Knoll Ventures

Knoll Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2011. It specializes in pre-Series A investments, primarily targeting technology-enabled businesses within the B2B sector. The firm focuses on early-stage companies, particularly in the transportation, media, and software industries. Through its investment strategy, Knoll Ventures aims to support and cultivate innovative businesses that are poised for growth in these dynamic markets.

Andrew Dorman

Partner

Richard Fraim

Partner

45 past transactions

Cloverly

Series A in 2023
Provide tools for businesses and organizations to achieve carbon neutrality by connecting online buyers to local, high-quality renewable energy through their Sustainability-as-a-Service platform. Clean-tech startup creating a sustainability-as-a-service platform to make carbon offsets accessible for everyday activities.

Barometer

Seed Round in 2023
Barometer provides an application that helps companies become accountable for the biases present in their text data.

RepVue

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a crowdsourced sales rating platform intended to track real-time sales compensation data. The company's platform collects and aggregates unbiased, objective data based on experiences, including earning potential, quota attainment data, and sales professional sentiment analysis, enabling clients to discover, research, and apply for sales roles.

Fetch

Series A in 2022
Fetch is a self-service truck and van rental platform designed to simplify the rental process for users. It addresses common frustrations associated with traditional truck rental, such as long wait times, hidden fees, and complicated return procedures. Fetch offers a straightforward pricing model that includes all costs in a single hourly rate, eliminating surprise charges for mileage or insurance. Additionally, it enhances convenience by delivering rental vehicles directly to customers rather than requiring them to visit a rental location. The platform allows users to easily find and book trucks from local owners through an intuitive application, making it accessible for those in need of transportation. With a focus on modern, safe, and user-friendly vehicles, Fetch aims to provide an efficient solution for individuals and businesses looking to complete their transportation needs quickly and effectively.

Tourial

Seed Round in 2022
Tourial is a company that specializes in virtual product marketing, training, and support, focusing on enhancing customer engagement through interactive product tours. Established in 2019 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Tourial offers a platform that allows users to create dynamic content featuring buttons and clickable elements, facilitating an immersive experience for potential customers. This interactive approach helps marketing and sales teams effectively showcase feature-rich products, ultimately driving growth and revenue across various channels, including nurture campaigns, websites, and paid media. By delivering tailored product marketing content, Tourial aims to improve conversion rates and support customer education.

Covetool

Series B in 2021
Cove.tool has developed a game-changing machine learning technology that helps users discover smarter ways to make their buildings energy efficient while saving on construction cost. The software builds smart, accurate models in a tenth of the time to help users explore a range of building alternatives and sort out the best one.

Lendflow

Series A in 2021
Lendflow offers an embedded lending infrastructure platform that enables software companies to integrate business credit products into their applications. Its tools include a lending widget and API that allow businesses to provide their users with seamless access to various financing options, such as term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoring. By facilitating this integration, Lendflow enhances user engagement and retention while empowering software companies to become sources of capital for their customers. The platform caters to businesses of all sizes and credit profiles, aiming to transform the way companies access capital and manage their financing needs.

Lendflow

Series A in 2021
Lendflow offers an embedded lending infrastructure platform that enables software companies to integrate business credit products into their applications. Its tools include a lending widget and API that allow businesses to provide their users with seamless access to various financing options, such as term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoring. By facilitating this integration, Lendflow enhances user engagement and retention while empowering software companies to become sources of capital for their customers. The platform caters to businesses of all sizes and credit profiles, aiming to transform the way companies access capital and manage their financing needs.

ConverseNow

Series A in 2021
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.

Daupler

Venture Round in 2021
Daupler is a developer of an incident response platform aimed at assisting cities and utilities in managing emergencies effectively. The platform primarily focuses on coordinating and documenting responses to various incidents, such as water main breaks, sewer stoppages, street obstructions, storms, and power outages. By providing operational insights and facilitating immediate, objective results, Daupler helps public works departments streamline their response efforts. The company serves organizations of various sizes, from small water districts to large municipalities, and its tools integrate seamlessly with existing customer service and work order management systems. This approach reduces workload while ensuring accurate data collection and improved operational efficiency.

Cloverly

Seed Round in 2021
Provide tools for businesses and organizations to achieve carbon neutrality by connecting online buyers to local, high-quality renewable energy through their Sustainability-as-a-Service platform. Clean-tech startup creating a sustainability-as-a-service platform to make carbon offsets accessible for everyday activities.

RepVue

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a crowdsourced sales rating platform intended to track real-time sales compensation data. The company's platform collects and aggregates unbiased, objective data based on experiences, including earning potential, quota attainment data, and sales professional sentiment analysis, enabling clients to discover, research, and apply for sales roles.

StackStr

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a production monitoring platform designed to track ML models' performance. The company's platform helps to maintain data integrity, detect model bias, serve models developed in any framework set an alert, and get notified for a wide range of issues in the model, enabling clients to monitor and integrate metrics into other services.

ConverseNow

Seed Round in 2020
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.

ConverseNow

Seed Round in 2020
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. develops voice artificial intelligence (AI) based software for quick service restaurants (QSRs) to automate and personalize the ordering process, driving efficiencies, and reducing customer wait times. The company through its platform automates and personalizes restaurant orders in high volume voice channels, including phone, drive thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and voice assisted chat on mobile. ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas. It has an additional location in Gainesville, Florida.

Daupler

Seed Round in 2019
Daupler is a developer of an incident response platform aimed at assisting cities and utilities in managing emergencies effectively. The platform primarily focuses on coordinating and documenting responses to various incidents, such as water main breaks, sewer stoppages, street obstructions, storms, and power outages. By providing operational insights and facilitating immediate, objective results, Daupler helps public works departments streamline their response efforts. The company serves organizations of various sizes, from small water districts to large municipalities, and its tools integrate seamlessly with existing customer service and work order management systems. This approach reduces workload while ensuring accurate data collection and improved operational efficiency.

Fetch

Seed Round in 2019
Fetch is a self-service truck and van rental platform designed to simplify the rental process for users. It addresses common frustrations associated with traditional truck rental, such as long wait times, hidden fees, and complicated return procedures. Fetch offers a straightforward pricing model that includes all costs in a single hourly rate, eliminating surprise charges for mileage or insurance. Additionally, it enhances convenience by delivering rental vehicles directly to customers rather than requiring them to visit a rental location. The platform allows users to easily find and book trucks from local owners through an intuitive application, making it accessible for those in need of transportation. With a focus on modern, safe, and user-friendly vehicles, Fetch aims to provide an efficient solution for individuals and businesses looking to complete their transportation needs quickly and effectively.

Covetool

Seed Round in 2018
Cove.tool has developed a game-changing machine learning technology that helps users discover smarter ways to make their buildings energy efficient while saving on construction cost. The software builds smart, accurate models in a tenth of the time to help users explore a range of building alternatives and sort out the best one.

LiveSource

Venture Round in 2018
LiveSource’s cloud-based supplier collaboration suite specializes in strategic sourcing and supplier performance management, as well as the facilitation of all supplier interactions up and down the supply chain. LiveSource focuses on global manufacturers in highly regulated and complex manufacturing industries and a majority of its revenue is derived from the automotive and aerospace industries.

Rachio

Series B in 2018
Rachio, Inc. is a Denver-based company that specializes in intelligent sprinkler controllers aimed at enhancing water efficiency for residential landscapes. Founded in 2013, Rachio offers a WiFi-enabled device that allows users to remotely manage their sprinkler systems via a smartphone application. The system automatically adjusts watering schedules based on various factors, including local weather conditions, soil characteristics, and individual water budgets. By leveraging cloud-based technology, Rachio enables users to control their outdoor irrigation from anywhere, ultimately helping them save both water and money.

Terminus

Series B in 2017
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Terminus is a pioneering company in account-based marketing. Its platform allows B2B marketers to effectively target companies and engage decision-makers through tailored digital advertising campaigns. By utilizing data from customer relationship management systems, Terminus enables marketers to run comprehensive marketing initiatives that enhance collaboration between sales and marketing teams, ultimately improving close rates and accelerating pipeline velocity. The platform is already employed by notable brands such as Dun & Bradstreet, SalesLoft, and Influitive, showcasing its effectiveness in driving success in account-based marketing strategies.

Sequr

Seed Round in 2017
Sequr, Inc. specializes in cloud-based physical access control systems that enable the integration of existing hardware into a cohesive platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company provides a variety of services, including a cloud-hosted Access Control Portal for efficient access management, Visitor Management solutions, and Mobile Access products. Sequr's innovative approach automates physical security management for enterprises and commercial office buildings, balancing the need for security with user convenience. By allowing smartphones to serve as access cards, Sequr eliminates the reliance on traditional badges and reduces the risk of lockouts. As of January 2020, Sequr operates as a subsidiary of Genea, expanding its capabilities and resources in the access control market.

PlushCare

Series A in 2016
PlushCare, Inc. is a telemedicine provider based in San Francisco, California, established in 2013. The company offers a virtual primary care platform that connects patients with board-certified doctors through video chat. Users can schedule online appointments to receive diagnoses, treatment plans, and prescriptions for a range of medical issues, including chronic conditions and urgent care needs. With a focus on delivering a friendly and personalized healthcare experience, PlushCare has served over 100,000 patients, receiving high ratings for customer satisfaction. The platform also includes services for mental health treatment and has developed at-home testing for Coronavirus.

Expanse

Series A in 2016
Expanse, Inc., through its platform offers data marshalling services. The company was formerly known as Qadium, Inc. and changed its name to Expanse, Inc. in October 2018. Expanse, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Luma

Series A in 2016
Luma Home Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing Wi-Fi routers specifically for household networks. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, addresses the growing demands of connected homes by providing products that ensure reliable and secure internet connectivity for multiple devices. Founded by Dr. Paul Judge and Mike Van Bruinisse, Luma leverages their extensive experience in networking and security to develop personalized Wi-Fi solutions. Since its inception, the company has focused on delivering fast, simple, and highly secure home networking products that cater to current and future technological needs. Luma operates as a subsidiary of First Alert, Inc.

Terminus

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Terminus is a pioneering company in account-based marketing. Its platform allows B2B marketers to effectively target companies and engage decision-makers through tailored digital advertising campaigns. By utilizing data from customer relationship management systems, Terminus enables marketers to run comprehensive marketing initiatives that enhance collaboration between sales and marketing teams, ultimately improving close rates and accelerating pipeline velocity. The platform is already employed by notable brands such as Dun & Bradstreet, SalesLoft, and Influitive, showcasing its effectiveness in driving success in account-based marketing strategies.

Rachio

Series A in 2015
Rachio, Inc. is a Denver-based company that specializes in intelligent sprinkler controllers aimed at enhancing water efficiency for residential landscapes. Founded in 2013, Rachio offers a WiFi-enabled device that allows users to remotely manage their sprinkler systems via a smartphone application. The system automatically adjusts watering schedules based on various factors, including local weather conditions, soil characteristics, and individual water budgets. By leveraging cloud-based technology, Rachio enables users to control their outdoor irrigation from anywhere, ultimately helping them save both water and money.

Rachio

Series A in 2015
Rachio, Inc. is a Denver-based company that specializes in intelligent sprinkler controllers aimed at enhancing water efficiency for residential landscapes. Founded in 2013, Rachio offers a WiFi-enabled device that allows users to remotely manage their sprinkler systems via a smartphone application. The system automatically adjusts watering schedules based on various factors, including local weather conditions, soil characteristics, and individual water budgets. By leveraging cloud-based technology, Rachio enables users to control their outdoor irrigation from anywhere, ultimately helping them save both water and money.

Terminus

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Terminus is a pioneering company in account-based marketing. Its platform allows B2B marketers to effectively target companies and engage decision-makers through tailored digital advertising campaigns. By utilizing data from customer relationship management systems, Terminus enables marketers to run comprehensive marketing initiatives that enhance collaboration between sales and marketing teams, ultimately improving close rates and accelerating pipeline velocity. The platform is already employed by notable brands such as Dun & Bradstreet, SalesLoft, and Influitive, showcasing its effectiveness in driving success in account-based marketing strategies.

Infoworks.io

Series A in 2015
Infoworks' Enterprise Data Operations and Orchestration (EDO2) system was built to automate and accelerate development, deployment and orchestration of analytics projects at scale, in cloud, hybrid, multi-cloud, and premise-based environments. Through deep automation and a code-free environment, Infoworks empowers organizations to rapidly consolidate and organize enterprise data, create analytics pipelines and deploy projects to production within days – dramatically increasing business agility and accelerating time-to-value. Infoworks counts some of the world’s largest financial, retail, technology, healthcare, oil & gas, and manufacturing companies as its customers.

Expanse

Seed Round in 2015
Expanse, Inc., through its platform offers data marshalling services. The company was formerly known as Qadium, Inc. and changed its name to Expanse, Inc. in October 2018. Expanse, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

CloudTags

Series A in 2015
CloudTags created a flexible data-driven pop-up ecosystem that engages customers on their smartphones with no app using sonic frequency sound. Retailers can sign up for a day, week, or month at locations. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

NexDefense

Convertible Note in 2014
NexDefense specializes in cybersecurity solutions tailored for Industrial Control Systems (ICS), offering a range of proactive technology products and services. Its flagship product, Integrity™, provides engineers and operators with essential visibility and insights into the risks affecting the resilience of engineered networks, all while preserving operational productivity. This product suite is widely adopted across various sectors, including utilities, oil and gas, defense, manufacturing, mining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water and wastewater, and transportation. In 2013, NexDefense secured exclusive rights to commercialize the Sophia software through a licensing agreement with the Battelle Energy Alliance, leading to the development of Integrity™. This advanced platform enhances industrial production, safety, and cybersecurity by identifying and rectifying design flaws, misconfigurations, human errors, system failures, and potential malicious activities, thereby ensuring the reliability and security of critical infrastructure.

Scopely

Series A in 2014
Scopely, Inc. is a global interactive entertainment company specializing in the development and publishing of mobile games for both casual and core gamers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Culver City, California, Scopely offers a diverse portfolio of immersive gaming experiences based on original and popular franchises, including titles such as Star Trek Fleet Command, Looney Tunes World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, and The Walking Dead: Road To Survival. The company is recognized for its innovative approach, having been featured in Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ and ranked among the fastest-growing companies in North America. Scopely has achieved over $1 billion in lifetime revenue by focusing on long-lasting game experiences. It operates globally with studios in various locations, including Los Angeles, Barcelona, Dublin, and Tokyo, and provides services in game design, marketing, analytics, and live operations through its proprietary technology platform.

Smartvue

Series A in 2014
Smartvue Corporation specializes in cloud-based security camera solutions, providing a platform that enables remote monitoring via computers, smartphones, and tablets. Its suite of cloud services includes video management and monitoring tools like Cloudvue, storage solutions through Cloudrive, and features for sharing video clips via Sharevue. Smartvue also offers enterprise management tools such as Commandvue, along with APIs for integration and analytics. The company supports various markets including airports, healthcare, retail, and government, delivering scalable video surveillance solutions. Founded in 1996 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Smartvue has developed a significant portfolio of patents and operates as a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International plc, reflecting its commitment to innovation in the IoT video and cloud surveillance sectors.

Field Squared

Seed Round in 2014
Field Squared is a leader in the field service management sector, offering a cloud-based platform that automates and streamlines field service operations. This unified Field Service Management Process Automation Platform is designed to enhance the efficiency of mobile workforces by providing real-time business intelligence, enabling companies to identify asset performance, optimize costs, and gain visibility throughout their supply chains. Based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Field Squared focuses on helping enterprises digitally transform their operations, allowing them to automate processes from frontline tasks to back-office systems. This innovative approach aims to eliminate unnecessary capital spending and improve overall operational effectiveness across various industries.

Blast Motion

Seed Round in 2014
Blast Motion, Inc. specializes in the development of precision motion sensors and application interfaces aimed at enhancing athletic performance. Based in Carlsbad, California, the company offers wearable motion capture technology tailored for athletes, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts. Its flagship product, the Blast ActionCam, combines a precision motion sensor with an action camera to capture various motion metrics, including acceleration, vertical height, rotation, and hang-time. In addition to this, Blast Motion provides products designed to record activities in sports such as baseball, basketball, and golf, along with related accessories. The company distributes its products through online platforms and retail outlets, focusing on delivering actionable insights that integrate motion metrics with multimedia elements like video, images, and sound.

Smartvue

Seed Round in 2013
Smartvue Corporation specializes in cloud-based security camera solutions, providing a platform that enables remote monitoring via computers, smartphones, and tablets. Its suite of cloud services includes video management and monitoring tools like Cloudvue, storage solutions through Cloudrive, and features for sharing video clips via Sharevue. Smartvue also offers enterprise management tools such as Commandvue, along with APIs for integration and analytics. The company supports various markets including airports, healthcare, retail, and government, delivering scalable video surveillance solutions. Founded in 1996 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Smartvue has developed a significant portfolio of patents and operates as a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International plc, reflecting its commitment to innovation in the IoT video and cloud surveillance sectors.

Inform

Seed Round in 2012
Inform, Inc. is a digital media company that operates an online news and information video platform, specializing in personalized content delivery and performance-based monetization for advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in California and New York, the company provides a suite of technological solutions that facilitate the embedding and distribution of video content for premium publishers. Its offerings include Perfect Pixel for seamless video integration, the Inform video library, and automated solutions like Editor’s Choice and Wire Match that enhance content engagement. Inform's Digital Media Exchange connects over 500 content partners across various verticals, delivering a significant volume of premium video to a wide network of publishing partners. The platform reaches approximately 200 million unique users monthly, generating over 1 billion video views annually, thereby creating valuable advertising opportunities in a brand-safe environment. Inform, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. since 2019.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2012
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2011
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Silver Tail Systems

Series B in 2011
Silver Tail Systems specializes in predictive analytics designed to detect and prevent fraud and abuse on websites. As business logic abuse becomes increasingly prevalent and difficult to identify, companies face significant financial losses due to various online threats, including hijack attacks and gaming schemes. Silver Tail Systems offers advanced Forensics and Mitigation products that leverage web session intelligence and real-time behavioral analytics to identify suspicious activities. Their innovative approach enables efficient investigation and immediate response to fraudulent events, ensuring that legitimate users remain unaffected while effectively diverting malicious actors.

Silver Tail Systems

Series A in 2008
Silver Tail Systems specializes in predictive analytics designed to detect and prevent fraud and abuse on websites. As business logic abuse becomes increasingly prevalent and difficult to identify, companies face significant financial losses due to various online threats, including hijack attacks and gaming schemes. Silver Tail Systems offers advanced Forensics and Mitigation products that leverage web session intelligence and real-time behavioral analytics to identify suspicious activities. Their innovative approach enables efficient investigation and immediate response to fraudulent events, ensuring that legitimate users remain unaffected while effectively diverting malicious actors.

Firethorn

Venture Round in 2006
Firethorn Holdings LLC provides mobile financial services. The company offers a certified application embedded on select wireless handsets, which enables financial institutions and merchants to deliver branded services to consumers via the mobile device; wireless operators to deliver consumer-convenient and mass-market applications to subscribers; and mobile device users to access and add multiple financial relationships with single password. It integrates application-based banking, bill payment, remote and proximity payments, coupons, marketing, ticketing, and money transfers. The company also provides mobile financial services platform for financial institutions and mobile network operators. In addition, its services include experience in wireless communications, banking, and electronic payments; implementation; customer support; training; and marketing. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. As of December 2007, Firethorn Holdings LLC operates as a subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc.
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