Inspovation Ventures

Slyce is a platform that specializes in marketing automation, analytics, and visual search technology for brands and retailers. Founded in 2012, Slyce offers tools that enable brands to manage digital content for brand ambassadors more effectively, moving away from traditional methods like emails and spreadsheets. Its capabilities extend to content management, workflow optimization, and analytics, allowing brands to leverage ambassador-generated content and streamline social media posts. Additionally, Slyce's visual recognition technology facilitates the identification of objects through images, videos, and audio, alongside features such as QR code and barcode scanning. This technology empowers retailers and brands to enhance customer engagement and maximize returns by enabling shoppers to make purchases at the moment of inspiration. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Slyce aims to deliver comprehensive solutions that improve marketing efficiency and customer targeting.

atSpoke helps everyone work smart and fast with modern, seamless internal ticketing. Employees get immediate, convenient, and personalized access to internal knowledge and support. IT, HR, and Support teams deliver high quality service and maintain accountability while easily scaling to meet demands.

Fortanix Inc. specializes in security solutions for mobile, cloud, and enterprise platforms, focusing on protecting sensitive data through its innovative Runtime Encryption technology, which leverages Intel SGX. The company offers several products, including the Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS), a cloud-native solution that provides comprehensive key management and encryption services. Fortanix’s software ensures that cryptographic keys, data, and applications remain secure, even in compromised environments. Additionally, the Fortanix Confidential Computing Enclave Manager allows applications to run securely in confidential computing settings, while the Fortanix Cloud Key Manager aids businesses in safeguarding private data during public cloud migrations. Its solutions are available as Software as a Service (SaaS) for cloud customers and as licensed software for on-premises installations. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an office in Singapore, Fortanix has quickly established partnerships with major companies and holds multiple patents for its technological advancements.

StackShare, Inc. operates a cloud-based discovery platform that assists developers and engineers in finding and comparing software development tools and cloud infrastructure services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Jose, California, the platform enables users to explore a wide range of solutions, including application hosting, programming languages, data storage, DevOps tools, and business applications. StackShare fosters a community where developers, engineers, and technology leaders can share insights, reviews, and recommendations about the tools they use, helping others navigate the increasingly complex landscape of software options. By facilitating discussions around technology stacks, StackShare empowers users to make informed decisions about the software and infrastructure that best meet their needs. The company was previously known as Leanstack, Inc. until its rebranding in March 2015.

Paysa, Inc. designs and develops an online platform that allows individuals to maximize their salary across the span of their career. The company’s personalized career platform enable employees to optimize the value of their careers, across the full career by providing users with personalized and actionable tools, insights, and research. It serves students and professionals in software, data science, and information technology. The company was formerly known as Compgenome, Inc. Paysa, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Aporeto, Inc. is a San Jose-based company that specializes in cloud-native security solutions tailored for deploying and operating applications in modern distributed systems, including those based on containers, microservices, and serverless architectures. Founded in 2015, Aporeto provides a comprehensive security platform that enables organizations to secure their workloads across various infrastructures—public, private, or hybrid—by leveraging identity-based access control to maintain a Zero Trust security posture. The company's offerings include the Aporeto Cloud Identity Framework, which facilitates consistent policy enforcement between enterprise applications and managed services. Aporeto's solutions are designed to protect cloud applications from potential attacks by ensuring that all communications are authenticated and authorized.

Next Force Technology is building an on-demand service for businesses, focused on a large and critical area that is untapped. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Next Force Technology is building an on-demand service for businesses, focused on a large and critical area that is untapped. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Haystack News operates a personal headline news channel that allows users to access video news content on mobile devices, tablets, and televisions. Founded in 2013 and based in Redwood City, California, Haystack News partners with over 150 content providers, including major news organizations like Bloomberg, AP, and CBS, to deliver a diverse range of current events coverage. The service leverages artificial intelligence and big data technology to curate personalized news experiences, distinguishing itself from traditional local and cable news. Haystack News has gained recognition as a leading over-the-top (OTT) news service, consistently ranking among the top news applications on connected TV platforms such as Apple TV, Roku, and Android TV. In 2017, it was awarded "Best TV Experience" at the Google Play Awards.

Cassette is a technology platform that specializes in recording, transcribing, and searching important conversations, including user interviews, meetings, lectures, and video calls. Its tools are designed to enhance creativity within individuals and organizations by integrating seamlessly with various modern workflow applications, such as Slack and Gmail. This integration allows users to receive real-time feedback, fostering an environment that encourages innovative thinking and collaboration. By providing a comprehensive solution for managing conversations, Cassette aims to improve communication and creativity in professional settings.

Cassette is a technology platform that specializes in recording, transcribing, and searching important conversations, including user interviews, meetings, lectures, and video calls. Its tools are designed to enhance creativity within individuals and organizations by integrating seamlessly with various modern workflow applications, such as Slack and Gmail. This integration allows users to receive real-time feedback, fostering an environment that encourages innovative thinking and collaboration. By providing a comprehensive solution for managing conversations, Cassette aims to improve communication and creativity in professional settings.

Credibase, Inc. is a company based in Mountain View, California, that operates an exclusive network designed for digital marketers, digital agencies, and service providers. Founded in 2014, Credibase facilitates business interactions among its members by providing tools and resources to discover leads and gain valuable business insights. Through its invite-only platform, the company aims to enhance collaboration and opportunities within the digital marketing ecosystem.

OpsClarity, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in operational data services for data center and cloud environments. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on performance monitoring solutions tailored for modern applications and data infrastructure. Its platform enables DevOps and engineering teams to visualize, comprehend, and troubleshoot complex and distributed applications effectively. By leveraging technology developed by experts from leading tech companies, OpsClarity's solution dynamically adapts to various components of a company’s fast data applications and infrastructure. This capability facilitates the identification of performance bottlenecks in microservices-based systems, thereby helping enterprises reduce downtime, optimize application performance, and enhance the overall user experience. As of 2017, OpsClarity operates as a subsidiary of Lightbend, Inc.

MediaSpike, Inc. operates an online platform that specializes in in-game product placement, primarily for social and mobile games. Founded in 2011 and based in Mountain View, California, the company enables advertisers and game developers to collaborate effectively. Developers integrate one of MediaSpike's SDKs to connect with the platform, allowing brands to search for suitable advertising placements based on various criteria through an intuitive dashboard. The process involves selecting placements, uploading assets, previewing the placements, and submitting them for developer approval. Once live, MediaSpike provides analytics to track the performance of these placements, ensuring that both brands and developers can assess the effectiveness of their advertising strategies. The platform also extends its services to virtual reality content, broadening its reach within the gaming industry.

LearnUp, Inc. develops a platform that provides access to online job-specific skills training, career coaching, and automatic interview scheduling aspects. The company’s platform allows job applicants to pick a job position, learn job skills, and get an interview. It serves entry-level job seekers in the United States. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Flutter is a startup company that develops gesture recognition technologies. The company received early-stage funding from Y Combinator and was acquired by Google on October 2, 2013. Its first product, Flutter app, utilizes gesture recognition technology over a built-in webcam and enables users to control iTunes, Spotify, VLC, and QuickTime using hand gestures. Flutter was founded by Mehul Nariyawala and Navneet Dalal in 2010 and is based in California, United States.

Concept.io is the creator of Swell Radio, a delightful mobile app that streams personalized audio news and information. Swell helps users discover new content and expand their minds on the go. Concept.io strives to connect people with ideas and knowledge efficiently so we can all be more productive with our time. Concept.io is a technology startup funded by top-tier venture firms. The founding team consists of experienced entrepreneurs with a successful track record.

Appurify provides mobile test automation on real devices. Mobile development teams at some of the world’s most prominent companies turn to Appurify’s platform to automate testing, debug and optimize the performance of their applications. The results are better apps, faster launch cycles and improved app store reviews. Appurify is based in San Francisco with backing from Google Ventures and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.appurify.com.

Provider of voice, data and managed information technology services for small and medium business markets. The company moves business communication into the Cloud, replacing legacy phone lines, on-premise hardware, and private branch exchange equipment with better connections in the business, over Quality of Service (QoS) managed internet connections.

Verbling, Inc. is an online platform that connects language learners with professional teachers through video chat, facilitating personalized language lessons. Founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, Verbling's mission is to empower individuals worldwide to achieve fluency in foreign languages. The platform allows users to interact directly with vetted teachers, who are available around the clock across various time zones. Verbling maintains high standards for its educators, resulting in an average student rating of 4.9 out of 5. As of January 2020, Verbling operates as a subsidiary of Busuu Limited, enhancing its reach in the e-learning space.

Firebase was acquired by Google in 2014 and has become Googles flagship mobile platform for developers building iOS, Android, and Web apps. Firebase has been bolstered by 3 acquisitions since joining Google: Fabric/Crashlytics, Divshot, and LaunchKit. Firebase is used by >1,000,000 developers and is made up of complementary features that you can mix-and-match to fit your needs including: Free & unlimited Analytics, a Realtime Database, User Authentication, Crash Reporting, Push Notifications, and more. Learn more at http://www.firebase.com