TiE Angels

TiE Angels is a prominent angel investment group based in Silicon Valley, established in July 2010 by Charter Members of TiE Silicon Valley. Its mission is to support high-potential early-stage companies by providing both investment and strategic assistance. With a network of over 150 active members, TiE Angels connects entrepreneurs with experienced professionals, including serial entrepreneurs and high-tech executives, facilitating valuable relationships that enhance the growth potential of portfolio companies. The group has successfully expanded its influence beyond Silicon Valley, launching similar forums in various cities such as Boston, New York City, Seattle, Portland, and Atlanta. Recognized as one of the top angel groups in the nation within three years of its inception, TiE Angels continues to leverage a global network of over 60 chapters to aid companies in overcoming the challenges associated with scaling into successful enterprises.

Kiran Rao

Partner

Sindwani, Deepak

Partner

74 past transactions

Surgicure Technologies

Seed Round in 2025
Surgicure Technologies is a biotechnology start-up focused on developing innovative medical instruments designed to enhance safety and efficiency during surgical procedures and recovery. Founded in 2018 by Irena Volkov and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company specializes in airway management solutions for both civilian and military applications. Surgicure's flagship product secures medical tubes placed within a patient's mouth, leveraging the oral cavity to prevent unnecessary harm and reduce adverse events. By providing devices that optimize patient breathing and improve deployment speed, Surgicure aims to support medical professionals in delivering high-quality care and performing surgeries more effectively.

HEN Nozzles

Seed Round in 2024
HEN Nozzles specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative firefighting nozzles that utilize principles of fluid dynamics and thermal management. Their products include adjustable smoothbore nozzles, valves, and pressure regulating devices designed to enhance fire suppression capabilities. These nozzles allow firefighters to modify the solid stream while maintaining thermal balance, effectively improving penetration and cooling range. In addition to firefighting applications, HEN Nozzles' technology serves as a practical cleaning tool for residential use, making it suitable for home and garden tasks. By focusing on modern design controls and minimizing residual pressure, HEN Nozzles aims to revolutionize fire control and emergency response.

Glidance

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Glidance specializes in creating a self-driving mobility aid designed to enhance independent movement for individuals with sight loss. Utilizing cutting-edge advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence, the company’s platform enables users to navigate their surroundings safely and efficiently, even in crowded spaces. This innovative mobility solution empowers those with visual impairments to confidently reach their desired destinations, such as doorways, stairwells, or park benches, thereby improving their overall quality of life. Through its technology, Glidance aims to revolutionize the way people with disabilities experience mobility, providing them with the support needed for greater independence.

PredictionStrike

Series A in 2023
PredictionStrike is a simulated stock market platform that enables users to buy and sell shares of professional athletes, creating an engaging fantasy contest. This innovative platform allows fans to analyze their favorite athletes' performances while potentially earning monetary returns. By combining elements of sports fandom and investment, PredictionStrike provides users with a unique opportunity to monetize and trade virtual shares based on athlete performance, enhancing the overall experience for sports enthusiasts.

Deep Cognition

Convertible Note in 2023
Deep Cognition offers an innovative platform for the development and deployment of artificial intelligence, specifically focused on deep learning models. This platform allows users to design, train, and deploy models using either cloud or local GPUs, without requiring programming skills. It provides a comprehensive system that encompasses data ingestion, model development, training, and management, enabling users to streamline the entire process on a single platform. By simplifying the creation of machine learning applications through visual programming, Deep Cognition aims to facilitate easier access to advanced AI technologies for various industries.

Lidrotec

Series A in 2022
Lidrotec is a company focused on enhancing the capabilities of production and manufacturing through the use of ultra-short pulse lasers. It has developed a specialized wafer dicing laser machine that employs ultrashort pulse processing technology. This innovative approach enables high-precision cutting, drilling, and structuring of various materials, particularly benefiting the semiconductor industry. By utilizing this advanced technology, Lidrotec aims to improve processing speeds while ensuring maximum accuracy in manufacturing processes.

Optiwise

Seed Round in 2022
Optiwise is a platform for marketplace optimization based in California.

HacWare

Seed Round in 2022
HacWare, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Dallas, Texas, that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software aimed at enhancing employee awareness of phishing attacks. Founded in 2017, HacWare's platform analyzes user behavior and threat intelligence to identify employees at higher risk of being targeted by cyber threats. The software automates the dispatch of simulated email hacks to educate users and improve their response to real threats. Additionally, HacWare provides real-time analytics and tailored training recommendations to help organizations bolster their email security measures. Through its innovative approach, HacWare assists IT teams in combating phishing attacks and fostering a culture of cybersecurity awareness within their organizations.

CloudEagle.ai

Seed Round in 2022
"CloudEagle.ai helps IT, Security & Procurement teams manage, govern & renew all their SaaS apps from one single platform. With CloudEagle.ai, enterprises like RingCentral, Shiji, Recroom make SaaS management & governance a breeze & save 10-30% on their software spend. Using 500+ direct connectors, customers get 100% visibility into all applications, licences, spend and vendors. Using no code slack-enabled workflows, IT & security teams streamline employee onboarding/offboarding, access reviews, licence harvesting and renewals. Leveraging detailed usage insights and benchmarking data, customers negotiate better with vendors & optimize tech stack. Our platform processed over $2bn and delivered over $150M in savings. Our industry-leading 30-minute onboarding ensures immediate governance & savings from day 1.

Sempera Organics

Seed Round in 2022
Sempera Organics operates a vertically integrated, zero-waste lab farm focused on producing high-quality certified organic mushroom ingredients. The company specializes in a variety of products, including pure mushroom powders, proprietary blends, and extracts, which are available in bulk quantities. Sempera Organics emphasizes environmentally friendly cultivation methods, ensuring a reliable and sustainable approach to mushroom production. Its offerings cater to the functional foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals industries, providing clinically validated mushroom ingredients that can be used in both wet and dry applications. The streamlined purchasing process enhances accessibility for consumers, aligning with the company's commitment to quality and sustainability.

Harvest Thermal

Seed Round in 2021
Harvest Thermal develops a control system for home use that integrates heating, hot water, and cooling with thermal storage. Its Harvest Thermal Pod is a cloud-connected IoT device that is machine learning enabled. It aims to provide affordable and low-carbon heating, hot water, and cooling systems that reduce the impact on the planet while providing comfort and safer homes.

FibreCoat

Venture Round in 2021
FibreCoat GmbH specializes in the production of thermoplastic-coated glass fibers and aluminum-coated fibers intended for various composite and shielding applications. By utilizing rented glass fiber drawing machines, the company employs a direct coating process that streamlines manufacturing, reduces costs, and shortens cycle times while enhancing the technical specifications of its products. FibreCoat's offerings are particularly relevant to the automotive and consumer sectors, where they provide lightweight and cost-effective solutions. The company's metal-coated fiber components serve multiple functions, including electromagnetic interference shielding, heat sinks in battery casings, reinforcement for cast aluminum parts, and conductive yarns for smart textiles. Through these innovations, FibreCoat enables clients to achieve advanced material properties in their applications.

Monetize360

Seed Round in 2021
Monetize360 is a developer of a comprehensive monetization platform that streamlines pricing and billing processes for businesses. The platform offers a no-code solution that enables customers to automate routine financial tasks and effectively monetize their products and services, even in complex scenarios. By shifting the focus from a transactional view to a lifecycle perspective, Monetize360 helps companies align their monetization strategies with the customer journey, maximizing customer lifetime value. The use of purpose-built microservices allows for dynamic and innovative implementation of pricing strategies, making it easier for businesses to adapt to changing market demands without the need for expensive custom development or complicated onboarding processes.

Quark.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Quark.ai is a generative AI platform designed to automate and enhance customer support across technical, field, and sales domains. Catering primarily to high-tech and industrial sectors, the platform significantly improves the productivity of support teams while fostering customer loyalty through user-friendly self-service options such as chatbots and voicebots. Utilizing advanced technologies, including deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, Quark.ai effectively interprets user queries to deliver accurate responses. It ensures traceability to the relevant sections of reference documents, minimizing the risk of inaccuracies. This approach allows organizations to streamline their customer service processes, enabling support agents to focus on complex issues and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction.

TAGFI

Venture Round in 2021
TAGFI offers a comprehensive community management platform tailored for membership organizations. Its solution enables users to create custom-branded web and mobile applications that facilitate member engagement and monetization. The platform provides various tools such as chat features, posts, live streams, and video libraries, allowing community leaders, creators, and entrepreneurs to connect with their members effectively. By enabling organizations to gate valuable content and explore diverse revenue streams—including membership fees, marketplace transactions, and advertising—TAGFI helps its clients foster robust community interactions while generating sustainable income.

Opscruise

Seed Round in 2021
OpsCruise is a developer of a cloud management application that focuses on performance assurance within cloud operations. The company's innovative platform integrates various signals, including logs, metrics, and flows, as well as tools for Kubernetes and anomaly detection, to enable real-time root cause analysis and dynamic application behavior modeling. This model-driven closed-loop platform addresses the operational challenges associated with cloud-native applications, providing a fundamentally different approach to monitoring and observability. By leveraging popular open-source and cloud monitoring tools, OpsCruise positions itself as a leader in container, Kubernetes, and serverless monitoring, aiming to automate the performance assurance processes within digital businesses.

Revry

Seed Round in 2021
Revry, Inc. operates a digital media network focused on streaming content specifically created for queer and allied audiences. Founded in 2016 and based in Glendale, California, Revry offers a diverse range of entertainment, including films, television series, podcasts, music albums, and original programming. The platform aims to inspire exploration of LGBTQ content, reaching millions of global viewers through various connected devices, including Smart TVs and streaming services. Revry's mission is to provide authentic representation of the LGBTQ community, ensuring that its content resonates with the identities and experiences of its audience. With a founding team experienced in technology, digital media, and LGBTQ advocacy, Revry positions itself as a leading source for queer entertainment.

KUSHAE

Seed Round in 2021
KUSHAE offers feminine personal care items. They provide a wide range of goods, including spray, body wash, lotions, and more. They also provide free shipping on orders of $60 or more.

Copperwire Systems

Seed Round in 2021
Copperwire systems is a Silicon Valley-based blockchain application platform company

Apptega

Seed Round in 2020
Apptega Inc. specializes in developing cybersecurity management software solutions, offering a platform that allows users to efficiently build, manage, and report on various cybersecurity functions. This platform integrates with established frameworks and facilitates data sharing with other applications, streamlining the cybersecurity process. It is designed to assist organizations of all sizes, including chief information officers and Fortune 1000 companies, in organizing their cybersecurity programs and enhancing their defenses against modern threats. Apptega's tools enable managed service providers to effectively manage their clients' cybersecurity initiatives. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Apptega aims to simplify the complexities of cybersecurity and compliance, providing clients with greater visibility and control over their cybersecurity strategies.

Chai Kings

Seed Round in 2020
Chai Kings is a teashop and cafe restaurant chain that specializes in a diverse selection of teas, including milk, black, herbal, and iced varieties. The company emphasizes the use of natural ingredients sourced from tea plantations in India, ensuring that customers enjoy aromatic teas with health benefits. Additionally, Chai Kings incorporates a variety of spices such as ginger, masala, and hibiscus to enhance the flavors of their offerings. The business is committed to delivering high-quality service, employing trained professionals skilled in production, pantry management, and hygiene to ensure a pleasant experience for tea enthusiasts.

Boost Acquisition

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Provider of an online platform intended to help people in buying and selling of cars. The company's platform offers car dealerships that helps to buy used vehicles directly from consumer, as well as it provides a technology for connecting in-market sellers across the internet with potential buyers, enabling users to trade profitably. Boost was founded by a team of experts from the technology, automotive and consumer products sectors who saw the need to improve the sales efficiency of the $3 trillion US automotive marketplace. Leveraging experience gained from success in other industries, Boost's technology reaches in-market sellers in real time as they enter the market. While there are many factors that limit the automotive market's efficiency, connecting more sellers with more buyers will release untold value for manufacturers, dealers, market makers and consumers alike.

Loopie

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Loopie operates a managed marketplace laundry delivery service that aims to enhance lives and improve the laundry experience. By leveraging a peer-to-peer model, Loopie transforms underutilized washers and dryers into revenue-generating assets, offering a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional laundry wash and fold services. Since its beta launch in Seattle in 2018, Loopie has successfully validated its business model, achieving over $1.25 million in early sales and expanding to six additional markets. The company has also raised over $2.25 million in early-stage and venture capital, which supports its mission of providing convenient and efficient laundry solutions for both businesses and consumers.

Bitesize

Seed Round in 2019
Bitesize, Inc. is a company founded in 2017 that operates a two-way messaging platform designed to facilitate personal dialogue between brands and consumers. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform enables brands to send and receive messages in bulk while organizing responses based on context, keywords, and sentiment. Bitesize caters to various industries, including automotive, home services, healthcare, and entertainment. The company aims to transform customer interactions by providing a unique conversational experience, allowing brands to engage meaningfully with consumers and drive sales. By enabling genuine one-on-one conversations at scale, Bitesize addresses the modern consumer's desire for authentic engagement beyond traditional marketing methods.

TrueLark

Seed Round in 2019
TrueLark is an automated customer communications platform that utilizes advanced AI technology to enhance customer engagement for businesses. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform facilitates human-like conversations across multiple communication channels, including phone calls, business texting, web chat, form submissions, and promotional texts. TrueLark's capabilities allow it to convert prospects, recommend products and services, answer customer inquiries, and collect payment information. By managing these interactions effectively, the platform significantly reduces the need for follow-up by businesses to less than 5%, thereby streamlining customer support and sales processes.

Moesif

Seed Round in 2019
Moesif Inc. is a company that offers a debugging and error analysis platform designed to enhance the management of application programming interfaces (APIs). Launched in 2016 and based in San Francisco, Moesif provides a hosted service that logs and analyzes API requests, enabling users to gain in-depth visibility into API traffic. The platform allows for detailed inspection of API calls, including their headers and bodies, and helps identify patterns that lead to issues. Moesif serves a diverse clientele, including fast-growing startups such as You.com and PandaDoc, as well as established enterprises like UPS and Sinch. The platform is particularly valuable for product-led teams, assisting in the growth and monetization of AI and API products through comprehensive analytics and billing capabilities.

Tenxer Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
Tenxer Technologies is a developer of semiconductor devices designed to ease the process of IC evaluation and adoption. The company's product, Blaze, acts as an interface between a PC and other hardware components.

Sentry AI

Seed Round in 2019
Sentry AI is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in AI-powered video analytics software, transforming standard security cameras into advanced surveillance tools. The company's platform utilizes computer vision technology for human detection and facial recognition, enabling real-time alerts and reducing false alarms by over 85%. This allows security personnel to respond swiftly to potential threats. Sentry AI's solution is software-based, requiring no additional hardware, which facilitates quick implementation and minimal training for users. Recognized for its innovative approach, Sentry AI was awarded a spot among the Top 50 Tech Start-ups at TiEcon 2019 and was selected as the top solution at the Global AI Conference 2020.

Knack

Seed Round in 2018
Knack is an online tutoring platform enabling higher education institutions to supplement existing academic support services and create a more personalized, equitable, and accessible support experience for every student at scale: from freshman through senior year. Its goal is to empower campuses with 21st-century technology that transforms academic support services into high-impact, skill-building interactions to reach historically underserved students on campus.

Apptega

Seed Round in 2018
Apptega Inc. specializes in developing cybersecurity management software solutions, offering a platform that allows users to efficiently build, manage, and report on various cybersecurity functions. This platform integrates with established frameworks and facilitates data sharing with other applications, streamlining the cybersecurity process. It is designed to assist organizations of all sizes, including chief information officers and Fortune 1000 companies, in organizing their cybersecurity programs and enhancing their defenses against modern threats. Apptega's tools enable managed service providers to effectively manage their clients' cybersecurity initiatives. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Apptega aims to simplify the complexities of cybersecurity and compliance, providing clients with greater visibility and control over their cybersecurity strategies.

Assemble

Seed Round in 2018
Assemble is a Los Angeles-based company that offers a digital platform designed to automate video content production. This platform connects businesses with a curated network of directors and creative professionals, facilitating the sourcing of talent and project management. It provides tools for budget estimation and project organization, allowing project managers to efficiently build and manage video projects. Additionally, Assemble's system recommends suitable talent based on various criteria such as location, expertise, and budget, streamlining the creative collaboration process.

Spanugo

Seed Round in 2018
Spanugo is a world-leading company providing Cybersecurity Posture Assurance for the enterprise hybrid cloud. It accomplishes this by automating all aspects of Risk, Cybersecurity and Compliance assurance, including automating resource discovery, configuration management, and security best practices. Spanugo provides a unified single pane of glass view with comprehensive fine-grained visibility for all resources spanning the on-premises data center infrastructure, such as VM’s and physical machines, network elements and applications along with multi-cloud based infrastructure resources such as AWS/Azure Cloud accounts and services, cloud virtual machines and cloud-native applications. Spanugo’s agent-less architecture enables friction-less deployment in the enterprise hybrid cloud with a few clicks in less than an hour! The solution is available for deployments immediately.

Back4app

Seed Round in 2018
Back4App, Inc. is a cloud platform that provides an open-source backend solution designed to aid developers in building, deploying, and scaling applications efficiently. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company leverages a Parse Server platform hosted on AWS, which includes features such as smart database indexing, query optimization, auto-scaling, automated backups, and redundant storage. This comprehensive set of tools enhances developer productivity, reduces the need for DevOps, and accelerates the time-to-market for applications. Back4App's platform also offers project examples for Parse Server, enabling application developers to create and host APIs for web, mobile, and IoT applications.

Diesel Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Diesel Labs, Inc. is a mobile video analytics company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It specializes in helping marketers convert television ad campaigns into targeted mobile video campaigns by utilizing proprietary technology. Diesel Labs measures audience attention across various entertainment platforms, including social media channels like Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. By analyzing engagement data from millions of viewers, the company provides insights that assist media companies in making informed decisions regarding content creation, distribution, and success measurement. Its services streamline cross-channel media planning, enabling clients to efficiently develop mobile campaigns and enhance audience engagement and subscribership without the need for extensive resource allocation.

Infinilytics

Seed Round in 2018
Infinilytics provides Cloud based AI insights and analytics from unstructured data to Insurance industry. Infinilytics introduces Insurance industry's first of its kind Insights Engine. Charlee Insights Engine has 3000+ pre-built insights and domain specific NLP models trained over 35M claims and claim documents. Charlee Search helps claims staff quickly discover high risk entity topic patterns and trends from all data including unstructured, starting with a simple semantic search. Search to patterns in minutes! Charlee Insights and Analytics helps optimize claims process, costs and manage litigation and severity efficiently.

EarthSense

Pre Seed Round in 2018
EarthSense, Inc. is a company based in Champaign, Illinois, specializing in agricultural robotics and artificial intelligence. The company develops innovative robots, such as the TerraSentia, an autonomous and compact device equipped with various sensors for plant phenotyping and data collection. EarthSense addresses the challenges faced by modern agriculture, including labor shortages, environmental impact, and food security concerns exacerbated by unpredictable weather. Its platform focuses on three key areas: enhancing crop productivity and sustainability, providing actionable insights for growers, and managing issues such as herbicide-resistant weeds. The modular design of the EarthSense platform allows for easy integration and innovation, promoting the development of a climate-smart agricultural system that aims to improve plant and soil health while reducing reliance on synthetic chemicals and costly inputs.

Inito

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Inito is a company that specializes in developing a medical testing device aimed at improving fertility monitoring. The device combines test strips with a mobile application, allowing users to track their ovulation cycle conveniently from home. It provides clear and accurate results, helping individuals understand their hormonal variations. Additionally, the application sends reminders based on these hormone level changes, enabling users to easily manage and measure their health information effectively.

Hemex Health

Angel Round in 2017
Hemex Health, Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing medical diagnostic devices aimed at populations at risk for malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD). Founded in 2016 and based in Portland, Oregon, the company offers innovative products such as the Magneto-Optical Device (MOD), which detects all strains of malaria in under a minute, and the HemeChip, designed to identify hemoglobin disorders. Additionally, Hemex Health provides the SMART platform, facilitating early diagnosis of SCD and malaria through point-of-care testing and mobile device registries within healthcare settings. These portable diagnostic devices enable physicians, small laboratories, and field healthcare workers to deliver timely and affordable medical diagnostics, significantly improving patient care in remote areas.

Zeto

Seed Round in 2017
Zeto Inc. is a medical technology company based in Santa Clara, California, focused on revolutionizing electroencephalography (EEG) practices in hospitals. Established in 2014, Zeto has developed an innovative dry electrode EEG system that features a wireless, easy-to-wear headset designed to enhance patient experience and streamline the EEG process. This system is the first of its kind to receive FDA clearance, eliminating the need for extensive preparation and specialized technicians. It significantly reduces setup time from over 30 minutes to just five, allowing for quicker and more efficient EEG interpretation. The accompanying digital platform offers instant data upload, live viewing capabilities, and analytical tools, enabling remote analysis by neurologists. Zeto has gained recognition for its advancements in EEG technology, receiving multiple awards, including funding from the Epilepsy Foundation and accolades for innovation in medical technology.

Fortella

Seed Round in 2017
Fortella is a cloud-based revenue-driven marketing platform designed for B2B companies, headquartered in Redwood City, California. Established in 2016, the platform integrates marketing planning and execution with corporate revenue objectives, allowing businesses to assess marketing's contribution to their overall performance. It consolidates first-party marketing data into a unified repository, which supports various business functions, including finance, product, sales, and customer success. By leveraging its AI-based revenue intelligence capabilities, Fortella enables Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Revenue Officers, demand generation teams, and revenue operations professionals to enhance their effectiveness in meeting revenue targets.

Moesif

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Moesif Inc. is a company that offers a debugging and error analysis platform designed to enhance the management of application programming interfaces (APIs). Launched in 2016 and based in San Francisco, Moesif provides a hosted service that logs and analyzes API requests, enabling users to gain in-depth visibility into API traffic. The platform allows for detailed inspection of API calls, including their headers and bodies, and helps identify patterns that lead to issues. Moesif serves a diverse clientele, including fast-growing startups such as You.com and PandaDoc, as well as established enterprises like UPS and Sinch. The platform is particularly valuable for product-led teams, assisting in the growth and monetization of AI and API products through comprehensive analytics and billing capabilities.

Medical Magnesium

Seed Round in 2017
Medical Magnesium specializes in developing metallic bioabsorbable implants specifically designed for orthopedic and trauma surgery. These innovative implants are both mechanically stable and physiologically degradable, allowing them to dissolve after fracture healing, which eliminates the need for subsequent metal removal surgeries. The company aims to provide tailor-made, highly functional magnesium-based solutions that enhance surgical outcomes and streamline recovery processes for patients. Originating from RWTH Aachen University, Medical Magnesium leverages interdisciplinary research in engineering and medicine to create advanced implant technologies. The implants not only stabilize fracture healing but also release nutrients that aid in regrowing the natural bone structure, ultimately improving patient care and recovery times in clinical settings.

Kaptivo

Venture Round in 2017
Kaptivo is a developer of a whiteboard camera that enhances visual collaboration through artificial intelligence. Its product enables live-streamed whiteboard content during remote meetings, incorporating features such as automatic note-taking to facilitate communication and productivity. Kaptivo's technology is utilized by businesses and educational institutions, allowing them to seamlessly integrate with popular collaboration tools like Zoom, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, and Slack. This integration supports secure content sharing, ultimately improving the efficiency of remote interactions.

MetaCert

Seed Round in 2016
MetaCert is a San Francisco-based company that operates an online browser tool aimed at helping parents block access to adult websites for their children. The company uses a patented Security API that assesses the reputation of HTTP requests in real-time, providing warnings about potential threats before users interact with malicious web pages. Additionally, MetaCert offers a content-based filtering service tailored for developers seeking to restrict pornography in their applications. Its technology employs URL classification to differentiate between safe and unsafe links, thereby enhancing protection against phishing attacks and other online threats for both individuals and organizations.

Bioz

Seed Round in 2016
Bioz delivers the world’s first search engine for life science experimentation. The Bioz platform empowers life scientists in academia and biopharma to quickly find, compare and select the right products for their experiments, ultimately speeding drug discovery and increasing the rate of success in finding cures for diseases.

Fairwords

Seed Round in 2016
Fairwords is the AI-powered communications protection software that proactively trains as employees type to foster inclusive, compliant, and fair business communications. They help to determine the efficacy of HR and compliance programs through anonymous dashboards and analytics that provide insight into how teams are communicating. This supports a safe, compliant, and ethical workplace.

Oration

Series A in 2015
Oration is a provider of a prescription management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the American healthcare system. The company offers predictive analytics tools that enhance the prescription purchasing experience, allowing consumers to make informed decisions based on cost and personal preferences. In the past year, Oration has analyzed over one billion dollars in healthcare transactions, partnering with some of the largest companies in the industry. By focusing on meaningful and complex problems, Oration seeks to empower consumers to save money that would otherwise be lost in the healthcare system, ultimately striving to create a more effective and transparent healthcare purchasing process.

PubNub

Series C in 2015
PubNub, Inc. is a company that provides a Data Stream Network (DSN) and an easy-to-use API, enabling developers to create and manage real-time applications and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, PubNub offers solutions that facilitate various functionalities such as live dashboards, real-time collaboration, and machine-to-machine signaling. With over 70 software development kits (SDKs) available for different platforms and a global data transfer time of approximately 250 milliseconds, PubNub's infrastructure supports scalability for hundreds of millions of devices. Its services cater to a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, gaming, social media, ridesharing, food delivery, fleet management, e-learning, and IT/DevOps.

Goombal

Seed Round in 2015
Goombal is a business-to-business cloud and mobile solution that streamlines the entire event management process for marketers and event planners. Its platform consolidates event information and provides valuable insights to help users determine which events will yield the best results. By managing all aspects of event planning, Goombal enhances efficiency and effectiveness, allowing users to save significant time and reduce stress. The application aims to improve customer experiences and maximize return on investment for marketing and sales events.

CloudEngage

Debt Financing in 2015
CloudEngage, Inc. is a company based in Portland, Oregon, that specializes in developing geo-aware software tools designed to enhance interactions between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2013, CloudEngage offers a suite of intuitive engagement solutions, including video engagement, a personalized experience engine, live chat, and AnswerDash, alongside a complimentary customer data platform. These tools are designed to be installed quickly and are compatible with existing websites, making them accessible for global brands seeking effective and cost-efficient ways to engage with their audiences.

BrightFunnel

Seed Round in 2014
BrightFunnel generates predictive, actionable revenue insights for B2B marketers. For the first time, CMOs and their teams can understand the future revenue impact of each decision, and align marketing plans with business priorities. Because BrightFunnel is predictive from day one, we help you not only prove results, but also plan future actions. The BrightFunnel marketing intelligence platform includes revenue analytics & forecasting, attribution and benchmarking.

Bounce Imaging

Seed Round in 2014
They develop sensor technology to save the lives of first responders by allowing them to safely view hazardous environments remotely and at low cost.

Oration

Seed Round in 2014
Oration is a provider of a prescription management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the American healthcare system. The company offers predictive analytics tools that enhance the prescription purchasing experience, allowing consumers to make informed decisions based on cost and personal preferences. In the past year, Oration has analyzed over one billion dollars in healthcare transactions, partnering with some of the largest companies in the industry. By focusing on meaningful and complex problems, Oration seeks to empower consumers to save money that would otherwise be lost in the healthcare system, ultimately striving to create a more effective and transparent healthcare purchasing process.

InfoBionic

Series B in 2014
InfoBionic, Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Lowell, Massachusetts, specializes in remote patient monitoring and cardiac diagnostic services through its cloud-based platform, MoMe™. The MoMe System is designed to enhance the detection of cardiac arrhythmias, allowing healthcare providers to access vital patient data anytime and anywhere. By replicating in-hospital telemetry data, the platform streams continuous electrocardiogram, respiration, and motion data to the cloud for real-time analysis. This innovation aims to improve clinical efficiency and patient care, enabling physicians to monitor and treat cardiac complications effectively.

Paystand

Seed Round in 2014
Paystand, Inc. operates an electronic payment portal designed to facilitate online payments for businesses and enable the setup of storefronts on websites and social media platforms. Founded in 2013 and based in Scotts Valley, California, the company aims to create a more open financial system, particularly in the realm of B2B payments. By leveraging blockchain and cloud technology, Paystand has developed a Payments-as-a-Service model that digitizes and automates the entire cash lifecycle. This software allows businesses to digitize receivables, automate processing, reduce time-to-cash, eliminate transaction fees, and create new revenue opportunities.

ResolutionTube

Seed Round in 2013
ResolutionTube is a mobile augmented reality collaboration platform designed to enhance customer service, particularly in the field service industry. This patented application enables field technicians to connect with experts in real-time through video chats, facilitating immediate access to knowledge and expertise. The platform provides a range of resources, including installation manuals, service bulletins, and troubleshooting guides, all accessible directly from mobile devices. Additionally, the video interactions are recorded and vetted to contribute to a growing knowledge center, making it increasingly valuable over time. By streamlining communication between on-site engineers and organizational experts, ResolutionTube aims to improve efficiency and problem-solving in customer service operations.

PubNub

Series B in 2013
PubNub, Inc. is a company that provides a Data Stream Network (DSN) and an easy-to-use API, enabling developers to create and manage real-time applications and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, PubNub offers solutions that facilitate various functionalities such as live dashboards, real-time collaboration, and machine-to-machine signaling. With over 70 software development kits (SDKs) available for different platforms and a global data transfer time of approximately 250 milliseconds, PubNub's infrastructure supports scalability for hundreds of millions of devices. Its services cater to a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, gaming, social media, ridesharing, food delivery, fleet management, e-learning, and IT/DevOps.

Maxwell Health

Series A in 2013
Maxwell Health simplifies benefits and HR for small-to-mid-sized employers. The platform includes a marketplace that makes buying benefits intuitive for employees, tools that streamline HR processes including benefits administration and payroll, and a mobile app that makes using benefits easy. Their purpose is to help American families achieve health and financial well-being by modernizing how employees experience insurance, financial, and wellness benefits. The platform is provided by benefits advisors as well as insurance and retirement companies that license their technology. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Minetta Brook

Seed Round in 2013
Minetta Brook develops software that enables users to navigate, discover, and track relevant information from large bodies of data. Through their patent-pending machine learning & linguistics technology, their core engine can be applied to information sources such as streaming news, enterprise document repositories, defense agency data, and social & web content to combine both unstructured and structured data to allow for analysis of a complete picture. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

Mobee

Seed Round in 2012
Mobee operates a mobile crowd-sourcing platform that enables retailers and brand manufacturers to gather and analyze offline data related to shopper experiences. Through its mobile app, users are rewarded for providing insights by answering questions about their shopping experiences. This platform allows businesses to collect real-time data and photos, facilitating persona-based alerts and integration with existing workflows. By offering a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional mystery shopping and merchandising services, Mobee helps retailers and brands make informed decisions to enhance customer experience and operational effectiveness.

CloudVolumes

Angel Round in 2012
CloudVolumes, founded in early 2011 and originally known as SnapVolumes, specializes in application lifecycle management across virtual, cloud, and physical environments. The company, based in Santa Clara, California, was established by experts from prominent organizations like VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft, aiming to deliver enterprise-class solutions for instant workload management. By virtualizing components above the operating system, CloudVolumes enables IT departments to efficiently manage legacy applications without the need for significant re-architecting or rewriting of existing software. Their technology seamlessly integrates with current policies and management solutions in data centers and cloud environments, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting application performance.

AdverCar

Seed Round in 2012
AdverCar specializes in automobile advertising services that connect advertisers directly with consumers. By utilizing removable stickers that adhere to vehicles, the company provides a unique and eye-catching medium for advertising that cannot be ignored or fast-forwarded. AdverCar allows clients to target specific neighborhoods, commuter routes, and shopping centers within defined areas, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of out-of-home advertising. The service is designed to be cost-effective, with monthly campaigns priced around $280, enabling businesses to saturate entire markets with their messages. This innovative approach offers a dynamic and accountable option for advertisers seeking to engage audiences during their drive time commutes.

Openbucks

Series A in 2012
Openbucks operates a gift card payment network that provides a secure and convenient alternative to credit cards for online transactions. The company allows consumers to purchase gift cards from well-known retailers such as Subway, Circle K, CITGO, and Hess, which can then be used for payments on various online gaming and e-commerce platforms. This payment solution is designed to enhance accessibility for users by enabling them to make transactions using prepaid instruments from trusted brands, facilitating payments in multiple currencies across numerous online sites. By catering to a diverse audience, Openbucks aims to simplify the online payment process for consumers and merchants alike.

Zinrelo

Angel Round in 2012
Zinrelo is a loyalty marketing platform focused on enhancing customer engagement for retailers. Established in 2010 and based in Mountain View, California, it offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to improve key business metrics such as onsite conversion, customer acquisition, and brand engagement. The platform rewards customers for diverse interactions, including purchases, social advocacy, reviews, sign-ups, referrals, and photo sharing. By leveraging these features, Zinrelo enables businesses to maximize customer retention and drive significant improvements in their marketing efforts.

PubNub

Series A in 2012
PubNub, Inc. is a company that provides a Data Stream Network (DSN) and an easy-to-use API, enabling developers to create and manage real-time applications and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, PubNub offers solutions that facilitate various functionalities such as live dashboards, real-time collaboration, and machine-to-machine signaling. With over 70 software development kits (SDKs) available for different platforms and a global data transfer time of approximately 250 milliseconds, PubNub's infrastructure supports scalability for hundreds of millions of devices. Its services cater to a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, gaming, social media, ridesharing, food delivery, fleet management, e-learning, and IT/DevOps.

Vigilent

Venture Round in 2011
Vigilent is the leader in dynamic cooling management for mission critical facilities. Since its start in 2004, the company has pioneered the application of advanced, machine learning software and analytics in data centers and telecom facilities across the globe. Vigilent is a privately held firm located in the technology corridor of San Francisco's East Bay and is committed to green energy solutions that make for a more sustainable planet.

Spotzot

Series A in 2011
Spotzot operates a mobile shopping network that connects advertisers with a large base of high-intent shoppers who primarily make purchases at physical retail locations. With a user base of 30 million, Spotzot enhances the in-store shopping experience by offering location-based services that allow consumers to discover trends, promotions, and nearby stores. The platform boasts impressive engagement, with 40% of visitors returning monthly and over half a million active shoppers daily. Retailers benefit significantly from Spotzot's capabilities, as more than 60% of users are actively seeking to make purchases, with up to 15% completing transactions in-store. Additionally, Spotzot serves as a top monetization source for publishers, providing access to a wide range of in-store coupons and promotions from leading retail chains across 500,000 locations in the U.S. Through its free APIs, Spotzot enables publishers to integrate these promotions into various shopping and entertainment applications, facilitating a seamless experience for consumers and brands alike.

Vizibility

Series A in 2011
Vizibility is a company that specializes in enhancing individuals' online presence through its innovative Mobile Business Card, which serves as a personalized, mobile-friendly website that showcases key information about a person and their organization. This digital card can be easily accessed from any smartphone without the need for an app and can be shared effortlessly using QR codes, NFC mobile wallet cards, and various links. In addition to the Mobile Business Card, Vizibility offers a unique SearchMe button for Google, enabling instant search results, and a PreSearch Wizard that allows users to create and manage custom search results. The company's platform is also integrated and resold by printers and web-to-print vendors, providing them with new features and revenue opportunities. Vizibility holds several U.S. patents related to its technology, with additional patents pending.

SalesPortal

Series A in 2011
SalesPortal, Inc. operates an auction-based marketplace that connects call centers and marketers for the buying and selling of targeted phone leads. Utilizing a cloud-based platform, it enables marketers to generate qualified warm transfer leads while allowing call centers to access category-specific revenue enhancement products. The company also caters to phone lead generators and direct marketers, facilitating partnerships that transform customer interactions into revenue opportunities. Through its patented technology, SalesPortal delivers personalized product offers via customers' preferred channels, such as phone, email, or text. This capability supports marketing professionals in executing multi-channel campaigns and enhances customer operations by generating incremental revenue while maintaining a focus on customer experience. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an office in New Delhi, India, SalesPortal has received recognition for its innovative approach from various organizations.

Focal Point Energy

Venture Round in 2011
Focal Point Energy specializes in the manufacturing of lightweight solar hot water and steam generators designed for industrial process heating applications. The company's innovative products enable businesses to harness thermal energy in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. By utilizing advanced materials, Focal Point Energy provides clean and reliable alternative energy solutions that cater to institutional, commercial, and industrial needs.

Claritics

Series A in 2011
Claritics is a cloud-based social analytics company that specializes in providing actionable business insights for social commerce. Its suite of applications analyzes real-time data from various platforms, including social, mobile, and web, enabling game developers, marketers, and social commerce companies to enhance their customer acquisition, engagement, and monetization strategies. By delivering immediate insights, Claritics facilitates smarter and faster decision-making and supports the automation of business processes, ultimately helping clients improve user engagement, retention, and revenue across their campaigns.

Zinrelo

Series A in 2010
Zinrelo is a loyalty marketing platform focused on enhancing customer engagement for retailers. Established in 2010 and based in Mountain View, California, it offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to improve key business metrics such as onsite conversion, customer acquisition, and brand engagement. The platform rewards customers for diverse interactions, including purchases, social advocacy, reviews, sign-ups, referrals, and photo sharing. By leveraging these features, Zinrelo enables businesses to maximize customer retention and drive significant improvements in their marketing efforts.
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