Motivate Venture Capital

Motivate Venture Capital, established in 2019 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. It primarily invests in B2B and B2C startups across various sectors, including financial services, information technology, manufacturing, and emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity. The firm targets companies based in the United States and Canada, with a typical investment range of $0.25 million to $1.5 million. Motivate Venture Capital supports founders with strong domain knowledge building high-growth potential companies in large and growing markets.

Jackson Bubala

Principal

Trey Calver

Associate

Lauren DeLuca

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Courtney Trunk

Senior Associate

68 past transactions

Telgea

Venture Round in 2025
Telgea is a telecommunications platform that specializes in managing global mobile plans for growth-oriented companies. Its services aim to simplify the complexities of mobile plan management across various countries. By providing a fully automated solution, Telgea enables businesses to activate and oversee local mobile plans seamlessly, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual processes. The platform equips companies with essential management tools, facilitating efficient communication and connectivity in an increasingly globalized market.

LiquidTrust

Seed Round in 2025
LiquidTrust offers global payment solutions tailored to the needs of SMBs.

Nmbr

Seed Round in 2024
Nmbr is a fintech company specializing in payroll management software. It offers customizable solutions to streamline payroll processes, ensuring compliance and efficiency for businesses. The company's platform simplifies complex financial products, enabling clients to navigate evolving payroll legislation with consistent API support.

FeedbackNow

Series A in 2024
FeedbackNow is a Swiss company based in Renens that specializes in the manufacture and marketing of feedback systems designed to enhance customer experience. The company produces physical buttons and accompanying monitoring software that enable businesses to capture and analyze feedback from customers, employees, and patients. This technology allows organizations to measure satisfaction levels and gain insights that can drive improvements in service delivery. As of July 2018, FeedbackNow operates as a subsidiary of Forrester Research, Inc.

NetNow

Pre Seed Round in 2024
NetNow is a company that specializes in providing a checkout platform for B2B payments, specifically designed to assist merchants in verifying and approving customers for credit accounts. Its innovative platform automates credit decisions and payment workflows, significantly reducing the financial risks associated with transactions. By streamlining these processes, NetNow enables small and midsize businesses to enhance their cash flow management, allowing them to operate more efficiently while minimizing potential payment risks.

Wilya

Seed Round in 2024
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. Leveraging extensive expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company has identified the need for innovative technologies that support manufacturers in managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's software platform aims to enhance the work culture within factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach challenges traditional rigid work schedules, enabling manufacturers to tap into diverse talent pools and effectively create and manage a more dynamic and engaged workforce. Through its solutions, Wilya seeks to address the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector while maximizing operational efficiency.

Ensemble AI

Seed Round in 2024
Ensemble AI is a technology company that focuses on enhancing machine learning capabilities through its innovative platform. The company has developed a unique algorithm called Dark Matter, which generates richer representations of data to improve the performance of machine learning models across various domains. Ensemble AI's platform enriches datasets based on specific tasks and streamlines data for training models, allowing data scientists and engineers to optimize model performance while also reducing computational costs. By providing tools that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of machine learning processes, Ensemble AI aims to support advancements in artificial intelligence applications.

iAsk Ai

Seed Round in 2024
iAsk is an AI search engine that delivers the fastest and most accurate responses in seconds, making it an attractive option for users looking for a more intuitive and user-friendly search experience. We are committed to continuous growth and development, striving to become an exciting contender in our field. At iAsk.Ai, the search engine has advanced from simple keyword-matching systems to an advanced AI that comprehends users' needs. It delivers relevant information to help users easily address simple or complex questions.

Aption

Seed Round in 2024
Aption provides equity pooling solutions for founders, executives and early employees to protect startup equity value.

Finofo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Finofo is a financial technology company that provides an integrated platform designed to assist organizations in managing their foreign exchange needs and exposure. The platform enables financial decision-makers to assess and comprehend currency risk, conduct stress tests on their businesses, and implement customized hedging strategies. By issuing real-time alerts, Finofo informs users of necessary adjustments to their hedging strategies based on unique risk objectives and current market conditions. Additionally, the platform automates international payables and receivables, streamlining treasury functions and cash flow management. This technology allows businesses to model cash flows efficiently, eliminating the need for extensive manual spreadsheet work, while making cross-border payments and foreign exchange risk management more transparent and accessible.

Fulcrum

Series A in 2023
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform specifically designed for small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. The platform aims to modernize and enhance decentralized manufacturing by leveraging advanced connectivity and automation. Fulcrum's long-term mission focuses on creating a connected manufacturing supply chain that minimizes time-consuming data entry while improving the overall speed and efficiency of production processes. By addressing the unique needs of each production shop, Fulcrum offers tailored solutions that foster greater operational effectiveness, making it easier for businesses to adapt and thrive in a competitive landscape.

Eko

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eko enables community banks and credit unions to offer a digital investing solution, directly on their existing banking platform via our white-label solution. 53% of Americans prefer to invest their money with their trusted bank or credit union, however currently only <1% does, while the rest goes to 3rd party apps like Betterment, Vanguard or Robinhood.

HELIXintel

Series A in 2023
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) platform designed for equipment operators. The platform facilitates inventory and task management by allowing businesses to track the condition of their equipment, request service and parts, and purchase aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By streamlining maintenance management, HELIXintel helps businesses reduce costs, conserve staff time and energy, and extend the lifespan of their equipment, ultimately improving operational efficiency and minimizing environmental impact.

jawnt

Seed Round in 2023
Jawnt is a transportation platform focused on enhancing urban mobility by providing unified access to various transit options. The company offers a fully automated system that facilitates bus, subway, and bike rides, ensuring that employees can enjoy safe and affordable travel within the city. By covering transit costs up to a specified limit, Jawnt aims to improve accessibility and streamline the commuting experience for users, thereby promoting efficient urban transportation solutions.

ReloShare

Seed Round in 2023
ReloShare is a pioneering hotel booking platform tailored specifically for government and social services organizations. It provides a unique alias-based system that allows care workers to efficiently book hotel accommodations for clients while ensuring privacy and confidentiality. The company's software features real-time inventory display, client booking, billing, and reservation automation, significantly streamlining the booking process. By transforming what was once a lengthy procedure into an instant, user-friendly experience, ReloShare enables social service agencies and their clients to secure safe and affordable stays quickly and efficiently, saving both time and resources.

Stargazr

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Stargazr is an innovative company specializing in AI-driven financial data forecasting software tailored for the industrial sector. By integrating advanced analytics and prescriptive analytics, Stargazr enables CFOs and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams to move beyond traditional, retrospective analysis, facilitating proactive and strategic decision-making. The platform enhances the financial forecasting process by connecting financial and operational data streams, allowing businesses to identify financial bottlenecks in real-time and gain insights into key value drivers within their operations. By transforming raw data into actionable recommendations, Stargazr empowers organizations to enhance profitability, efficiency, and strategic growth in an increasingly complex business environment.

MooveAI

Seed Round in 2023
MooveAI is an automotive company that provides innovative solutions in end-to-end, predictive road intelligence analytics. Their first approach involves continuously collecting trillions of data points about road networks, including data about connected vehicles, road attributes, such as friction and traffic. The data is then integrated into our proprietary location analytics platform, where it is verified and analyzed. Finally, actionable insights are provided in the form of road risk scores that describe the relative safety of millions of individual road segments.

Architect

Seed Round in 2023
Architect is a financial platform focused on enhancing trading access to global markets for digital assets. The company specializes in developing institutional-grade infrastructure that connects various trading venues, including both centralized and decentralized exchanges. By providing customizable solutions, Architect aims to streamline the trading process for users and facilitate participation in international markets for digital assets, futures, and options. Its innovative approach seeks to redefine how traders engage with the evolving landscape of digital finance.

Telegraph

Series A in 2022
Telegraph is a Chicago-based company founded in 2020 that focuses on transforming the freight rail industry through its innovative cloud-based operating system. This platform enhances collaboration among railroads, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, allowing for improved visibility and insights into rail operations. By leveraging advanced technology, Telegraph aims to streamline workflows and logistics, ultimately fostering a more sustainable supply chain in the freight ecosystem. Its modern approach seeks to facilitate commerce and improve efficiency in rail operations, marking a significant advancement for the industry.

Eko

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Eko enables community banks and credit unions to offer a digital investing solution, directly on their existing banking platform via our white-label solution. 53% of Americans prefer to invest their money with their trusted bank or credit union, however currently only <1% does, while the rest goes to 3rd party apps like Betterment, Vanguard or Robinhood.

iink Payments

Seed Round in 2022
iink Payments is a fintech company operating within the financial services sector, focused on enhancing the payment processes for restoration professionals dealing with insured property losses. It offers a digital payments network that facilitates the swift receipt of payments, allowing property owners and contractors to recover more quickly after disasters. The company's platform automates the verification and disbursement of insurance proceeds, enabling contractors to access property insurance payments efficiently. By streamlining property claim processes, iink Payments has been shown to expedite payments to insurance restoration professionals, allowing them to receive funds up to 60 times faster than conventional methods.

Notoros

Seed Round in 2022
Notoros is a company that specializes in zero trust software, offering Blockchain as a Service products along with a developer platform. Its innovative platform utilizes a unique distributed ledger protocol, enabling businesses to create compliant applications tailored for highly regulated industries, including finance, defense, and critical infrastructure. Notoros focuses on data security for decentralized applications and provides a universal data standard that facilitates interoperability among various applications across a global decentralized database. This approach aims to empower developers to build blockchain applications, promoting the mainstream adoption of distributed ledger technologies.

Fulcrum

Series A in 2022
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform specifically designed for small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. The platform aims to modernize and enhance decentralized manufacturing by leveraging advanced connectivity and automation. Fulcrum's long-term mission focuses on creating a connected manufacturing supply chain that minimizes time-consuming data entry while improving the overall speed and efficiency of production processes. By addressing the unique needs of each production shop, Fulcrum offers tailored solutions that foster greater operational effectiveness, making it easier for businesses to adapt and thrive in a competitive landscape.

Wilya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. Leveraging extensive expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company has identified the need for innovative technologies that support manufacturers in managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's software platform aims to enhance the work culture within factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach challenges traditional rigid work schedules, enabling manufacturers to tap into diverse talent pools and effectively create and manage a more dynamic and engaged workforce. Through its solutions, Wilya seeks to address the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector while maximizing operational efficiency.

Dyania Health

Seed Round in 2022
Dyania Health is a company focused on enhancing clinical research through its proprietary Synapsis AI platform. The platform automates manual chart review, a traditionally inefficient and time-consuming process in healthcare, allowing clinicians to provide optimal care when it is most needed. Dyania's technology is utilized by large healthcare systems to streamline enterprise-wide clinical trial pre-screening, conduct automated chart reviews for observational studies, and facilitate complex registry reporting. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform efficiently analyzes unstructured electronic medical record data to identify potential candidates for clinical drug trials, ultimately improving the productivity and efficiency of clinical research teams while ensuring more accurate and timely patient care.

SureBright

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SureBright is an insurance-as-a-service platform that facilitates the integration of insurance and warranty products for businesses. By providing a streamlined solution, it allows companies to effortlessly embed these offerings on their websites, enhancing their customer service and product range. The platform simplifies the merchant setup process and offers convenient management tools, enabling businesses to efficiently handle claims and insurance operations. Through its innovative approach, SureBright aims to transform the last mile of insurance distribution, making it accessible and manageable for various enterprises.

Quiltt

Seed Round in 2022
Quiltt is a company that provides a low-code embeddable fintech infrastructure platform. This platform allows financial innovators to access top account aggregation and transaction enrichment services through a single integration and contract, simplifying the process of working with financial data. By organizing and enriching financial data from various vendors and APIs, Quiltt helps users gain a comprehensive understanding of their financial needs, wants, and goals. This enables users to monitor expenses and manage money more effectively, eliminating the need for costly and redundant in-house development of non-core consumer fintech infrastructure.

PayAll Payment Systems

Post in 2022
PayAll is a payment systems provider that focuses on simplifying and enhancing the payment experience for businesses and consumers. Its platform features a range of tools, including digital wallets, flexible payment options, managed acceptance, and virtual card services. PayAll specializes in cross-border payments and international funds transfers, offering a comprehensive, white-label solution that incorporates compliance and risk-mitigation capabilities. This end-to-end platform is designed to address complex payment scenarios, enabling banks to offer competitive fintech-like products to their customers while managing payment attributes and data effectively throughout the client lifecycle. Through its innovative approach, PayAll aims to facilitate smoother transactions and improve the overall payment process.

CoreChain Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
CoreChain Technologies is a business-to-business payments network that leverages blockchain technology to enhance the efficiency of financial transactions between companies. Its digital payment platform facilitates the seamless exchange of transaction data and funds, automating processes that are often manual and prone to errors. By creating a secure environment for these transactions, CoreChain Technologies aims to reduce reconciliation challenges and unlock working capital that may otherwise be tied up. The company's focus is on providing a streamlined solution for B2B payments, enabling businesses to engage in safe and efficient financial exchanges.

Frontdesk

Series B in 2022
Frontdesk, Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in short-term rental housing for business and leisure travelers across the United States. The company operates a digital platform that manages the entire guest experience, from booking and cleaning to guest screening, using in-house technology and operations. Frontdesk offers accommodations in 35 U.S. markets, with over 1000 units across 150+ buildings, providing travelers with a home-away-from-home experience and real estate partners with a sustainable rental model.

iink Payments

Seed Round in 2022
iink Payments is a fintech company operating within the financial services sector, focused on enhancing the payment processes for restoration professionals dealing with insured property losses. It offers a digital payments network that facilitates the swift receipt of payments, allowing property owners and contractors to recover more quickly after disasters. The company's platform automates the verification and disbursement of insurance proceeds, enabling contractors to access property insurance payments efficiently. By streamlining property claim processes, iink Payments has been shown to expedite payments to insurance restoration professionals, allowing them to receive funds up to 60 times faster than conventional methods.

New Era ADR

Seed Round in 2022
New Era ADR is a company focused on transforming the dispute resolution landscape through a fully-digital platform that offers efficient and amicable solutions. By leveraging advanced technology, New Era ADR enables organizations and individuals to access experienced arbitrators and mediators, significantly reducing the time and costs associated with traditional litigation. The company addresses the substantial financial burden of litigation, which amounts to over $200 billion annually, by providing a streamlined process that maintains high-quality decision-making. By removing the complexities of the traditional legal system, New Era ADR allows businesses to concentrate on their core operations while achieving fair resolutions more effectively.

HELIXintel

Seed Round in 2022
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) platform designed for equipment operators. The platform facilitates inventory and task management by allowing businesses to track the condition of their equipment, request service and parts, and purchase aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By streamlining maintenance management, HELIXintel helps businesses reduce costs, conserve staff time and energy, and extend the lifespan of their equipment, ultimately improving operational efficiency and minimizing environmental impact.

Sweater

Seed Round in 2022
Sweater is a fintech company based in Boulder, Colorado, that offers a unique opportunity for everyday investors to participate in venture capital. Founded in 2019, Sweater aims to democratize access to this exclusive asset class, enabling individuals to invest in a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, agriculture, and more. The company provides a mobile-first platform that simplifies the investment process, allowing users to contribute to the growth of emerging startups. Sweater's mission is to empower both investors and founders, fostering a community where everyone can engage in the entrepreneurial journey and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that shape the future.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2021
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Hosta Labs

Series A in 2021
Hosta Labs Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in transforming pictures and videos of living spaces into a 3-D model-powered home management platform. Founded in 2018, the company aims to simplify the home renovation process by automating the analysis of interior structures. Hosta Labs provides valuable insights for property insurance carriers, offering an in-depth view of accurate replacement values and risks during the underwriting process, as well as assessing raw material quantities and mitigation measures in claims. This innovative approach enhances efficiency and accuracy in home management and insurance assessments.

Kangarootime

Series B in 2021
Kangarootime, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud-based childcare management solution aimed at connecting parents with childcare professionals. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Kangarootime offers a comprehensive platform that includes features such as revenue cycle management, mobile and laptop accessibility, enrollment processes, and automated check-in and check-out functionalities. Its services enhance communication and compliance for childcare centers by enabling features like messaging, picture sharing, and employee management. By streamlining operations and improving the connection between care centers and families, Kangarootime empowers childcare providers to scale their operations and adapt in a digital environment.

Hosta AI

Series A in 2021
Hosta AI is an innovative company that offers an AI-powered property assessment solution designed to streamline the evaluation of real estate through advanced spatial and material analytics. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Hosta's platform can transform images of interior spaces into comprehensive assessments, detailing conditions, measurements, materials, and technical drawings. This technology enables users, including insurers, lenders, and property maintenance managers, to swiftly obtain reliable information about properties using just a few photographs. Hosta AI aims to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of property assessments, making it a valuable tool for those involved in the protection, repair, and improvement of built environments.

Banyan

Funding Round in 2021
Banyan, Inc. is a digital marketing and patient engagement company based in Orem, Utah, founded in 2013. It offers a HIPAA-compliant media consent application designed to enhance the online presence of healthcare practices through social media, patient reviews, and accurate online listings. The company's primary products include a patient engagement app that allows authorized sharing of patient photos on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, as well as a review management tool that facilitates the collection and tracking of patient feedback. Banyan also provides personalized website development to strengthen the credibility of medical practices and a listing service that ensures accurate practice information across numerous online directories. Additionally, the company offers coaching to help clients build their brands, attract talent, and improve their online visibility, thereby enhancing patient acquisition and retention. As of May 2019, Banyan operates as a subsidiary of NUVI LLC.

Sweater

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sweater is a fintech company based in Boulder, Colorado, that offers a unique opportunity for everyday investors to participate in venture capital. Founded in 2019, Sweater aims to democratize access to this exclusive asset class, enabling individuals to invest in a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, agriculture, and more. The company provides a mobile-first platform that simplifies the investment process, allowing users to contribute to the growth of emerging startups. Sweater's mission is to empower both investors and founders, fostering a community where everyone can engage in the entrepreneurial journey and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that shape the future.

HELIXintel

Convertible Note in 2021
HELIXintel Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in Hamburg, New York, specializes in developing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) platform designed for equipment operators. The platform facilitates inventory and task management by allowing businesses to track the condition of their equipment, request service and parts, and purchase aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By streamlining maintenance management, HELIXintel helps businesses reduce costs, conserve staff time and energy, and extend the lifespan of their equipment, ultimately improving operational efficiency and minimizing environmental impact.

Zoya

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zoya creates software to help Muslims align their faith with their finances. Our mission is to bridge Islamic values and modern finance, empowering Muslims to take control of their financial futures. Our vision is for Zoya to be the most trusted, low-cost, and most culturally-relevant Muslim money app worldwide. We're best known for pioneering free shariah compliance screening data that enables Muslim investors worldwide to build and monitor a halal investment portfolio with confidence and clarity.

iink Payments

Seed Round in 2021
iink Payments is a fintech company operating within the financial services sector, focused on enhancing the payment processes for restoration professionals dealing with insured property losses. It offers a digital payments network that facilitates the swift receipt of payments, allowing property owners and contractors to recover more quickly after disasters. The company's platform automates the verification and disbursement of insurance proceeds, enabling contractors to access property insurance payments efficiently. By streamlining property claim processes, iink Payments has been shown to expedite payments to insurance restoration professionals, allowing them to receive funds up to 60 times faster than conventional methods.

Mesh

Convertible Note in 2021
Mesh is a technology company specializing in creating a secure and interconnected ecosystem for cryptocurrency transactions. It enables seamless deposits and payments across over 300 exchanges and wallets, serving as a modern connectivity layer for crypto. This allows various financial services platforms to integrate and interact with multiple currencies and assets. In addition to facilitating crypto transactions, Mesh also supports stock trading and the transfer of crypto between different platforms, thereby enhancing overall financial connectivity for its users. The company's platform authenticates access to banks, brokerages, centralized finance exchanges, or wallets, providing enterprise clients with capabilities such as digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation, and registered securities trading.

Quiltt

Seed Round in 2021
Quiltt is a company that provides a low-code embeddable fintech infrastructure platform. This platform allows financial innovators to access top account aggregation and transaction enrichment services through a single integration and contract, simplifying the process of working with financial data. By organizing and enriching financial data from various vendors and APIs, Quiltt helps users gain a comprehensive understanding of their financial needs, wants, and goals. This enables users to monitor expenses and manage money more effectively, eliminating the need for costly and redundant in-house development of non-core consumer fintech infrastructure.

Embed Financial Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.

Aucto

Seed Round in 2021
Aucto is an online marketplace specializing in surplus industrial assets, providing an enterprise platform that assists organizations in managing and recovering capital from these assets. The platform enables companies to identify surplus items, assess their value, and facilitate their redeployment or resale through both private and public marketplaces. Aucto connects sellers directly to buyers seeking quality industrial equipment, machinery, materials, and parts, and offers features such as online auctions and fixed-price liquidations. By streamlining the asset recovery process, Aucto helps businesses maximize the value of their surplus assets while promoting sustainability through repurposing and reselling.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2021
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Phood

Funding Round in 2021
Phood is a developer of a payment API platform that facilitates the use of college meal plan dollars for food orders through third-party delivery applications. By integrating with existing delivery services such as Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, and Postmates, Phood enables college students to utilize their student cards as a payment method, regardless of their location. This innovation not only enhances convenience for students but also promotes financial transparency in their dining options. Through its technology, Phood effectively bridges the gap between campus dining and public food services.

Sarna Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sarna Technologies, a subsidiary of Sarna Holdings, specializes in developing advanced trading technologies. It offers a sophisticated buying power and risk monitoring engine, designed to provide real-time pre-trade calculations for securities and complex derivatives. This platform, used by broker-dealers, professional traders, clearing firms, and exchanges, takes account details and position data to output crucial calculations for pre-trade monitoring and settlement, enabling users to leverage the latest technological advancements to meet evolving market demands.

AnthologyAI

Seed Round in 2021
AnthologyAI is the breakthrough Artificial Intelligence Consumer Insights & Predictions Platform with billions of real-time data sourced directly and ethically from consumers. Access previously unavailable levels of intelligence about retail spending, geolocation, media consumption, travel, ride sharing and more — in realtime, at scale.

Zoro Card

Seed Round in 2020
Zoro Card is a company that specializes in creating money management software designed to facilitate cashless transactions and enhance credit scores. Their platform allows users to pay off debts and loans efficiently, with the added benefit of improving their credit standing over time. This enables users to qualify for low-interest loans more easily. The software includes a debit card feature specifically for managing regular bills, fees, or debt payments, ensuring that users can maintain financial stability while building their credit history.

Enklu

Convertible Note in 2020
Enklu, Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality (AR) technology, focused on transforming museums and galleries into interactive experiences akin to video games. It offers Enklu Cloud, a platform that enables users to create and edit mixed reality content in real-time, which can be accessed through the web or AR headsets like Microsoft HoloLens. Enklu serves as a three-sided marketplace that connects players, creators, and operators of location-based entertainment experiences. Originally founded as CreatAR Corp. in 2016, the company rebranded to Enklu, Inc. in February 2019 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2020
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Fulcrum

Seed Round in 2020
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform specifically designed for small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. The platform aims to modernize and enhance decentralized manufacturing by leveraging advanced connectivity and automation. Fulcrum's long-term mission focuses on creating a connected manufacturing supply chain that minimizes time-consuming data entry while improving the overall speed and efficiency of production processes. By addressing the unique needs of each production shop, Fulcrum offers tailored solutions that foster greater operational effectiveness, making it easier for businesses to adapt and thrive in a competitive landscape.

Hosta Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hosta Labs Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in transforming pictures and videos of living spaces into a 3-D model-powered home management platform. Founded in 2018, the company aims to simplify the home renovation process by automating the analysis of interior structures. Hosta Labs provides valuable insights for property insurance carriers, offering an in-depth view of accurate replacement values and risks during the underwriting process, as well as assessing raw material quantities and mitigation measures in claims. This innovative approach enhances efficiency and accuracy in home management and insurance assessments.

New Era ADR

Pre Seed Round in 2020
New Era ADR is a company focused on transforming the dispute resolution landscape through a fully-digital platform that offers efficient and amicable solutions. By leveraging advanced technology, New Era ADR enables organizations and individuals to access experienced arbitrators and mediators, significantly reducing the time and costs associated with traditional litigation. The company addresses the substantial financial burden of litigation, which amounts to over $200 billion annually, by providing a streamlined process that maintains high-quality decision-making. By removing the complexities of the traditional legal system, New Era ADR allows businesses to concentrate on their core operations while achieving fair resolutions more effectively.

JoeZoo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
JoeZoo, Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, is an innovative company focused on transforming the assessment of classwork in education. Its next-generation application leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the evaluation process, providing real-time interventions that enhance student improvement and skill-building. The app includes features such as writing checkers, text and voice commenting, and grading tools, aimed at reducing teacher workload by up to 80%. Since its launch in 2016, JoeZoo has gained significant traction, with over 12,000 K-12 schools utilizing its platform across 93 countries, and it continues to expand by welcoming 3 to 4 new schools daily. JoeZoo addresses the pressing need for effective methods to develop 21st Century Learning Skills within educational settings.

Frontdesk

Series A in 2020
Frontdesk, Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in short-term rental housing for business and leisure travelers across the United States. The company operates a digital platform that manages the entire guest experience, from booking and cleaning to guest screening, using in-house technology and operations. Frontdesk offers accommodations in 35 U.S. markets, with over 1000 units across 150+ buildings, providing travelers with a home-away-from-home experience and real estate partners with a sustainable rental model.

Attain

Seed Round in 2020
Attain, founded by a team of data and ad tech veterans, provides access to millions of consumers' consented purchase data marketers can use to precisely target audiences, gather insights and measure performance.

Quantivize Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Quantivize Health Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in a health engagement platform aimed at encouraging physical activity among users. The platform allows employers to enroll their teams, establish monthly fitness goals, and connect tracking devices to monitor progress. Users can earn rewards for meeting their exercise objectives, which promotes a culture of healthy living within organizations through incentives and prizes. By integrating wellness into the workplace, Quantivize Health facilitates a supportive environment for employees to improve their health and fitness.

Paperchain

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Paperchain is a financial technology company that provides an innovative payment solution tailored for online creators. Its platform allows creators to receive instant payments linked to their streaming channels, ensuring they are compensated daily as their content is consumed. By connecting their accounts to a Paperchain card, creators can easily access and manage their digital revenue without relying on traditional financing methods like loans or credit cards. The company utilizes a web3 infrastructure to enhance interoperability between content and digital assets, thereby empowering creators in the evolving digital economy. Currently, Paperchain's services are available to creators in the United States, facilitating seamless payment collection and remittance.

Endpoint Security

Seed Round in 2019
Endpoint Security specializes in secure wireless communications tailored for various applications, including SCADA systems and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has developed a wireless intrusion detection system that utilizes a device's natural radio frequency signal as a unique identifier, effectively authenticating devices and preventing unauthorized communications over shared access points. This technology allows for the continuous monitoring of wireless operations, ensuring secure communications across industrial, commercial, and residential environments. The company's solutions are designed to be compatible with existing wireless standards without requiring modifications to legacy devices, making the implementation seamless. Additionally, Endpoint licenses its intellectual property for the creation of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and seeks commercial partnerships to further expand the use of its secure communication technology in routers and similar devices.

Smarty

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Smarty is a U.S.-based company that specializes in developing an online schedule automation tool. This application is designed to streamline various business tasks, including scheduling meetings, facilitating introductions, and arranging flights for out-of-town meetings. By automating these processes, Smarty aims to enhance efficiency and productivity for its users.

ProHabits

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ProHabits, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in designing and developing application software focused on workplace leadership development. The company's program guides continuous, sustainable leadership growth through a simple daily email system. Employees receive a morning email encouraging them to adopt one small habit and an evening follow-up to confirm completion and view their progress alongside team members. This approach aims to translate knowledge into actionable habits, fostering improved performance and enhanced teamwork within organizations.

Hallow

Seed Round in 2019
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that hopes to help folks grow closer to God. It helps in finding peace, deepen the relationship with God, and sleeping soundly every night. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Zoro Card

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zoro Card is a company that specializes in creating money management software designed to facilitate cashless transactions and enhance credit scores. Their platform allows users to pay off debts and loans efficiently, with the added benefit of improving their credit standing over time. This enables users to qualify for low-interest loans more easily. The software includes a debit card feature specifically for managing regular bills, fees, or debt payments, ensuring that users can maintain financial stability while building their credit history.

Banyan

Venture Round in 2018
Banyan, Inc. is a digital marketing and patient engagement company based in Orem, Utah, founded in 2013. It offers a HIPAA-compliant media consent application designed to enhance the online presence of healthcare practices through social media, patient reviews, and accurate online listings. The company's primary products include a patient engagement app that allows authorized sharing of patient photos on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, as well as a review management tool that facilitates the collection and tracking of patient feedback. Banyan also provides personalized website development to strengthen the credibility of medical practices and a listing service that ensures accurate practice information across numerous online directories. Additionally, the company offers coaching to help clients build their brands, attract talent, and improve their online visibility, thereby enhancing patient acquisition and retention. As of May 2019, Banyan operates as a subsidiary of NUVI LLC.
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.