Academia.edu
Series D in 2022
Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research.
Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million unique visitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month.
The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Go1 offers an online learning platform that enables businesses to upskill their workforce through on-demand training resources. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to learn directly within their workplace environment.
Expensify
Secondary Market in 2021
Expensify provides a cloud-based expense management platform for businesses of all sizes. Its patented SmartScan technology automates receipt tracking and expense creation. Users can import expenses from credit cards and emails, submit reports via email, and reimburse online using QuickBooks or Direct Deposit.
Vurbl Media
Funding Round in 2021
Vurbl Media operates a creator-first streaming audio platform that hosts diverse audio, including user-generated content, across multiple categories. The platform enables creators to upload audio, grow their audiences, and monetize their work while distributing content across the web. It emphasizes easy discovery and listening of audio-centric information and provides tools to publish, share, and monetize. Founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, Vurbl helps creators reach listeners across topics such as podcasts, conversations, and other formats.
Vurbl Media
Seed Round in 2020
Vurbl Media operates a creator-first streaming audio platform that hosts diverse audio, including user-generated content, across multiple categories. The platform enables creators to upload audio, grow their audiences, and monetize their work while distributing content across the web. It emphasizes easy discovery and listening of audio-centric information and provides tools to publish, share, and monetize. Founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, Vurbl helps creators reach listeners across topics such as podcasts, conversations, and other formats.
Vurbl Media
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vurbl Media operates a creator-first streaming audio platform that hosts diverse audio, including user-generated content, across multiple categories. The platform enables creators to upload audio, grow their audiences, and monetize their work while distributing content across the web. It emphasizes easy discovery and listening of audio-centric information and provides tools to publish, share, and monetize. Founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, Vurbl helps creators reach listeners across topics such as podcasts, conversations, and other formats.
Chatterize
Seed Round in 2020
Chatterize builds conversational chatbots that help young Chinese kids speak English with confidence.
Practera bridges the skills gap between university and workplace by facilitating large-scale experiential learning. It helps universities and corporations deliver high-quality, scalable work-integrated learning programs using proprietary technology.
Practera
Convertible Note in 2019
Practera bridges the skills gap between university and workplace by facilitating large-scale experiential learning. It helps universities and corporations deliver high-quality, scalable work-integrated learning programs using proprietary technology.
BibliU operates a digital platform that provides colleges and universities with managed access to millions of textbooks and academic resources. It offers automation tools, analytics, and offline support, enhancing student learning efficiency.
OpusXenta
Seed Round in 2019
OpusXenta is a leader in providing innovative software solutions tailored for the death care industry, focusing on cemetery management. The company's software features a visual mapping system for grave locations and tracks records of the deceased and related individuals to ensure compliance with regulations. It automates workflows and manages maintenance schedules while delivering analytical insights to help operators enhance business performance. By addressing the evolving service expectations of customers, OpusXenta enables cemetery operators to improve the customer experience, reduce sales friction, and drive revenue growth, allowing them to concentrate on their strategic goals rather than the operational systems that support them.
Art of Smart Education
Seed Round in 2019
In an increasingly fast changing world where 60% of young people are training for jobs that will no longer exist in 20 years , our mission is to help students confidently answer the difficult question, “What on earth do I do with my life when I finish school, and how do I get there?”
Art of Smart Education helps students:
(1) Excel at school through world class tutoring & mentoring so they have options for tertiary study
(2) Develop critical career and leadership skills demanded by employers so they are prepared for work
(3) Roadtest careers through work experience so they can make informed decisions about their future
Based on 8 years of research we’ve conducted with Australia’s top students, we've built a reputation for our holistic approach to helping students develop strong academic foundations and critical life skills.
We are proud to have helped over 3,000 students in NSW and Victoria on average achieve mark improvements of 19.41% and helped students successfully transition from school to rewarding and challenging further studies and careers.
Along the way, we’ve been featured on the ABC and SBS and in the Sun Herald, Daily Telegraph and Perth Times. We’ve also won or been named a finalist in 10 Business Awards for Excellence in Education, Service and Innovation.
Afiniti develops AI solutions that optimize customer-agent interactions in contact centers, enhancing business outcomes across industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, travel, hospitality, insurance, and banking.
Mumba Cloud
Seed Round in 2018
Mumba is a developer of an employee engagement platform designed to enhance productivity and engagement within large, dispersed workforces. The platform integrates various IT systems into a single application, providing a consistent user interface that is accessible from any device. By consolidating key business functions and incorporating advanced communication and well-being tools, Mumba aims to simplify work processes and improve the overall experience for employees. This approach enables organizations to foster a more engaged and productive workforce, ultimately facilitating a better work-life balance for their employees.
OpusXenta
Seed Round in 2018
OpusXenta is a leader in providing innovative software solutions tailored for the death care industry, focusing on cemetery management. The company's software features a visual mapping system for grave locations and tracks records of the deceased and related individuals to ensure compliance with regulations. It automates workflows and manages maintenance schedules while delivering analytical insights to help operators enhance business performance. By addressing the evolving service expectations of customers, OpusXenta enables cemetery operators to improve the customer experience, reduce sales friction, and drive revenue growth, allowing them to concentrate on their strategic goals rather than the operational systems that support them.
Lumitron Technologies
Seed Round in 2018
Lumitron Technologies develops proprietary X-ray and laser-based imaging and radiotherapy technologies that combine ultrahigh-fidelity imaging with ultra-low-dose radiography and hyper-precision radiotherapy. The company leverages a Laser-Compton light source to enable compact devices, roughly the size of a CT scanner, capable of delivering high-quality imaging and targeted therapy in a single system at a fraction of traditional costs. Its solutions are designed to replace conventional X-ray and CT scanners in hospitals, enabling detailed tumor visualization while supporting element- and isotope-specific imaging and assays within existing clinical environments.
Afiniti develops AI solutions that optimize customer-agent interactions in contact centers, enhancing business outcomes across industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, travel, hospitality, insurance, and banking.