Honor is the world’s largest senior care network and technology platform. They are fundamentally changing the way we care for parents and loved ones by helping improve the quality of life for more older adults, their families, our Care Professionals, and home care agency owners. In 2021, Honor acquired Home Instead. Honor’s technology and operations platform, paired with Home Instead’s global network and relationship-based care, enables the combined company to solve how we care for aging adults and professional caregivers around the world. In 2014, Cameron Ring, Monica Lo, Sandy Jen, and Seth Sternberg co-founded the company in San Francisco, California.
Juvenile is a learning and counseling application for primary and secondary schools, mainly for 7-15 year olds. The application covers the knowledge points and exam focus of each subject in primary and secondary schools, and answers the test proposition in detail. The knowledge coverage can meet the needs of further studies, and can also help students to self-study after class. The app also provides students with effective learning method guidance, audio books and learning materials.
Beijing Dip Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Drip Technology”) is a leader and builder of digital transformation of enterprises, providing enterprise-level business consulting, solutions, products and technology research and development based on leading Internet architecture. The company was incorporated in May 2018 with a registered capital of 20 million. At present, the company has 160 employees and its headquarters is located in Beijing. It has branches in major cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Chengdu. The R&D team is over 80%, mainly in Guangzhou, Nanjing and Chengdu. People, masters dozens of people, have the top domestic AI team and open source team to join.
Shixianghui is a food enjoyment club and platform in China founded in December 2017.
FlashEx has over 100 million users and 1 million couriers. It focuses on short-distance, intracity deliveries and guarantees a one-hour or less delivery time. It currently operates in 225 cities in Asia with an average of around 800,000 deliveries daily.
Chaodian Culture is a brokerage firm that provides in cultural brand of the bilibili video screen network.
iHEAR Medical is a California-based company dedicated to creating affordable high quality hearing solutions. While 95% of individuals with hearing loss could be successfully treated with hearing aids, only 14% currently use them due to persisting barriers, including high cost, limited access, and the stigma associated with wearing a visible hearing aid. iHEAR's proprietary FDA Cleared iHEARtest is the only at-home hearing screener available direct-to-consumer for self-assessment at-home. The iHEARtest is a tool for baseline hearing screening and annual screening as recommended for all diabetics and pre-diabetics due to the fact that the diabetic population is 20%-30% more likely to have a hearing loss than those with normal blood glucose. The iHEARtest is available online from iHEAR or at select retail pharmacies across the U.S. The iHEARtest results in a Hearing Number(TM) for each ear that indicates degree of hearing loss. The Hearing Number is then used to determine which iHEAR hearing aid solution will be most appropriate for the consumer's degree of hearing loss using proprietary software applications from iHEAR. iHEAR has over 50 patents submitted with 27 patents issued on the technology, applications and services it provides in its end-to-end closed business model. iHEAR Medical is founded by Adnan Shennib, who previously founded and led the development of major Silicon Valley medical device firms including InSound Medical which was acquired in 2010 by Sonova-Phonak. iHEAR Medical is Shennib’s latest venture dedicated to creating affordable and accessible hearing aid solutions for consumers. iHEAR Medical's Board of Directors is comprised of seasoned venture capitalists and advisors who have presided over numerous successful healthcare companies.
iHEAR Medical is a California-based company dedicated to creating affordable high quality hearing solutions. While 95% of individuals with hearing loss could be successfully treated with hearing aids, only 14% currently use them due to persisting barriers, including high cost, limited access, and the stigma associated with wearing a visible hearing aid. iHEAR's proprietary FDA Cleared iHEARtest is the only at-home hearing screener available direct-to-consumer for self-assessment at-home. The iHEARtest is a tool for baseline hearing screening and annual screening as recommended for all diabetics and pre-diabetics due to the fact that the diabetic population is 20%-30% more likely to have a hearing loss than those with normal blood glucose. The iHEARtest is available online from iHEAR or at select retail pharmacies across the U.S. The iHEARtest results in a Hearing Number(TM) for each ear that indicates degree of hearing loss. The Hearing Number is then used to determine which iHEAR hearing aid solution will be most appropriate for the consumer's degree of hearing loss using proprietary software applications from iHEAR. iHEAR has over 50 patents submitted with 27 patents issued on the technology, applications and services it provides in its end-to-end closed business model. iHEAR Medical is founded by Adnan Shennib, who previously founded and led the development of major Silicon Valley medical device firms including InSound Medical which was acquired in 2010 by Sonova-Phonak. iHEAR Medical is Shennib’s latest venture dedicated to creating affordable and accessible hearing aid solutions for consumers. iHEAR Medical's Board of Directors is comprised of seasoned venture capitalists and advisors who have presided over numerous successful healthcare companies.
Yijiupi is an e-commerce company that restructures the wine supply chain. The company also has begun to enter the beverage and food industry to provide more services to a wider range of users. It also offers warehouse and distribution sharing service, supply chain financial services, as well as offline chains. Yijiupi was founded in September 2014 and is based in Wuhu, Anhui, China
Mianbaoxiaoke is a content monetization and community economy solution provider committed to helping self-media realise commercialization through content payment. They provide a learning platform for content and paid courses.
Yijiupi is an e-commerce company that restructures the wine supply chain. The company also has begun to enter the beverage and food industry to provide more services to a wider range of users. It also offers warehouse and distribution sharing service, supply chain financial services, as well as offline chains. Yijiupi was founded in September 2014 and is based in Wuhu, Anhui, China
We are the backbone for text 2.0. Our free, fully featured API and open source clients provide everything developers need to build killer group messaging apps. We're powering a revolution in text messaging - Group conversations - Photo + media sharing - Location sharing - Facebook, Twitter integration - SMS integration & connectivity We provide a free API to anyone who wants to add group messaging to their service or application. Mobile device OEMs, network operators and app developers are all using the API today to build white label messaging services.
WEUNGRY is a Global E-Commerce Platform That Offers Complete Digital Food Ordering Solutions, Restaurant Delivery Service, and Creating Food Ordering Marketplaces Worldwide. WEUNGRY is currently in 21+ Countries & Our Digital Ordering Platform supports 23 Languages. WEUNGRY Digital Franchise, all WEUNGRY franchises & Licensees are locally owned and operated. WEUNGRY Operates in Many Markets & Under Different Brand Names Worldwide. Create Your Digital Ordering Platform & Food Ordering Marketplace.
if(we), formerly known as Tagged Inc., is building social products to enable meaningful connections between people. if(we) is a profitable startup growing its existing successful products, Tagged & hi5, and building new social products on mobile and other key platforms. Created by the team that brought Tagged to the world in 2004, if(we) was founded in 2014.
NanoH2O enhances current polymer-based membranes with a nano-structured material that allows additional control of key membrane properties. The result is a wide array of advantageous membrane characteristics including improved throughput at requisite salt and contaminant rejection levels, passive and active fouling resistance, and the flexibility to address specific water chemistries.
Private Equity Round in 2012
Kala Pharmaceuticals is developing novel treatments for diseases that affect mucosal tissues. The company's proprietary mucus penetrating particle technology dramatically improves drug distribution and pharmacokinetics by uniformly coating the mucosal surface with biocompatible, drug-loaded particles. Kala's formulations achieve high, sustained local drug concentrations with reduced systemic exposure and are delivered in a patient-friendly format. The company's research efforts have demonstrated successful in vivo proof-of-concept in mucosal organs such as the respiratory tract, eye, and cervicovaginal tract, enabling diverse product opportunities that target significant clinical unmet need. Kala is focused on advancing an internal pipeline of products through human proof-of-concept while establishing R&D collaborations with select partners to improve products in their pipelines.
Zest AI makes the power of machine learning safe to use in credit underwriting. The Zest Model Management System enables lenders to analyze vast amounts of credit data to help increase approval rates and reduce the risk of faulty credit decisions. The platform also provides the ability to explain data modeling results to measure business impact and help comply with regulatory requirements. Lenders using Zest AI software make better decisions and better loans—increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance.
Life360 is a platform for today’s busy families, bringing them closer together by helping them better sync, communicate with, and protect the people they care about most. Their mobile app provides millions of families in over 140 countries with services such as private location sharing, location history, drive details, crash detection, roadside assistance and help alerts through our free and paid membership subscription. Life360 has raised +$100M from Bessemer Venture Partners, DCM, Fontinalis Partners, BMW iVentures, Allstate, Bullpen Capital, Founders Fund (FF Angel), Launch Capital, Kapor Capital, and 500 startups. Founded in 2008, Life360 is based in San Francisco with offices in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Ft. Lauderdale.
Azelon Pharmaceuticals, formerly Zelos Therapeutics, a West Conshohocken, PA-based company focused on the development of novel formulations for the treatment of osteoporosis.
Zest AI makes the power of machine learning safe to use in credit underwriting. The Zest Model Management System enables lenders to analyze vast amounts of credit data to help increase approval rates and reduce the risk of faulty credit decisions. The platform also provides the ability to explain data modeling results to measure business impact and help comply with regulatory requirements. Lenders using Zest AI software make better decisions and better loans—increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance.
Rafter is an established course materials management company whose mission is to promote student success by making education accessible, affordable, and effective for all. Rafter is redesigning and transforming course materials management in higher education with its innovative textbooks-in-tuition solution, Rafter360. Rafter has helped hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students to save nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, is a privately held company. To learn more visit www.rafter.com Rafter was formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) [BookRenter](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bookrenter-com) in July 2012.
ARYx is a product-driven pharmaceutical company with leading expertise and significant intellectual property in the area of retrometabolic drug design. They are focused on improving the safety of oral therapies for chronic disease.
Transera provides enterprise-class on-demand contact center software for improved customer care and the lowest cost of ownership. Seratel® software is delivered as a service (SaaS), enabling virtual contact center operations with more visibility and control. Route, monitor, record and manage customer interactions in a distributed environment with agents working in-house, at home, in branches or offshore. Deliver screen pops to any agent, anywhere. Integrate easily with IVR, CRM, WFM applications and the telephony and transport of your choice.
Proofpoint Inc. is a leading next-generation security and compliance company that provides cloud-based solutions to protect the way people work today. Proofpoint solutions enable organizations to protect their users from advanced attacks delivered via email, social media and mobile apps, protect the information their users create from advanced attacks and compliance risks, and respond quickly when incidents occur. Proofpoint provides email security, encryption, archiving and data loss prevention solutions for over 3,000 enterprise-level accounts including global enterprises, universities and government agencies. Proofpoint, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.
Polychromixâ is an advanced communications technology company providing modular optical subsystems. Polychromix’s products are based on an innovative core technologies that enable dynamically configurable optical networks.
Tabula, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, develops programmable logic devices for programmable logic, memory, and signal processing applications. It offers 3-D programmable logic devices that support a portfolio of soft IP cores, including DDR2 and DDR3 memory controllers, PCI Express, gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet, soft CPUs, sRIO, CPRI, and OBSAI; and Spacetime, a programmable logic architecture that reconfigures logic, memory, and interconnect at multi-GHz rates. Tabula, Inc. was formerly known as Everychip, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
Santur Corporation was founded in November 2000 and focused to commercialize laser array and packaging technologies for communications. The first application applied these technologies to tunable lasers. As communications systems move from static point-to-point links to mesh and reconfigurable WDM networks, the need for tunability becomes paramount to allow flexibility and cost reduction.
Polychromixâ is an advanced communications technology company providing modular optical subsystems. Polychromix’s products are based on an innovative core technologies that enable dynamically configurable optical networks.
BiPar Sciences Inc. is a Brisbane, CA based developer of PARP inhibitors as cancer therapies. BiPar's key experimental product is BSI-201, currently in mid-stage trials for advanced breast cancer, ovarian cancer and other tumors. BiPar has raised around $60 million in VC funding, from firms like [Domain Associates](/financial-organization/domain-associates), [Canaan Partners](/financial-organization/canaan-partners-3), [Vulcan Capital](/financial-organization/vulcan-capital), [PolyTechnos Venture Partners](/financial-organization/polytechnos-venture-partners), [Asset Management Company](/financial-organization/asset-management), and [Quantum Technology Partners](/financial-organization/quantum-technology-partners). It also has raised venture debt from [Lighthouse Capital Partners](/financial-organization/lighthouse-capital-partners). On April 15th, 2009, French drug maker [Sanofi-Aventis S.A.](/organization/sanofi-aventis-2) announced it was acquiring BiPar Sciences for up to $500 million.
DiVitas mobilizes business voice and messaging applications and provides single number reach and visual voicemail through mobile deskphone capabilities in addition to enterprise contacts, messaging, and presence services.
Mimosa Systems, Inc. provides content archiving solutions for information immediacy, discovery, and continuity. It offers Mimosa NearPoint, an integrated unstructured information management software for emails, files, and instant messages that enables email and file system archiving, e-discovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Australia, and India.
Santur Corporation was founded in November 2000 and focused to commercialize laser array and packaging technologies for communications. The first application applied these technologies to tunable lasers. As communications systems move from static point-to-point links to mesh and reconfigurable WDM networks, the need for tunability becomes paramount to allow flexibility and cost reduction.
Polychromixâ is an advanced communications technology company providing modular optical subsystems. Polychromix’s products are based on an innovative core technologies that enable dynamically configurable optical networks.
LVL7 Systems, Inc. provides networking software solutions. It offers FASTPATH, a production-ready networking software, which is used by original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers to implement Internet protocol and ethernet products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. As of January 3, 2007, LVL7 Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of Broadcom Corp.
As of November 28, 2006 Revivio, Inc. was acquired by Symantec Corp. Revivio, Inc. provides continuous data protection solutions for the enterprise. Its products include Continuous Protection System, a continuous data protection appliance that allows companies to restore data instantly, recover business applications, and eliminate the backup window; and Continuous Protection System 1200i, which allows recovery of mission-critical business applications by restoring data instantly in the event of data loss, corruption, or disaster. The company also provides Continuous Protection System Replication Module, an integrated hardware/software platform that enables companies to comply with stringent disaster recovery requirements by extending the benefits of continuous data protection and instant recovery to remote sites. Revivio, formerly known as Mariko Systems, Ltd., was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Orthogon Systems
Venture Round in 2004
Orthogon Systems provides the industry's leading carrier-grade point-to-point broadband wireless system, the OS-Gemini Broadband Wireless Ethernet Bridge. Through several innovative technologies and techniques, the company has developed a point-to-point system that connects at high speeds with carrier-grade reliability around obstacles, such as terrain and buildings, over long distances, and over large bodies of water. The OS-Gemini is deployed in over 500 networks worldwide, connecting disparate networks in the corporate, government, healthcare and education marketplaces; and enabling wireless service providers to extend broadband to remote areas and backhaul wireless data traffic efficiently. Orthogon Systems is a privately funded company with headquarters in Ashburton, Devon, United Kingdom and Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Proofpoint Inc. is a leading next-generation security and compliance company that provides cloud-based solutions to protect the way people work today. Proofpoint solutions enable organizations to protect their users from advanced attacks delivered via email, social media and mobile apps, protect the information their users create from advanced attacks and compliance risks, and respond quickly when incidents occur. Proofpoint provides email security, encryption, archiving and data loss prevention solutions for over 3,000 enterprise-level accounts including global enterprises, universities and government agencies. Proofpoint, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.
Hammerhead Systems, Inc. provides MPLS and Ethernet aggregation and switching solutions for business services, residential broadband, and wireless backhaul markets in the United States and internationally. It offers HSX 6000, which enables aggregation, interworking, and migration of access protocols across various core infrastructure; and Pegador SOA EMS, an element management system that provides Web services through XML/SOAP. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. On May 21, 2009, Hammerhead Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose.
Responsys (NASDAQ:MKTG) is a marketing cloud software and services company. Their mission is to enable the smartest marketing in the digital world. The most respected brands across the globe use the Responsys Interact Marketing Cloud to manage their digital relationships and deliver the right marketing to their customers across email, mobile, social, display and the web. Their customers gain competitive advantage through the automation, individualization, and coordination of cross-channel marketing interactions at massive scale. Founded in 1998, Responsys is headquartered in San Bruno, California and has offices throughout the world. In 2013, the company was acquired by Oracle.
CenterRun
Series A in 2002
CenterRun Inc. is a privately held provider of productivity applications for the enterprise data center. CenterRun gives data center operations assurance that web application deployments are done correctly, providing greater control, improved visibility, increased productivity and enforced best practices.
StorageWay, Inc. provides storage utility services. Its services are offered by Internet infrastructure providers in Santa Clara, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, and Dallas; and Toronto, Canada.
Santur Corporation was founded in November 2000 and focused to commercialize laser array and packaging technologies for communications. The first application applied these technologies to tunable lasers. As communications systems move from static point-to-point links to mesh and reconfigurable WDM networks, the need for tunability becomes paramount to allow flexibility and cost reduction.
AP Engines provides the industry's only complete OSS integration platform for telephony and broadband service providers. Its workflow-based product suite, AP InterLink, enables service providers to turn technology into revenue by bridging the gap between new services and current infrastructure. AP InterLink solves the complex problems of connecting multiple OSS. It facilitates open access standards, enables service creation, and provides network usage management to appropriately track and bill for services.
Secure data management services. After filing for bankruptcy in June 2002, Sanrise's software division was sold to EMC and its other assets were sold to ManagedStorage International.
Ellacoya Networks is a provider of carrier-grade Broadband Service Optimization solutions that leverage deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to give broadband service providers the visibility and control necessary to optimize Internet services for their subscribers. The Ellacoya e30 and e100 hardware platforms and rich suite of software applications identify subscribers, classify and control applications on a per-subscriber basis, improve performance and customer satisfaction, and deliver revenue-generating IP services. Deployed in some of the world’s largest carrier IP networks, it is the only company that provides the scalability and functionality necessary to enable more compelling applications and competitive service offerings -- and to profit from them. Ellacoya Networks is privately held and based in Merrimack, New Hampshire with offices in London, Tokyo and Singapore.
Ellacoya Networks is a provider of carrier-grade Broadband Service Optimization solutions that leverage deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to give broadband service providers the visibility and control necessary to optimize Internet services for their subscribers. The Ellacoya e30 and e100 hardware platforms and rich suite of software applications identify subscribers, classify and control applications on a per-subscriber basis, improve performance and customer satisfaction, and deliver revenue-generating IP services. Deployed in some of the world’s largest carrier IP networks, it is the only company that provides the scalability and functionality necessary to enable more compelling applications and competitive service offerings -- and to profit from them. Ellacoya Networks is privately held and based in Merrimack, New Hampshire with offices in London, Tokyo and Singapore.
Homes.com is the nation's fastest growing real estate website. We’ve built a site that both agents and homebuyers love. A place where homebuyers can connect directly with the agents that know the home best, work with the agent of their choice, and find a home in a neighborhood they love. A place where agents are empowered to grow their business and provide best-in-class service without giving away their commissions. Our dedicated team of in-house researchers and photographers have partnered with some of the most trusted sources, interviewed local experts, and personally explored the areas to curate the most detailed neighborhood overviews available anywhere to simplify a homebuyer's search and help agents guide their clients. When searching for your next home, you’ll find everything you need to know and more on Homes.com, including: * Everything about a neighborhood * The most detailed school info and reviews * An agent with the experience you need * Home value estimates from trusted sources
Post Communications provides customized email marketing services. It is a marketing company that engages in the design, development, implementation, and operations of internet marketing solutions. It offers its users with a wide range of promotional campaigns. Post Communications was founded in 1996 and it was acquired by Yesmail on December 5, 2001.
Cogit Corporation, Cogit.com is a leader in emarketing, providing real-time etargeting services that apply consumer data and analytics to predict online behavior. Cogit.com is a privately held company, with strong financial backing by premier venture capital firms, including New Enterprise Associates, Institutional Venture Partners and Crosslink Capital Partners. The company is committed to excellence, with a world-class management and technical team contributing deep expertise in direct marketing, statistical analysis, and database management.
Scriptics is a developer of business integration tools.