Gaingels

Gaingels is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2014 and based in Burlington, Vermont. It specializes in investing in companies led by LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders across various stages of growth, as well as in established firms aiming to create more inclusive teams. With a global portfolio of over 130 companies and $70 million in investment capital deployed, Gaingels actively supports its portfolio by helping to identify and recruit diverse talent for leadership roles. The firm fosters a vibrant community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who are united in their mission to drive positive social change through business and successful investments.

Marc Baum

Investor

Jesse Curran

Principal

Ashley Flucas

Venture Partner

Max Frenkel

General Partner

Todd Havill

Research Operations and Principal, Investment

Surya Jayaweera

Angel Investor

Jennifer Jeronimo

CEO and General Partner

Jake Prigoff

General Partner

Peter Steinberg

General Partner

Alexandra Tanner

Investor

Lorenzo Thione

General Partner

Past deals in San Francisco Bay Area

Aether Bio

Venture Round in 2023
Aether Bio is a technology company that focuses on re-purposing enzymes to create new compounds using machine learning. By integrating machine learning with high-throughput robotic laboratories, Aether Bio engineers enzymes rapidly and enables massively parallelized experimentation. This innovative approach generates significantly larger datasets compared to competitors, allowing researchers to manufacture complex and novel products more efficiently and at a lower cost. The company's technology aims to provide healthcare institutions with sustainable and affordable chemicals and materials essential for their operations.

Femtosense

Series A in 2022
Femtosense is a technology company.

BigHat Biosciences

Series B in 2022
BigHat Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, focused on developing an automated platform for the production and characterization of antibodies. Founded in 2019, the company utilizes an AI-guided protein therapeutic platform that combines a wet laboratory with advanced machine learning techniques. This integrated approach enables the design of antibodies and other therapeutic proteins with enhanced biophysical properties and complex functions. BigHat Biosciences aims to create safer and more effective treatments for patients facing significant health challenges by leveraging its innovative capabilities in antibody engineering and biotherapeutic design.

Cartography Biosciences

Series A in 2022
Cartography is shaping a world in which cancer immunotherapies are designed around and directed toward the safest and most effective targets.

Finix

Venture Round in 2022
Finix Payments, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a payment infrastructure platform designed to help businesses manage and monetize their payment processes effectively. Founded in 2015, Finix offers a range of services, including a payment facilitator platform that includes features such as tokenization, merchant onboarding, reporting, reconciliation, settlements, and chargeback management. The company enables businesses to avoid the complexities and costs associated with developing an in-house payment system. Additionally, through a partnership with Visa, Finix facilitates real-time push-to-card payments, enhancing the efficiency of disbursements. Finix's solutions aim to improve the payment experience for both businesses and their customers, recognizing the critical role that effective payment technology plays in driving revenue.

Toybox

Venture Round in 2022
Toybox offers a 3D printing experience that allows children to create personalized toys at home. The company provides kits that include a compact printer, non-toxic plastic material, and mobile applications, enabling kids to easily print a wide variety of toys using their creativity. This innovative approach allows children to engage in imaginative play while learning about technology, all without the need for prior training. Toybox aims to make the process of toy creation accessible, fun, and safe for young users.

Sonic Wallet ( SonicWallet )

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sonic Wallet (SonicWallet ) is a super app that provides safe investment tools for investing in diverse assets like Crypto, Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi protocols. Download on Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonicwallet

Eclipse Foods

Series B in 2022
Eclipse Foods manufactures plant-based dairy products that closely mimic the taste, texture, and functionality of traditional animal dairy items, such as ice cream, cream cheese, and sour cream. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Walnut, California, the company utilizes innovative plant-processing technology to create dairy alternatives that avoid the health, environmental, and welfare issues associated with conventional dairy production. By focusing on delivering high-quality plant-based options, Eclipse Foods aims to provide consumers with healthier choices while preserving the familiar flavors of traditional dairy products.

Magnetic Insight

Series B in 2022
Magnetic Insight, Inc. specializes in magnetic particle imaging (MPI), a novel imaging modality that detects iron oxide nanoparticle tracers using time-varying magnetic fields. The company has developed several key products, including the MOMENTUM imager, a pre-clinical MPI solution that produces detailed images through advanced reconstruction techniques, and VivoTrax, a nanoparticle designed for cell tracking and as a blood pool agent in pre-clinical studies. Additionally, the company offers Hyper, a module for localized magnetic hyperthermia, and Relax, which focuses on particle relaxometry. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, Magnetic Insight is dedicated to enhancing preclinical diagnostics and research by enabling quantitative cell tracking, imaging vascular functions, and detecting metastatic tumors, thereby addressing significant challenges in clinical and translational research.

Swing Therapeutics

Series A in 2022
Swing Therapeutics focuses on developing innovative digital therapeutics aimed at helping individuals with chronic conditions. The company collaborates with leading researchers to create evidence-based treatments that enhance patient empowerment and control over their health. By offering novel prescription digital therapeutics, Swing supports patients in managing their illnesses more effectively, ultimately fostering improved health outcomes and promoting a more vibrant quality of life.

VersusGame

Series A in 2022
Developer of an interactive content marketplace platform designed to provide a gamified content experience that allows people to test their knowledge in a fun and fair environment. The company offers a business-to-business model that embeds tech into other people's sites, apps, TV shows, and podcasts with artificial intelligence summarizes the content and makes it interactive without humans and helps individuals to place bets on their favorite brands, celebrities, musicians, and companies, enabling users to put their knowledge of mainstream culture and content to good use.

ALICE Technologies

Series B in 2022
ALICE empowers construction engineering and management professionals with modern AI and Optimization techniques. Its software automatically produces detailed schedules and resource allocations, which accurately estimate the cost and time frame for a project. Users understand the construction process through an interactive visualization, and can quickly tweak or modify a schedule to reflect the shifting realities of the construction cycle. It is born out of research at Stanford by a collaborative effort between experienced construction managers, software engineers, and computational methods specialists. ALICE enhances construction planning and scheduling abilities to help keep crews flowing on any size project. It works directly with 3D BIM and using a simple rule-based system, it explores millions of different schedule sequences and gives teams the power to answer “What If?” scenarios and completely reschedule in just minutes. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Middesk

Series B in 2022
Middesk, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in providing comprehensive contextual information on businesses. The company offers a platform that facilitates background checks and centralizes essential data for risk and compliance assessments. Businesses utilize Middesk to verify and screen customers, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. Its services are especially valuable for B2B companies, which rely on the information to establish credit limits and determine payment terms for both new and existing clients. By streamlining the credentialing process, Middesk allows organizations to efficiently capture, verify, and monitor business credentials, thereby enhancing onboarding processes and overall operational efficiency.

ChangeEngine

Seed Round in 2022
Elevating People leaders to deliver the employee moments that matter most. The challenge people leaders face is that the employee experience design process resides across distributed teams, disparate HR systems, and in many cases, spreadsheets & powerpoints. Once people programs are launched, there’s an initial buzz, then they get swept under the rug in sixty days and it’s onto the next burning need. Creating & executing best-in-class people programs to treat employees like internal customers is extremely manual and time-consuming—they include many moving parts such as goals, branding, content, communications, timeline, rewards, and ROI. In the hybrid workplace, there’s no effective way to manage this. We’re here to change that—our goal is to elevate the role of people leaders everywhere and help them to sustain their people program utilization over time. We’re empowering them to showcase the impact of the people org to their leadership team & board while helping them to get executive buy-in and unlock more budget internally to experiment & run innovative people programs.

Idiomatic

Seed Round in 2022
Idiomatic believes that if you can listen to your customers at scale, you will make better business decisions. Its voice-of-customer platform helps companies do just that, by using AI to identify and track all issues and trends that customers bring up in customer support inquiries, NPS survey responses, and app reviews. Idiomatic quantifies those granular issues so that their clients have clear, data-driven criteria for prioritizing resources in order to improve their products or services. Beloved companies like Pinterest, Eventbrite, Instacart, and Disney rely on Idiomatic.

OYE

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OYE is a wellness app that uses mind-body practices, a daily emotional check-in tool, personalized goal setting, and mindful notifications to transform emotions into creative actions.

Adni

Seed Round in 2022
Lumify Care builds technology to support frontline healthcare workers.

Curebase

Series B in 2022
Curebase is a software company that specializes in digital solutions for clinical trials, aiming to transform how medical providers manage these studies. Established in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a platform that streamlines various aspects of clinical trial execution, including participant eligibility, enrollment, education, and consent. By automating manual processes and facilitating trial distribution to clinics, Curebase significantly reduces recruitment times and overall costs associated with conducting clinical trials. Its services cater to medical device, biotech, and digital health startups, providing sponsors with essential data access to monitor trial progress effectively.

Flyp

Series A in 2022
Flyp is a company that operates an artificial intelligence platform focused on reselling used goods. It facilitates the sale of second-hand clothing by connecting individual resellers with a decentralized network. The platform provides automation software and supply chain management systems that empower these resellers to turn used items into cash. By enabling both enterprises and consumers to liquidate their items efficiently, Flyp aims to simplify the resale process and create a more sustainable marketplace for pre-owned goods.

Lumos

Venture Round in 2022
Lumos is an employee identity platform that amplifies every person's and every organization's security, productivity, and collaboration. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Stanford, CA.

Strivr

Series B in 2022
STRIVR is an information technology company that specializes in virtual reality, customer experience, and athlete performance. It transforms the way companies train and develop their employees by using virtual reality to simulate real-world and on-the-job situations designed for enhanced learning to help companies grow.

Binance.US

Seed Round in 2022
Binance.US operates a regulated cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and trade a variety of digital assets. The platform is designed to promote financial confidence and enhance cryptocurrency literacy among its users. It leverages advanced technology to provide a fast, secure, and reliable trading experience, while maintaining low trading fees and transaction costs. As a FinCEN regulated entity, Binance.US aims to support the transition to a digital economy in the United States, making it accessible for everyday users to engage with cryptocurrencies.

Remote

Series C in 2022
Remote Technology, Inc. provides a comprehensive human resource technology platform that specializes in payroll, benefits, compliance, and tax services for businesses employing distributed teams. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company simplifies international payroll and compliance processes for both employees and contractors. Remote's platform allows organizations to manage onboarding, automatic payments, and various statutory obligations, such as social and pension contributions and income tax retention, while connecting candidates with remote job opportunities. By addressing the complexities of global employment, Remote enables companies to focus on their workforce and enhance productivity without compliance risks.

Playhouse

Seed Round in 2022
Playhouse is a mobile application focused on enhancing the experience of discovering real estate. The app allows users to browse video listings of properties for sale, providing clear insights into various real estate options. By integrating property and neighborhood data with an engaging full-screen video feed, Playhouse enables customers to explore homes and their surroundings in a more dynamic and informative manner. This approach aims to simplify the real estate search process and improve consumer engagement with available properties.

Vyrill

Seed Round in 2022
Vyrill Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the discovery and analytics of user-generated video content (UGVC). Founded in 2015, Vyrill provides a platform that aggregates various types of videos related to consumer products, including demos, commercials, unboxing, and reviews. This platform not only helps retailers and brands leverage authentic video content to enhance revenue and attract new customers but also offers insights for demand generation and content marketing. Vyrill's website features guidance on product pricing, purchasing options, and related product recommendations, while also generating relevant hashtags for each video. By focusing on video commerce, Vyrill aims to facilitate a deeper connection between brands and consumers through engaging visual content.

Airhouse

Series A in 2022
Airhouse, Inc. offers an end-to-end fulfillment solution designed for e-commerce companies, utilizing a software platform that automates logistics operations. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Airhouse enables entrepreneurs to focus on their core business by streamlining the process of delivering products to customers. The platform integrates with Shopify accounts to analyze store data, providing a comprehensive view of business performance and customer locations. Brands are matched with optimal warehouses from Airhouse's partner network, ensuring quick inventory shipping. The company customizes each fulfillment setup to align with the specific needs and growth strategies of its clients. With a single dashboard, users gain real-time visibility into their inventory, allowing them to monitor stock levels and order statuses. Airhouse effectively manages the entire fulfillment process, from factory to front door, simplifying e-commerce logistics for direct-to-consumer businesses.

Homebound

Venture Round in 2022
Homebound Inc. is a technology-driven custom home builder based in Santa Rosa, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in constructing residential homes and offers a comprehensive range of support services, including architecture, design, financing, and insurance consultancy. Originating in response to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, Homebound aims to simplify the homebuilding process by providing a transparent and streamlined experience for homeowners. It manages the entire building journey, assisting clients from insurance negotiation and architectural design to permitting and construction. By leveraging user-friendly technology and a network of qualified building professionals, Homebound addresses the complexities and uncertainties homeowners face, particularly in the aftermath of natural disasters, enabling them to rebuild their homes more efficiently.

Unstoppable Domains

Series B in 2022
Unstoppable Domains Inc. specializes in providing blockchain-based domain names that facilitate secure online presence and cryptocurrency transactions. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company allows users to register .zil domain extensions, which enable the creation of websites that utilize the decentralized InterPlanetary File System for data storage. This innovation not only supports the development of uncensorable websites but also simplifies the process of receiving cryptocurrency payments by allowing users to use their .zil domain name in place of traditional crypto addresses.

Dorian

Series A in 2022
Dorian Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a no-code platform aimed at a female-first audience, enabling writers to transform their narratives into interactive visual games. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform allows users to design characters and backgrounds by selecting from various visual assets or uploading their own, utilizing a flowchart-style interface. This innovative approach not only facilitates the creation of personalized interactive content but also allows writers to engage with their audience and generate revenue from their work. Dorian's offerings cater to the entertainment sector, providing a unique opportunity for writers to connect with fans through interactive storytelling.

Finless Foods

Series B in 2022
Finless Foods Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, focused on producing sustainable seafood alternatives through cellular agriculture technologies. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in growing marine-animal cells to create seafood products, including bluefin tuna. Finless Foods aims to provide a healthier and environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally caught and farmed seafood, offering consumers a cost-effective option that does not compromise on taste or dietary preferences. The company's mission is to develop and mass manufacture innovative marine animal food products that promote sustainability and accessibility in the seafood market.

Metadata

Series B in 2022
Metadata, Inc. operates a demand generation platform tailored for B2B enterprises, focusing on inbound marketing and customer acquisition. The platform automates essential marketing tasks, allowing users to efficiently scale their demand generation efforts. It offers features such as campaign amplification, detailed profile information for incoming signups, and the auto-generation of buyer personas. Users can segment prospects by various criteria, including industry and technology stack, and monitor new signups to enhance their sales pipeline. By leveraging machine learning and a proprietary identity graph, Metadata streamlines marketing processes and aligns them with revenue objectives, helping businesses convert target accounts into customers more effectively than traditional methods. Incorporated in 2015, Metadata is based in San Francisco, California, and is utilized by numerous innovative B2B marketers to optimize their marketing strategies.

Standard Metrics

Series A in 2022
Quaestor Technologies, Inc. develops automated financial tools. It offers Quaestor, an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors, empowering founders to make better decisions in scaling their companies. The company’s Quaestor fosters a collaborative relationship between founders and investors by automatically collecting, standardizing, and synthesizing startup data enabling both parties to make metrics-driven decisions. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Palmetto

Series C in 2022
Palmetto is a clean technology company that specializes in building and operating solar energy projects for residential, commercial, and utility customers. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Palmetto designs and installs solar systems while providing a range of services, including customer support, financing, engineering, permitting, and installation. The company offers innovative software solutions such as Palmetto Home, which enables homeowners to monitor real-time energy consumption and solar production, and Palmetto Fleet, which provides energy monitoring insights for home management professionals. Additionally, Palmetto's Alchemy platform enhances the sales experience for solar professionals by streamlining the sales, design, and proposal processes. With additional offices in locations such as San Francisco, Sea Girt, Charlotte, Washington, and Greenville, Palmetto is committed to advancing clean energy technology and improving energy efficiency.

WorkWhile

Series A in 2022
WorkWhile is a labor technology platform that helps workers find jobs that fit their skills, schedule, and location. The platform uses cognitive science, behavioral analysis, and peer feedback to help identify reliable hourly workers. WorkWhile was founded in 2017 by Amol Jain and Jarah Euston and is based in San Francisco, California.

Secureframe

Series B in 2022
Secureframe, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in compliance automation software focused on security and privacy standards. Founded in 2020 by Shrav Mehta and Natasja Nielsen, Secureframe offers solutions for organizations seeking to achieve and maintain SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications. Its platform automates compliance audits and provides continuous monitoring, ensuring that service providers manage data securely and uphold the privacy of their clients. By streamlining the compliance process, Secureframe enables companies worldwide to efficiently navigate complex regulatory requirements and maintain adherence to essential security standards.

Marvin

Pre Seed Round in 2022
UserFocus is a user research platform that helps companies conduct, organize, and analyze user interviews. The company is on a mission to help companies build better products and services for their customers. It promotes user-centricity by making qualitative data readable, reliable, and accessible to not just product teams but to everyone in the organization.

Raydiant

Series B in 2022
Raydiant, Inc. specializes in creating connected experiences for brick-and-mortar businesses through its cloud-based digital signage technology. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a platform that allows users to display digital content on any HDMI-equipped TV, facilitating the presentation of announcements, promotions, and menus. Raydiant’s solutions cater to a variety of industries, including banking, healthcare, retail, and education. The platform enables businesses to enhance customer engagement by transforming standard displays into interactive media, offering features such as videoconferencing, in-store music, and easy content creation through drag-and-drop tools. This technology empowers businesses of all sizes, from local cafes to large enterprises, to create memorable in-store experiences that drive sales and customer interaction.

Diamond Age

Series A in 2022
Diamond Age automates the construction of single-family homes and makes the American Dream affordable. It is based in Pleasanton, CA, USA.

Lovewick

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Lovewick is a relationship application aimed at enhancing the happiness and health of couples through engaging interactions. The platform features an exploratory question game along with a wide array of community-generated ideas for activities, helping couples to foster understanding and appreciation in their relationships. By offering personalized communication topics and activities, Lovewick enables users to set relationship goals, modify behaviors, and deepen their knowledge of one another. This approach not only aims to enrich relationships but also to introduce novelty, ultimately contributing to more fulfilling connections.

Azarus

Seed Round in 2022
Azarus, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops an automated video game challenges platform designed to enhance interaction between gamers and streamers. Incorporated in 2018, Azarus offers a unique "smart-challenge" system that fosters dynamic engagement within the gaming community. The platform allows streamers to reward viewers with tokens for correctly answering real-time questions related to their streams. This innovative approach not only facilitates new gameplay mechanics but also provides gamers with opportunities for additional revenue generation. Azarus aims to redefine the relationship between streamers and their audiences by creating a more interactive and rewarding experience in the gaming landscape.

Uplift Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a motion analysis platform designed to transform athletic performance by using artificial intelligence to offer in-depth movement analysis. The company's platform offers kinematic analysis using proprietary deep learning models and algorithms, enabling sports clubs and organizations to analyze and improve human movement to improve performance and minimize injuries.

Spectrum Labs

Series B in 2022
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on creating an artificial intelligence platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers its flagship product, Guardian, which includes tools for behavior identification, content moderation, and analytics. Spectrum's AI technology enables clients in sectors such as gaming, dating, marketplaces, and social platforms to detect and respond to toxic behaviors in real-time, ensuring safer online interactions and promoting quality user-generated content. The platform effectively classifies various forms of harmful content, including hateful, violent, and derogatory messages, allowing businesses to enhance their community guidelines and maintain a positive online environment.

Wonderschool

Series B in 2022
Started in 2016 by a group of educators and technologists in California, Wonderschool offers a platform where people can start infant and toddler programs and preschools out of their homes. Wonderschool supports experienced educators and childcare providers to start their own childcares or preschools out of their homes, whether they live in apartments, condos, or homes that they rent or own. Wonderschool provides assistance with licensing, program setup, marketing and everything in between. The company’s software platform allows teachers to manage their students, parents, and their program from one dashboard. Along with this, Wonderschool has built a marketplace for parents to search Wonderschool programs, schedule visits, enroll their children, and make payments. It’s been proven time and time again that children should start developing cognitive, motor, behavioral, and social skills from as early as 6 months and Wonderschool is committed to increasing families’ access to high quality care and learning environments for children.

Ockam

Series A in 2022
Ockam Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a serverless platform for secure Internet-of-Things (IoT) development. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ockam offers open-source tools that enable developers to create trustworthy IoT systems. Its platform facilitates the interconnection of hardware and software services, allowing for the secure exchange of information between connected devices and cloud services. Ockam's solutions include end-to-end encryption, key management, and mutual authentication, ensuring that data remains secure in transit across complex networks. By connecting application developers, system integrators, and hardware engineers, Ockam simplifies the development process and enhances the trustworthiness of data exchanged within IoT ecosystems.

Prevedere

Venture Round in 2022
Prevedere is a company that specializes in predictive analytics and industry insights, aiding business leaders in making informed decisions by offering a real-time perspective on future performance. Unlike traditional methods that focus solely on internal metrics, Prevedere’s platform continuously monitors external data, such as economic and consumer behavior trends, to identify potential opportunities and threats to business performance. By leveraging advanced forecasting software and a team of experts, including data scientists and economists, Prevedere enables organizations to understand key leading indicators that influence revenue and profitability. The company has received several accolades for its innovative approach and effective solutions, working with prominent global enterprises to enhance their strategic decision-making capabilities.

Fable

Series A in 2021
Fable Group, Inc. owns and operates a platform, which delivers a social experience with stories in the service of mental wellness. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Limbix

Series A in 2021
Virtual is a developer of prescription digital therapeutics platform intended to help mental health treatment. The company's tool adheres to strict compliance with FDA quality management standards and also is put through rigorous research trials and in certain cases is paired with existing pharmacological treatments, as well as uses virtual reality to administer VR exposure therapy, assign CBT assessments or exercises and track patient progress, enabling patients to overcome anxiety, phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder easily.

Suki

Series C in 2021
Suki AI, Inc. is a technology company that develops an AI-powered voice assistant specifically designed for healthcare professionals. The software, known as Suki, assists doctors by streamlining administrative tasks such as dictating notes, storing electronic health records, and retrieving patient data. It uses advanced natural language processing and machine learning to enhance accuracy and efficiency, allowing healthcare providers to distill conversations with patients into actionable plans, order prescriptions, and manage clinical documentation more effectively. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, Suki aims to alleviate the administrative burden on clinicians, enabling them to focus more on patient care. The company was previously known as Robin AI, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018.

Clara

Series B in 2021
Clara is a financial technology company focused on simplifying home mortgage financing for individuals and families. By leveraging advanced technology, Clara aims to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and personalization of the mortgage origination process. Its online lending platform facilitates an easy and streamlined experience for consumers, allowing them to secure home financing quickly and clearly. In addition to its mortgage offerings, Clara also provides a suite of financial tools designed for businesses, including corporate expense management solutions, corporate cards, and bill payment services. This comprehensive approach enables both consumers and businesses to manage their financial needs with greater ease and control.

Hooray Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Hooray makes delicious plant-based meats that are designed to look, cook, and taste just like the real thing. Plants that remind us of our favorite meats while being made of ingredients we can feel good about? Now that's something to celebrate and say Hooray!

Sounding Board

Series B in 2021
Sounding Board Labs, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a coaching management platform aimed at enhancing leadership and managerial skills. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, the platform delivers personalized development plans and connects users with qualified coaches via phone, video, and chat. Sounding Board’s technology integrates one-on-one coaching with scalable leadership development services, enabling organizations to implement coaching initiatives efficiently. The platform features automation tools for streamlined administration and robust data visualization capabilities to assess the overall impact of coaching on an enterprise-wide scale. With a focus on fostering productive leadership behaviors, Sounding Board serves global enterprises across 11 countries and has received a high Net Promoter Score, indicating strong client satisfaction.

Plastiq

Series E in 2021
Plastiq Inc. is an online payment service that allows users to make payments using credit and debit cards, even when the recipient does not typically accept card payments. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company facilitates payments for various expenses, including tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance, primarily in the United States and Canada. By processing card payments and converting them into formats that recipients can accept, such as electronic bank transfers or checks, Plastiq enables individuals and businesses to manage their finances more flexibly. This service empowers users to earn credit card rewards, take advantage of early-payment discounts, and utilize their cash flow more effectively, making it easier to manage expenses that traditionally required checks. With a growing presence, Plastiq is committed to advancing innovative payment solutions.

Sundial Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Sundial Foods, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializes in creating plant-based meat alternatives aimed at environmentally conscious consumers. The company employs a macro and microstructural engineering approach to develop products that closely mimic the look, texture, and taste of traditional meat, all while ensuring affordability and nutritional value. By utilizing familiar ingredients and straightforward production processes, Sundial Foods strives to make plant-based meats accessible to a wider audience. The company's mission is to encourage a shift towards sustainable eating habits, thereby reducing meat consumption and its associated environmental impacts.

Doorvest

Series A in 2021
Doorvest Inc. operates an online platform designed for individuals seeking to invest in rental properties. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive service that simplifies the process of identifying, purchasing, and managing income-generating rental homes. The platform caters primarily to busy professionals who aim to generate passive income and build equity through real estate investment. Doorvest provides transparency in the investment process, offering users detailed insights into cash flow, property activity, and legal documentation through an investor dashboard. This end-to-end solution is intended to make real estate investing accessible and straightforward, enabling users to achieve homeownership and financial growth.

Aether Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Aether Bio is a technology company that focuses on re-purposing enzymes to create new compounds using machine learning. By integrating machine learning with high-throughput robotic laboratories, Aether Bio engineers enzymes rapidly and enables massively parallelized experimentation. This innovative approach generates significantly larger datasets compared to competitors, allowing researchers to manufacture complex and novel products more efficiently and at a lower cost. The company's technology aims to provide healthcare institutions with sustainable and affordable chemicals and materials essential for their operations.

Antiva Biosciences

Series D in 2021
Antiva Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, localized therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. The company was founded as Hera Therapeutics in 2012 by Dr. Karl Hostetler at The University of California San Diego. They are now Antiva Biosciences which is headquartered in South San Francisco.

Hone

Series A in 2021
Hone Group Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform for live online leadership and management training, primarily aimed at enhancing both hard and soft skills within organizations. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Hone provides a comprehensive development platform that facilitates the sourcing, management, and delivery of instructor-led training programs. The company's offerings include training in areas such as management, diversity and inclusion, communication, conflict management, team building, and interpersonal skills. Hone's platform is designed to support organizations of various sizes by measuring the impact of training and promoting behavior change, human connection, and continuous progress. Through its innovative approach, Hone aims to uplift human skills development in modern, distributed teams.

Zeit Medical

Seed Round in 2021
Zeit Medical specializes in the development of innovative technology for diagnosing and treating neurological injuries. Founded in 2019 by Urs Naber and Orestis Vardoulis, the company has created a headband that continuously monitors the electrical activity of the brain. This device integrates seamlessly with existing electroencephalogram (EEG) systems and facilitates automated pre-screening and annotation of extensive datasets. By identifying specific patterns in EEG readings, Zeit Medical enables physicians to detect the onset of strokes and provide precise treatment, significantly improving patient outcomes in neurological care.

GrubMarket

Series E in 2021
GrubMarket, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects sellers of food and related items with customers, offering a wide range of products at wholesale prices. The marketplace features organic, vegan, gluten-free foods, fresh produce, snacks, beverages, pantry items, home goods, health and beauty products, as well as items for babies, pets, and specialty diets like non-GMO and paleo. GrubMarket sources products from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants, ensuring a diverse selection for its customers. Additionally, the company provides a Software-as-a-Service platform for food delivery services and has developed GrubMarket FarmBox, a gaming application. Founded in 2014, GrubMarket is headquartered in Newark, California, with an additional office in San Francisco.

GreenPark Sports

Series B in 2021
GreenPark Sports, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an online gaming platform designed for sports and esports fans. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, the company specializes in creating digital experiences and games that engage fans with their favorite sports, teams, and athletes. Its flagship offering is a free-to-play mobile game that allows users to compete in real-time during sporting events, aiming to establish themselves as the "Best Fans" of their respective leagues and seasons. Through its innovative approach, GreenPark Sports provides fans with an interactive and immersive gaming experience that enhances their connection to the sports they love.

Kentik

Series C in 2021
Kentik Technologies, Inc. is a network intelligence platform that delivers cloud-based real-time visibility and analytics solutions for network and security operators. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers Kentik Detect, a big data-based software-as-a-service that transforms network data into actionable intelligence. This platform enables clients to conduct ad-hoc analytics for improved operations, capacity optimization, anomaly resolution, and DDoS detection, thereby enhancing application and service protection. Kentik also provides My Kentik, a self-service network analytics tool, and an AIOps platform aimed at streamlining network operations. Additionally, the company serves various industries, including financial services, media and entertainment, cloud infrastructure, and telecommunications, offering tailored solutions for visibility, performance, detection, planning, and integration. Kentik was previously known as CloudHelix, Inc. before rebranding in September 2014.

Groundfloor

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Operator of design-led clubhouses intended to offer practical spaces for leisure activities. The company gives access to facilities and spaces with the power of design and community to bring people together in events, enabling members to aid and elevate work, social life as well as leisure.

Nifty Games

Series B in 2021
Nifty Games Inc. specializes in designing and developing mobile-based sports games, focusing on delivering head-to-head, free-to-play experiences. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company targets the rapidly growing segment of mobile gaming by offering classic sports competitions that can be completed in just a few minutes. Nifty Games aims to provide fun and competitive gaming experiences through quick-session arcade-style gameplay, appealing to a diverse global audience of sports enthusiasts. Its commitment to innovation in mobile sports gaming positions it as a key player in this dynamic industry.

Brilliant

Series B in 2021
Brilliant Home Technology, Inc. is a home automation company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in the development of smart home devices, including smart home controls, dimmer switches, smart plugs, and various accessories. These products enable users to manage and control multiple aspects of their home environment, such as lighting, music, climate, security, and doorbells, enhancing convenience and efficiency in modern living.

Forage

Series B in 2021
Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) partners with leading companies to deliver free open-access training courses for candidates. Any candidate can enroll in the company-backed courses to build career skills, visibility, and experience. The platform is running various virtual training courses including with KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, GE, BCG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citi, Deloitte, Accenture and others. There are +1 million students in the Forage ecosystem.

People.ai

Series D in 2021
People.ai is an artificial intelligence platform based in San Francisco, California, designed to enhance revenue operations for enterprise teams. The platform automates processes related to sales, marketing, and customer success, enabling organizations to identify and capitalize on revenue opportunities. By capturing comprehensive data on customer contacts, activities, and engagements, People.ai provides actionable insights that help sales leaders manage their teams effectively and drive revenue growth. The platform offers tools for personalized coaching, sales performance analytics, and pipeline reviews, allowing users to visualize interactions with potential buyers and assess the success of marketing campaigns. Customer success teams utilize People.ai to ensure effective engagement with clients post-sale, aligning their efforts with the right opportunities and tracking the costs associated with customer support. Overall, People.ai aims to transform business activities by leveraging AI technology to deliver insights that foster predictable growth and improved sales productivity.

Diamond Age

Seed Round in 2021
Diamond Age automates the construction of single-family homes and makes the American Dream affordable. It is based in Pleasanton, CA, USA.

People.ai

Series D in 2021
People.ai is an artificial intelligence platform based in San Francisco, California, designed to enhance revenue operations for enterprise teams. The platform automates processes related to sales, marketing, and customer success, enabling organizations to identify and capitalize on revenue opportunities. By capturing comprehensive data on customer contacts, activities, and engagements, People.ai provides actionable insights that help sales leaders manage their teams effectively and drive revenue growth. The platform offers tools for personalized coaching, sales performance analytics, and pipeline reviews, allowing users to visualize interactions with potential buyers and assess the success of marketing campaigns. Customer success teams utilize People.ai to ensure effective engagement with clients post-sale, aligning their efforts with the right opportunities and tracking the costs associated with customer support. Overall, People.ai aims to transform business activities by leveraging AI technology to deliver insights that foster predictable growth and improved sales productivity.

Esper

Series A in 2021
Esper Technologies, Inc. is a software development company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating solutions for executive assistants, enabling them to tag calendar events with relevant objectives and milestones while automatically generating data from calendar metadata. One of its key products is the Esper Executive application, which streamlines communication for executives by allowing them to assign tasks and access essential context before meetings with minimal effort. In addition to its focus on enhancing productivity for executives and their assistants, Esper partners with government agencies to foster innovation in public policy. The company's policy collaboration platform aids government officials in transforming policy data into actionable insights, promoting transparency and informed decision-making in public administration.

MakerSights

Series B in 2021
MakerSights Inc. is a product intelligence software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in providing product development solutions for consumer brands in the retail industry. The company's platform allows brand partners to effectively gauge customer demand for upcoming products and concepts by analyzing preferences for styles, colors, and product attributes. Through predictive analysis, MakerSights helps businesses forecast product sales, track shifts in consumer behavior, and identify both popular and underrated products. This information enables brands to make informed decisions throughout the product creation process, ultimately optimizing their resources and enhancing product design based on customer insights.

MealMe

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a food delivery platform designed to find the various food options available through social media. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence to show various restaurants with recommendations based on preference, and at the same time, the delivery time of the different providers can be compared along with booking and reservation features, enabling users to save money and follow other foodies and restaurants.

Catena Biosciences

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Catena Biosciences is a biotechnology startup emerging from research at UC Berkeley, focused on developing innovative treatments for autoimmune disorders. The company has created an advanced protein coupling technology that allows for the rapid and selective fusion of proteins using natural amino acids, specifically tyrosine and cysteine. This method enhances the ability of researchers to design novel therapeutics not only for autoimmune disorders but also for oncology and vaccine development. By leveraging this unique platform, Catena Biosciences aims to transform the landscape of treatment options for these challenging medical conditions.

Woebot Health

Series B in 2021
Woebot Health develops digital mental health solutions aimed at making mental health support widely accessible. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company utilizes chatbot technology to provide personalized support for mood-based disorders. Its platform integrates natural language processing with established therapeutic techniques, creating engaging interactions that deliver tailored responses to users facing specific mental health challenges. This innovative approach allows individuals to access effective mental health support conveniently, fitting seamlessly into their daily lives. Woebot Health is backed by several venture capital firms, emphasizing its commitment to advancing mental health care through technology.

Mighty Buildings

Series B in 2021
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the manufacture of custom houses using 3D printing technology. The company aims to disrupt the residential housing market by leveraging advanced automation, robotics, and composite materials to make housing more affordable. By focusing on modular construction, Mighty Buildings seeks to innovate the way homes are built, addressing challenges in the traditional construction industry. The company has garnered support from notable venture capital firms, reflecting its potential to transform the housing landscape.

Jupiter

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Jupiter is a mobile e-commerce platform that focuses on the online shopping and delivery of groceries, fruits, vegetables, and other daily necessities. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to revolutionize the grocery shopping experience by minimizing waste. By utilizing a unique logistics network, Jupiter ensures that products are delivered in a way that leaves no trace of plastics or packaging behind, thereby significantly reducing food waste. The company's innovative approach is designed to provide customers with precisely what they need, enhancing convenience while promoting sustainability.

Brightline

Series B in 2021
Brightline is a technology-enabled behavioral health home for children and their families. Brightline delivers integrated care through innovative technology, virtual behavioral health services, and a collaborative care team focused on supporting children across developmental stages and their families.

Hooray Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Hooray makes delicious plant-based meats that are designed to look, cook, and taste just like the real thing. Plants that remind us of our favorite meats while being made of ingredients we can feel good about? Now that's something to celebrate and say Hooray!

Synctera

Series A in 2021
Synctera Inc. is a company that specializes in providing digital banking solutions aimed at facilitating partnerships between traditional banks and fintech startups. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Synctera offers a platform that helps banks identify their specific needs and connects them with suitable fintech firms. The company manages the relationship through a backend platform that addresses regulatory compliance and supports the onboarding process. In addition to its partnership solutions, Synctera enhances security through features such as personally identifiable information (PII) encryption, endpoint protection, secure login, authentication, and role-based access.

Mesh

Convertible Note in 2021
Mesh is a financial technology company that provides a user-friendly investment app designed specifically for retail investors. The platform offers comprehensive stock analysis and strategic investment tools to assist users in making informed financial decisions. By focusing on accessibility and education, Mesh aims to empower individual investors to enhance their investment strategies and gain a deeper understanding of the markets. The company is dedicated to simplifying the investment process, making it easier for users to navigate their investment journeys and achieve their financial goals.

Upaway

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a travel agency app designed to provide travel-based support. The company's platform combines travel organization tools with on-demand trip support to help find the right hotel, make the trip more eco-friendly and assist with lost luggage or a flight delay, enabling customers with a hassle-free experience regarding all their bookings.

Oath Care

Seed Round in 2021
Oath Care is building a new model of group-based, continuous care to meaningfully improve health outcomes for the next generation of kids.

Willow

Series C in 2021
Willow is a female technology company that develops an in-bra wearable breast pump. Its breast pumps are cordless and spill-proof. It also tracks milk output through a mobile application along with an online portal, enabling mothers to pump anywhere without hassle. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Density

Venture Round in 2021
Density measures how people use space in real-time without invading privacy. Using proprietary depth sensors and deep learning algorithms, the platform accurately and anonymously counts people in real time. Organizations use Density to improve efficiency and enhance occupant experience in buildings, workplaces, and real estate. Unlike a camera, Density's platform doesn't capture personally identifiable information and is purpose-built for accurately measuring how people use physical space.

CivilGrid

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Agora is a construction intelligence platform combining layers of utility, environmental, and geotechnical project site data. We aggregate and curate datasets that developers, engineers, and construction companies need to make critical planning and project implementation decisions. By partnering with local utilities and agencies, we gain access to the most current GIS datasets. These datasets help you accelerate project due diligence, reduce utility research and project engineering cost, and improve risk identification and construction planning.

Cleo

Series C in 2021
Cleo Labs, Inc. is a family support platform that offers pregnancy consultancy and parenthood guidance services to working parents. The company provides a range of consultation services, including lactation support, birth preparation, child wellness, and sleep consulting, as well as career coaching and immediate post-birth assistance. Cleo's mobile application connects families with certified care practitioners, facilitating their journey from fertility through parenting children up to age five. By partnering with employers, Cleo aims to enhance workplace culture, improve employee retention, and foster diverse and inclusive environments. The company operates globally, serving clients in over 50 countries and has collaborated with notable organizations such as eBay and LinkedIn. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, Cleo was previously known as Instacare Group, Inc. before rebranding in 2018.

BrightInsight

Series C in 2021
BrightInsight operates a digital health platform tailored for biopharma and medtech companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides a global regulated platform designed for building, scaling, and maintaining digital health products and services. BrightInsight's Internet of Things (IoT) platform leverages software and services to capture, transmit, and analyze data from connected medical devices, digital therapeutics, and software as a medical device. By employing a quality management system, the platform supports regulated drugs and devices, enabling customers to enhance patient adherence and engagement through integrated data and actionable insights.

Skycatch

Series C in 2021
Skycatch, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in aerial data capture and analytics, primarily for the construction and mining industries. The company designs and produces the Evolution3 drone, which enables real-time data capture and 3D rendering. Skycatch also offers a proprietary app called Commander for drone operation, along with Dashboard software that analyzes collected data and facilitates team collaboration. Their platform combines advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to provide clients with high-precision data quickly and efficiently. Founded in 2013, Skycatch focuses on indexing and extracting critical information from the physical world, helping enterprises visualize their environments with accuracy and ease.

ELANZA Wellness

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ELANZA Wellness is focused on creating a virtual care platform designed for fertility clinics and individuals dealing with chronic reproductive health conditions. The company's mission is to empower patients, particularly those with conditions like endometriosis, by providing personalized therapeutic programs developed by multidisciplinary teams. This innovative approach aims to ensure that patients feel heard and understood throughout their healing journey. By addressing the unmet needs in reproductive health, ELANZA Wellness facilitates lifestyle changes that enable patients to take control of their health and make informed decisions, ultimately enhancing the quality of care they receive.

Version Story

Seed Round in 2021
Version Story is a software that provides document comparison and collaboration. It enables lawyers to view their document history as a visual map with lines connecting versions that, when clicked, display a redline comparison of the changes made. The company was founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California.

Yaza

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We are a mission-driven PBC creating tools for the truthful and secure exchange of information through video. We developed a technology we call Certified Reality(tm) which authenticates the time and place of each video and prevents tampering. Our solution is as simple as it is foolproof: tethered content. Our first application is yaza, a map-based video storytelling app that realtors use to record immersive home and neighborhood tours. The authenticity of these narrated tours builds trust with remote buyers and helps realtors sell more homes. It is a realtor-centric market network that combines the viral nature of social messaging with a marketplace that becomes defensible at scale due to network effects. Trends in e-commerce point to the rise of social selling and market networks, where trusted friends or influencers guide purchases rather than star ratings by strangers. The real estate market invented social selling, with Realtors being the original influencers. Yet, ironically, most proptech business models count on cutting realtors out. Yaza is different. We put realtors front and center, a unique approach that is winning praise from customers and industry press alike. ( www.yaza.io/press ) Beyond the experience of our team, our secret sauce is the aforementioned Certified Reality. It has enabled new use cases around remote property management and allows us to reach international buyers and properties, currently untapped by existing proptech leaders. Try yaza free on the App Store here: http://bit.ly/yazaApp

Harmonize

Series A in 2021
Harmonize provides a remote care platform designed to enhance healthcare delivery for high-risk patients, particularly those who may struggle with technology and have multiple health issues. The platform streamlines technology implementation and clinical triage, facilitating better engagement and adherence among patients. By incorporating both high-tech and high-touch elements, it helps medical staff efficiently navigate patient needs through a guided triage and intervention process. Harmonize's approach significantly reduces operational overhead while improving patient outcomes, enabling healthcare organizations to lower costs and effectively manage care for their most vulnerable populations.

Unagi, Inc.

Series A in 2021
Unagi, Inc. is a manufacturer based in Oakland, California, specializing in the design, production, and sale of electric scooters. Founded in 2018, the company aims to provide an eco-friendly transportation solution that addresses the challenges of urban commuting, including costs, inconveniences, and carbon emissions. Unagi's electric scooters are engineered for high performance, capable of traveling long distances on a single charge, handling hilly terrain, and ensuring a smooth ride over various road surfaces. The company sells its scooters through dealers and online platforms, focusing on enhancing mobility and offering a convenient alternative for urban dwellers.

Songclip (Audiobyte)

Venture Round in 2021
Songclip™ is a new licensed music format built specifically for texting, social posts, and quick communication. Songclip’s multi-patented networked product solution, the Songclip API, integrates seamlessly into social platforms, mobile apps, and virtual marketplaces to drive expression, monetization, and music streaming. Songclip operates the world’s foremost searchable library of 5-30 second meta-tagged music clips, in partnership with the music industry. For more information, visit songclip.com

Geosite

Series A in 2021
Geosite, Inc. owns and operates an online platform that allows users to find, purchase, and utilize geospatial data. The platform gives its customers access to high-frequency satellite data, planning and logistics tools, and distributed sensor platform plug-ins. The platform leverages the proliferation in satellite imagery sources and distributed sensor systems. The company caters to customers, including the United States military and companies in the energy industry. Geosite, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Stanford, California.

Feel Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2021
Feel Therapeutics, based in San Francisco, is focused on transforming mental health management through its innovative digital precision medicine platform. The company has developed an emotion-sensing wristband and accompanying app that provide continuous monitoring and real-time personalized interventions for individuals experiencing anxiety and depression. This comprehensive solution includes the Feel Emotion Sensor, Feel App, Feel Therapist, and an Educational Program, all designed to leverage evidence-based behavioral techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Positive Psychology. By integrating proprietary medical-grade wearables and advanced algorithms, Feel Therapeutics aims to deliver objective data and passive monitoring, ultimately enhancing users' mental well-being and fostering lasting positive emotional habits.

Fuzzy

Series B in 2021
Fuzzy Pet Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based startup that provides in-home pet healthcare services through a subscription model. Founded in 2016, the company aims to make pet care accessible and affordable for pet owners. Fuzzy offers membership-based nose-to-tail examinations and vaccinations for pets, as well as a mobile application that facilitates real-time communication between pet parents and veterinarians. This app includes features such as Ask-a-Vet mobile chat, electronic health records, and personalized health programs for pets. Additionally, Fuzzy provides a direct mailing service for medications, supplements, and food, ensuring convenience for pet owners. The company was previously known as PetChi, Inc. before rebranding in December 2018.

MealMe

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a food delivery platform designed to find the various food options available through social media. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence to show various restaurants with recommendations based on preference, and at the same time, the delivery time of the different providers can be compared along with booking and reservation features, enabling users to save money and follow other foodies and restaurants.

Kit

Seed Round in 2021
Kit specializes in at-home health and lab testing solutions that enable businesses and organizations to offer a safe and convenient alternative to traditional doctor and laboratory visits. The company's comprehensive testing kits are designed to make preventative health testing accessible across various industries, allowing customers to manage their health from the comfort of their homes. By providing reliable and easy-to-use testing options, Kit aims to enhance the accessibility of health services for individuals and organizations alike.
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