Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm established in 2006, headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Los Angeles. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in technology startups, primarily in the internet and mobile markets. Greycroft leverages its extensive network in media and technology to provide entrepreneurs with visibility, strategic relationships, and market access to build successful businesses. With over $1 billion in assets under management, Greycroft has invested in over 200 companies, including notable successes like Venmo, Acorns, and Bird. The firm is committed to diversity, having adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

William Agathis

Investor

Adam Boutin

Partner

Teddy Citrin

Principal and Board Partner

Nick Crance

Principal

Conor Deveney

Principal

Stewart Easterby

Operating Partner

John Elton

Partner

Jon Goldman

Board Partner

Livi Grant

Investor

Sharla Grass

Principal

Alaina Hartley

Investor

Jen Hilibrand

Investor

Armin Kohan

Investor

Alan Patricof

Chairman and Co-Founder

Massimo Pennisi

Principal

Carley Phillips

Principal

Elaine Russell

Operating Partner

Peter Saperstone

Partner

Ali Schleider

Senior Associate

Dana Settle

Co-Founder and Partner

Ian Sigalow

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Bryan Subijano

Investor and Principal

Will Szczerbiak

Partner

Mark Terbeek

Partner

Marcie Vu

General Partner

Past deals in Android

Embrace

Venture Round in 2023
Embrace offers a unified observability and error monitoring platform tailored for mobile application development. This platform enables engineers to effectively manage the complexities associated with mobile environments, allowing them to proactively analyze user interactions and identify issues with detailed behavioral and technical context. Embrace's solution provides instant access to user sessions, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of events leading up to errors. By tracking every user activity—such as views, taps, and network requests—Embrace eliminates guesswork in troubleshooting, enhancing performance and enabling developers to create superior mobile experiences. The company's focus on delivering unique datasets empowers teams to prioritize and resolve issues swiftly, ultimately supporting the development of better mobile applications in an increasingly fragmented technological landscape.

Embrace

Series B in 2021
Embrace offers a unified observability and error monitoring platform tailored for mobile application development. This platform enables engineers to effectively manage the complexities associated with mobile environments, allowing them to proactively analyze user interactions and identify issues with detailed behavioral and technical context. Embrace's solution provides instant access to user sessions, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of events leading up to errors. By tracking every user activity—such as views, taps, and network requests—Embrace eliminates guesswork in troubleshooting, enhancing performance and enabling developers to create superior mobile experiences. The company's focus on delivering unique datasets empowers teams to prioritize and resolve issues swiftly, ultimately supporting the development of better mobile applications in an increasingly fragmented technological landscape.

Peanut App

Series A in 2020
Peanut App Limited is a London-based company that has developed a social networking application designed to connect mothers with shared interests and similar-aged children. Launched in 2016, the app facilitates group chats and encourages face-to-face meetings, fostering a supportive community for women at comparable stages in life. Peanut's mission is to create a safe environment where women can build friendships, seek support, and exchange knowledge. The app is available for free on both iOS and Android platforms.

Embrace

Series A in 2019
Embrace offers a unified observability and error monitoring platform tailored for mobile application development. This platform enables engineers to effectively manage the complexities associated with mobile environments, allowing them to proactively analyze user interactions and identify issues with detailed behavioral and technical context. Embrace's solution provides instant access to user sessions, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of events leading up to errors. By tracking every user activity—such as views, taps, and network requests—Embrace eliminates guesswork in troubleshooting, enhancing performance and enabling developers to create superior mobile experiences. The company's focus on delivering unique datasets empowers teams to prioritize and resolve issues swiftly, ultimately supporting the development of better mobile applications in an increasingly fragmented technological landscape.

Peanut App

Series A in 2019
Peanut App Limited is a London-based company that has developed a social networking application designed to connect mothers with shared interests and similar-aged children. Launched in 2016, the app facilitates group chats and encourages face-to-face meetings, fostering a supportive community for women at comparable stages in life. Peanut's mission is to create a safe environment where women can build friendships, seek support, and exchange knowledge. The app is available for free on both iOS and Android platforms.

Verse

Venture Round in 2019
Verse is a payments technology platform based in Barcelona, Spain, that simplifies the process of storing, spending, and sharing money. Its mobile application allows users to easily and instantly share payments without hidden fees, offering the option to keep transactions private or public. The platform enables users to pay and request money from friends using their phone contacts, facilitating global money transfers in less than two business days. Founded in 2016, Verse aims to enhance financial interactions by reducing friction in transactions. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices, catering to a wide user base.

Kangaroo

Series A in 2019
Kangaroo is an electronics company specializing in home security systems that are designed to be simple, affordable, and app-enabled. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to enhance safety by providing flexible security solutions that alert users to potential theft or external intrusions. Their self-contained alarm devices notify homeowners instantly of unwanted intrusions, ensuring that proper authorities can be informed if necessary. Additionally, Kangaroo prioritizes data security and privacy, taking extra measures to protect user information while striving to create a safer living environment.

Chowbus

Seed Round in 2019
Chowbus, Inc. is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in an Asian food ordering application that connects users with local restaurants offering Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisine. Founded in 2015, Chowbus provides an online and mobile platform that allows users to conveniently order food while also offering delivery, pickup, shuttle, and grocery services. The application, available on both the App Store and Google Play, focuses on enhancing the dining experience by providing a dish-centric ordering interface. In addition, Chowbus empowers ethnic restaurants with the necessary technology and marketing tools to grow their businesses, ultimately facilitating increased sales and customer reach.

Verse

Venture Round in 2018
Verse is a payments technology platform based in Barcelona, Spain, that simplifies the process of storing, spending, and sharing money. Its mobile application allows users to easily and instantly share payments without hidden fees, offering the option to keep transactions private or public. The platform enables users to pay and request money from friends using their phone contacts, facilitating global money transfers in less than two business days. Founded in 2016, Verse aims to enhance financial interactions by reducing friction in transactions. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices, catering to a wide user base.

Azimo

Series C in 2018
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

Chowbus

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Chowbus, Inc. is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in an Asian food ordering application that connects users with local restaurants offering Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisine. Founded in 2015, Chowbus provides an online and mobile platform that allows users to conveniently order food while also offering delivery, pickup, shuttle, and grocery services. The application, available on both the App Store and Google Play, focuses on enhancing the dining experience by providing a dish-centric ordering interface. In addition, Chowbus empowers ethnic restaurants with the necessary technology and marketing tools to grow their businesses, ultimately facilitating increased sales and customer reach.

Peanut App

Seed Round in 2017
Peanut App Limited is a London-based company that has developed a social networking application designed to connect mothers with shared interests and similar-aged children. Launched in 2016, the app facilitates group chats and encourages face-to-face meetings, fostering a supportive community for women at comparable stages in life. Peanut's mission is to create a safe environment where women can build friendships, seek support, and exchange knowledge. The app is available for free on both iOS and Android platforms.

Verse

Series B in 2017
Verse is a payments technology platform based in Barcelona, Spain, that simplifies the process of storing, spending, and sharing money. Its mobile application allows users to easily and instantly share payments without hidden fees, offering the option to keep transactions private or public. The platform enables users to pay and request money from friends using their phone contacts, facilitating global money transfers in less than two business days. Founded in 2016, Verse aims to enhance financial interactions by reducing friction in transactions. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices, catering to a wide user base.

Layer

Series B in 2017
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the development of an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer enables developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. The company's offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit designed for enhancing messaging features, as well as software development kits (SDKs) for both iOS and Android platforms. Additionally, Layer provides a Client API that allows browser-based applications to incorporate chat and communication services, along with a Platform API that facilitates the automation, extension, and integration of these services with other applications. Through its innovative tools, Layer aims to enhance customer interaction for businesses by improving communication between companies and their clients.

Prynt

Series A in 2016
Prynt is a manufacturer of instant camera cases designed for smartphones, allowing users to print photos instantly. The device is compatible with both iOS and Android phones and operates without the need for ink, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. Users simply plug in the case, capture a photo, and receive a printed image within seconds. A unique feature of Prynt is its ability to embed short videos within the printed photos, which can be accessed through the accompanying app, offering an innovative way to share memories. This combination of tangible prints and digital storytelling enhances the user's experience by merging physical photography with modern technology.

Verse

Series A in 2016
Verse is a payments technology platform based in Barcelona, Spain, that simplifies the process of storing, spending, and sharing money. Its mobile application allows users to easily and instantly share payments without hidden fees, offering the option to keep transactions private or public. The platform enables users to pay and request money from friends using their phone contacts, facilitating global money transfers in less than two business days. Founded in 2016, Verse aims to enhance financial interactions by reducing friction in transactions. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices, catering to a wide user base.

Beep

Seed Round in 2016
Beep is a fully loaded chat app for the younger generation that allows you to add creativity and fun to your voice messages.

Azimo

Series B in 2015
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

Dots

Series A in 2014
Dots is a mobile game studio based in New York City, known for creating engaging games such as Dots and Two Dots. The company develops mobile games that provide a cross-platform gaming experience, allowing users to play on both Android and iOS devices. With a focus on minimalist artwork and thoughtful design, Dots aims to deliver beautiful gameplay that invites players to explore visually stunning landscapes. The studio's philosophy emphasizes connectivity, encouraging users to experience a unique journey through its games.

Playdots

Series A in 2014
Playdots, Inc. is a mobile game development company based in New York, New York, and was incorporated in 2013. The company is known for its popular games, including Dots, a minimalist connection game, and TwoDots, a puzzle game where users connect colored dots to achieve objectives. Playdots focuses on creating well-designed, accessible, and engaging games, prioritizing players' experiences over short-term monetization strategies. Players earn "dots," the in-game currency, through gameplay or in-app purchases, with both methods yielding the same results. As of September 2020, Playdots operates as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Cord Project

Seed Round in 2014
Cord Project Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in voice messaging technology. The company offers a platform that enables users to send voice messages quickly and easily, allowing for one-on-one chats or group conversations. The service is available for both iPhone and Android devices, providing a user-friendly experience. Cord Project operates as a subsidiary of Spotify USA Inc., focusing on enhancing communication through innovative audio messaging solutions that utilize voice commands to facilitate interactions on mobile devices.

Azimo

Series A in 2014
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

rumr

Seed Round in 2013
Rumr is a messaging app that enables users to chat privately and anonymously with their friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Layer

Seed Round in 2013
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the development of an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer enables developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. The company's offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit designed for enhancing messaging features, as well as software development kits (SDKs) for both iOS and Android platforms. Additionally, Layer provides a Client API that allows browser-based applications to incorporate chat and communication services, along with a Platform API that facilitates the automation, extension, and integration of these services with other applications. Through its innovative tools, Layer aims to enhance customer interaction for businesses by improving communication between companies and their clients.

GameSalad

Series A in 2012
GameSalad Inc. is a mobile game development platform that enables users to design, publish, and distribute original games across various platforms including iOS, Android, and HTML5. Founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, GameSalad provides a visual programming interface that simplifies game creation, making it accessible to both aspiring developers and educators. The platform has been utilized by over one million users and has supported the development of numerous successful games that have ranked in the top 100 of the App Store. Additionally, GameSalad serves as an educational tool, offering a curriculum aligned with programming fundamentals and computational thinking, thereby fostering skills in game design and digital media creation among students worldwide. Formerly known as Gendai Games, Inc., the company rebranded to GameSalad Inc. in 2010.

Venmo

Series A in 2011
Venmo is a mobile payment platform founded in 2009 by Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail. It facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, allowing users to share and make payments using their linked bank account or debit card. Venmo also offers a Mastercard-powered debit card for purchases at approved merchants.

Pulse

Series A in 2011
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

GameSalad

Series A in 2011
GameSalad Inc. is a mobile game development platform that enables users to design, publish, and distribute original games across various platforms including iOS, Android, and HTML5. Founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, GameSalad provides a visual programming interface that simplifies game creation, making it accessible to both aspiring developers and educators. The platform has been utilized by over one million users and has supported the development of numerous successful games that have ranked in the top 100 of the App Store. Additionally, GameSalad serves as an educational tool, offering a curriculum aligned with programming fundamentals and computational thinking, thereby fostering skills in game design and digital media creation among students worldwide. Formerly known as Gendai Games, Inc., the company rebranded to GameSalad Inc. in 2010.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2010
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

Vuze

Series C in 2007
Vuze is a BitTorrent client used to find, download, share, play, view, and read content on digital devices. Its portfolio of products includes Vuze Free, Vuze Plus, Vuze Torrent Downloader app for Android, Vuze Remote, and Vuze Web extension for Google Chrome Webstore. The Vuze BitTorrent Client is an end-to-end software application for various torrent needs. The Vuze torrent downloader for Windows or Mac enables users to find torrents online. Once the torrent is found the Vuze BitTorrent Client facilitates the download of torrents and automatically optimizes torrent download speeds. The built-in Vuze torrent download manager lets users view the status of each of their BitTorrent downloads. Vuze is operated from San Mateo, California.

Vuze

Series B in 2006
Vuze is a BitTorrent client used to find, download, share, play, view, and read content on digital devices. Its portfolio of products includes Vuze Free, Vuze Plus, Vuze Torrent Downloader app for Android, Vuze Remote, and Vuze Web extension for Google Chrome Webstore. The Vuze BitTorrent Client is an end-to-end software application for various torrent needs. The Vuze torrent downloader for Windows or Mac enables users to find torrents online. Once the torrent is found the Vuze BitTorrent Client facilitates the download of torrents and automatically optimizes torrent download speeds. The built-in Vuze torrent download manager lets users view the status of each of their BitTorrent downloads. Vuze is operated from San Mateo, California.
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