LAUNCH

LAUNCH is a California-based organization that supports entrepreneurs and fosters innovation within the technology sector. Established in 2010, it encompasses multiple initiatives, including the LAUNCH Fund, which focuses on early-stage investments in technology-related companies. Additionally, LAUNCH operates an incubator designed to nurture startup development. Its flagship event, the LAUNCH Festival, attracts over 12,000 participants, including venture capitalists, angel investors, founders, and industry professionals, serving as a premier platform for startups to showcase their innovations. The organization also produces the podcast "This Week in Startups," which discusses trends and insights in the startup ecosystem. Through its various endeavors, LAUNCH aims to empower founders and promote the growth of emerging companies.

Jason Calacanis

Founder and CEO

Ashley Whitehurst

Managing Director

Past deals in Leasing

Frenter

Seed Round in 2023
Frenter is a comprehensive platform designed for the rental industry, offering a robust technical infrastructure that enables businesses to make informed decisions and minimize risks. The company provides a suite of tools for fleet management, incorporating telematics, usage data, and equipment health insights. Frenter's software facilitates real-time monitoring of equipment, utilizing cellular and satellite GPS to track assets even in remote locations. With features such as asset management, GPS tracking, fleet analytics, maintenance scheduling, and logistics tracking, Frenter equips rental businesses with the necessary insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.

LeaseMagnets

Pre Seed Round in 2022
LeaseMagnets is a digital leasing assistant company focused on enhancing the rental experience in the real estate industry. Its primary offering is a video-based digital leasing tool that seamlessly integrates with apartment websites, allowing prospective renters to gain a clearer understanding of properties and visualize their potential living environment. The platform not only simplifies the leasing process but also features personalized virtual tours and multi-source attribution capabilities to improve lead conversion rates. By facilitating better virtual tours and enabling clients to capture more leads, LeaseMagnets aims to transform the way renters engage with properties online, ultimately increasing the number of signed leases. Additionally, the company supports clients in launching effective apartment marketing campaigns, further elevating the renter's experience.

Frenter

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Frenter is a comprehensive platform designed for the rental industry, offering a robust technical infrastructure that enables businesses to make informed decisions and minimize risks. The company provides a suite of tools for fleet management, incorporating telematics, usage data, and equipment health insights. Frenter's software facilitates real-time monitoring of equipment, utilizing cellular and satellite GPS to track assets even in remote locations. With features such as asset management, GPS tracking, fleet analytics, maintenance scheduling, and logistics tracking, Frenter equips rental businesses with the necessary insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.

Koloni

Seed Round in 2022
Koloni provides a hardware-agnostic smart locker platform that enables delivery networks, luggage storage, and asset management. Its suite of software and hardware interfaces supports multiple locker workflows from storage to rental, delivery, service, and vending, allowing locker owners to manage parcels, luggage, and other assets within a single space. The platform offers configurable modes and flows, including notification controls, access management, automated reporting, and user administration, enabling operators to tailor workflows to their needs.

Zumper

Series D in 2020
Zumper is an online and mobile rental platform that enables renters to search for apartments, houses, rooms, and condos for rent in the United States. The platform provides landlords and agents with leasing tools to manage listings and optimize leasing, while multifamily communities can advertise to reach prospective tenants. Renters can search real-time listings, apply for rentals through the app, and filter results by location, price, bedroom count, pet requirements, and amenities. The company also offers Instarent, a digital leasing solution, and positions itself to make renting as easy as booking a hotel, serving as one of North America's leading privately owned rental platforms.

Solo Trucking

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Solo Trucking is a company that operates in the logistics, recruiting, and transportation industries. The company provides a dispatch service that assists solo drivers in choosing from 500k loads available daily. Their operations team handles all other aspects of the process. In addition to this, Solo Trucking also offers insurance products to carriers. The company is built for owner-operators, with drivers leasing to Solo. They also have a presence in the freight forwarding sector, offering services to transport companies.

Neyborly

Seed Round in 2019
Neyborly is a commercial real estate company focused on transforming under-utilized urban spaces into vibrant community hubs for events, meetings, and pop-up activities. By revitalizing vacant properties, Neyborly provides customizable and affordable rental spaces that cater to a variety of needs, such as birthday parties, corporate meetings, and art shows. The company leverages design, data, and exceptional customer service to create unique environments that foster connection and creativity. Committed to democratizing access to real estate, Neyborly aims to reshape how individuals and organizations utilize spaces in their neighborhoods, ultimately bringing people together to celebrate and inspire within their communities.

Neyborly

Seed Round in 2019
Neyborly is a commercial real estate company focused on transforming under-utilized urban spaces into vibrant community hubs for events, meetings, and pop-up activities. By revitalizing vacant properties, Neyborly provides customizable and affordable rental spaces that cater to a variety of needs, such as birthday parties, corporate meetings, and art shows. The company leverages design, data, and exceptional customer service to create unique environments that foster connection and creativity. Committed to democratizing access to real estate, Neyborly aims to reshape how individuals and organizations utilize spaces in their neighborhoods, ultimately bringing people together to celebrate and inspire within their communities.

Koloni

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Koloni provides a hardware-agnostic smart locker platform that enables delivery networks, luggage storage, and asset management. Its suite of software and hardware interfaces supports multiple locker workflows from storage to rental, delivery, service, and vending, allowing locker owners to manage parcels, luggage, and other assets within a single space. The platform offers configurable modes and flows, including notification controls, access management, automated reporting, and user administration, enabling operators to tailor workflows to their needs.

Neyborly

Angel Round in 2019
Neyborly is a commercial real estate company focused on transforming under-utilized urban spaces into vibrant community hubs for events, meetings, and pop-up activities. By revitalizing vacant properties, Neyborly provides customizable and affordable rental spaces that cater to a variety of needs, such as birthday parties, corporate meetings, and art shows. The company leverages design, data, and exceptional customer service to create unique environments that foster connection and creativity. Committed to democratizing access to real estate, Neyborly aims to reshape how individuals and organizations utilize spaces in their neighborhoods, ultimately bringing people together to celebrate and inspire within their communities.

Cozy

Series B in 2016
Cozy Services Ltd., established in 2012 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in online rental solutions for landlords and tenants. The company offers a suite of services including property listings, rent estimates, online rental applications, tenant screening, rent payments, renters insurance, and expense tracking. Cozy simplifies property management for small and medium landlords, making it a convenient platform for both parties involved in the rental process.

Cozy

Series A in 2015
Cozy Services Ltd., established in 2012 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in online rental solutions for landlords and tenants. The company offers a suite of services including property listings, rent estimates, online rental applications, tenant screening, rent payments, renters insurance, and expense tracking. Cozy simplifies property management for small and medium landlords, making it a convenient platform for both parties involved in the rental process.
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