Lightspeed Europe

Lightspeed Europe is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, health, and fintech. With its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and regional offices in Europe, Israel, India, and China, Lightspeed aims to identify and support innovative companies that can disrupt traditional markets. The firm invests in a wide range of industries, such as enterprise technology, e-commerce, software, and biotechnology, providing both equity and debt financing. Lightspeed has a particular interest in technology-led businesses, as well as opportunities in advertising, media, healthcare, education, and retail. Its investment strategy emphasizes the provision of capital along with ongoing consulting and advisory services to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Barry Eggers

Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Vivek Gambhir

Venture Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Dat Han

Senior Associate

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Arsham Memarzadeh

Partner

Michael Mignano

Partner, Consumer

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Eric O'Brien

Affiliated Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Aditya Sharma

Partner, Growth Equity - India and Asia-Pacific

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Past deals in New York

WorkOS

Series B in 2022
WorkOS, Inc. develops software solutions that enable enterprises to prepare their applications for business growth by providing essential pre-built features and integrations. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company offers APIs that simplify the implementation of critical enterprise functionalities, such as Single Sign-On (SSO), directory syncing, audit trails, and access control. By integrating these features, WorkOS allows startups and other businesses to quickly become enterprise-ready, facilitating their ability to serve enterprise customers with minimal coding effort.

Zeera

Series B in 2022
Real is a mental healthcare platform focused on enhancing mental wellness as a vital aspect of overall wellbeing. The company aims to revolutionize mental health care by developing a member-centered therapy model that is both affordable and effective. Through a combination of digital resources and in-person experiences, Real integrates empathy and design into its approach, providing users with access to research-based therapy tools. This model encourages individuals to reflect on their mental health and take actionable steps towards improvement.

Grafana Labs

Series D in 2022
Grafana Labs is a developer of a performance monitoring platform that assists organizations in achieving their monitoring, visualization, and observability objectives. The company offers an open and composable platform centered around Grafana, an open-source software designed for effective monitoring, metric analytics, and visualization. Grafana Labs provides commercial products such as Grafana Enterprise, which caters to the needs of large organizations with additional features and support, and Grafana Cloud, a hosted solution that integrates Prometheus and Graphite for metrics alongside Loki for log management. Additionally, the Grafana Accelerator Program fosters early-stage companies and projects within the Grafana ecosystem by offering resources such as free cloud accounts, subscriptions, cash grants, and access to core developers, thereby promoting innovation and collaboration in the field.

CertiK

Series B in 2022
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

Everyrealm

Series A in 2022
Republic Realm is a digital real estate vehicle that invests in virtual worlds through NFTs. The company focuses on the acquisition, management, development, and sale of virtual land across existing metaverses including Decentraland, an established multiplayer role-playing metaverse built on the Ethereum blockchain, and The Sandbox, a content-rich, community-driven gaming platform that allows individuals to create, publish, and monetize a variety of unique experiences on a decentralized platform. Republic Realm also invests across other metaverses, while allocating capital to new projects and opportunities as they emerge.

Curve Health

Series A in 2022
Curve Health, Inc. is an innovative online platform focused on enhancing senior care through a combination of telemedicine, health information exchange, predictive analytics, and smart billing. Established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, the platform allows physicians to provide remote care to patients in skilled nursing facilities, at home, or during transportation. By integrating these technologies, Curve Health has significantly reduced patient transfers from skilled nursing facilities to emergency departments by over 50%. The platform aims to streamline healthcare delivery, optimize staff allocation, and minimize readmissions while improving care quality and ensuring a seamless patient experience. Additionally, it facilitates efficient communication between hospital systems and post-acute facilities, accelerating reimbursements and enabling effective tracking of patient diagnoses and outcomes.

Personetics

Private Equity Round in 2022
Personetics Technologies Ltd. specializes in providing customer interaction technology tailored for the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in White Plains, New York, the company offers solutions such as Personetics Digital Banker, which utilizes automated intelligence to enhance customer-centric processes across various digital channels, including web and mobile. Its Personetics Anywhere platform enables financial institutions to deliver personalized assistance via messaging services like Facebook Messenger. Additionally, the Self-Driving Finance platform engages retail and business customers by offering varying levels of guidance in managing their finances. The company leverages artificial intelligence to analyze customer data and behavior, providing clients with tools and insights to create tailored marketing strategies and improve customer engagement. Personetics also maintains research and development centers in Nazareth, Israel, and has offices in Singapore and Tel Aviv.

Trading.TV

Series A in 2022
Trading.TV is the world's first social live stream and immersive chat platform for traders and financial content creators. Think, FinTech love child of Twitch and Slack.

CertiK

Series B in 2021
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

Buf

Series B in 2021
Buf Technologies, Inc. is a technology company based in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2020. It specializes in protocol buffer technology, which simplifies the use of client-independent protocols for organizations. Buf offers an API tool that includes a linter to promote effective API design, a detector for breaking changes to maintain compatibility, and a configurable file builder for creating images. This technology alleviates the need for companies to reinvent mechanisms for serializing structured data, allowing them to manage various protocols efficiently. By prioritizing compatibility and design compliance, Buf enables clients to concentrate on their core business functions.

Arceo Labs, Inc.

Series C in 2021
Arceo Labs, Inc. operates under the brand Arceo, specializing in cybersecurity and cyber analytics services tailored for the insurance industry. The company offers solutions to cyber insurance brokers and carriers, enabling them to assess, underwrite, and manage cyber risks through the use of artificial intelligence and workflow automation. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Arceo Labs also maintains offices in Chicago, Baltimore, and New York. The firm is dedicated to providing organizations with the necessary tools and guidance to protect and insure their data effectively.

Daily Harvest

Series D in 2021
Daily Harvest, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in offering frozen whole ingredient meals, including smoothies, harvest bowls, flatbreads, soups, bites, oat bowls, chia bowls, and lattes. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on providing convenient and nutritious food options that cater to the needs of modern consumers. Daily Harvest sells its products exclusively online, allowing customers to stock their freezers with a variety of clean, ready-to-eat meals that can be quickly prepared and easily replenished as needed. The company aims to promote healthy eating by ensuring that consumers have access to wholesome food choices.

BetDEX

Seed Round in 2021
BetDEX is a decentralized sports betting protocol that operates on a blockchain-based platform, allowing users to place bets on various sports using cryptocurrency. The protocol is designed to provide high speeds and low transaction costs while eliminating counterparty risk, ensuring a secure betting experience. As a permissionless platform, BetDEX enables developers to create their own applications on top of its infrastructure, fostering innovation in the sports betting space. By granting users control over their betting activities and allowing them to set their own prices, BetDEX offers a unique approach to engaging with sports and prediction markets.

Payitoff

Seed Round in 2021
Payitoff develops API tools that provides money-saving guidance and automatic action. Its tool offers debt assessment, automatic enrollment, and customer empowerment. The company is based in New York, New York.

FeeX

Funding Round in 2021
FeeX Inc. is a technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, New York. It specializes in developing application software that enables users to assess and reduce fees associated with individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and other investment accounts. The company aims to enhance transparency in the retirement market by providing automated, personalized analyses of various financial products. FeeX's technology captures, normalizes, and analyzes fee data, allowing users to make informed decisions and receive data-driven fiduciary advice. Its services cater to a diverse range of clients in the financial industry, including broker-dealers, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and online brokerages.

Elementus

Series A in 2021
Elementus Inc. is a New York-based company that provides an enterprise blockchain data analytics platform tailored for institutional asset managers, financial service organizations, and government agencies. Founded in 2018, the company leverages blockchain's inherent transparency to deliver actionable insights drawn from blockchain activity. Elementus identifies security vulnerabilities, exposes malicious actors, and offers market intelligence to facilitate informed investment decisions in digital assets. By enhancing transparency in the blockchain ecosystem, Elementus aims to foster trust and accountability across the cryptocurrency markets.

Aquant

Series C in 2021
Aquant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a service lifecycle optimization platform aimed at minimizing downtime and addressing repeat service requests in various industries, including life sciences, medical equipment, and commercial appliances. Founded in 2016, Aquant leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor equipment in real-time, analyze historical data, and predict potential faults, thereby providing actionable insights for service and warranty issues. The platform enhances operational efficiency by optimizing van stock based on usage patterns and forecasting future demand. Additionally, it offers features such as job prioritization, parts pickup optimization, and risk assessment, enabling companies to make informed, data-driven decisions while improving overall equipment uptime. Aquant's innovative solutions are designed to transform unstructured data into valuable insights, helping service teams operate more effectively.

Alloy

Series C in 2021
Alloy Online is a prominent digital media and marketing company based in New York, catering primarily to the 12-34 demographic. It operates as an e-commerce destination site and apparel cataloger for teens, combining a robust online shopping experience with a highly trafficked community platform that features interactive elements such as email, chat, and social networking. Additionally, Alloy's services include nontraditional media programs that effectively reach targeted consumer segments through various channels, including interactive and display advertising, direct mail, content production, and educational programming. By focusing on entertainment and lifestyle trends, Alloy Online provides its audience with inspiration and recommendations across a range of interests, including shows, movies, health, and fitness.

Materialize

Series C in 2021
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

Matillion

Series E in 2021
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

Offchain Labs

Series B in 2021
Offchain Labs, Inc., based in Princeton, New Jersey, was founded in 2018 to enhance the development of scalable and secure smart contracts, particularly for applications in the gaming industry and financial services. The company's platform enables developers to create decentralized applications with greater efficiency by providing tools that facilitate the integration of a flexible second layer to their architecture. This approach allows for increased transaction capacity while maintaining privacy and reducing costs, combining the benefits of off-chain solutions with the security of on-chain methods. Offchain Labs aims to simplify the smart contract development process, enabling developers to focus on business logic and user experience.

Grafana Labs

Series C in 2021
Grafana Labs is a developer of a performance monitoring platform that assists organizations in achieving their monitoring, visualization, and observability objectives. The company offers an open and composable platform centered around Grafana, an open-source software designed for effective monitoring, metric analytics, and visualization. Grafana Labs provides commercial products such as Grafana Enterprise, which caters to the needs of large organizations with additional features and support, and Grafana Cloud, a hosted solution that integrates Prometheus and Graphite for metrics alongside Loki for log management. Additionally, the Grafana Accelerator Program fosters early-stage companies and projects within the Grafana ecosystem by offering resources such as free cloud accounts, subscriptions, cash grants, and access to core developers, thereby promoting innovation and collaboration in the field.

Scopio

Venture Round in 2021
Scopio, LLC is an image search engine and licensing platform that focuses on trending images and videos from social media. Established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company utilizes artificial intelligence to facilitate the discovery and licensing of user-generated content. Its platform allows businesses, brands, non-governmental organizations, and live events to access a vast library of authentic and diverse photos, enabling them to customize messages and build their visual content libraries. Additionally, Scopio streamlines the copyright process for these images and videos, making it easier for users to search, license, publish, and analyze visual content sourced from social media.

Nym

Venture Round in 2021
Nym Health Inc. specializes in developing advanced medical coding technology aimed at enhancing revenue cycle processes within healthcare facilities. Its flagship product, Nym, offers a direct-to-billing autonomous coding solution that significantly reduces claims denials and operational costs while accelerating payment cycles and ensuring audit-readiness. The platform automatically identifies and captures relevant clinical information from patient charts, assigning codes only to fully understood cases; unhandled charts are sent back for human coding. Additionally, Nym provides a detailed audit-trail view that explains the rationale behind each coding decision, facilitating quick comprehension for validation, compliance, and appeals purposes. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company also maintains a research and development center in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Bankuish

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bankuish is a technology platform where gig workers and freelancers leverage their work history data to demonstrate their creditworthiness. Users gain access to a marketplace of preapproved offers from national banks tailored to their unique profile as well as tools to grow their credit score. The company helps banks gain new customers, manage risk, and improve customer relationships. The Bankuish Score has been used to de-risk thousands of individuals while maintaining a default rate well below the industry standard. Bankuish was established in 2020 with its headquarters in New York City and Mexico City.

Curastory

Seed Round in 2021
Curastory is video made simple. We allow content creators to shoot, edit, monetize, and distribute their video content to all of their video channels, like YouTube, IGTV, and FB Watch, for free. Content creators upload videos within our platform to edit where we then match it to brand advertisers for monetization before they distribute the final video to all of their video channels. Brands browse videos in the self-serving ad platform to bid on and advertise through creator-recorded video ad segments. Our ad platform tracks consumer conversions to make sure our brands are seeing high return on their video ad spend and our creators are being paid for their videos everywhere.

Level

Series A in 2021
Level is the modern dental plan for employers.

Zeera

Series A in 2021
Real is a mental healthcare platform focused on enhancing mental wellness as a vital aspect of overall wellbeing. The company aims to revolutionize mental health care by developing a member-centered therapy model that is both affordable and effective. Through a combination of digital resources and in-person experiences, Real integrates empathy and design into its approach, providing users with access to research-based therapy tools. This model encourages individuals to reflect on their mental health and take actionable steps towards improvement.

Cameo

Series C in 2021
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a wide range of celebrities and influencers. The platform focuses on providing authentic and tailored fan experiences by allowing users to connect with their favorite personalities for custom video messages. Cameo partners with thousands of talents across various fields, offering customers an opportunity to share unique, personalized content. The company's mission centers on enhancing fan engagement through these bespoke interactions, creating memorable experiences that resonate with users. Based in Chicago, Cameo is a key player in the technology and startup ecosystem, facilitating a creative outlet for both fans and celebrities.

Personetics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Personetics Technologies Ltd. specializes in providing customer interaction technology tailored for the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in White Plains, New York, the company offers solutions such as Personetics Digital Banker, which utilizes automated intelligence to enhance customer-centric processes across various digital channels, including web and mobile. Its Personetics Anywhere platform enables financial institutions to deliver personalized assistance via messaging services like Facebook Messenger. Additionally, the Self-Driving Finance platform engages retail and business customers by offering varying levels of guidance in managing their finances. The company leverages artificial intelligence to analyze customer data and behavior, providing clients with tools and insights to create tailored marketing strategies and improve customer engagement. Personetics also maintains research and development centers in Nazareth, Israel, and has offices in Singapore and Tel Aviv.

Matillion

Series D in 2021
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

FeeX

Funding Round in 2021
FeeX Inc. is a technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, New York. It specializes in developing application software that enables users to assess and reduce fees associated with individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and other investment accounts. The company aims to enhance transparency in the retirement market by providing automated, personalized analyses of various financial products. FeeX's technology captures, normalizes, and analyzes fee data, allowing users to make informed decisions and receive data-driven fiduciary advice. Its services cater to a diverse range of clients in the financial industry, including broker-dealers, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and online brokerages.

Weee!

Venture Round in 2021
Weee!, Inc. is an online grocery retailer based in Fremont, California, specializing in providing Asian specialty products and staples. Founded in 2015, the company caters primarily to Chinese families, offering a diverse range of items including fruits, vegetables, seafood, snacks, beauty products, and daily necessities. Weee! serves customers across several major U.S. cities, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and New Jersey. The company emphasizes a farm-to-door experience, sourcing its products through partnerships with local farms and trusted brands to ensure quality and affordability.

Materialize

Series B in 2020
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

Curve Health

Seed Round in 2020
Curve Health, Inc. is an innovative online platform focused on enhancing senior care through a combination of telemedicine, health information exchange, predictive analytics, and smart billing. Established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, the platform allows physicians to provide remote care to patients in skilled nursing facilities, at home, or during transportation. By integrating these technologies, Curve Health has significantly reduced patient transfers from skilled nursing facilities to emergency departments by over 50%. The platform aims to streamline healthcare delivery, optimize staff allocation, and minimize readmissions while improving care quality and ensuring a seamless patient experience. Additionally, it facilitates efficient communication between hospital systems and post-acute facilities, accelerating reimbursements and enabling effective tracking of patient diagnoses and outcomes.

Curve Health

Seed Round in 2020
Curve Health, Inc. is an innovative online platform focused on enhancing senior care through a combination of telemedicine, health information exchange, predictive analytics, and smart billing. Established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, the platform allows physicians to provide remote care to patients in skilled nursing facilities, at home, or during transportation. By integrating these technologies, Curve Health has significantly reduced patient transfers from skilled nursing facilities to emergency departments by over 50%. The platform aims to streamline healthcare delivery, optimize staff allocation, and minimize readmissions while improving care quality and ensuring a seamless patient experience. Additionally, it facilitates efficient communication between hospital systems and post-acute facilities, accelerating reimbursements and enabling effective tracking of patient diagnoses and outcomes.

Nym

Series A in 2020
Nym Health Inc. specializes in developing advanced medical coding technology aimed at enhancing revenue cycle processes within healthcare facilities. Its flagship product, Nym, offers a direct-to-billing autonomous coding solution that significantly reduces claims denials and operational costs while accelerating payment cycles and ensuring audit-readiness. The platform automatically identifies and captures relevant clinical information from patient charts, assigning codes only to fully understood cases; unhandled charts are sent back for human coding. Additionally, Nym provides a detailed audit-trail view that explains the rationale behind each coding decision, facilitating quick comprehension for validation, compliance, and appeals purposes. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company also maintains a research and development center in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Grafana Labs

Series B in 2020
Grafana Labs is a developer of a performance monitoring platform that assists organizations in achieving their monitoring, visualization, and observability objectives. The company offers an open and composable platform centered around Grafana, an open-source software designed for effective monitoring, metric analytics, and visualization. Grafana Labs provides commercial products such as Grafana Enterprise, which caters to the needs of large organizations with additional features and support, and Grafana Cloud, a hosted solution that integrates Prometheus and Graphite for metrics alongside Loki for log management. Additionally, the Grafana Accelerator Program fosters early-stage companies and projects within the Grafana ecosystem by offering resources such as free cloud accounts, subscriptions, cash grants, and access to core developers, thereby promoting innovation and collaboration in the field.

CalypsoAI

Series A in 2020
Calypso AI Corp. develops software products to solve artificial intelligence risks for national security and highly-regulated industries. It offers Vespr software platform, an integrated model accreditation and model risk management system that enables users to monitor artificial systems for ongoing performance, compliance, and security thresholds. Its solution is also used by teams to validate, monitor, and secure their artificial intelligence. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in New York, Virginia, and Ireland.

Height

Seed Round in 2020
Height is a developer of project management software that focuses on enhancing collaboration and organization for agencies and marketing teams. Its platform features an autonomous project collaboration tool that allows users to manage tasks in real-time while facilitating adaptive workflows. The software is designed with an easy-to-use interface, enabling clients to efficiently distribute work and maintain organization across projects. By streamlining communication and workflow management, Height aims to improve productivity and collaboration among teams.

FeeX

Funding Round in 2020
FeeX Inc. is a technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, New York. It specializes in developing application software that enables users to assess and reduce fees associated with individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and other investment accounts. The company aims to enhance transparency in the retirement market by providing automated, personalized analyses of various financial products. FeeX's technology captures, normalizes, and analyzes fee data, allowing users to make informed decisions and receive data-driven fiduciary advice. Its services cater to a diverse range of clients in the financial industry, including broker-dealers, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and online brokerages.

Weee!

Series B in 2020
Weee!, Inc. is an online grocery retailer based in Fremont, California, specializing in providing Asian specialty products and staples. Founded in 2015, the company caters primarily to Chinese families, offering a diverse range of items including fruits, vegetables, seafood, snacks, beauty products, and daily necessities. Weee! serves customers across several major U.S. cities, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and New Jersey. The company emphasizes a farm-to-door experience, sourcing its products through partnerships with local farms and trusted brands to ensure quality and affordability.

WorkOS

Seed Round in 2020
WorkOS, Inc. develops software solutions that enable enterprises to prepare their applications for business growth by providing essential pre-built features and integrations. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company offers APIs that simplify the implementation of critical enterprise functionalities, such as Single Sign-On (SSO), directory syncing, audit trails, and access control. By integrating these features, WorkOS allows startups and other businesses to quickly become enterprise-ready, facilitating their ability to serve enterprise customers with minimal coding effort.

Aquant

Series B in 2020
Aquant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a service lifecycle optimization platform aimed at minimizing downtime and addressing repeat service requests in various industries, including life sciences, medical equipment, and commercial appliances. Founded in 2016, Aquant leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor equipment in real-time, analyze historical data, and predict potential faults, thereby providing actionable insights for service and warranty issues. The platform enhances operational efficiency by optimizing van stock based on usage patterns and forecasting future demand. Additionally, it offers features such as job prioritization, parts pickup optimization, and risk assessment, enabling companies to make informed, data-driven decisions while improving overall equipment uptime. Aquant's innovative solutions are designed to transform unstructured data into valuable insights, helping service teams operate more effectively.
Bond - "The post-purchase company", enables digital native brands to provide their online customers with an outstanding post-purchase experience that impacts sales, retention, and satisfaction. We've deployed a technology-driven network of neighborhood-level distribution centers that are managed by local teams. This enables us to store goods closer to customers, getting to them faster for deliveries or returns and when it's most convenient.

Epsagon

Series A in 2020
Epsagon Ltd. is a developer of solutions designed for monitoring serverless architecture systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company provides a SaaS platform that enables development and operations teams to enhance their efficiency by automating data correlation and offering end-to-end observability within microservice environments. Epsagon's lightweight agent SDK allows for automated instrumentation and tracing, ensuring comprehensive visibility across various cloud resources, including containers and virtual machines, without requiring extensive training or manual coding. By predicting performance issues before they arise and facilitating quicker problem resolution, Epsagon helps organizations optimize costs and reduce application downtime, ultimately streamlining the deployment of new features and improving overall operational effectiveness.

Grafana Labs

Series A in 2019
Grafana Labs is a developer of a performance monitoring platform that assists organizations in achieving their monitoring, visualization, and observability objectives. The company offers an open and composable platform centered around Grafana, an open-source software designed for effective monitoring, metric analytics, and visualization. Grafana Labs provides commercial products such as Grafana Enterprise, which caters to the needs of large organizations with additional features and support, and Grafana Cloud, a hosted solution that integrates Prometheus and Graphite for metrics alongside Loki for log management. Additionally, the Grafana Accelerator Program fosters early-stage companies and projects within the Grafana ecosystem by offering resources such as free cloud accounts, subscriptions, cash grants, and access to core developers, thereby promoting innovation and collaboration in the field.

Arceo Labs, Inc.

Venture Round in 2019
Arceo Labs, Inc. operates under the brand Arceo, specializing in cybersecurity and cyber analytics services tailored for the insurance industry. The company offers solutions to cyber insurance brokers and carriers, enabling them to assess, underwrite, and manage cyber risks through the use of artificial intelligence and workflow automation. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Arceo Labs also maintains offices in Chicago, Baltimore, and New York. The firm is dedicated to providing organizations with the necessary tools and guidance to protect and insure their data effectively.

Magic Spoon

Seed Round in 2019
Magic Spoon is a food company that specializes in producing and selling low-carbohydrate, keto-friendly cereals aimed at adult consumers. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company offers a variety of flavors including fruity, cinnamon, cocoa, and frosted. Magic Spoon's cereals are designed to be nutritious, featuring ingredients such as protein and natural sweeteners like allulose, stevia, and monk fruit, while avoiding gluten, grains, wheat, soy, and artificial sweeteners. The products are primarily sold online, catering to health-conscious individuals seeking convenient breakfast options that do not compromise on taste.

AllWork

Seed Round in 2019
AllWork, Inc. develops a platform that connects freelancer talent with brands and retailers. The company provides solutions, which includes recruiting, scheduling, training, communications, payments, budgeting, planning, reporting, and human resource administration. It also offers AllWork mobile application which gives managers the ability to improve coverage and make scheduling adjustments for their freelance talent. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Cameo

Series B in 2019
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a wide range of celebrities and influencers. The platform focuses on providing authentic and tailored fan experiences by allowing users to connect with their favorite personalities for custom video messages. Cameo partners with thousands of talents across various fields, offering customers an opportunity to share unique, personalized content. The company's mission centers on enhancing fan engagement through these bespoke interactions, creating memorable experiences that resonate with users. Based in Chicago, Cameo is a key player in the technology and startup ecosystem, facilitating a creative outlet for both fans and celebrities.

Spate

Seed Round in 2019
Spate, Inc. is a data analytics company based in New York that specializes in analyzing consumer behavior signals from various online sources. Founded in 2018, Spate employs advanced data science techniques to predict emerging consumer trends and provide actionable insights for brands. By leveraging machine intelligence, the company aims to identify new trends and understand their underlying drivers, enabling consumer brands to make informed decisions in product development and marketing strategies. Spate's focus on data-backed insights supports brands in confidently responding to evolving market demands.

Brigit

Series A in 2019
Brigit is a financial health app established in 2017 and based in New York, New York. The company aims to assist everyday Americans in managing their financial well-being by offering tools and insights for budgeting and spending habits. Its platform enables users to monitor bills, track expenses, and access credit without incurring heavy interest costs. By promoting sustainable financial practices, Brigit seeks to alleviate immediate financial stress while also encouraging users to save for the future and improve their overall financial health.

CalypsoAI

Seed Round in 2019
Calypso AI Corp. develops software products to solve artificial intelligence risks for national security and highly-regulated industries. It offers Vespr software platform, an integrated model accreditation and model risk management system that enables users to monitor artificial systems for ongoing performance, compliance, and security thresholds. Its solution is also used by teams to validate, monitor, and secure their artificial intelligence. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in New York, Virginia, and Ireland.

Percolate

Series D in 2019
Percolate Industries, Inc. operates a comprehensive content marketing platform aimed at enhancing enterprise marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Francisco, Denver, and London, Percolate's platform facilitates collaboration across departments, enabling users to plan, execute, and manage marketing campaigns effectively. It allows for the centralization and sharing of files, integration with various marketing channels, and monitoring of audience engagement. The platform is designed to increase productivity, improve brand visibility, and drive sales by organizing marketing programs and providing tools for audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. As of November 2019, Percolate functions as a subsidiary of Seismic Software, Inc.

Materialize

Series A in 2019
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

SleepSpace

Venture Round in 2018
SleepSpace, operated by Proactive Life, Inc., is focused on improving sleep health through innovative digital solutions. Based in New York, the company has developed a digital sleep assistant that utilizes advanced algorithms and wearable technology to accurately track sleep stages. This assistant aims to enhance regenerative rest and optimal alertness by providing real-time interventions using sound, light, and temperature adjustments. In addition to nightly interventions, SleepSpace connects users with coaches, clinicians, and corporate wellness programs by sharing personalized sleep data, addressing the widespread issue of poor sleep health that affects billions globally. The company's offerings also include applications like Sleep-2-Peek, which helps users identify their best mental and physical performance times, and MindMetrics, which measures cognitive alertness through engaging games.

Encantos

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Encantos Media Studios is an entertainment and educational company based in Culver City, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2015, Encantos creates a diverse range of content, including apps, books, toys, and videos, aimed at empowering creatives to tell their stories. The company connects children with skilled storytellers through an online platform designed to teach essential 21st-century skills. Encantos has garnered recognition through numerous awards and accolades from prestigious organizations such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, highlighting its commitment to quality educational content and innovation in children's media.

Aquant

Series A in 2018
Aquant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a service lifecycle optimization platform aimed at minimizing downtime and addressing repeat service requests in various industries, including life sciences, medical equipment, and commercial appliances. Founded in 2016, Aquant leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor equipment in real-time, analyze historical data, and predict potential faults, thereby providing actionable insights for service and warranty issues. The platform enhances operational efficiency by optimizing van stock based on usage patterns and forecasting future demand. Additionally, it offers features such as job prioritization, parts pickup optimization, and risk assessment, enabling companies to make informed, data-driven decisions while improving overall equipment uptime. Aquant's innovative solutions are designed to transform unstructured data into valuable insights, helping service teams operate more effectively.

Cameo

Series A in 2018
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a wide range of celebrities and influencers. The platform focuses on providing authentic and tailored fan experiences by allowing users to connect with their favorite personalities for custom video messages. Cameo partners with thousands of talents across various fields, offering customers an opportunity to share unique, personalized content. The company's mission centers on enhancing fan engagement through these bespoke interactions, creating memorable experiences that resonate with users. Based in Chicago, Cameo is a key player in the technology and startup ecosystem, facilitating a creative outlet for both fans and celebrities.

AWA Studios

Venture Round in 2018
AWA Studios is a creative business focused on empowering creators in the comic book industry. The company provides a unique arrangement that allows creators to work on two types of stories: one that they own and one that AWA owns. This model ensures that creators retain the intellectual property rights to their original works while receiving competitive per-page payments. By offering this structure, AWA Studios encourages creators to take creative risks and invest in their projects. Additionally, creators contributing to AWA-owned stories benefit from royalty payments based on their individual series, participation in a collective royalty pool, and the opportunity to acquire shares in the company. This approach fosters a collaborative environment that supports the growth and success of creative talent.

Obsess

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Obsess, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an augmented and virtual reality software platform aimed at enhancing the online shopping experience. Founded in 2016, Obsess enables brands and retailers to create immersive, discovery-driven 360-degree shopping environments that can be integrated across various channels, including websites, social media, and in-store events. The platform allows businesses to set up interactive, three-dimensional virtual stores, transforming traditional online shopping from a static interface into a visually engaging experience. By focusing on creating a more contextual and branded shopping journey, Obsess seeks to redefine e-commerce and provide customers with a more dynamic way to explore and purchase products.

Zola

Series D in 2018
Zola, Inc. is a wedding company that provides a comprehensive platform for wedding planning and registry services. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company offers a suite of tools under the Zola Weddings brand, including customizable wedding websites, a versatile registry featuring gifts and experiences, a personalized checklist for managing tasks and deadlines, and a guest list management tool that aids in collecting addresses, tracking RSVPs, and facilitating communication with guests. Zola aims to simplify the wedding planning process by combining modern technology with attentive customer service, helping couples navigate from engagement to their wedding day and into their new lives together.

Zola

Series D in 2018
Zola, Inc. is a wedding company that provides a comprehensive platform for wedding planning and registry services. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company offers a suite of tools under the Zola Weddings brand, including customizable wedding websites, a versatile registry featuring gifts and experiences, a personalized checklist for managing tasks and deadlines, and a guest list management tool that aids in collecting addresses, tracking RSVPs, and facilitating communication with guests. Zola aims to simplify the wedding planning process by combining modern technology with attentive customer service, helping couples navigate from engagement to their wedding day and into their new lives together.

Jumprope

Seed Round in 2018
Jumprope is a platform that enables users to create, discover, and share how-to videos and tutorials. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, Jumprope allows individuals to produce videos in various formats—horizontal, vertical, and square—suitable for sharing on social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. The application is designed for ease of use, enabling users without video editing experience to create high-quality how-to content directly from their smartphones. Jumprope's mission is to empower people to share their knowledge and passions, facilitating creativity in diverse environments such as kitchens, bathrooms, and garages.

Hungryroot

Series B in 2018
Hungryroot, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in fresh, vegetable-based foods. Established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a diverse range of clean-ingredient products, including meals, snacks, sides, sauces, and desserts. Hungryroot focuses on delivering healthy, convenient food options directly to customers' homes through an online platform. The service is personalized to cater to individual preferences, aiming to simplify and inspire healthy eating.

Cheddar

Series D in 2018
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates two live video news networks: Cheddar, focusing on business news, and Cheddar Big News, which offers general news and headlines. The company broadcasts from various prominent locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and its studios in New York and Los Angeles. Cheddar reaches over 6.5 million viewers monthly through platforms such as SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, accumulating hundreds of millions of video views across these platforms. The company aims to provide an authentic voice and a fresh perspective on a wide range of topics, including business, culture, media, and technology, appealing to a diverse and intellectually curious audience. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar seeks to deliver updated news live and on-demand, reflecting the dynamism of modern media consumption.

Intermedia Labs

Venture Round in 2018
Intermedia Labs is a consumer-based video technology firm inventing the future of television.

Epsagon

Seed Round in 2018
Epsagon Ltd. is a developer of solutions designed for monitoring serverless architecture systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company provides a SaaS platform that enables development and operations teams to enhance their efficiency by automating data correlation and offering end-to-end observability within microservice environments. Epsagon's lightweight agent SDK allows for automated instrumentation and tracing, ensuring comprehensive visibility across various cloud resources, including containers and virtual machines, without requiring extensive training or manual coding. By predicting performance issues before they arise and facilitating quicker problem resolution, Epsagon helps organizations optimize costs and reduce application downtime, ultimately streamlining the deployment of new features and improving overall operational effectiveness.

CertiK

Seed Round in 2018
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

HomeShare

Seed Round in 2018
HomeShare is a co-living marketplace based in San Francisco that facilitates affordable city living by connecting individuals with compatible housemates. The company operates in five major markets: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles. HomeShare's platform prioritizes personality matching to ensure compatibility among housemates, fostering a harmonious living environment. In addition to helping users find accommodation, HomeShare offers spacious units and installs privacy partitions to enhance user privacy. The company aims to unlock urban living opportunities, making attractive housing options accessible to single professionals seeking community-oriented living arrangements.

Daily Harvest

Series B in 2017
Daily Harvest, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in offering frozen whole ingredient meals, including smoothies, harvest bowls, flatbreads, soups, bites, oat bowls, chia bowls, and lattes. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on providing convenient and nutritious food options that cater to the needs of modern consumers. Daily Harvest sells its products exclusively online, allowing customers to stock their freezers with a variety of clean, ready-to-eat meals that can be quickly prepared and easily replenished as needed. The company aims to promote healthy eating by ensuring that consumers have access to wholesome food choices.

Poncho

Seed Round in 2017
Poncho Inc. provides personalized weather forecasts through its application, emails, and text messages across the continental United States. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company offers tailored geolocation weather data, taking into account users' wake-up times and morning commutes. Poncho has gained popularity as a chatbot on platforms like Facebook Messenger and is recognized as one of the leading weather apps in the App Store. In addition to weather updates, the company also offers travel reports to enhance user experience. As of May 2018, Poncho operates as a subsidiary of Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC, and has attracted investment from prominent venture capital firms.

Clark

Seed Round in 2017
Clark, Inc. operates an online platform designed for independent educators and tutors, providing a virtual assistant that manages daily activities through SMS, email, and a mobile application. The platform facilitates connections between tutors, students, and parents, allowing for efficient communication and progress reporting. Additionally, Clark offers various support services for tutors, including scheduling sessions and ensuring timely payments. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to streamline operations for individual tutors and larger tutoring agencies, enabling them to focus on teaching rather than administrative tasks. As of September 2019, Clark, Inc. functions as a subsidiary of Noodle Education, Inc.

Companion Inc

Seed Round in 2017
Companion is an app to stay safe and connected. You can enter a destination, add friends and family to monitor you, request help from those nearby and be able to call 911 with one tap.

Cheddar

Series C in 2017
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates two live video news networks: Cheddar, focusing on business news, and Cheddar Big News, which offers general news and headlines. The company broadcasts from various prominent locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and its studios in New York and Los Angeles. Cheddar reaches over 6.5 million viewers monthly through platforms such as SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, accumulating hundreds of millions of video views across these platforms. The company aims to provide an authentic voice and a fresh perspective on a wide range of topics, including business, culture, media, and technology, appealing to a diverse and intellectually curious audience. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar seeks to deliver updated news live and on-demand, reflecting the dynamism of modern media consumption.

Mic

Series C in 2017
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Mic

Series C in 2017
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Anyroad

Seed Round in 2017
AnyRoad Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that facilitates experience relationship management (ERM) for brands worldwide. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, AnyRoad connects tourism customers with professional tour providers, enabling users to discover, book, and participate in tours across various locations, including Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Israel. The platform also assists companies in optimizing offline branded experiences by integrating with customer relationship management, loyalty, and point-of-sale systems. This integration allows brands to measure the impact of experiential marketing campaigns on consumer behavior and brand loyalty. AnyRoad's clientele includes notable companies such as Budweiser, Honda, Michaels, and Tabasco, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing brand perception and revenue through experiential marketing.

Hungryroot

Series A in 2017
Hungryroot, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in fresh, vegetable-based foods. Established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a diverse range of clean-ingredient products, including meals, snacks, sides, sauces, and desserts. Hungryroot focuses on delivering healthy, convenient food options directly to customers' homes through an online platform. The service is personalized to cater to individual preferences, aiming to simplify and inspire healthy eating.

Zola

Series C in 2016
Zola, Inc. is a wedding company that provides a comprehensive platform for wedding planning and registry services. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company offers a suite of tools under the Zola Weddings brand, including customizable wedding websites, a versatile registry featuring gifts and experiences, a personalized checklist for managing tasks and deadlines, and a guest list management tool that aids in collecting addresses, tracking RSVPs, and facilitating communication with guests. Zola aims to simplify the wedding planning process by combining modern technology with attentive customer service, helping couples navigate from engagement to their wedding day and into their new lives together.

Datorama

Series C in 2016
Datorama’s marketing intelligence platform transforms the way marketers optimize their marketing performance, business impact, and customer loyalty. With Datorama, customers can automatically connect all their disparate marketing tools and reports in one centralized place; access and act on the right cross-channel KPIs, dashboards, reports, and AI-powered insights; and optimize and report on every investment, performance, and outcome across the customer journey. Datorama powers marketing intelligence for thousands of brands, agencies and publishers globally including IBM, Nike, Ticketmaster, Viacom, and Neo@Ogilvy, helping them make smarter marketing decisions everyday. Datorama has a global presence with 16 offices worldwide and was recently named a Gartner Cool Vendor and ranks #35 on the Deloitte Fast 500 list.

Cheddar

Series B in 2016
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates two live video news networks: Cheddar, focusing on business news, and Cheddar Big News, which offers general news and headlines. The company broadcasts from various prominent locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and its studios in New York and Los Angeles. Cheddar reaches over 6.5 million viewers monthly through platforms such as SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, accumulating hundreds of millions of video views across these platforms. The company aims to provide an authentic voice and a fresh perspective on a wide range of topics, including business, culture, media, and technology, appealing to a diverse and intellectually curious audience. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar seeks to deliver updated news live and on-demand, reflecting the dynamism of modern media consumption.

Eyeview

Series D in 2016
Eyeview Inc. develops video advertising technology solutions. It offers brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. It offers VideoIQ, a video platform that provides campaign, data, and media management services, as well as programmatic video creative services. The company also provides lead generation solution for clients in automotive industry that enables brands to drive leads with personalized video ads; in-store solution that leverages past purchase behavior to identify key segments for CPG and shopper marketers; in-store sales solution that enable retail marketers to drive sales; and online booking solution for travel marketers. Eyeview Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.

Poncho

Seed Round in 2016
Poncho Inc. provides personalized weather forecasts through its application, emails, and text messages across the continental United States. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company offers tailored geolocation weather data, taking into account users' wake-up times and morning commutes. Poncho has gained popularity as a chatbot on platforms like Facebook Messenger and is recognized as one of the leading weather apps in the App Store. In addition to weather updates, the company also offers travel reports to enhance user experience. As of May 2018, Poncho operates as a subsidiary of Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC, and has attracted investment from prominent venture capital firms.

Hungryroot

Series A in 2016
Hungryroot, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in fresh, vegetable-based foods. Established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a diverse range of clean-ingredient products, including meals, snacks, sides, sauces, and desserts. Hungryroot focuses on delivering healthy, convenient food options directly to customers' homes through an online platform. The service is personalized to cater to individual preferences, aiming to simplify and inspire healthy eating.

Giphy

Series C in 2016
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that operates a search engine for users to search, share, and discover animated GIFs across various categories, including emotions, food, animals, and entertainment. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Giphy organizes GIFs to enhance user experience and facilitates sharing through social media channels. The platform not only allows users to upload their own GIFs but also collaborates with brands and artists to create original content. Giphy aims to evolve beyond a simple search engine into a community that caters to GIF enthusiasts and creators, fostering engagement and creativity within the realm of animated visual communication. As of May 2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, LLC.

Beme

Seed Round in 2015
Beme is a video-sharing platform founded by Casey Neistat and the former head of engineering at Tumblr, Matt Hackett. Beme is the simplest and most unfiltered way to share your personal experience. Instantly capture real moments from the world around you with a simple gesture and without interruption. Get a global view of how friends, family and interesting people from places near and far honestly live their lives, and send them genuine reactions as you watch along.

Mic

Series B in 2015
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Mic

Series B in 2015
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Percolate

Series C in 2015
Percolate Industries, Inc. operates a comprehensive content marketing platform aimed at enhancing enterprise marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Francisco, Denver, and London, Percolate's platform facilitates collaboration across departments, enabling users to plan, execute, and manage marketing campaigns effectively. It allows for the centralization and sharing of files, integration with various marketing channels, and monitoring of audience engagement. The platform is designed to increase productivity, improve brand visibility, and drive sales by organizing marketing programs and providing tools for audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. As of November 2019, Percolate functions as a subsidiary of Seismic Software, Inc.

Giphy

Series B in 2015
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that operates a search engine for users to search, share, and discover animated GIFs across various categories, including emotions, food, animals, and entertainment. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Giphy organizes GIFs to enhance user experience and facilitates sharing through social media channels. The platform not only allows users to upload their own GIFs but also collaborates with brands and artists to create original content. Giphy aims to evolve beyond a simple search engine into a community that caters to GIF enthusiasts and creators, fostering engagement and creativity within the realm of animated visual communication. As of May 2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, LLC.

Eyeview

Series D in 2014
Eyeview Inc. develops video advertising technology solutions. It offers brands with ROI on their video advertising spend. It offers VideoIQ, a video platform that provides campaign, data, and media management services, as well as programmatic video creative services. The company also provides lead generation solution for clients in automotive industry that enables brands to drive leads with personalized video ads; in-store solution that leverages past purchase behavior to identify key segments for CPG and shopper marketers; in-store sales solution that enable retail marketers to drive sales; and online booking solution for travel marketers. Eyeview Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.

Bonobos

Series D in 2014
Bonobos is a men's clothing brand established in 2007, known for its focus on fit, customer experience, and a fresh approach to menswear. Initially launched online with a signature line of better-fitting pants, Bonobos has grown to become the largest apparel brand built on the web in the United States. The product range includes pants, shorts, shirts, suits, sweaters, outerwear, shoes, and various accessories such as belts, bags, and watches. To enhance customer engagement, Bonobos opened Guideshops, which provide personalized shopping experiences. The brand also expanded its reach through partnerships with retailers like Nordstrom. With a commitment to delivering stylish menswear, Bonobos has garnered recognition for its innovative shopping experience and energetic brand spirit. The company is headquartered in New York and operates an e-commerce platform, making its offerings accessible to a wide audience.

LedgerX

Series A in 2014
LedgerX LLC operates an online institutional derivatives exchange platform specifically for digital currencies. Founded in 2013 and based in Vail, Colorado, the company has sought registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to function as a swap execution facility and derivatives clearing organization. Formerly known as NYBX INC, LedgerX is focused on providing a regulated environment for trading digital currency futures and options. The platform features physical settlement of contracts, block trading, and algorithmic trading, enabling both individual traders and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies efficiently. As a subsidiary of NYBX LLC, LedgerX is positioned to enhance the trading landscape for digital assets.

Distractify

Series A in 2014
Distractify.com, LLC is a media company based in Williamsville, New York, founded in 2013. It specializes in delivering a variety of content formats across multiple platforms, focusing on entertainment-related news and culturally relevant conversations. The company attracts a significant audience, with approximately 15.7 million unique visitors each month, and aims to engage users by creating and curating content that reflects current trends on the Internet. Distractify enables users to share and interact with its content, providing a space for storytelling and brand engagement through relevant content experiences.

Mic

Series A in 2014
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Mic

Seed Round in 2013
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Outbrain

Series E in 2013
Outbrain (www.outbrain.com) is the leading content discovery platform, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including CNN, Fox News, Hachette Filipacchi Media, MSNBC and Slate. Outbrain provides publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue. Outbrain also works with brands and agencies including Starcom, Digitas, Mindshare, American Express, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills and Exxon, offering a way to distribute content alongside publisher's own editorial recommendations. Outbrain acquired content recommendation platform Surphace (formerly known as Sphere) in February 2011. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York with offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, Paris, Hamburg and Netanya, Israel, and is backed by Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, GlenRock Israel, Rhodium and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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