KEC Ventures

KEC Ventures, established in 2011, is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm. It focuses on investing in life science, healthcare, and technology sectors, with a particular interest in software technology. The firm manages multiple funds, including KEC Ventures I and KEC Ventures II, and primarily invests in startups based in New York and Los Angeles.

Jeff Citron

Managing Partner

Josh Lamstein

Partner

Jeff Parkinson

Managing Partner

72 past transactions

Gooten

Series A in 2023
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

RentSpree

Series B in 2022
RentSpree LLC is a rental platform based in Woodland Hills, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in facilitating apartment rentals in Southern California and offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes a universal tenant screening process, renter management, and an automated rental screening API. This technology allows property owners and agents to streamline the lease application process by providing a centralized system for screening applicants. RentSpree's platform enhances the efficiency of tenant verification while protecting applicants from hard credit inquiries, thereby simplifying the rental experience for both landlords and renters. The company's services are accessible nationwide, supporting the evolving needs of the U.S. housing market.

Gooten

Venture Round in 2021
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

Sanctuary

Seed Round in 2021
Sanctuary is a company that specializes in mystical products and services, primarily targeting millennial audiences. It has developed an astrology application that provides daily personalized horoscopes and live birth chart readings. The app features insights from real astrologers, tarot readings, and personalized forecasts, offering users a range of illuminating experiences designed to address contemporary existential concerns. By integrating advanced technologies, including AI and chatbot services, Sanctuary aims to enhance the user experience and make astrology more accessible. The company's focus on creating engaging and meaningful mystical experiences positions it as a unique player in the wellness and self-discovery market.

Aclaimant

Series B in 2021
Aclaimant, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing an enterprise incident management system aimed at improving the reporting, management, documentation, and analysis of workplace-related incidents. Founded in 2013, Aclaimant offers a comprehensive platform that allows employees, employers, and insurance carriers to utilize a personalized dashboard to track incidents and reports efficiently. The system is designed to facilitate real-time coordination among all parties involved, thereby expediting incident resolution and reducing associated costs. Aclaimant's services cater to a diverse range of sectors, including staffing firms, elder care facilities, small to medium-sized businesses, municipalities, and insurance brokers. By engaging all stakeholders in the incident management process, the platform promotes a collective responsibility for workplace safety and risk reduction.

Aclaimant

Series A in 2020
Aclaimant, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing an enterprise incident management system aimed at improving the reporting, management, documentation, and analysis of workplace-related incidents. Founded in 2013, Aclaimant offers a comprehensive platform that allows employees, employers, and insurance carriers to utilize a personalized dashboard to track incidents and reports efficiently. The system is designed to facilitate real-time coordination among all parties involved, thereby expediting incident resolution and reducing associated costs. Aclaimant's services cater to a diverse range of sectors, including staffing firms, elder care facilities, small to medium-sized businesses, municipalities, and insurance brokers. By engaging all stakeholders in the incident management process, the platform promotes a collective responsibility for workplace safety and risk reduction.

Anagram

Series A in 2020
Anagram Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, develops a software platform designed to assist healthcare professionals, particularly eye care providers, in managing the complexities of health insurance networks. The company's platform automates vision insurance billing and facilitates instant rebates, allowing providers to offer immediate reimbursements to patients. This enables eye care providers to serve patients without the constraints of managed vision plans, leveraging partnerships with leading eyewear labs and frame manufacturers. Anagram was formerly known as Glass Health, Inc., changing its name in February 2020.

Sanctuary

Seed Round in 2019
Sanctuary is a company that specializes in mystical products and services, primarily targeting millennial audiences. It has developed an astrology application that provides daily personalized horoscopes and live birth chart readings. The app features insights from real astrologers, tarot readings, and personalized forecasts, offering users a range of illuminating experiences designed to address contemporary existential concerns. By integrating advanced technologies, including AI and chatbot services, Sanctuary aims to enhance the user experience and make astrology more accessible. The company's focus on creating engaging and meaningful mystical experiences positions it as a unique player in the wellness and self-discovery market.

FinTech Studios

Venture Round in 2019
FinTech Studios, founded in 2014 by Jim Tousignant, is a technology company that specializes in AI-based applications and big-data analytics. The company has developed a search and analytics platform that provides real-time insights into businesses and market conditions. Its innovative technology enables the discovery and analysis of relevant content from millions of online sources and proprietary databases, offering timely and pertinent market intelligence for investors, financial professionals, and business executives. By delivering intelligent search capabilities and curating business and financial news in multiple languages, FinTech Studios equips financial institutions with actionable news, research, and market analytics in a secure environment.

The Bouqs Company

Series C in 2019
The Bouqs Company is an online flower delivery service founded in 2012 by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montúfar, aimed at transforming the floral industry. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, the company sources flowers directly from eco-friendly and sustainable farms worldwide. By connecting these farms with a curated network of artisan florists, The Bouqs Company eliminates traditional supply chain intermediaries, such as warehouses and distributors, thereby reducing costs and enhancing the quality of its offerings. The platform provides a variety of bouquets and floral arrangements for weddings, events, and business services, striving to deliver fresh, responsibly-sourced flowers directly to consumers' doorsteps across the United States.

Bleximo

Seed Round in 2018
Bleximo Corp. is a manufacturer of quantum accelerators and processors, established in 2017 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The company focuses on developing full-stack superconducting application-specific systems aimed at addressing complex problems in physics, particularly in simulating the electronic and chemical properties of new materials and molecules. Bleximo's innovative approach involves co-designing processors, software, and control systems within a single development process, allowing for a comprehensive consideration of superconducting technology and system dynamics. This integrated solution framework positions Bleximo to provide advanced capabilities that surpass classical computing, offering improved economic efficiency and accuracy for high-value business challenges. With state-of-the-art coherence times in their superconducting technology, Bleximo aims to remain at the forefront of quantum computing advancements.

Anagram

Funding Round in 2018
Anagram Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, develops a software platform designed to assist healthcare professionals, particularly eye care providers, in managing the complexities of health insurance networks. The company's platform automates vision insurance billing and facilitates instant rebates, allowing providers to offer immediate reimbursements to patients. This enables eye care providers to serve patients without the constraints of managed vision plans, leveraging partnerships with leading eyewear labs and frame manufacturers. Anagram was formerly known as Glass Health, Inc., changing its name in February 2020.

Teampay

Seed Round in 2018
Teampay is a developer of a distributed spend management platform tailored for larger small to medium-sized businesses and middle-market organizations. The platform simplifies expense management by streamlining the purchasing process through the use of virtual and physical cards, invoices, and reimbursements. It facilitates a user-friendly workflow that aligns the needs of spenders with finance teams, ensuring transparency and control over organizational spending. By collecting and integrating critical data into existing systems, Teampay addresses common challenges such as policy misalignment and unpredictable expenses, enabling clients to manage their financial operations effectively and securely.

Reonomy

Venture Round in 2018
Reonomy is a commercial real estate (CRE) technology company that uses big data, partnerships, and machine learning to consolidate fragmented CRE information into a comprehensive platform. This platform offers insights and analytics tools, empowering professionals such as lenders, brokers, and investors to make informed property-centric decisions by providing access to detailed property intelligence.

Sanctuary

Seed Round in 2017
Sanctuary is a company that specializes in mystical products and services, primarily targeting millennial audiences. It has developed an astrology application that provides daily personalized horoscopes and live birth chart readings. The app features insights from real astrologers, tarot readings, and personalized forecasts, offering users a range of illuminating experiences designed to address contemporary existential concerns. By integrating advanced technologies, including AI and chatbot services, Sanctuary aims to enhance the user experience and make astrology more accessible. The company's focus on creating engaging and meaningful mystical experiences positions it as a unique player in the wellness and self-discovery market.

FinTech Studios

Seed Round in 2017
FinTech Studios, founded in 2014 by Jim Tousignant, is a technology company that specializes in AI-based applications and big-data analytics. The company has developed a search and analytics platform that provides real-time insights into businesses and market conditions. Its innovative technology enables the discovery and analysis of relevant content from millions of online sources and proprietary databases, offering timely and pertinent market intelligence for investors, financial professionals, and business executives. By delivering intelligent search capabilities and curating business and financial news in multiple languages, FinTech Studios equips financial institutions with actionable news, research, and market analytics in a secure environment.

Aclaimant

Seed Round in 2017
Aclaimant, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing an enterprise incident management system aimed at improving the reporting, management, documentation, and analysis of workplace-related incidents. Founded in 2013, Aclaimant offers a comprehensive platform that allows employees, employers, and insurance carriers to utilize a personalized dashboard to track incidents and reports efficiently. The system is designed to facilitate real-time coordination among all parties involved, thereby expediting incident resolution and reducing associated costs. Aclaimant's services cater to a diverse range of sectors, including staffing firms, elder care facilities, small to medium-sized businesses, municipalities, and insurance brokers. By engaging all stakeholders in the incident management process, the platform promotes a collective responsibility for workplace safety and risk reduction.

The Bouqs Company

Series C in 2017
The Bouqs Company is an online flower delivery service founded in 2012 by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montúfar, aimed at transforming the floral industry. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, the company sources flowers directly from eco-friendly and sustainable farms worldwide. By connecting these farms with a curated network of artisan florists, The Bouqs Company eliminates traditional supply chain intermediaries, such as warehouses and distributors, thereby reducing costs and enhancing the quality of its offerings. The platform provides a variety of bouquets and floral arrangements for weddings, events, and business services, striving to deliver fresh, responsibly-sourced flowers directly to consumers' doorsteps across the United States.

Anagram

Seed Round in 2016
Anagram Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, develops a software platform designed to assist healthcare professionals, particularly eye care providers, in managing the complexities of health insurance networks. The company's platform automates vision insurance billing and facilitates instant rebates, allowing providers to offer immediate reimbursements to patients. This enables eye care providers to serve patients without the constraints of managed vision plans, leveraging partnerships with leading eyewear labs and frame manufacturers. Anagram was formerly known as Glass Health, Inc., changing its name in February 2020.

Markett

Seed Round in 2016
Markett, Inc. is a marketing and branding agency that provides a platform for users to earn income by promoting their favorite brands. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Venice, California, the company connects high-growth businesses with individuals and marketing teams, facilitating customer acquisition through authentic content and unique promotion codes. By leveraging a geocentric sales force, Markett empowers young professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives to monetize their marketing efforts on their own terms, thereby enhancing brand visibility and lead generation for its clients.

Teampay

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Teampay is a developer of a distributed spend management platform tailored for larger small to medium-sized businesses and middle-market organizations. The platform simplifies expense management by streamlining the purchasing process through the use of virtual and physical cards, invoices, and reimbursements. It facilitates a user-friendly workflow that aligns the needs of spenders with finance teams, ensuring transparency and control over organizational spending. By collecting and integrating critical data into existing systems, Teampay addresses common challenges such as policy misalignment and unpredictable expenses, enabling clients to manage their financial operations effectively and securely.

Virgil Security

Series A in 2016
Virgil Security, Inc. is a company based in Manassas, Virginia, specializing in the development and marketing of cryptographic software and services tailored for developers and end-users. The company offers a range of encryption libraries and services, complemented by a public key management infrastructure, to facilitate the secure development, deployment, and utilization of strong cryptography. Virgil Security's solutions enable password-free authentication, encryption, and distributed immutable data storage through blockchain technology, ensuring privacy and security for applications, cloud services, and the Internet of Things. By simplifying the integration of robust security measures, Virgil Security supports a new generation of enhanced privacy and security in digital environments.

Navisens

Seed Round in 2016
Navisens is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in a software-only geolocation platform capable of tracking personnel and mobile devices in various environments, including indoors, outdoors, and even underground. Founded in 2013, Navisens utilizes its patent-pending motionDNA technology, which processes data from inertial sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes found in mobile devices. This innovative approach enables accurate 3D navigation without the need for infrastructure like WiFi access points, Bluetooth beacons, or GPS. The platform's design allows for precise location tracking without the installation of additional sensors or the collection of environmental data, making it a versatile solution for locating electronic devices efficiently.

RocksBox

Series A in 2016
RocksBox is a San Francisco-based company that offers a membership-based jewelry styling service for women. Founded in 2012, RocksBox provides a platform where members can shop, rent, and swap designer jewelry. The company aims to transform how women discover and purchase jewelry by offering a curated selection of brand-name designs through a subscription model. Members have the flexibility to buy or swap items at any time, enhancing their access to high-quality jewelry without the commitment of ownership.

Gooten

Venture Round in 2016
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

The Bouqs Company

Series B in 2016
The Bouqs Company is an online flower delivery service founded in 2012 by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montúfar, aimed at transforming the floral industry. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, the company sources flowers directly from eco-friendly and sustainable farms worldwide. By connecting these farms with a curated network of artisan florists, The Bouqs Company eliminates traditional supply chain intermediaries, such as warehouses and distributors, thereby reducing costs and enhancing the quality of its offerings. The platform provides a variety of bouquets and floral arrangements for weddings, events, and business services, striving to deliver fresh, responsibly-sourced flowers directly to consumers' doorsteps across the United States.

Canvs AI

Series A in 2016
Canvs AI is an insights platform that specializes in analyzing open-ended text from a variety of sources, such as surveys, customer reviews, and social media. The platform employs advanced AI-powered text analysis and patented natural language algorithms to transform unstructured consumer feedback into actionable business intelligence. By providing critical insights rapidly and cost-effectively, Canvs AI helps businesses enhance their understanding of consumer behavior. Its services are utilized by leading brands, research agencies, and media and entertainment companies, facilitating quicker decision-making and improved strategic planning.

Gem

Series A in 2016
Gem is a developer of next-generation cryptocurrency applications and a blockchain platform that empowers individuals to take control of their wealth through innovative digital solutions. Founded in 2013, Gem offers a secure universal wallet that acts as a single entry point for users to track their cryptocurrency investments and net worth. The platform facilitates the curated discovery of new tokens and decentralized applications, enhancing the participation experience in the evolving digital marketplace. With a team of experienced software architects and blockchain engineers, Gem is dedicated to providing easier and more secure ways for consumers to engage with the growing decentralization movement.

Print.io

Convertible Note in 2015
Print.io offers Hellopics, an application that enables its users to order custom printed products, including iPhone and iPad cases, canvas wraps, posters, mugs, and more. Print.io was founded by Austen Bernstein in 2010 and is based in New York.

Gooten

Convertible Note in 2015
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

Yhat

Seed Round in 2015
Yhat (pronounced Y-hat) provides an end-to-end data science platform for developing, deploying, and managing real-time decision APIs. Yhat eliminates painful IT obstacles involved in cloud-based data science like server setup and config. With Yhat, data scientists can transform static insights into production-ready decision making APIs that integrate seamlessly with any customer- or employee-facing app. Yhat also created Rodeo, an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for Python. Yhat was founded in 2013 and is based in New York. The team is composed of entrepreneurs, data scientists, and engineers formerly at OnDeck, AppNexus, Guidespark, Shareablee and the Washington Post.

Jump Ramp

Series C in 2015
Jump Ramp Games, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing mobile gaming applications. Its flagship product, Lucktastic, offers free mobile casual games with real-world rewards, including gift cards from major brands. The company generates revenue through online advertising, lead generation, and mobile video services within the app. With nearly 10 million installs in the U.S., Lucktastic consistently ranks among the top lifestyle apps on both Google Play and the Apple Store. Jump Ramp, now a subsidiary of MobilityWare, aims to expand its brand and grow a network of apps internationally, while fostering a fast-paced, innovative work environment.

AlphaDraft

Pre Seed Round in 2015
AlphaDraft is a developer of an e-sports platform designed for video game players. The company creates competitive gaming experiences based on the performance of professional players, allowing users to engage in and compete in their favorite video games. AlphaDraft awards cash and prizes to winners, fostering an environment that encourages competitive play. The firm has garnered support from notable backers, including Melo7 Tech Partners, founded by NBA star Carmelo Anthony, and former NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Gooten

Seed Round in 2015
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

Print.io

Seed Round in 2015
Print.io offers Hellopics, an application that enables its users to order custom printed products, including iPhone and iPad cases, canvas wraps, posters, mugs, and more. Print.io was founded by Austen Bernstein in 2010 and is based in New York.

Gem

Seed Round in 2015
Gem is a developer of next-generation cryptocurrency applications and a blockchain platform that empowers individuals to take control of their wealth through innovative digital solutions. Founded in 2013, Gem offers a secure universal wallet that acts as a single entry point for users to track their cryptocurrency investments and net worth. The platform facilitates the curated discovery of new tokens and decentralized applications, enhancing the participation experience in the evolving digital marketplace. With a team of experienced software architects and blockchain engineers, Gem is dedicated to providing easier and more secure ways for consumers to engage with the growing decentralization movement.

WiGo

Seed Round in 2015
WiGo, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a social mobile application specifically designed for college students to coordinate social outings. Launched in 2014, the platform allows users to discover who at their school is going out, see where their friends are heading, and invite others to join them. The application resets each morning, providing users with a fresh start each day to make new plans. By facilitating connections among students, WiGo enhances the social experience on college campuses.

Print.io

Seed Round in 2015
Print.io offers Hellopics, an application that enables its users to order custom printed products, including iPhone and iPad cases, canvas wraps, posters, mugs, and more. Print.io was founded by Austen Bernstein in 2010 and is based in New York.

Gooten

Venture Round in 2015
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

MaestroQA

Seed Round in 2015
MaestroQA is a software company that specializes in quality assurance solutions for customer care teams, aiming to elevate customer service from a perceived cost center to a strategic growth driver. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, NY, the company provides a comprehensive platform that tracks customer behavior, analyzes preferences, and integrates with various CRM and support tools. Its features include customizable scorecards and real-time feedback mechanisms, allowing organizations to gain granular insights into agent performance and deliver targeted coaching. MaestroQA's focus on enhancing customer experience empowers businesses to create personalized marketing strategies across multiple channels.

Reonomy

Series B in 2015
Reonomy is a commercial real estate (CRE) technology company that uses big data, partnerships, and machine learning to consolidate fragmented CRE information into a comprehensive platform. This platform offers insights and analytics tools, empowering professionals such as lenders, brokers, and investors to make informed property-centric decisions by providing access to detailed property intelligence.

Seen

Seed Round in 2014
Seen is a technology company dedicated to enhancing the way people connect with events and stories in real time. Its innovative platform focuses on identifying significant trends within the vast amount of information available on the web, utilizing advanced algorithms to reconstruct narratives from social data. The company's mission revolves around making events more visible and fostering deeper connections among individuals and their collective experiences. Seen's technology is rooted in award-winning research and has gained recognition through its selection for The New York Times incubator initiative, TimeSpace. Through its tools, Seen aims to create a new type of media that emphasizes real-time engagement and storytelling.

Wedding Spot

Series A in 2014
Wedding Spot, Inc. operates an online platform that enables users to search, compare, and book wedding venues and related services across several states in the northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a comprehensive database of various venue types, including banquet halls, barns, hotels, and outdoor locations. Wedding Spot allows users to filter search results based on budget, location, style, and guest count, facilitating the selection process for engaged couples. In addition, the platform offers wedding venues tools to streamline their booking processes, from customer acquisition to content organization and inventory marketing. This user-friendly marketplace is designed to simplify the planning experience for couples while providing venues with effective management solutions.

Gem

Seed Round in 2014
Gem is a developer of next-generation cryptocurrency applications and a blockchain platform that empowers individuals to take control of their wealth through innovative digital solutions. Founded in 2013, Gem offers a secure universal wallet that acts as a single entry point for users to track their cryptocurrency investments and net worth. The platform facilitates the curated discovery of new tokens and decentralized applications, enhancing the participation experience in the evolving digital marketplace. With a team of experienced software architects and blockchain engineers, Gem is dedicated to providing easier and more secure ways for consumers to engage with the growing decentralization movement.

Feed.fm

Seed Round in 2014
Feed.fm, operating as Feed Media Inc., specializes in providing legal music streaming services to businesses, including brands, retailers, and app/game developers. The company's platform enables these entities to integrate music into their products, enhancing consumer engagement, retention, and revenues. Key features include an API for custom music station creation, a dashboard for tracking user interactions, and a player that allows users to engage with the music. Feed.fm also handles billing, licensing, compliance, and reporting for copyright holders, ensuring a seamless and legally sound experience for both businesses and rights owners. Incorporated in 2011, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

TechStyle Fashion Group

Series D in 2014
TechStyle Fashion Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer established in 2010, focused on providing access, quality, and style at exceptional value. The company combines advanced technology with contemporary fashion trends to create a unique shopping experience for millions of customers, including five million VIP members. With a portfolio that features well-known brands such as JustFab, Fabletics, ShoeDazzle, Savage X Fenty, and FabKids, TechStyle operates in several countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The company emphasizes data-driven personalization and vertical integration to enhance consumer engagement and offer curated shopping options, enabling customers to make informed fashion choices.

Ayehu Software Technologies

Series A in 2014
Ayehu Software Technologies, Ltd. is a software development company specializing in IT automation and orchestration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Holon, Israel, with additional offices in San Jose, California, and New York, Ayehu provides eyeShare, a critical situation management solution that enables IT managers to efficiently design, plan, and execute operational tasks. The platform incorporates machine learning algorithms and supports integration with third-party software via APIs, enhancing its functionality for IT operations, security operations, and managed service providers. Ayehu's offerings also include IT service management, IT operations management, security operations, and cloud management services, allowing organizations to streamline their processes, reduce manual tasks, and improve incident response times.

The Bouqs Company

Series A in 2014
The Bouqs Company is an online flower delivery service founded in 2012 by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montúfar, aimed at transforming the floral industry. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, the company sources flowers directly from eco-friendly and sustainable farms worldwide. By connecting these farms with a curated network of artisan florists, The Bouqs Company eliminates traditional supply chain intermediaries, such as warehouses and distributors, thereby reducing costs and enhancing the quality of its offerings. The platform provides a variety of bouquets and floral arrangements for weddings, events, and business services, striving to deliver fresh, responsibly-sourced flowers directly to consumers' doorsteps across the United States.

Tinybop

Series A in 2014
Tinybop, Inc. is an educational app developer based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2012. The company specializes in creating interactive applications aimed at children aged four and older, focusing on foundational science literacy, creative thinking, problem-solving, and storytelling skills. Its notable products include the Library application, which allows kids to explore the invisible wonders of the world, and the Digital Toys application, an open-ended construction kit that encourages imaginative building and play. Tinybop's apps are designed for iOS devices, providing engaging experiences that promote exploration and experimentation, thereby making screen time both enjoyable and educational for children. The company is recognized for its commitment to fostering creativity and learning through immersive play.

Filip Technologies

Venture Round in 2014
Filip Technologies is a developer of a communication platform focused on enhancing the connection between parents and their young children. The company's primary product is a smart locator device that integrates communication features with real-time location updates. This innovative solution allows caregivers to stay informed about their children's whereabouts and maintain contact, ensuring safety and peace of mind. By combining these functionalities, Filip Technologies aims to provide a reliable tool for families, enhancing their ability to communicate and monitor their loved ones effectively.

BetterCompany

Seed Round in 2014
At BetterCompany, it is our mission to help companies connect with best candidates at the best time, when they're looking! We use a blend of art and science to match candidates to roles and companies and we understand that timing is everything.

Print.io

Seed Round in 2014
Print.io offers Hellopics, an application that enables its users to order custom printed products, including iPhone and iPad cases, canvas wraps, posters, mugs, and more. Print.io was founded by Austen Bernstein in 2010 and is based in New York.

Drync

Seed Round in 2014
Drync Wine is a leading mobile platform that caters to wine enthusiasts by offering a seamless experience for discovering, tracking, sharing, and purchasing wines. With a user-friendly app, Drync provides instant image recognition for over 3 million wines and manages a virtual inventory of 600,000 bottles for its community of 300,000 affluent wine lovers. The platform has facilitated more than 2 million wine searches, enabling consumers to explore new selections through personalized recommendations and expert curation. Recognized by prominent publications such as the New York Times and Mashable, Drync has established itself as a top downloaded wine app globally, enhancing the way users interact with wine.

Gooten

Seed Round in 2014
Gooten is an automated fulfillment and store operations solution tailored for online retailers. The company offers a drop-shipping e-commerce platform that utilizes on-demand manufacturing to streamline the order fulfillment process. By integrating a multi-channel order management system with a network of manufacturers and service providers, Gooten ensures that each order is efficiently processed, produced, and shipped. Users can create, manage, and fulfill a wide variety of products through Gooten's platform, which seamlessly integrates with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce. Additionally, Gooten provides an API for businesses looking to build customized customer experiences. The company's approach allows businesses to produce and deliver custom merchandise while also offering customer support, enhancing the overall e-commerce operation.

Fisoc

Venture Round in 2014
fisoc leads the merchant funded loyalty space with its Buzz Points platform. Buzz Points rewards customers for shopping and spending, with even more rewards for spending locally at our network of local merchants. With Buzz Points, Financial Institutions realize substantially increased non-interest fee based income, while providing their users with a next gen loyalty platform on the web and mobile. Local merchants win with dramatically increased revenues. The program is turn-key, and provides valuable data and metrics

Reonomy

Series A in 2014
Reonomy is a commercial real estate (CRE) technology company that uses big data, partnerships, and machine learning to consolidate fragmented CRE information into a comprehensive platform. This platform offers insights and analytics tools, empowering professionals such as lenders, brokers, and investors to make informed property-centric decisions by providing access to detailed property intelligence.

Kanvas Labs

Seed Round in 2014
Kanvas Labs, Inc. is a mobile social networking company based in New York, New York, that specializes in enabling users to create and share engaging visual content centered around real-world experiences. The company offers a platform that allows users to craft social photo stories by combining photos, videos, GIFs, and custom stop motion clips with text, stickers, and music. This content can be shared within the app and across various social media platforms. Originally known as Tracks Media, Inc., Kanvas Labs was incorporated in 2010 and operates as a subsidiary of AOL Inc. The platform emphasizes the creation of micro-social networks, facilitating interactive and collaborative storytelling among friends and followers.

Gem

Seed Round in 2014
Gem is a developer of next-generation cryptocurrency applications and a blockchain platform that empowers individuals to take control of their wealth through innovative digital solutions. Founded in 2013, Gem offers a secure universal wallet that acts as a single entry point for users to track their cryptocurrency investments and net worth. The platform facilitates the curated discovery of new tokens and decentralized applications, enhancing the participation experience in the evolving digital marketplace. With a team of experienced software architects and blockchain engineers, Gem is dedicated to providing easier and more secure ways for consumers to engage with the growing decentralization movement.

Kanvas Labs

Seed Round in 2013
Kanvas Labs, Inc. is a mobile social networking company based in New York, New York, that specializes in enabling users to create and share engaging visual content centered around real-world experiences. The company offers a platform that allows users to craft social photo stories by combining photos, videos, GIFs, and custom stop motion clips with text, stickers, and music. This content can be shared within the app and across various social media platforms. Originally known as Tracks Media, Inc., Kanvas Labs was incorporated in 2010 and operates as a subsidiary of AOL Inc. The platform emphasizes the creation of micro-social networks, facilitating interactive and collaborative storytelling among friends and followers.

Sound Pharmaceuticals

Venture Round in 2013
Sound Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in developing neurotologic drugs aimed at treating sensorineural diseases of the inner ear. Founded in 2001, the company focuses on creating prescription medications that help prevent and treat hearing loss, specifically targeting sensorineural hearing loss. Sound Pharmaceuticals is working on innovative treatments that involve compounds designed to inhibit growth-inhibitory proteins, allowing non-dividing epithelial cells in the inner ear to divide and potentially transform into replacement auditory hair cells. This approach seeks to address various forms of hearing loss in a cost-effective manner, which represents a significant advancement in auditory health care.

Jump Ramp

Series B in 2013
Jump Ramp Games, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing mobile gaming applications. Its flagship product, Lucktastic, offers free mobile casual games with real-world rewards, including gift cards from major brands. The company generates revenue through online advertising, lead generation, and mobile video services within the app. With nearly 10 million installs in the U.S., Lucktastic consistently ranks among the top lifestyle apps on both Google Play and the Apple Store. Jump Ramp, now a subsidiary of MobilityWare, aims to expand its brand and grow a network of apps internationally, while fostering a fast-paced, innovative work environment.

Luminate Health

Seed Round in 2013
Luminate Health Inc. offers a Software-as-a-Service solution designed for laboratories and healthcare providers, facilitating patients' access to, management of, and understanding of their laboratory results through digital platforms. The company’s HIPAA-compliant technology provides tools for physicians to communicate lab results effectively while offering clinically relevant information to enhance patient engagement in their health care. Founded in 2012 and based in Washington, D.C., Luminate Health aims to improve patient care by enabling laboratories to deliver enhanced services to their physician clients.

Yhat

Seed Round in 2013
Yhat (pronounced Y-hat) provides an end-to-end data science platform for developing, deploying, and managing real-time decision APIs. Yhat eliminates painful IT obstacles involved in cloud-based data science like server setup and config. With Yhat, data scientists can transform static insights into production-ready decision making APIs that integrate seamlessly with any customer- or employee-facing app. Yhat also created Rodeo, an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for Python. Yhat was founded in 2013 and is based in New York. The team is composed of entrepreneurs, data scientists, and engineers formerly at OnDeck, AppNexus, Guidespark, Shareablee and the Washington Post.

Giraffic

Series A in 2013
Giraffic, Inc. specializes in video-on-demand streaming acceleration technology, designed to enhance the delivery of high-definition content for online media providers. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Giraffic's technology facilitates simultaneous data retrieval from multiple sources, effectively eliminating re-buffering pauses during video playback. This capability allows media companies, content distributors, and social networks to provide seamless access to HD videos and images, as well as support for games and software downloads. The company gained recognition for its Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) technology, which significantly improved streaming performance and was adopted by industry leaders like Samsung and Roku. Following the sale of its AVA technology, Giraffic shifted focus to the Data Cloud Storage sector with its Distributed Adaptive Storage (DASS) platform, offering innovative solutions for distributed and hybrid cloud environments, including a consumer backup application that emphasizes virtually unlimited storage capacity.

Fisoc

Series D in 2013
fisoc leads the merchant funded loyalty space with its Buzz Points platform. Buzz Points rewards customers for shopping and spending, with even more rewards for spending locally at our network of local merchants. With Buzz Points, Financial Institutions realize substantially increased non-interest fee based income, while providing their users with a next gen loyalty platform on the web and mobile. Local merchants win with dramatically increased revenues. The program is turn-key, and provides valuable data and metrics

ISVS

Seed Round in 2013
International Skill Verification Services (ISVS) is dedicated to enhancing the English language higher education admission process for schools and international candidates. The company offers the International Study Candidate Assessment Process (ISCAP), which utilizes live interview-based assessments to provide higher education institutions with a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of applicants. This approach moves beyond traditional standardized testing, allowing institutions to evaluate candidates holistically and uncover their true potential. ISVS aims to assist schools in addressing challenges such as application fraud and the lack of qualitative information regarding international applicants, particularly from rapidly developing countries. By delivering detailed reports, ISVS enables institutions to gain deeper insights into their applicants, while also helping candidates assess their readiness for studying abroad and identify areas for further preparation.

Zillabyte

Seed Round in 2013
Zillabyte is a data analysis and processing solutions company founded in 2011 and headquartered in the United States. The company specializes in developing a cloud platform that facilitates data analysis through its natural language processing (NLP) tools. Zillabyte aims to provide a turnkey solution that allows businesses to build applications without the need to manage underlying infrastructure. As a competitor in the data processing market, Zillabyte faces challenges from established players like Google and Amazon, which have introduced their own data processing technologies.

Reonomy

Seed Round in 2013
Reonomy is a commercial real estate (CRE) technology company that uses big data, partnerships, and machine learning to consolidate fragmented CRE information into a comprehensive platform. This platform offers insights and analytics tools, empowering professionals such as lenders, brokers, and investors to make informed property-centric decisions by providing access to detailed property intelligence.

Fireblade

Series A in 2013
FireBlade is a cybersecurity company founded in 2009 by Shay Rapaport and Erez Azaria, focusing on protecting websites from various threats. Their security solution combines behavioral analysis, risk assessment, and global reputation monitoring to safeguard against malicious bot traffic, hacking, spamming, and distributed DoS attacks. The technology is designed to be invisible to website visitors while enhancing user experience. FireBlade serves billions of page hits monthly, protecting some of the largest and busiest websites globally.

Fisoc

Series C in 2012
fisoc leads the merchant funded loyalty space with its Buzz Points platform. Buzz Points rewards customers for shopping and spending, with even more rewards for spending locally at our network of local merchants. With Buzz Points, Financial Institutions realize substantially increased non-interest fee based income, while providing their users with a next gen loyalty platform on the web and mobile. Local merchants win with dramatically increased revenues. The program is turn-key, and provides valuable data and metrics

Tinybop

Seed Round in 2012
Tinybop, Inc. is an educational app developer based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2012. The company specializes in creating interactive applications aimed at children aged four and older, focusing on foundational science literacy, creative thinking, problem-solving, and storytelling skills. Its notable products include the Library application, which allows kids to explore the invisible wonders of the world, and the Digital Toys application, an open-ended construction kit that encourages imaginative building and play. Tinybop's apps are designed for iOS devices, providing engaging experiences that promote exploration and experimentation, thereby making screen time both enjoyable and educational for children. The company is recognized for its commitment to fostering creativity and learning through immersive play.

Innovaci

Seed Round in 2011
Innovaci Inc. is a consumer products company based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, established in 2011. The company specializes in developing innovative solutions for the health and wellness sector, with a focus on enhancing indoor air quality. Its flagship product, AireSpa, is a comprehensive air enhancement system that combines air purification, cool mist humidification, aromatherapy, and soundscapes. AireSpa features a touchscreen remote control and a cloud-based monitoring and reporting software that integrates seamlessly with hotel billing systems. This unique product is designed to provide users with an elegant and user-friendly experience while ensuring ease of maintenance through self-diagnostic capabilities.
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