Upexi is a multi-faceted brand owner that focuses on direct-to-consumer and Amazon brands. The company pursues organic growth for its present brands while operating in sectors with high growth trends. The objective of Upexi is to keep gathering consumer information and develop a sizable client database across all markets we serve.
Niobium Microsystems
Seed Round in 2024
Niobium Microsystems specializes in designing custom integrated circuits and microelectronic systems tailored to meet complex power, performance, and security requirements of its clients. The company focuses on developing high-performance microelectronic components that facilitate secure data collection, processing, and distribution. Notably, Niobium has developed a complete System-on-Chip (SoC) design for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), offering semiconductor solutions that prioritize data security for its clients.
Ansel
Venture Round in 2024
Ansel Health is a company that develops a health insurance platform designed to improve employee benefits for employers through a straightforward supplemental health benefits plan. The platform provides insurance services that offer financial support in the form of cash payments to individuals diagnosed with various covered conditions, including those related to COVID-19. This support aims to help mitigate the financial challenges associated with serious health issues, facilitating a smoother recovery process for affected individuals.
Swipelux
Seed Round in 2024
Swipelux is a prominent provider of fiat-to-crypto payment infrastructure specifically designed for Web3 businesses. Its API-driven platform facilitates seamless fiat processing alongside crypto settlements, enabling companies to accept card and bank payments while receiving instant payouts in digital assets such as USDT. With support for over 100 fiat currencies and various integration methods—including SDK, Redirect, and Host2Host—Swipelux enhances payment capabilities for digital businesses. The platform features instant settlements, eliminates rolling reserves, and maintains high acceptance rates, thereby addressing traditional payment bottlenecks. Additionally, Swipelux incorporates advanced fraud protection, 3D Secure, and modular KYC features to ensure compliance and security. By offering a comprehensive and customizable payment solution, Swipelux effectively connects the fiat and crypto worlds, allowing businesses to scale their operations with speed and flexibility.
Nonco is a digital asset brokerage firm aimed at professional and financial investors. The company provides a robust platform that facilitates institutional digital asset brokerage services, including electronic spot trading and dedicated trading chat for obtaining quotes. By offering a wide range of market options and investment opportunities, Nonco enables organizations to engage in transactions with speed, security, and transparency.
Lyre's Spirit
Venture Round in 2023
Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not just any alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen.
Ledger is a prominent company specializing in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications, established in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France. The company has become a leader in the market with over one million hardware security devices sold across more than 165 countries. Its flagship products, including the Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X, are designed for secure management of cryptocurrencies, featuring built-in displays and connectivity options for ease of use. For enterprises, Ledger offers Ledger Vault, a fully managed SaaS solution that safeguards substantial amounts of multiple cryptocurrencies while addressing physical and IT security threats. Additionally, Ledger is actively engaged in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sector, utilizing its secure hardware technology to connect sensors and machines to blockchain-based assets. The company also operates a production facility in Vierzon, France, and maintains offices in San Francisco.
Chain Reaction
Series C in 2023
Chain Reaction is a company focused on advancing blockchain and privacy technologies. Their EL3CTRUM product line features high-performance, energy-efficient hashing ASICs designed for enterprise data centers, optimizing compute performance and enabling rapid adoption of blockchain solutions. Additionally, Chain Reaction's 3PU™ technology accelerates real-time operations of Privacy Enhancing Technologies on encrypted data, making the cloud a trusted environment for industries such as finance, healthcare, defense, and energy. The company's purpose-built solutions aim to provide secure, scalable, and environmentally friendly computing, helping to protect people, privacy, and the planet.
BlockApps
Series B in 2022
BlockApps, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that specializes in developing a blockchain platform for building and deploying Ethereum applications. Its primary offering, BlockApps STRATO, is an Ethereum-compliant platform designed for the development, deployment, and management of enterprise blockchain applications. Additionally, BlockApps provides a STRATO consortium blockchain network, which serves as an enterprise-grade solution for creating hybrid private, consortium, and public blockchains. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including software startups, IT and professional services firms, industry-owned businesses, and Fortune 500 corporations. BlockApps has established a strategic partnership with Optimum and is recognized for its work with major enterprises and governments, further enhancing its reputation in the blockchain space. Founded in 2015, BlockApps is committed to facilitating digital ownership through innovative blockchain solutions.
Lyre's Spirit
Series A in 2021
Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not just any alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen.
Humacyte, Inc. is a medical research and development company based in Morrisville, North Carolina, focusing on the creation and commercialization of human tissue-based products for regenerative medicine and vascular surgery. Established in 2004, the company specializes in developing acellular extracellular matrices derived from banked vascular smooth muscle cells, which are decellularized to prevent rejection. These engineered tissues are designed for use as vascular grafts, providing solutions for patients requiring vascular repair or replacement. Humacyte aims to deliver universally implantable bioengineered human tissues and organs, addressing various diseases, injuries, and chronic conditions while advancing the field of medicine.
Lyre's Spirit
Seed Round in 2021
Many years in the making, Lyre’s exquisite range of lovingly crafted alcohol-free, classic spirits was borne from a quest to make the impossible possible. To provide an alternative to those who don’t wish to imbibe alcohol, but still wish to enjoy the mirth, merriment and social intercourse of an evening soiree or shindig. But this is not just any alternative. Every Lyre’s spirit looks, tastes and sashays around the palate just like the original. And yet, the absence of giggle juice enables revellers to remain clear-headed, of good cheer and in fine fettle to pursue whatever tickles their fancy the following day. Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits the world has ever seen.
Percent Technologies
Series A in 2021
Percent Technologies is a fintech company that has developed a modern credit marketplace aimed at transforming the private credit industry. Founded in 2018, Percent provides innovative technology that enhances the efficiency and speed of private credit transactions while significantly reducing costs. Its core infrastructure enables the sourcing, structuring, syndication, surveillance, and servicing of private credit deals, effectively bringing public market efficiencies to a traditionally analog market. The company has facilitated over $1.2 billion in transaction volume, establishing itself as a key player in the multi-trillion-dollar private credit sector. Percent's platform serves as a vital resource for investors, borrowers, and underwriters, aiming to streamline access to private credit investments.
Evertas
Seed Round in 2020
Evertas is a crypto insurance company that specializes in providing regulated insurance and risk mitigation solutions for crypto assets. The company targets institutional holders, including exchanges, custodians, traditional financial institutions, funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Evertas offers a comprehensive underwriting framework along with a tailored policy form and claims handling services. Additionally, the company provides compliance and audit services, risk assessments, incident management, and asset recovery to help businesses secure their crypto assets and minimize transaction risks.
2ULaundry
Series A in 2019
2ULaundry, Inc. is a garment care service provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 2015. The company specializes in a range of laundry services, including wash and fold, dry cleaning, laundering and pressing, hang drying, repairs, leather cleaning, shoe shining, shoe repair, and alterations. 2ULaundry offers a convenient door-to-door pickup and delivery service, allowing customers to save time and focus on their priorities. With the laundry and dry cleaning industry valued at $23 billion, 2ULaundry caters to a growing demand for outsourced laundry services, which many consumers now view as essential rather than a luxury. The company's operational efficiency is enhanced through established delivery routes and partnerships with underutilized laundromats, resulting in an improved customer experience.
Digital Assets Data
Seed Round in 2019
Digital Assets Data Inc. is a financial technology and data company focused on providing enterprise-grade software and data feeds tailored for the cryptocurrency market. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes crypto hedge funds, family offices, research firms, banks, and sovereign entities. Its offerings encompass a comprehensive suite of data and information technology solutions related to various crypto assets, such as currencies, platforms, applications, side chains, security tokens, and initial coin offerings (ICOs). By delivering subscription-based services, Digital Assets Data enables its clients to effectively track and manage investments, conduct thorough due diligence, and make informed trading decisions.
Ikigai Asset Management
Corporate Round in 2019
Ikigai Asset Management is a hedge fund that specializes in long/short multi-strategy investments, focusing primarily on cryptocurrency assets. The firm aims to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns by engaging in venture stage pre-initial coin offering (ICO) investments, as well as employing both systematic and fundamental strategies within the liquid hedge fund space. Based in Los Angeles, California, Ikigai also manages a venture capital fund, further diversifying its investment approach and opportunities within the rapidly evolving landscape of digital assets.
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing innovative consumer financial solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to offer a range of financial products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, and home buy-lease back offerings. Figure aims to address consumer needs related to home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning, allowing customers to access capital in as few as five days. Additionally, the company features Provenance, its blockchain platform designed for business applications, further enhancing its service offerings in the financial sector.
RealBlocks
Seed Round in 2019
RealBlocks is a financial technology platform designed to facilitate the online distribution of alternative investment funds by investment managers. By connecting these managers with financial advisors and institutions, RealBlocks enhances the capital-raising process across global markets. The platform offers essential tools, including built-in secondary trading, a customizable white-label onboarding experience, and an API dashboard for comprehensive management. It aims to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall investor experience, particularly within the realms of real estate and other alternative investments. By integrating various service providers, RealBlocks enables seamless transitions to tokenized product structures, promoting enhanced liquidity and fractionalization for its users.
BlockFi
Convertible Note in 2018
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services firm that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, BlockFi offers various services, including interest-bearing accounts for Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar, as well as USD loans secured by clients' crypto assets. The company allows clients to trade cryptocurrency pairs and provides tailored lending solutions for both individual and institutional clients. By facilitating liquidity for blockchain asset holders, BlockFi aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in digital financial markets. The organization employs a robust infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, positioning itself to adapt and expand its product offerings in response to the evolving needs of its users.
CityBlock Capital
Seed Round in 2018
CityBlock Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, specializing in direct investments in early-stage and late-stage companies focused on capital markets infrastructure utilizing blockchain technology. Founded in 2018, the firm prioritizes investments in companies that enhance the efficiency of financial systems through innovative solutions such as instant trade settlement, intermediary elimination, and fraud reduction. CityBlock Capital concentrates on sectors including clearing houses, exchanges, depositories, market aggregation tools, securities services, data analytics, smart contract auditing, and issuance platforms. The firm aims to allocate 90 percent of its capital to early-stage ventures, reserving the remainder for late-stage investments. It does not engage in cryptocurrency or utility token investments, emphasizing its commitment to traditional capital markets innovation.
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing innovative consumer financial solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to offer a range of financial products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, and home buy-lease back offerings. Figure aims to address consumer needs related to home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning, allowing customers to access capital in as few as five days. Additionally, the company features Provenance, its blockchain platform designed for business applications, further enhancing its service offerings in the financial sector.
Illumitex
Series C in 2015
Illumitex Inc. is a manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in precision LEDs and LED lighting fixtures. Founded in 2005, the company offers a diverse range of lighting products tailored for horticultural, industrial, and architectural applications. Its horticultural lighting solutions include grow lights designed for large growers, vertical farms, greenhouses, and indoor gardening setups. Illumitex's innovative approach enhances traditional LED design, providing uniform and highly-precise light emissions. The company's products are utilized in various settings, including warehouses, commercial landscapes, and food processing facilities, and are distributed through stocking retailers across the United States. By integrating advanced optics technology, Illumitex aims to improve the brightness and efficiency of its lighting solutions for a variety of operational needs.
TabbedOut
Series C in 2015
TabbedOut puts you in control of your tab at bars and restaurants. Say goodbye to end-of-night bar lines, and flagging down your server when you’re ready to settle the bill. Never leave your card at the bar again! TabbedOut is easier and more secure than handing over your credit card to a stranger. Open a tab, view the running total, and pay for it instantly (and securely) all from your phone. You can even split your tab among friends, post to Facebook or Twitter to let your friends know where you’re dining, send a positive or negative review of your experience, and get offers sent from your favorite venue straight to your phone. TabbedOut takes the hassle out of dining out for good. We are adding new locations every day, so check in often on the locations screen. Don’t see your favorite bar or restaurant on the list? Let us know! Tweet at or Facebook us at @tabbedout. For merchants: TabbedOut is the premier marketing and analytics platform built exclusively for the hospitality industry and powered by mobile payments. We allow our merchants real time insight into their customers through our proprietary software system that tracks spending habits, product preferences, customer feedback and loyalty rewards. Best of all, TabbedOut allows you, the merchant, to accept mobile payments integrated into your POS system. Finally, POS systems and mobile payments meet customer marketing and rewards in real time. That’s the power of TabbedOut! Free to download and no hidden fees.
Illumitex
Debt Financing in 2014
Illumitex Inc. is a manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in precision LEDs and LED lighting fixtures. Founded in 2005, the company offers a diverse range of lighting products tailored for horticultural, industrial, and architectural applications. Its horticultural lighting solutions include grow lights designed for large growers, vertical farms, greenhouses, and indoor gardening setups. Illumitex's innovative approach enhances traditional LED design, providing uniform and highly-precise light emissions. The company's products are utilized in various settings, including warehouses, commercial landscapes, and food processing facilities, and are distributed through stocking retailers across the United States. By integrating advanced optics technology, Illumitex aims to improve the brightness and efficiency of its lighting solutions for a variety of operational needs.
Beyond Meat
Series D in 2014
Beyond Meat, Inc. is a food company that specializes in manufacturing, marketing, and selling plant-based meat products both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, the company offers a diverse range of products, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, and chicken, designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional animal-based meats while providing nutritional and environmental benefits. Beyond Meat aims to address pressing global challenges such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare by utilizing innovative, non-GMO ingredients. Its products are distributed through various channels, including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, and foodservice outlets, allowing consumers to enjoy plant-based options without compromising on flavor or quality.
Sage Intacct
Series G in 2014
Sage Intacct, Inc. is a cloud accounting software company that specializes in delivering comprehensive financial management solutions for a variety of sectors including accounting, healthcare, hospitality, and nonprofits. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides a robust suite of applications that encompass general ledger accounting, accounts payable, order management, cash management, financial reporting, and more. Sage Intacct also offers advanced functionalities such as project accounting, multi-entity consolidations, contract revenue management, and vendor payment services. The company focuses on customer success and innovation, serving clients from startups to public enterprises across North America. Sage Intacct is recognized for its exceptional customer satisfaction and has been appointed a preferred provider by the AICPA. With a commitment to cloud-based solutions, the company also offers extensive professional training and support services to enhance user experience.
TabbedOut
Series B in 2013
TabbedOut puts you in control of your tab at bars and restaurants. Say goodbye to end-of-night bar lines, and flagging down your server when you’re ready to settle the bill. Never leave your card at the bar again! TabbedOut is easier and more secure than handing over your credit card to a stranger. Open a tab, view the running total, and pay for it instantly (and securely) all from your phone. You can even split your tab among friends, post to Facebook or Twitter to let your friends know where you’re dining, send a positive or negative review of your experience, and get offers sent from your favorite venue straight to your phone. TabbedOut takes the hassle out of dining out for good. We are adding new locations every day, so check in often on the locations screen. Don’t see your favorite bar or restaurant on the list? Let us know! Tweet at or Facebook us at @tabbedout. For merchants: TabbedOut is the premier marketing and analytics platform built exclusively for the hospitality industry and powered by mobile payments. We allow our merchants real time insight into their customers through our proprietary software system that tracks spending habits, product preferences, customer feedback and loyalty rewards. Best of all, TabbedOut allows you, the merchant, to accept mobile payments integrated into your POS system. Finally, POS systems and mobile payments meet customer marketing and rewards in real time. That’s the power of TabbedOut! Free to download and no hidden fees.
Illumitex
Venture Round in 2012
Illumitex Inc. is a manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in precision LEDs and LED lighting fixtures. Founded in 2005, the company offers a diverse range of lighting products tailored for horticultural, industrial, and architectural applications. Its horticultural lighting solutions include grow lights designed for large growers, vertical farms, greenhouses, and indoor gardening setups. Illumitex's innovative approach enhances traditional LED design, providing uniform and highly-precise light emissions. The company's products are utilized in various settings, including warehouses, commercial landscapes, and food processing facilities, and are distributed through stocking retailers across the United States. By integrating advanced optics technology, Illumitex aims to improve the brightness and efficiency of its lighting solutions for a variety of operational needs.
Semprius, Inc. is a company based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules. Founded in 2005, Semprius focuses on creating low-cost, high-performance solar solutions that are particularly effective in sunny and dry climates. The company's innovative micro-transfer printing technology allows for the production of highly efficient and reliable CPV modules, which are suitable for utility, commercial, industrial, and government applications. Additionally, Semprius licenses its micro-transfer printing technology for various non-solar applications, enabling the development of lightweight and thin products such as flat-panel displays, flexible electronics, and large-area sensors. This technology facilitates the integration of high-performance semiconductors across diverse platforms, enhancing the usability and accessibility of solar energy.
BridgeWave Communications
Venture Round in 2012
BridgeWave Communications, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of microwave and millimeter wave backhaul and fronthaul systems. The company serves a diverse clientele, including operators, carriers, service providers, governments, and private enterprises. Its product lineup features advanced solutions such as the NAVIGATOR, a multi-gigabit all-outdoor licensed microwave radio system, and various Flex4G systems that deliver high data throughput and performance. These systems are utilized as alternatives to fiber in applications like mobile backhaul, broadband connectivity, disaster recovery, and video surveillance. BridgeWave markets its products through a global network of authorized resellers, distributors, and system integrators. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Diego, California, BridgeWave Communications operates as a subsidiary of REMEC Broadband Wireless Networks, LLC.
Capa is an interoperability protocol that connects fiat and blockchains in LATAM.