Frontier Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Cupertino, California, founded in 2011. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, ranging from seed funding to series B, with a focus on growth capital. Frontier Ventures primarily invests in companies within the Internet and technology sectors, including blockchain, consumer internet services, online travel, financial services, mobile applications, media and entertainment, local services, education, advertising, and marketplaces. The firm is committed to North America and typically invests up to $10 million, preferring a minority stake in its portfolio companies. Frontier Ventures particularly targets early-stage artificial intelligence technology companies that demonstrate network effects, viewing these effects as significant barriers to entry in the technology market.
Lendflow operates a lending infrastructure platform designed to enhance how businesses access capital. The platform enables users to integrate financial products into their software, which helps increase customer engagement and retention while serving as a source of capital for their clients. Lendflow offers a range of financial solutions, including term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoring, catering to businesses of various sizes and credit profiles. This approach supports industries such as construction, home services, e-commerce, restaurants, transportation, and fitness, allowing these businesses to connect their users with essential capital and broaden their operational reach.
Ema
Series A in 2024
Ema offers a Universal AI employee designed to automate complex workflows and improve productivity within organizations. Utilizing the Generative Workflow Engine, Ema integrates seamlessly with enterprise applications, allowing users to delegate repetitive tasks efficiently. The platform combines multiple AI models to ensure accuracy and security, making it a valuable asset for various business functions such as customer support, HR, and finance.
Ema
Seed Round in 2024
Ema offers a Universal AI employee designed to automate complex workflows and improve productivity within organizations. Utilizing the Generative Workflow Engine, Ema integrates seamlessly with enterprise applications, allowing users to delegate repetitive tasks efficiently. The platform combines multiple AI models to ensure accuracy and security, making it a valuable asset for various business functions such as customer support, HR, and finance.
Equi
Series A in 2022
Equi is an alternative investment platform founded in 2020 and based in New York, NY. The company aims to provide investors with opportunities that promote financial independence by offering access to investments typically reserved for institutional and high-net-worth individuals. Its platform focuses on delivering consistent, alpha-driven absolute returns across various market conditions, helping users diversify their portfolios with assets that are not correlated to the stock market. By doing so, Equi enables investors to mitigate portfolio risk and enhance overall returns, making it a valuable resource for those seeking to navigate market volatility.
Overalls
Seed Round in 2022
Overalls is an insurance platform focused on delivering tailored insurance products. The company utilizes algorithms to assess individuals' financial situations, goals, and lifestyles, helping them identify the most suitable supplemental protection plans and complementary insurance options. By providing this service, Overalls enables employers to offer a streamlined platform for their employees, allowing them to create accounts and easily access a variety of benefits and insurance coverages without complications.
Flow
Series A in 2022
Flow is a technology company focused on enhancing commercial real estate through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. It addresses the complexities of fund infrastructure by integrating information across various stakeholders, including investors, providers, and investment systems. Flow's mission is to empower informed decision-making by providing dynamic tools and user-friendly interfaces. Its cross-platform software as a service (SaaS) technology is designed to adapt to the diverse operational needs of funds, thereby optimizing productivity and enabling faster decision-making. By targeting the alternative asset market, Flow aims to accelerate the speed of decisions, capital movement, and overall growth, which are essential for thriving market economies.
Bild
Seed Round in 2021
Bild is a collaboration platform tailored for the hardware industry, offering a design management tool that streamlines the review process for hardware companies. By facilitating effective collaboration among product teams and external partners, Bild's cloud-based solution helps clients minimize design errors and enhance communication with manufacturers. This innovative approach enables hardware companies to accelerate product delivery while mitigating production risks.
Turing
Series D in 2021
Turing leverages advanced AI and expert human data to help companies build smarter, better-performing AI systems, train and fine-tune LLMs, and develop enterprise-ready GenAI applications to drive innovation and accelerate the advancement of AGI. Its platform uses automation to source, vet, and match developers with organizations based on technical skills and project requirements. Turing serves businesses across various industries, helping them scale their engineering teams efficiently. The platform streamlines hiring, onboarding, and management processes for remote developers.
TRADE X
Private Equity Round in 2021
TRADE X operates an interactive global automotive trading platform that connects buyers and sellers within a comprehensive trading network. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company provides a range of services including the acquisition of hard-to-obtain vehicles, logistics, compliance, and trade finance. Its platform integrates inventory management and distribution systems to enhance the trading experience, ensuring a safer, faster, and more efficient process for automotive dealers and buyers. By facilitating service trading alternatives and addressing compliance and insurance needs, TRADE X supports its users throughout the buying process.
gravityAI
Pre Seed Round in 2021
gravityAI is a software development for data scientists to companies. They provide services for payroll forms, insurance forms, tax forms, supply chain management, and receipts. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website.
Bizly
Seed Round in 2020
Bizly, Inc. is an enterprise meetings management platform that offers an automated solution for organizing hybrid meetings. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company operates a website and mobile application that enables professionals to find and book elevated hotel experiences, private meeting rooms, and co-working spaces. Bizly's innovative playbook system streamlines the meeting process by automating invitations, attendee management, venue booking, and integrating hybrid and virtual technology solutions. The platform is designed to enhance visibility into spending and savings related to small meetings, providing a structured approach with designated roles for team members involved in the planning process. Serving users globally, Bizly caters to a range of clients, including many Fortune 500 companies.
Turing
Seed Round in 2020
Turing leverages advanced AI and expert human data to help companies build smarter, better-performing AI systems, train and fine-tune LLMs, and develop enterprise-ready GenAI applications to drive innovation and accelerate the advancement of AGI. Its platform uses automation to source, vet, and match developers with organizations based on technical skills and project requirements. Turing serves businesses across various industries, helping them scale their engineering teams efficiently. The platform streamlines hiring, onboarding, and management processes for remote developers.
Museum of Future Experiences
Seed Round in 2019
Museum of Future Experiences operates as a virtual reality stimulation museum, offering high-end immersive experiences that engage multiple senses. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the company specializes in crafting and distributing multi-sensory theater services. Its offerings allow customers to explore their surroundings through cerebral exploration, which includes individual analysis and audio-visual stimulation, along with various virtual reality experiences.
Stacks
Initial Coin Offering in 2019
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, that provides branded contact-sharing solutions. The company offers a unique approach to managing business cards for iPhone users, allowing them to share and organize contact information seamlessly using iOS 7 and AirDrop. Users can categorize received business cards into stacks based on various criteria, such as company, profession, or event, ensuring efficient organization. Additionally, any updates made to contacts are automatically synchronized, enhancing the user experience and maintaining up-to-date information.
Black SMS
Seed Round in 2019
Black SMS for iPhone lets you easily encrypt iMessages that self-destruct with Touch-ID protected keys. Our technology is used in more than 100 countries by consumers, governments, and businesses. Featured on TechCrunch, Mashable, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Inc., CBS, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, Featured Apple Apps, Top 10 Social Networking Apps Initially just a student side project app with hundreds of thousands of users, Black SMS was founded as a company at Stanford University in 2016, accelerated by Stanford-StartX, Stanford Cardinal Ventures, and Pear Launchpad. The company has raised an undisclosed amount of money and working on an undisclosed major new product with a team of engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area
PredictLeads
Seed Round in 2019
PredictLeads is a company that specializes in an AI-driven platform tailored for sales departments. Founded in 2015 and based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the platform allows development and sales teams to identify prospective customers and partners by scanning a vast array of online sources, including websites, news articles, blogs, and career sites. By utilizing machine learning, PredictLeads extracts valuable company signals such as hiring intentions, supply chain relationships, and categorized events, which help users to gain insights into market trends and business dynamics. The platform also features data analyst verification to ensure the relevance and accuracy of the information, enabling sales teams and venture capital firms to identify promising startups and make informed investment decisions.
Stacks
Initial Coin Offering in 2019
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, that provides branded contact-sharing solutions. The company offers a unique approach to managing business cards for iPhone users, allowing them to share and organize contact information seamlessly using iOS 7 and AirDrop. Users can categorize received business cards into stacks based on various criteria, such as company, profession, or event, ensuring efficient organization. Additionally, any updates made to contacts are automatically synchronized, enhancing the user experience and maintaining up-to-date information.
Globe
Seed Round in 2019
Globe provides a real estate platform that allows people to live more comfortably. The company's platform offers short stays instead in people's homes or noisy coffee shops when people need privacy in between meetings or after a flight, without any advance booking. Globe was founded on 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Sunsama
Seed Round in 2019
Sunsama is a developer of a daily planner platform aimed at enhancing productivity and time management. The platform offers intuitive features such as timeboxing and weekly reviews, allowing users to effectively organize their tasks and maintain focus on their priorities. By facilitating better planning, Sunsama helps individuals achieve their goals while optimizing their daily schedules. Additionally, it enables users to share their time with colleagues, mentors, and friends, streamlining the scheduling process and fostering collaboration within professional networks.
Kopa
Seed Round in 2019
Kopa Inc. operates an online platform that connects property owners with renters seeking furnished rentals. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Kopa provides a marketplace designed to assist students and recent graduates in finding affordable, short-term housing for internships. The platform allows renters to browse available properties, find compatible housemates, and manage financial arrangements such as splitting deposits and rent payments. By fostering community connections and enhancing personal and professional relationships, Kopa aims to inspire individuals to explore new living arrangements and form lasting bonds.
ampUp
Seed Round in 2019
ampUp is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. It has developed a software platform that facilitates a reservable charging network, connecting drivers, hosts, and fleets to make EV charging more accessible and efficient. The platform allows businesses and property owners to manage multiple charging stations seamlessly, promoting a peer-to-peer network that enables users to monetize their chargers. By listing their charging stations on ampUp's network, customers can earn revenue while contributing to broader electrification efforts in their communities. Overall, ampUp aims to simplify the charging experience and support the growing demand for electric vehicle infrastructure.
Sunsama
Seed Round in 2019
Sunsama is a developer of a daily planner platform aimed at enhancing productivity and time management. The platform offers intuitive features such as timeboxing and weekly reviews, allowing users to effectively organize their tasks and maintain focus on their priorities. By facilitating better planning, Sunsama helps individuals achieve their goals while optimizing their daily schedules. Additionally, it enables users to share their time with colleagues, mentors, and friends, streamlining the scheduling process and fostering collaboration within professional networks.
Kopa
Seed Round in 2019
Kopa Inc. operates an online platform that connects property owners with renters seeking furnished rentals. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Kopa provides a marketplace designed to assist students and recent graduates in finding affordable, short-term housing for internships. The platform allows renters to browse available properties, find compatible housemates, and manage financial arrangements such as splitting deposits and rent payments. By fostering community connections and enhancing personal and professional relationships, Kopa aims to inspire individuals to explore new living arrangements and form lasting bonds.
Stacks
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, that provides branded contact-sharing solutions. The company offers a unique approach to managing business cards for iPhone users, allowing them to share and organize contact information seamlessly using iOS 7 and AirDrop. Users can categorize received business cards into stacks based on various criteria, such as company, profession, or event, ensuring efficient organization. Additionally, any updates made to contacts are automatically synchronized, enhancing the user experience and maintaining up-to-date information.
Expert360
Series B in 2017
Expert360 is a marketplace and management platform that facilitates connections between freelance consultants and large businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. The platform is designed to streamline the vetting and hiring process for freelance talent, enabling companies to efficiently access top consultants for project-based work. By focusing on high-quality, project-oriented assignments, Expert360 helps enterprises rapidly respond to their resource demands while enhancing the management of the freelance workforce. Through its comprehensive system, the platform optimizes the source-to-pay freelance management life cycle, making it easier for both freelancers and businesses to engage in productive collaborations.
Frontier Car Group
Series A in 2017
Frontier Car Group is a Berlin-based startup that operates used automotive marketplaces in emerging market economies, including Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The company aims to enhance the efficiency of buying and selling used cars through a digital marketplace that offers users an instant price quote for their vehicles and facilitates quick inspections to complete sales. By leveraging technology, creating infrastructure, and implementing innovative business models, Frontier Car Group ensures that all stakeholders benefit from the automotive trading process. Additionally, the company is involved in joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland, further expanding its reach and impact in the used car market.
Shyft
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Shyft Moving Inc. is a mobility technology company that specializes in relocation management solutions for corporations and relocation service providers. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco with an additional office in Belgrade, Serbia, Shyft offers a mobile application designed to simplify the relocation process for employees. The company’s innovative platform integrates various services, including housing searches and pricing transparency, to facilitate seamless relocations worldwide. With a focus on enhancing customer experience, Shyft serves over 300 moving companies across more than 68 countries, helping them manage leads and improve service delivery. The company aims to transform the moving industry by providing efficient, technology-driven solutions that streamline the entire moving process, from initial inquiries to final invoicing.
Storyhunter
Seed Round in 2017
Storyhunter, Inc. is a cloud-based talent marketplace that connects media companies, brands, and organizations with freelance video professionals globally. The platform allows users to source story ideas, produce original shows, create branded content, and cover breaking news, among other services. It provides tools for media professionals to manage their businesses, pitch larger projects, and build networks with clients and collaborators. Additionally, Storyhunter facilitates hiring video professionals and offers resources for managing contracts and payments. The network encompasses a wide range of services, including video journalism, documentary filmmaking, drone operations, video editing, and mobile livestreaming. Founded in 2011, Storyhunter has its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, and operates with a presence in San Francisco.
ivi
Secondary Market in 2015
ivi.ru Media Ltd. operates an online video and cinema platform in Russia, providing a wide range of content that includes movies, television series, shows, cartoons, and music videos. Founded in 2007 and based in Moscow, the platform offers a video-on-demand service that enhances the traditional television experience by allowing users to access content through a secure, scalable, and portable online player. ivi creates opportunities for both independent content producers and mainstream broadcasters by enabling live streaming channels and expanding audience reach. The company focuses on delivering licensed professional content, allowing users to enjoy premium video offerings at no cost.
Expert360
Series A in 2015
Expert360 is a marketplace and management platform that facilitates connections between freelance consultants and large businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. The platform is designed to streamline the vetting and hiring process for freelance talent, enabling companies to efficiently access top consultants for project-based work. By focusing on high-quality, project-oriented assignments, Expert360 helps enterprises rapidly respond to their resource demands while enhancing the management of the freelance workforce. Through its comprehensive system, the platform optimizes the source-to-pay freelance management life cycle, making it easier for both freelancers and businesses to engage in productive collaborations.
Chope
Series C in 2015
Chope is an online platform that facilitates restaurant discovery and reservations across multiple cities in Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta, and Bali. Founded in June 2011 by Arrif Ziaudeen and Clowie Tan, the company offers users the ability to find and reserve tables at their preferred dining establishments through its website and mobile apps. For restaurants, Chope provides a comprehensive table management system that integrates customer relationship management functions, allowing real-time control of online availability. Additionally, Chope enhances the dining experience by offering in-house editorials, menus, pricing, and operational details for each listed restaurant. The platform also acts as a marketing channel for restaurants through social media engagement and targeted offline initiatives.
Eruditor Group
Series B in 2013
Eruditor Group is an online marketplace that connects customers with a variety of professional service providers, including private tutors, sports coaches, beauty specialists, medical professionals, and repair technicians. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Moscow, Russia, the company operates under several brands, such as Infodoctor, Kracemasters, and Vash Repetitor. Eruditor Group serves clients across major cities in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, facilitating access to essential services in sectors like healthcare, beauty, sports, and education.
Profi.ru
Series B in 2013
Profi.ru is an online marketplace founded in 2005 and based in Moscow, Russia, that connects users with freelancers and professionals across a wide range of categories. These include tutors, doctors, beauty masters, artists and musicians, handymen, personal trainers, and driving instructors. The platform provides an integrated feedback mechanism, allowing clients to assess specialists based on previous experiences. This feature helps users save time and effort when seeking skilled professionals to address their specific needs.
Emerging Travel Group
Series B in 2013
Emerging Travel Group is an international online travel company that operates the brands Ratehawk and Zenhotels, providing hotel-booking options across over 180 source markets. Founded in 2010, the company offers access to more than a million accommodations, including hotels, apartments, and hostels, in 220 countries. Emerging Travel Group's platform allows customers to plan various aspects of their travel, whether for work or leisure, through a single portal that integrates multiple suppliers and hotel contracts via APIs and web products. The organization employs over 2,500 people across Europe, the CIS, the Middle East, and South Africa, focusing on roles in product and business development as well as multilingual customer support for both trade partners and individual travelers.
Biglion
Venture Round in 2012
Biglion is an online discount shopping platform that provides a wide range of goods and services at significant discounts, typically between 50% and 90%. The service enables users to access multicategory deals that include tours, sightseeing, entertainment, and household items. By collaborating with trusted partners, Biglion ensures that customers can purchase quality products and services while enjoying substantial savings. The platform effectively bridges the gap between online and offline retail, catering to consumers seeking value in their purchases.
ivi
Venture Round in 2012
ivi.ru Media Ltd. operates an online video and cinema platform in Russia, providing a wide range of content that includes movies, television series, shows, cartoons, and music videos. Founded in 2007 and based in Moscow, the platform offers a video-on-demand service that enhances the traditional television experience by allowing users to access content through a secure, scalable, and portable online player. ivi creates opportunities for both independent content producers and mainstream broadcasters by enabling live streaming channels and expanding audience reach. The company focuses on delivering licensed professional content, allowing users to enjoy premium video offerings at no cost.
TravelRent
Venture Round in 2012
TravelRent.com is an online platform that specializes in short-term rentals of private properties, facilitating a seamless booking experience for travelers worldwide. The service allows users to quickly find and reserve accommodations while ensuring the security of their transactions. Aimed at creating the largest global community of Russian-speaking property owners, TravelRent.com connects owners with potential tenants, enabling them to attract clients and receive payments efficiently. The platform features a user-friendly search system and a private messaging service that fosters direct communication between property owners and renters. Founded by Stanislav Frolov, who has a diverse background in entrepreneurship and management, the company initially received funding from Fast Lane Ventures. TravelRent.com strives to enhance the travel experience by providing reliable options for both tenants and property owners.
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