Elefund

Elefund, established in 2015, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Mountain View, California. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on consumer-facing services and technology companies across the United States. The firm's portfolio spans various sectors, including insurance technology, e-commerce, digital health, manufacturing, health technology, SaaS, financial technology, enterprise, and consumer.

Arik Crissi

Principal

Serik Kaldykulov

General Partner

Nathan Rodland

General Partner

49 past transactions

Harmonic

Series A in 2024
Harmonic builds mathematical superintelligence. The company develops Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), a next-generation artificial intelligence based on mathematical principles that ensures accuracy and eliminate hallucinations.

Powder

Seed Round in 2024
Powder creates generative AI agents to automate time-consuming tasks, enabling wealth management firms to focus on serving clients.

Forward

Seed Round in 2024
Forward is a company that helps progammers and developers coordinate their program codes to build better websites.

Powder

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Powder creates generative AI agents to automate time-consuming tasks, enabling wealth management firms to focus on serving clients.

Canopy Connect

Series A in 2023
Canopy Connect is an insurance information platform that streamlines the process of collecting verified insurance details. By allowing consumers to sign in with their current insurance carrier credentials, Canopy Connect enables the secure sharing of essential policy information, such as declarations pages, driver data, claims history, and commercial loss runs. This service is utilized by over 3,500 companies, including insurance agencies, marketplaces, carriers, lenders, and embedded insurance providers, to improve the accuracy and completeness of information collected from customers. By accessing verified data through a user-friendly dashboard or API, businesses can enhance their conversion rates and customer retention. Canopy Connect's integrations further facilitate seamless connections with various systems within the insurance and lending ecosystems.

StretchDollar

Pre Seed Round in 2023
StretchDollar is an insurance company focused on providing health benefits tailored for small businesses. It operates a platform that allows employees to utilize pre-tax dollars to select health plans that best meet their individual needs. By establishing a customized, tax-free budget for insurance, StretchDollar simplifies the health insurance process for small businesses, making it easier for them to offer accessible and affordable coverage to their employees. The platform aims to address common health insurance challenges faced by employees, promoting a more efficient and user-friendly experience in choosing appropriate health plans.

Confirm

Series A in 2023
Confirm HR, Inc. is a data-driven hiring platform founded in November 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company has developed an application that assists organizations in making informed hiring decisions by collecting feedback from secondary and backchannel references. This application helps identify candidate traits, verify compatibility, and reduce bias, thereby improving the chances of hiring qualified candidates. Confirm's platform utilizes quantitative methods to assess candidate quality, allowing employers to uncover the right skills and credentials for job roles. By streamlining the hiring process, Confirm aims to match job seekers with their ideal positions more efficiently, facilitating better talent decisions without the influence of subjectivity or politics.

Raincoat

Seed Round in 2023
Raincoat specializes in creating scalable embedded climate insurance products, supported by an automated infrastructure. The company collaborates with insurers, governments, and financial institutions to develop parametric insurance solutions that provide immediate payouts for catastrophe policies. By unlocking new markets, Raincoat enables businesses to achieve financial resilience against the impact of natural disasters, thus promoting climate resilience on a larger scale.

Stakeholder Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Stakeholder Labs is a company that develops enterprise software focused on enhancing retail investor engagement for businesses. Its primary product, Roundtable, allows companies to verify their shareholders and assess customer loyalty. By tapping into the emotional connections that Millennials and Gen Z have with brands, Stakeholder Labs enables organizations to create targeted campaigns and measure customer behavior. This approach not only helps companies understand their shareholder base better but also empowers them to offer unique rewards, such as early access to new products, thereby fostering a deeper relationship with their investors.

Curacel

Seed Round in 2023
Curacel is an insurtech company founded in 2019 by Henry Mascot in Ikoyi, Lagos. It offers an AI-powered platform that automates the insurance claims process and enhances fraud management. By employing advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, Curacel enables insurance staff to efficiently process high volumes of claims while simultaneously detecting fraud, waste, and abuse. The platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with various systems and third-party applications, providing insurance companies with tools to improve operational efficiency and foster customer loyalty.

Atomos

Venture Round in 2023
Atomos Space is an aerospace company founded in 2018 and located in Denver, Colorado. It specializes in the development of orbital transfer vehicles and space nuclear technology. The company's vehicles are designed to enhance maneuverability and create a sustainable orbital environment, which allows satellite operators to significantly lower their costs for reaching their intended destinations in space. By making various orbits more accessible, Atomos aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of satellite deployment and operations.

Realcast

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Realcast is an augmented reality studio that specializes in developing video games and interactive experiences for extended reality. Founded by two veterans from the video game industry, known for their contributions to popular titles, the company focuses on creating innovative multi-user interaction games. By leveraging advanced technology and interactive content, Realcast aims to offer immersive experiences across various wireless devices, allowing gamers to engage with virtual and mixed-reality environments.

Welcome Homes

Series A in 2022
Welcome Homes is an online platform designed to simplify the home building process for buyers. By streamlining various stages, including land selection, customization, financing, and construction, it allows users to manage their home-building journey entirely online. This approach transforms home buyers into home builders, providing a seamless and price-transparent experience. Welcome Homes aims to help individuals save time and ensure they can create a beautifully designed home in their preferred location.

Quota Lab

Series A in 2022
Quota Lab is a financial infrastructure company that connects the capital flows of all ventures & startups, general partners (GPs), and limited partners (LPs) to build a venture capital market infrastructure and create a new financial ecosystem.

Atlantic Money

Seed Round in 2022
Atlantic Money is a London-based money transfer provider that specializes in international transactions. Established in 2020, the company offers a straightforward service with a flat fee of £3 or €3 for transfers, regardless of the amount, up to £1 million. This pricing model positions Atlantic Money as a competitive player in the market, providing some of the lowest costs for foreign currency transfers. The service is designed to enable clients to send money abroad efficiently while benefiting from favorable foreign exchange rates.

CropSafe

Seed Round in 2022
CropSafe is an innovative online platform that leverages satellite imagery to accurately identify and predict crop diseases, offering tailored relief solutions directly to landowners. In addition to disease detection, the company has developed a grain management tool that assists farmers in determining the optimal prices for selling their grain. By providing comprehensive grain data from various locations across the continental United States, CropSafe empowers farmers to make informed decisions, maximizing their profit potential when selling their harvests.

Truv

Series A in 2022
Truv is a technology company that provides a streamlined solution for employment and income verifications through its innovative javascript widget. This tool enables users to easily connect their payroll accounts, allowing for instant access to crucial information needed for various verification processes. By simplifying the verification of employment and income, Truv enhances the efficiency of rental applications and loan processes. The platform facilitates actions such as switching direct deposits and managing loan payoffs directly from payroll data. Truv's approach aims to deliver a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional manual verification methods.

SportsIcon

Seed Round in 2021
SportsIcon is a platform that enables athletes, teams, and creators to connect with their audiences through non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and masterclasses. As the first user-generated content platform on the Flow blockchain, it allows users to create profiles and mint their own NFTs, facilitating a unique interaction between sports figures and their fans. The platform not only promotes sports entertainment but also serves as a medium for knowledge transfer, offering fans insights and untold stories from their sporting heroes. In doing so, SportsIcon fosters a deeper engagement between sportspeople and their audience, enhancing the overall fan experience.

Able

Seed Round in 2021
Able is a mobile application focused on income and tax management, providing users with a platform to effectively manage their finances. The app offers personalized recommendations tailored to each user's income situation, enhancing financial decision-making. It emphasizes user privacy by employing decentralized, end-to-end encryption to protect sensitive data, ensuring that users can address their financial challenges without compromising their privacy. Through its innovative approach, Able aims to simplify the complexities of financial management for its clients.

Landvault

Series B in 2021
Landvault is a company focused on enhancing the metaverse economy through a virtual video game strategy. It combines various technological elements to assist businesses with real estate acquisition, financial analysis, and online marketing. Landvault enables the creation of immersive online virtual worlds that incorporate augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive 3D holographic avatars. By leveraging these technologies, the company provides clients with innovative solutions that enhance their presence in the digital landscape, facilitating engagement and communication in a rapidly evolving virtual environment.

Quota Lab

Venture Round in 2021
Quota Lab is a financial infrastructure company that connects the capital flows of all ventures & startups, general partners (GPs), and limited partners (LPs) to build a venture capital market infrastructure and create a new financial ecosystem.

Talos

Series A in 2021
Talos Trading is an institutional technology infrastructure provider based in New York, co-founded in 2018 by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive crypto trading platform that supports the entire trading lifecycle, including price discovery, clearing, and settlement. Talos Trading provides solutions across spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets, leveraging institutional-grade technology to enable clients to stream real-time and request-for-quote prices. Additionally, the platform includes portfolio accounting tools and facilitates efficient settlement processes, connecting various participants within the crypto ecosystem.

Salty.

Venture Round in 2021
Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product or service in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com.

Pie Insurance

Series C in 2021
Pie Insurance, established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., specializes in providing workers' compensation insurance services to small businesses via an online platform. The company offers A.M. Best A-rated insurance coverage, including protection against illness, injury, disability, and death. Pie Insurance employs data analytics and user-friendly online features to accurately assess risks, enabling them to offer competitive pricing and enhance transparency for their clients. The company, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart, began selling policies directly to customers in 2018 and aims to expand its offerings and strategic initiatives to better serve small business owners.

Salty.

Venture Round in 2020
Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product or service in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com.

Branch

Series A in 2020
Branch Financial, Inc. is an insurance agency based in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 2017 by Steve Lekas and Joe Emison. The company specializes in home and auto insurance, offering a range of products including renters and umbrella insurance, which can be added to auto policies. Utilizing advanced technology, Branch streamlines the process of bundling home and auto insurance online, aiming to enhance accessibility and affordability for its customers. By leveraging community resources, Branch seeks to transform the insurance landscape, making it easier for individuals to obtain necessary coverage.

Pie Insurance

Series B in 2020
Pie Insurance, established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., specializes in providing workers' compensation insurance services to small businesses via an online platform. The company offers A.M. Best A-rated insurance coverage, including protection against illness, injury, disability, and death. Pie Insurance employs data analytics and user-friendly online features to accurately assess risks, enabling them to offer competitive pricing and enhance transparency for their clients. The company, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart, began selling policies directly to customers in 2018 and aims to expand its offerings and strategic initiatives to better serve small business owners.

TAGS

Seed Round in 2020
TAGS is an innovative e-commerce platform that facilitates shopping through text at sports events and concerts. The platform allows users to shop by utilizing shoppable hashtags, enabling them to quickly purchase products by sending a text message. TAGS streamlines the shopping experience by providing essential product information, including name, price, image, and inventory, all within a branded interface that enhances customer engagement. This approach empowers businesses to manage their e-commerce capabilities and customer relationships effectively without the complexities of maintaining a traditional website or incurring associated costs for updates and advertising.

Capture Technologies

Venture Round in 2019
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company headquartered in California, with an additional office in Moscow, Russia. The company focuses on developing its flagship product, the Capture app, which enhances social interactions through smartphone camera functionalities. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Capture Technologies aims to create a unique user experience that blurs the lines between real-time communication and digital interaction. The app facilitates connections among users, allowing them to engage in meaningful social exchanges while utilizing the capabilities of their mobile devices.

GreenPark Sports

Seed Round in 2019
GreenPark Sports, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an online gaming platform aimed at sports and esports enthusiasts. Founded in 2018 and based in Burlingame, California, the company offers digital experiences and free-to-play mobile games that allow fans to engage with their favorite sports, teams, and athletes. Its flagship product enables users to participate in a competitive environment during live sporting events, where they can battle to become the "Best Fans" in their respective leagues and seasons. Through its innovative platform, GreenPark Sports creates an interactive virtual sports environment that connects fans with one another and enhances their overall gaming experience.

Loóna

Seed Round in 2019
Loóna is a developer of a stress-relieving application that combines color therapy, sound ambiance, and storytelling to help users unwind and prepare for a restful night’s sleep. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Loóna provides an innovative approach for individuals seeking to disconnect from the stresses of daily life. The application aims to create the ideal environment for relaxation, facilitating a smooth transition into sleep by guiding users through calming experiences.

Fidel API

Series A in 2019
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that empowers developers to create programmable experiences in real-time during payment card transactions. By integrating directly with major payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, the platform provides granular transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant details. This enables businesses to enhance customer engagement and marketing efforts through real-time, event-driven interactions. Fidel API's technology facilitates the development of advanced loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlining processes such as reimbursements and expense management. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, Fidel API serves a diverse clientele ranging from startups to large enterprises, including notable organizations like Google and British Airways. The company is supported by significant investors and has a global presence with offices in Lisbon and New York, along with remote employees.

Secfi

Series A in 2019
Secfi, Inc. is a pre-wealth advisory firm that specializes in equity planning and financing solutions for startup employees and founders. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Amsterdam, the company offers a proprietary suite of equity planning tools and personalized guidance from licensed equity strategists. Secfi's services include options exercise and shareholder financing, aimed at helping private company shareholders navigate financial decisions related to their equity. The firm also provides company-wide educational resources for startups at various stages, ensuring that employees can make informed decisions about their equity ownership. Secfi has gained the trust of thousands of employees, having worked with individuals from over 80% of U.S. unicorns.

Pie Insurance

Series B in 2019
Pie Insurance, established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., specializes in providing workers' compensation insurance services to small businesses via an online platform. The company offers A.M. Best A-rated insurance coverage, including protection against illness, injury, disability, and death. Pie Insurance employs data analytics and user-friendly online features to accurately assess risks, enabling them to offer competitive pricing and enhance transparency for their clients. The company, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart, began selling policies directly to customers in 2018 and aims to expand its offerings and strategic initiatives to better serve small business owners.

Nimbella

Seed Round in 2018
Nimbella Corp. is a developer of a cloud-based platform that enables developers to create serverless applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company addresses the challenges of serverless computing by providing a unified programming experience that integrates automation and necessary abstractions. Nimbella's platform is specifically designed for event-based applications, long-running processes, and stateful workloads, making it suitable for complex use cases that involve artificial intelligence and machine learning. By filling existing technology gaps, Nimbella empowers developers to focus on delivering business value while maintaining control over their architecture and code, all without the risk of vendor lock-in. This approach simplifies the management, modification, debugging, and monitoring of applications, facilitating a more efficient development process.

RADAR

Series A in 2018
Radar Relay, LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Denver, Colorado, operates as a wallet-to-wallet trading platform for Ethereum-based tokens, utilizing the 0x Protocol. The platform facilitates direct peer-to-peer trading by maintaining an order book and relaying orders without holding any assets in custody. Users can connect their wallets directly to the Radar Relay platform, eliminating the need for account creation, sign-ups, deposits, or withdrawal limits. This approach aims to enhance user control and security in cryptocurrency trading.

RADAR

Series A in 2018
Radar Relay, LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Denver, Colorado, operates as a wallet-to-wallet trading platform for Ethereum-based tokens, utilizing the 0x Protocol. The platform facilitates direct peer-to-peer trading by maintaining an order book and relaying orders without holding any assets in custody. Users can connect their wallets directly to the Radar Relay platform, eliminating the need for account creation, sign-ups, deposits, or withdrawal limits. This approach aims to enhance user control and security in cryptocurrency trading.

Pie Insurance

Series A in 2018
Pie Insurance, established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., specializes in providing workers' compensation insurance services to small businesses via an online platform. The company offers A.M. Best A-rated insurance coverage, including protection against illness, injury, disability, and death. Pie Insurance employs data analytics and user-friendly online features to accurately assess risks, enabling them to offer competitive pricing and enhance transparency for their clients. The company, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart, began selling policies directly to customers in 2018 and aims to expand its offerings and strategic initiatives to better serve small business owners.

Calm

Series A in 2018
Calm is a San Francisco-based company established in 2012, specializing in digital wellness products aimed at enhancing mental fitness and alleviating common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. The company's flagship product is its meditation and relaxation app, which offers original audio content, stories, and programs to help users manage stress and improve overall well-being. Calm has been recognized for its impact, being named Apple's 2017 iPhone App of the Year and Google Play's Editors' Choice in 2018.

Fleet

Series A in 2018
Previously known as Shipstr, Fleet is efficiently streamlining the commercial shipping industry through a cloud-based platform. Fleet provides a cloud-based platform that businesses can use to book transportation for international freight. Fleet is the first platform to address the needs of shippers moving commercial freight overseas. Fleet provides instant quotes, improved decision making by showing provider lead times, ratings and reliability, direct access to all of the service providers, and a team room to communicate directly with service providers for status and view shipping documents.

Pie Insurance

Seed Round in 2017
Pie Insurance, established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., specializes in providing workers' compensation insurance services to small businesses via an online platform. The company offers A.M. Best A-rated insurance coverage, including protection against illness, injury, disability, and death. Pie Insurance employs data analytics and user-friendly online features to accurately assess risks, enabling them to offer competitive pricing and enhance transparency for their clients. The company, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart, began selling policies directly to customers in 2018 and aims to expand its offerings and strategic initiatives to better serve small business owners.

Landed

Seed Round in 2016
Landed, Inc. is a financial services company based in San Francisco that assists essential professionals, particularly in education and healthcare, in purchasing homes and achieving financial stability within their communities. Founded in 2015, Landed provides debt-free financing options, allowing homebuyers to receive funds in exchange for a share of their home's value upon refinancing or selling. The company collaborates with schools, employers, and affinity networks to establish and manage down payment support funds, facilitating access to homeownership for teachers, school staff, and other professionals. Additionally, Landed offers personalized support through a dedicated team, including partner agents and homebuying experts, to help clients navigate their home-buying options and provide education on the process.

WorkRamp

Seed Round in 2016
WorkRamp, Inc. is a software company that specializes in enterprise learning solutions for employee training and customer education. Founded in 2015 and based in San Carlos, California, WorkRamp provides a comprehensive platform that facilitates onboarding, ongoing training, and certification for employees. Its software includes templates for training needs and offers features that allow managers and mentors to collaborate in real-time. WorkRamp aims to enhance the learning experience by integrating real-time analytics, enabling businesses to identify knowledge gaps and develop tailored training programs. The platform is designed to support both internal and external learning initiatives, helping organizations scale their educational efforts and improve overall performance. WorkRamp has been adopted by notable companies such as Reddit, Lattice, and Intercom, reflecting its effectiveness in delivering impactful learning experiences.

CommonStock

Seed Round in 2016
CommonStock is a company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate collaborative investing among users, allowing them to trade stocks together with friends, family, and colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts, share their investment holdings by percentage, and receive real-time notifications when peers make trades. Users can also replicate each other's trades and invest collaboratively while tracking performance against one another. The service aims to create a community of engaged and informed investors, making investment decision-making more interactive and supportive. The platform is accessible for free on the web and through an iPhone app, with plans for an Android version in development.

Coin

Series A in 2014
Coin is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing a smart payment device designed to consolidate multiple payment cards into a single, convenient format. Its flagship product, Coin 2.0, is an electronic device that stores various card information, including debit, credit, gift, loyalty, and membership cards, allowing users to make purchases using magnetic stripe or NFC tap-to-pay technology. Coin also offers a Developer Program in collaboration with major payment networks, enabling manufacturers of wearable devices, such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, to integrate secure payment capabilities. Founded in 2012, Coin focuses on delivering a user-friendly and secure payment solution that enhances the payment experience through innovative technology.

Beyond Games

Convertible Note in 2013
Beyond Games is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing a game platform focused on group-based multiplayer experiences. The team comprises highly skilled artists, designers, and engineers dedicated to high production quality and meticulous attention to detail. Beyond Games creates sandbox and strategic games that encourage collaboration among players, allowing them to work together and compete to achieve common objectives. This design philosophy enhances the overall gaming experience by fostering shared spaces and strategic depth, catering to players who value cooperative gameplay.

Careport

Seed Round in 2013
CarePort Health, LLC specializes in care coordination software, facilitating patient transitions between acute and post-acute care settings. Its primary offerings include CarePort Guide for post-acute provider selection, CarePort Connect for real-time data management, and CarePort Insight for outcome evaluation and provider performance metrics. Additionally, it provides solutions like CarePort Transition and CarePort care and referral management to streamline post-acute referrals. CarePort serves health systems, accountable care organizations, and acute and post-acute care providers, helping them manage patient care across different settings. The company, based in Boston, Massachusetts, operates as a subsidiary of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Calm

Seed Round in 2013
Calm is a San Francisco-based company established in 2012, specializing in digital wellness products aimed at enhancing mental fitness and alleviating common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. The company's flagship product is its meditation and relaxation app, which offers original audio content, stories, and programs to help users manage stress and improve overall well-being. Calm has been recognized for its impact, being named Apple's 2017 iPhone App of the Year and Google Play's Editors' Choice in 2018.

Stackpack

Stackpack is AI platform help companies to manage the accelerating costs, risks, and complexity of third-party vendors.
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