FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in G7

SidelineSwap

Venture Round in 2023
SidelineSwap, LLC operates an online marketplace to buy, sell, and trade sporting goods. The company offers lacrosse, hockey, soccer, skiing, baseball, softball, basketball, football, golf, snowboarding, and other sports products. It offers new, used, and vintage apparel, electronics, field hockey, figure skating, fitness, racquet sports, running, and skateboarding products. SidelineSwap, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Franklin Square, New York.

Paro

Series C in 2023
Paro operates a platform that connects businesses with freelance finance professionals, including bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs, who offer remote, on-demand support. The company's services encompass various financial tasks, such as month-end accounting, tax preparation, expense classification, and payroll, as well as financial analysis services like budget forecasting, financial modeling, and KPI tracking. Additionally, Paro provides fractional CFO services that include cash flow management, market research, fundraising strategies, and strategic planning. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Paro aims to redefine the employment model in the finance sector by leveraging technology to match clients with highly vetted professionals who can meet their specific financial needs on an hourly basis.

Evernest

Convertible Note in 2023
Evernest offers a data-driven service platform and gives its customers a transparent, and personal purchase and sales experience. It offers its buyers and sellers a customer experience that reflects the emotional and financial importance of their own home.

Secfi

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Secfi, Inc. is a company that specializes in pre-wealth advisory solutions, focusing on equity planning and financing for startup employees and founders. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Amsterdam, Secfi offers tools and resources designed to help private company shareholders make informed financial decisions regarding their equity from the offer stage to an initial public offering. The company provides options exercise and shareholder financing solutions, along with educational resources and guidance from licensed equity strategists. By simplifying the complexities of equity compensation, Secfi aims to empower employees to better understand their financial options and concentrate on their passions.

Xclaim

Series A in 2023
XClaim Inc. operates an electronic platform for bankruptcy claims. The company provides XCLAIM that offers information on sourcing of claims and sellers, electronic trading facility, direct transfers of trading data, risk mitigation, and settlement facilities. XCLAIM Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Choose

Series A in 2023
Choose is a simple yet aesthetic mobile app where users get to discover amazing curated items. They may vote for their favorite products in order to unlock rewards and more personalized contents thanks to a powerful recommendation system. Exit the long-term studies, brands can now showcase their fanciest products while studying the growing enthusiasm for them in real time and on a global scale. Choose give brands better customer insights and help them to match their short-term needs for launching new concepts.

Proper

Series B in 2023
Proper Technologies, Inc. provides automated accounting and bookkeeping services specifically tailored for the property industry. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance its offerings. Proper's solutions are designed to assist property managers, property owners, and asset managers in expanding their portfolios while streamlining financial operations. By employing advanced technology and insights from experienced financial specialists, Proper enables clients to minimize the time accountants spend on routine tasks, allowing them to focus on strategic growth and operational efficiency.

ROOM

Series A in 2023
ROOM is rethinking the modern workplace through affordable, sustainable and flexible solutions that make more room for people at work by designing modular and creative office products that help companies of all sizes build a better work environment. Launched in May 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Brian Chen and Morten Meisner-Jensen, ROOM is backed by Slow Ventures, a leading venture capital firm that was one of the original investors in Casper. Honored by TIME Magazine as one of the Best Inventions of 2018, ROOM is already building the workplace of tomorrow for over 1,500 customers ranging from high-growth start-ups to Fortune 500 companies including Nike, Google, NASA, Salesforce, Uber, Shopify, Wayfair, and more. Learn more about ROOM at www.room.com.

Freemodel

Series A in 2023
Freemodel offers pre home renovation services that help agents buy or sell houses. Their services includes selecting finish materials, colors, preparing construction documentation, build schematics, dynamic visualizations, and required permit plans for each project.

Faks

Seed Round in 2023
Faks is an app development company. The company's application allows users to send faster requests, track the status of the requests, and settle any complaints, enabling the pharmacists to maintain a secure relationship with supplier laboratories.

Zeel

Convertible Note in 2023
Zeel Networks, Inc. offers Zeel, a solution to book same-day in-home massages with licensed and vetted therapists in New York City, Long Island/The Hamptons, Los Angeles, Miami/Palm Beach, Baltimore, and San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee. It allows users to book chair massage sessions via its iPhone or Android applications, web site, and mobile site. The company also provides Zeel Spa, a staffing solution for spas, salons, and hotels to book a licensed, vetted Zeel massage therapist to fill vacant appointments due to last-minute staff absences. It also delivers massage on demand services in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Louisville, Kentucky. Zeel Networks, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

PipeDreams

Pre Seed Round in 2022
PipeDreams Ventures is a venture-backed company building tech-powered home services providers.

Spectinga

Seed Round in 2022
Spectinga operates an online auction platform specifically designed for heavy equipment traders. The company focuses on both the new and used machinery market, providing a convenient space for used equipment dealers, hire companies, traders, and franchise dealers to buy and sell machinery. By facilitating online transactions, Spectinga enables clients to access a wider range of equipment at competitive prices, streamlining the trading process for heavy machinery. Headquartered in Glasgow, the company aims to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of heavy equipment trading through its e-commerce platform.

Properly

Series B in 2022
Properly Inc. is a residential real estate company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a streamlined solution for homeowners looking to sell their properties, utilizing technology and local market expertise to simplify the process. Properly provides fair-market offers and allows sellers to close on their own timeline, alleviating common stressors associated with home sales, such as extended showings, repairs, and the risk of buyers backing out. Through its online platform, Properly facilitates the buying and selling of residential properties, aiming to create a more efficient and user-friendly experience for families navigating the real estate market.

Passionfruit

Seed Round in 2022
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.

Skyfire

Seed Round in 2022
Skyfire operates an open protocol financing platform designed to enhance the accessibility of digital assets, particularly non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By offering point-of-sale financing options, Skyfire simplifies the purchasing process for NFTs, allowing users to acquire these digital assets more easily. Additionally, the platform provides collateralized lending solutions that improve post-sale liquidity, enabling users to access funds against their NFT holdings. This approach not only facilitates smoother transactions but also empowers marketplaces to offer differentiated and flexible payment and liquidity solutions, contributing to the growth of NFTs as a significant asset class.

meez

Venture Round in 2022
Meez is a developer of a professional recipe platform that focuses on enhancing culinary operations through technology. The platform provides a comprehensive recipe database that is collaborative and shareable, allowing users to ideate, organize, and execute their culinary visions. Key features include precise ingredient costing, automated scaling and conversions, customized training, and specialized allergen identification. This functionality enables cooks to streamline their recipe development process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in both planning and execution. Meez aims to support culinary professionals by facilitating better recipe management and collaboration within the food industry.

Stotles

Seed Round in 2022
Stotles is giving suppliers to government the tools and insights required to effectively find and win public-sector contracts. They aggregate and standardize huge amounts of data in order to give suppliers a complete view of thier market and surface the most relevant opportunites and intelligence in real time. Stotles is ensuring the best fit suppliers work with governments by bringing transparency to the £7Tn that flows from governments to businesses every year.

Laserhub

Series B in 2022
Laserhub GmbH is a prominent provider of sheet metal parts, specializing in the production and distribution of various metal components. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the company offers a wide range of services, including laser cutting, bending, and folding of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper. Additionally, Laserhub provides deburring, thread cutting, powder coating, and laser engraving services. It operates as a leading procurement platform for industrial metal parts in Germany, Austria, and France, facilitating efficient sourcing for businesses in these regions.

Delphia

Series A in 2022
Delphia Inc., founded in 1993 and based in Toronto, Canada, specializes in creating artificial intelligence-driven surveys designed to assist individuals in making informed decisions regarding careers, education, finances, and health. The company has developed an innovative investment platform that allows users to convert their personal data into investment capital. By sharing personal insights and opinions, individuals can leverage their data to enhance their investment potential, marking a significant shift in how wealth can be built without requiring initial financial resources. Delphia emphasizes the secure use of shared information, ensuring that it is solely utilized to optimize investment returns for its users.

Whistic

Series B in 2022
Whistic, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that assists organizations in evaluating and managing the IT security risks associated with their SaaS vendors. Founded in 2015 and based in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Whistic allows customers to conduct and respond to vendor security reviews efficiently. The platform addresses the increasing scrutiny that software vendors face regarding information security and compliance by automating and streamlining security assessments. This enables information security and compliance teams to better understand the security posture of potential vendors while empowering sales teams to standardize responses to security questionnaires. Whistic's solution also facilitates the identification, assessment, and tracking of a vendor's lifecycle, providing a centralized repository for security and compliance documentation to help clients mitigate vendor-related risks.

Kickoff

Seed Round in 2022
Kickoff addresses two of the biggest challenges facing the 21st century - the obesity epidemic and the future of work. We are a remote wellness coaching platform that enables everyday people to become amazing wellness coaches and dramatically change the lives of clients. We leverage AI to do the vast majority of the work of a personal trainer and registered dietitian while looping in the human coach to communicate the program via SMS and app. The client thus gets the best recommendations and the perfect amount of accountability, for a price they can afford. We provide a service that people really want and do so far more efficiently and affordably than anyone else

Parcl

Venture Round in 2022
Parcl is a digital real estate protocol built on the blockchain. The company's headquarters are in New York City.

Logseq

Seed Round in 2022
Logseq is an open-source knowledge management tool that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files and can be used to write, organize, and share thoughts, and keep to-do lists. There is no data lock-in, no proprietary formats, and users can use any tool to edit the same Markdown/Org-mode file at the same time. Logseq also includes a query system to assist users in gaining insights and developing their own workflow.

GamerGains Lab

Venture Round in 2022
GamerGains Labs is the first-ever token and cryptocurrency-based play and earn platform serving traditional gamers – a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world that enjoy playing on PCs and consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation. Offering an easy-to-use interface, the innovative platform will allow members to earn crypto with confidence through an automated contest lifecycle, which is impartial, transparent, and features instant payout settlement.

Via.Delivery

Seed Round in 2022
Via.Delivery is a platform to make offline retail pick points for eCommerce using logistics, warehouses, and personnel of retail. The company helps eCommerce stores solve their last-mile solution through retail chains. It organizes the delivery process from online sellers to offline chains of stores, increasing clients' traffic for retailer partners, and making the collection process easier for the final customer.

Onevest

Seed Round in 2022
Onevest Corporation provides technology products to connect founders, investors, advisors, and influencers in the entrepreneurship community. It operates 1000 Angels, an invitation-only investor network that allows members to build a venture portfolio free of management fees, carried interest, or large capital commitments. The company’s 1000 Angels provides its members with the ability to create their own venture portfolios from a constantly updated selection of investment opportunities in some of the most exciting high-growth and early-stage companies in the world. It also operates CoFoundersLab, a matchmaking service for founders connecting them with other cofounders, advisors, and interns. The company’s CoFoundersLab also partners with major startup hubs, including universities and accelerator programs to help them fostering innovation and building teams that would later launch startups. It serves accredited investors, family offices, venture funds, and corporations. Onevest Corporation was formerly known as Rock The Post, Inc. and changed its name to Onevest Corporation in July 2014. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

BlueOcean

Series B in 2022
BlueOcean: the company providing million-dollar brand audits in seven days for $17K. We make it easy for executives and marketers to make dynamic decisions with on-demand auditing and market intelligence. By harnessing algorithms, we speed up the time it takes to get brand insight and strategy recommendations that drive business outcomes at a fraction of the cost.

countX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
countX provides automated processes with regard to the collection and processing of tax-relevant data as well as the examination according to the applicable international sales tax regulations.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Layer

Seed Round in 2022
Layer is a machine learning company offering a metadata store, a model registry, and experiment tracking.

Blidz

Seed Round in 2022
Blidz is a mobile shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. It operates in the US, Canada, and Australia, offering a unique online shopping experience that combines gamification and artificial intelligence. Inspired by the Chinese platform Pinduoduo, Blidz transforms the traditional shopping process into an engaging activity by incorporating game mechanics that make finding deals entertaining. The app provides tailored offers and innovative flash deals, enhancing user engagement while allowing customers to enjoy the thrill of a bargain hunt.

AgVend

Venture Round in 2022
AgVend Inc. develops and provides an online platform for farmers to search for crop protection inputs and make purchases direct with agricultural retailers. The company enables farmers to connect with retailers and purchase inputs and other services anywhere and at any time. The company's digital commerce platform enables retailers to market their solutions, support their customers, and sell their inputs and services online, and maintain and keep control and visibility over the customer experience. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Overnight

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Overnight Finance is a protocol for asset management that provides passive yield products based on delta-neutral strategies to conservative stablecoin investors. It creates a profitable stablecoin USD+ that is backed by a conservative DeFi portfolio and is focused on maximum liquidity and avoiding losses even on a one-day horizon. The USD+ token can be exchanged for USDC at the owner's request, which is positioned as a secured asset with a reserve in the form of short-term US Treasuries and fiat currencies.

Headout

Series B in 2022
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Vest

Seed Round in 2022
Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.

Route

Series B in 2022
Route elevates the online customer journey by providing a simple way to protect and track all of the user's orders. Route App automatically connects to everything ordered from all retailers while allowing the user to visually track its packages, anytime, anywhere.

Empowerly

Venture Round in 2021
Empowerly, Inc. provides college counseling and tutoring services. It serves 7th-12th grade, transfer, and graduate students. Empowerly, Inc. was formerly known as Synocate, Inc. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Zen Educate

Funding Round in 2021
Zen Educate Limited is a company that operates an online platform designed to connect teachers, teaching assistants, and cover supervisors with job opportunities in schools. The application facilitates the recruitment process for short-term, long-term, and permanent roles, allowing educators to easily find suitable positions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Manchester, Zen Educate aims to streamline the employment process within the education sector.

Ledn

Series B in 2021
Ledn builds financial products with a mission to help more people save in digital assets. Ledn’s suite of products consists of Borrow - A bitcoin-backed loan which allows customers to access dollars without selling their bitcoin, B2X - Allowing clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through the use of a Ledn loan and Save - A bitcoin and USDC savings account that pays interest on bitcoin or USDC with no minimums. For more information visit ledn.io.

Spry

Seed Round in 2021
Spry is a cloud-based operating system that allows movement health professionals to collect and analyze patient data in real time.

Earnr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Earnr is a finance and tax service aimed at the U.K. creator economy and people doing “side-hustle” businesses. The company was founded in 2020 by Anil Nair, Enzo Ottens, and Jamie Leverton.

Learnerbly

Series A in 2021
Learnerbly is an online workplace learning platform founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom. The platform enables organizations to create tailored learning experiences by allowing users to develop company-specific playlists, share knowledge internally, and upload relevant content. Additionally, it facilitates the organization of internal events to promote continuous learning. Learnerbly focuses on empowering employees to take charge of their professional development by guiding them toward appropriate learning opportunities and supporting the application of their new skills. The platform has been adopted by innovative companies, including Ideo, Ustwo, and Vouchercodes, to enhance employee growth and foster a culture of learning within the workplace.

Platzi

Series B in 2021
Platzi Inc. operates an online education platform that offers live and recorded classes focusing on design, marketing, and programming. The platform provides professional courses in areas such as web development, online marketing, interface design, and server administration. With a completion rate of 70%, Platzi serves over 80,000 students globally, emphasizing real-time collaboration between learners and industry experts. The courses are designed to help students acquire in-demand skills relevant to the tech industry, utilizing video and interactive lessons in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Founded in 2010 and originally named Mejorando.la, the company rebranded to Platzi Inc. in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The platform not only facilitates project file sharing and note exchange among classmates but also offers technical support to enhance the learning experience.

Umamicart

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of an online grocery store intended to deliver Asian products and ingredients. The company's store specializes in the retailing of Asian vegetables, fresh fruits, cuts of meat, pantry staples, rice, noodles, and more, enabling consumers to get a well-curated selection of Asian groceries, delivered to their door.

Parcl

Seed Round in 2021
Parcl is a digital real estate protocol built on the blockchain. The company's headquarters are in New York City.

Quince

Series A in 2021
Quince is a new e-commerce company that focuses on leveraging an M2C supply chain to deliver premium essentials at the lowest market price. It acts as a thin storefront to bring manufacturers and artisans closer to their customers through shared partnership in brand or marketing. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Reibus

Series B in 2021
Reibus operates an independent online B2B marketplace focused on the buying and selling of prime and excess materials for industrial markets. The platform aims to enhance price performance, streamline time to market, and broaden market reach while lowering sales and marketing costs compared to traditional methods. For sellers, Reibus provides a means to efficiently list their materials, while buyers benefit from increased selection, market transparency, and a simplified procurement process. A key feature of the marketplace is its proprietary search tool, which facilitates a more efficient and user-friendly experience for both parties, expediting what is typically a cumbersome sourcing process.

Clutch

Series B in 2021
Clutch Canada Inc. is an online platform that specializes in the sale of used cars, allowing customers to search, experience, finance, and purchase vehicles from the comfort of their homes. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bedford, Canada, the company serves regions including Nova Scotia, Halifax, Toronto, and Dartmouth. Clutch distinguishes itself by providing detailed listings that feature images of vehicle condition, comprehensive CarFax reports, and 360-degree views of both the interior and exterior. The company emphasizes transparency by having no hidden fees and offers a seven-day money-back guarantee on all purchases. Additionally, Clutch provides services such as test drives, mechanical inspections, and direct delivery to enhance the customer experience.

FoodByUs

Series A in 2021
FoodByUs offers an online platform that enables its users to find, buy, and sell a range of food, including doughnuts, cupcakes, pies, and more. FoodByUs enables local food sellers to promote their products. FoodByUs was founded in 2016 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Double

Series A in 2021
Double is your own business assistant available on-demand.

Seafair

Venture Round in 2021
Seafair provides an integrated platform for maritime crewing services, facilitating connections between seafarers and shipping companies. The company has developed a specialized crewing management software that enhances the traditional methods of shipping crewing. Utilizing a proprietary vetting process, the platform employs advanced technology, data analytics, and ranking algorithms to ensure that seafarers can easily find suitable job opportunities while allowing shipping companies to identify the most qualified candidates. This innovation enables users to manage the recruitment process efficiently from their homes, streamlining operations in the maritime industry.

Simundia

Venture Round in 2021
Simundia SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, specializes in providing digital coaching services aimed at enhancing professional development. The company offers a platform that delivers personalized coaching experiences, focusing on convenience, discretion, and affordability. Through its innovative approach, Simundia equips business managers with the tools needed to improve their soft skills and effectively address various challenges in the workplace. By emphasizing a short-distance format, the platform fosters awareness around different themes, thereby supporting professionals in their personal and career growth.

Flexcavo

Seed Round in 2021
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

June Homes

Series B in 2021
June is a network of fully furnished bedrooms in prime spots available on flexible month-to-month terms in major American cities.

Jus Mundi

Series A in 2021
Jus Mundi is a legal technology company based in Paris, France, incorporated in 2018. It operates a search engine focused on public international law and investor-state arbitration, providing access to a comprehensive set of documents from courts and tribunals. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to facilitate legal research, allowing legal professionals to easily find and analyze reliable information on international law, arbitration, and related fields. By structuring global legal data, Jus Mundi supports lawyers and academics in their efforts to simplify the research process and enhances their ability to conduct informed analyses. The company aims to contribute to global justice and uphold the international rule of law through its innovative services.

Sendoso

Series C in 2021
Sendoso, the leading Sending Platform, helps companies stand out by giving them new ways to engage with customers throughout the buyer’s journey. By integrating digital and physical sending strategies, companies can increase the effectiveness of their existing go-to-market programs and improve their relationships with customers. Trusted by over 500 companies, Sendoso is an essential part of successful demand generation, account-based, and customer experience programs. Founded in 2016, Sendoso is backed by $54M in venture funding and has a global footprint, with a presence in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Learn more at sendoso.com.

Headout

Series B in 2021
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Kocomo

Seed Round in 2021
Kocomo is an early-stage proptech startup, backed by leading U.S., European, and Latin American investors. Leveraging the power of technology, Kocomo has created a transparent vertically-integrated solution that empowers people to purchase, enjoy, and sell co-ownership stakes in luxury homes, starting in Mexico. At Kocomo, we believe your memories deserve a home. We are on a mission to make the dream of vacation home ownership an attainable reality for more people around the world.

Savvy

Seed Round in 2021
Savvy operates as a versatile platform that enhances both the rental application process and cryptocurrency transactions. For the rental market, Savvy streamlines the application experience for renters and landlords by utilizing open banking technology. This approach provides a more transparent, secure, and efficient application process, allowing renters to build credit through their rent payments and access a wider range of housing options. For landlords, the platform simplifies tenant screening with a comprehensive end-to-end solution that saves time and reduces the risk of tenant defaults. In addition, Savvy features a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to send, receive, and exchange various currencies securely. This wallet is designed with industry-standard encryption and includes a unique feature that consolidates dispersed ERC-20 token balances, making it easier for e-commerce merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with minimal transaction fees.

Pensight

Venture Round in 2021
Pensight is a platform that facilitates the connection between experts and audiences through paid live video consultations. It provides tools for monetizing knowledge by allowing users to launch digital products, courses, memberships, and coaching services. The platform supports automated payments and scheduling, integrates with calendars, and enables seamless interactions with clients globally. By offering features for one-on-one video sessions and Q&A opportunities, Pensight helps educators and creators diversify their revenue streams and expand their business reach.

JOKR

Series A in 2021
JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services. The company offers customers delivery of an assortment of grocery and retail items to their doorstep in less than 15 minutes. It aims to democratize retail by bringing together global suppliers' all-time favorite products and local brands to support the small businesses in every neighborhood while minimizing waste. JOKR currently operates hubs in cities including New York, São Paolo, Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Warsaw, and Vienna. It was headquartered in New York, New York in 2021.

Shipyard Software

Seed Round in 2021
Shipyard Software is a decentralized exchange for retail crypto traders. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Morty

Series B in 2021
Morty is on a mission to revolutionize the outdated mortgage industry by letting people shop, compare, and close on any mortgage from any lender, completely online. Purchasing a home is the largest, most important financial transaction of most people’s lives. They believe getting a mortgage should be just as simple, modern, and transparent as buying anything else online. We’re building the first-ever, fully digital marketplace to make this possible - like Kayak, but for mortgages.

Veo

Series A in 2021
Developer of a bike-share application designed to provide affordable, environmentally friendly transportation, especially in and around universities with dense student populations and strong bike access. The company's reservation platform recommends the nearest available bike and permits to reserve a bike before pickup and collect payment automatically to help people reduce their carbon footprint, enabling riders to see all available bikes and their locations within the community.

Elevate Brands

Venture Round in 2021
Elevate Brands buys consumers Amazon FBA brands and elevates them to their full potential. It has a lucrative referral program for introductions that lead to the successful acquisition of an Amazon FBA business. Elevate is always on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join their team. They strive for excellence in everything that we do and hire driven, self-starters who thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Casafari

Series A in 2021
Casafari is a real estate metasearch company based in Lisbon that focuses on enhancing transparency in property markets. It operates a platform that collects, cleans, and deduplicates property data, creating one of the most comprehensive real estate databases globally. This technology enables real estate professionals and institutional investors in countries such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal to track market trends and identify investment opportunities in real time. The platform offers features such as predictive analytics, new listing alerts, price change notifications, and status tracking, allowing users to stay informed about various property listings both online and offline. By aggregating data from multiple sources and collaborating with real estate agencies, Casafari provides valuable market intelligence through a Software-as-a-Service model.

Angell

Venture Round in 2021
Angell is an e-bike startup focused on enhancing urban mobility through innovative design and technology. The company manufactures one of the lightest electric bicycles on the market, featuring a rounded aluminum frame and carbon rim for improved performance. Each e-bike is equipped with a smart cockpit that provides riders with essential information, including battery charge, distance traveled, air quality, and various riding modes. Additionally, Angell's e-bikes incorporate a unique safety system that offers vibrating navigation assistance via the handlebars, a fall alert, and an anti-theft alarm. This combination of lightweight construction and advanced features aims to transform the everyday cycling experience in cities.

Lumenate

Seed Round in 2021
Driven by a desire to inspire people to live more fulfilling lives, Jay and Tom founded Lumenate in 2019. Through a series of rounds of customer research the pair focused their efforts on trying to make impactful subconscious exploration experiences more accessible than ever. From here, the team bought an EEG brain scanner and embarked on months of research identifying and optimising the ways to effortlessly guide people into powerful altered states of consciousness. The result, the Lumenate App, uses stroboscopic light from the phone's flash to guide users into a deeply meditative, semi-psychedelic state. This is then combined with theory from the world of psychedelic therapy (delivered under guidance of leading researchers) to transform this from an interesting experience into a powerful platform for personal growth and self-discovery.

EarlyDay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
EarlyDay connects employers and job seekers to make the hiring and job search process. To make hiring and job searching quicker and simpler, bring companies and job seekers together. It offers based on commuting time, pay and benefits, educational philosophies, and other factors, it assists in finding the ideal job.

Nabis

Series B in 2021
Licensed software-enabled cannabis distributor

Harness Wealth

Series A in 2021
Harness Wealth helps clients achieve their financial impact.

Candidate Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Candidate Labs Inc. is a recruiting firm based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. The company specializes in connecting sales and marketing professionals with technology companies seeking to hire them. By leveraging technology and data, Candidate Labs enhances the job search and hiring experience, allowing recruiters to efficiently grow teams without sacrificing quality or speed. Candidates benefit from access to a broader range of opportunities and valuable insights that help them secure positions that align with their career goals. Through its platform, Candidate Labs offers screening, interviews, and recommendation services, aiming to streamline the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers.

Fresha

Series C in 2021
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Kafene

Series A in 2021
Kafene is a mission driven startup with the goal of empowering flexible ownership for the customers that need it most. Backed by some of the top VCs in fintech, Kafene brings flexible payment options to products like furniture, appliances, electronics, musical instruments, and jewelry while protecting consumers from the traps of traditional debt products. If a consumer can no longer make payments on their merchandise, Kafene understands. The consumer can simply return the item with no obligation and no residual debt. This freedom is powered by a best in class consumer facing technology platform that includes app-based point of sale virtual wallets and AI based underwriting.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Famosos

Seed Round in 2021
Famosos.com Personalizes videos of your favorite celebrities for any occasion and in less than 7 days.

Constrafor

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a construction procurement platform designed to streamline interactions in the construction industries. The company's platform offers multiple bids on a project, stays ahead of deadlines, manages and keeps track of all bid versions and responses on one platform, and seamlessly communicates with suppliers, enabling the construction industries to streamline their procurement process from request for quotation issuance to proposal signing.

Belvo

Series A in 2021
Belvo Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that has developed an open banking application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate access to banking and fiscal information. Founded in 2020 and based in Dover, Delaware, Belvo's platform enables businesses to retrieve various financial data, including bank account statements, historical transactions, account ownership details, and tax information. This developer-first API is aimed at enhancing the creation of more efficient and inclusive financial products in Latin America, streamlining the entire process from client registration to data retrieval.

Denim

Series A in 2021
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Model Living

Seed Round in 2021
Model Living offers a tech-enabled renovation platform where homeowners can design their spaces online, get upfront pricing, and be matched with a local builder. The company gives homeowners a way to improve their space while simultaneously enhancing work conditions for contractors. Contractors benefit by gaining access to a stream of high-quality projects without worrying about bidding, planning, design, or unreliable payments. It was established in 2020 in Toronto, Ontario.

Impacked

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Impacked operates an online marketplace specifically designed for primary packaging, aiming to facilitate the connection and collaboration between brands and suppliers. The platform streamlines the packaging sourcing process by offering tools that enable suppliers to enhance their sales and marketing efforts. Clients can efficiently search, filter, sample, quote, and purchase various packaging options, allowing them to choose solutions that best meet their specific needs. By modernizing the packaging sourcing landscape, Impacked positions itself as a comprehensive resource for all primary packaging requirements.

MPB

Series D in 2021
MPB Europe Ltd, operating as mpb.com, is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of used photo and video equipment. Founded in 2008 and based in Brighton, UK, the company offers a wide variety of products, including digital SLR cameras, lenses, video cameras, and various accessories. MPB ensures a trusted experience for its users by physically checking, testing, and validating all items before resale, thereby meeting the expectations of buyers and providing instant payment to sellers. The platform facilitates over 100,000 transactions annually and supports a growing community of photographers and videographers. With a strong presence in the UK, Germany, and the US, MPB leverages custom technology to streamline peer-to-peer transactions, allowing for price control and a seamless trading experience. The company has received recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in marketplace technology, and it employs a global team across its offices in the UK and the US.

Manual

Series A in 2021
By empowering men with all the information and choices they need to proactively own their wellbeing, we can turn a corner. We’re here to be your own personal manual. A guide to owning your health and happiness. Giving you all the tools you need to be good to you.

KUDO

Series A in 2021
KUDO, Inc., also known as Kudo Technologies, is a New York-based company that specializes in a multilingual online meetings platform. Founded in 2016, KUDO offers a language as a service (LaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) solution designed to facilitate global communication. The platform enables video conferencing with integrated support for interpreters and multiple audio streams, making it easier for teams and businesses to engage with diverse audiences. KUDO's offerings include multilingual live events, web conferencing, and language-ready tools that can be embedded into existing systems. The platform is accessible from standard computers and smartphones, allowing participants and interpreters to connect from anywhere in the world, thereby enhancing the ability of organizations to communicate effectively in multiple languages.

Incode

Series A in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company specializing in biometric identity solutions that enhance customer experiences across banking, payments, hospitality, and retail sectors. The company has developed Incode Omni, an omnichannel platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide secure identity verification through facial recognition and government-issued IDs. Its product suite includes Incode Hello, a chat and video conference solution; Incode Welcome, for applying for bank accounts or credit cards; Incode Facepay, a facial recognition payment system; Incode Talk, for app authentication; and Incode Greet. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally, with additional offices in Europe and Latin America. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities and serves some of the world's largest banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a high standard for convenience and security in digital identity verification.