Innovation Endeavors

Innovation Endeavors LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Tel Aviv. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as agriculture, cyber, digital media, financial services, life sciences, logistics, manufacturing, space, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, financial technology, and transportation. Innovation Endeavors manages $1 billion and seeks to support visionary founders and transformational technologies that drive industry evolution. The firm primarily invests in the United States and Israel, emphasizing opportunities that arise at the intersection of emerging technologies and growing global markets. Notable investments include companies like Uber, SoFi, and Planet, reflecting the firm's commitment to fostering innovation across diverse sectors.

Dror Berman

Co-Founder & Founding Partner

Scott Brady

Founding Partner

Daniel Goldstein

Partner

Natasha Gunther

Investment Team

Ali Jordan

Head of Communications and Investor Relations

Nick Olsen

Investor

Josh Rapperport

Investment Associate

Rick Scanlon

Founding Partner

Harpinder Singh

Partner

Sam Smith-Eppsteiner

Partner

Bridget Storm

Partner and CFO

Davis Treybig

Partner

217 past transactions

Equalum

Series C in 2022
Equalum Ltd. is a company that specializes in real-time data ingestion and processing, primarily targeting enterprises dealing with Big Data. Founded in June 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Equalum has developed a unique Data Beaming platform that enables the instantaneous transfer of operational data from diverse sources, such as message queues, sensors, files, applications, and databases, to various analytics environments and cloud services. The platform is designed for scalability and user-friendliness, leveraging the capabilities of Spark within an enterprise-grade framework. This innovation helps organizations enhance their data processing efficiency, surpassing traditional ETL methods and open-source solutions.

Afresh

Series B in 2022
Afresh Technologies Inc. develops supply chain software that leverages artificial intelligence to reduce waste and enhance the freshness of perishable food items. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform designed to assist grocery stores and wholesalers in managing the complexities associated with fresh produce. This software tracks demand and manages orders by forecasting future needs based on the analysis of millions of data points. It provides features such as inventory optimization, procurement support, and markdown strategies, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions about the quantity of perishables to stock. By facilitating accurate item-level predictions and replenishment recommendations, Afresh helps businesses minimize waste, maintain product freshness, and improve overall profitability.

Continual

Series A in 2022
Continual is the easiest way to maintain predictions – from customer churn to inventory forecasts – in your data warehouse. It's built for modern data teams that want to leverage machine learning to drive revenue, streamline operations, and power innovative products and services without complex engineering.

Character Biosciences

Series A in 2022
Biopharmaceutical research and development company that's an affiliate of Clover Health

FutureProof Technologies

Venture Round in 2022
FutureProof Technologies is a financial analytics software company specializing in physical climate risks.

Plotlogic

Series A in 2022
Plotlogic Pty Ltd is a Brisbane-based company that specializes in developing advanced ore characterization systems for the mining industry. The firm employs hyperspectral imaging technology through its flagship product, OreSense LV, which identifies variations in a mine's geological model. Additionally, it offers OreBlocks, an API designed to enhance planning processes, and OreCheck, which provides real-time alerts regarding material variations. The technology aims to improve ore recovery and minimize dilution while also reducing carbon emissions and operational costs. Plotlogic's systems are applicable to various commodities, including coal, iron ore, and gold. Founded in 2005, the company is dedicated to offering customized support services alongside its innovative solutions.

RightBound

Series A in 2022
RightBound offers a sales augmentation platform that automates and enhances the sales process for businesses. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform engages in cold outreach, collects data on prospects, and eliminates the need for time-consuming manual tasks. By handling these elements of the sales development process, RightBound enables companies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their sales teams, ultimately increasing their return on investment. The platform goes beyond merely providing data and insights, delivering a comprehensive solution that streamlines sales efforts and allows clients to focus on closing deals.

DataRails

Series B in 2022
DataRails is a spreadsheet management solution for financial organizations. Our technology delivers full control, data integrity and compliance, while driving business productivity and efficiency.

Atom Computing

Series B in 2022
Atom Computing Inc. designs and manufactures scalable quantum computers utilizing individual atoms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company leverages the quantum mechanical properties of atoms to process information and tackle complex challenges that are beyond the capabilities of classical computing. Its technology has applications in various fields, including drug design and computational chemistry, enabling advancements in areas that require high levels of computational power.

Eikon Therapeutics

Series B in 2022
Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Hayward, California, focused on developing innovative treatments for chronic and life-threatening diseases. Established in 2019, Eikon utilizes advanced super-resolution microscopy techniques, enabling real-time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells. This unique discovery platform allows the company to target previously difficult-to-address biological targets, leveraging groundbreaking innovations from its founders, including a Nobel Prize recipient. Through these efforts, Eikon aims to create novel therapeutics that address unmet medical needs.

Panther

Series B in 2021
Panther’s mission is to help security teams detect and respond to breaches at cloud-scale. Panther is more than a SIEM, it’s a sustainable way to monitor everything happening in your environment. In a world exploding with data, automation is critical. Panther directly enables security teams to create expressive detections with Python and store years of normalized and structured data in a security data lake. Move to a platform built for security engineers, by security engineers. Jack Naglieri launched the company in San Francisco, California in 2018.

Anyword

Series B in 2021
Anyword, formerly known as Keywee, provides a platform that enhances content distribution and performance measurement for publishers and marketers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company utilizes advanced text-mining technology and a comprehensive database of historical content performance to identify audiences aligned with specific business objectives. By analyzing content and leveraging predictive modeling, Anyword generates targeted paid posts that drive effective content marketing results. The company serves a diverse clientele, including notable organizations such as the BBC, Conde Nast, National Geographic, and The New York Times. With its innovative approach to audience engagement, Anyword aims to streamline the content promotion process and elevate marketing outcomes.

Machina Labs

Series A in 2021
Machina Labs is a mechanical & industrial engineering & manufacturing firm that unlocks manufacturing through AI & machine learning.

Mosaic

Series B in 2021
Mosaic Building Group, Inc. is a technology-focused construction company based in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional offices in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2015, the company provides a range of construction services to homebuilders, including general contracting, framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and site work. Mosaic specializes in single-family, multi-family, custom homebuilding, and build-to-rent projects. With a commitment to enhancing efficiency in the construction process, Mosaic employs advanced technologies and programming to automate various tasks, resulting in faster and more streamlined homebuilding. The company's mission centers on creating communities that foster a sense of connection and belonging, aiming to make beautiful living environments accessible to a broader audience.

GRO Biosciences

Series A in 2021
GRO Biosciences is leveraging breakthrough technologies from computational protein design and synthetic biology to develop best-in-class protein therapeutics with enhanced properties. The company has established multiple genomically recoded strains of bacteria that can incorporate non-standard amino acids into proteins to confer increased potency, stability, and targeted delivery. GRO Biosciences is applying its technology platform to develop improved protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders and autoimmunity. The company, co-founded by Dr. George Church, is located at the Harvard Life Lab, a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotechnology startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Tromzo

Seed Round in 2021
Developer-first AppSec management platform that eliminates friction between developers and security so you can scale your application security program.

Pandion

Series A in 2021
Pandion has developed a technology platform for e-commerce players to manage capacity problems during peak periods. The logistics platform helps all businesses provide one and two-day shipping, and makes on-time delivery possible for more retailers, regardless of size and scale. Pandion’s delivery management software uses machine learning to avoid shipping delays and optimize delivery networks.

Vicarious Surgical

Post in 2021
Vicarious Surgical Inc. is a company based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing virtual reality software designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The company has created a surgical system that integrates virtual reality technology with robotic systems, allowing surgeons to perform operations with enhanced precision and control. Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical aims to improve surgical outcomes and patient recovery times through innovative technology.

Rebellion Defense

Venture Round in 2021
Rebellion Defense, Inc. is a software company founded in 2019, headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Seattle and London. It specializes in developing artificial intelligence and machine learning software products designed to support national defense missions for the United States, the United Kingdom, and their allies. The company's solutions focus on analyzing, securing, and transporting data relevant to national security and defense, providing innovative tools to enhance operational capabilities in this critical sector.

Gatik

Series B in 2021
Gatik is a startup developing technology for deploying autonomous vehicles for short-haul logistics. It specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, automotive, and logistics. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Third Wave Automation

Series B in 2021
Third Wave Automation, Inc. develops an autonomous forklift using machine learning, computer vision, and robotic material handling. Its technology enables forklifts to perform complex tasks using shared autonomy. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Union City, California.

Fero Labs

Series A in 2021
Fero Labs Inc. develops an automated machine learning and artificial intelligence platform tailored for the industrial sector. The company's software is designed to adapt to changing factory conditions, providing valuable insights for various industries, including automotive, steel, oil and gas, chemicals, and utilities. By leveraging existing data and advanced data science techniques, Fero Labs enables its customers to identify the root causes of process and quality issues, facilitating continuous improvement in production. Originally founded as Predictiv Industries Inc. in 2015, the company rebranded to Fero Labs in June 2017 and maintains its headquarters in New York, with an additional office in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Atom Computing

Series A in 2021
Atom Computing Inc. designs and manufactures scalable quantum computers utilizing individual atoms. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company leverages the quantum mechanical properties of atoms to process information and tackle complex challenges that are beyond the capabilities of classical computing. Its technology has applications in various fields, including drug design and computational chemistry, enabling advancements in areas that require high levels of computational power.

FutureProof Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
FutureProof Technologies is a financial analytics software company specializing in physical climate risks.

DataRails

Series A in 2021
DataRails is a spreadsheet management solution for financial organizations. Our technology delivers full control, data integrity and compliance, while driving business productivity and efficiency.

RightBound

Series A in 2021
RightBound offers a sales augmentation platform that automates and enhances the sales process for businesses. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform engages in cold outreach, collects data on prospects, and eliminates the need for time-consuming manual tasks. By handling these elements of the sales development process, RightBound enables companies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their sales teams, ultimately increasing their return on investment. The platform goes beyond merely providing data and insights, delivering a comprehensive solution that streamlines sales efforts and allows clients to focus on closing deals.

Authomize

Series A in 2021
Authomize, based in Israel, specializes in identity and security management, providing a platform that automates the management of identities, access, and privileges across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Its intelligent Prescriptive Analytics engine helps IT and security teams streamline operations surrounding authorizations, effectively preventing permission sprawl and enhancing productivity. By acting as a bridge between IT operations and security teams, Authomize reduces the operational burden tied to authorization processes while improving security posture and compliance. The platform features an API connector that integrates seamlessly with various identity providers and a wide range of applications, both on-premises and SaaS. Authomize is supported by notable investors, including Blumberg Capital and M12, as well as advisors from prominent companies in the tech industry.

Eikon Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Hayward, California, focused on developing innovative treatments for chronic and life-threatening diseases. Established in 2019, Eikon utilizes advanced super-resolution microscopy techniques, enabling real-time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells. This unique discovery platform allows the company to target previously difficult-to-address biological targets, leveraging groundbreaking innovations from its founders, including a Nobel Prize recipient. Through these efforts, Eikon aims to create novel therapeutics that address unmet medical needs.

Replica

Series B in 2021
Developer of an urban planning tool designed intended for transportation planning and city design development. The company's tool figure out how people move around cities through third-party sources, like mobile phone apps, and is then combined with demographic data from public sources, such as censuses, as well as public transit data creating a synthetic population, enabling city to make infrastructure decisions around transport, schools, parks, hospital.

DataRails

Series A in 2021
DataRails is a spreadsheet management solution for financial organizations. Our technology delivers full control, data integrity and compliance, while driving business productivity and efficiency.

Canvas

Series B in 2021
Canvas develops and manufacture construction machinery. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Viz

Series C in 2021
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes. Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce time to treatment and improve access to care. Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California, USA.

BigHat Biosciences

Series A in 2021
BigHat Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, that specializes in the development of an automated platform for producing and characterizing antibodies. Founded in 2019, BigHat utilizes an AI-guided protein therapeutic platform that combines a wet lab with machine learning techniques. This integration allows drug developers to engineer antibodies and biotherapeutics with enhanced functions and improved biophysical properties. The company's innovative design capabilities aim to create safer and more effective treatments for patients facing complex diseases.

Pandion

Seed Round in 2021
Pandion has developed a technology platform for e-commerce players to manage capacity problems during peak periods. The logistics platform helps all businesses provide one and two-day shipping, and makes on-time delivery possible for more retailers, regardless of size and scale. Pandion’s delivery management software uses machine learning to avoid shipping delays and optimize delivery networks.

OwnBackup

Series D in 2021
OwnBackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as sophisticated data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. Helping more than 2,000 businesses worldwide protect critical cloud data, OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018.

Ukko

Series B in 2021
Developer of immunity-boosting proteins designed to improve the lives of people who suffer from food allergies and gluten-related disorders. The company's technology uses artificial intelligence, immunology, computational biology, and protein engineering to make safe proteins that do not trigger an immune response, enabling physicians to prescribe to people products that are safe to consume.

Joshu

Seed Round in 2021
Joshu helps insurance carriers launch online distribution channels quickly and independently.

Gatik

Series A in 2020
Gatik is a startup developing technology for deploying autonomous vehicles for short-haul logistics. It specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, automotive, and logistics. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

TuneIn

Venture Round in 2020
TuneIn lets people listen to the world's sports, new, talk, and music with over 100,000 real radio stations and four million on-demand programs streaming from every continent. TuneIn has over 50 million monthly active users, and is available on over 200 different connected devices, including all smartphone and tablet operating systems and 55 vehicle models. To date, TuneIn has raised venture funding from Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Jafco Ventures, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Afresh

Series A in 2020
Afresh Technologies Inc. develops supply chain software that leverages artificial intelligence to reduce waste and enhance the freshness of perishable food items. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform designed to assist grocery stores and wholesalers in managing the complexities associated with fresh produce. This software tracks demand and manages orders by forecasting future needs based on the analysis of millions of data points. It provides features such as inventory optimization, procurement support, and markdown strategies, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions about the quantity of perishables to stock. By facilitating accurate item-level predictions and replenishment recommendations, Afresh helps businesses minimize waste, maintain product freshness, and improve overall profitability.

Canvas

Series A in 2020
Canvas develops and manufacture construction machinery. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Illusive

Series B in 2020
Illusive Networks Ltd. specializes in cybersecurity solutions that utilize deception technology to protect organizations from advanced cyber threats. The company offers a range of services, including compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security solutions. Their product suite includes the Illusive Networks Management Platform for centralized cyber security management, the Attack Surface Manager for continuous network vulnerability discovery, and tools for attack detection and intelligence that provide actionable insights into cyber incidents. Illusive Networks serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Founded in 2014, the company operates from its headquarters in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and has an additional office in New York, New York.

Cube Dev

Seed Round in 2020
Cube Dev, Inc. designs and develops open-source analytical API platform. The company offers Visualization-agnostic tools for building UIs, analytical API servers, and modern data stores support. Cube cloud offers managed infrastructure, inspects and traces queries, manages pre-aggregations, and provides monitoring and analysis. Cube Dev, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Dewpoint Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotech company focused on researching biomolecular condensates and their role in cellular function. Established in 2018 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company aims to develop innovative treatments for a range of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, immunology, cardiovascular conditions, women’s health, and virology. Dewpoint Therapeutics utilizes a novel drug platform that specifically targets biomolecular condensates to advance its therapeutic solutions.

Hysolate

Venture Round in 2020
Hysolate Ltd. develops innovative endpoint solutions aimed at enhancing desktop management and increasing business productivity. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a hybrid platform that allows enterprises to run multiple operating systems on a single workstation while ensuring robust security. Hysolate's key products include the vGap Endpoint Hypervisor, which enables user-facing software to operate in a fully virtualized environment without direct hardware access; the vGap Management Server, which centrally controls security policies and monitors endpoint activity; and vGap Network Security, which facilitates a segmented network to enhance security and prevent split tunneling. Founded by veterans from Israel's elite technology units and the cybersecurity sector, Hysolate is committed to bridging the gap between security and productivity for modern enterprises.

Panther

Series A in 2020
Panther’s mission is to help security teams detect and respond to breaches at cloud-scale. Panther is more than a SIEM, it’s a sustainable way to monitor everything happening in your environment. In a world exploding with data, automation is critical. Panther directly enables security teams to create expressive detections with Python and store years of normalized and structured data in a security data lake. Move to a platform built for security engineers, by security engineers. Jack Naglieri launched the company in San Francisco, California in 2018.

Mosaic

Series A in 2020
Mosaic Building Group, Inc. is a technology-focused construction company based in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional offices in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2015, the company provides a range of construction services to homebuilders, including general contracting, framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and site work. Mosaic specializes in single-family, multi-family, custom homebuilding, and build-to-rent projects. With a commitment to enhancing efficiency in the construction process, Mosaic employs advanced technologies and programming to automate various tasks, resulting in faster and more streamlined homebuilding. The company's mission centers on creating communities that foster a sense of connection and belonging, aiming to make beautiful living environments accessible to a broader audience.

Vicarious Surgical

Series A in 2020
Vicarious Surgical Inc. is a company based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing virtual reality software designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The company has created a surgical system that integrates virtual reality technology with robotic systems, allowing surgeons to perform operations with enhanced precision and control. Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical aims to improve surgical outcomes and patient recovery times through innovative technology.

Afresh

Series A in 2020
Afresh Technologies Inc. develops supply chain software that leverages artificial intelligence to reduce waste and enhance the freshness of perishable food items. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform designed to assist grocery stores and wholesalers in managing the complexities associated with fresh produce. This software tracks demand and manages orders by forecasting future needs based on the analysis of millions of data points. It provides features such as inventory optimization, procurement support, and markdown strategies, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions about the quantity of perishables to stock. By facilitating accurate item-level predictions and replenishment recommendations, Afresh helps businesses minimize waste, maintain product freshness, and improve overall profitability.

OwnBackup

Series D in 2020
OwnBackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as sophisticated data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. Helping more than 2,000 businesses worldwide protect critical cloud data, OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018.

Third Wave Automation

Series A in 2020
Third Wave Automation, Inc. develops an autonomous forklift using machine learning, computer vision, and robotic material handling. Its technology enables forklifts to perform complex tasks using shared autonomy. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Union City, California.

Viaduct

Series A in 2020
Viaduct, Inc. provides a machine learning and data analytics platform, and software solution that enable original equipment manufacturers to manage, analyze, and utilize their connected vehicle data. It offers predictive analytics, quality assurance, campaigning, in-vehicle personalization, accident risk prediction, incident alerts and claims management, and data transmission. Viaduct, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

InsidePacket

Seed Round in 2020
InsidePacket offers scalable and highly-secured network services optimized for the Edge Cloud. InsidePacket is a disruptive software start-up in the network services market. InsidePacket leverages recent groundbreaking developments in the fields of network function disaggregation, switch ASIC programmability, and SDN to build innovative solutions for data centers and service providers. InsidePacket was founded by a team of world-class networking experts and is supported by industry thought leaders and strategic tier-one VCs.

Fabric

Series B in 2020
Fabric is developing an on-demand supply chain solution aimed at grocery retailers, enabling them to provide sustainable, one-hour delivery services to their online customers. The company has created Micro-Fulfillment Centers, which are urban, automated fulfillment facilities designed to optimize local distribution while maintaining cost-efficiency. By leveraging advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, Fabric redefines the fulfillment and delivery process in urban settings. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of last-mile delivery, allowing retailers to implement true on-demand services, significantly lower operational costs, and achieve enhanced scalability in their operations.

ClearMetal

Series A in 2020
ClearMetal, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software for supply chain operations. It offers transport and supply chain visibility solutions through the cloud-based web application, decision support, predictive risk, event predictions, and smart processing and cleaning. ClearMetal, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Skylo

Series B in 2020
Skylo develops IoT devices intended to connect a variety of devices. Its sensors can connect on millions of objects and machines in remote areas across a wide range of industries including agriculture, fishing, railways, logistics, and utility infrastructure, enabling organizations to mobilize the machine data.

Citrine Informatics

Series B in 2019
Citrine Informatics is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It features a software platform that ingests and analyzes vast quantities of technical data on materials, chemicals, and devices to streamline R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for any organization that produces a physical product. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Panther

Seed Round in 2019
Panther’s mission is to help security teams detect and respond to breaches at cloud-scale. Panther is more than a SIEM, it’s a sustainable way to monitor everything happening in your environment. In a world exploding with data, automation is critical. Panther directly enables security teams to create expressive detections with Python and store years of normalized and structured data in a security data lake. Move to a platform built for security engineers, by security engineers. Jack Naglieri launched the company in San Francisco, California in 2018.

Astra

Series C in 2019
Astra Space, Inc. is a rocket launch company based in Alameda, California, that designs and builds rockets for satellite delivery and launch services. Founded in 2004 and rebranded in 2016, Astra specializes in offering online reservations for payload deliveries to sun-synchronous and low inclination orbits. The company provides dedicated launch services for payloads ranging from 50 kg to 150 kg, targeting a reference orbit of 500 km. Astra operates test facilities to support its operations and aims to facilitate frequent access to space.

Replica

Series A in 2019
Developer of an urban planning tool designed intended for transportation planning and city design development. The company's tool figure out how people move around cities through third-party sources, like mobile phone apps, and is then combined with demographic data from public sources, such as censuses, as well as public transit data creating a synthetic population, enabling city to make infrastructure decisions around transport, schools, parks, hospital.

CropX

Series B in 2019
CropX Ltd., an ag-analytics company, develops cloud based software solutions integrated with wireless sensors, which boosts crops yield and saves water and energy. It offers advanced adaptive irrigation software service that delivers crop yield increase, and water and energy cost saving services while conserving the environment. The company also generates irrigation maps and automatically applies the right amount of water to different parts of the same field. It serves farmers worldwide. CropX Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with an additional office in San Francisco, California. CropX’s proprietary science helps farmers better understand water usage across their fields. Its low-cost soil sensors can increase crop yields while simultaneously cutting water usage by one third. In just one irrigation season, CropX sensors were installed on thousands of acres of all major row crops and demonstrated immense value, with early customers across the United States reporting dramatic water, manpower and cost savings, as well as massive crop yield gains. During the current growing season, CropX technology will be rolled out across hundreds of thousands of acres.

AlphaSense

Series B in 2019
AlphaSense, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an AI-powered search engine for market intelligence. Founded in 2007, AlphaSense provides a platform that enables research professionals to efficiently search, navigate, and analyze various data sources, including filings, research, news, and other disclosures. This technology utilizes artificial intelligence and natural language processing to identify relevant insights from diverse and fragmented data sets, helping users gain critical business insights quickly. The company serves over 1,000 enterprise clients across multiple industries and geographies. With a workforce exceeding 240 employees, a significant portion of whom are dedicated to product development, AlphaSense also has offices in London, Helsinki, Pune, and other locations in the United States.

Gatik

Seed Round in 2019
Gatik is a startup developing technology for deploying autonomous vehicles for short-haul logistics. It specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, automotive, and logistics. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

OwnBackup

Series C in 2019
OwnBackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as sophisticated data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. Helping more than 2,000 businesses worldwide protect critical cloud data, OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018.

Equalum

Series B in 2019
Equalum Ltd. is a company that specializes in real-time data ingestion and processing, primarily targeting enterprises dealing with Big Data. Founded in June 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Equalum has developed a unique Data Beaming platform that enables the instantaneous transfer of operational data from diverse sources, such as message queues, sensors, files, applications, and databases, to various analytics environments and cloud services. The platform is designed for scalability and user-friendliness, leveraging the capabilities of Spark within an enterprise-grade framework. This innovation helps organizations enhance their data processing efficiency, surpassing traditional ETL methods and open-source solutions.

Afresh

Series A in 2019
Afresh Technologies Inc. develops supply chain software that leverages artificial intelligence to reduce waste and enhance the freshness of perishable food items. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform designed to assist grocery stores and wholesalers in managing the complexities associated with fresh produce. This software tracks demand and manages orders by forecasting future needs based on the analysis of millions of data points. It provides features such as inventory optimization, procurement support, and markdown strategies, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions about the quantity of perishables to stock. By facilitating accurate item-level predictions and replenishment recommendations, Afresh helps businesses minimize waste, maintain product freshness, and improve overall profitability.

GRO Biosciences

Seed Round in 2019
GRO Biosciences is leveraging breakthrough technologies from computational protein design and synthetic biology to develop best-in-class protein therapeutics with enhanced properties. The company has established multiple genomically recoded strains of bacteria that can incorporate non-standard amino acids into proteins to confer increased potency, stability, and targeted delivery. GRO Biosciences is applying its technology platform to develop improved protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders and autoimmunity. The company, co-founded by Dr. George Church, is located at the Harvard Life Lab, a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotechnology startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Because Market

Venture Round in 2019
Because Market is a direct-to-consumer company specializing in personal care products for older adults, founded in 2017. The company aims to simplify the process for families to obtain essential health and wellness items, including incontinence underwear, pads, skincare products, supplements, and walkers. With a focus on discreet delivery and flexible subscription options, Because Market seeks to improve the quality of life for seniors, enabling them to lead vibrant and independent lives. The company has successfully raised over $30 million in funding from prominent venture capital firms, which underscores its commitment to becoming a trusted brand for older adults and their families.

Vicarious Surgical

Series B in 2019
Vicarious Surgical Inc. is a company based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing virtual reality software designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The company has created a surgical system that integrates virtual reality technology with robotic systems, allowing surgeons to perform operations with enhanced precision and control. Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical aims to improve surgical outcomes and patient recovery times through innovative technology.

Zymergen

Series C in 2018
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, California, founded in 2013. The company focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Zymergen employs a platform that combines automation, machine learning, and genomics to optimize microbial strains, enhancing production processes and fostering improved economic outcomes. The company also offers new product development services, enabling the engineering of novel molecules from diverse microbial sources. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen integrates advanced technologies to partner with nature in creating innovative materials and products across multiple sectors.

Aiera

Seed Round in 2018
Aiera, Inc. operates a platform that focuses on research automation and event intelligence for institutional investors. The company provides real-time analysis across individual equities, industry categories, and investor themes, enabling users to monitor public earnings calls and other significant events. Aiera employs adaptive deep learning, advanced linguistics, and predictive modeling to enhance investment strategies, allowing professionals to receive timely alerts, including recommendations and target prices for equities and crypto assets. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Aiera's solutions help users maximize value from existing analyst resources and streamline workflows in investment decision-making.

Hysolate

Series B in 2018
Hysolate Ltd. develops innovative endpoint solutions aimed at enhancing desktop management and increasing business productivity. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a hybrid platform that allows enterprises to run multiple operating systems on a single workstation while ensuring robust security. Hysolate's key products include the vGap Endpoint Hypervisor, which enables user-facing software to operate in a fully virtualized environment without direct hardware access; the vGap Management Server, which centrally controls security policies and monitors endpoint activity; and vGap Network Security, which facilitates a segmented network to enhance security and prevent split tunneling. Founded by veterans from Israel's elite technology units and the cybersecurity sector, Hysolate is committed to bridging the gap between security and productivity for modern enterprises.

Hoodline

Series A in 2018
Hoodline, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, operates an online platform dedicated to hyperlocal news and content discovery across 40 cities in the United States. The company's technology, known as Atlas, utilizes machine learning and data science to analyze vast amounts of unstructured data, enabling the generation of thousands of automated local stories and videos each month. Hoodline's platform enhances content by adding precise location data and contextual metadata from numerous partner publications, thereby improving the relevance of the information presented. The company's services are designed to assist in local news discovery down to a 0.2-mile radius, making it easier for users to access pertinent information. Hoodline collaborates with various partners, including major media outlets and tech companies, and maintains a team of 28 employees. As of October 2020, Hoodline operates as a subsidiary of SFist.

Farmer's Fridge

Series C in 2018
Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more. Its unpurchased items are regularly donated to local food pantries, providing responsibly sourced nutrition to community members in need. The company is driven by a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well. Founder Luke Saunders was frustrated with the lack of healthy, affordable options available on the road so he worked with the best in the business to create a user-friendly smart Fridge that puts chef-curated meals in your hands, in seconds. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

RealtyBits

Seed Round in 2018
RealtyBits is a platform for digitized private real estate offerings. It connects verified buyers & sellers directly to securely transact with each other using digital and fiat currencies. Buyers & seller also get full admin features to track their purchase performance, communicate and get distributions directly into their wallets or bank accounts.

Eyeview

Venture Round in 2018
Eyeview Inc. develops video advertising technology solutions. It offers brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. It offers VideoIQ, a video platform that provides campaign, data, and media management services, as well as programmatic video creative services. The company also provides lead generation solution for clients in automotive industry that enables brands to drive leads with personalized video ads; in-store solution that leverages past purchase behavior to identify key segments for CPG and shopper marketers; in-store sales solution that enable retail marketers to drive sales; and online booking solution for travel marketers. Eyeview Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.

Claroty

Series B in 2018
Claroty Ltd. is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting operational technology (OT) networks, which are critical for industrial operations. Established in 2014 and based in New York, Claroty provides a platform that enables engineers, operators, and cybersecurity professionals to secure and optimize these networks. The company specializes in identifying granular elements within OT environments, extracting essential data, and generating actionable insights to enhance security and operational efficiency. Its solutions effectively bridge the gap between information technology (IT) and OT, allowing organizations to leverage existing IT security measures to improve the safety and reliability of their industrial assets. Claroty's services are particularly beneficial for automated production sites and critical infrastructure, helping to mitigate significant security and financial risks. The company has gained recognition in the industry and has been adopted by leading industrial automation vendors, with deployments across all seven continents. Since its inception, Claroty has secured significant funding to advance its mission in the cybersecurity landscape.

DataRails

Series A in 2018
DataRails is a spreadsheet management solution for financial organizations. Our technology delivers full control, data integrity and compliance, while driving business productivity and efficiency.

Vicarious Surgical

Series A in 2018
Vicarious Surgical Inc. is a company based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing virtual reality software designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The company has created a surgical system that integrates virtual reality technology with robotic systems, allowing surgeons to perform operations with enhanced precision and control. Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical aims to improve surgical outcomes and patient recovery times through innovative technology.

OwnBackup

Series B in 2018
OwnBackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as sophisticated data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. Helping more than 2,000 businesses worldwide protect critical cloud data, OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018.

Mark43

Series C in 2018
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.

Afresh

Seed Round in 2018
Afresh Technologies Inc. develops supply chain software that leverages artificial intelligence to reduce waste and enhance the freshness of perishable food items. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a platform designed to assist grocery stores and wholesalers in managing the complexities associated with fresh produce. This software tracks demand and manages orders by forecasting future needs based on the analysis of millions of data points. It provides features such as inventory optimization, procurement support, and markdown strategies, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions about the quantity of perishables to stock. By facilitating accurate item-level predictions and replenishment recommendations, Afresh helps businesses minimize waste, maintain product freshness, and improve overall profitability.

Fabric

Series A in 2018
Fabric is developing an on-demand supply chain solution aimed at grocery retailers, enabling them to provide sustainable, one-hour delivery services to their online customers. The company has created Micro-Fulfillment Centers, which are urban, automated fulfillment facilities designed to optimize local distribution while maintaining cost-efficiency. By leveraging advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, Fabric redefines the fulfillment and delivery process in urban settings. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of last-mile delivery, allowing retailers to implement true on-demand services, significantly lower operational costs, and achieve enhanced scalability in their operations.

GRO Biosciences

Seed Round in 2018
GRO Biosciences is leveraging breakthrough technologies from computational protein design and synthetic biology to develop best-in-class protein therapeutics with enhanced properties. The company has established multiple genomically recoded strains of bacteria that can incorporate non-standard amino acids into proteins to confer increased potency, stability, and targeted delivery. GRO Biosciences is applying its technology platform to develop improved protein therapeutics for diabetes, growth disorders and autoimmunity. The company, co-founded by Dr. George Church, is located at the Harvard Life Lab, a shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotechnology startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Skylo

Series A in 2017
Skylo develops IoT devices intended to connect a variety of devices. Its sensors can connect on millions of objects and machines in remote areas across a wide range of industries including agriculture, fishing, railways, logistics, and utility infrastructure, enabling organizations to mobilize the machine data.

Physera

Seed Round in 2017
Physera is a musculoskeletal care company that delivers interventions digitally and via telehealth. The offering includes video access to a nationwide network of licensed physical therapists for diagnosis and treatment, as well as in-application animations, voice prompts, digital exercise therapy, and other guidance designed to reduce musculoskeletal pain.

Equalum

Series A in 2017
Equalum Ltd. is a company that specializes in real-time data ingestion and processing, primarily targeting enterprises dealing with Big Data. Founded in June 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Equalum has developed a unique Data Beaming platform that enables the instantaneous transfer of operational data from diverse sources, such as message queues, sensors, files, applications, and databases, to various analytics environments and cloud services. The platform is designed for scalability and user-friendliness, leveraging the capabilities of Spark within an enterprise-grade framework. This innovation helps organizations enhance their data processing efficiency, surpassing traditional ETL methods and open-source solutions.

ClearMetal

Series A in 2017
ClearMetal, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software for supply chain operations. It offers transport and supply chain visibility solutions through the cloud-based web application, decision support, predictive risk, event predictions, and smart processing and cleaning. ClearMetal, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Freenome

Series A in 2017
Freenome, Inc., is an artificial intelligence (AI) genomics biotech company. The company develops and provides a medical arti?cial intelligence platform for early detection of cancer. It develops blood tests for early-cancer screening and treatment selection. The company also provides clinical research services. Freenome, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

HomeLight

Series B in 2017
HomeLight is an online real estate marketplace that connects home buyers and sellers with top real estate agents, aiming to simplify and enhance the real estate transaction process. The company provides a range of services, including HomeLight Agent Matching, which utilizes data and agent reviews to facilitate connections, and Simple Sale, an investor matching platform. Additionally, HomeLight offers consumer finance and lending products through HomeLight Home Loans and transactional tools via HomeLight Agent Services. Since its inception in 2011, HomeLight has focused on delivering positive outcomes for its clients at every stage of their real estate journey, whether it involves making an all-cash offer or navigating the closing process. The company has received recognition for its workplace culture and innovation in the real estate sector.

Marker

Acquisition in 2017
Marker is a venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States. The firm has a strong global perspective and focuses on partnering with dynamic management teams to invest in businesses that exhibit high growth potential and aim for market leadership. Marker is dedicated to helping promising companies evolve into strong market players and fostering the development of established companies into enduring leaders. In addition to its investment activities, Marker offers a browser extension that enhances project management by enabling users to take screenshots, add annotations, and share feedback seamlessly with their teams through various platforms such as Slack, Trello, GitHub, and Jira. This tool is particularly valuable for project managers, QA testers, and agency clients in reporting bugs and providing feedback to developers efficiently.

Karius

Series A in 2017
Karius is a life sciences company focused on generating genomic insights for infectious diseases with a non-invasive Karius Test that helps clinicians make rapid, treatment decisions. By mapping each patient’s microbial landscape from a single blood draw, Karius moves closer to a vision of a world where infectious disease is no longer a major threat to human health. The Karius laboratory is CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited to perform high-complexity clinical laboratory testing.

Fabric

Seed Round in 2017
Fabric is developing an on-demand supply chain solution aimed at grocery retailers, enabling them to provide sustainable, one-hour delivery services to their online customers. The company has created Micro-Fulfillment Centers, which are urban, automated fulfillment facilities designed to optimize local distribution while maintaining cost-efficiency. By leveraging advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, Fabric redefines the fulfillment and delivery process in urban settings. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of last-mile delivery, allowing retailers to implement true on-demand services, significantly lower operational costs, and achieve enhanced scalability in their operations.

Dynamic Yield

Series C in 2017
Dynamic Yield Ltd. is a technology company that specializes in an AI-powered personalization platform designed to enhance customer engagement by delivering individualized experiences across various touchpoints, including web, mobile, email, kiosks, and IoT devices. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company's platform integrates data management capabilities that provide a unified view of the customer, enabling marketers to create highly targeted digital interactions. Dynamic Yield's solutions encompass areas such as segmentation, omnichannel personalization, optimization, behavioral messaging, and product recommendations. The platform allows users to launch personalization campaigns, conduct A/B testing, and utilize machine learning for smartly triggered communications. Serving over 300 brands globally, Dynamic Yield caters to diverse industries, including e-commerce, media, travel, and gaming, as well as B2C and B2B markets. As of March 2019, Dynamic Yield operates as a subsidiary of McDonald's Corporation.

Plenty

Series B in 2017
Plenty is a vertical farming company founded in 2014 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California. It operates indoor vertical farms that produce fresh, nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables without the use of pesticides or genetically modified organisms. Utilizing proprietary farming systems that integrate engineering, software, and crop science, Plenty's methods consume 99% less water than traditional agriculture and eliminate fertilizer runoff. The company distributes its produce to local stores, emphasizing sustainability and health for both consumers and the environment. Additionally, Plenty maintains a research and development farm in Laramie, Wyoming, furthering its commitment to innovation in agricultural practices.

OwnBackup

Series B in 2017
OwnBackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as sophisticated data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. Helping more than 2,000 businesses worldwide protect critical cloud data, OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018.

Citrine Informatics

Series A in 2017
Citrine Informatics is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It features a software platform that ingests and analyzes vast quantities of technical data on materials, chemicals, and devices to streamline R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for any organization that produces a physical product. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Epic

Series C in 2017
Epic! Creations Inc. is an online subscription service that provides access to a vast library of books and chapter books for children aged 12 and under. Founded in 2013 and based in Redwood City, California, Epic offers a digital reading platform that includes read-to-me books, audiobooks, educational videos, and interactive quizzes. The platform is designed to foster a fun and safe learning environment, encouraging children to explore their interests through engaging content. Epic's services are accessible via the web and mobile applications on iOS and Android devices, making it a versatile resource for young readers worldwide.

Viz

Seed Round in 2017
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes. Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce time to treatment and improve access to care. Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California, USA.

Unbound Security

Series B in 2017
Unbound Security specializes in providing advanced security solutions that protect digital assets and secrets without exposing sensitive information. By enabling organizations to control, manage, and safeguard keys across various platforms from a centralized interface, Unbound enhances security while allowing for the rapid development of digital services. The company also offers integration of a virtual secure enclave into applications, facilitating secure transactions from less secure devices. With its innovative technology, Unbound Security addresses the challenges of security, privacy, and compliance, enabling businesses to operate with greater agility and confidence. Founded in 1996 and based in New York, Unbound Security has established strategic partnerships to further enhance its capabilities in the market.