Microsoft, an American multinational corporation, specializes in developing, manufacturing, licensing, supporting, and selling a wide range of software products and services. Its offerings include operating systems like Windows, productivity tools such as Microsoft Office, and cloud services through Microsoft Azure. Microsoft also produces hardware like Xbox gaming consoles, Surface devices, and PC accessories. Additionally, it provides business solutions through Microsoft Dynamics, enterprise services, and commercial cloud offerings. Microsoft operates globally, supporting startups through initiatives like Microsoft for Startups and Microsoft Accelerator, which offer mentorship, technical training, and access to markets and investors.
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia
Roberto Croci
Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups MEA
Scott Guthrie
Executive Vice President, Cloud + AI Group
Rashida Hodge
VP, Azure Data and AI | Customer Success
Hsiao-Wuen Hon
Corporate Vice President
Philip Meyer
Partner Technology Strategist - Hosting and Cloud
Brandon Middaugh
Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund
Arindam Mukherjee
Director - Azure Business, Microsoft India
Satya Nadella
CEO
Mohammed Saleh
Health Director
Brian Schultz
Director, Corporate Development
Theresa Sue
Microsoft Partner
Emilia Zarei
Founder and CEO
Past deals in Business Intelligence
DeepQuery
Non Equity Assistance in 2025
DeepQuery is an AI automation company that offers AI agents for business process automation and operational efficiency.
Blip
Series C in 2024
BLiP is driven by an ambitious target: to be the greatest tool available to simplify procedures and combine the best ideas.
Stern Tech
Seed Round in 2024
We created a revolutionary SaaS platform for human behavior analysis: AI x Psychology to understand human behavior in real time. Use cases: Marketing, Education, eMeetings, Healthcare, Automotive, Retail, Sport. See our partnership with Renault and STMicroelectronics : https://stern.consulting/sterntech-h1stvision.mp4
Ema
Series A in 2024
Ema offers a Universal AI employee designed to automate complex workflows and improve productivity within organizations. Utilizing the Generative Workflow Engine, Ema integrates seamlessly with enterprise applications, allowing users to delegate repetitive tasks efficiently. The platform combines multiple AI models to ensure accuracy and security, making it a valuable asset for various business functions such as customer support, HR, and finance.
ActionPoint
Non Equity Assistance in 2024
Conversation processing platform that records any meeting or call from any application on any device, extracts relevant information using different templates (Agile, Sales, HR etc.) and saves it in a project based structure that is searchable via a chat interface.
Z-Score Health
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Z-Score Health is a forward-thinking healthcare company leveraging technology to offer personalized preventive care. Their approach integrates comprehensive health risk assessments using a sophisticated SaaS platform and mobile applications, focusing on areas like women's health, geriatric care, and sexual health. WE emphasize patient satisfaction and convenience, aiming to make healthcare more accessible and effective through technology.
ReXLytics
Seed Round in 2024
ReXLytics is the pioneer in the first cross-functional integrated hybrid work management cloud software platform, ReXLytics offers customers an unparalleled suite of Hybrid Work solutions that have been architected holistically from day one. Our unified offering arms organizations with unprecedented visibility, control and prescriptive insights across all facets of the hybrid work paradigm. With ReXLytics, enterprises are empowered to future-proof strategic decision making, maximize productivity and collaboration, boost talent retention and recruiting, and simplify complex regulatory sustainability compliance - transforming enterprise cross-functional operations in support of today's dynamic workforce. ReXLytics products supporting Enterprise Hybrid and Remote Work include: ReX'Carbon for Scope 3 Sustainability, ReX'Office for Facilities Utilization AI Optimization, ReX'Remote for Remote Digital Experience Optimization, ReX'Engagement-AI for Managers and HR, ReX'Executive for Leadership.
inQ Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2024
inQ aims to revolutionize productivity at both the individual and corporate level through AI-integrated tools and a proprietary OS-scoped AI RPA 3.0 agent deployment system for redundant tasks, saving cutting-edge companies valuable time and money companies valuable resources and allowing humans to do what they do best: innovate.
Databricks
Series I in 2023
Databricks Inc. is a technology company that provides a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to facilitate data engineering and collaborative data science. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including a just-in-time data platform that simplifies data integration, real-time experimentation, and deployment of production applications for developers and data scientists. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the capabilities of data warehouses with low-latency streaming, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake for handling batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, and has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2013, Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru.
Third Ray
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Third Ray Inc. is a forward-thinking SaaS data solutions and professional services company dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of enterprises. At the heart of our offerings is Hallmark AI, a state-of-the-art Generative AI-based platform designed to streamline data analytics and business intelligence across diverse sectors. Hallmark AI enables enterprises to effectively manage and capitalize on their data assets, whether structured or unstructured, spanning documents, audio, and video content. Through advanced AI integration, the platform provides real-time, actionable insights that support informed decision-making and the optimization of key business functions. Our technology addresses complex challenges such as corporate governance, risk, and compliance management, as well as supply chain optimization. Hallmark AI also plays a pivotal role in revolutionizing remote training through augmented reality and in supporting large-scale cloud-based curricula for remote learning environments. By automating enterprise processes and compliance procedures, and by precisely classifying and reporting Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Hallmark AI delivers measurable outcomes for our clients. The platform is particularly valuable to teams in sales, marketing, and investment, enabling them to navigate vast amounts of content distributed across various channels to make strategic decisions and gain valuable customer insights. At Third Ray Inc., we are committed to innovation and excellence, helping our clients navigate the digital landscape with confidence.
Luca
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Luca is an innovative platform designed for enterprise retailers, utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance pricing strategies. Founded by individuals who previously developed pricing technology at Uber, Luca addresses the challenges retailers face in optimizing pricing decisions. The platform identifies potential revenue and profit opportunities, provides intelligent recommendations for price adjustments, and significantly reduces the time required for pricing analysis. By offering machine learning-based insights into customer price sensitivities, Luca enables retailers to achieve precise margin and revenue goals tailored to their specific business objectives. Supported by notable investors, Luca aims to transform the way retailers approach pricing, empowering them to leverage sophisticated tools for better financial outcomes.
Starseed
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Starseed is a company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions focused on business intelligence and counterfeit detection. Utilizing advanced large language models and multi-modal foundation models, the Starseed AI platform provides predictive, generative, and regenerative AI capabilities specifically tailored for external cybersecurity. The platform is designed to identify events, trends, risks, and threats in real-time by analyzing public data. Its innovative multi-modal fusion AI can seamlessly integrate and synthesize information from various formats, including text in 150 languages, images, video, sound, and machine-generated data. As an official partner of Microsoft, Starseed aims to enhance the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures through its cutting-edge technology.
FinanceGPT Labs
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
FinanceGPT Labs offers an AI-driven quantitative analysis platform tailored for financial professionals and investors. This cloud-based solution simplifies sophisticated financial analysis, removing the need for coding skills and broadening accessibility. The platform serves various users, including asset managers who can enhance research and portfolio management, investment analysts who gain insights from extensive datasets, and hedge funds that easily develop and backtest trading strategies. Individual investors also benefit by making informed, data-driven investment decisions. With a focus on democratizing high-performance financial analysis, FinanceGPT Labs enables users to optimize returns and effectively manage risk.
Minit
Acquisition in 2022
Minit is a technology company specializing in process intelligence that empowers managers, analysts, and consultants to make informed, data-driven decisions. Its innovative software automates the analysis of business processes, offering features such as process discovery, mapping, and identification of improvement opportunities. By detecting bottlenecks and conducting thorough financial analyses, Minit enables organizations to enhance their operational efficiency, leading to potential improvements of up to 30%. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of industries and have garnered recognition, including the BPM Next Innovation Award and the title of Slovak IT Product of the Year. As a spinoff from GRADIENT ECM, Minit aims to transform complex processes into transparent systems that provide actionable insights, helping companies discover new productivity-enhancing strategies and cost-saving opportunities. With a growing client base primarily in Europe and expanding globally, Minit is well-positioned in the rapidly evolving field of process mining.
The Awareness Company
Venture Round in 2022
The Awareness Company specializes in data storytelling through its AI-powered software platform, HYDRA, which collects and analyzes data from diverse sources. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution enables organizations of all sizes to access, interpret, and utilize data effectively, transforming it into insightful stories that drive informed decision-making. The platform serves a wide range of sectors, including energy management, environmental protection, agriculture, and sustainability, enhancing their ability to address complex challenges such as disaster mitigation and corporate governance. By making data affordable, accessible, and user-friendly, The Awareness Company empowers businesses and communities to create actionable insights that foster collaboration and strategic planning.
Wejo
Post in 2021
Wejo Group Ltd specializes in the aggregation and analysis of connected vehicle data, partnering with automotive manufacturers to harness authentic data streams from vehicles equipped with numerous sensors. The company processes billions of data points globally, offering insights that cater to a diverse range of sectors, including public and private organizations, traffic analysts, smart city planners, and automotive suppliers. Utilizing its proprietary cloud software and analytics platform, Wejo Neural Edge, the company transforms high-volume datasets into actionable insights. These insights aim to enhance driver safety, improve urban livability, and optimize the overall driving experience. Wejo's commitment to ethical data usage ensures that its solutions deliver significant customer and economic value, facilitating advancements in mobility and urban planning across North America and Europe.
Databricks
Series G in 2021
Databricks Inc. is a technology company that provides a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to facilitate data engineering and collaborative data science. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including a just-in-time data platform that simplifies data integration, real-time experimentation, and deployment of production applications for developers and data scientists. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the capabilities of data warehouses with low-latency streaming, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake for handling batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, and has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2013, Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru.
VerSe Innovation
Venture Round in 2020
VerSe Innovation is a local language technology company that develops a discovery platform to consume and socialize with media. Its platform facilitates the curation of content and tracks user preferences through its vertical search and recommendation tools that provide users with personalized content and notifications.
Baobab
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Baobab Connect is an online legal platform designed to facilitate access to justice by connecting users with legal professionals. The platform offers tools for tracking referrals, managing remote teams, and measuring impact. It enables lawyers to create engaging video-based tutorials, empowering individuals to resolve many of their own legal issues. With a focus on security and privacy, Baobab Connect aims to streamline the process of seeking legal assistance while enhancing the overall user experience.
Databricks
Series F in 2019
Databricks Inc. is a technology company that provides a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to facilitate data engineering and collaborative data science. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including a just-in-time data platform that simplifies data integration, real-time experimentation, and deployment of production applications for developers and data scientists. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the capabilities of data warehouses with low-latency streaming, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake for handling batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, and has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2013, Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru.
Movere
Acquisition in 2019
Movere is a SaaS provider that specializes in cloud migration planning and the continuous optimization of IT environments. The platform delivers comprehensive data and insights, allowing enterprises to visualize and manage their entire IT infrastructure within a single day. This capability enhances business intelligence and provides organizations with the confidence to maintain control over their environments, irrespective of the platform, application, or geographical location. Movere's solution assists IT administrators in understanding the usage of data center tools, enabling them to identify optimal strategies for transitioning to the public cloud. Founded in 2008 and based in Bellevue, Washington, Movere offers a wide range of services that encompass discovery, assessment, migration, and optimization, catering to the evolving needs of businesses as they undergo digital transformation.
Agolo
Venture Round in 2019
Agolo, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured information. Utilizing machine learning and natural language processing, Agolo's technology transforms messy data into a clean, structured format, enabling various enterprise applications such as business intelligence dashboards and support site augmentation. The platform helps organizations enhance their product quality, reduce support costs, and quickly identify emerging issues by providing clear insights into customer experiences. Established in 2012 and formerly known as Ninoh, Inc., Agolo serves a diverse range of industries, empowering professionals to efficiently analyze large volumes of data and make informed decisions based on comprehensive summaries.
Databricks
Series E in 2019
Databricks Inc. is a technology company that provides a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to facilitate data engineering and collaborative data science. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including a just-in-time data platform that simplifies data integration, real-time experimentation, and deployment of production applications for developers and data scientists. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the capabilities of data warehouses with low-latency streaming, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake for handling batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, and has established strategic partnerships with various organizations to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2013, Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru.
Agricompas
Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Agricompas specializes in agricultural data analytics, offering a platform that delivers accurate and timely information to growers and agronomists. By partnering with crop federations and research institutes, Agricompas enhances crop management systems, allowing for improved recommendations for growers and policymakers. The platform processes essential data related to economic, technical, social, and environmental factors in agricultural production, enabling farmers to boost productivity and profitability. Additionally, Agricompas focuses on promoting sustainable practices that reduce environmental impact while improving socio-economic conditions in the agricultural sector.
PriceSynergy.IO
Seed Round in 2018
PriceSynergy.IO is a Microsoft backed Startup, Gathering billions of price points, advertising positions and reseller metrics for products sold online, We deliver powering actionable insights for brands and resellers globally.
PaperVault
Acquisition in 2018
PaperVault is the innovative platform that turns invoices into digital information.
Bonsai
Acquisition in 2018
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.
MintM
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
MintM Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a cloud-based digital signage platform aimed at enhancing customer engagement. The company offers Magnet, an intelligent signage and kiosk software that supports various applications, including digital signage, visual merchandising, brand activation, and below-the-line marketing. Its solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including retail, health and beauty, food and beverages, and banking and finance, serving clients such as malls, supermarkets, spas, restaurants, and banks. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, MintM also integrates computer vision technology to provide real-time measurement, analysis, and automation for physical businesses.
Sensors Data
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Founded in 2015 by Sang Wenfeng, Sensors Data specializes in big data analysis services and user behavior insights. The company has developed an analytics platform that offers eight analysis models for comprehensive cross-analysis, allowing clients to deeply understand user behavior, evaluate marketing effectiveness, and enhance product experiences. Sensors Data serves over 300 clients, including notable companies like Ofo, a bike-sharing service, Keep, a fitness app, and Miaopai, a video-sharing platform. Through its professional consulting services, Sensors Data aims to improve operational efficiency and provide valuable insights into user behaviors for its diverse clientele.
Ekuaibao
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
EKuaibao offers an online platform for enterprise consumption and reimbursement management, targeting corporate claims and expense management challenges. The platform is designed to assist businesses in effectively managing employee cost reimbursements, business travel planning, and overall expense control. By providing innovative invoice management solutions, EKuaibao aims to help organizations reduce operational costs and enhance efficiency. The company's focus on professional ordering and comprehensive reimbursement services makes it a valuable resource for enterprises seeking to streamline their financial processes.
Dfocus
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
DFocus operates as a leading technology company specializing in cloud-based software for workspace planning and management. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, DFocus leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide innovative services to the real estate industry. The company serves over 200 large enterprises globally, including nearly 100 Fortune Global 500 companies such as Microsoft, Huawei, and Alibaba. Through the use of high-precision sensors, SaaS, and big data analysis, DFocus helps organizations improve space utilization and reduce operational costs. Additionally, it offers a real estate asset management platform that optimizes investment portfolios and enhances overall management efficiency. DFocus collaborates with prominent institutions and enterprises, including Tongji University and BOMA, to advance industry standards and practices.
EasyRetailPro
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
EasyRetailPro, operated by Shanghai Yikun, specializes in developing a cloud-based social customer relationship management platform tailored for the retail sector. The company focuses on enhancing brand and consumer interactions by utilizing big data analysis to provide insights and facilitate effective marketing strategies. Its platform allows for flexible membership grouping and aims to simplify the management of retail operations by integrating sales, service, and marketing functions. With a deep understanding of the retail landscape, EasyRetailPro is committed to helping brands and retailers leverage consumer relationships as core assets, ensuring they meet evolving market demands and improve overall customer engagement. The company’s expertise spans e-commerce, traditional retail, and mobile internet services, positioning it to drive innovation in the retail ecosystem.
Intentional Software
Acquisition in 2017
Intentional Software Corporation’s mission is to make the world’s knowledge more accessible and useful. They are creating the next generation of knowledge work by combining knowledge processing with group productivity. Their focus is to improve productivity and accelerate innovation by empowering knowledge workers to work more effectively with software programmers.
Dfocus
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
DFocus operates as a leading technology company specializing in cloud-based software for workspace planning and management. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, DFocus leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide innovative services to the real estate industry. The company serves over 200 large enterprises globally, including nearly 100 Fortune Global 500 companies such as Microsoft, Huawei, and Alibaba. Through the use of high-precision sensors, SaaS, and big data analysis, DFocus helps organizations improve space utilization and reduce operational costs. Additionally, it offers a real estate asset management platform that optimizes investment portfolios and enhances overall management efficiency. DFocus collaborates with prominent institutions and enterprises, including Tongji University and BOMA, to advance industry standards and practices.
Talmix
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Talmix operates a prominent talent marketplace that connects organizations with independent business and consulting talent, facilitating access to on-demand expertise for project support, interim assignments, and strategic initiatives. Established in 2016, Talmix serves over 1,000 corporate users and boasts a network of 60,000 registered talents. The marketplace features three primary products: a platform for sourcing talent, talent pools for proactive management of external workforce needs, and solutions for clients wishing to integrate their own talent with payroll and compliance support. Talmix's offerings are distinguished by its proprietary technology, which enhances user experience and delivers actionable insights on talent usage, skills, and costs. The marketplace allows hiring managers to engage with matched talent within 24 hours and provides visibility to HR and procurement teams overseeing extended workforce programs. Additionally, its open API architecture facilitates seamless integration with third-party systems, ensuring operational efficiency for clients.
CoScale
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
CoScale offers a comprehensive performance monitoring platform tailored for production environments, focusing on servers, containers, and applications. The platform provides continuous monitoring and assesses the impact of performance on user experience and essential business metrics. By utilizing automated anomaly detection and contextual insights, CoScale enables proactive management of performance fluctuations that could affect financial outcomes. Its user base includes DevOps engineers, application owners, and business managers, all seeking to enhance digital performance through faster and more reliable websites and applications. This leads to improved user experiences and increased conversion rates, positioning CoScale as a valuable tool for organizations aiming to optimize their digital infrastructure.
Bitpower
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Bitpower is a financial technology company based in Shenzhen that specializes in quantitative techniques and professional software development for asset management firms. Focused on enhancing decision-making processes, Bitpower provides a range of services including data mining, trading strategy development, research analysis, and performance evaluation through its SaaS platform. The company has gained recognition for its innovative approach, winning multiple venture competition awards and securing investments from prominent angel and institutional investors. With a management team comprised of experienced professionals from financial institutions, Bitpower emphasizes high educational standards, boasting a workforce with a strong background in finance. Currently, the company is developing an Elastically Financial Cloud Service project utilizing Microsoft Azure, aimed at transforming traditional financial systems into flexible and modular services tailored for asset management.
Metric Insights
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Metric Insights, Inc. offers a push intelligence platform that helps businesses monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) by integrating data from various sources, including business intelligence tools, big data, and SaaS applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a development facility in Kyiv, Ukraine, the platform notifies users of significant changes in metrics and uncovers anomalies, enabling informed, data-driven decision-making. By combining metrics with insightful metadata, Metric Insights reveals correlations between disparate data sources, facilitating a clearer understanding of business performance. The company's solutions cater to various sectors, including big data, healthcare, external reporting, and human capital, effectively addressing the challenges of data clutter and enhancing operational efficiency.
Shareablee
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Shareablee Inc. operates an online platform that specializes in audience intelligence and competitive benchmarking for social media. Established in 2012 and headquartered in New York with an additional office in the United Kingdom, Shareablee provides brands with a data-driven approach to understanding their social media customers. The platform allows users to evaluate their performance against competitors, measure social interactions, and analyze historical data, offering valuable psychographic and demographic insights. Additionally, Shareablee's services encompass semantic analysis, paid post detection, content exploration, and co-branded campaigns. As the official social media analytics partner of comScore, Shareablee collects engagement data across major platforms, enabling brands to enhance their marketing strategies through actionable insights and informed decision-making.
DataRPM
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
DataRPM Corporation develops a cognitive data science platform that automates machine learning for enterprises, available both on the cloud and on-premises. This platform, known as the Cognitive Predictive Maintenance (CPdM) system, connects to data lakes and conducts multiple machine learning experiments to identify patterns, anomalies, and influencing factors in data. It builds predictive models to enhance predictive maintenance, particularly for the industrial Internet of Things. DataRPM serves a global clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, helping them digitally transform their operations in areas such as predictive maintenance, product recommendations, and churn predictions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company also has offices in the United Kingdom and Bengaluru, India. DataRPM operates as a subsidiary of Progress Software Corporation, focusing on delivering a scalable platform that enables organizations to cultivate citizen data scientists and achieve a return on investment.
Grwo
Seed Round in 2016
Grwo offers a customizable software solution that enhances emotional connections between brands and their customers. By focusing on behavioral and psychographic data, Grwo enables organizations to deepen engagement with their audiences through research-backed methods of feedback and motivation. The software not only integrates seamlessly into a brand's identity but also provides valuable insights, including demographic information such as age, gender, and location. This data equips marketers with the tools needed to develop effective strategies that resonate with their target audience, ultimately fostering stronger relationships and loyalty.
Glisser
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Glisser Ltd. is a London-based technology company founded in 2014, specializing in web and mobile software solutions for presentations. The platform transforms traditional PowerPoint presentations into interactive formats that engage audiences through their mobile devices. Glisser's tools are designed for virtual and hybrid events, enabling organizers to create dynamic experiences that foster high participation. With features such as slide sharing, audience response systems, and real-time analytics, the platform allows speakers in various sectors, including business and education, to effectively engage their audiences and measure event success. Notable clients include KPMG, Pfizer, Informa, Facebook, and Uber, reflecting the platform's capability to support events of any size, from intimate training sessions to large-scale conferences with thousands of participants.
Framed Data
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Framed Data specializes in transforming business data into actionable insights by leveraging machine learning techniques. The company offers an analytic marketing platform that identifies high-value users, predicts user behavior, and monitors user retention. By training, optimizing, and storing production-ready models in the cloud, Framed Data provides predictions through an API, thereby reducing the need for extensive infrastructure management. Additionally, their platform features dashboards and scenario analysis tools that highlight the key drivers of important business metrics, allowing organizations to make informed decisions based on data-driven insights.
Datary
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Datary is a marketplace focused on the exchange and sale of data, catering to data scientists, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and consultants. Founded in 2014 by Fernando Saiz and Daniel Jadraque, and based in Madrid, Spain, the company provides a variety of socioeconomic, real estate, and industrial data suitable for web, mapping, or business projects. Datary specializes in downloading, processing, and visualizing data, enabling businesses and investment funds to leverage both internal and external data for informed decision-making.
Mention
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Mention is a leading tool for brand monitoring, social listening, and reputation management, offering a comprehensive media monitoring application designed for enterprises and agencies. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, Mention enables brands to obtain filtered and organized information from the web and social networks. The platform allows users to create real-time alerts for brand names, industry keywords, and competitors, facilitating proactive engagement with their audience. Key features include media and social monitoring, anti-noise technology, and advanced analytics tools, which assist clients in tracking mentions, improving social media performance, identifying influencers, and managing their reputation effectively.
ClicData
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
ClicData is a provider of a cloud-based application that serves as a collaborative workspace for businesses, focusing on data management and visualization. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Lille, France, with additional offices in Seattle, Scottsdale, and Toronto, ClicData offers tools that enable users to create dynamic dashboards and reports by integrating data from various sources. The application is designed to enhance business efficiency by simplifying complex data analysis and reporting, making it accessible for users across diverse industries, including banking, logistics, pharmaceuticals, health, retail, education, and hospitality. ClicData aims to empower small and medium-sized businesses to connect, manage, analyze, and share their data effectively, facilitating better decision-making through real-time insights.
AbleCloud
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
AbleCloud is a provider of an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platform that supports hardware developers in accessing cloud-based functions. The company developed Matrix, a pioneering platform-as-a-service (PaaS) tailored for IoT enterprises, enabling rapid and cost-effective implementation of IoT devices. Matrix is recognized as the first IoT cloud platform in China to receive credible certification from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Additionally, AbleCloud launched Inspire, a big data analysis platform specifically designed for IoT, which facilitates data analysis, discovery, and transformation for IoT devices and their users. The company also created Genius, a leading business platform that enhances remote visual management and operational efficiency for IoT enterprises, enabling seamless collaboration among various stakeholders.
GrowingIO
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
GrowingIO is a prominent analytics platform provider in China, established in May 2015 by Simon Zhang, Dingding Ye, Justin Chen, Yuanming Shan, and Jonathan Wu. Headquartered in Beijing, the company specializes in helping businesses drive growth through data insights. Its platform allows for comprehensive tracking of user behavior across applications, Mini programs (such as those on WeChat), and websites. By offering tools for rapid deployment and real-time data acquisition, GrowingIO enables companies to develop a complete data monitoring system. This facilitates efficient management of key business indicators and provides actionable insights that support data-driven decision-making and enhance overall business performance.
simMachines
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
simMachines, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2012 that specializes in machine learning software, focusing on delivering explanations for predictions in various applications such as marketing, fraud detection, and compliance. The company's technology enables users to analyze both structured and unstructured data, uncovering patterns and anomalies while providing real-time recommendations. A key feature of simMachines' approach is its emphasis on transparency, allowing users to understand the underlying reasons behind predictions, which helps meet stringent AI auditing standards. Their product offerings include verifyAI, a platform for dynamic predictive segmentation, and personifyAI, a subscription service that utilizes location-based mobile data for behaviorally-driven segmentation. With a focus on similarity-oriented solutions, simMachines empowers data scientists, marketers, and business leaders to enhance decision-making and customer engagement through more relevant and targeted insights.
Affinio
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Affinio Inc is a marketing intelligence platform based in Halifax, Canada, that utilizes the interest graph to gain insights into consumer behavior. The company provides a Data Science as a Service platform designed to analyze and visualize extensive consumer datasets, allowing users to discover audience segments and understand cultural influences. Affinio's technology employs machine learning and a graph engine to identify natural interest clusters within audiences, revealing insights about consumer affinities, behaviors, and preferences. This information aids brands, agencies, media companies, and publishers in developing effective marketing strategies. Their platform supports various areas, including audience analysis, influencer identification, content strategy, and competitive research. Since its incorporation in 2011 and subsequent rebranding in 2013, Affinio has established itself as a powerful tool for both startups and Fortune 500 companies seeking to engage with the silent majority of social media users who do not actively participate in conversations but are still connected through shared interests.
Defined.ai
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Defined.ai operates an intelligent data platform that facilitates efficient data workflows for collecting, processing, and enriching training data. By integrating crowdsourcing, advanced tools, and machine learning capabilities, the platform provides customizable workflows to deliver high-quality, project-specific training data. In addition to its marketplace for buying and selling AI data, tools, and models, Defined.ai offers professional services designed to support clients in navigating complex machine learning projects. The company aims to foster a community of AI professionals dedicated to creating fair, accessible, inclusive, and ethical artificial intelligence solutions for the future.
Knomos Knowledge Management
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Knomos specializes in advancing legal research through an interactive web application that integrates machine learning and data visualization. The platform is designed to help users search, organize, and create legal information by transforming unstructured text from legal documents into structured data. This innovative approach allows users to visualize legal concepts, making it easier to identify and focus on the most relevant information. By fostering collaboration, Knomos enables users to share insights within their knowledge networks, thereby enhancing the legal research process and providing clients with curated content. Ultimately, Knomos aims to shift legal research from an individual task to a collective endeavor, promoting a deeper understanding of legal materials.
Percolata
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Percolata is a Palo Alto-based startup that provides an integrated hardware and software solution designed to assist retailers in predicting in-store customer traffic. Utilizing video, audio, and mobile fingerprinting technologies, the platform employs artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to forecast sales and foot traffic hourly at each location. This capability enables retailers to optimize staffing levels, ensuring that employees are available when customers require assistance, while also reducing the costs associated with over- and understaffing. Percolata's innovative approach has the potential to enhance sales performance by up to 30%, making it a valuable tool for retail operations and marketing strategies. The company has garnered support from prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, Foundation Capital, and Google Ventures.
Kelsen
Venture Round in 2015
Kelsen is a Berlin-based company founded in 2014 by Sergio Aragon that specializes in providing intelligence solutions for the legal industry. Utilizing big data and machine learning, Kelsen offers an online legal search service platform that enables users to obtain real-time answers to legal questions. The company's technology learns from user ratings, continually enhancing the accuracy of search results with each query.
Talent Rank
Venture Round in 2015
Talent Rank is a talent-recruitment platform that provides an interactive environment for candidates to demonstrate and enhance their business skills. Through a gamified experience, users engage with real-world scenarios involving actual markets and people, allowing them to test their judgment and abilities. This innovative approach not only trains young talent but also generates objective data that can be used by assessors to evaluate candidates effectively. The platform enables prospective hires to showcase their skills, interests, and potential while offering employers tools to assess fundamental competencies, ultimately facilitating the selection of skilled employees and improving organizational outcomes.
Adxstudio
Acquisition in 2015
Adxstudio Inc. is an application development company that specializes in web content management solutions for the Microsoft platform, both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1998 and originally known as AppDepot Web Services Inc., Adxstudio offers products such as Adxstudio CMS, which enables organizations to create and manage websites, and Adxstudio xRM, a suite designed to enhance Microsoft Dynamics customer relationship management (CRM) tools with web portal capabilities. The company also provides a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit for integrating web features with CRM systems. Adxstudio's services encompass website consulting, design, development, hosting, training, and support, catering to various sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and public organizations. The company, which has offices in Canada and the U.S., became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation in 2015.
Native5
Venture Round in 2015
Native5 is a cloud-hosted mobile application development platform designed to facilitate the creation and management of applications across a wide range of mobile devices and tablets. The platform caters to both independent developers and enterprises, enabling them to develop applications that incorporate robust security features, integrate with social media, and utilize big data analytics. It offers a scalable and secure environment for application deployment, allowing users to host their applications on either private or shared clouds and to use distribution servers for selective application distribution. Additionally, Native5 provides tools for managing the entire application stack, including user and device access, while offering insights into system usage through a unified management console. This comprehensive approach empowers organizations to innovate and deliver enterprise applications more efficiently.
ITjuzi
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
ITjuzi is a Chinese company established in 2013, headquartered in Zhongguancun, Beijing. It operates an online platform offering comprehensive data on companies and business information. The company's core service involves maintaining a structured database focused on startup and investment intelligence, facilitating access to global M&A, private equity, and venture capital deals for its clients.
qDatum Data Exchange
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
qDatum offers B2B solutions for commercial data sharing. They provide both a Data Marketplace, for open commercial data sharing, and a Data Store SaaS, for private commercial data sharing. Companies interested in monetizing their data assets, accessing relevant data, or data exchanges with selected partners use qDatum's solutions to manage these operations with an enterprise-grade, dedicated, secure system.
DocuSign
Series F in 2015
DocuSign, Inc., established in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in cloud-based software for digital agreement processes. The company's core offering, DocuSign Agreement Cloud, enables businesses to automate and manage the entire agreement lifecycle, from preparation to execution and acting on agreements. This suite includes e-signature solutions, workflow automation, AI-driven insights, and industry-specific tools. DocuSign serves a wide range of sectors, from financial services to real estate, and caters to enterprises, small businesses, and individuals. The company also operates DocuSign Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, investing in and partnering with startups innovating around the agreement process.
Slope
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Slope is a software company that specializes in providing tools for collaboration, workflow management, and the review and approval process for business content creation. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, Slope's platform enables users to organize campaigns and projects, plan deliverables, assign responsibilities, and set due dates. The solution allows for file uploads, storage, and sharing, along with the ability to collect feedback and approvals from both internal and external collaborators. Additionally, it supports various multimedia formats, including time-coded comments and image annotations, and facilitates progress tracking across multiple projects. Slope primarily serves marketing managers, content marketers, video producers, creative managers, graphic designers, and creative agencies in the U.S. and internationally. The company emerged from the team's experiences in a creative agency, where they sought a more efficient way to manage project workflows and approvals, ultimately leading to the development of their comprehensive software solution.
Rexter
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Rexter, LLC is a technology company based in Altadena, California, that specializes in professional relationship management through its innovative cloud-based application. The platform integrates data from users' emails, calendars, contacts, and phone calls to create a comprehensive relationship history for each individual in their network. By employing algorithms to analyze this information, Rexter prioritizes relationships based on the user's goals and key contacts, enabling professionals to strategically focus their networking efforts. This tool is particularly beneficial for frontline sales professionals, as it provides insights into which connections are most likely to drive business growth. Rexter aims to enhance the effectiveness of networking by ensuring that users can easily manage and mobilize their professional relationships without losing track of important connections.
Datazen Software
Acquisition in 2015
Datazen Software Inc. specializes in mobile business intelligence and data analytics solutions. Founded in 2002 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company develops tools and technologies aimed at enhancing data visualization and analytics. Its flagship product, Datazen, offers mobile data analytics software that allows users to create and publish dashboards utilizing data from Excel, cloud, and enterprise sources. Additionally, Datazen provides applications designed for various devices, enabling users to generate dashboard layouts suitable for different screen sizes. The company serves clients globally and is committed to empowering organizations by facilitating access to insights derived from their data. In 2015, Datazen Software became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, further enhancing its capabilities and market reach.
Slope
Seed Round in 2015
Slope is a software company that specializes in providing tools for collaboration, workflow management, and the review and approval process for business content creation. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, Slope's platform enables users to organize campaigns and projects, plan deliverables, assign responsibilities, and set due dates. The solution allows for file uploads, storage, and sharing, along with the ability to collect feedback and approvals from both internal and external collaborators. Additionally, it supports various multimedia formats, including time-coded comments and image annotations, and facilitates progress tracking across multiple projects. Slope primarily serves marketing managers, content marketers, video producers, creative managers, graphic designers, and creative agencies in the U.S. and internationally. The company emerged from the team's experiences in a creative agency, where they sought a more efficient way to manage project workflows and approvals, ultimately leading to the development of their comprehensive software solution.
TruRating
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
TruRating Ltd is a London-based company that has developed a point-of-sale ratings system designed to capture customer feedback at the moment of payment. Founded in 2012, the platform allows customers to rate their shopping or dining experiences anonymously, providing businesses with valuable insights into customer satisfaction and performance. The system helps businesses, ranging from sole traders to larger corporate clients, enhance their services, value, and product offerings by analyzing real-time feedback. In addition to capturing ratings, TruRating provides an online dashboard that displays these ratings, which can also be published on the businesses' profiles. This facilitates improved decision-making and operational enhancements for clients in the UK, Australia, and beyond.
i7 Networks
Venture Round in 2015
100% Agentless & non-intrusive way, we provide security to BYOD-enabled Enterprises by detecting & fingerprinting all personal devices, complete security scan & analysis of the devices, protecting Corporate Network from BYOD specific infections and intrusions and doing a thorough granular access control using device attributes as well as Apps. Detailed Value proposition: 100% Agentless-way (ZERO-Touch) of detecting all personal devices, secure quadrupled fingerprinting (US patent-pending), DPI & thorough security scan & analysis (Vulnerability check, associated risks, thorough BYOD specific intrusion alerts, Device compromise check (jailbroken, rooted), BYOD specific network behavioral analysis to see patterns, anomalies & zero-day attacks.), posture check (anti-malware software is installed on the device? latest signatures?) and then deny infected personal device connecting to the network as well as do a thorough granular access based on device attributes as well as apps. We do it irrespective of how you get onto the network - from Corporate Wi-Fi or VPN. We also detect enterprise-worry apps (such as dropbox, box.net, Facebook etc.) on the wire and we can even stop them. We also provide granular access control based on any of the attributes of the devices that we discover (such as macid, ip address, OS, OS version, SSID, office location, time, form factors, device class & type & manufacturer etc.) – all done at real-time! We protect BYOD-enabled Enterprise from the BYOD specific threats. We have developed lot of technologies which are mobile specific and are innovations by itself be it "Agentless discovery & fingerprinting" of all personal devices or the malicious/intrusion detection which are specific to again BYOD. "We are the Homeland Security for you Enterprise!!" To Know and to Protect! Protect your Corporate Network & Assets from infections that personal devices of your mobile-workforce pick up on the field.
ProHance
Venture Round in 2015
ProHance is a global operations management platform that helps organizations enhance efficiency and optimize employee utilization through detailed insights into performance. Used by leading Fortune companies, ProHance enables clients to measure time and effort contributions via a SaaS-based modular approach, offering over 100 customizable reports. With a user base exceeding 130,000 across 19 countries, the platform facilitates a holistic view of operations, identifying collaboration and optimization opportunities. Clients have reported productivity gains of 15% to 30% within three months of implementation. ProHance empowers organizations to maximize the potential of their human capital and digital investments by revealing how teams allocate their time, ultimately fostering a more visible, connected, and agile workforce that is centered on customer needs.
Heroic.ly
Venture Round in 2015
Heroic.ly is an online marketing platform headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in retail marketing solutions. The platform features a recommendation engine that analyzes various factors, including region, consumer behavior, and product offerings, to identify growth opportunities. By providing insights on the ideal combinations of products, regions, and advertising networks, Heroic.ly helps marketing organizations optimize their strategies to meet demand and enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers valuable customer-centric insights such as predicted revenue and cost-per-acquisition targets, enabling businesses to refine their marketing funnels effectively.
N-trig
Acquisition in 2015
N-Trig is a startup founded in 1999 that specializes in the development of touch screens and pen styluses, particularly its Duosense active pen, which allows users to annotate on screens in a way that mimics writing on paper. The company holds an extensive patent portfolio and caters to various market segments, including consumer electronics, education, business, healthcare, graphic design, gaming, and multimedia. N-Trig operates globally, with its research and development facility, corporate headquarters, and management located in Kfar Saba, Israel. It also has sales, OEM, and independent software vendor support in Austin, Texas, and San Jose, California, while its operations and supply chain support are based in Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, and Shanghai, China.
Kelsen
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Kelsen is a Berlin-based company founded in 2014 by Sergio Aragon that specializes in providing intelligence solutions for the legal industry. Utilizing big data and machine learning, Kelsen offers an online legal search service platform that enables users to obtain real-time answers to legal questions. The company's technology learns from user ratings, continually enhancing the accuracy of search results with each query.
Talent Rank
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Talent Rank is a talent-recruitment platform that provides an interactive environment for candidates to demonstrate and enhance their business skills. Through a gamified experience, users engage with real-world scenarios involving actual markets and people, allowing them to test their judgment and abilities. This innovative approach not only trains young talent but also generates objective data that can be used by assessors to evaluate candidates effectively. The platform enables prospective hires to showcase their skills, interests, and potential while offering employers tools to assess fundamental competencies, ultimately facilitating the selection of skilled employees and improving organizational outcomes.
Equivio
Acquisition in 2014
Equivio Ltd. is a software company specializing in text analysis solutions for the legal market, focusing on electronic discovery and information governance. Founded in 2004 and based in Rockville, Maryland, Equivio provides a range of products designed to streamline the management of data redundancy in content-heavy business processes. Its offerings include tools for grouping near-duplicate documents, reconstructing email threads, and assessing document relevance. The company also features a predictive coding platform and content analytics applications that identify themes within document collections. Equivio's clientele includes major U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, as well as law firms and corporations, many of which access its services through a network of e-discovery providers. With operations in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia, Equivio continues to support organizations in effective records management and data compliance. As of January 2015, Equivio operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
POWZY
Seed Round in 2014
POWZY provides a full solution for loyalty programs and customer relationship management. The mobile marketing technology engages and entertains consumers by adding game mechanics to loyalty programs, providing a professional, easy-to-launch and affordable solution to even the next door flower shop. They provide customer acquisition, engagement, and cross-industry purchase behavior analytics to B2C Companies. POWZY real-time bidding platform enables the value exchange between advertisers (who pay only for accomplished branding actions) and developers (who monetize their mobile apps and games, profiting from the non-paying users). It delivers 30 seconds of consumer attention, guaranteed.
EverString
Series A in 2014
EverString, established in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, specializes in a predictive analytics platform designed for B2B companies. Its cloud-based SaaS solution identifies and engages customer prospects by tracking and analyzing user data patterns, developing custom predictive models, and monitoring prospect behaviors to reveal intent. The platform offers predictive scoring, demand generation, and advertisement targeting, aiding clients in building new pipelines and enhancing conversion rates. As of November 2020, EverString operates as a subsidiary of ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.
Scanalytics
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Scanalytics Inc., founded in 2012 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in software solutions that analyze customer behavior in physical locations such as retail stores, tradeshows, and medical facilities. The company employs proprietary smart floor sensors that passively gather data on individual movements, including walking patterns, stopping points, and duration of stay, without the use of cameras or RFID technology. This data is then processed to provide actionable insights, allowing businesses to enhance customer engagement, predict behavior patterns, and improve in-store conversion rates. Scanalytics also offers tools like Analysis Lab, which helps users refine their operations for increased profitability. By transforming physical spaces into intelligent environments, Scanalytics enables clients to optimize various aspects of their operations, including workforce scheduling and marketing strategies.
qDatum Data Exchange
Venture Round in 2014
qDatum offers B2B solutions for commercial data sharing. They provide both a Data Marketplace, for open commercial data sharing, and a Data Store SaaS, for private commercial data sharing. Companies interested in monetizing their data assets, accessing relevant data, or data exchanges with selected partners use qDatum's solutions to manage these operations with an enterprise-grade, dedicated, secure system.
Profoundis Labs
Venture Round in 2014
Profoundis Labs specializes in business data analytics, offering a solution designed to enhance prospect research for sales teams. Its primary product, Vibe, aggregates and curates critical information about potential customers, seamlessly integrating with existing sales and marketing tools. By addressing common challenges faced by sales professionals—such as the significant amount of time spent on prospect research, cumbersome data entry into CRM systems, and difficulties in maintaining updated records—Vibe aims to improve efficiency. The platform reduces research time by up to 70% and automatically updates CRM records with relevant personal, professional, and social insights. This ensures that sales teams have access to accurate and timely information, ultimately helping them engage more effectively with prospects and customers.
Myriada Systems
Venture Round in 2014
Myriada enables groups of experts to forecast any price, rate or indicator with extraordinary accuracy. The patent-pending technology suite is applicable to any long-short investment strategy where positions are generally held for more than an hour. Myriada achieves this versatility by harnessing an existing resource - the predictive ability of the analysts/traders within a hedge fund, trading house or prop desk. This approach improves the team’s existing, individual-centric forecasting techniques by incorporating collective intelligence. On the Myriada platform, a fund’s employees and members of their network are transformed into prediction engines - and these human predictions can also be combined with the output of computational models. By rapidly collating all estimations via weighted aggregation, Myriada generates rich, visually intelligible collective forecasts. For each, the group signal is statistically guaranteed to be more accurate than the average individual prediction, and is usually better than any individual. The power of correctly harnessed collective intelligence was empirically demonstrated with a 90-day macro multi-security trading strategy which yielded a Sharpe score of 3.66. Myriada is launching with the Financial Times on December 1st 2014.
N-trig
Series G in 2014
N-Trig is a startup founded in 1999 that specializes in the development of touch screens and pen styluses, particularly its Duosense active pen, which allows users to annotate on screens in a way that mimics writing on paper. The company holds an extensive patent portfolio and caters to various market segments, including consumer electronics, education, business, healthcare, graphic design, gaming, and multimedia. N-Trig operates globally, with its research and development facility, corporate headquarters, and management located in Kfar Saba, Israel. It also has sales, OEM, and independent software vendor support in Austin, Texas, and San Jose, California, while its operations and supply chain support are based in Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, and Shanghai, China.
Stat.io
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Stat.io is the search engine for the world's socio-economic data. It is the first web platform aiming to unify, organize and visualize the world’s government data onto one intuitive canvas, irrespective of the source, format or level of government of the visualized data (international/national/local). By aggregating and standardizing data from 500+ open sources, Stat.io improves decision-making by allowing professional users (journalists, consultants, strategic managers of large companies) to quickly navigate across the entire body of government data, search efficiently and unlock insights through cross-viewing multiple indicators together.
VIVID Technologies
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
VIVID Technologies Ltd specializes in transforming traditional audio-only Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems into engaging visual experiences. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, the company develops a platform that allows users to access information on their smartphones and tablets in a clear, intuitive format. This approach eliminates the frustration often associated with conventional audio IVR systems, enhancing the communication between customers and businesses' customer support departments. By presenting information in a clutter-free manner, VIVID not only improves user experience but also contributes to significant reductions in call traffic and operational costs, resulting in increased efficiency for businesses.
Roojoom
Pre Seed Round in 2014
Roojoom is an online platform that specializes in user-based content organization and sharing through its website and mobile application. Founded in 2013 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Roojoom enables users to discover and curate various types of web content, including articles, videos, and audio. The platform serves as an omni-channel customer engagement tool, allowing businesses to create personalized customer experiences that enhance engagement, onboarding, and retention throughout the customer lifecycle. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Roojoom tailors messaging and optimizes the timing and channels for each customer interaction. This capability helps brands manage the customer journey effectively, promoting objectives such as service utilization, upselling, and brand loyalty.
Foursquare
Series D in 2014
Foursquare Labs, Inc. is a location technology platform that provides a range of business solutions and consumer products focused on leveraging location intelligence. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco and London, Foursquare offers tools such as Pinpoint for data-driven media planning, Placed for offline attribution, and the Pilgrim SDK for integrating location awareness into mobile applications. Its services also include Places, which provides access to detailed firmographic data and community-generated content on businesses worldwide, as well as analytics solutions that offer insights into consumer behavior and competitive dynamics. Foursquare's consumer apps, Foursquare and Swarm, enable users to track and share their favorite locations, while City Guide helps users discover the best places to visit in various cities. Overall, Foursquare's platform empowers brands to analyze customer trends, optimize advertising strategies, and enhance user engagement through advanced location-based insights.
e-Share
Seed Round in 2014
e-Share provides a secure collaboration platform that allows users to share sensitive information with external parties while maintaining control over their data. The platform enables the creation of SmartURLs that govern access permissions according to predefined policies, offering features such as download restrictions, expiration dates, watermarks, and branding options to enhance user trust. It integrates seamlessly with cloud-based applications like GSuite and Office 365, allowing for online document editing. Additionally, the e-Share Bot facilitates secure sharing within Microsoft Teams, ensuring compliance in external communications. e-Share Secure Mail is a pioneering product that enables secure messaging without the need for new software or plugins, utilizing existing email services with enhanced security measures such as SPF and DKIM signatures. The platform employs advanced key management and military-grade encryption to protect data both at rest and in transit. It is entirely cloud-based, aiming to provide a user-friendly experience for senders, recipients, and administrators alike.
Scanalytics
Venture Round in 2014
Scanalytics Inc., founded in 2012 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in software solutions that analyze customer behavior in physical locations such as retail stores, tradeshows, and medical facilities. The company employs proprietary smart floor sensors that passively gather data on individual movements, including walking patterns, stopping points, and duration of stay, without the use of cameras or RFID technology. This data is then processed to provide actionable insights, allowing businesses to enhance customer engagement, predict behavior patterns, and improve in-store conversion rates. Scanalytics also offers tools like Analysis Lab, which helps users refine their operations for increased profitability. By transforming physical spaces into intelligent environments, Scanalytics enables clients to optimize various aspects of their operations, including workforce scheduling and marketing strategies.
37Degree
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
37degree provides enterprise level big data service focusing on mining insights by integrating internal data from ERP, CRM system with external data from social network.
EverString
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
EverString, established in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, specializes in a predictive analytics platform designed for B2B companies. Its cloud-based SaaS solution identifies and engages customer prospects by tracking and analyzing user data patterns, developing custom predictive models, and monitoring prospect behaviors to reveal intent. The platform offers predictive scoring, demand generation, and advertisement targeting, aiding clients in building new pipelines and enhancing conversion rates. As of November 2020, EverString operates as a subsidiary of ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.
ITjuzi
Venture Round in 2014
ITjuzi is a Chinese company established in 2013, headquartered in Zhongguancun, Beijing. It operates an online platform offering comprehensive data on companies and business information. The company's core service involves maintaining a structured database focused on startup and investment intelligence, facilitating access to global M&A, private equity, and venture capital deals for its clients.
N-trig
Series F in 2013
N-Trig is a startup founded in 1999 that specializes in the development of touch screens and pen styluses, particularly its Duosense active pen, which allows users to annotate on screens in a way that mimics writing on paper. The company holds an extensive patent portfolio and caters to various market segments, including consumer electronics, education, business, healthcare, graphic design, gaming, and multimedia. N-Trig operates globally, with its research and development facility, corporate headquarters, and management located in Kfar Saba, Israel. It also has sales, OEM, and independent software vendor support in Austin, Texas, and San Jose, California, while its operations and supply chain support are based in Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, and Shanghai, China.
Stat.io
Venture Round in 2013
Stat.io is the search engine for the world's socio-economic data. It is the first web platform aiming to unify, organize and visualize the world’s government data onto one intuitive canvas, irrespective of the source, format or level of government of the visualized data (international/national/local). By aggregating and standardizing data from 500+ open sources, Stat.io improves decision-making by allowing professional users (journalists, consultants, strategic managers of large companies) to quickly navigate across the entire body of government data, search efficiently and unlock insights through cross-viewing multiple indicators together.
Innobi
Seed Round in 2013
Innobi is a cloud-based application designed to help businesses track their competitors and stay informed about market developments. The platform enables users to monitor competitors across various channels discreetly, ensuring they remain updated on market events and insights. Innobi aims to innovate the business information and Big Data sectors by providing tools that facilitate market analysis and competitive intelligence for companies of all sizes. In addition to its core features, Innobi offers premium services where professional analysts assist customers in setting up their market monitoring, delivering comprehensive competitive insights tailored to specific needs.
AppSheet
Seed Round in 2013
AppSheet is a no-code platform that empowers business users to create powerful applications without the need for programming knowledge. Founded in 2014 and based in Seattle, WA, it allows users to connect with various data sources, including spreadsheets, relational databases, and cloud services. The platform facilitates the rapid development of customizable applications that can incorporate features such as offline access, workflow automation, and machine learning capabilities. These applications are designed to function across multiple platforms, including web, iOS, Android, and messaging services. AppSheet's focus on user-friendly app creation enables organizations to leverage their data effectively while adhering to IT governance and security standards.
Heroic.ly
Seed Round in 2013
Heroic.ly is an online marketing platform headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in retail marketing solutions. The platform features a recommendation engine that analyzes various factors, including region, consumer behavior, and product offerings, to identify growth opportunities. By providing insights on the ideal combinations of products, regions, and advertising networks, Heroic.ly helps marketing organizations optimize their strategies to meet demand and enhance sales performance. Additionally, the platform offers valuable customer-centric insights such as predicted revenue and cost-per-acquisition targets, enabling businesses to refine their marketing funnels effectively.
Synch
Seed Round in 2013
Synch is a company based in Toronto, Ohio, that specializes in smart inventory and ordering solutions. It offers a smartphone application and a web dashboard designed to streamline inventory management and order capturing for users. The application allows users to manage their inventories and track orders in real-time, eliminating the need for traditional paper methods. Additionally, the web dashboard provides valuable statistics and analytics that assist users in master demand planning and informed decision-making. The company aims to enhance efficiency, maximize sales, and reduce waste for physical product distributors through its flexible plans tailored to various usage needs and company sizes. Founded by Changhao Han and Scott Dyer, Synch focuses on providing practical solutions for inventory management in the United States.
Netbreeze
Acquisition in 2013
NetBreeze GmbH, a spin-off from ETH Zürich, has been providing innovative solutions since 1998. The company specializes in web and social media analysis technology, utilizing artificial intelligence to extract valuable insights from online data. NetBreeze has developed a customizable cloud-based platform equipped with an open API, allowing integration with existing business intelligence and enterprise resource planning systems. This technology supports organizations in making informed, real-time business decisions by leveraging knowledge derived from the Internet.
Udobu
Venture Round in 2013
Udobu is a revenue management platform tailored for the sports and entertainment sector, specializing in the analysis of fan and event data to enhance revenue opportunities. The platform provides sports clubs with real-time insights into ticket availability and sales performance, allowing them to compare current sales rates with historical data. This functionality enables clubs to take proactive measures, such as initiating ticket promotions for unsold seats, thereby maximizing attendance and minimizing empty spaces in stadiums. By accurately predicting fan behavior, Udobu assists sports organizations, media outlets, and brands in better targeting their marketing efforts and optimizing monetization strategies for each event.
MarketingPilot
Acquisition in 2012
MarketingPilot provides Integrated Marketing Management solutions to better understand their customers, manage and streamline marketing operations and create automated and measurable multi-channel marketing campaigns. This acquisition is a very exciting step forward for us, and will accelerate their ability to better meet the needs of CMO's (chief marketing officers) through rich business intelligence, and better enable marketers to successfully plan, execute, monitor, and optimize customer interactions across digital, social and traditional channels, and measure ROI
//Staq.io
Seed Round in 2012
Staq.io is a game management platform designed to simplify the monetization and optimization of free-to-play games across mobile, web, and console platforms. The company offers services that include managing virtual currencies and goods, player state, targeted promotions, and comprehensive analytics and data warehousing. Staq.io integrates seamlessly with major distribution platforms, allowing developers to implement its features with minimal coding effort. The platform is tailored to enhance revenue analytics for games, enabling developers to make informed decisions based on player behavior and engagement metrics. Staq.io emerged from the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure powered by TechStars in 2012, further solidifying its commitment to innovation in the gaming industry.
BagsUp
Seed Round in 2012
BagsUp is a company focused on enhancing the travel experience for business travelers through its innovative travel intelligence platform. By extracting and organizing data from spreadsheets, databases, and networks, BagsUp creates user-friendly products that provide valuable insights and context for travel planning. The platform facilitates seamless connections and communication, allowing users to easily identify suitable accommodations and dining options. Through its efforts, BagsUp aims to simplify the travel planning process, ensuring that business travelers can efficiently arrange their trips and make informed decisions about where to stay and eat.
Yammer
Acquisition in 2012
Yammer, established in 2008, is a business specializing in enterprise social networking. It facilitates real-time collaboration among employees across different departments, locations, and applications. Key features include creating groups for project collaboration, sharing and editing documents, and accessing the platform via web, desktop, and mobile devices. Yammer can also integrate with other systems like Microsoft SharePoint. With over 7 million users, including 85% of Fortune 500 companies, Yammer was acquired by Microsoft in 2012.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.