Grape Arbor VC

Grape Arbor LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 and based in Grafton, West Virginia. It specializes in making investments in startups and early-stage companies, particularly in sectors such as online advertising and marketing, social networking, financial services, and software/web-enhanced services. The firm typically targets companies with trailing revenues ranging from several hundred thousand to a few million dollars and looks for those with a clear strategy for addressing large, rapidly growing markets. Grape Arbor focuses its investments primarily in the United States, Europe, and Africa, with occasional investments outside these regions. Over the years, the firm has collaborated with several notable co-investors and has supported more than two dozen companies, ranging from those in the pre-beta stage to those with established revenue streams.

Betsy Zimmerman

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StayTuned

Seed Round in 2019
StayTuned Digital, Inc. specializes in content delivery services for content creators, focusing on enhancing customer engagement through transactional notifications. The company offers a range of services, including platform integrations, content marketing, and impact analysis across various content types and channels. Headquartered in New York, New York, StayTuned aims to meet customers where they are, facilitating meaningful interactions and conversations that drive engagement and improve content effectiveness.

Elucd

Seed Round in 2018
Elucd Inc., founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, develops software that helps cities gauge resident sentiment and prioritize improvements in local governance. By offering a polling application that transforms static reports into dynamic intelligence systems, Elucd provides near real-time insights into public perceptions regarding safety, trust in law enforcement, and overall community well-being. This data empowers city officials to adopt informed, data-driven strategies aimed at enhancing community trust and addressing local issues effectively. Through its innovative approach, Elucd supports municipalities in fostering better relationships with residents and improving public safety.

TrueData

Series A in 2017
TrueData enhances the mobile ecosystem by connecting those who need data with those who have it. Contributors to our mobile data cooperative gain steady revenue plus insights about their users, while data clients gain a way to connect existing targeting info to real user profiles.

UpChannel

Convertible Note in 2016
UpChannel operates as a customer relationship management platform that facilitates connections between smartphone manufacturers and their customers. Founded in 2014 and based in Newark, New Jersey, the company offers a mobile application designed to enhance user engagement and provide valuable insights. This app allows manufacturers to track devices, diagnose hardware issues, and understand customer demographics such as interests and preferences. Through a dedicated dashboard, manufacturers can analyze customer data, manage interactions, and send targeted communications like push notifications or messages. By enabling these ongoing relationships, UpChannel helps manufacturers increase customer loyalty and optimize the utility of their devices throughout the product lifecycle.

Birchbox

Series C in 2016
Birchbox, Inc., founded in 2010 and based in New York, operates as a discovery commerce platform specializing in beauty, grooming, and lifestyle products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including makeup, skincare, hair care, fragrances, and lifestyle accessories for both women and men. Birchbox has redefined retail by providing subscribers with a monthly delivery of personalized product samples, along with educational content to enhance their shopping experience. The platform employs a proprietary algorithm to tailor selections based on individual preferences, ensuring that customers receive products suited to their needs. Birchbox collaborates with renowned brands and also features a robust e-commerce shop, allowing consumers to purchase their favorite products easily. With operations in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Belgium, Birchbox aims to simplify the beauty shopping experience through convenience and personalized service.

Band of Vintners

Seed Round in 2016
Band of Vintners Inc. is a wine production company based in Yountville, California, that was incorporated in 2016. The company operates its own vineyards and produces wine under the brand name Consortium. Band of Vintners focuses on leveraging its resources and connections across Napa Valley to create high-quality Cabernet wines, striving to achieve excellence in every bottle.

Qapital

Seed Round in 2016
Qapital, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides a mobile application designed to help users manage their finances and save for personal goals through customizable rules. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Qapital allows users to create an account and transfer funds from their checking accounts automatically. The app connects to users' online accounts, enabling them to gain insights into their spending habits and set up automatic saving rules based on everyday actions. Additionally, Qapital offers an FDIC-insured checking account and a Visa debit card, facilitating bill payments and cash withdrawals. By integrating behavioral psychology with technology, Qapital aims to make money management engaging and accessible, empowering users to save, spend, and invest with intention.

SkyFront

Seed Round in 2016
SkyFront develops long-endurance drone systems for agriculture, search and rescue, and infrastructure inspections. The company offers multi-rotor systems that enable users to gather actionable insights about crop health; and allow users to run automated remote search missions during day and night. The company is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Care+Wear

Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Care+Wear is the leading provider of innovative healthwear focused on creating positive and effective healing experiences for people everywhere. Care+Wear products include ultra-soft, antimicrobial PICC line covers, chest and port access blouses, a patient gown in collaboration with Parsons School of Design, mobility gloves, a chest access hoodie in collaboration with Oscar de la Renta, a recovery bra especially designed for those undergoing mastectomies and reconstructive surgeries, and a preemie outfit for babies in the NICU in collaboration with March of Dimes. Care+Wear is a for-purpose and social-mission inspired company and partners with foundations such as Stand Up 2 Cancer, March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society. Care+Wear also has existing partnerships with Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. For more information, visit www.careandwear.com.

Simplifeye

Seed Round in 2016
Simplifeye, Inc. develops practice management software solutions tailored for medical professionals, focusing on enhancing patient engagement and communication. The company offers a suite of tools, including Amplify, a live, HIPAA-compliant web chat for patient interaction; Connect, which facilitates telehealth conferencing and allows for the collection of patient consent and insurance information; and a scheduling feature that empowers patients to book appointments directly. Additionally, Simplifeye provides a SaaS platform that integrates wearable technology, such as the Apple Watch, with existing health record systems, allowing providers to monitor patient status and access critical medical information efficiently. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, Simplifeye aims to improve patient management and operational productivity in healthcare settings.

Salido

Seed Round in 2015
Salido is a hospitality technology company that provides a comprehensive restaurant operating system designed to streamline management across various aspects of restaurant businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Manhattan, New York, Salido's cloud-based platform integrates point of sale, customer relationship management, labor management, and kitchen supply management functionalities. By enabling restaurant operators to control, analyze, and leverage their critical data, Salido aims to enhance the hospitality experience, starting with the workforce. The company collaborates with top hospitality operators to create user-friendly software that improves team performance and focuses on driving core business objectives.

Shoptalk

Seed Round in 2015
Shoptalk is the largest conference for retail and ecommerce, globally. With the world's best agenda and speakers, we help you get smart about the innovation and trends that continue to transform the sector globally. For three years, we’ve defined the industry’s digital community by bringing established retailers and brands together with direct-to-consumer and tech startups, large tech and Internet companies, venture capital investors, real estate developers, equity analysts, media and others.

BlaBlaCar

Series D in 2015
BlaBlaCar is the world's leading long-distance carpooling platform, designed to connect drivers with empty seats to passengers seeking rides. By allowing members to share travel expenses, the service promotes a cost-effective way to travel long distances. The platform emphasizes security and trust by requiring detailed member profiles and verified identities, fostering a reliable community. Users can indicate their preferred level of conversation during trips, ranging from "Bla" to "BlaBlaBla," which reflects the platform's focus on personalization. Operating in 22 countries, including regions in Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and India, BlaBlaCar aims to create a global network of drivers and passengers. The company is headquartered in Paris and features a user-friendly website and mobile applications that facilitate easy connections between travelers.

AppCow

Seed Round in 2015
AppCows is an intuitive and easy to use CRM solution designed for the smartphone supply chain, helping the mobile industry explore uncharted channels to smartphone users, creating recurring revenue and repeat customers through a mobile first experience.

Fitzroy

Venture Round in 2015
Fitzroy Toys is an online B2B wholesale marketplace built to connect the toy industry.

VillageLuxe

Seed Round in 2015
Villageluxe is a peer-to-peer rental site which Forbes dubbed the "Airbnb of high end fashion." We are an invite-only, premiere luxury fashion marketplace with nearly 20,000 on the wait-list. The next disruptor in the shared economy, Villageluxe has over $10M of luxury goods listed to rent from the most coveted global fashion brands like Chanel, Celine, Saint Laurent, and more. Founded by former venture capitalist and Harvard graduate, Julia Gudish Krieger, Villageluxe was most recently recognized by "Forbes 30 under 30" for the Class of 2017. Our W Mag Feature: https://www.wmagazine.com/story/the-site-that-fashion-insiders-are-using-to-lend-out-their-designer-closets

Zipline

Series A in 2015
Zipline Inc. is a California-based company that specializes in the design, manufacture, and operation of drones for delivering vital medical supplies, including vaccines, medicines, and blood. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Half Moon Bay, California, Zipline aims to provide instant access to essential medical products for every individual globally. The company has developed the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drones and operates the largest autonomous logistics network for medical distribution. Its drones are assembled in South San Francisco, while extensive flight testing is conducted in Davis, California. Zipline operates distribution centers worldwide, employing local teams to ensure timely deliveries to hospitals and health centers, particularly in remote areas.

Button

Series A in 2015
Button (usebutton.com) is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet. As the leading mobile commerce enablement platform, Button powers mobile growth for the world's largest brands and publishers, while offering consumers more seamless, enjoyable experiences. With each action taken, brands make sales, publishers earn revenue, and consumers get exactly what they want at the tap of a button. Founded in 2014, Button has driven over $3 billion in spending to date and has raised over $64 million in venture capital.

SourcePoint

Series A in 2015
Sourcepoint Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a content compensation platform aimed at supporting publishers in the digital marketing ecosystem. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company also has offices in Seattle, London, Berlin, and Paris. Sourcepoint's platform enables publishers to address monetization challenges by providing technology that enhances consumer options for supporting content. Additionally, the company offers tools designed to protect consumer privacy, manage compliance, and optimize revenue amidst evolving regulatory landscapes. Through its services, Sourcepoint aims to balance the needs of publishers and consumers in a changing digital environment.

Leo Health

Seed Round in 2015
Leo Health, Inc. is a New York-based company that focuses on transforming pediatric healthcare through a mobile application designed for parents and children. The application provides essential health information, educational content, and various tools to facilitate care coordination. Users can easily communicate with their child’s healthcare team, manage appointments, access health data, and submit necessary school forms. By integrating advanced technology and a user-friendly design, Leo Health aims to enhance the patient care experience, offering parents the ability to make informed decisions with real-time access to critical information. Additionally, the company reengineers workflows and physical spaces within pediatric practices to optimize the overall care experience for families. Since its incorporation in 2014, Leo Health has positioned itself as a unique entity in the healthcare landscape, emphasizing a holistic approach to children's health management.

Keaton Row

Series A in 2015
Keaton Row specializes in the fields of personal styling, E-commerce, fashion merchandising, and fashion editorial. It brings the one on one relationship between a stylist and a client online. The company's stylists work directly with women to help them build versatile everyday wardrobes comprised of fewer, better pieces by guiding them to make meaningful purchases each season. By styling new purchases with pieces they already own, they help them define their unique styles so they never have to wonder what to wear—or how to wear it—again. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States.

White Street

Venture Round in 2014
Executive chef Jason Lawless (Café Gray, Tocqueville) brings his fresh, innovative cooking to White Street, a modern American restaurant from authors and media entrepreneurs Dan Abrams and Dave Zinczenko along with Christine Cole, a New York restaurant veteran. The partners’ friendship began at BONDST, where Cole was general manager for 11 years and Abrams and Zinczenko were regulars. Drawn together by their love of food and wine and their passion for the burgeoning downtown restaurant scene, the three resolved to open a restaurant of their own—one that would reflect their mutual ideal of great cuisine partnered with a smart, inspiring social setting. Executive Chef Jason Lawless was instrumental in the Fall 2014 opening of White Street, conceiving some of the restaurant’s most well-received dishes. While intrinsically American, Lawless’ cooking features clean, inviting flavors that draw upon Asian and French cultures and techniques. His enthusiasm, experience, and stout understanding of menu development serve as the backbone of White Street’s patrons’ gastronomic experience.

Clover Health

Venture Round in 2014
Clover Health is a health insurance company that specializes in providing Medicare Advantage plans for senior citizens. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has offices in several states, including New Jersey, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Clover Health operates a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) platform that aims to enhance the quality of life for its members through patient-centered analytics and dedicated care management. By utilizing advanced analytics and custom software, Clover Health directs its clinical staff to proactively address gaps in care, focusing on preventive measures and chronic disease management. Its approach not only aims to improve health outcomes but also seeks to reduce unnecessary healthcare spending. The company primarily generates revenue through its insurance segment, which offers both PPO and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans.

Sols

Series A in 2014
Sols, Inc. specializes in providing customized orthotic insoles designed to enhance foot support and address alignment issues. Founded in 2013 and based in New York City, the company offers two primary products: SOLSRx, which are medical-grade 3D printed orthotics, and ExoSOLS, custom insoles available directly to consumers. Sols utilizes an advanced software platform that employs computer vision and machine learning to create precise 3D models of an individual's foot anatomy, ensuring a tailored fit. This innovative approach not only promotes proper gait and relieves pressure on the plantar fascia but also aims to reduce shoe size-related returns in the footwear industry. As of 2017, Sols operates as a subsidiary of Aetrex Worldwide, Inc.

Mashable

Series A in 2014
Mashable, Inc. is an online news community that focuses on digital culture, social media, and technology. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles, Mashable serves millions of monthly unique visitors and has a substantial social media following. The platform offers news, information, and resources while also curating job openings in technology, marketing, business, and design fields. Additionally, Mashable provides advertising services and has established a strategic partnership with 360i. As of December 2017, Mashable operates as a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, LLC, further solidifying its position as a leading voice in the digital media landscape.

Confide

Seed Round in 2014
Confide, Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a secure mobile messaging platform designed for confidential communications. Established in 2013, Confide enables users to engage in off-the-record conversations through its encrypted messaging service, which features self-destructing messages and protection against screenshots. This platform allows individuals to discuss sensitive topics freely, ensuring that their communications remain private and are not subject to duplication or misuse. Through its innovative approach to messaging, Confide provides a solution for clients seeking to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of their private conversations.

Sols

Seed Round in 2013
Sols, Inc. specializes in providing customized orthotic insoles designed to enhance foot support and address alignment issues. Founded in 2013 and based in New York City, the company offers two primary products: SOLSRx, which are medical-grade 3D printed orthotics, and ExoSOLS, custom insoles available directly to consumers. Sols utilizes an advanced software platform that employs computer vision and machine learning to create precise 3D models of an individual's foot anatomy, ensuring a tailored fit. This innovative approach not only promotes proper gait and relieves pressure on the plantar fascia but also aims to reduce shoe size-related returns in the footwear industry. As of 2017, Sols operates as a subsidiary of Aetrex Worldwide, Inc.

Keaton Row

Seed Round in 2013
Keaton Row specializes in the fields of personal styling, E-commerce, fashion merchandising, and fashion editorial. It brings the one on one relationship between a stylist and a client online. The company's stylists work directly with women to help them build versatile everyday wardrobes comprised of fewer, better pieces by guiding them to make meaningful purchases each season. By styling new purchases with pieces they already own, they help them define their unique styles so they never have to wonder what to wear—or how to wear it—again. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Mark43

Seed Round in 2013
Mark43, Inc. specializes in developing innovative software solutions for law enforcement agencies. The company's primary products include Mark43 RMS, an integrated application for managing law enforcement data, and Mark43 CAD, a cloud-based solution designed for emergency response management. These applications facilitate seamless data collection, management, analysis, and sharing, while offering features such as bi-directional syncing, mission-critical AVL mapping, and automatic status timers. Both Mark43 CAD and RMS are interconnected with federal, state, and local databases, providing enhanced cloud mobility. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Mark43 aims to empower communities and improve public safety through advanced technology.

Cover

Seed Round in 2013
Cover, Inc. develops a mobile dining application. It offers Cover, a dining application that handles the check, including splitting, tip, and payment at restaurants in New York City, the Bay Area, Miami, and Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York. As of September 22, 2015, Cover, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Velocity Mobile Limited.

Manicube

Seed Round in 2013
Manicube is a company focused on enhancing the personal care experience for working women by providing convenient in-office manicure services. By partnering with corporate HR departments, Manicube brings licensed nail technicians directly to workplaces, allowing employees to enjoy quick, affordable 15-minute manicures in conference rooms or designated employee areas. The service also extends to male grooming, including barbering, across major markets such as New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Boston. Customers can easily book, modify, and pay for their appointments through the Manicube website, streamlining the process for busy professionals seeking personal care services at their convenience.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2013
Tuition.io, Inc. operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from various servicers. The platform enables employers to provide a valuable benefit that directly contributes to employees' student loan debt, enhancing their ability to attract, engage, and retain top talent. In addition to facilitating loan management, Tuition.io offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was previously known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Flatiron

Series A in 2013
Flatiron Health, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in oncology, focusing on enhancing cancer research and patient care. The company has developed a data platform that integrates and organizes clinical and financial information from electronic medical records and billing systems. This platform, known as OncologyCloud, provides valuable analytics for cancer care providers and life sciences organizations, enabling them to track treatment patterns, monitor adherence to guidelines, and identify suitable candidates for clinical trials in real-time. Flatiron Health also offers additional tools such as OncoCloud for community oncology practices, Flatiron Assist for clinical decision support, and OncoEMR to assist providers in meeting oncology care model requirements. The company collaborates with over 280 community cancer practices, several major academic research centers, and prominent oncology companies. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Flatiron Health operates as a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG.

Food52

Series A in 2012
Food52, Inc. is an online platform based in Brooklyn, New York, that serves as a hub for cooks and home enthusiasts in the United States. Founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, the platform allows users to discover, share, and store a wide array of food recipes, which are contributed by the community and curated by editors. In addition to offering recipes, Food52 hosts cooking contests, provides a hotline for culinary support, and features lifestyle content related to cooking. The company also operates a curated online shop where it sells kitchenware, tableware, home products, and pantry supplies. With a community of approximately 13 million users, Food52 aims to inspire individuals to reimagine their kitchens and enhance their culinary experiences.

PayPerks

Series A in 2012
PayPerks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2009 that specializes in a financial capability and engagement platform designed for low- and middle-income consumers. The company utilizes sweepstakes-based awards to encourage users to engage with educational content on topics like budgeting, saving, and nutrition. By offering cash prizes for completing tutorials and surveys, PayPerks aims to drive positive behavior change among its users while simultaneously providing value to financial institutions. These institutions can integrate PayPerks into their products, such as prepaid debit cards, to enhance customer engagement, retention, and loyalty. PayPerks has received multiple accolades, being recognized as a promising new idea for the emerging middle class and as a notable contender in the prepaid sector. Through its transparent and accessible educational resources, PayPerks seeks to help consumers manage their finances more effectively while minimizing fees and maximizing convenience.

TreSensa

Angel Round in 2012
TreSensa, Inc. is a cross-platform game development technology and services company. It focuses on providing studios and developers with a framework, tools, and support to enable them to build games that span various devices and platforms. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

OpenFin

Seed Round in 2012
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to deliver enhanced functionality such as pop-up windows, real-time notifications, and seamless communication between applications. Catering primarily to the financial services sector, including banks and trading platforms in the United States and Europe, OpenFin's platform offers capabilities akin to mobile operating systems, allowing applications to run outside the browser with features like docking support, custom title bars, and secure communications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in London, OpenFin has established itself as a vital partner for numerous large financial institutions, facilitating both in-house application deployment and client services. The company has garnered investment from notable firms and industry executives, further solidifying its position in the fintech landscape.

Behance

Series A in 2012
Behance is an online platform that allows creative professionals to showcase and discover work through multimedia portfolios. Launched in September 2006 by Matias Corea and Scott Belsky, it serves a wide range of creative fields including design, photography, animation, and fine arts. The platform not only enables users to display their portfolios but also fosters networking among creative communities, schools, and organizations. Additionally, Behance integrates with ProSite, a customizable portfolio site builder, and distributes creative work to other online galleries. With millions of users visiting the site monthly, Behance has become a vital resource for individuals seeking to showcase their talent and connect with opportunities in the creative industry. Its operations are based in New York, United States.

Lucky Sort

Seed Round in 2012
Lucky Sort is a company that specializes in developing a big data visualization and navigation engine known as TopicWatch. This platform enables users to explore and analyze emergent patterns in live text streams, including news articles, social media content, and comments. By transforming the challenges associated with information overload into opportunities for insightful analysis, TopicWatch allows analysts to gain a comprehensive understanding of trends and sentiments in real time. Additionally, the company focuses on providing a cloud-based solution for visual and statistical text analytics, targeting markets such as financial services and risk management.

Treemo Labs

Venture Round in 2012
Seattle based and founded in 2005,Treemo Labs provides an Apps publishing platform with integrated social media, social networking, location services, gaming and premium content management tools. Treemo Labs clients and partners include CBS, MTV, AT&T, T-Mobile and others. The Treemo Labs platform allows for the building and deployment of cross platform Apps with emphasis on mobile. Every instance of the Treemo Labs platform allows the quick deployment of iPhone, Android, mobile web and web applications that sit on top of the feature rich platform that includes media sharing, social networking, location, and gaming. Treemo Labs has developed and published over 25 iPhone Apps, including CBS News, and 13 CBS Local 'Owned and Operated', Seelebrity, Qwikets, Tic A Tac Poker, LimeLife and others. Treemo Labs launched CBS News for Android in March, 2010.

LiveIntent

Series B in 2011
LiveIntent is a marketing technology platform that specializes in enhancing email as a powerful tool for identity resolution and targeted marketing. Serving over 2,000 brands and publishers worldwide, LiveIntent transforms traditional email communication into a robust mechanism for customer engagement and revenue generation in a mobile-first environment. The platform creates a private customer graph that supports various marketing objectives, including acquisition and attribution. Headquartered in New York City, LiveIntent has additional offices in cities such as Berlin, Chicago, and Los Angeles, employing around 170 people. Its full-service email advertising solutions cater to the needs of both marketers and publishers, positioning the company as a leader in the email marketing landscape.

Birchbox

Series A in 2011
Birchbox, Inc., founded in 2010 and based in New York, operates as a discovery commerce platform specializing in beauty, grooming, and lifestyle products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including makeup, skincare, hair care, fragrances, and lifestyle accessories for both women and men. Birchbox has redefined retail by providing subscribers with a monthly delivery of personalized product samples, along with educational content to enhance their shopping experience. The platform employs a proprietary algorithm to tailor selections based on individual preferences, ensuring that customers receive products suited to their needs. Birchbox collaborates with renowned brands and also features a robust e-commerce shop, allowing consumers to purchase their favorite products easily. With operations in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Belgium, Birchbox aims to simplify the beauty shopping experience through convenience and personalized service.

Adaptly

Series A in 2011
Adaptly, Inc. is a digital advertising solutions provider that specializes in helping advertisers scale their campaigns across major social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Pinterest. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including personalized planning, strategy development, media buying, execution, and performance analysis. Adaptly utilizes proprietary technology to deliver real-time insights and auto-optimization, allowing brands to achieve their advertising objectives more effectively. The company operates additional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Sydney, and employs over 120 professionals. As of December 2018, Adaptly functions as a subsidiary of Accenture plc.

GiftRocket

Angel Round in 2011
GiftRocket is a new type of gift card that works for any business. It combines the thoughtfulness of a gift certificate with the flexibility of cash. If you're new here, check out how it works. There's no card to carry, and if the recipient doesn't make it to the business, they can spend the money on something else.

BaubleBar

Series A in 2010
BaubleBar is changing how women shop for fashion jewelry. By offering on-trend styles and contextualizing them with strong editorial references, the company is quickly becoming the first go-to retailer within the $22bn fashion jewelry industry. BaubleBar’s core differentiating factor is its fast speed to market, recognized through its unique sourcing capabilities. The company leverages this by using real-time data to merchandise and design based on current market dynamics and consumer taste preferences. Coupling this with the high-touch customer experience and strong social media reach, BaubleBar is redefining how women think of fashion jewelry brands. BaubleBar (formerly Eight1Six) was founded by Amy Jain and Daniella Yacobovsky in 2010 and has raised $15.6 million in equity financing to date. The Company most recently raised $10 million in Series B funding, in a round led by Burch Creative Capital, the investment firm headed by retail and fashion veteran Chris Burch. Other leading investors in the Company include Accel Partners, Greycroft Partners, Aspect Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Founder Collective, and Lerer Media Ventures.

FanBridge

Series A in 2010
FanBridge, Inc. offers a fan relationship management platform that integrates email marketing and social networking to help artists, brands, and content creators grow, engage, and monetize their fan bases. The company provides tools for managing fan acquisition, retention, and engagement, serving a diverse clientele that includes musicians, comedians, YouTubers, and major brands. FanBridge's services enable clients to establish direct connections with their audiences through various channels, including email and social media, while also offering integrated advertising solutions that allow brands to effectively reach their target demographics. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, FanBridge has established itself as a prominent player in the fan audience CRM space, managing over 600 million fan relationships.

SkillSlate

Seed Round in 2010
SkillSlate is a platform designed to facilitate connections between consumers and local individual service providers. By offering profiles of various service providers, the platform allows users to easily find and access the services they need. In addition to helping consumers, SkillSlate provides business owners with free marketing tools and leads, enabling them to attract more customers and enhance their visibility within the community. This dual focus on both consumers and service providers positions SkillSlate as a valuable resource for local businesses and individuals seeking services.

Spruce Media

Seed Round in 2010
Spruce Media is the leading provider of enterprise-class marketing technology that delivers real results at scale, and drives consumers from likes to influence for the most successful advertisers, agencies, and trading desks on Facebook. Recently named one of 12 Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing Developers, the highest distinction of excellence offered, Spruce has pushed over 300-billion impressions through its software and is the technology of choice for the largest advertisers on Facebook. Spruce has developed a robust solution integrating ad creation, bid management, analytics, and reporting into one easy to use, yet powerful interface, which can be licensed or coupled with managed services. Spruce Media is based in San Francisco and has sales offices in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., and New York.

Saladax Biomedical

Series B in 2009
Saladax Biomedical, Inc. focuses on developing and commercializing diagnostic blood tests aimed at enhancing personalized medicine in psychiatry and oncology. Established in 2004 and based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the company offers a range of products under its MyCare line, including MyCare Psychiatry for determining appropriate antipsychotic dosages, MyCare Oncology for optimizing chemotherapy exposure, and MyCare Neurology for assessing neurological drug effects. Key products include My5-FU, MyPaclitaxel, MyDocetaxel, and MyImatinib, which assist healthcare professionals in personalizing treatment for various cancers and other conditions. Saladax markets its tests globally through distributors and direct sales in selected regions, striving to provide rapid and cost-effective solutions that allow clinicians to optimize drug dosing based on individual patient needs.

Yext

Series B in 2008
Yext, Inc. is a digital knowledge management platform that enables businesses to manage and deliver verified information about their brands across various online channels. Through its Yext platform, companies can organize and structure their data in a Knowledge Graph, which helps provide accurate answers on their websites and through a network of approximately 175 third-party services, including maps, search engines, and social networks. This platform is designed to ensure that businesses can control the public facts available to consumers, offering features such as listings, pages, and direct answers to location-based queries. Yext primarily serves industries such as healthcare, retail, and financial services. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York.

Aviary

Venture Round in 2008
Aviary is a photo-editing platform headquartered in New York City that aims to foster creative expression through its innovative tools. Founded in 2007, the platform offers a user-friendly editing experience and a diverse collection of creative content, including custom photo filters, frames, graphics, and overlays. Aviary's services are available on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and HTML5, and it powers numerous mobile applications. The company provides a free software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to integrate its customizable photo editor into their applications. With billions of images edited using its tools, Aviary serves both everyday content creators and professional photographers, making high-quality photo editing accessible to a global audience. The company has garnered over $19 million in funding from prominent investors, reflecting its significant impact in the creative software sector.

PHD Virtual Technologies

Series A in 2008
Delivering the highest performance and most scalable cross platform backup and monitoring solutions on the market and pioneer of Virtual Backup Appliances (VBAs), PHD Virtual Technologies has been transforming data protection for virtual IT environments since 2006. Its award-winning data protection solution, PHD Virtual Backup is used today by more than 3,500 enterprises worldwide to achieve unlimited scalability, high availability and cost effective backup and recovery for VMware and Citrix XenServer virtual machines. Its PHD Virtual Monitor provides a complete, end to end solution for monitoring virtual, physical and application infrastructures in VMware and Citrix environments. PHD Virtual also provides a suite of free virtualization utilities to assist with the administration and management of virtualized environments.

Zenbe

Series A in 2008
Zenbe builds mobile and web apps around the common theme of allowing users to share contextually-specific information with a select group of people. The company's current apps include: Blacktop: an iPhone app that lets users organize your Facebook and Foursquare check-ins into "trips"—with maps, photos, and comments—that can be shared with friends in real-time. (DISCONTINUED) Phizviz: creates a visualization of your Facebook check-ins, week-by-week. You can page through weeks and compare them. Zenbe Lists: lets users share task lists from their iPhone, iPad, or the web. It was one of the first 300 iPhone apps and was called "our favorite task list" by Gizmodo. Shareflow is a simple, real-time group collaboration tool that enables groups to share ideas, files, and more, without the hassles of long email threads. Zenbe was founded in 2007 and produced a next-generation webmail suite, Zenbe Mail, which was discontinued in 2010 following a partial talent acquisition by Facebook.

Invite Media

Seed Round in 2008
Invite Media is a technology company based in Philadelphia, PA, focused on developing innovative solutions for the display advertising market. The company is working with a team of Wharton statisticians to create media buying optimization technology. Its platform enables advertisers and agencies to utilize real-time bidding for purchasing display ad space, facilitating the management of automated strategies to optimize ad campaigns. This technology supports intelligent buying across various sources of real-time bidded inventory, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of online media purchases.

AppNexus

Seed Round in 2007
AppNexus Inc. develops a cloud-based software platform that enhances programmatic online advertising for both buyers and sellers of digital inventory. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers various tools that optimize campaign performance, including trading solutions and marketplaces for internet advertising. Its platform enables advertisers to create trading desks, advertising networks, and custom exchanges. Additionally, AppNexus provides a digital advertising delivery platform that helps publisher clients maximize revenue from multiple demand sources. Key offerings include the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, as well as PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. The AppNexus Apps program allows third-party technology vendors and existing customers to develop features and expand their reach. AppNexus operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc. and maintains offices in the U.S. and internationally.
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