Interlock Partners

Interlock Partners, established in 2014, is a Dallas-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across the United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as enterprise IT, real estate tech, AI, machine learning, and cloud platforms, typically investing between $1 million and $5 million. Interlock Partners has offices in Dallas, Texas, and New York, New York, and targets investments in regions like Dallas, Austin, Silicon Valley, and Boston.

Riley Friedenberg

Associate

Harry Hawks

Venture Partner

Carl Sparks

Managing Partner

23 past transactions

Renaissant

Series A in 2024
Renaissant is a company that operates a logistics workflow automation platform designed to transform freight management and operations. By integrating sensors, analytic engines, and web-based and mobile platforms, Renaissant creates and distills usable information, enhancing the efficiency of logistics processes. The platform addresses the challenges posed by legacy and siloed warehouse management, yard, and enterprise systems, enabling clients to optimize and standardize their logistics operations. Through these innovations, Renaissant supports organizations in accelerating their digital transformation, ultimately streamlining their supply chain and improving overall operational effectiveness.

Tradeteq

Series A in 2023
Tradeteq, established in 2016 and headquartered in London, operates a digital platform that connects investors and corporates in the trade finance sector. The platform facilitates negotiation, credit analysis, and management of trade finance investments, enabling originators to present portfolios and find funding, while funders can diversify their originator base and access new assets. It offers tools for market discovery, portfolio evaluation, transaction execution, and risk monitoring, all supported by AI-powered credit analytics and reporting services.

GoodBuy Gear

Series B in 2023
GoodBuy Gear is a managed marketplace focused on facilitating the buying and selling of second-hand baby and children's products. The company aims to provide parents with a safe and sustainable way to circulate quality-used items, including strollers, toys, backpacks, and cribs. Utilizing an algorithm to recommend pricing, GoodBuy Gear enhances the shopping experience by offering detailed photos and descriptions of products. This approach not only promotes efficiency in sales but also supports the broader goal of environmentally conscious consumerism by making it easier for families to engage in the secondhand market.

Music Audience Exchange

Series B in 2022
Music Audience Exchange is a technology company based in Plano, Texas, with an additional office in Culver City, California. Founded in 2014, the company operates a consumer marketing platform that connects brands with music artists to enhance target audience reach. Their flagship product, The MAX Platform, integrates artists from diverse genres to align brands with suitable artists and engage audiences through authentic partnerships. The platform leverages proprietary consumer data to identify shared audiences and distribute audio, video, and written content across radio, streaming, and social media channels. This approach enables brands to tell shared stories where fans interact with music, facilitating effective marketing campaigns.

Black Crow AI

Series A in 2022
Black Crow AI is a business analytics platform that specializes in delivering machine learning predictions to enhance operational efficiency. The platform is designed to provide real-time insights tailored to businesses of any size, utilizing only first-party data available before each page load. By offering accurate and custom predictions, Black Crow AI enables users to make faster, informed decisions that significantly improve customer acquisition and overall performance, achieving efficiencies of 25-50%. The company presents a cost-effective solution that delivers valuable analytics at a fraction of the expense of employing a full-time data scientist, thereby empowering businesses to optimize various aspects of their operations.

Forecastr

Seed Round in 2021
Forecastr is an online software company that specializes in financial modeling tools aimed at helping founders effectively manage their financial planning. The platform enables users to create customized financial models using their existing data, allowing for accurate revenue forecasting, expense management, and metric tracking. Additionally, Forecastr provides features for budgeting, report generation, and data visualization, which facilitate insightful reporting that can be shared with potential investors. By simplifying complex financial analysis, Forecastr empowers entrepreneurs to understand their financial landscape, predict their runway, and enhance their funding opportunities.

VidMob

Series C in 2021
VidMob operates a global platform that connects brands with professional video creators for real-time, bid-based marketplace transactions. Users can upload media directly from their devices or cloud storage and receive edited content from expert editors worldwide. Incorporated in 2014, VidMob has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, São Paulo, and West Hollywood. The platform leverages AI-powered analytics and a global creator network to optimize ad campaign ROI by delivering actionable creative insights, faster turnaround times, and better-performing ads. Notably, VidMob is recognized as a certified creative marketing partner by major digital platforms and allocates a portion of its revenue to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) arm, VidMob Gives.

ZenBusiness

Series B in 2020
ZenBusiness Inc. is a company that specializes in providing corporate entity creation and management services tailored for small business owners. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, ZenBusiness offers a comprehensive platform that consolidates business formation, compliance, banking, bookkeeping, and marketing tools into an intuitive dashboard. This platform allows users to manage their business needs efficiently, including checking their company's status and filing necessary documents, all from a single login. What distinguishes ZenBusiness is its blend of innovative technology and live human support, offering customers access to expert guidance through various communication channels. The company is also dedicated to social impact, functioning as a Public Benefit Corporation and promoting employee volunteer work. ZenBusiness actively engages with diverse entrepreneurs and provides grant opportunities to support small business growth, further solidifying its role as a trusted partner in the business community.

BEGiN

Series C in 2020
BEGiN is an education technology company dedicated to enhancing children's learning experiences through innovative products. The company develops engaging educational programs that focus on fostering essential skills necessary for future success. Its portfolio includes HOMER, KidPass, and codeSpark Academy, each designed to provide quality educational content that promotes creativity, problem-solving, and a love of learning. BEGiN's approach is informed by research and insights from experts in early childhood development, and it has garnered support from notable organizations such as LEGO Ventures and Sesame Workshop. Co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua, BEGiN has also been recognized as one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

HOMER

Series C in 2020
HOMER is a New York-based company that develops an educational application aimed at enhancing childhood literacy. Founded in 2013, the application offers a personalized learn-to-read program for children aged 2 to 8, designed to foster confidence, mastery, and a love of learning. Utilizing the HOMER Method, the platform tailors learning experiences to align with each child's interests and current reading level, creating individualized reading plans. The application features thousands of lessons and games covering essential skills such as the alphabet, phonics, and sight words. By incorporating active learning techniques, including read-along highlighting and interactive touch screen features, HOMER engages children in reading while improving their comprehension skills, providing parents with an effective tool for supporting their children's educational development.

Ozy

Series C in 2019
Ozy Media, Inc. is a media and entertainment company based in Mountain View, California, that focuses on delivering a diverse array of news and information to a curious audience. Founded in 2012, Ozy operates a daily news, magazine, and video streaming platform that features various programs designed to inform and engage its users. The content encompasses a wide range of topics, including emerging trends, influential figures, and innovative ideas, aiming to provide narratives that challenge conventional perspectives. With an audience of approximately 50 million, Ozy seeks to inspire and broaden viewpoints by presenting fresh narratives across multiple formats, including television, podcasts, and live events.

ZenBusiness

Series A in 2019
ZenBusiness Inc. is a company that specializes in providing corporate entity creation and management services tailored for small business owners. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, ZenBusiness offers a comprehensive platform that consolidates business formation, compliance, banking, bookkeeping, and marketing tools into an intuitive dashboard. This platform allows users to manage their business needs efficiently, including checking their company's status and filing necessary documents, all from a single login. What distinguishes ZenBusiness is its blend of innovative technology and live human support, offering customers access to expert guidance through various communication channels. The company is also dedicated to social impact, functioning as a Public Benefit Corporation and promoting employee volunteer work. ZenBusiness actively engages with diverse entrepreneurs and provides grant opportunities to support small business growth, further solidifying its role as a trusted partner in the business community.

Rechat

Series A in 2019
Rechat is a Dallas-based company that operates an online real estate platform designed to assist brokers in searching and accessing data from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, with updates occurring at least every five minutes. The platform's core feature is its community chat function, which facilitates communication among users. This chat feature is integral to the product, reflecting a broader trend where messaging has become a preferred medium for communication in the industry.

VidMob

Series B in 2019
VidMob operates a global platform that connects brands with professional video creators for real-time, bid-based marketplace transactions. Users can upload media directly from their devices or cloud storage and receive edited content from expert editors worldwide. Incorporated in 2014, VidMob has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, São Paulo, and West Hollywood. The platform leverages AI-powered analytics and a global creator network to optimize ad campaign ROI by delivering actionable creative insights, faster turnaround times, and better-performing ads. Notably, VidMob is recognized as a certified creative marketing partner by major digital platforms and allocates a portion of its revenue to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) arm, VidMob Gives.

ModoPayments

Series A in 2018
ModoPayments, LLC is a technology company specializing in mobile payment solutions, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas. The company offers a platform that facilitates in-store purchases across various retail locations and provides a unified interface for e-commerce checkout processes. Its services include an API designed for developers, enabling the integration of payments, gifts, coupons, and rewards into applications. Additionally, ModoPayments operates ModoPOP, a platform that optimizes payment success rates by connecting users with multiple fallback providers, enhancing revenue capture from payment flows.

Hangar

Funding Round in 2018
Hangar Technology, Inc. is a software company focused on automating aerial data acquisition and analysis for various commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hangar operates a platform that integrates a proprietary autonomous flight engine with top-selling drones, enabling a network of licensed pilots to safely capture aerial data. The company’s technology processes this data to deliver actionable insights, helping businesses improve their operations and drive return on investment. As a subsidiary of AirMap, Inc., Hangar is positioned to leverage its innovative approach to meet the growing demand for efficient and professional aerial data solutions.

Waggl

Series A in 2018
Waggl, Inc. is a developer of an online platform that facilitates real-time employee engagement and feedback, enabling organizations to gather insights for informed decision-making. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Sausalito, California, Waggl's tool allows organizations to pose questions to targeted groups, fostering transparent dialogue and meaningful participation. This approach helps create behavior change through active employee involvement, leading to enhanced alignment and quicker actions. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable organizations such as MGM Resorts International and UCHealth. With a management team comprised of experienced professionals from leading firms, Waggl positions itself as an innovative leader in the realm of employee engagement, emphasizing the importance of engaged personnel over mere metrics.

VidMob

Series A in 2018
VidMob operates a global platform that connects brands with professional video creators for real-time, bid-based marketplace transactions. Users can upload media directly from their devices or cloud storage and receive edited content from expert editors worldwide. Incorporated in 2014, VidMob has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, São Paulo, and West Hollywood. The platform leverages AI-powered analytics and a global creator network to optimize ad campaign ROI by delivering actionable creative insights, faster turnaround times, and better-performing ads. Notably, VidMob is recognized as a certified creative marketing partner by major digital platforms and allocates a portion of its revenue to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) arm, VidMob Gives.

VidMob

Series A in 2017
VidMob operates a global platform that connects brands with professional video creators for real-time, bid-based marketplace transactions. Users can upload media directly from their devices or cloud storage and receive edited content from expert editors worldwide. Incorporated in 2014, VidMob has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, São Paulo, and West Hollywood. The platform leverages AI-powered analytics and a global creator network to optimize ad campaign ROI by delivering actionable creative insights, faster turnaround times, and better-performing ads. Notably, VidMob is recognized as a certified creative marketing partner by major digital platforms and allocates a portion of its revenue to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) arm, VidMob Gives.

BEGiN

Series B in 2017
BEGiN is an education technology company dedicated to enhancing children's learning experiences through innovative products. The company develops engaging educational programs that focus on fostering essential skills necessary for future success. Its portfolio includes HOMER, KidPass, and codeSpark Academy, each designed to provide quality educational content that promotes creativity, problem-solving, and a love of learning. BEGiN's approach is informed by research and insights from experts in early childhood development, and it has garnered support from notable organizations such as LEGO Ventures and Sesame Workshop. Co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua, BEGiN has also been recognized as one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

Hangar

Seed Round in 2016
Hangar Technology, Inc. is a software company focused on automating aerial data acquisition and analysis for various commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hangar operates a platform that integrates a proprietary autonomous flight engine with top-selling drones, enabling a network of licensed pilots to safely capture aerial data. The company’s technology processes this data to deliver actionable insights, helping businesses improve their operations and drive return on investment. As a subsidiary of AirMap, Inc., Hangar is positioned to leverage its innovative approach to meet the growing demand for efficient and professional aerial data solutions.

Rechat

Seed Round in 2016
Rechat is a Dallas-based company that operates an online real estate platform designed to assist brokers in searching and accessing data from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, with updates occurring at least every five minutes. The platform's core feature is its community chat function, which facilitates communication among users. This chat feature is integral to the product, reflecting a broader trend where messaging has become a preferred medium for communication in the industry.

VidMob

Seed Round in 2015
VidMob operates a global platform that connects brands with professional video creators for real-time, bid-based marketplace transactions. Users can upload media directly from their devices or cloud storage and receive edited content from expert editors worldwide. Incorporated in 2014, VidMob has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, São Paulo, and West Hollywood. The platform leverages AI-powered analytics and a global creator network to optimize ad campaign ROI by delivering actionable creative insights, faster turnaround times, and better-performing ads. Notably, VidMob is recognized as a certified creative marketing partner by major digital platforms and allocates a portion of its revenue to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) arm, VidMob Gives.
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