inc. is a developer of a SaaS-based prescriptive intelligence platform tailored for B2B companies. Founded in 2017 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Klearly provides a solution that leverages data science and machine learning to enable sales and marketing teams to better understand their impact on revenue. The platform offers actionable insights by analyzing consumer behavior, tracking product sales, and assessing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. It empowers teams to prioritize accounts, focus on strategic activities, and anticipate business outcomes, thereby enhancing their ability to innovate marketing strategies and increase return on investment. Klearly is designed to replace traditional metrics with predictive capabilities, positioning itself as a vital tool for revenue-oriented marketing efforts.

RepVue

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a crowdsourced sales rating platform intended to track real-time sales compensation data. The company's platform collects and aggregates unbiased, objective data based on experiences, including earning potential, quota attainment data, and sales professional sentiment analysis, enabling clients to discover, research, and apply for sales roles.

GreenPlaces

Funding Round in 2022
Green Places offers sustainability-focused services to help small businesses meet their sustainability goals. Its services help to calculate the client's carbon footprint, offers small and mid-sized businesses to pool funds with others, purchase carbon credits in volume, for maximum impact and return, and assist its customers with communicating this work internally to employees of the business, and externally, to customers, suppliers, and partners, enabling small businesses to get to carbon-neutral quickly, and easily. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Peoplelogic

Seed Round in 2022
Peoplelogic.ai operates a people intelligence platform aimed at enhancing organizational health and employee satisfaction. The platform continuously monitors the overall well-being of a company, providing insights that help improve team engagement and operational efficiency. By analyzing data from various tools used within the organization, Peoplelogic.ai enables businesses to understand the interconnectivity of their people and processes. This approach allows organizations to gain actionable recommendations for fostering a healthier workplace environment, thereby unlocking the potential for improved performance and collaboration among teams.

Stashpad

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bytebase app is the evolution of the legal notepad. Bytebase is designed for busy professionals who don’t have time for sophisticated notes methodologies and is the fastest way to create and share notes as they work, without leaving the keyboard. In Bytebase, notes are separated into small, self-contained units called bytes. Users can enter data and paste in code, text, or whatever they want to save. They can share it with others and create separate notebooks for each project. More important, each note can act as a link to another note, allowing to nest information within other pieces of information. To use it, users can simply paste in code snippets and text into the “No Man’s Land” area and then move it into separate projects later. A feed lets users send notes, called bytes, to co-workers within Bytebase. They can also add large text chunks called BigBytes. They can also make outlines and to-do lists in the app.

Plum CoOwnership

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Plum CoOwnership is the simplest way for people to buy and own vacation homes together.

Bristles

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bristles is a DIY planning app founded in 2021 by Tina Tang and Anthony Alers, designed to assist users in home design through the use of artificial intelligence. The app serves as a visualization tool for home improvement projects, allowing users to plan refurbishments, redesigns, and renovations effectively. By enabling individuals to create mock-ups, compare options, and share design ideas, Bristles focuses on enhancing creativity and simplifying the design process. The company's mission is to develop user-friendly products that leverage AI insights to provide powerful functionality, making home design accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.