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

Investor

Past deals in Pre-Seed Round

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Provider of same-day b2b courier services intended to offer strategic pickup and drop-off services to businesses and prosumers. The company offers same-day pickup and delivery or sends a package across town or pick up, enabling companies to remove the friction and loss of productivity created by parcel coordination.

ChroniFI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ChroniFI is a developer of a personal finance management platform designed to simplify financial management for users. The software offers tools to help individuals track their financial health and monitor their progress toward financial independence. By providing accessible explanations of financial concepts, ChroniFI enables users to understand their finances more clearly. Key features of the platform include financial health assessments, status monitoring, progress tracking, and insights into money flow. These capabilities empower customers to make informed decisions about their finances and navigate their financial journey with greater confidence.

DaoCloud

Pre Seed Round in 2021
DaoCloud is a place to find wellness information, a supportive community, and wellness practitioners.

Gently

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wearloom helps shoppers find resale fashion effortlessly. Enter the items you’re looking for and get notified with the best listings from your favorite resale sites. Save up to 3+ hours per week, 95% off retail, and 5kg of CO2, all for free. Wearloom’s Nonprofit: https://www.wearloom.org

Hop

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hop is a developer of a multiplayer browser designed to facilitate online collaboration for team meetings and video streaming. Its platform features a real-time shared browser that allows users to create or join portals remotely. This enables fast and secure connections through screen sharing, voice, and video chat, enhancing the experience of sharing content and collaborating with peers. By offering a dedicated space for users to interact, Hop aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual teamwork.

Wearwell

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wearwell LLC offers online apparel retail on subscription. It provides women cloth. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DaoCloud

Pre Seed Round in 2020
DaoCloud is a place to find wellness information, a supportive community, and wellness practitioners.

SparkPlug

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Best in Grow (BiG) solves the multi-billion-dollar problem of influence at the point of sale, enabling retailers and the brands they carry to seamlessly incentivize frontline retail workforces, directly reward performance, and help every employee feel engaged and excellent at their jobs.

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Space Soft

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Space Soft is a platform for creators, owners, and community builders to engage over audio-first experiences. With Space Soft, users can join audio-only conversations, and interact with interesting people on topics that matter to them.

Lately

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Lately, Inc. develops marketing resource management software. The company’s software activities include organization, content creation, collaboration, and analytics. It serves professional marketers, communications and public relations firms, global brands, small businesses, medium businesses, large businesses, bloggers, startups, nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, government agencies, kick starter campaign creators, Shopify store owners, and micro-entrepreneurs, as well as federal, state, and local governments. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Contiq Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Contiq Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, that specializes in developing a buyer intelligence platform tailored for business-to-business sellers. Founded in 2016 by experienced professionals from Microsoft and VMware, Contiq's platform enhances the sales process by offering personalized recommendations, customizing sales presentations, suggesting high-performing content for sales teams, and evaluating content effectiveness. The company's solutions cater to sales leaders, enterprise sellers, and marketing teams, aiming to streamline content discovery and creation through the application of artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies.

CultureForce

Pre Seed Round in 2019
CultureForce specializes in connecting companies with local businesses that provide corporate activities, retreats, off-sites, and workshops. Our vendors create purpose-driven experiences to improve morale, drive teamwork, inspire creativity, and facilitate development. Our customers can discover dozens of options from local businesses that have been vetted for quality and insurance. Instead of requesting quotes, pricing is available, and booking is instant through our automated system. Our vendors are able to have a single platform for booking all of their events, taking payment, and managing their customers.

Grin

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Grin Technologies Inc. operates an influencer marketing platform designed to facilitate the creation and management of authentic relationships between brands and influencers. Founded in 2014 and based in Sacramento, California, the company offers a comprehensive software solution that assists direct-to-consumer brands in discovering and recruiting influencers, managing campaigns, and handling logistics such as payments and record-keeping. The platform provides tools for relationship management, content rights management, and in-depth analytics, enabling brands to effectively track sales and optimize their marketing efforts. Grin's services also include product seeding, the use of discount codes, and affiliate links, enhancing collaboration and communication between brands and their influencer partners.

Growth Software

Pre Seed Round in 2018
A no-code process management platform with data visualization and insights for learning-driven organizations.

Butter

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Home Management Made Easy