Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that provides early to growth stage funding for technology-enabled opportunities. The firm invests across sectors including enterprise software, consumer technology, fintech, healthtech, cleantech, and infrastructure, spanning seed, early-stage, expansion, and growth rounds. It pursues opportunities worldwide with offices in Menlo Park, Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya, and has backed startups in the United States, Asia, and Israel. In addition to equity investments, Lightspeed has offered debt financing in some cases and supports portfolio companies through strategic guidance and resources to accelerate growth.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Venture Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Cai Wei

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Sun Daniel

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Partner

Barry Eggers

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Adam Goldberg

Venture Partner

Merci Grace

Partner

Globin Guo

Executive Director

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Herry Han

Co-Founder and Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Rob Horton JD

COO

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Julie Kainz

Partner

Francis Kao

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Alex Kayyal

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Will Kohler

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Ravi Mhatre

Managing Director

James Mi

Partner

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Paul Murphy

Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Krish Parikh

Partner of Business Services

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Chris Schaepe

Co-Founder

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Semil Shah

Venture Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Bipul Sinha

Venture Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Ajay Sudan

Venture Partner

Sydney Sykes

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner and Advisor

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Jason Wang

Partner

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Ju Zhang

Executive Director

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Romit Mehta

Vice President and Advisor

Rohil Bagga

Vice President and Advisor

Past deals in California

Tessell

Series B in 2025
Tessell is a leading Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) company offering a high-performance data infrastructure platform for both cloud-born and cloud-defining enterprises. The platform provides durable NVMe storage, up to 2 million IOPS, along with features such as data protection, disaster recovery, zero RPO/RTO, and robust security measures. Tessell's solutions are available across major cloud providers.

LightSource

Series A in 2025
LightSource develops a supply chain management platform to help professionals collaborate with their suppliers. It also allows collaborating with teammates on strategic sourcing projects, sending RFQs to suppliers and collecting quotes, and comparing bids using insights automatically extracted from the normal day-to-day work. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Zocks

Series A in 2025
Zocks, established in 2022 and based in San Francisco, specializes in real-time video call insights and privacy. The company's core product is a communication management platform, which captures and analyzes industry-specific insights from client conversations. Key features include claim code tracking, data entry reduction, session insights, HIPAA compliance, and API references, helping clients streamline workflows and extract valuable data from conversations.

K2 Space

Series B in 2025
Founded in 2022 by Karan Kunjur and Neel Kunjur, K2 Space is a California-based company specializing in the development of aerospace hardware products. Their focus lies in creating satellite buses for spacecraft, offering power and propulsion systems that enable defense, commercial, and scientific space operators to deploy advanced payloads across various orbits with enhanced speed and flexibility.

Whatnot

Series E in 2025
Whatnot operates an online marketplace for buying, selling, and discovering a wide range of products, with a focus on collectibles like Funko Pops. The platform combines community engagement with entertainment, offering live shopping experiences and product verification.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2024
Arrcus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, such as switches and routers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, Arrcus offers a range of products including ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that provides real-time insights for network management. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus focuses on enabling organizations to build scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, simplifying network operations and enhancing connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Volley

Series C in 2024
Founded in 2013, Volley specializes in developing AI-powered conversational games optimized for messaging apps and voice interfaces. Its popular titles include Song Quiz, Yes Sire, World Detective, Trivia Showdown, Math Showdown, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and 20 Questions.

Wiz

Series E in 2024
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.

Enlaza Therapeutics

Series A in 2024
Founded in 2020, Enlaza Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in La Jolla, California. It specializes in developing covalent protein therapeutics using a novel synthetic biology platform, aiming to deliver efficacious and safer treatments with prolonged effects and minimal systemic exposure.

Xaira Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2024
Xaira Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize drug discovery and development. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Xaira brings together machine learning experts, expansive data generation, and robust therapeutic product development to advance treatments for various diseases.

Synctera

Series A in 2024
Synctera Inc. is a digital banking solutions provider based in San Carlos, California, and was incorporated in 2020. The company specializes in offering technology infrastructure, sponsor bank connections, and a compliance framework to facilitate the launch of FinTech and embedded banking products for businesses of all sizes. Synctera’s platform employs a unified set of APIs, allowing companies to efficiently introduce and expand various financial products such as debit cards, bank accounts, charge cards, lines of credit, and money movement services. By examining the specific needs of traditional banks and connecting them with appropriate FinTech firms, Synctera manages relationships and regulatory compliance, enabling regional and community banks to transition to digital operations effectively.

Intenseye

Series B in 2024
Intenseye Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in an AI-powered video analytics platform designed to enhance health and safety in workplace environments. Founded in 2018, Intenseye's platform utilizes advanced computer vision and machine learning to analyze real-time video feeds from existing cameras, enabling clients to monitor workplace conditions continuously. The system provides automated inspections and immediate notifications of safety violations, such as improper use of personal protective equipment or hazardous behaviors. By focusing on privacy, Intenseye ensures that the visual data processed does not include personally identifiable information. The company's solutions are particularly beneficial for large enterprises seeking to improve employee safety while minimizing accidents and operational errors.

Zocks

Seed Round in 2024
Zocks, established in 2022 and based in San Francisco, specializes in real-time video call insights and privacy. The company's core product is a communication management platform, which captures and analyzes industry-specific insights from client conversations. Key features include claim code tracking, data entry reduction, session insights, HIPAA compliance, and API references, helping clients streamline workflows and extract valuable data from conversations.

Enable

Series D in 2023
Enable is a cloud-based software platform that specializes in rebate management for distributors, manufacturers, and retailers. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Enable offers a solution that allows businesses to calculate, plan, and manage rebate deals effectively, thereby facilitating profitable growth. The platform provides actionable insights for more informed decision-making, streamlines the execution of trading agreements, and enhances financial reporting with transparent and auditable results. By fostering collaboration between trading partners through integrated planning and incentive programs, Enable helps companies acquire, retain, and serve their customers more efficiently.

Verkada

Series D in 2023
Verkada develops and provides a unified cloud-based physical security platform. It offers video security cameras, access control systems, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace software, and intercoms integrated with real-time insights to address security risks and inefficiencies across various sectors.

Cato Networks

Venture Round in 2023
Cato Networks provides a cloud-based secure global SD-WAN and security platform that connects enterprise locations, remote users, and cloud data. The Cato Cloud integrates networking and security services, including WAN optimization, firewall, secure web gateway, threat protection, and UC optimization, delivered through a single management application. It eliminates branch appliances, reduces MPLS costs, and provides secure Internet access everywhere, enabling seamless integration of mobile users and cloud data centers into the WAN and simplifying site deployment and overall network security for distributed, mobile, and cloud-enabled enterprises.

Daybreak Health

Series B in 2023
Founded in 2019, Daybreak Health specializes in providing online counseling services tailored for teenagers. Through its mobile app, the company connects teens with therapists who focus on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress management, and building self-esteem.

Arrcus

Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, such as switches and routers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, Arrcus offers a range of products including ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that provides real-time insights for network management. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus focuses on enabling organizations to build scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, simplifying network operations and enhancing connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Spiff

Series C in 2023
Spiff Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based sales commission automation software designed to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, Spiff's platform allows organizations to design and modify commission plans, create rules, and manage complex team structures with ease. The software provides sales representatives with personalized dashboards that track their performance against goals, offers detailed commission traces, and generates payroll reports. Utilizing machine learning, Spiff integrates seamlessly with various commission systems, including ERP, payments, and payroll, to minimize errors and ensure accurate data management. The solution is tailored for finance and sales operations, as well as sales and marketing teams, enabling businesses to optimize their commission structures and ultimately drive sales growth.

House X

Venture Round in 2023
HOUSE X™ is a consumer-focused residential real estate brokerage and Smart Home Marketplace. They empower homebuyers with real time listing information and better data to help their clients make more informed buying decisions. House X partners with their clients by leveraging their negotiating power on your behalf. While also providing free 100% renewable electricity for 2-5 years on participating new homes, at zero cost to the homebuyer, they expand your buying power and lower your monthly bills. HOUSE X is supported by a network of Certified Brokers, Agents and Personal Assistants with local expertise and local relationships. Their clients are encouraged to partner and participate in the entire process of shopping or buying a home. HOUSE X will then help transform the home into a Smart Zero Energy Home that costs less to own, operate, protect and maintain. The HOUSE X website features more new homes for sale in market areas than other online sources including Realtor.com, Zillow or MLS sites. Their website features thousands of new and existing homes for sale including MLS listings, new homes and off-market listings. HOUSE X mapping technology and data provides home shoppers a comprehensive overview to evaluate and compare homes - delivered in an easy to understand HOUSE X Market Report. House X formatted neighborhood reports are like “CARFAX for neighborhoods”. Built from the largest database of neighborhood statistics available today, each report contains over 250 must-see statistics, providing revealing insights about any location. House X Reports include real estate and home values, lifestyle and demographics, crime risk, and school quality. Enter an address and a House X Neighborhood Report is returned to you. The company serves as the primary manager of American Dream 2021 Pilot Project featuring over 30,000 participating new smart homes in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and other markets. The House X leadership team has over 300 years of experience and have been recognized with over 400 national, regional and local real estate marketing awards.

Wiz

Series D in 2023
Wiz, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company specializes in cloud security, providing enterprises with a platform that enables them to identify security issues within their public cloud infrastructure. Wiz's innovative solution offers a comprehensive, cloud-native visibility tool that analyzes the entire cloud environment, delivering a 360-degree view of security risks across various platforms, including clouds, containers, and workloads. The platform utilizes actionable, graph-based analysis to facilitate in-depth risk assessment and root cause analysis without the need for agents, allowing organizations to enhance their security posture effectively.

Arrcus

Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, such as switches and routers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, Arrcus offers a range of products including ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that provides real-time insights for network management. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus focuses on enabling organizations to build scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, simplifying network operations and enhancing connectivity among people, machines, and data.

ngrok

Series A in 2022
Ngrok offers an API-first ingress-as-a-service platform designed to simplify and secure the process of getting applications online. It's widely recognized among developers for its ease of use and is endorsed by leading tech brands like Microsoft, GitHub, Okta, Shopify, Zoom, and Twilio. Founded in 2015, ngrok is headquartered in San Francisco.

Tessell

Series A in 2022
Tessell is a leading Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) company offering a high-performance data infrastructure platform for both cloud-born and cloud-defining enterprises. The platform provides durable NVMe storage, up to 2 million IOPS, along with features such as data protection, disaster recovery, zero RPO/RTO, and robust security measures. Tessell's solutions are available across major cloud providers.

Flourish Fi

Seed Round in 2022
Flourish Savings, Inc. is a digital engagement platform based in Albany, California, that focuses on enhancing financial habits through a rewards-based online and mobile savings account. Founded in 2017, the company aims to appeal to individuals who underutilize traditional banking services. Flourish Savings provides financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions, with tools to attract new consumers and encourage meaningful financial actions. Its innovative platform allows users to grow their savings by engaging in activities that unlock prizes, thereby promoting positive financial behaviors. By facilitating new deposits and fostering deeper relationships between consumers and financial institutions, Flourish Savings contributes to increased revenue and customer engagement in the financial services sector.

Fathom

Series B in 2022
Fathom Health, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, provides artificial intelligence solutions aimed at streamlining the medical reimbursement process. The company has developed a coding automation platform that expedites medical coding practices by automatically reviewing incoming charts. In addition to this technology, Fathom offers full-service coding solutions and real-time comprehensive audits, allowing healthcare providers to enhance operational efficiency through automation. By leveraging AI, Fathom enables medical operators to optimize their coding processes, ultimately improving their business outcomes.

Enable

Series C in 2022
Enable is a cloud-based software platform that specializes in rebate management for distributors, manufacturers, and retailers. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Enable offers a solution that allows businesses to calculate, plan, and manage rebate deals effectively, thereby facilitating profitable growth. The platform provides actionable insights for more informed decision-making, streamlines the execution of trading agreements, and enhances financial reporting with transparent and auditable results. By fostering collaboration between trading partners through integrated planning and incentive programs, Enable helps companies acquire, retain, and serve their customers more efficiently.

Enlaza Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2020, Enlaza Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in La Jolla, California. It specializes in developing covalent protein therapeutics using a novel synthetic biology platform, aiming to deliver efficacious and safer treatments with prolonged effects and minimal systemic exposure.

The Nudge

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2017, The Nudge is a San Francisco-based company that operates a mobile application designed to encourage city exploration. It sends subscribers text messages containing personalized activity plans, such as brunch ideas or hike suggestions, fostering real-life experiences and local discovery.

WorkOS

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019, WorkOS develops software solutions that enable enterprises to be ready with pre-built features and integrations required by IT admins. Its platform provides APIs for Single Sign-On (SSO), directory syncing, audit trails, and access control.

Ultima Genomics

Venture Round in 2022
Ultima Genomics is a biotechnology company established in 2016 and headquartered in Newark, California. It specializes in genome-scale sequencing technology, focusing on providing analytical services to various enterprises. By employing an open substrate, Ultima Genomics creates a vast, low-cost reaction surface that facilitates billions of reads without relying on expensive flow cells or complex fluidic systems. The company utilizes specialized sequencing hardware combined with machine learning techniques to ensure reproducible and accurate results. This innovative approach enables clients to obtain genomic reports at scale, enhancing the speed and efficiency of sequencing while significantly reducing costs. Ultima Genomics aims to harness the potential of genomic information to drive advancements in biology and improve human health.

Celona

Series C in 2022
Celona, Inc. is a technology company based in Cupertino, California, that specializes in developing a cloud-based networking platform to enhance the integration of 5G and enterprise infrastructure. Founded in 2019, Celona focuses on accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G wireless technology in the enterprise sector by leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in the United States. The company's AI-powered solution simplifies the deployment of cellular wireless networks, allowing enterprise IT organizations and managed service providers to automate and integrate wireless capabilities with existing IT systems. Celona's technology combines 5G radio technology, edge computing, and machine learning software to address the connectivity demands of edge-compute applications, ultimately facilitating digital transformation and enhancing operational efficiency for businesses. The founding team brings extensive experience from leading companies in the telecommunications and networking sectors.

Theta Lake

Series B in 2022
Theta Lake develops an AI-based compliance application for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Its platform integrates with popular collaboration tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and others to detect compliance risks in real-time.

Roofstock

Series E in 2022
Roofstock operates an online marketplace enabling investors to buy and sell single-family rental homes with existing tenants. Founded in 2015, the company provides research tools, analytics, and insights to facilitate informed investment decisions.

Daybreak Health

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2019, Daybreak Health specializes in providing online counseling services tailored for teenagers. Through its mobile app, the company connects teens with therapists who focus on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress management, and building self-esteem.

Hasura

Series C in 2022
Hasura, Inc. is a software technology company that specializes in developing tools for application developers and enterprises. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Bangalore and San Francisco, Hasura offers a product development toolkit that includes the Hasura GraphQL Engine. This engine enables developers to create GraphQL APIs over new or existing Postgres databases, streamlining the application development process and enhancing productivity. Hasura's platform allows for the rapid composition of real-time GraphQL APIs through declarative metadata configuration and built-in authorization policies, facilitating easy data access and management. The company's solutions are designed to work both locally and in the cloud, providing scalability and performance for backend services and applications.

Cohere Technologies

Series D in 2022
Founded in 2010, Cohere Technologies specializes in enhancing mobile and wireless networks. Its core innovation is Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS), a novel modulation scheme designed to increase bandwidth and throughput for wireless applications.

Gemist

Seed Round in 2022
Gemist is a Los Angeles-based jewelry company established in 2018. It specializes in designing and manufacturing customizable rings and other accessories, with a focus on millennial consumers. Gemist's unique business model allows customers to design their pieces online, receive free replicas for trial at home before purchasing.

FTX US Derivatives

Series A in 2022
FTX US is a bitcoin options exchange designed to assist both individual traders and institutions in trading. FTX US allows users to trade a variety of digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin. The company was founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Dremio

Series E in 2022
Founded in 2015, Dremio develops a data lake engine that accelerates analytical processing for business intelligence tools, data science, machine learning, and SQL clients. Its platform enables self-service analytics by delivering query speed and a semantic layer operating directly against the data lake storage.

Astro

Seed Round in 2022
Astro is a company that supports web developers in creating efficient websites through its open-source build tool, established in 2019 by Fred K. Schott in San Francisco, California. The tool, which is licensed under MIT, renders directly to HTML and CSS, allowing for faster website performance. It enhances web accessibility by optimizing JavaScript hosting for the code that powers websites. Additionally, Astro is compatible with several popular frameworks, including React, Preact, Svelte, Solid, and Vue, making it a versatile choice for developers aiming to streamline their web development process.

Volley

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2013, Volley specializes in developing AI-powered conversational games optimized for messaging apps and voice interfaces. Its popular titles include Song Quiz, Yes Sire, World Detective, Trivia Showdown, Math Showdown, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and 20 Questions.

Noname Security

Series C in 2021
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling enterprises to manage and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs. Noname Security's platform offers real-time protection against data leakage, authorization issues, abuse, misuse, and data corruption, all without the need for agents or modifications to existing networks. The solutions include capabilities for detection, prevention, discovery, and classification, providing deeper visibility and robust security compared to traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Apex.AI

Series B in 2021
Apex.AI develops software for autonomous mobility, offering a framework and tools that simplify the development of safe and secure autonomous driving applications. Its platform includes Apex.OS, which abstracts hardware, middleware, kernels, interfaces, and drivers into usable APIs, and Apex.Autonomy for safety-critical applications. It also offers MARV.Automotive, a data management platform that transfers vehicle data to the cloud, enables dynamic search-based analytics, analyzes partial logs, runs algorithms on real data, and provides graphical data introspection and team collaboration. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, Apex.AI builds on open-source software such as ROS and Eclipse iceoryx to provide building blocks for developers creating AI and safety-critical software for autonomous vehicles.

Panther

Series B in 2021
Panther Labs, founded in 2018 by Jack Naglieri in San Francisco, California, specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for threat detection and response. The company develops an infrastructure security and compliance solution that leverages artificial intelligence and cloud-first cybersecurity monitoring. This innovative platform assists security teams in detecting and responding to breaches at a large scale, enabling organizations to identify threats, misconfigurations, and suspicious activities across their corporate and security environments. Panther Labs aims to enhance security measures for businesses, ensuring they remain both secure and compliant in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

CyCognito

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2017, CyCognito specializes in advanced cybersecurity services. Its automated platform uses machine learning and natural language processing to mimic potential attackers' perspectives, enabling organizations to identify, understand, and mitigate external cyber risks effectively.

Faire

Series G in 2021
Faire is a two-sided marketplace connecting local retail stores with unique wholesale merchandise from brands and makers. It offers retailers tools for data insights, financial terms, and logistics support to compete with larger competitors. Faire's platform simplifies wholesale buying and selling processes, offering net 60 payment terms and free returns.

ThoughtSpot

Series F in 2021
ThoughtSpot provides an AI-native intelligence platform that empowers enterprises to explore any data, ask questions, and uncover actionable insights. It offers intuitive natural language search, enabling users to generate answers from business data at every point of decision-making. ThoughtSpot serves various industries, with clients including NVIDIA, Hilton Worldwide, Capital One, and Huel.

Kodiak Robotics

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, Kodiak Robotics specializes in developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company focuses on creating safe and efficient self-driving trucks equipped with advanced sensor fusion systems.

Yugabyte

Series C in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

ClickUp

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2017 by Zeb Evans and Alex Yurkowski, ClickUp provides a versatile workplace productivity platform tailored for various departments. Its customizable tools include task management, docs and wikis, chat, and integrations with popular apps, all accessible from $5 per user monthly.

Protego Biopharma

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2011, Protego Biopharma is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California. It specializes in the research and development of therapeutics and diagnostics using human genetic links to address rare diseases associated with amyloidosis and protein misfolding.

Cato Networks

Series F in 2021
Cato Networks provides a cloud-based secure global SD-WAN and security platform that connects enterprise locations, remote users, and cloud data. The Cato Cloud integrates networking and security services, including WAN optimization, firewall, secure web gateway, threat protection, and UC optimization, delivered through a single management application. It eliminates branch appliances, reduces MPLS costs, and provides secure Internet access everywhere, enabling seamless integration of mobile users and cloud data centers into the WAN and simplifying site deployment and overall network security for distributed, mobile, and cloud-enabled enterprises.

Reliable Robotics

Series C in 2021
Reliable Robotics is a technology company focused on autonomous aviation. Founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, it develops an automation system that enables remote operation of any aircraft type and pursues a certification-forward, gate-to-gate approach to air travel. The company aims to make air transportation safer, more convenient, and more affordable, expanding access to more locations and transforming how goods and people move. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Reliable Robotics supports a distributed global workforce and seeks to partner with customers to streamline airline operations through advanced aircraft automation services.

Outschool

Series D in 2021
Outschool, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates live, interactive learning experiences for children by connecting motivated learners, parents, and independent teachers. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Outschool offers a diverse array of unique online classes led by certified educators, artists, scientists, and other knowledgeable individuals. The platform allows parents to discover, book, and manage educational activities tailored to their children’s interests and needs. Additionally, it provides teachers with the tools to create class listings, manage enrollments and payments, and reach a broader audience. By enabling small group learning through live video chat, Outschool expands access to enrichment and tutoring at a more affordable cost compared to traditional private tutoring.

BetterUp

Series E in 2021
BetterUp Inc. is a leadership development company that offers an innovative online platform aimed at enhancing the personal and professional growth of individuals and organizations. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, BetterUp specializes in virtual coaching, providing users with personalized guidance through one-on-one sessions with a network of over 3,000 coaches available in 46 languages across more than 90 countries. The platform focuses on fostering mental fitness, career and leadership development, and social connection, thereby enabling employees to develop new behaviors and skills that promote high performance in a rapidly changing work environment. With a client base that includes prominent organizations such as NASA, Google, and Hilton, BetterUp has established itself as a leader in the field of mental health and coaching. The company is supported by a distinguished Science Board composed of experts in positive psychology and human performance, further enhancing its credibility and impact in the industry.

Acceldata

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, Acceldata develops an enterprise data observability platform designed to help businesses build and operate great data products. Its platform offers services including data warehousing, security, preparation, IoT for consumer and commercial applications, and acquisition, enabling clients to stream, collect, process data, build data clusters, view insights, optimize workflows, and proactively manage performance, security, and data quality.

Trust.co

Seed Round in 2021
Trust.co allows you to compare your data to businesses across the platform to see how your business stacks up, even as markets change. The company allows its clients to get an immediate, full picture of your business and financial metrics so you always know how your business is performing. Trust.co was established in 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Holo

Series B in 2021
Holo, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of 3D printed parts using advanced additive manufacturing techniques. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Holo utilizes a unique polymer binder platform that is compatible with various materials, including copper, ceramics, and composites. Their patented 3D photolithographic process allows for the simultaneous exposure of eight million voxels, enabling the production of complex geometries that are subsequently chemically processed and sintered to create finished parts. Holo's technology is tailored for high-quality digital manufacturing at scale, addressing the needs of performance-driven applications across diverse industries.

Split Software

Series D in 2021
Split Software, Inc. is a feature delivery platform that enables engineering teams to enhance software development processes and deliver impactful products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices in Boston and Argentina, Split provides solutions for feature release, customer targeting, and experience measurement. The platform integrates feature flags with data analytics to help teams measure the impact of each feature, thereby reducing development cycle times and minimizing release risks. It supports various operational needs, including continuous delivery, migration to microservices, and performance testing in production environments. Notable clients include Twilio, Salesforce, and WePay, who utilize Split's tools to foster a data-driven culture within their organizations.

People.ai

Series D in 2021
People.ai operates a predictive AI platform that automates sales training, coaching, and CRM sync. It helps sales, marketing, and customer success teams uncover revenue opportunities by capturing customer contacts and activities, driving actionable insights.

Snorkel AI

Series C in 2021
Snorkel AI, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an end-to-end machine-learning platform designed to facilitate the creation, management, and monitoring of AI applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Snorkel Flow, a platform that enables programmatic data labeling, augmentation, and curation. This platform supports the clean integration and management of data for AI, as well as the training and deployment of various models. Snorkel AI's technology is particularly adept at extracting entities, relationships, and structured information from complex documents and forms, while also ranking content based on relevance and other factors. The company serves diverse sectors, including finance, government, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, and e-commerce, and is recognized for its contributions to AI research through peer-reviewed publications.

BMSer Technoogy

Series B in 2021
Hangzhou BMSer Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, specializes in the development of battery management systems (BMS) with a focus on new energy solutions. The company operates under the principles of advanced technology and high quality, aiming to deliver efficient energy management and maintenance solutions. With a commitment to innovation, BMSer Technology has secured numerous intellectual property rights, including 19 invention patents, 22 utility model patents, and 24 software copyrights. The firm has developed a range of BMS products for various applications, including electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and backup power supplies. Its battery active balance management system is recognized for its innovative design and performance. BMSer Technology collaborates with major battery manufacturers and electric vehicle companies, fostering extensive partnerships within the industry. Additionally, the company has established a research and development presence in Silicon Valley, enhancing its capacity for technological advancement and market responsiveness.

At-Bay

Series D in 2021
At-Bay is a cyber insurance and risk management company that underwrites tailored policies addressing information privacy, network security, business disruptions, cyber extortion, financial fraud, and media risk. It provides security assessments and exposure analysis to identify and mitigate cyber risk and combines proprietary technology with insurance to offer proactive risk management alongside coverage for Cyber, Tech E&O, and Miscellaneous Professional Liability. The company operates an InsurSec platform that analyzes, models, and predicts cyber risks to tailor coverage for clients and brokers, and it delivers proprietary cybersecurity solutions such as Stance MDR. Based in Mountain View, California, with a development center in Tel Aviv, At-Bay serves thousands of US businesses through admitted and non-admitted carriers, aligning insurance protection with proactive security controls to help organizations manage digital risk.

Blameless

Series B in 2021
Blameless, Inc. is a company that develops a comprehensive site reliability engineering (SRE) platform aimed at automating incident response for software businesses. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Blameless provides tools for setting and monitoring service level objectives and agreements, facilitating coordinated incident response, and conducting root cause analysis. The platform enhances collaboration among engineering teams by assigning roles and checklists, and it features capabilities such as blameless postmortems and analytics dashboards. By leveraging AI-driven incident resolution and reliability insights, Blameless enables organizations to optimize their operational reliability while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

3T Biosciences

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2017, 3T Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in immunotherapies for cancer treatment.

Netskope

Venture Round in 2021
Netskope is a cloud security company that provides a SaaS-based platform offering real-time data and threat protection for enterprises worldwide. Its key products include Netskope Security Cloud, Cloud XDTM, NewEdge security network, CASB, SWG, and professional services. Serving various industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, high-tech, manufacturing, and retail, Netskope enables secure access to cloud services, websites, and private applications from any device.

Zerion

Series A in 2021
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows users to invest, earn interest, and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Zerion's primary offering is an investment app that aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets from a single interface. The platform features real-time asset tracking with live price updates and instant notifications. Additionally, Zerion emphasizes a non-custodial approach, meaning users retain control of their funds and do not have to delegate them to the platform, thereby mitigating centralization risks. The company also offers CryptoTrader, an application designed to track the cryptocurrency market through charts, news, and alerts, further enhancing user engagement in the evolving financial landscape.

Noname Security

Series B in 2021
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling enterprises to manage and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs. Noname Security's platform offers real-time protection against data leakage, authorization issues, abuse, misuse, and data corruption, all without the need for agents or modifications to existing networks. The solutions include capabilities for detection, prevention, discovery, and classification, providing deeper visibility and robust security compared to traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Moveworks

Series C in 2021
Moveworks is a cloud-based AI platform for enterprises that automates IT support and related administrative tasks. The platform autonomously handles requests such as ordering hardware, provisioning software and account access, locating colleagues and conference rooms, checking ticket status, and obtaining software licenses, all through conversational interfaces. It integrates with enterprise chat tools like Slack to interact with users and trigger automated workflows. The solution uses a Reasoning Engine that combines public and proprietary large language models to interpret complex requests, execute multi-step processes, and adapt from past interactions. It surfaces information and automates tasks across multiple systems with an agentic AI assistant that enables conversational automation across business functions. Moveworks was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, California.

EIS Group Software

Private Equity Round in 2021
EIS Group, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions tailored for the insurance industry. Based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance various aspects of insurance operations. Key offerings include PolicyCore for integrated product development, BillingCore for account and policy-level billing management, and CustomerCore DXP, a digital experience platform for omnichannel interaction. EIS Suite serves as a core administration solution encompassing policy administration, billing, claims, and customer engagement. The company also provides ClaimCore for property and casualty claims management and a Pay-As-You-Drive solution for usage-based auto insurance. Additionally, EIS Group delivers various services such as distribution channel management, customer relationship management, and business intelligence reporting. Founded in 2008 and formerly known as Exigen Insurance Solutions, EIS Group operates globally, with a focus on enabling insurers to optimize their business models and improve customer engagement through innovative technology.

Tonkean

Series B in 2021
Tonkean Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an adaptive business operations platform designed for operations teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a research and development office in Tel Aviv, Tonkean offers a no-code process orchestration solution that enables organizations to automate, monitor, and manage critical business processes efficiently. The platform provides tools for tracking team progress, offers customizable views of operational data, and integrates with existing systems to enhance visibility and collaboration across various departments, including legal, finance, IT, human resources, and sales. By simplifying technical complexities, Tonkean empowers enterprises to improve operational efficiency while ensuring compliance and security.

Faire

Series F in 2021
Faire is a two-sided marketplace connecting local retail stores with unique wholesale merchandise from brands and makers. It offers retailers tools for data insights, financial terms, and logistics support to compete with larger competitors. Faire's platform simplifies wholesale buying and selling processes, offering net 60 payment terms and free returns.

Eightfold

Series E in 2021
Eightfold develops an AI-driven talent intelligence platform that helps businesses find, recruit, and retain employees effectively. Founded in 2016, it's headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Kikoff

Series B in 2021
Kikoff is a personal finance platform that helps users build credit histories and improve credit scores. Through a web and mobile app, it provides tools to build credit, save, monitor credit scores and reports, and access funds by paying back monthly to establish a payment history. The platform emphasizes turning credit builders into reliable borrowers and offers AI-powered products to help users build credit, reduce debt, save on bills, and access money, enabling individuals to take control of their financial future. Kikoff was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco.

Synctera

Series A in 2021
Synctera Inc. is a digital banking solutions provider based in San Carlos, California, and was incorporated in 2020. The company specializes in offering technology infrastructure, sponsor bank connections, and a compliance framework to facilitate the launch of FinTech and embedded banking products for businesses of all sizes. Synctera’s platform employs a unified set of APIs, allowing companies to efficiently introduce and expand various financial products such as debit cards, bank accounts, charge cards, lines of credit, and money movement services. By examining the specific needs of traditional banks and connecting them with appropriate FinTech firms, Synctera manages relationships and regulatory compliance, enabling regional and community banks to transition to digital operations effectively.

Spiff

Series B in 2021
Spiff Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based sales commission automation software designed to streamline and enhance the management of sales compensation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, with an additional office in Mountain View, California, Spiff's platform allows organizations to design and modify commission plans, create rules, and manage complex team structures with ease. The software provides sales representatives with personalized dashboards that track their performance against goals, offers detailed commission traces, and generates payroll reports. Utilizing machine learning, Spiff integrates seamlessly with various commission systems, including ERP, payments, and payroll, to minimize errors and ensure accurate data management. The solution is tailored for finance and sales operations, as well as sales and marketing teams, enabling businesses to optimize their commission structures and ultimately drive sales growth.

Exabeam

Series F in 2021
Exabeam develops a security management platform that detects and responds to cyber threats. Its platform collects log data, uses behavioral analytics for threat detection, and automates incident responses. Key products include Threat Hunter, Exabeam Threat Intelligence Service, Exabeam Spectrum, and Exabeam Data Lake. The company serves various industries and has strategic partnerships with SentinelOne and Code 42 Software.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, such as switches and routers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, Arrcus offers a range of products including ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that provides real-time insights for network management. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus focuses on enabling organizations to build scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, simplifying network operations and enhancing connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Salto

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2019 by veteran entrepreneurs, Salto specializes in streamlining business application configuration. Its innovative solution automatically extracts configurations from various applications like Salesforce and NetSuite, translating them into a collaborative, version-control-friendly language called NaCl. This enables easy testing, tracking, and rollback of configuration changes across multiple platforms.

Outschool

Series C in 2021
Outschool, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates live, interactive learning experiences for children by connecting motivated learners, parents, and independent teachers. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Outschool offers a diverse array of unique online classes led by certified educators, artists, scientists, and other knowledgeable individuals. The platform allows parents to discover, book, and manage educational activities tailored to their children’s interests and needs. Additionally, it provides teachers with the tools to create class listings, manage enrollments and payments, and reach a broader audience. By enabling small group learning through live video chat, Outschool expands access to enrichment and tutoring at a more affordable cost compared to traditional private tutoring.

Snorkel AI

Series B in 2021
Snorkel AI, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an end-to-end machine-learning platform designed to facilitate the creation, management, and monitoring of AI applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Snorkel Flow, a platform that enables programmatic data labeling, augmentation, and curation. This platform supports the clean integration and management of data for AI, as well as the training and deployment of various models. Snorkel AI's technology is particularly adept at extracting entities, relationships, and structured information from complex documents and forms, while also ranking content based on relevance and other factors. The company serves diverse sectors, including finance, government, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, and e-commerce, and is recognized for its contributions to AI research through peer-reviewed publications.

FalconX

Venture Round in 2021
FalconX, Ltd. is a cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California. The company specializes in blockchain technology and fintech, offering clients access to cryptocurrency markets for trading, credit, and clearing. FalconX utilizes data science and machine learning to ensure reliable execution of mid-to-large size trades, smart routing prices across multiple liquidity sources. This approach helps eliminate slippage and hidden fees, making it an attractive option for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other institutional clients seeking efficient and cost-effective trading solutions.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

The Nudge

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, The Nudge is a San Francisco-based company that operates a mobile application designed to encourage city exploration. It sends subscribers text messages containing personalized activity plans, such as brunch ideas or hike suggestions, fostering real-life experiences and local discovery.

BetterUp

Series D in 2021
BetterUp Inc. is a leadership development company that offers an innovative online platform aimed at enhancing the personal and professional growth of individuals and organizations. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, BetterUp specializes in virtual coaching, providing users with personalized guidance through one-on-one sessions with a network of over 3,000 coaches available in 46 languages across more than 90 countries. The platform focuses on fostering mental fitness, career and leadership development, and social connection, thereby enabling employees to develop new behaviors and skills that promote high performance in a rapidly changing work environment. With a client base that includes prominent organizations such as NASA, Google, and Hilton, BetterUp has established itself as a leader in the field of mental health and coaching. The company is supported by a distinguished Science Board composed of experts in positive psychology and human performance, further enhancing its credibility and impact in the industry.

United Dwelling

Convertible Note in 2021
United Dwelling, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on addressing the affordable housing crisis in California. The company specializes in constructing additional dwelling units (ADUs) on underutilized land, such as vacant lots, garages, and backyards. By converting these spaces into affordable homes, United Dwelling helps property owners enhance the value of their real estate while providing housing solutions for low and middle-income residents, particularly in workforce housing. The firm manages the entire process, including design, permitting, construction, tenant placement, property management, and maintenance. Utilizing data-driven insights, United Dwelling identifies suitable properties for development, thereby offering homeowners the opportunity to generate rental income and significantly increase their property value.

Flockjay

Series A in 2021
Flockjay, Inc. is an online sales academy based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing hands-on training services to aspiring sales professionals, focusing on both inbound and outbound sales techniques. Their curriculum includes lead qualification, time management, discovery calls, objection handling, and crafting persuasive communication. Flockjay also equips students with modern sales tools and offers additional support services, such as resume workshops, networking opportunities, and interview coaching. By connecting job seekers with high-paying positions in top companies, Flockjay aims to enhance upward mobility and make technology careers accessible to individuals from underrepresented communities. Through its remote learning platform, the company ensures that students from diverse backgrounds have the skills and opportunities necessary to succeed in the tech industry.

Dremio

Series D in 2021
Founded in 2015, Dremio develops a data lake engine that accelerates analytical processing for business intelligence tools, data science, machine learning, and SQL clients. Its platform enables self-service analytics by delivering query speed and a semantic layer operating directly against the data lake storage.

Altro (fka Perch)

Seed Round in 2020
Altro, formerly known as Perch, is a financial technology company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company has developed a platform that enables users to enhance their credit scores by utilizing their recurring expenses, such as bills and subscriptions, as part of their credit history. Through its free app, Altro allows users to link these payments, helping them to recognize and leverage previously uncounted financial activities to improve their credit standing. Altro aims to empower individuals by making every payment contribute to their financial growth and creditworthiness.

Noname Security

Series A in 2020
Noname Security is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing security solutions for application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling enterprises to manage and secure both managed and unmanaged APIs. Noname Security's platform offers real-time protection against data leakage, authorization issues, abuse, misuse, and data corruption, all without the need for agents or modifications to existing networks. The solutions include capabilities for detection, prevention, discovery, and classification, providing deeper visibility and robust security compared to traditional API gateways and load balancers.

Calm

Series C in 2020
Calm is a San Francisco-based company established in 2012, specializing in digital wellness products aimed at enhancing mental fitness and alleviating common mental health issues like anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. The company's flagship product is its meditation and relaxation app, which offers original audio content, stories, and programs to help users manage stress and improve overall well-being. Calm has been recognized for its impact, being named Apple's 2017 iPhone App of the Year and Google Play's Editors' Choice in 2018.

At-Bay

Series C in 2020
At-Bay is a cyber insurance and risk management company that underwrites tailored policies addressing information privacy, network security, business disruptions, cyber extortion, financial fraud, and media risk. It provides security assessments and exposure analysis to identify and mitigate cyber risk and combines proprietary technology with insurance to offer proactive risk management alongside coverage for Cyber, Tech E&O, and Miscellaneous Professional Liability. The company operates an InsurSec platform that analyzes, models, and predicts cyber risks to tailor coverage for clients and brokers, and it delivers proprietary cybersecurity solutions such as Stance MDR. Based in Mountain View, California, with a development center in Tel Aviv, At-Bay serves thousands of US businesses through admitted and non-admitted carriers, aligning insurance protection with proactive security controls to help organizations manage digital risk.

Synctera

Seed Round in 2020
Synctera Inc. is a digital banking solutions provider based in San Carlos, California, and was incorporated in 2020. The company specializes in offering technology infrastructure, sponsor bank connections, and a compliance framework to facilitate the launch of FinTech and embedded banking products for businesses of all sizes. Synctera’s platform employs a unified set of APIs, allowing companies to efficiently introduce and expand various financial products such as debit cards, bank accounts, charge cards, lines of credit, and money movement services. By examining the specific needs of traditional banks and connecting them with appropriate FinTech firms, Synctera manages relationships and regulatory compliance, enabling regional and community banks to transition to digital operations effectively.

Cato Networks

Series E in 2020
Cato Networks provides a cloud-based secure global SD-WAN and security platform that connects enterprise locations, remote users, and cloud data. The Cato Cloud integrates networking and security services, including WAN optimization, firewall, secure web gateway, threat protection, and UC optimization, delivered through a single management application. It eliminates branch appliances, reduces MPLS costs, and provides secure Internet access everywhere, enabling seamless integration of mobile users and cloud data centers into the WAN and simplifying site deployment and overall network security for distributed, mobile, and cloud-enabled enterprises.

Theta Lake

Series A in 2020
Theta Lake develops an AI-based compliance application for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Its platform integrates with popular collaboration tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and others to detect compliance risks in real-time.

Salto

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2019 by veteran entrepreneurs, Salto specializes in streamlining business application configuration. Its innovative solution automatically extracts configurations from various applications like Salesforce and NetSuite, translating them into a collaborative, version-control-friendly language called NaCl. This enables easy testing, tracking, and rollback of configuration changes across multiple platforms.

Faire

Series E in 2020
Faire is a two-sided marketplace connecting local retail stores with unique wholesale merchandise from brands and makers. It offers retailers tools for data insights, financial terms, and logistics support to compete with larger competitors. Faire's platform simplifies wholesale buying and selling processes, offering net 60 payment terms and free returns.

Eightfold

Series D in 2020
Eightfold develops an AI-driven talent intelligence platform that helps businesses find, recruit, and retain employees effectively. Founded in 2016, it's headquartered in Mountain View, California.

DataFleets

Seed Round in 2020
DataFleets Ltd. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2018, that specializes in developing data analytics software focused on privacy preservation. Its core offering is a federated intelligence platform that enables organizations to unify and analyze distributed data while ensuring compliance with data protection standards. The platform allows data scientists and developers to create analytics, machine learning models, and applications using sensitive data sets without direct access to the data itself. By utilizing advanced techniques such as federated computation and differential privacy, DataFleets addresses the challenges of balancing data privacy with innovation, facilitating agile analytics and automated compliance for its clients. Additionally, the company provides a web-based notebook editor, allowing users to test hypotheses effectively.
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