Knoll Ventures

Knoll Ventures is a pre-Series A venture capital fund based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in investing in technology-enabled businesses within B2B markets. The fund, known as Knoll Ventures Fund I, focuses its investments on sectors such as transportation, media, and software. By targeting these industries, Knoll Ventures aims to support innovative companies that leverage technology to enhance their operations and offerings.

Andrew Dorman

General Partner

Richard Fraim

Partner

Past deals in Georgia

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.

Fetch

Series A in 2022
Fetch was born out of the frustration of trying to rent other trucks. They hated the long lines, hidden charges for mileage and insurance, and anxiety in remembering to refill the gas tank. They just wanted to get their job done as quickly as possible. They're changing the model. Instead of quoting one price, but charging for every small add-on, they provide everything in one simple hourly price. Instead of having to travel to a rental center, they'll deliver your Fetch rental to you. Instead of outdated, hard-to-drive trucks, their vans are modern, safe, and easy to drive. You're their partner; not just a customer. Transportation should be convenient and fast. You have a job to do, and Fetch helps you get it done.

Tourial

Seed Round in 2022
Tourial creates a virtual product marketing, product training, and support platform to deliver product marketing content in the form of virtual product tours. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.

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.

Fetch

Seed Round in 2019
Fetch was born out of the frustration of trying to rent other trucks. They hated the long lines, hidden charges for mileage and insurance, and anxiety in remembering to refill the gas tank. They just wanted to get their job done as quickly as possible. They're changing the model. Instead of quoting one price, but charging for every small add-on, they provide everything in one simple hourly price. Instead of having to travel to a rental center, they'll deliver your Fetch rental to you. Instead of outdated, hard-to-drive trucks, their vans are modern, safe, and easy to drive. You're their partner; not just a customer. Transportation should be convenient and fast. You have a job to do, and Fetch helps you get it done.

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.

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. develops cloud-based physical access control system that is designed to integrate existing hardware systems into a unified platform. The company offers Access Control Portal for cloud-hosted access management; Visitor Management for access control and integrated visitor management; Mobile Access, an office access products; and Access Control Hardware that supports controllers and readers. It also provides related support services. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. As of January 8, 2020, Sequr, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Genea.

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.

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.

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.

Inform Inc

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.

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.