Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based micro venture capital firm established in 2003, focusing on early-stage investments in consumer goods, technology, and healthcare sectors. The firm primarily targets seed and Series A funding rounds, supporting innovative startups that demonstrate growth potential. Great Oaks has built a diverse portfolio that includes well-known companies such as Acorns, Allbirds, and Flatiron Health, among others. By concentrating on early investments, Great Oaks aims to foster the development of emerging businesses and contribute to their long-term success.

Andrew Krebs Boszhardt

Founder and Managing Partner

Andrew Boszhardt Jr.

Managing Partner

Celine Kwok

Principal and CFO

Henry McNamara

General Partner

Stuart O'Keeffe

General Partner

Raj Sandhu

General Partner

Past deals in US East Coast

TwentyEight

Seed Round in 2023
TwentyEight is a women’s health platform focused on enhancing access to reproductive and sexual health services. Founded in 2018 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company offers online doctor evaluations for birth control prescriptions, alongside quick home delivery services and secure messaging with healthcare professionals. In addition to these services, TwentyEight provides sex education content that has been vetted by medical experts, enabling women to better understand their options in reproductive health. The platform aims to create a convenient and affordable solution for women seeking information and access to birth control and related healthcare services.

Nodal

Seed Round in 2022
Nodal is a decentralised freelancer hiring marketplace, connecting employers and freelancers.  Nodal deploys proprietary ledger technology to automate HR processing, invoicing and timesheets. Nodal will use an AI-led algorithm that will allow employers to search for talent via multiple data points, slashing the time and expenses associated with wrong hires. Nodal is financing a new freelancer economy by charging no commission to freelancers and guaranteeing weekly payments.

Autumn

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Autumn is an end-of-life marketplace that connects bereaved people with service providers to manage life after loss. We support consumers with free guides and tools, help end-of-life providers find new customers to grow their business, and change the way the world deals with death.

Parcel

Seed Round in 2022
Parcel is on a mission to empower people with the tools they need to find their home in the metaverse. Born out of an industry that was scattered and lacked transparency, Parcel developed the first comprehensive marketplace tailored exclusively for virtual real estate. By aggregating digital land listings and fostering connection between landowners and creators, Parcel offers the full suite of services needed to build a thriving metaverse community and economy.

Sundays

Series A in 2022
Sundays for Dogs engages in the online retail of dog foods. Its products are made by an air-drying method that gently dehydrates food low and slow to preserve nutrients and flavor while killing germs. The company was co-founded by Tory Waxman and Michael Waxman and is based in New York.

Leverage

Venture Round in 2022
Leverage, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an artificial intelligence-based vendor relationship management platform aimed at aiding procurement professionals. The platform provides essential data and information to facilitate supplier engagement and enhance purchasing decisions. Key features of Leverage's offerings include intelligent relationship mapping, automated supplier pages, and compliance monitoring and enforcement. By tracking and managing supplier performance throughout the supply chain, Leverage helps organizations achieve cost savings and drive continuous improvement. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in New York, New York.

Parallel Learning

Seed Round in 2021
Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of learning assessments and treatment solutions for students with learning differences. The company specializes in virtual neurodevelopmental assessments, evidence-based instruction and therapy for conditions such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and executive dysfunction. Parallel enables students to get to the root of the problem and provides them the resources and encouragement to succeed in the classroom by helping them build confidence, strength and strategies to work around weaknesses.

Bespoke Post

Series B in 2021
Goods and guidance for the modern man, delivered monthly. We aim to upgrade a guy's day-to-day life through our themed boxes full of enviable gear – shaving sets, shoe shine kits, home bar essentials, and lots more – plus a full shop of uniquely cool standalone products. Here's how it works: at the beginning of each month, you'll get an email with a full look inside the box we've selected for you based on what we think you'll enjoy. You're free to tweak colors and sizes, add on extra goods, or skip it at no cost – whatever you want. And there's always free shipping, easy returns, and no hassles, ever. See you on the inside.

Nomad Data

Seed Round in 2021
Nomad Data, founded in 2020 and based in New York, specializes in developing a data management platform that facilitates connections between data buyers and sellers. The platform offers cloud-based tools for data discovery and includes a search engine to help users navigate internal business information. By structuring data files and tracking activities, Nomad Data enables businesses to access differentiated data, enhancing decision-making, marketing, storytelling, and customer visibility. This approach aims to empower clients to make informed decisions using the wealth of data available to them.

Cyglera

Series A in 2021
Our mission at Cylera is to protect healthcare organizations and their patients from those who wish to do them harm. Enabled by our breakthrough technology, we take a patient-centric approach to defend and optimize all of the devices that healthcare providers rely on to provide care including medical devices, operational technology, and enterprise IoT, so that together we can safeguard what matters most.

Parallel Learning

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of learning assessments and treatment solutions for students with learning differences. The company specializes in virtual neurodevelopmental assessments, evidence-based instruction and therapy for conditions such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and executive dysfunction. Parallel enables students to get to the root of the problem and provides them the resources and encouragement to succeed in the classroom by helping them build confidence, strength and strategies to work around weaknesses.

Soil Connect

Venture Round in 2020
Soil Connect Services, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Plainview, New York, operates a digital marketplace that facilitates the transport and management of soil and aggregates. The company's platform connects individuals and businesses such as excavators, contractors, builders, and landscapers, addressing the inefficiencies and costs associated with soil management. By enabling users to network and transact efficiently, Soil Connect aims to streamline operations for professionals who regularly work with soil, ultimately saving them both time and money.

Publicist

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Publicist is an online marketplace that connects brands with premium, vetted marketing and communication experts on demand. Founded in 2020 by Lara Vandenberg in New York, the platform features a growing community of over 2,000 professionals available for hire, catering to a diverse range of clients from innovative startups to Fortune 500 companies. Publicist facilitates multiple project listings and hiring needs simultaneously, offering tools for effective communication and project management. This enables brands to efficiently find, hire, and manage freelancers according to their specific business requirements.

Real

Seed Round in 2020
Real is a mental healthcare platform focused on enhancing mental wellness as a vital aspect of overall wellbeing. The company aims to revolutionize mental health care by developing a member-centered therapy model that is both affordable and effective. Through a combination of digital resources and in-person experiences, Real integrates empathy and design into its approach, providing users with access to research-based therapy tools. This model encourages individuals to reflect on their mental health and take actionable steps towards improvement.

Soil Connect

Seed Round in 2020
Soil Connect Services, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Plainview, New York, operates a digital marketplace that facilitates the transport and management of soil and aggregates. The company's platform connects individuals and businesses such as excavators, contractors, builders, and landscapers, addressing the inefficiencies and costs associated with soil management. By enabling users to network and transact efficiently, Soil Connect aims to streamline operations for professionals who regularly work with soil, ultimately saving them both time and money.

Oula Health

Seed Round in 2020
Oula is redesigning maternity care from the ground up. Its modern maternity center combines the best of obstetrics and midwifery care to deliver a more evidence-based and personalized pregnancy experience. From its collaborative medical team, welcoming clinic, and remote care platform, we are setting a new standard for pregnancy that unifies modern medicine and human intuition. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Vise

Series A in 2020
Vise, Inc. is a technology company focused on automating investment management for financial advisors through machine learning and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 by Samir Vasavada and Runik Mehrotra, the company is based in New York, New York. Vise offers a subadvisor platform that integrates with custodians, allowing users to import client data and streamline trading and portfolio management. The platform supports financial advisors, wealth managers, and portfolio managers by designing customized portfolios, managing ongoing investments, and providing valuable insights. By leveraging advanced technology, Vise aims to enhance the advisor-client relationship, enabling financial professionals to concentrate on delivering personalized service while efficiently managing their clients' investments.

Petal

Series C in 2020
Petal Card, Inc. provides and issues credit cards to people who do not have a traditional credit history, students, and immigrants. It offers Petal Visa, a credit card and through its machine learning, it analyzes users' digital financial records which allows them to offer higher credit limits and lower rates than competing cards. The company also provides an application to make payments. Petal Card, Inc. was formerly known as CreditBridge, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Stacks

Seed Round in 2019
Stacks is a social video studio building the future of entertainment.

Grafiti

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Grafiti is a search engine for graphs, charts, facts, info-graphics, data, and insights. Their mission is to put every chart, graph, and data in any platform to make them searchable and shareable on the web through their Slack integration. They save and organize the user's favorite insights into collections for inspiration or storytelling. Grafiti was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City.

Motivo

Seed Round in 2019
Motivo Consulting, Inc, doing business as Motivo, designs and operates an online platform that connects mental health therapists to clinical supervisors. Its platform allows students and post-graduate mental health professionals to obtain clinical supervision hours and access peer consultations, webinars, and training. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

AllWork

Seed Round in 2019
AllWork, Inc. develops a platform that connects freelancer talent with brands and retailers. The company provides solutions, which includes recruiting, scheduling, training, communications, payments, budgeting, planning, reporting, and human resource administration. It also offers AllWork mobile application which gives managers the ability to improve coverage and make scheduling adjustments for their freelance talent. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Careswitch

Seed Round in 2019
CareSwitch, Inc., a professional employer organization, operates as software platform for the home care market. It offers The CareSwitch platform that helps home care agencies to manage payroll, benefits, and employee records to comply with recent changes in federal and state employment laws. The company’s platform also matches caregivers to jobs at the companies. It serves personal care, companionship, home health care, skilled nursing, pediatrics, and hospice markets. CareSwitch, Inc. is based in the United States.

Verb Energy

Seed Round in 2019
Verb Energy, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Lexington, Massachusetts, specializes in the production of caffeinated energy bars. The company's flagship product, the Verb Caffeinated Energy Bar, is designed to provide a healthy and convenient source of energy. Each bar incorporates caffeine derived from organic green tea, combined with carbohydrates and protein to ensure prolonged energy release. Verb Energy aims to deliver tasty and nutritious energy products that cater to a wide audience, promoting a lifestyle of health and vitality while remaining affordable.

Vise

Seed Round in 2019
Vise, Inc. is a technology company focused on automating investment management for financial advisors through machine learning and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 by Samir Vasavada and Runik Mehrotra, the company is based in New York, New York. Vise offers a subadvisor platform that integrates with custodians, allowing users to import client data and streamline trading and portfolio management. The platform supports financial advisors, wealth managers, and portfolio managers by designing customized portfolios, managing ongoing investments, and providing valuable insights. By leveraging advanced technology, Vise aims to enhance the advisor-client relationship, enabling financial professionals to concentrate on delivering personalized service while efficiently managing their clients' investments.

By Humankind

Seed Round in 2019
by Humankind is a direct-to-consumer personal care brand dedicated to reducing our global dependence on single-use plastic in the products we use every day. Offering revolutionary products that take a more responsible approach to your body and our planet, the brand’s refillable deodorant, mouthwash tablets, and shampoo bar offer clean-ingredient, scientifically advanced solutions to reduce single-use plastic waste by 90 percent or more when compared to current market offerings. The brand’s refill model is designed to measure the collective impact of the by Humankind community over time, making one small step for you, one giant step by Humankind.

King Children

Seed Round in 2018
King Children operates as a 3D custom-printed eyewear company. Through their proprietary technology, their customers can conduct face scans and virtually try-on an ever expanding range of frame designs, colors, and lenses right from their phones. With exact measurements and confirmed order selections in hand, they then print and ship these custom glasses directly to their doors. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Maven Clinic

Series B in 2018
Maven Clinic Co. operates an on-demand digital care clinic that assists mothers and families during conception, throughout pregnancy, and postpartum. It offers video appointments and private messaging with its women's and family health practitioner network, as well as a family benefits platform. The company also provides its services for IVF and egg-freezing tracks; pregnancy, postpartum, partner, adoption, surrogacy, and loss tracks; and career coaching and support, and customized manager training for HR. It serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals. Maven Clinic Co. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Cyglera

Seed Round in 2018
Our mission at Cylera is to protect healthcare organizations and their patients from those who wish to do them harm. Enabled by our breakthrough technology, we take a patient-centric approach to defend and optimize all of the devices that healthcare providers rely on to provide care including medical devices, operational technology, and enterprise IoT, so that together we can safeguard what matters most.

Tentrr

Series A in 2018
Tentrr is an online discovery platform for the outdoors anchored by the largest network of remarkable privately-owned personal campsites. They empower individual landowners to create remarkable outdoor experiences for their guests through a marketplace of unique products and services. And they take responsibility for every adventure by also connecting campers with the best local activities and events. Through Tentrr campers can easily find and customize an individual outdoor experience. Tentrr was founded in 2015 in New York by Michael D'Agostino.

Verb Energy

Seed Round in 2018
Verb Energy, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Lexington, Massachusetts, specializes in the production of caffeinated energy bars. The company's flagship product, the Verb Caffeinated Energy Bar, is designed to provide a healthy and convenient source of energy. Each bar incorporates caffeine derived from organic green tea, combined with carbohydrates and protein to ensure prolonged energy release. Verb Energy aims to deliver tasty and nutritious energy products that cater to a wide audience, promoting a lifestyle of health and vitality while remaining affordable.

Ribbon Health

Seed Round in 2018
Ribbon Health is a healthcare data platform that provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for healthcare enterprises. The platform offers comprehensive data on providers, insurance plans, and healthcare costs and quality metrics. Its services include tools for accurate provider directories, referral management, care navigation, and insurance enrollment. By delivering critical infrastructure for payers, providers, and digital health solutions, Ribbon Health enables clients to make informed decisions about healthcare services. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including health insurance companies, third-party administrators, clinics, hospitals, and digital health platforms. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Ribbon Health was previously known as HealthWiz, Inc. before changing its name in March 2018.

Petal

Series A in 2018
Petal Card, Inc. provides and issues credit cards to people who do not have a traditional credit history, students, and immigrants. It offers Petal Visa, a credit card and through its machine learning, it analyzes users' digital financial records which allows them to offer higher credit limits and lower rates than competing cards. The company also provides an application to make payments. Petal Card, Inc. was formerly known as CreditBridge, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Rumble

Venture Round in 2018
Rumble Fitness, LLC specializes in boxing-inspired fitness classes designed to enhance physical conditioning and build confidence. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Rumble combines high-intensity interval training, strength training, and metabolic conditioning to create a comprehensive workout experience. In addition to its classes, Rumble offers various products online, including boxing classes, gift cards, wraps, bottled water, and rental gloves, catering to both fitness enthusiasts and newcomers to boxing. The company's unique approach to fitness aims to help individuals achieve a lean and strong physique through engaging and dynamic workouts.

Minibar Delivery

Seed Round in 2017
Minibar Delivery is a service that facilitates on-demand delivery of wine, spirits, beer, and mixers. By connecting consumers with local liquor stores, it allows users to access a wide selection of alcoholic beverages quickly and conveniently. The platform operates in over 30 cities, including major urban areas such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., Miami, and Dallas. Minibar Delivery provides a personalized shopping experience, enabling customers to enjoy premium products delivered directly to their doorstep.

Cyglera

Seed Round in 2017
Our mission at Cylera is to protect healthcare organizations and their patients from those who wish to do them harm. Enabled by our breakthrough technology, we take a patient-centric approach to defend and optimize all of the devices that healthcare providers rely on to provide care including medical devices, operational technology, and enterprise IoT, so that together we can safeguard what matters most.

Maven Clinic

Series A in 2017
Maven Clinic Co. operates an on-demand digital care clinic that assists mothers and families during conception, throughout pregnancy, and postpartum. It offers video appointments and private messaging with its women's and family health practitioner network, as well as a family benefits platform. The company also provides its services for IVF and egg-freezing tracks; pregnancy, postpartum, partner, adoption, surrogacy, and loss tracks; and career coaching and support, and customized manager training for HR. It serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals. Maven Clinic Co. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Roomi

Series A in 2017
Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions. Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates. They are one of the only platforms that does not aggregate listings. Every room rental posted on their platform is user-generated and verified by the Roomi team. Users are able to easily list their empty rooms and potential roommates can browse and apply to move in.

Tentrr

Seed Round in 2017
Tentrr is an online discovery platform for the outdoors anchored by the largest network of remarkable privately-owned personal campsites. They empower individual landowners to create remarkable outdoor experiences for their guests through a marketplace of unique products and services. And they take responsibility for every adventure by also connecting campers with the best local activities and events. Through Tentrr campers can easily find and customize an individual outdoor experience. Tentrr was founded in 2015 in New York by Michael D'Agostino.

HowGood

Series A in 2017
HowGood, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that provides food product rating services aimed at enhancing consumer awareness and promoting sustainability. Founded in 2007, HowGood conducts thorough research to assess various aspects of grocery products, including sustainability, social responsibility, carbon emissions, and labor relations. The company offers ratings for a wide range of food items, such as bread, dairy, meat, and snacks, enabling shoppers to make informed purchasing decisions. These ratings are accessible in stores and through a mobile app, helping consumers identify products that meet specific ethical and environmental standards. By recognizing producers who adhere to these standards, HowGood supports grocers in promoting high-quality, responsible products, ultimately contributing to increased revenue for retailers.

Rumble

Venture Round in 2017
Rumble Fitness, LLC specializes in boxing-inspired fitness classes designed to enhance physical conditioning and build confidence. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Rumble combines high-intensity interval training, strength training, and metabolic conditioning to create a comprehensive workout experience. In addition to its classes, Rumble offers various products online, including boxing classes, gift cards, wraps, bottled water, and rental gloves, catering to both fitness enthusiasts and newcomers to boxing. The company's unique approach to fitness aims to help individuals achieve a lean and strong physique through engaging and dynamic workouts.

Knock

Series A in 2017
Knock is an online home selling platform that makes buying or selling a home simple and certain. Launched by founding team members from Trulia.com, the company uses data science to price homes accurately, technology to sell homes quickly and a dedicated team of professionals to guide homeowners through the selling process.

Splash

Series B in 2016
Billions of dollars are spent on worldwide events each year, making them one of the most expensive aspects of the marketing budget. Splash is the world's first tool that optimizes and validates that spend - featuring a fully integrated platform that empowers event producers to design beautiful event pages, own every lead, sell tickets and seamlessly manage communications to deliver maximum ROI.

Boatsetter

Series A in 2016
Boatsetter is a boat rental community connecting boat owners, boat captains, and anyone who seeks a water-full experience. Boatsetter.com offers a unique Boat sharing marketplace that will, for the first time, make boat rentals accessible to consumers regardless of their boating experience. We have created a catalyst for growth by unlocking the 95% idle capacity of privately owned vessels, which in turn helps boat owners realize returns on their boat investments. Our distinct approach combines best-in-class collaborative market tools from companies like Airbnb (home rentals) and Uber (professional drivers) to create the only model capable of bringing the “new sharing economy” to the marine industry. We’ve assembled a uniquely qualified team of marine professionals, tech start-up veterans, and car rental industry experts to bring today’s collaborative “sharing” economy to the boating industry. We have significant traction and have established a national network of marine-industry businesses that are partnering with us on an exclusive basis to roll out the platform in the US.

GiveGab

Convertible Note in 2016
GiveGab is a company that offers an online fundraising and crowdfunding platform tailored for nonprofit organizations, community foundations, and educational institutions. Founded in 2011 and based in Ithaca, New York, GiveGab provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to facilitate online fundraising efforts. Its platform enhances the connection between nonprofits, volunteers, and fundraisers, allowing clients to effectively promote their programs and events while also recruiting volunteers. Through its focus on community giving and peer-to-peer fundraising, GiveGab supports organizations in their efforts to raise money and foster relationships within their communities.

Mantl

Seed Round in 2016
Mantl is the first customer-centric outer core ecosystem that gives banks and credit unions the flexibility to innovate using modern technology, while owning their brand throughout the entire customer lifecycle.

Arbor

Series A in 2016
Arbor (formerly known as Pippio) operates the first marketplace for people-based data. Publishers and app developers are empowered to surface, value, and fully monetize their data asset in a privacy-friendly, transparent manner. Marketers gain accurate insights on their customers and the tools to reach them more precisely. Founded in 2014, Arbor is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco. We’re backed by First Round, Canaan Partners, and Great Oaks.

Troops

Series A in 2016
Troops.ai offers a salesforce automation platform designed to enhance the efficiency of sales teams by providing real-time transparency of Salesforce data. Acting as a Slackbot, it enables users to configure Salesforce reports, communicate deal wins, and access both standard and custom objects directly through Slack. This integration streamlines communication and improves the accessibility of vital sales information, facilitating better decision-making and collaboration among team members. Troops.ai has attracted investment from notable firms such as First Round Capital, Founder Collective, and Next View Ventures, among others.

Away

Series A in 2016
Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand. The company is a vertically-integrated company offering beautiful, high-quality luggage at an affordable price point. Away designs special objects for modern travel. It started with luggage, designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems—for life. Now all that’s left is the world in front of you and the people you share it with. Because getting Away means getting more out of every trip to come.

Helix Sleep

Series A in 2016
Helix Sleep, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in designing and delivering custom-made mattresses. The company focuses on creating personalized mattresses tailored to individual sleeping preferences, body types, and positions. Utilizing advanced biomechanics and ergonomics research, Helix Sleep combines materials such as latex, foam, and micro-coils to enhance sleep quality and promote proper posture. With an emphasis on high-quality materials sourced in the USA, Helix Sleep aims to provide value-driven products that address common sleep-related issues, ensuring customers experience comfort and relief from body aches.

Shoppable

Series A in 2016
Shoppable is a technology company that specializes in e-commerce solutions, founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York. The company offers a patented universal checkout API that enables advertisers, retailers, and publishers to develop various shoppable experiences, including websites, content, advertisements, and mobile applications. Shoppable's platform enhances affiliate marketing by integrating shopping experiences into paid search, display, and social media, while also providing turnkey embeddable commerce options for maximum flexibility on both desktop and mobile devices. With a focus on innovation, Shoppable aims to streamline the shopping process and reduce marketing costs for its clients.

Roomi

Seed Round in 2016
Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions. Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates. They are one of the only platforms that does not aggregate listings. Every room rental posted on their platform is user-generated and verified by the Roomi team. Users are able to easily list their empty rooms and potential roommates can browse and apply to move in.

Knock

Seed Round in 2016
Knock is an online home selling platform that makes buying or selling a home simple and certain. Launched by founding team members from Trulia.com, the company uses data science to price homes accurately, technology to sell homes quickly and a dedicated team of professionals to guide homeowners through the selling process.

Maven Clinic

Seed Round in 2016
Maven Clinic Co. operates an on-demand digital care clinic that assists mothers and families during conception, throughout pregnancy, and postpartum. It offers video appointments and private messaging with its women's and family health practitioner network, as well as a family benefits platform. The company also provides its services for IVF and egg-freezing tracks; pregnancy, postpartum, partner, adoption, surrogacy, and loss tracks; and career coaching and support, and customized manager training for HR. It serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals. Maven Clinic Co. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Lover.ly

Series A in 2016
Lover.y is the wedding inspiration and content site helping savvy couples plan their weddings online. From thousands of helpful wedding planning articles to their weekly free wedding planning newsletter, couples turn to Loverly as their trusted source for planning their dream wedding.

Tentrr

Seed Round in 2016
Tentrr is an online discovery platform for the outdoors anchored by the largest network of remarkable privately-owned personal campsites. They empower individual landowners to create remarkable outdoor experiences for their guests through a marketplace of unique products and services. And they take responsibility for every adventure by also connecting campers with the best local activities and events. Through Tentrr campers can easily find and customize an individual outdoor experience. Tentrr was founded in 2015 in New York by Michael D'Agostino.

Call9

Series A in 2016
Call9, Inc. offers a mobile technology platform designed to connect patients in skilled nursing facilities with emergency physicians. The company's flagship service, the Call9 tele-EM platform, allows nursing home staff to activate on-site Clinical Care Specialists when a patient experiences an acute medical event, eliminating the need to call 911. Within moments, these specialists are at the patient’s bedside and are linked to board-certified emergency medicine physicians through Call9’s proprietary technology. This innovative approach facilitates expedited treatment and point-of-care testing, enabling over 80% of patients to remain in their nursing home beds during emergencies. By reducing unnecessary hospital transfers, Call9 not only enhances patient care but also contributes to significant cost savings for the healthcare system and taxpayers. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Knotch

Series A in 2016
Knotch, Inc. is an independent provider of real-time intelligence focused on digital marketing. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Knotch offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enables brands to connect their content to specific business outcomes. The Knotch intelligence suite equips marketers with the tools needed to access performance data and consumer sentiment insights, allowing for comprehensive analysis and optimization of content strategies. By providing metrics, benchmarks, and insights, Knotch supports brands in planning, measuring, and enhancing their marketing efforts across both owned and paid channels.

SALIDO

Seed Round in 2015
SALIDO, a hospitality technology company, evolved what hospitality operators can expect from their software. SALIDO's restaurant operating system is a single platform that helps operators manage every aspect of their restaurant businesses across their enterprise. SALIDO's product enables restaurant stakeholders to control, analyze, and leverage their own critical data allowing them to focus on what drives their core business: the experience. SALIDO's mission is to improve every hospitality experience--Starting with the hospitality workforce--SALIDO partnered with top hospitality operators to deliver better, easier to use software, which truly drives team performance. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA.

Schoology

Series D in 2015
Schoology, a CODiE-award-winning learning management solution, provides a rich, collaborative learning environment that engages digital natives with the technology they enjoy using. This versatile solution is designed to meet the learning and administrative needs of K-12, higher ed, and corporate settings. Schoology allows for individual subscriptions and school or district-wide enterprise packages. Individual subscriptions allow schools to try the system in a limited number of classrooms before deciding to implement it on a larger scale. Teachers and professors can sign up on their own to start using the system independently.

Kinnek

Series B in 2015
Kinnek, Inc. operates an online platform designed to assist small businesses in sourcing customized quotes from suppliers through a streamlined request process. Established in 2012 in New York City, Kinnek addresses the unique purchasing needs of small business owners who require tailored equipment and supplies but lack the resources for dedicated purchasing teams. The platform allows users to post their product requirements, engage with suppliers through clarification questions, receive and compare quotes, and select or negotiate with their preferred suppliers. Additionally, it connects suppliers to a network of qualified small and medium-sized businesses across various industries, including food and beverage, farming, hospitality, and industrial sectors. Kinnek's marketplace facilitates efficient transactions and enhances accessibility for both buyers and sellers in the U.S. and Canada.

CardFlight

Series A in 2015
CardFlight, Inc. offers advanced mobile point of sale (POS) technology solutions designed to facilitate payment acceptance for businesses. Its primary product, SwipeSimple, empowers merchant service providers, including credit card processors and resellers, to provide mobile POS capabilities to their clients, which include over 50,000 small businesses across the United States. The company also develops the CardFlight SDK, allowing developers to integrate payment processing into their applications, enhancing the user experience. Additionally, CardFlight produces mobile card readers compatible with iOS and Android devices, enabling in-person payment acceptance via magnetic stripe. The company's solutions cater to various sectors, including retail, food and beverage, beauty, and healthcare. Established in 2011 and based in New York, CardFlight is recognized for its commitment to user-friendly technology and compliance with industry standards, positioning it as a leader in the mobile payment solutions market.

Canopy Lawn Care

Seed Round in 2015
Canopy is a landscaping company that uses technology for consumers to purchase and schedule lawn maintenance services. It uses technology to streamline operations and improve communications in order to provide an exceptional employee and customer experience. The company provides lawn care and landscaping, from weed control and fertilization to mowing and maintenance, in an environmentally responsible and intelligent fashion. Canopy Lawn Care was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

SolveBio

Seed Round in 2015
SolveBio, established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, is a contextual knowledge hub that supports pharmaceutical, biotech, and diagnostic organizations in effectively utilizing both external and internal genomic information. The company has developed a genomic intelligence platform designed to facilitate the management, distribution, and access of genomic reference data at scale. By extracting, evaluating, and unifying complex biomedical data, SolveBio enables life sciences enterprises to integrate valuable third-party information assets into a real-time dynamic interface. This approach aims to drive innovation in precision medicine and enhance human health outcomes. The company is supported by a range of prominent investors in the life sciences and technology sectors.

1DocWay

Seed Round in 2015
1DocWay is an online doctor's office. Rural, elderly, disabled and busy patients can schedule appointments online and see their doctor through our secure videochat platform. As a result, physicians increase scheduling flexibility and revenue opportunities by expanding their patient base, increasing reimbursement rates and replacing phone calls (not reimbursed)

Roomi

Seed Round in 2015
Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions. Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates. They are one of the only platforms that does not aggregate listings. Every room rental posted on their platform is user-generated and verified by the Roomi team. Users are able to easily list their empty rooms and potential roommates can browse and apply to move in.

The Muse

Series A in 2015
The Muse is an online career platform that offers job listings and advisory services to individuals seeking career advancement. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the platform provides expert guidance on various topics, including work relationships, job transitions, work-life balance, and opportunities for working abroad. Users can access job search solutions, which encompass resume and cover letter assistance, interview preparation, and networking resources. The Muse also offers career path consulting, management advice, and skills development through online classes. Additionally, the platform facilitates job searches across entry-level, internship, mid-level, and senior positions. Its clientele includes notable companies such as Goldman Sachs, WeWork, and IBM, reflecting its commitment to supporting professional growth and development.

The Muse

Series A in 2015
The Muse is an online career platform that offers job listings and advisory services to individuals seeking career advancement. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the platform provides expert guidance on various topics, including work relationships, job transitions, work-life balance, and opportunities for working abroad. Users can access job search solutions, which encompass resume and cover letter assistance, interview preparation, and networking resources. The Muse also offers career path consulting, management advice, and skills development through online classes. Additionally, the platform facilitates job searches across entry-level, internship, mid-level, and senior positions. Its clientele includes notable companies such as Goldman Sachs, WeWork, and IBM, reflecting its commitment to supporting professional growth and development.

MediQuire

Seed Round in 2015
MediQuire Inc. is a technology solutions provider focused on enhancing the operations of community health centers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, from basic reporting to advanced population management and full risk management suites. Its clientele includes federally qualified health centers, health center control networks, primary care associations, and quality improvement associations. MediQuire's mission is to improve the health outcomes of the Medicaid population by integrating medical, behavioral, financial, and social data, utilizing advanced analytics to facilitate better patient care while also aiming to reduce costs.

Maven Clinic

Seed Round in 2015
Maven Clinic Co. operates an on-demand digital care clinic that assists mothers and families during conception, throughout pregnancy, and postpartum. It offers video appointments and private messaging with its women's and family health practitioner network, as well as a family benefits platform. The company also provides its services for IVF and egg-freezing tracks; pregnancy, postpartum, partner, adoption, surrogacy, and loss tracks; and career coaching and support, and customized manager training for HR. It serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals. Maven Clinic Co. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Fatherly

Seed Round in 2015
Fatherly is a digital media brand focused on providing resources and support for fathers. Headquartered in New York City, it operates as a subsidiary of Some Spider Inc. The platform offers a variety of content, including original video series, podcasts, and in-depth reports, all aimed at empowering men to raise their children effectively and lead fulfilling lives. Fatherly covers topics such as parenting tips related to gear, health, work, and relationships, and also features products ranging from gifts for expecting fathers to toys and fitness equipment for various age groups. Through its expert advice and community-driven insights, Fatherly aims to enhance the parenting experience for men, guiding them through the challenges and rewards of fatherhood.

Shipster

Seed Round in 2015
Shipster is the fastest way to send anything anywhere.

Arbor

Seed Round in 2015
Arbor (formerly known as Pippio) operates the first marketplace for people-based data. Publishers and app developers are empowered to surface, value, and fully monetize their data asset in a privacy-friendly, transparent manner. Marketers gain accurate insights on their customers and the tools to reach them more precisely. Founded in 2014, Arbor is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco. We’re backed by First Round, Canaan Partners, and Great Oaks.

Handwriting.io

Series A in 2015
Handwriting.io, offers a patented API that enables brands to easily incorporate the company’s proprietary digital handwriting technology into existing mobile apps and websites to deliver personalized communications to customers in a scalable, affordable way. To enhance consumer messaging solutions with a personal touch, Handwriting.io launched its new iOS app, ScribbleChat, an advanced messaging platform to distinguish “handwritten” text, emojis, and interactive animations to more accurately convey emotion in conversations. The company is headquartered in New York. Learn more at handwriting.io and getscribblechat.com.

WiGo

Seed Round in 2015
WiGo, Inc. develops a college social application that helps students to coordinate social plans. Its platform allows students to see who at school is going out tonight; let friends know where they are heading; tap friends to see out tonight; and invite them to join. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

WedPics

Series B in 2015
WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience. Available on both iPhones and Androids, guests can share their photos to one single album for the Bride and Groom, solving the universal problem for Wedding Couples everywhere. WedPics is fully interactive with the ability to comment, "Love" and share with existing social networks. They’ve included 5 custom filters to make every guest a personal wedding photographer on these special occasions. For those who choose to capture these special moments on traditional digital cameras, they can upload their photos via the web directly to the Wedding Couple’s WedPics album. WedPics replaces the need for the archaic, low-quality use of disposable cameras and brings Weddings into the era of smartphone/mobile technology. WedPics is developed by Deja mi Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina based mobile/web photo app development company. Their initial app, also named "Deja mi," allowed users to explore and discover venues around them-through crowdsourced content-in real-time. The team's focus shifted in early 2012 to a more niche market: weddings. Shortly after they launched WedPics.

CoVenture

Seed Round in 2015
CoVenture is a New York-based private equity firm established in 2011 that focuses on investing in technology through various strategies. The firm targets pre-seed and early-stage companies across the United States, leveraging its unique capital base to engage in special situations and emerging assets. CoVenture manages multiple venture debt funds, including the No1 Credit Opportunities Fund and the Special Opportunities Fund, which provide alternative direct credit opportunities to support early-stage technology ventures.

AptDeco

Seed Round in 2015
AptDeco is an online marketplace for buying and selling quality preowned furniture. AptDeco offers a complete end-to-end process to bring back the joy of discovering amazing furniture finds again. With a trusted and verified community of buyers and sellers, pre-arranged pick up and delivery and a secure payment process you can finally sit back, relax and enjoy your finds while they take care of those pesky details in the background!

Roomi

Seed Round in 2014
Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions. Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates. They are one of the only platforms that does not aggregate listings. Every room rental posted on their platform is user-generated and verified by the Roomi team. Users are able to easily list their empty rooms and potential roommates can browse and apply to move in.

Splitwise

Seed Round in 2014
Splitwise, Inc. offers a web-based platform and mobile application designed to help users manage and share expenses with others, such as roommates, friends, and family. Launched in 2011 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the platform allows users to organize shared costs related to rent, bills, travel, and various transactions in a centralized location. Each user can track who owes what and receive monthly reminders about outstanding debts. Additionally, Splitwise provides tools for addressing fairness concerns through its fairness calculators, which utilize crowdsourced data to offer neutral advice on shared financial situations. This functionality simplifies the process of managing shared expenses, ensuring transparency and accountability among users.

Hinge

Series A in 2014
Hinge, Inc. develops applications for mobile, Internet, and social platforms. The company’s applications allow users to meet people in their social circles; browse Facebook-validated profiles, photos, and full names; and review friends in common, interests, religion, and other details. Hinge, Inc. was formerly known as Cleod9, Inc. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York. As of June 20, 2018, Hinge, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Match Group, Inc.

Lover.ly

Series A in 2014
Lover.y is the wedding inspiration and content site helping savvy couples plan their weddings online. From thousands of helpful wedding planning articles to their weekly free wedding planning newsletter, couples turn to Loverly as their trusted source for planning their dream wedding.

Skylight

Angel Round in 2014
HomeSwipe (formerly Skylight) is an iOS and Android app that enables users to find apartments for rent in New York City. Users can view apartment details, instantly chat with agents, and shortlist their favorite listings. HomeSwipe was launched by Jason Marmon, Dean Soukeras, and Michael Lisovetsky in 2014 and is operated from New York, United States.

Parcel

Seed Round in 2014
Parcel Inc. is a delivery logistics and technology company based in New York City, specializing in package delivery services tailored for the e-commerce sector. Established in September 2014, Parcel focuses on enhancing the customer experience for online retailers by offering services such as same-day, evening, and weekend deliveries, along with live tracking and custom text message updates. The company operates on a proprietary technology platform and employs an all-employee workforce, which ensures high-quality service and visibility in last-mile logistics. Since its acquisition by Walmart in 2017, Parcel has gained recognition through various media outlets, including Fox Business, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post.

HowGood

Seed Round in 2014
HowGood, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that provides food product rating services aimed at enhancing consumer awareness and promoting sustainability. Founded in 2007, HowGood conducts thorough research to assess various aspects of grocery products, including sustainability, social responsibility, carbon emissions, and labor relations. The company offers ratings for a wide range of food items, such as bread, dairy, meat, and snacks, enabling shoppers to make informed purchasing decisions. These ratings are accessible in stores and through a mobile app, helping consumers identify products that meet specific ethical and environmental standards. By recognizing producers who adhere to these standards, HowGood supports grocers in promoting high-quality, responsible products, ultimately contributing to increased revenue for retailers.

Kinnek

Series A in 2014
Kinnek, Inc. operates an online platform designed to assist small businesses in sourcing customized quotes from suppliers through a streamlined request process. Established in 2012 in New York City, Kinnek addresses the unique purchasing needs of small business owners who require tailored equipment and supplies but lack the resources for dedicated purchasing teams. The platform allows users to post their product requirements, engage with suppliers through clarification questions, receive and compare quotes, and select or negotiate with their preferred suppliers. Additionally, it connects suppliers to a network of qualified small and medium-sized businesses across various industries, including food and beverage, farming, hospitality, and industrial sectors. Kinnek's marketplace facilitates efficient transactions and enhances accessibility for both buyers and sellers in the U.S. and Canada.

Plated

Series A in 2014
Plated is a meal kit delivery service founded in 2012 and based in New York, United States. The company specializes in providing fresh food ingredients along with chef-designed recipes, allowing customers to prepare home-cooked meals easily. Plated aims to cater to individuals who are enthusiastic about cooking, enabling them to create exceptional dishes and share enjoyable dining experiences with family and friends. Through its subscription model, Plated focuses on the convenience of delivering quality ingredients directly to consumers' doors.

Minibar Delivery

Seed Round in 2014
Minibar Delivery is a service that facilitates on-demand delivery of wine, spirits, beer, and mixers. By connecting consumers with local liquor stores, it allows users to access a wide selection of alcoholic beverages quickly and conveniently. The platform operates in over 30 cities, including major urban areas such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., Miami, and Dallas. Minibar Delivery provides a personalized shopping experience, enabling customers to enjoy premium products delivered directly to their doorstep.

Hinge

Convertible Note in 2014
Hinge, Inc. develops applications for mobile, Internet, and social platforms. The company’s applications allow users to meet people in their social circles; browse Facebook-validated profiles, photos, and full names; and review friends in common, interests, religion, and other details. Hinge, Inc. was formerly known as Cleod9, Inc. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York. As of June 20, 2018, Hinge, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Match Group, Inc.

Schoology

Series C in 2014
Schoology, a CODiE-award-winning learning management solution, provides a rich, collaborative learning environment that engages digital natives with the technology they enjoy using. This versatile solution is designed to meet the learning and administrative needs of K-12, higher ed, and corporate settings. Schoology allows for individual subscriptions and school or district-wide enterprise packages. Individual subscriptions allow schools to try the system in a limited number of classrooms before deciding to implement it on a larger scale. Teachers and professors can sign up on their own to start using the system independently.

Magnises

Seed Round in 2014
Magnises features a card that provides perks, access, and top-tier service at restaurants, bars, shops, boutiques, and hotels. Cardholders can socialize and network at Magnises-sponsored concerts, private dinners, art openings, and other special events. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States.

ImageBrief

Venture Round in 2014
ImageBrief, Inc. operates a request-based stock photo online marketplace. Its marketplace enables brands, agencies, and publishers to search images, brief for something custom (branded or specific), and discover and hire a photographer; and photographers to sell, connect, and get hired. The company offers photographs in the areas of authentic life, food and drink, travel, business, brand themes, nature, healthcare, and more. It serves brands, agencies, and publishers, freelance art buyers, and photo editors. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Allclasses

Seed Round in 2014
Allclasses, Inc. provides an online search engine that allows users to search for and discover classes and class providers who offer classes locally or online. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. As of June 23, 2015, Allclasses, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Noodle Education, Inc.

Drync

Seed Round in 2014
Drync Wine has been the top downloaded mobile app for wine in the world. Drync has received accolades from the New York Times, Mashable, Macworld, and others. Today, Drync manages 600,000 bottles of virtual wine for 300,000 affluent wine enthusiasts and has served over 2 million wine searches.

AptDeco

Seed Round in 2014
AptDeco is an online marketplace for buying and selling quality preowned furniture. AptDeco offers a complete end-to-end process to bring back the joy of discovering amazing furniture finds again. With a trusted and verified community of buyers and sellers, pre-arranged pick up and delivery and a secure payment process you can finally sit back, relax and enjoy your finds while they take care of those pesky details in the background!

WedPics

Series A in 2014
WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience. Available on both iPhones and Androids, guests can share their photos to one single album for the Bride and Groom, solving the universal problem for Wedding Couples everywhere. WedPics is fully interactive with the ability to comment, "Love" and share with existing social networks. They’ve included 5 custom filters to make every guest a personal wedding photographer on these special occasions. For those who choose to capture these special moments on traditional digital cameras, they can upload their photos via the web directly to the Wedding Couple’s WedPics album. WedPics replaces the need for the archaic, low-quality use of disposable cameras and brings Weddings into the era of smartphone/mobile technology. WedPics is developed by Deja mi Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina based mobile/web photo app development company. Their initial app, also named "Deja mi," allowed users to explore and discover venues around them-through crowdsourced content-in real-time. The team's focus shifted in early 2012 to a more niche market: weddings. Shortly after they launched WedPics.

Dash

Seed Round in 2014
Dash is a mobile payment platform that allows patrons to view, split, and pay their tab from their smartphone. It integrates directly with the leading hospitality point-of-sale systems, which means it's extremely easy for restaurants to accept Dash as payment. Users benefit from bill splitting, itemized digital transactions, increased security, and ease of closing out a tab at a busy bar. Dash is lives in 30+ markets and processes thousands of transactions weekly. Dash was founded in 2011 by Jeff McGregor and Gennady Spirin, with backers including Great Oaks VC, Caerus Ventures, New York Angels, and Jonathan Segal.

Sweeten

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Sweeten is a home renovation platform founded in 2011 by trained architects, aimed at transforming the $320 billion residential renovation industry. The platform connects homeowners and small business owners with local general contractors for various renovation needs, including architecture and interior design. By facilitating these connections, Sweeten supports users throughout their renovation projects, ensuring a smoother and more trustworthy experience. With nearly $900 million in renovation deals posted, the company has gained recognition as a leading marketplace that empowers individuals to undertake their home improvement projects with confidence. Sweeten has been featured in notable publications, highlighting its impact on the renovation landscape.

Tidal Labs

Seed Round in 2014
Tidal builds technology to power influencer networks and "content communities" powered by prosumer creative individuals online.