Ludlow Ventures

Founded in 2009, Ludlow Ventures is a Michigan-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. It focuses on technology companies across the United States, typically investing between $25,000 and $150,000 per company. Known for its straightforward approach, it aims to build trust and friendship with invested teams.

Blake Lindblad

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Brent Triest

Partner

Brett deMarrais

Partner

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Stable Sea

Seed Round in 2025
Stable Sea operates a global platform that facilitates the conversion of stablecoins to traditional currencies, ensuring compliance and cost-effectiveness. This service bridges the gap between digital and traditional finance, enabling businesses to access competitive foreign exchange rates and expand their operations.

Keebler Health

Seed Round in 2025
Keebler Health is a technology company that specializes in medical coding assistance. It has developed an AI-driven platform designed to support medical billing teams. This platform, known as a medical coding co-pilot, helps identify and rectify inconsistencies and omissions in coding processes. By doing so, it aims to enhance efficiency among coders, billers, auditors, and physicians, reduce denial rates, and safeguard healthcare providers from coding and billing errors.

MirrorTab

Seed Round in 2025
MirrorTab specializes in enhancing web application security through pixel streaming technology. It creates secure virtual representations of web applications to defend against client-side threats, prioritizing customer trust and data integrity.

Tildei

Seed Round in 2024
Tildei operates as a technology company specializing in conversational marketing solutions. Its core business involves developing an AI-powered platform that enables enterprise brands to engage in meaningful conversations with their customers at scale. The platform facilitates personalized interactions across WhatsApp, helping businesses reach customers where they are most active and convert website visitors into paying customers through targeted messaging and direct query resolution.

Purchaser

Seed Round in 2024
Purchaser, based in Lexington, USA, specializes in automating industrial purchasing. It develops an autonomous procurement platform that optimizes the procurement process by employing autonomous purchasing agents, thereby helping clients reduce operational costs.

MarkOS

Pre Seed Round in 2024
MarkOS is a technology company that develops an AI-based platform designed to oversee and manage other AI systems, specifically for efficient brand management.

Hona

Series A in 2024
Hona offers an AI-powered receptionist for law firms, automating intake processes and providing a client portal. It enhances client communication by updating them on project statuses, reducing redundant messages.

ZeroMark

Seed Round in 2024
ZeroMark specializes in developing advanced technology for the defense industry, focusing on enhancing safety and precision in the use of kinetic and non-lethal weapons.

CoverTree

Series A in 2024
CoverTree is an insurance technology firm delivering digital insurance services for manufactured home residents. It specializes in digital distribution, automated underwriting, and data-driven pricing to support specialty personal lines of insurance for manufactured homes. Its product is available in multiple states including Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Pinch

Seed Round in 2024
Pinch operates on-demand cosmetic injection platform for cosmetic procedures, offering consultation, scheduling, and booking at home, office, or hotel, with medically trained nurse practitioners for convenience and privacy. Pinch offers a convenient, non-invasive approach to beauty, focusing on clinical data and proven treatments, suitable for both humans and pets.

Workshop

Series A in 2023
Workshop focuses on enhancing internal communications within organizations by providing a platform that facilitates better meeting management and employee engagement. Its tools include shared agendas, collaborative note-taking, and action item tracking, all centralized for user convenience. Additionally, Workshop supports company culture by delivering personalized news feeds, internal newsletters, and effective communication strategies for onboarding new hires and managing operational processes. This integrated approach ensures that internal communications are relevant, engaging, and aligned with the company's brand, ultimately aiming to improve overall employee interaction and productivity.

Mona Lee Solar

Seed Round in 2023
Powered by AI, Mona Lee is the fastest, most efficient way for homeowners to go solar. Through a direct-to-consumer approach, Mona Lee’s AI-powered self-serve platform transforms the solar buying experience by eliminating non-stop solicitation calls, lengthy design and evaluation processes, and back-and-forth price negotiations that can take up to weeks. With Mona Lee, customers go from quote to scheduling their installation in minutes. Feel free to visit our website to read customer testimonials and Mona Lee solar reviews. Mona Lee was founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs with decades of experience in clean energy. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA and is proud to serve homeowners nationwide.

PackageX

Seed Round in 2023
PackageX specializes in cloud-based enterprise logistics solutions. Its platform automates operations and streamlines supply chains by managing inventory, fulfillment, shipping, and tracking on a unified system, enabling businesses to simplify logistics and enhance customer experiences.

Wingspan

Series A in 2023
Wingspan is a cloud-based financial management platform designed for freelancers. It streamlines income tracking, automates bookkeeping and expense management, facilitates easier payment receipts via invoices, and identifies tax deductions.

CoverTree

Seed Round in 2022
CoverTree is an insurance technology firm delivering digital insurance services for manufactured home residents. It specializes in digital distribution, automated underwriting, and data-driven pricing to support specialty personal lines of insurance for manufactured homes. Its product is available in multiple states including Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Screenloop

Seed Round in 2022
Screenloop is a hiring intelligence platform designed to enhance the recruitment process for hiring teams. The platform automates various aspects of interviewing, including the capture of candidate interactions and contextual understanding, while offering smart prompts to facilitate discussions. By storing interview videos and data in a centralized location, Screenloop allows users to analyze patterns, reduce unconscious bias, and refine post-interview training. This comprehensive approach enables recruiters and hiring managers to make more informed hiring decisions, ultimately streamlining the recruitment process at scale.

Diagram

Seed Round in 2022
Diagram is an innovative company that focuses on transforming user interface design through the use of artificial intelligence. They develop advanced AI-powered tools that assist UI designers in creating fully editable designs along with product descriptions. By automating various tasks, Diagram aims to enhance workflow efficiency and empower designers at every stage of the creative process. The company is dedicated to providing powerful tools that cater to the needs of builders, creatives, and prototypers, fostering both individual growth and collaborative development in the design community.

Basis Theory

Series A in 2022
Basis Theory is a technology company that offers a tokenization platform designed to protect and manage sensitive data within payment and commerce processes. The platform tokenizes data to reduce risk and aligns with compliance requirements, allowing organizations to optimize the payment acceptance flow without bearing the full burden of securing data themselves. By handling data security and usage centrally, Basis Theory helps clients meet regulatory standards while simplifying security obligations across payment activities.

Captions

Series A in 2022
Captions is an AI-driven creative studio specializing in video creation and editing software. It streamlines content production by offering features such as automatic subtitle generation, eye contact correction, language dubbing, and video clip extraction.

Codex

Seed Round in 2021
Codex is a dev tool that enables just-in-time documentation for deep collaboration. Codex is a code collaboration that answers the burning technical questions in a given database, right in IDE.

Trustpage

Seed Round in 2021
Trustpage is a developer of an AI-assisted trust center platform tailored for software teams, facilitating a centralized hub for managing and sharing security, privacy, and reliability information. The platform streamlines communication between customers and vendors, eliminating the inefficiencies of traditional methods such as email and spreadsheets. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Trustpage enhances the accuracy and speed of responses to security inquiries, enabling vendors to gain comprehensive visibility into the trust process. This capability not only shortens sales cycles but also helps vendors prioritize their development roadmaps effectively. Trustpage's approach aims to bolster trust in software companies while ensuring the safety of consumer data.

Point One Navigation

Series A in 2021
Point One Navigation, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing precise location services for autonomous systems, including self-driving vehicles, commercial drones, and various robotic applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aims to provide localization solutions that achieve accuracy within a few centimeters at a significantly reduced cost compared to existing offerings. Point One Navigation combines Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), inertial measurement, and computer vision technologies through proprietary algorithms to create high-performance navigation systems. These systems are designed to support a range of applications, enabling users to enhance the safety and efficiency of vehicles, drones, and other automated devices.

Headout

Series B in 2021
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace for last-minute tours, activities, and experiences. Its Headout app allows users to book tickets for food tours, walking tours, cruises, theaters, and various local events across the United States, with availability on iOS and Android devices.

Lev

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2019, Lev specializes in digitizing commercial real estate transactions via its technology platform. It offers financial services, including lending solutions and capital management.

Lightyear

Series A in 2021
Lightyear AI, Inc. is a developer of an online platform that streamlines the procurement and management of information technology infrastructure for businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Albany, New York, the company offers a range of services including Internet connectivity, managed Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, and multi-location connectivity, alongside hardware installation and network maintenance. Its platform provides users with tools to navigate the entire IT buying process, from contract signing to renewals, while also incorporating features like switch analysis to enhance decision-making. By automating procurement processes and facilitating the management of service contracts, Lightyear aims to help businesses save time and reduce costs associated with acquiring and maintaining IT infrastructure.

Guest House

Seed Round in 2021
Guest House operates a home staging and home furnishing marketplace that combines design, sourcing, installation, and photography to simplify real estate presentations. The platform connects real interior designers with brands and local makers to curate furnishings and decor, deliver them to staged properties, and provide in-person installations and free listing photography within about one week. In staged properties, buyers can scan a QR code to purchase items directly, from individual pieces to an entire room, enabling immediate shopping from the staged environment. The service automates tasks for agents and sellers by offering curated inventories, instant quotes, real-time project tracking, and coordinated delivery to reduce vendor management and coordination.

Pine

Seed Round in 2021
Pine is a technology-driven digital mortgage company operating in Canada. It offers a streamlined, direct-to-consumer mortgage process with competitive rates, aiming to provide customers with a seamless and stress-free home financing experience.

BigBrain Games

Seed Round in 2021
BigBrain Games develops interactive games that host live, multiplayer quizzes with real-money prizes. Users can participate in topical trivia while learning and winning cash.

Workshop

Seed Round in 2021
Workshop focuses on enhancing internal communications within organizations by providing a platform that facilitates better meeting management and employee engagement. Its tools include shared agendas, collaborative note-taking, and action item tracking, all centralized for user convenience. Additionally, Workshop supports company culture by delivering personalized news feeds, internal newsletters, and effective communication strategies for onboarding new hires and managing operational processes. This integrated approach ensures that internal communications are relevant, engaging, and aligned with the company's brand, ultimately aiming to improve overall employee interaction and productivity.

Strings

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Strings is a writer-friendly tool to browse, search, and edit an application's actual copy. They take the copy edits and automatically generate a pull request to be approved by engineering. Using their tool writers can independently improve the product and edit copy errors.

Proof

Series D in 2021
Proof operates as a technology company specializing in secure digital transactions. It provides an identity-assured transaction management platform that verifies the identities of individuals engaging in online business dealings. By confirming identities and securing transactions, Proof helps protect both businesses and their customers from fraudulent activities, fostering trust in digital environments.

Lev

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Lev specializes in digitizing commercial real estate transactions via its technology platform. It offers financial services, including lending solutions and capital management.

Lovd.com

Seed Round in 2021
Lovd is a marketplace to buy and sell previously Lovd goods. We'll pick up and deliver in 24 hours.

Onboard (Onboard.io)

Seed Round in 2021
Onboard is a software developer specializing in customer onboarding solutions that cater to the unique needs of different customer segments. Its platform facilitates the creation of a comprehensive global task list based on insights gathered during the sales process. This dynamic system allows users to generate a collaborative drop-down task list that includes assigned responsibilities, due dates, alerts, and notifications. By automating project management and streamlining the onboarding process, Onboard helps companies effectively manage the client experience from the initial handoff to the final launch, ultimately enhancing customer success and satisfaction.

Umba

Seed Round in 2020
Umba is an African digital bank offering free bank accounts and connected financial services. Founded in 2017, it operates in Kenya and Nigeria, providing customers with complete control of their finances via a single mobile application.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in designing and developing an offer management and compensation platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform facilitates collaboration and approval workflows among team members, while providing real-time insights and notifications regarding candidate engagement. It allows HR teams to set clear expectations concerning roles, compensation, equity, benefits, and organizational mission. In 2022, Welcome was acquired by BambooHR, enhancing its ability to benchmark and communicate compensation effectively using real-time compensation and equity data.

Boulevard

Series B in 2020
Boulevard Labs, Inc. specializes in developing a comprehensive management software platform tailored for salons, spas, and other appointment-based businesses. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, Boulevard offers a cloud-based dashboard that provides real-time updates and various applications for staff and receptionists. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling staff to manage schedules, communicate with clients, book appointments, and process payments. Additionally, it features tools for client self-scheduling, customer relationship management, marketing, and custom reporting, addressing the unique needs of the beauty and wellness industry. By integrating these functionalities, Boulevard aims to streamline operations, boost sales, and enhance customer experiences in an industry often lacking advanced technological solutions.

Northstar

Series A in 2020
Northstar is a provider of employee financial wellness and benefits solutions. It offers a platform that enables employers to support teams at scale through onboarding, open enrollment, and equity events, helping employees derive maximum value from total compensation. The platform combines 1-on-1 financial advisory and personal finance tools with retirement planning, budgeting, and debt management guidance. By delivering personalized financial support within the employer benefits program, Northstar helps companies communicate and administer benefits more effectively, improve liquidity, and enhance financial resilience among employees. The company works with organizations to integrate advisory services into the benefits ecosystem and to assist employees in making informed decisions about their compensation and long-term finances.

Lightyear

Seed Round in 2020
Lightyear AI, Inc. is a developer of an online platform that streamlines the procurement and management of information technology infrastructure for businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Albany, New York, the company offers a range of services including Internet connectivity, managed Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, and multi-location connectivity, alongside hardware installation and network maintenance. Its platform provides users with tools to navigate the entire IT buying process, from contract signing to renewals, while also incorporating features like switch analysis to enhance decision-making. By automating procurement processes and facilitating the management of service contracts, Lightyear aims to help businesses save time and reduce costs associated with acquiring and maintaining IT infrastructure.

Stir Money

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, Stir Money is a technology company that provides a platform for digital creators. This platform enables creators to manage their various revenue streams, organize analytics, and collaborate with others by sharing funds.

Scout

Seed Round in 2020
Scout is the startup that serves as an all-in-one workflow tool for alternative assets. The platform integrates all the functions that anybody could ever need when managing alternative assets. The company plans to use the funding to grow its engineering team, accelerate development, and scale to match increased demand.

Bloomscape

Series B in 2020
Bloomscape is an online retailer specializing in houseplants. Founded in 2017, it offers a wide variety of plants, gift cards, and a unique 'Plant Mom' service for expert advice. The company aims to simplify plant buying and care, delivering fully grown, potted plants directly to customers' doorsteps.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in designing and developing an offer management and compensation platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform facilitates collaboration and approval workflows among team members, while providing real-time insights and notifications regarding candidate engagement. It allows HR teams to set clear expectations concerning roles, compensation, equity, benefits, and organizational mission. In 2022, Welcome was acquired by BambooHR, enhancing its ability to benchmark and communicate compensation effectively using real-time compensation and equity data.

Density

Series C in 2020
Founded in 2014, Density Inc. specializes in developing sensors and Sensor-as-a-Service that measure and manage human traffic through doors in real-time without compromising privacy. Its products include Density API for real-time foot traffic data access and Occupancy Analytics Platform for connected buildings. Applications span across various sectors such as corporate offices, schools, workplaces, and higher education.

Signal Advisors

Seed Round in 2020
Signal Advisors, established in 2018 and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, is an insurance marketing organization that operates a tech-enabled platform for independent financial advisors. The company specializes in the distribution of life insurance and annuity products, streamlining processes such as licensing, contracting, new business submission, case design, marketing analytics, and compliance. Notably, Signal Advisors facilitates swift commission payments, within one day of application submission, at no additional cost to agents. By combining industry expertise, technology, and efficient processes, the company aims to empower financial advisors to grow and scale their businesses effectively.

Pulsa

Seed Round in 2020
Pulsa specializes in tank monitoring systems for inventory-critical industries. Their platform features advanced sensors for liquid levels, gas pressure, temperature, and weight scales, ensuring accurate and reliable measurements. Pulsa focuses on the gas distribution and hospitality sectors, helping businesses optimize operations by tracking consumption and inventory.

Playbyte

Seed Round in 2020
Playbyte is an innovative company focused on developing an online platform that allows users to create and share small, engaging games. The app aims to simplify the game creation process, making it as accessible and enjoyable as taking, editing, and sharing videos on a smartphone. By enabling users to share their games with friends and broader audiences, Playbyte fosters social interaction and connectivity through gaming, allowing for seamless integration with other social platforms. The company's vision is to democratize game development, empowering individuals to express their creativity and have fun while doing so.

SVT Robotics

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia, SVT Robotics designs an automation software platform that employs machine learning. This platform facilitates the adoption of disruptive robotics solutions by businesses, enabling them to adapt more quickly and with lower risk to a rapidly evolving marketplace through seamless interoperability.

Catalyst Software

Series B in 2020
Catalyst Software Corporation, headquartered in New York, develops an intuitive customer success platform designed to enhance customer experience and reduce churn for businesses. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, it offers a comprehensive suite of features including analytics, workflow automation, product usage tracking, and a task manager that consolidates various communication tools into a single interface. The platform allows users to log customer interactions automatically, create 360º profiles, and manage campaigns and account segmentation effectively. Additionally, it integrates with other SaaS applications to provide a unified dashboard that facilitates data-driven decision-making around customer success. Catalyst aims to empower teams to identify expansion opportunities and drive recurring revenue growth by aligning strategic actions with customer objectives. Founded in 2016, the company is now part of Totango.

DreamCraft

Seed Round in 2020
DreamCraft Entertainment Inc. is a game creation and monetization platform founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California. The company provides a user-friendly platform that enables video game modders to create, publish, and monetize games without the need for programming skills. By offering a no-code environment, DreamCraft equips users with tools to design, modify, and host their own games, facilitating a seamless experience for both creators and players across PC and mobile platforms. This approach empowers individuals to turn their gaming ideas into reality and potentially generate income from their creations.

Flare

Seed Round in 2020
Flare Jewelry, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in personal safety solutions for women. Founded in 2016, Flare has developed a discreet smart bracelet designed to assist wearers in uncomfortable or unsafe situations. The bracelet features a secret escape button that, when pressed, activates a mobile application to alert designated contacts and utilizes global positioning tracking to enhance safety. This system empowers women by providing them with a sense of control and security, enabling them to navigate crowded environments more confidently. Flare's innovative approach combines personal safety with technology to create a user-friendly solution tailored to individual needs.

Lev

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019, Lev specializes in digitizing commercial real estate transactions via its technology platform. It offers financial services, including lending solutions and capital management.

Airspace Link

Seed Round in 2020
Airspace Link designs and develops an enterprise SAAS platform for managing local government airspace for drones. It offers solutions such as AirRegistry for automated drone delivery approvals, AirInspect for inspection tools, AirHub for network generation, and AirLink for inter-governmental airspace sharing. Founded in 2018, the company is based in Plymouth, Michigan.

PunchListUSA

Seed Round in 2020
PunchListUSA is the first online real estate platform digitizing national home inspection data to create instant repair estimates and online service orders for homeowners, brokers, and institutional investors. The platform is powered by proprietary technology and property data to deliver home repair, renovation and lifecycle services at scale through innovative products, process automation and direct integration with industry partners. Exclusive inspection data access will power end-to-end home lifecycle services and product offerings to homeowners through the PunchListUSA marketplace in its next phase of growth.

Punch List

Seed Round in 2020
Punch List, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2018 that develops a mobile application designed to facilitate home remodeling projects between independent contractors and homeowners. The app enhances communication by providing features such as messaging, photo sharing, client approval of progress, and payment tracking. It aims to streamline the remodeling process, enabling contractors to manage client communications efficiently and receive payments quickly through digital invoicing. For homeowners, Punch List offers real-time updates on project status, ensuring transparency and adherence to budget. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company introduced a new app called Specialist, which allows professionals and customers to connect via video chat, further simplifying the home improvement process.

Free Agency

Seed Round in 2020
Free Agency is a talent agency and online recruitment platform based in New York, founded in 2019. It provides traditional recruiting services to employers and job seekers and operates a platform that connects individuals with opportunities, offers interview coaching, and guidance on compensation and negotiation. The company focuses on facilitating talent acquisition and career services, helping clients find opportunities that match their skills.

Airspace Link

Seed Round in 2019
Airspace Link designs and develops an enterprise SAAS platform for managing local government airspace for drones. It offers solutions such as AirRegistry for automated drone delivery approvals, AirInspect for inspection tools, AirHub for network generation, and AirLink for inter-governmental airspace sharing. Founded in 2018, the company is based in Plymouth, Michigan.

Notify

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Notify is a notification subscription platform designed for content creators and their audiences. It enables users to subscribe directly to content creators, facilitating the delivery of updates via deep links that open content on the native platform. The user interface is clean and straightforward, allowing individuals to manage their subscriptions and customize the notifications they receive. Content creators can choose to send notifications manually or utilize Notify's automated service. Additionally, Notify.me offers users the capability to receive immediate updates based on specified keywords from their preferred blogs or social networks, enhancing the way users engage with content.

Postmoda

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Postmoda operates a fashion resale marketplace created in collaboration with leading brands to offer customer-returned apparel. The platform advances fashion circularity by repurposing returned items while preserving quality and value, and it emphasizes sustainability. It enables fashion-conscious consumers to access eco-friendly and affordable options through a marketplace for resale of returned garments.

Boulevard

Series A in 2019
Boulevard Labs, Inc. specializes in developing a comprehensive management software platform tailored for salons, spas, and other appointment-based businesses. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in West Hollywood, California, Boulevard offers a cloud-based dashboard that provides real-time updates and various applications for staff and receptionists. The platform enhances operational efficiency by enabling staff to manage schedules, communicate with clients, book appointments, and process payments. Additionally, it features tools for client self-scheduling, customer relationship management, marketing, and custom reporting, addressing the unique needs of the beauty and wellness industry. By integrating these functionalities, Boulevard aims to streamline operations, boost sales, and enhance customer experiences in an industry often lacking advanced technological solutions.

Winnie

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2016, Winnie operates an online marketplace connecting parents with local daycares and preschools in the United States. Its platform provides comprehensive information about programs, tuition fees, licensing status, and availability, helping parents make informed decisions. Childcare providers use Winnie to manage open spaces, build waitlists, and access resources.

Airspace Link

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Airspace Link designs and develops an enterprise SAAS platform for managing local government airspace for drones. It offers solutions such as AirRegistry for automated drone delivery approvals, AirInspect for inspection tools, AirHub for network generation, and AirLink for inter-governmental airspace sharing. Founded in 2018, the company is based in Plymouth, Michigan.

Knock Knock

Series A in 2019
Knock Knock Games Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops chat-native games for messaging platforms. Founded in 2018, it focuses on creating frictionless gaming experiences that leverage modern technologies like HTML5 and 5G, allowing users to engage in social gameplay without traditional app store barriers. The company's flagship product, the Knock Knock platform, facilitates seamless interaction among friends through mobile chat gaming. Knock Knock Games prioritizes rapid development and agile methodologies, enabling the team to release new products and features in weeks rather than years. The diverse team, with backgrounds from major gaming companies, has secured significant funding to support its innovative approach. The company's goal is to enhance player retention and virality while maintaining quality and polish in its games, fostering a culture of creativity and learning from experience.

Bloomscape

Series A in 2019
Bloomscape is an online retailer specializing in houseplants. Founded in 2017, it offers a wide variety of plants, gift cards, and a unique 'Plant Mom' service for expert advice. The company aims to simplify plant buying and care, delivering fully grown, potted plants directly to customers' doorsteps.

Flex

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Flex is a fintech startup that enables flexible bill payments for users, starting with rent. It ensures timely rent payments, helping users manage cash flow better, save money, and avoid debt.

WAVE Meditation

Seed Round in 2019
WAVE Meditation Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing subscription-based mobile application software for meditation. The company offers a music-guided app designed for at-home meditation, focusing on daily rituals that incorporate breath, body, and rhythm. In addition to its digital offerings, WAVE Meditation also manufactures a connected foam cushion to enhance the meditation experience. The company's mission is to facilitate mindfulness and well-being through accessible meditation tools.

Hatch

Seed Round in 2019
Hatch is a communication platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, enabling them to automate sales conversations through a unified workspace. By integrating two-way SMS messaging, email, and voice communication, Hatch facilitates seamless interactions between sales teams and customers. The platform is designed to improve close rates and shorten sales cycles while also enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction. Additionally, Hatch provides tools for business planning and data organization, ultimately helping businesses to increase revenue and secure more positive customer reviews.

SVT Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia, SVT Robotics designs an automation software platform that employs machine learning. This platform facilitates the adoption of disruptive robotics solutions by businesses, enabling them to adapt more quickly and with lower risk to a rapidly evolving marketplace through seamless interoperability.

Angle

Funding Round in 2019
Angle is a global photographer marketplace and vacation photography platform that connects travelers with local professional photographers through a simple booking process, enabling candid and natural travel photos. Photographers are carefully selected for experience and creativity to ensure travelers obtain professional images they can treasure.

Haute Hijab

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2010, Haute Hijab is a Chicago-based company specializing in the design and manufacture of hijabs for women. It offers a variety of fabrics and styles, including underscarves with antimicrobial properties and sun protection, and hijab magnets for secure and damage-free wear.

Northstar

Seed Round in 2018
Northstar is a provider of employee financial wellness and benefits solutions. It offers a platform that enables employers to support teams at scale through onboarding, open enrollment, and equity events, helping employees derive maximum value from total compensation. The platform combines 1-on-1 financial advisory and personal finance tools with retirement planning, budgeting, and debt management guidance. By delivering personalized financial support within the employer benefits program, Northstar helps companies communicate and administer benefits more effectively, improve liquidity, and enhance financial resilience among employees. The company works with organizations to integrate advisory services into the benefits ecosystem and to assist employees in making informed decisions about their compensation and long-term finances.

Italic

Series A in 2018
Italic, Inc. is an online marketplace established in 2018 and based in Walnut, California, that connects consumers directly with luxury goods manufacturers. The platform allows users to purchase high-quality products, including bed linens, handbags, electric toothbrushes, and yoga gear, at significantly reduced prices—typically 50-80% lower than traditional retail. By facilitating direct sales from factories, Italic not only empowers consumers to access premium products without branding markups but also provides manufacturers with essential tools, distribution, and technology to reach a global customer base. This model enables suppliers to sell unlabeled or private label products, enhancing their profit margins and offering valuable performance insights.

Fourpost

Seed Round in 2018
Fourpost Inc. is a retail company that operates a unique shopping destination designed to connect consumers with a diverse array of brands in a community-oriented environment. Established in 2018 and based in New York, Fourpost features a collection of studio shops, eateries, and event spaces that host local businesses and startups, allowing them to engage with customers directly. The company emphasizes family-friendly experiences, offering rotating selections of fresh brands, local dining options, and interactive programming, including workshops and educational events for both adults and children. Additionally, Fourpost provides a SaaS platform that equips its members with essential tools and resources, such as onboarding, account management, business training, and event scheduling, facilitating a comprehensive support system for brand growth and consumer engagement.

Bloomscape

Seed Round in 2018
Bloomscape is an online retailer specializing in houseplants. Founded in 2017, it offers a wide variety of plants, gift cards, and a unique 'Plant Mom' service for expert advice. The company aims to simplify plant buying and care, delivering fully grown, potted plants directly to customers' doorsteps.

Pulsa

Seed Round in 2018
Pulsa specializes in tank monitoring systems for inventory-critical industries. Their platform features advanced sensors for liquid levels, gas pressure, temperature, and weight scales, ensuring accurate and reliable measurements. Pulsa focuses on the gas distribution and hospitality sectors, helping businesses optimize operations by tracking consumption and inventory.

Knock Knock

Seed Round in 2018
Knock Knock Games Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops chat-native games for messaging platforms. Founded in 2018, it focuses on creating frictionless gaming experiences that leverage modern technologies like HTML5 and 5G, allowing users to engage in social gameplay without traditional app store barriers. The company's flagship product, the Knock Knock platform, facilitates seamless interaction among friends through mobile chat gaming. Knock Knock Games prioritizes rapid development and agile methodologies, enabling the team to release new products and features in weeks rather than years. The diverse team, with backgrounds from major gaming companies, has secured significant funding to support its innovative approach. The company's goal is to enhance player retention and virality while maintaining quality and polish in its games, fostering a culture of creativity and learning from experience.

Winnie

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2016, Winnie operates an online marketplace connecting parents with local daycares and preschools in the United States. Its platform provides comprehensive information about programs, tuition fees, licensing status, and availability, helping parents make informed decisions. Childcare providers use Winnie to manage open spaces, build waitlists, and access resources.

Provi

Seed Round in 2018
Provi is a Chicago-based company that operates the largest online marketplace for the wholesale alcohol industry. Founded in 2016, Provi connects buyers, such as liquor stores, bars, and restaurants, with distributors and suppliers, simplifying the historically complex ordering process. The platform enhances communication and operational efficiency for both on-premise and off-premise buyers by centralizing orders and providing tracking and analytics tools. With a presence in key U.S. markets, Provi serves about 10 percent of licensed retailers, contributing to significant time and cost savings while reducing errors in the ordering process. The company has been recognized for its workplace culture and has formed strategic partnerships to further enhance its service offerings. Through its innovative approach, Provi is reshaping the wholesale alcohol landscape.

Catalyst Software

Venture Round in 2018
Catalyst Software Corporation, headquartered in New York, develops an intuitive customer success platform designed to enhance customer experience and reduce churn for businesses. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, it offers a comprehensive suite of features including analytics, workflow automation, product usage tracking, and a task manager that consolidates various communication tools into a single interface. The platform allows users to log customer interactions automatically, create 360º profiles, and manage campaigns and account segmentation effectively. Additionally, it integrates with other SaaS applications to provide a unified dashboard that facilitates data-driven decision-making around customer success. Catalyst aims to empower teams to identify expansion opportunities and drive recurring revenue growth by aligning strategic actions with customer objectives. Founded in 2016, the company is now part of Totango.

Beauty By Design

Seed Round in 2018
Beauty By Design Technologies, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in manufacturing beauty and skincare products, including cleansers and moisturizers. Established in 2016, the company operates an innovative online platform that combines skincare consulting with retail. Its unique approach, known as prescriptive commerce, leverages digital technology to provide personalized skincare solutions. Customers begin their experience by completing a comprehensive questionnaire, which is analyzed by an AI system to create a tailored skincare profile. Based on this profile, Beauty By Design offers a curated selection of products that cater specifically to individual skin types, enhancing the customer’s ability to find the right skincare solutions effectively and efficiently.

Clora

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, Clora is a platform that connects life science companies with on-demand, flexible expertise. It streamlines executive search processes by allowing companies to post projects and automatically receive matched candidates.

Honey

Series B in 2017
Honey Science Corporation operates an online service that assists consumers in saving money while shopping by automatically finding and applying coupon codes at checkout. Established in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, California, Honey has garnered a user base of over 10 million worldwide, collaborating with more than 30,000 retailers. The service not only streamlines the coupon application process but also provides additional features such as price history tracking and notifications for product price drops through its Droplist tool. Additionally, Honey offers a rewards program called HoneyGold, which allows users to earn cash back on their online purchases. In January 2020, Honey became a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Lob

Series B in 2017
Lob designs and develops APIs for businesses to automate direct mail services. It offers postcards, letters, checks, address verification, and campaign tracking. With over 7,000 customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual developers, Lob improves data quality and reduces mail processing time.

Bigscreen

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2014 by Darshan Shankar, Bigscreen develops a social virtual reality platform that enables users to work, play, and collaborate in immersive virtual environments. The company's application allows users to use their computers in VR on virtual screens, with popular uses including watching movies, playing games, browsing the web, and collaborating remotely. Since its beta launch in 2016, Bigscreen has become one of the most highly rated and widely used non-gaming VR applications globally.

Skurt

Series A in 2017
Skurt is a technology and logistics platform that provides an on-demand car rental service, allowing users to conveniently access a vehicle through a mobile application. Customers can request a car to be delivered to their location—be it home, hotel, or office—within 60 minutes, with the flexibility to schedule a pick-up after their usage. The platform eliminates the inconveniences often associated with traditional car rentals, such as paperwork, lines, underage fees, and fuel costs, making it accessible for both locals and visitors. Currently operational in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Miami, Skurt has successfully delivered tens of thousands of vehicles, offering rentals on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Dwolla

Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 2010, Dwolla is a leading provider of account-to-account payment solutions. It offers a modern API that simplifies bank transfers, customer management, and bank account verification for businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Provi

Seed Round in 2016
Provi is a Chicago-based company that operates the largest online marketplace for the wholesale alcohol industry. Founded in 2016, Provi connects buyers, such as liquor stores, bars, and restaurants, with distributors and suppliers, simplifying the historically complex ordering process. The platform enhances communication and operational efficiency for both on-premise and off-premise buyers by centralizing orders and providing tracking and analytics tools. With a presence in key U.S. markets, Provi serves about 10 percent of licensed retailers, contributing to significant time and cost savings while reducing errors in the ordering process. The company has been recognized for its workplace culture and has formed strategic partnerships to further enhance its service offerings. Through its innovative approach, Provi is reshaping the wholesale alcohol landscape.

Hooked

Seed Round in 2016
Hooked is a pioneering entertainment platform that specializes in chat fiction, a novel storytelling format popular among teens and millennials. With over 50 million readers worldwide and top rankings in the App Store across multiple countries, Hooked is transforming digital entertainment. Backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx, the company aims to become the next major player in media.

Winnie

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, Winnie operates an online marketplace connecting parents with local daycares and preschools in the United States. Its platform provides comprehensive information about programs, tuition fees, licensing status, and availability, helping parents make informed decisions. Childcare providers use Winnie to manage open spaces, build waitlists, and access resources.

Tribe

Seed Round in 2016
Tribe App, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile video messaging application, allowing users to engage in live multiplayer interactions with up to eight friends simultaneously. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform enables users to connect effortlessly via video chat, text, and voice messages, without the need for an account. In addition to facilitating real-time communication, Tribe offers features for photo and content sharing, enhancing the interactive experience among users. The application is designed to simplify social connections by allowing users to create and send invite links to friends, promoting seamless engagement.

Paperspace

Seed Round in 2016
Paperspace is a cloud computing company that specializes in machine learning (ML) development. It offers a high-performance cloud platform for building, training, and deploying ML models, catering to individuals, startups, and enterprises. The platform provides a cloud-based personal computer accessible via any web browser, making cloud computing more accessible through simplicity, community-driven resources, and straightforward pricing. This enables users to iterate faster and collaborate on real-time prediction engines.

Deepgram

Venture Round in 2016
Deepgram designs and develops artificial intelligence-based automatic speech recognition solutions. Its platform enables enterprises to label, train, and deploy speech recognition models for converting audio data into insights and automating actions. Deepgram serves individual developers and Fortune 500 companies.

Replika

Series A in 2016
Luka is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, known for its innovative AI-powered applications. The company launched Replika in 2016, an app that allows users to create a personal AI chatbot through text conversations. Replika utilizes a proprietary deep learning architecture to engage users in meaningful interactions. The chatbot is designed to recognize individual tones and personalities, storing memories and learning to mimic users' texting styles over time. This functionality enables users to engage in personalized conversations, effectively creating a conversational journal that reflects their unique communication patterns.

Local by Flywheel

Series A in 2016
Local by Flywheel is a mobile application designed for managing and publishing WordPress sites, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally named Pressmatic, Inc., the company rebranded to Local by Flywheel following its acquisition by Fancy Chap, Inc. The application serves as a local development tool that simplifies the process for web designers and developers working with WordPress, enabling them to efficiently build, launch, and manage their sites. By focusing on user-friendly design, Local by Flywheel caters to a wide range of users, from small agencies to larger clients, enhancing their ability to create and maintain WordPress websites.

Scentbird

Seed Round in 2016
Scentbird offers an online subscription service allowing users to discover and sample designer fragrances monthly before purchasing. With over 1500 scents available, it caters to diverse preferences, providing a personalized experience through its proprietary fragrance matching algorithm.

MagicBus

Seed Round in 2016
MagicBus operates a bus booking platform that serves long-distance commuters by offering flexible vanpooling options. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company enables riders to pre-book seats and adjust routes in response to demand, making long-distance travel more convenient. The platform partners with transit providers to offer part-time or occasional rides, allowing users to reserve seats on available buses from anywhere and to select routes that fit their schedules.

Comparably

Venture Round in 2016
Comparably is an online business information platform that focuses on enhancing workplace transparency and satisfaction. It provides detailed compensation and culture data, allowing organizations to assess and understand the true value and needs of their employees. By analyzing factors such as gender, years of experience, region, and company size, Comparably helps clients gain insights into employee values, particularly regarding work-life balance. This comprehensive approach enables companies to create more rewarding and sustainable work environments, ultimately fostering a better experience for their workforce.

Proof

Seed Round in 2016
Proof operates as a technology company specializing in secure digital transactions. It provides an identity-assured transaction management platform that verifies the identities of individuals engaging in online business dealings. By confirming identities and securing transactions, Proof helps protect both businesses and their customers from fraudulent activities, fostering trust in digital environments.

Canvs AI

Series A in 2016
Canvs AI offers an insights platform that transforms open-ended text from various sources such as surveys, customer reviews, and social media into actionable business intelligence. It uses patented natural-language algorithms to accelerate time-to-insights and deepen consumer understanding for brands, research agencies, and media companies.
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