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Jones, Thomas

Venture Partner

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Managing Partner

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Partner

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Finli

Seed Round in 2022
Finli is the payment management system for service businesses. We help them get paid timely, easily and affordably. We are ideal for small business owners, freelancers, independent workers, professional coaches/trainers, home services providers and more.

Caribou

Series C in 2022
Caribou develops a payment platform that puts drivers in control of their auto finances. It partners with trusted lenders to execute its mission to save customers an average of over $115/month on their car payments.

Karlsgate

Seed Round in 2022
Karlsgate develops a data collaboration software to maintain custody of data without revealing the identities of data subjects. Its platform matches data anonymously on the fly using patent-pending crypto identity technology and deterministic cascading match algorithms helping brands, agencies, and data providers to share consumer insights with strong identity protection. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Budd Lake, New Jersey.

Eyrus

Series A in 2022
Eyrus, a workforce visibility platform for construction, automates the collection of workforce data, and allows project teams to accurately enhance attendance, timekeeping, safety, and security data in real time. Simply implement Eyrus at the time of workforce registration, capturing OSHA, health and safety, and equipment training information through an easy to set-up worker profile. Then, through the use of IoT and mobile devices, understand the interaction of the workforce throughout the worksite during the course of construction, or jobsite management, with access control, real-time alert systems for evacuation, and metrics for compliance reporting. All in an easy to use cloud-based platform. The data collected can then help with schedule forecast analytics, understanding delays before they occur, and creates jobsite intelligence enhancing decision making, and project planning.

Bamboo

Series A in 2022
Bamboo is a digital investment platform that provides real-time access to buy, hold, or sell stocks. The investment platform is accessible on both computers and mobile phones.

ShiftMed

Venture Round in 2021
ShiftMed is a nursing jobs app that delivers an on-demand workforce marketplace for credentialed nursing professionals. It offers access to a local marketplace with over 350,000 credentialed W-2 healthcare workers and an automated workforce management platform that allows acute, post-acute, and in-home providers to manage their resources dynamically. Health systems can offer a modern, unified solution to their workforce by utilizing mobile and cloud-based software that provides workforce optimization. This increases retention creates part-time work opportunities and reduces reliance on travel agencies. ShiftMed also provides access to additional local staff, lowering operating costs by 30-40% when compared to alternative travel staffing options.

Republic

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Republic is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to invest in private companies starting from as little as $10. The platform connects startups seeking funding with a diverse range of investors, including venture capital firms, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Republic facilitates investment opportunities across various sectors, including gaming, real estate, and cryptocurrencies, enabling a broader audience to participate in the startup ecosystem.

HUNGRY

Series C in 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 05, 2020 – HUNGRY Marketplace Inc., the Washington D.C. based platform connecting top chefs with businesses looking for the best in catered meals, today announced the close of its nearly $20 million Series B funding round. The round was led by former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb and Evolution VC Partners. Additional participants in the round included actor Kevin Hart, Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, Los Angeles Ram Todd Gurley, Seattle Seahawk Bobby Wagner, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ndamukong Suh, former White House chef Sam Kass, President Obama’s special assistant Reggie Love and Leonard Green Partners’ Jonathan Sokoloff. The investment brings the company’s total funding to $32.5 million. ABOUT HUNGRY: HUNGRY was founded by serial entrepreneurs Eman Pahlavani, Shy Pahlevani and Jeff Grass, as a revolutionary way for independent chefs to connect with the $60 billion business and events catering market. HUNGRY is committed to improving the communities it serves. Through its ‘Fight Against Hunger’ program, HUNGRY donates one meal to those in need for every two purchased. Additionally, its ‘WeRecycle’ program promotes environmental waste reduction by offering biodegradable plates and cutlery with its delivered meals. HUNGRY is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and New York City. By the end of 2021, HUNGRY is projected to expand its footprint to a total of 23 U.S. cities. For more information, visit tryhungry.com.

Nickson

Series A in 2021
Nickson Living customs design and fully furnish an apartment with just one click. It empowers renters to transform their new apartments into fully furnished, customized homes that are ready before they move in. It aims to give all renters the opportunity to afford to live in the custom designed fully-furnished apartment of their dreams. Nickson Living was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Esusu

Series A in 2021
Esusu is a financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to help residents and improve property performance. Esusu was created on the premise that no matter where you come from, the color of your skin, and your financial identity should never determine where you end up in life. This allows renters to build and establish their credit scores while helping property owners mitigate against initiating evictions, powered by differentiated data and insights. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Caribou

Series B in 2021
Caribou develops a payment platform that puts drivers in control of their auto finances. It partners with trusted lenders to execute its mission to save customers an average of over $115/month on their car payments.

UrbanStems

Series C in 2021
UrbanStems provides on-demand modern floral and plant designs, as well as on-trend gift delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets with thoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery. UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Territory Foods

Series B in 2021
Territory Foods is a chef-prepared meal delivery service that creates nutritionist-approved menus tailored to support various dietary preferences and regional market tastes. Its fresh, healthy, ready-to-eat meals are designed by in-house culinary professionals and nutrition experts, prepared by a dedicated team of chefs, and powered by a proprietary algorithm that informs personalized menu variety at scale. Its boredom-proof rotating menus feature a wide variety of freshly-made artisan meals per week that are responsibly sourced, always free of refined sugars, and made without ingredients that contain gluten and dairy. Menus can be customized to meet dietary templates such as Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30, and Keto, taking the guesswork out of navigating and committing to healthy eating. Territory Foods launched in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Republic

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, Republic is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to invest in private companies starting from as little as $10. The platform connects startups seeking funding with a diverse range of investors, including venture capital firms, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Republic facilitates investment opportunities across various sectors, including gaming, real estate, and cryptocurrencies, enabling a broader audience to participate in the startup ecosystem.

Madison Reed

Venture Round in 2021
Madison Reed is a beauty company revolutionizing the way women color their hair. The company uses technology, a proprietary ammonia-free formula, and a team of licensed colorists to deliver salon-quality hair color to homes nationwide for under $25. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bitwise Industries

Series B in 2021
Bitwise Industries moves Fresno’s technology ecosystem forward by focusing on the key areas of education, execution, and place. Education is delivered via Geekwise Academy, an accelerated training program providing real-world technology skills to all ages. Bitwise Industries provides execution by way of its full-service, custom software development firm, Shift3 Technologies. Bitwise Industries also offers paid apprenticeships to students to help them learn tech skills, connect them to meaningful tech opportunities, and build vibrant buildings in underserved cities to house their work.

SteelSky Ventures

Venture Round in 2021
SteelSky Ventures is an early stage fund investing in the future of Women’s Health. The fund is focused on investing in high growth companies that significantly improve access, care and outcomes in women’s health.

Ketos

Series B in 2020
KETOS is a vertically integrated water intelligence platform with intelligent hardware, bi-directional connectivity infrastructure, interactive software, and hassle-free services, all for a predictable, flat service fee. The company provides hardware and software analytics solutions and real-time data for usage and flow across water systems and monitors water health parameters such as pH, dissolved solids, hardness, turbidity, and salinity.

StreetShares

Venture Round in 2020
StreetShares, Inc. is a peer-to-peer small business lending marketplace that connects small business owners with retail and institutional investors. Based in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a lending-as-a-service platform that enables community banks and credit unions to efficiently provide loans to small businesses. Its product offerings include term loans, business bonds, and both secured and unsecured small business loans. StreetShares facilitates an accessible and streamlined lending experience, allowing financial institutions to connect with borrowers through a digital platform featuring quick underwriting processes. Founded in 2013, the company has garnered recognition for its innovative solutions in small business financing.

StreetShares

Venture Round in 2020
StreetShares, Inc. is a peer-to-peer small business lending marketplace that connects small business owners with retail and institutional investors. Based in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a lending-as-a-service platform that enables community banks and credit unions to efficiently provide loans to small businesses. Its product offerings include term loans, business bonds, and both secured and unsecured small business loans. StreetShares facilitates an accessible and streamlined lending experience, allowing financial institutions to connect with borrowers through a digital platform featuring quick underwriting processes. Founded in 2013, the company has garnered recognition for its innovative solutions in small business financing.

RoundTrip

Venture Round in 2020
RoundTrip is disrupting the medical transportation industry by providing on-demand medical transportation for hospitals, healthcare organizations, transportation organizations, and health plans.They get the ins and outs of care coordination because they started as paramedics and EMTs before earning MBAs and executive positions at some of the largest healthcare and medical transportation companies in the world. RoundTrip schedules, dispatches, and monitors non-emergency transportation for organizations and their riders in ten states. A few of their major partners include Mount Sinai Health System, Cooper University Health System, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Crozer-Keystone Health System, and GRTC (the government paratransit program) of Richmond and Henrico Counties, VA. It offers easy-to-use online and mobile platforms that connect patients with non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).

Dorsata

Series A in 2020
Dorsata enables healthcare providers to make better decisions that are informed by data and best practices. The company provides teams of clinicians tools to build, share, and then use defined workflows, called care pathways, for efficient decision-making, documentation, and order entry. Leveraging these clinician-developed care pathways, Dorsata is committed to transforming healthcare from a cost-reduction and quality improvement standpoint. Dorsata was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

StreetShares

Venture Round in 2020
StreetShares, Inc. is a peer-to-peer small business lending marketplace that connects small business owners with retail and institutional investors. Based in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a lending-as-a-service platform that enables community banks and credit unions to efficiently provide loans to small businesses. Its product offerings include term loans, business bonds, and both secured and unsecured small business loans. StreetShares facilitates an accessible and streamlined lending experience, allowing financial institutions to connect with borrowers through a digital platform featuring quick underwriting processes. Founded in 2013, the company has garnered recognition for its innovative solutions in small business financing.

Caribou

Series A in 2020
Caribou develops a payment platform that puts drivers in control of their auto finances. It partners with trusted lenders to execute its mission to save customers an average of over $115/month on their car payments.

Campsited

Seed Round in 2019
Campsited.com champions holidaying in the open air, by making it easy for people to find and book campsites, vehicles and activities. Formed in 2015, Campsited.com now has over 2000 campsites, across 18 countries, on its website. In 2020, Campsited launched 50,000 tours and activities in Europe and beyond. In doing so, the company became the world’s first online campsite marketplace to offer consumers the capability to book tours and activities on its platform. In 2021, Campsited will add campervan and RV rental to its offerings.

Homecare.com

Venture Round in 2019
Homecare.com provides expert information, practical action steps, guides, resources, and personalized plans to help caregivers make sound decisions and successfully navigate the complex world of eldercare. It offers a whole new world for caregivers: one where they can do the very best for their parents, older family members, or friends who need care. Its platform helps the families and caregivers to connect with each other, enabling families and health care providers to interview, hire, and manage fully credentialed, insured, and bonded caregivers. Homecare.com was founded in 2014 and is based in Mclean, Virginia.

Blokable

Series A in 2019
Blokable creates prosperity and equity in communities by dis-intermediating the traditional development process and providing a vertically integrated solution to create housing at scale. Their solution is a new paradigm in development, enabled by a new building system and technology. They engaged throughout the housing creation process. Blokable designs, manufactures, and delivers fully-functional modular structures that can be configured, connected, and stacked. They offer a number of different floorplans and wall configurations that can be implemented for a variety of building types. The company's unique process and product significantly reduce the cost and time required to create and operate new multi-family housing.

UrbanStems

Series B in 2019
UrbanStems provides on-demand modern floral and plant designs, as well as on-trend gift delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets with thoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery. UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Bitwise Industries

Series A in 2019
Bitwise Industries moves Fresno’s technology ecosystem forward by focusing on the key areas of education, execution, and place. Education is delivered via Geekwise Academy, an accelerated training program providing real-world technology skills to all ages. Bitwise Industries provides execution by way of its full-service, custom software development firm, Shift3 Technologies. Bitwise Industries also offers paid apprenticeships to students to help them learn tech skills, connect them to meaningful tech opportunities, and build vibrant buildings in underserved cities to house their work.

RoundTrip

Series A in 2019
RoundTrip is disrupting the medical transportation industry by providing on-demand medical transportation for hospitals, healthcare organizations, transportation organizations, and health plans.They get the ins and outs of care coordination because they started as paramedics and EMTs before earning MBAs and executive positions at some of the largest healthcare and medical transportation companies in the world. RoundTrip schedules, dispatches, and monitors non-emergency transportation for organizations and their riders in ten states. A few of their major partners include Mount Sinai Health System, Cooper University Health System, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Crozer-Keystone Health System, and GRTC (the government paratransit program) of Richmond and Henrico Counties, VA. It offers easy-to-use online and mobile platforms that connect patients with non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).

Affectiva

Series B in 2019
Affectiva is on a mission to humanize technology. An MIT Media Lab spin-off, Affectiva created and defined the Emotion AI category. Built on deep learning, computer vision, speech science and massive amounts of real-world data (over 9 million face videos analyzed in 90 countries), Affectiva’s technology can detect nuanced human emotions, complex cognitive states, activities, interactions, and objects people use. In automotive, Affectiva’s in-cabin sensing AI is enabling leading car manufacturers, fleet managers and ridesharing companies to build next-generation mobility that adapts to complex human states for enhanced safety and personalized transportation experiences. Affectiva’s technology is also used by 25 percent of the Fortune Global 500 companies to test consumer engagement with ads, videos, and TV programming.

HUNGRY

Series A in 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 05, 2020 – HUNGRY Marketplace Inc., the Washington D.C. based platform connecting top chefs with businesses looking for the best in catered meals, today announced the close of its nearly $20 million Series B funding round. The round was led by former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb and Evolution VC Partners. Additional participants in the round included actor Kevin Hart, Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, Los Angeles Ram Todd Gurley, Seattle Seahawk Bobby Wagner, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ndamukong Suh, former White House chef Sam Kass, President Obama’s special assistant Reggie Love and Leonard Green Partners’ Jonathan Sokoloff. The investment brings the company’s total funding to $32.5 million. ABOUT HUNGRY: HUNGRY was founded by serial entrepreneurs Eman Pahlavani, Shy Pahlevani and Jeff Grass, as a revolutionary way for independent chefs to connect with the $60 billion business and events catering market. HUNGRY is committed to improving the communities it serves. Through its ‘Fight Against Hunger’ program, HUNGRY donates one meal to those in need for every two purchased. Additionally, its ‘WeRecycle’ program promotes environmental waste reduction by offering biodegradable plates and cutlery with its delivered meals. HUNGRY is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and New York City. By the end of 2021, HUNGRY is projected to expand its footprint to a total of 23 U.S. cities. For more information, visit tryhungry.com.

Caribou

Seed Round in 2019
Caribou develops a payment platform that puts drivers in control of their auto finances. It partners with trusted lenders to execute its mission to save customers an average of over $115/month on their car payments.

Microshare

Venture Round in 2019
Microshare provides turnkey Smart Facilities data solutions at scale that bring safety, wellness, cost savings, and sustainability to clients' vital assets. Our Sensing-as-a-Service model and global reseller network helped our clients get back to business quickly, safely, and cost-efficiently in 2020, all while shedding new light on the true performance and utility of their real estate holdings to prepare them for success in the post-pandemic future. Microshare is a proud member of the LoRa Alliance and a key provider of LoRaWAN solutions for Microsoft Azure.

MyWallSt

Venture Round in 2018
MyWallSt is a mobile-led company, here to guide and support people in their investing life. Their stock knowledge is backed by the expertise that produced a portfolio with an annual return in excess of 24.4 percent per annum for 11 years, and 44 percent for the last five years. Make your money work for you. Anyone can buy a stock, but MyWallSt are creating a community of successful investors. They are here to guide people towards building a successful long-term portfolio. Access their showroom of handpicked stocks. Their picks have been thoroughly reviewed by their analyst team. Since December 2016, their Stock of The Month selections are up 54 percent vs the S&P 500's return of 28 percent over the same period. Stats from December 22, 2016 to June 13, 2018. Cut through the market noise to the news that matters. Their analyst team spends hours every day selecting the news stories that matter most to long-term investors. They also provide more expert insights and opinions on becoming a successful investor.

PostProcess Technologies

Series A in 2018
PostProcess Technologies is a provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for additive manufacturing. The company's comprehensive system of proprietary software, patent-pending hardware, and additive-formulated chemistry works together to remove the bottleneck in the third step of additive manufacturing — post-printing.

tEQuitable

Seed Round in 2018
tEQuitable’s mission is to help companies create a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace — work culture that works for everyone. tEQuitable is an independent, confidential platform to address bias and discrimination in the workplace. They provide a resource to employees for issues ranging from subtle to severe and they provide data and insights to companies to identify and improve systemic workplace culture issues.
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