Part of K5 Ventures, K5 Launch is the first Accelerator in Southern California started in 2010 from the observation that Southern California is vibrant with talent and capital, and yet offers limited support for early stage startups. It is run by successful entrepreneurs and investors who have a passion for building startups. Their goal is to build a vibrant and supportive community for entrepreneurs in Southern California. K5 Ventures invests in seed rounds for technology companies that have gone through previous accelerators or incubators, as well as companies with demonstrated traction for disruptive products.
Nava is a new kind of benefits brokerage on a mission to bring high-quality, affordable healthcare to employers and their employees. It offers healthcare tools, year-round employee advocacy, and ongoing measurement to monitor and recommend healthcare plans, thus enabling clients to provide the required benefits to their employees while lowering overall plan cost.
Chainguard provides hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments, aiming to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity. These images come with built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company also contributes to and maintains several widely used open source projects, reflecting its commitment to the open source community.
SESO is a labor marketplace for agriculture. U.S. agriculture loses $15B annually because of a shortage of labor. The company is addressing this problem by connecting U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers via America’s agricultural guest worker program (H-2A). Our service offering includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers; H-2A visa automation, and workforce management software to help employers stay compliant with complex local and federal laws. We are providing agricultural employers with a better quality workforce at a lower cost and agricultural workers with meaningful, safe employment opportunities.
Our Simply-Bread artisan baking oven increases micro-bakers output 6-fold. Providing them with a steady income, financial independence, and increased life quality. This connected kitchen appliance product can provide insights and metrics both to the user and to us the manufacturer. Our software portal/e-commerce platform will become the go-to place for artisan, locally produced bread. Consumers will use our app/portal to discover new baked products wherever they go, producers will use this platform as an online store, order management tool, and payment processor. Later the platform can add ingredient and material procurement options, or act as a co-op.
Partly is developer of databases and solutions for matching buyers and sellers in the auto parts sector. The company offers a database system, an inventory and fitment management solution for car parts, and promises to launch an online parts market to let auto parts companies access a variety of products and interact with customers worldwide. Partly was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Canterbury, New Zealand.
BIOS Health uses data-driven insights from the nervous system to build neural digital therapies - the next big trend in precision medicines. The human nervous system carries vast quantities of data, and BIOS’ ability to precisely link nerve activity to specific conditions through the discovery of their neural biomarkers is a game changer for precision medicine. BIOS’ research could hold the key to new treatments for conditions including hypertension, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and even diseases of the brain itself such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. BIOS is positioned to provide the neural code on which a new generation of treatments can be built that can enable millions of people suffering from chronic diseases to improve their quality of life. Co-founded by Cambridge University researchers Emil Hewage, a computational neuroscientist, and Oliver Armitage, a biomechanical engineer, BIOS is made up of a wide range of experts from neuroscience, machine learning, software engineering, applied biomaterials, biotechnology and medicine. Advisors include Oxford University Professors David Paterson and Tim Denison, CEO of Candel Therapeutics Paul Peter Tak, and IQVIA VP of Genomic and Precision Medicine Joanne Hackett (Chair of the BIOS Board).
Creator is a part designer, part food revolutionary, and part roboticist. It is a collective of food lovers and engineers with decades of robotics and restaurant experience. Its first device makes gourmet burgers from scratch. Not only that, the company literally grind the meat to order, also slice tomatoes, onions, pickles, and a brioche roll fresh for clients. The team consists of roboticists from institutions including Berkeley and Stanford and firms like Tesla and NASA. Its culinary teams are veterans of Chez Panisse and Fat Duck. Its advisors include experts across fields like engineering, culinary, design, intellectual property, and even a NRN Restaurant Operator of the Year Award winner. Additionally, we’re further advised and supported by some of the top investors in Silicon Valley.
Microdermics is a Vancouver-based medical device company built on research at the University of British Columbia revolutionizing the biopharmaceutical market for both patients and healthcare practitioners. As the only company with a low-cost, scalable, hollow, metal microneedle, Microdermics eliminates the danger of accidental needle sticks caused by hypodermic needles and addresses the global health impact related to needle phobia. Microdermics will leverage its proprietary and innovative delivery system across a spectrum of biopharmaceuticals, including a new market for biosimilars, providing biopharmaceutical companies with a means of differentiating themselves from their competitors as well as securing product lifecycle extensions.
Inklocker is changing the printing game by seamlessly connecting print shops to e-commerce platforms. Inklocker is a leading global cloud-based printer platform designed apparel designers who want to utilize small and medium-sized print shops to produce orders closest to the customer. Print shops can use the software to streamline production, outsource jobs, and integrate across multiple sales channels, including leading shopping carts like Shopify and woocommerce.The Inklocker platform was engineered for network capabilities with a uniformed production software across the custom product manufacturing industry.
ProSeeder's technology is privately labeled and easily configurable for corporations to manage and report on initiatives, acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and other corporate development activities. Its platform empowers corporations with adaptive tools for collaboration, diligence, and execution; quantifying strategic ROI of investments & partnerships that supercharge corporations' efforts to innovate iteratively. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
TinyKicks is a technology company. It develops a wireless smart sensor system that captures fetal movement with machine learning to predict and guide healthy pregnancy outcomes. The company provides TinyKicks eMotion fetal activity monitor, a wearable band aid that senses the users baby kicks, and separates the baby’s kicks from its user’s own movements. The kicks are monitored continuously and the information is uploaded automatically to the user’s smartphone. TinyKicks was founded by France Helfer in 2014 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Digsy is an online platform that makes it easy for small business owners & startups to find new office space & services — free of charge. Small business owners don't have time to search for new office space & services, and while traditionally the solution would be to hire a commercial real estate agent, agents don't want to represent small business owners (commissions are too small). So, the 28M U.S. small business owners are left out in the cold when it comes to getting help finding a new office for their business. With Digsy, we've built a solution that uses software automation + a network of 3,000 relocation experts to make it easy for business owners find their dream office & get the best deals on telecom/internet, office equipment & movers. That way, they can focus all their energy on growing their business, while Digsy helps them find a new home. We get paid by landlords, brokers and service providers for connecting them directly with new tenants & customers.
Submittable offers grant management and CSR software tools to help organizations manage social good projects and enhance their influence in their communities. The company’s services are used by organizations to manage grants, awards, fellowships, and other forms of intake. Submittable offers a range of core features designed to enhance the management of submissions and reviews. Its submission management system centralizes the collection and organization of applications, proposals, and other documents, simplifying the handling process. The platform includes customizable workflows, allowing organizations to tailor their review and decision-making processes to meet specific needs. Team collaboration is facilitated through features such as shared review panels, comments, and task assignments. Additionally, Submittable provides robust analytics and reporting tools that offer insights into metrics and impact, enabling data-driven decisions. The platform also supports integration with various systems and tools, including CRM systems and email platforms, to streamline overall workflows.
Visage is a developer of a content creation platform for creators to create effective and on-brand graphics to engage audiences of any size. Its platform helps marketers to create branded visual content optimized for the distribution of channels that are important to their business that enables businesses to maintain brand consistency and work efficiently. It was established in 2014 and is based in Irvine, California.
Connectifier is changing the way recruiting is done today. Our engineering team from Google, Microsoft Research, Berkeley National Lab, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford is building large scale data analysis software that processes professional profiles from all around the web. By analyzing code repos, blogs, and social profiles we're helping recruiters and hiring managers connect more efficiently with the candidates best for their openings. Our product is deployed at 25% of the Fortune-100 and thousands of other companies.
A dessert and food subscription based model featuring an ecommerce marketplace for dropship vendors, subscriber-only curation platform, and a team of expert bakers curating 1000s of delicious goods around the USA.
Coin offers a smart payment device that stores the accounts and information of multiple swipeable cards in one place. Its primary product, Coin 2.0, is an electronic device that allows users to store multiple debit, credit, gift, loyalty, and membership card numbers in a single piece of plastic used for magnetic stripe and NFC tap-to-pay purchases. Its Coin Developer Program, in partnership with MasterCard and Visa, enables wearable manufacturers to seamlessly integrate secure payments into their devices, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, and jewelry. Coin was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Instant Blood Pressure is an app that measures blood pressure using the phone. It uses a patent-pending process created by a team of biomedical engineers. The measurements take less than 40 seconds and produce a systolic, diastolic, and heart rate measurement. It is available on the iOS Store.
Connect Now is an online and mobile platform that connects real estate consumers and real estate professionals in real time. Connect Now enables immediate, personalized conversations between agents and consumers because agents now have lead qualification and followup in the palm of their hands. Connect Now’s sales engagement technology sits between lead generators and CRMs help brokerages to get more value from inbound leads.
Strikingly is an easy way to build a mobile-optimized website or store. No code or design needed. Its websites are optimized for smartphones, tablets, and desktops. It also reduces the time of building a site by providing professional templates and layouts. Users can add e-commerce, memberships, blogs, and more to their site. It makes money from premium plan subscriptions, which allow users to connect custom domains, remove Strikingly branding, expand their store, and more.
TrueVault is the first data security company entirely focused on protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII). TrueVault decouples consumer identity from consumer behavior to eliminate data security risks and compliance liabilities, giving companies only the data they need. As organizations collect and store more data to drive their businesses forward, they are simultaneously increasing their risk and liability. TrueVault removes 100 percent of that liability and ensures compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, and the California Privacy Act.
AirPair is a consultation development company that provides development resources and helps businesses complete projects. Its staff includes professionals with experience across many technology stacks and solutions. AirPair accelerates software development by pairing its team with its clients’ engineers in real time via video and screen sharing. The company specializes in remote consulting and pair programming. AirPair was founded in 2013 by Maksim Ioffe, Jonathon Kresner, and Igor Lebovic. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Javelin provides software for enterprise product teams to launch new products and improve existing ones. It is co-founded by Grace Ng and Trevor Owens.
Immediately is mobile sales enablement, designed for the always-on workforce. Sales can no longer be a 9-5 job; over 70% of lost deals are due to slow reaction time. Immediately brings the full sales workflow into one mobile app designed to enable capturing opportunities and closing deals in real time. From getting intelligence on leads, to sending instrumented emails, to making and logging phone calls and updating opportunity status. Immediately is the sales rep’s best weapon. We plug into Google Apps and Salesforce to integrate seamlessly with existing workflows. We believe the future of sales is not CRM, but a beautiful data-driven, highly automated, and platform-agnostic integrated sales experience. Creating it is our passion. Our customer is the closer - and we believe that in sales, everyone should be a closer.
SquareOne works with the biggest and most established personalities and content creators in gaming. We understand the unique needs of each of our partners, provide focused support and real value to help them continue to grow and prosper, and we refuse to sacrifice our high quality of service for a high quantity of channels. Visit SquareOne on CrunchBase: http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/squareone.
Crowdfunder is an equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with early-stage entrepreneurs. It sources and funds high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Crowdfunder and its VC Index Fund provide the opportunity for direct online investment into single ventures, as well as diversification into a broad VC-led portfolio (Index Fund) of early-stage startups backed by many of the world’s leading Venture Capital firms and private investors. Crowdfunder was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Compass provides a solution for automated management reports and benchmarks for small and medium-sized online businesses. Its analytics and bench-marking platform offers relevant metrics, reference points, and benchmarks of the metrics against similar businesses and also generates automated recommendations regarding how to improve those metrics that enable eCommerce businesses to accelerate their growth with unique and actionable insights to help them grow and improve their performance.
qLearning
Venture Round in 2013
qLearning is a platform for the creation of own learning materials.
Pogoseat is an enterprise solution that develops cutting-edge technology company intended to enhance fan engagement with AI-driven personalization and a frictionless buying process. It creates new revenue streams and data for our partners by providing a white-labeled system and mobile ticketing tools such as seat upgrade technology, text-to-buy, and subscription pass, enabling sports teams, concert venues, ticket brokers, and promoters to increase engagement, monetize unused inventory, and gather data to improve the fan experience.
BioBeats is a human company that creates digital artificial intelligence products to tackle mental health globally. Mental and substance use disorders constitute 10.4% of the global burden of disease and are the leading cause of disability among all disease groups. The global direct and indirect economic costs of mental disorders were estimated at US$2.5 trillion in 2010, and are growing. Both direct and indirect costs of mental disorders are expected to double by 2030. Current clinical and social provisions are inadequate and rely on therapeutic devices that cannot track neurological and physiological correlates to psychological progress. Smartphones and wearables brought real-time data. BioBeats is the result of 15 years of research, 5 of which have been in commercial/clinical/consumer deployment. Their team fuses work at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Social Cognition Lab at the University of Oxford to use real-time data not only to bring physiological data to psychological therapy but to produce machine learning that can predict the onset of the disorder and intervene early. BioBeats was established in 2012 and is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
Strikingly is an easy way to build a mobile-optimized website or store. No code or design needed. Its websites are optimized for smartphones, tablets, and desktops. It also reduces the time of building a site by providing professional templates and layouts. Users can add e-commerce, memberships, blogs, and more to their site. It makes money from premium plan subscriptions, which allow users to connect custom domains, remove Strikingly branding, expand their store, and more.
MascotSecret is a fun fan-facing app that allows fans to access exclusive upgrades and experiences. It is a fan engagement and inventory management system that lets venues and sports teams upgrade seats and improve fan experiences at live events. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
With Yorxs customers are able to buy certified diamonds in all shapes and sizes as well as diamond jewellery online. Yorxs offers a wide range of configuration options and transparency about the origins of the diamonds.
At Raynforest, our mission is to build the first and best influencer advertising marketplace — where any company can EASILY and COST-EFFECTIVELY succeed with influencer marketing. We enable influential people to promote and monetize themselves and their content online and we make it easy for brands to work with the best influencers to get their message and promote their products, company, or cause. Because influencers already have large followings and have developed trust, they can quickly help people in their audience narrow choices about product and services brought to their attention through the influencer's channels. Our marketplace facilitates the process of hiring and managing influencer engagements, as well as monitoring and measuring results.
Nextlanding is ending the chaos of the rental housing market by building a tenant-facing multiple listing service ("MLS") for rental housing. Nextlanding helps tenants find apartments by aggregating listing information from every source conceivable, verifying that what tenants see on Nextlanding is accurate and still available, and updating information constantly on the tenants' behalf.
Social Rewards' focus is Entertainment Social Media Marketing including Movie Trailer Marketing, a $4BB Industry via their Social Loyalty platform. Social Rewards won "Best Use of Engagement Technique" at the 2013 Gamification Summit with their client Caesars Entertainment, the largest Casino Resorts Entertainment Company in the world .
Creator is a part designer, part food revolutionary, and part roboticist. It is a collective of food lovers and engineers with decades of robotics and restaurant experience. Its first device makes gourmet burgers from scratch. Not only that, the company literally grind the meat to order, also slice tomatoes, onions, pickles, and a brioche roll fresh for clients. The team consists of roboticists from institutions including Berkeley and Stanford and firms like Tesla and NASA. Its culinary teams are veterans of Chez Panisse and Fat Duck. Its advisors include experts across fields like engineering, culinary, design, intellectual property, and even a NRN Restaurant Operator of the Year Award winner. Additionally, we’re further advised and supported by some of the top investors in Silicon Valley.
Submittable offers grant management and CSR software tools to help organizations manage social good projects and enhance their influence in their communities. The company’s services are used by organizations to manage grants, awards, fellowships, and other forms of intake. Submittable offers a range of core features designed to enhance the management of submissions and reviews. Its submission management system centralizes the collection and organization of applications, proposals, and other documents, simplifying the handling process. The platform includes customizable workflows, allowing organizations to tailor their review and decision-making processes to meet specific needs. Team collaboration is facilitated through features such as shared review panels, comments, and task assignments. Additionally, Submittable provides robust analytics and reporting tools that offer insights into metrics and impact, enabling data-driven decisions. The platform also supports integration with various systems and tools, including CRM systems and email platforms, to streamline overall workflows.
Conductrics is intelligent Decisions as a Service. Combining ideas from web analytics, machine learning, and economics, Conductrics provides a simple API for improving the effectiveness of your site or digital app.
LensGen is an ophthalmic medical device company that has developed a biomimetic, curvature changing fluid-optic intraocular lens designed for the treatment of cataracts and presbyopia. It offers Juvene™ which is designed to fit inside the same location as the natural human lens and adjusts dioptric power on demand through curvature change by using the same tiny muscle contractions that occur within the eye.
Kids are creative and talented in many ways - Could be a great writer, artist or the next Edison. On Nanoogo, kids are the authors, creators, and inventors. And it's fun, social, and inspirational. This is a unique approach as opposed to the current kids industry that is predominant with gaming, which is why Nanoogo is welcomed by parents. Nanoogo is a memory book full of their kids' creations. We are also loved by educators - http://bit.ly/OHn9mj with over 100 schools and teachers signups.
Talkable (formerly Curebit) helps online stores increase revenue through referrals by turning existing customers into marketers. When customers check out from a Talkable-enabled store, they are presented personalized deals that they can gift to their friends by posting to Facebook or forwarding a link. The deals give both the the original customer and their referred friends a rebate on their purchase at this store.
Unfold is flattening the playing field for policy change. We are the comprehensive toolkit for corporations, advocacy groups, and trade associations to maximize effectiveness and impact in government relations. We determine what bills to track, which legislator to contact, and who are the influencers. Unfold is bringing predictive analytics and data science to the government sphere. By utilizing traditional data, media aggregation, and human analysis, Unfold can provide actionable information to guide legislative outreach strategy and drive impact. Combining modern CRM and targeting features with a comprehensive policy database and ranking system will allow Unfold to transform the advocacy and lobbying industries. Unfold content is tailored according to the clients' areas of focus and customized to their needs.
AwayFind is a web application that lets you stop checking your inbox every 5 minutes but still allows urgent emails to find you quickly by pushing them right to you with alerts. When there's an urgent email, AwayFind will call, SMS, IM, DM (Twitter), or notify you through iPhone and Android apps. The application lets both individuals and organizations get away from their inboxes without having to worry about missing urgent messages. Whether to get some "real" work done, go to a meeting, or even on vacation, AwayFind makes sure that the urgent messages the user specifies still finds them. AwayFind does not require any installation or learning curve, and it supports all major email platforms including Google Apps/Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo Mail, and IMAP. The company has been featured by The New York Times, NPR, TechCrunch, MSNBC, The NY Post, CNET, Gartner, The Guardian, Forbes and many others. AwayFind offers a free basic service in addition to its Pro Plan packages.
CudaSign, a Newport Beach, CA-based technology startup that offers tools to e-sign digital files without the need to scan, fax or mail documents.
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