Merian Ventures

Merian Ventures, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, is a venture firm that focuses on supporting women-founded and co-founded companies in transformative emerging technologies. The firm invests primarily in STEM-related sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber, and machine learning, as well as consumer-facing industries. Merian Ventures targets early-stage investments, participating in Seed+ to Series B funding rounds, and is dedicated to helping innovative companies scale their businesses. The firm leverages a combination of network access, expertise, and strategic capital to assist founding teams in navigating the complexities of growth in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Stephanie Bates

Venture Partner

Priya Guha

Venture Partner

Traci Maddock

Director

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Aiwyn

Seed Round in 2021
Aiwyn is a developer of an AI-powered billing platform specifically designed for accounting firms to enhance their billing processes and cash flow management. The company's innovative tools automate various accounts receivable tasks, including the preparation of invoices, collections, and payment processing. By streamlining these time-consuming activities, Aiwyn enables accounting professionals to devote more attention to client service, ultimately improving operational efficiency and client satisfaction. Through its technology, Aiwyn aims to optimize the work-to-cash cycle for accounting firms, facilitating a faster and more effective financial workflow.

Honeycomb

Series B in 2021
Honeycomb is a software company that specializes in full-stack observability for engineering teams, enabling them to understand, debug, and enhance their production systems. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Honeycomb's platform allows users to visualize and query various metrics, facilitating the identification of trends and summarizing results for deeper insights into complex systems. Its tools support fast incident response and system optimization, helping teams deliver efficient software releases. By empowering engineers to instrument and analyze system behavior, Honeycomb aims to improve the overall software engineering process, ultimately leading to greater satisfaction for both developers and end-users.

Honeycomb

Series A in 2019
Honeycomb is a software company that specializes in full-stack observability for engineering teams, enabling them to understand, debug, and enhance their production systems. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Honeycomb's platform allows users to visualize and query various metrics, facilitating the identification of trends and summarizing results for deeper insights into complex systems. Its tools support fast incident response and system optimization, helping teams deliver efficient software releases. By empowering engineers to instrument and analyze system behavior, Honeycomb aims to improve the overall software engineering process, ultimately leading to greater satisfaction for both developers and end-users.

Populus

Seed Round in 2019
Populus is a platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets to deliver safer more sustainable streets. Over 100 cities around the world rely on Populus to receive GPS data from commercial vehicles, and are now leveraging their platform to create, manage, and enforce payment for access to curbs to prioritize transitions to lower carbon transportation.

Provenance

Venture Round in 2018
Provenance is a technology company that specializes in promoting sustainability and transparency in the consumer goods industry. It operates a platform that validates and communicates the sustainability credentials of consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, enabling consumers to make informed, eco-friendly purchasing decisions. The platform tracks products from their origin to the point of sale, providing real-time, verifiable data that enhances brand trust and sales. Over 200 leading CPG businesses, including Cult Beauty, The Ordinary, and Shiseido, use Provenance to showcase their sustainability efforts. As a mission-driven, independent B Corp, Provenance aims to empower consumers to make choices that positively impact both people and the planet.

Populus

Angel Round in 2018
Populus is a platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets to deliver safer more sustainable streets. Over 100 cities around the world rely on Populus to receive GPS data from commercial vehicles, and are now leveraging their platform to create, manage, and enforce payment for access to curbs to prioritize transitions to lower carbon transportation.

Pivigo

Venture Round in 2018
Pivigo Ltd., founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, specializes in data science training, recruitment, and consultancy services. The company offers unique workshops, such as Science to Data Science Virtual and Science to Data Science London, to equip analytical PhDs and scientists with the commercial skills necessary for data science roles. Pivigo also operates a vibrant community for data scientists and analysts seeking new opportunities. In addition to training, the company connects businesses with top freelance data scientists for short-term projects, having successfully completed over 170 projects with notable clients including Royal Mail, AstraZeneca, British Gas, Barclays, M&S, and PwC. As Europe's largest data science training program, Pivigo is dedicated to fostering talent and supporting organizations in harnessing data effectively.

Compaas

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Compaas is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 by Lisa Dusseault and Bethanye Blount. It operates a Compensation Intelligence Platform designed to assist growing companies in making informed decisions regarding employee compensation. The platform consolidates compensation data, providing insights and analytics that enable users to forecast market trends in real-time. By offering strategic tools tailored for both startups and enterprise-level organizations, Compaas helps companies effectively manage their operating expenses related to employee compensation while enhancing communication with their workforce.

ImpactVision

Seed Round in 2017
ImpactVision, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in hyperspectral imaging technology and machine learning, focusing on food quality assessment and security. The company manufactures hyperspectral imaging cameras that are integrated into production lines, allowing food producers to evaluate the quality of their products in real time. Its software platform employs advanced algorithms to analyze images captured by the cameras, providing insights into food characteristics such as freshness and ripeness. Notable software packages include FoDCam for detecting foreign objects, AvoCam for measuring avocado dry matter, and fishcam for assessing fish quality. Through these innovations, ImpactVision aims to enhance food safety, reduce waste, and promote a transparent global food system.

Provenance

Seed Round in 2017
Provenance is a technology company that specializes in promoting sustainability and transparency in the consumer goods industry. It operates a platform that validates and communicates the sustainability credentials of consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, enabling consumers to make informed, eco-friendly purchasing decisions. The platform tracks products from their origin to the point of sale, providing real-time, verifiable data that enhances brand trust and sales. Over 200 leading CPG businesses, including Cult Beauty, The Ordinary, and Shiseido, use Provenance to showcase their sustainability efforts. As a mission-driven, independent B Corp, Provenance aims to empower consumers to make choices that positively impact both people and the planet.

Cirrus Identity

Seed Round in 2016
Cirrus Identity, Inc. is a cloud-hosted digital identity management company based in Oakland, California, incorporated in 2013. It specializes in providing a comprehensive suite of identity management solutions tailored for universities and enterprises. Cirrus Identity offers a Gateway Service that simplifies identity management by converting various authentication protocols into SAML, along with services such as discovery and invitation services to facilitate user logins. Additional offerings include Account Linking to synchronize user profiles across multiple identity providers, an identity provider proxy service for integration with federated and social identity providers, and a Bridge service to connect various internal identity providers. The company primarily serves a diverse user base, including applicants, alumni, parents, and researchers, and has established partnerships with numerous prestigious institutions, enhancing access for guest users and streamlining authentication processes.
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