Neu Venture Capital

Neu Venture Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 that focuses on investing in seed, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm specializes in sectors such as real-time persistent connectivity, data visualization, and machine learning, targeting innovative technologies that leverage these areas. With a commitment to supporting the growth of emerging businesses, Neu Venture Capital seeks opportunities that demonstrate potential for significant impact and scalability in their respective markets.

Jerry Neumann

Investor

60 past transactions

Zipdrug

Venture Round in 2019
Zipdrug, Inc. is a technology company that has developed an application aimed at simplifying the process of ordering prescribed medications. Founded in 2015 and based in New York City, the company provides a platform that connects patients with a curated network of pharmacies, allowing for the delivery of prescriptions directly to their homes. This service is particularly beneficial for Medicare and Medicaid members, as it facilitates access to low-cost pharmacies and promotes medication adherence through personalized care. By eliminating the waiting time typically associated with traditional pharmacy visits, Zipdrug enhances the overall patient experience in managing their prescriptions. As of July 2020, Zipdrug operates as a subsidiary of IngenioRx, Inc.

Edmit

Seed Round in 2018
Edmit operates an educational technology (ed-tech) platform that aims to enhance transparency in higher education costs and values. The company's platform offers personalized data on scholarships, financial aid, employment outcomes, and student debt, empowering college-bound students and their families to comprehend the holistic costs and affordability of various institutions, thereby facilitating well-informed decision-making.

Nemedio

Venture Round in 2018
Nemedio, Inc. is a medical device development company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2017. It focuses on providing software tools and solutions that streamline the process of bringing medical technologies to market. Nemedio develops quality management software that supports various engineering processes, including document control, design control, risk management, and project management. The company also offers a software development kit that creates a compliant framework for medical device development. Its portfolio includes solutions for a range of medical devices, such as combination products, robotic devices, and Software-as-a-Medical Device. Additionally, Nemedio provides services in regulatory strategy, clinical testing, usability, training curriculum development, and post-market surveillance, all aimed at expediting the development timelines and reducing risks associated with medical device manufacturing.

Acre Gold

Seed Round in 2018
Acre is a new precious metal brand that aims to make precious metals more accessible and engaging for consumers. Acre provides a gold subscription service that allows customers to buy gold for a small monthly fee and have it delivered discreetly and directly to their doorstep after some accumulation. Acre's gold is designed in California and minted in Switzerland, and it is of the highest quality, containing 99.9% pure gold.

Shortcut

Series A in 2017
Shortcut, formerly known as Clubhouse Software, Inc., is a project management platform designed to enhance collaboration among software development teams. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, Shortcut offers tools that help engineers plan, build, and deploy software products efficiently. The platform provides features such as task management, progress tracking, and workspace organization, allowing teams to coordinate effectively and maintain visibility across multiple projects. Additionally, Shortcut includes a knowledge base tool that facilitates documentation and collaboration among team members. By balancing simplicity and structure, Shortcut aims to create a user-friendly environment that enables software teams to focus on delivering quality products while minimizing stress.

Edmit

Seed Round in 2017
Edmit operates an educational technology (ed-tech) platform that aims to enhance transparency in higher education costs and values. The company's platform offers personalized data on scholarships, financial aid, employment outcomes, and student debt, empowering college-bound students and their families to comprehend the holistic costs and affordability of various institutions, thereby facilitating well-informed decision-making.

Shuttle Finance

Angel Round in 2017
Shuttle Finance is a technology-driven financial services provider that specializes in employee benefits savings plans. Founded in 2017, the company offers an innovative mobile application designed to simplify and enhance retirement planning for employees of small to mid-sized businesses. Shuttle Finance aims to make saving for retirement more accessible and engaging by providing users with personalized investment options, educational resources, and interactive features such as gamification elements. The company generates revenue through administrative fees charged to employers who offer the savings plans to their employees.

Bonsai

Series A in 2016
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.

Shortcut

Seed Round in 2016
Shortcut, formerly known as Clubhouse Software, Inc., is a project management platform designed to enhance collaboration among software development teams. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, Shortcut offers tools that help engineers plan, build, and deploy software products efficiently. The platform provides features such as task management, progress tracking, and workspace organization, allowing teams to coordinate effectively and maintain visibility across multiple projects. Additionally, Shortcut includes a knowledge base tool that facilitates documentation and collaboration among team members. By balancing simplicity and structure, Shortcut aims to create a user-friendly environment that enables software teams to focus on delivering quality products while minimizing stress.

Tuition.io

Series A in 2015
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Zipdrug

Seed Round in 2015
Zipdrug, Inc. is a technology company that has developed an application aimed at simplifying the process of ordering prescribed medications. Founded in 2015 and based in New York City, the company provides a platform that connects patients with a curated network of pharmacies, allowing for the delivery of prescriptions directly to their homes. This service is particularly beneficial for Medicare and Medicaid members, as it facilitates access to low-cost pharmacies and promotes medication adherence through personalized care. By eliminating the waiting time typically associated with traditional pharmacy visits, Zipdrug enhances the overall patient experience in managing their prescriptions. As of July 2020, Zipdrug operates as a subsidiary of IngenioRx, Inc.

Pcb:Ng

Seed Round in 2015
PCB:NG is a Brooklyn-based company that specializes in software-optimized electronics manufacturing services. Established in 2014, it focuses on producing custom assembled electronic devices based on designs provided by its customers. PCB:NG caters to a diverse clientele, ranging from hardware startups to well-established companies, facilitating just-in-time production of tailored hardware solutions. The company's services are designed to streamline the hardware development process, making it easier for clients to bring their electronic products to market efficiently.

Shortcut

Seed Round in 2015
Shortcut, formerly known as Clubhouse Software, Inc., is a project management platform designed to enhance collaboration among software development teams. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, Shortcut offers tools that help engineers plan, build, and deploy software products efficiently. The platform provides features such as task management, progress tracking, and workspace organization, allowing teams to coordinate effectively and maintain visibility across multiple projects. Additionally, Shortcut includes a knowledge base tool that facilitates documentation and collaboration among team members. By balancing simplicity and structure, Shortcut aims to create a user-friendly environment that enables software teams to focus on delivering quality products while minimizing stress.

Zipdrug

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Zipdrug, Inc. is a technology company that has developed an application aimed at simplifying the process of ordering prescribed medications. Founded in 2015 and based in New York City, the company provides a platform that connects patients with a curated network of pharmacies, allowing for the delivery of prescriptions directly to their homes. This service is particularly beneficial for Medicare and Medicaid members, as it facilitates access to low-cost pharmacies and promotes medication adherence through personalized care. By eliminating the waiting time typically associated with traditional pharmacy visits, Zipdrug enhances the overall patient experience in managing their prescriptions. As of July 2020, Zipdrug operates as a subsidiary of IngenioRx, Inc.

OneDrop

Series A in 2015
One Drop is a diabetes management platform that helps people navigate diabetes together. It is an app for a diabetes management company. The app was created by Jeff Dachis, a co-founder of Razorfish, launched in the App Store this April as a way to help diabetics keep a running log of their personal insulin levels, the effectiveness of their medication, what they recently ate and what types of activities are affecting their blood sugar on a daily basis. It was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York.

StrongDM

Seed Round in 2015
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

Revmetrix

Seed Round in 2015
Revmetrix, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2014 and based in Arlington, Virginia, that specializes in cross-device data management. The company has developed a data platform that utilizes patent-pending machine learning technology to create a comprehensive customer view based on first-party data. This platform is designed to capture and analyze customer interactions across various channels, including in-store, online, and mobile engagements. By consolidating these interactions into detailed customer profiles, Revmetrix enables businesses to maximize the value of their data and gain deeper insights into customer behavior. The company's focus is on helping organizations enhance their understanding of customers through advanced data analysis tailored to their specific needs.

Zensight

Venture Round in 2015
Zensight Inc. is a Boston-based software startup founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a predictive sales intelligence platform for sales professionals. The company's innovative artificial intelligence software leverages machine learning techniques to provide valuable insights and relevant sales messaging. By analyzing data, Zensight's platform enables sales representatives to identify the content most likely to support their sales objectives, ultimately accelerating the sales process. Through its focus on integrating scientific methods into sales strategies, Zensight aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of sales teams.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2015
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Bonsai

Seed Round in 2014
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.

OneDrop

Seed Round in 2014
One Drop is a diabetes management platform that helps people navigate diabetes together. It is an app for a diabetes management company. The app was created by Jeff Dachis, a co-founder of Razorfish, launched in the App Store this April as a way to help diabetics keep a running log of their personal insulin levels, the effectiveness of their medication, what they recently ate and what types of activities are affecting their blood sugar on a daily basis. It was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2014
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Bonsai

Seed Round in 2014
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.

Rockerbox

Seed Round in 2014
Rockerbox is a marketing measurement platform that combines Multi-Touch Attribution, Marketing Mix Modeling, and Testing into a cohesive solution for businesses seeking to optimize their marketing strategies. The platform centralizes data on marketing expenditures, conversions, and touchpoints across both online and offline channels, including social media, search, television, and direct mail. By leveraging first-party data and seamlessly integrating with over 200 advertising platforms, Rockerbox enables brands to analyze past performance, measure real-time impacts, and conduct controlled testing without the need for extensive internal engineering resources. This comprehensive approach provides businesses of all sizes with the insights necessary to make informed, data-driven marketing decisions throughout their growth journey.

Union Station

Seed Round in 2014
Union Station is an online marketplace specializing in apparel for weddings, primarily focusing on bridesmaids' dresses. Founded in 2013 by Corie Hardee, the company offers a diverse selection of dresses in 18 colors, allowing brides to select the perfect palette for their wedding party. To ensure satisfaction, brides are encouraged to inform Union Station of their chosen colors at least three months before the event. Customers can browse the website to order up to three free fabric swatches, which are delivered to their homes for color matching. In addition to bridesmaids' dresses, Union Station also features a range of wedding accessories, including ties, pocket squares, and silk knots, making it a comprehensive online wedding boutique. The platform aims to provide affordable options for wedding apparel, enhancing the planning experience for couples.

Little Borrowed Dress

Seed Round in 2014
Little Borrowed Dress is a wedding boutique that offers bridesmaid dresses for sale or rent. They offer planning a casino-themed wedding that can be celebrated as nuptials.

Emissary

Seed Round in 2013
Emissary, Inc. is a New York‑based company founded in 2012 that operates an online SaaS marketplace. The platform connects enterprise sales teams with former executives and employees of target companies, referred to as emissaries. These emissaries provide insider knowledge of organizational culture, decision‑making processes, and internal politics, enabling sales professionals to craft targeted strategies and accelerate deal closure. The service offers tools for sharing advice, making introductions, and receiving compensation for facilitation. By delivering curated business intelligence and actionable insights, Emissary helps clients secure new accounts, speed up existing negotiations, and strengthen client relationships.

Granify

Seed Round in 2013
Granify Inc. is an Edmonton-based company that offers a Software-as-a-Service solution aimed at maximizing sales for online retailers. The Granify platform leverages big data and machine learning technologies to analyze shopper behavior, including their journey and interactions on e-commerce sites. By monitoring factors such as mouse movements and hesitations, Granify can identify potential objections and automatically deliver targeted messages to address shoppers' concerns, thereby increasing the likelihood of completing a sale. The solution is compatible with various e-commerce platforms, including custom-built sites. Incorporated in 2011, Granify operates at the intersection of artificial intelligence and e-commerce, striving to enhance revenue optimization for retailers through real-time analytics and predictive insights.

Yieldbot

Series A in 2013
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009, that focuses on enhancing the value of digital media for consumers, brands, and publishers. The company specializes in leveraging publisher site data, including visitor referrer and click stream data, to offer actionable insights through its Intent Graph service, which maps visitor intent in an analytical format. This allows clients to better understand and monetize their audiences. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that simplifies the integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By combining advanced technology with data-driven strategies, Yieldbot aims to revolutionize media value creation and facilitate more relevant and effective digital advertising experiences.

Optimal

Series B in 2013
Optimal Inc. is the leading social media advertising and analytics platform. Optimal helps brands and advertisers manage social advertising campaigns in real-time with its media acquisition and optimization platform and proprietary analytics tools.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2013
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Karma

Seed Round in 2012
Karma Mobility, Inc. offers a mobile application that enables users to access Wi-Fi signals for various devices, including tablets, laptops, and smartphones. The application captures 4G signals and creates a personal Wi-Fi network, providing seamless internet connectivity. Karma Mobility, founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, is committed to transforming the way individuals interact with internet services, ensuring that users have control over their data and connectivity without the limitations typically associated with traditional carriers. The company serves a diverse customer base across the United States, facilitating a more integrated online experience wherever users may be. Additionally, Karma Technologies BV, established in 2012 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in designing and developing software for mobile carriers, further expanding Karma's influence in the connectivity sector.

Magnetic

Series B in 2012
Magnetic Media Online, Inc. is a digital marketing and artificial intelligence company that provides a comprehensive advertising platform for enterprises, brands, and agencies. It specializes in data-driven advertising solutions, enabling marketers to effectively find, retain, and re-engage customers across various channels and devices. The company's offerings include a media buying platform, audience targeting through AI-optimized strategies, and capabilities for video, connected television, native, and cross-device advertising. Magnetic leverages extensive data sources, including purchase intent data from over 450,000 partner sites and insights from more than 250 million shopping profiles, to deliver targeted and effective programmatic campaigns. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, Magnetic has established a presence in multiple U.S. cities as well as in Europe and Canada, reflecting its commitment to serving a diverse clientele across various verticals.

DataHero

Seed Round in 2012
Datahero Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializes in self-service business intelligence (BI) solutions. Its flagship product, Datahero, enables users to connect directly to cloud services, import data from various sources, combine datasets, and create visualizations like charts and dashboards without relying on IT support. This tool caters to a diverse client base, including marketing, sales, technology, education, financial services, e-commerce, and agency sectors. As of 2015, Datahero operates as a subsidiary of Cloudability Inc., continuing to provide user-friendly analytics for businesses worldwide.

Metamarkets Group

Series B in 2012
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

Lucky Sort

Seed Round in 2012
Lucky Sort is a company that develops a cloud-based visualization and navigation engine known as TopicWatch, designed for analyzing and interpreting large volumes of text data. This platform enables users to explore emergent patterns in real-time text streams, including news articles, social media, and public comments. By transforming text overload into actionable insights, TopicWatch assists analysts in gaining a comprehensive understanding of trends and sentiments within the data. The company primarily focuses on serving the financial services and risk management sectors, providing tools that enhance data analysis through visual and statistical text analytics.

Yieldbot

Series A in 2012
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009, that focuses on enhancing the value of digital media for consumers, brands, and publishers. The company specializes in leveraging publisher site data, including visitor referrer and click stream data, to offer actionable insights through its Intent Graph service, which maps visitor intent in an analytical format. This allows clients to better understand and monetize their audiences. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that simplifies the integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By combining advanced technology with data-driven strategies, Yieldbot aims to revolutionize media value creation and facilitate more relevant and effective digital advertising experiences.

Media Armor

Series A in 2012
Media Armor is a company that specializes in mobile advertising analytics, focusing on enhancing interactions between consumers and brands. It offers tools for the mobile display advertising industry that enable multi-channel marketers to effectively reach consumers through relevant advertisements on various devices, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones. By creating detailed blueprints of consumer actions across all channels, Media Armor enhances ad decision-making and allows for the tracking of consumer activity across multiple points of sale, including in-store purchases and catalog interactions. This comprehensive approach provides measurable return on advertising spend (ROAS), effectively unifying digital and offline marketing efforts.

Percolate

Seed Round in 2011
Percolate is a provider of a content marketing platform that enhances global marketing visibility and collaboration. The company's software integrates various marketing functions, including governance, planning, content creation, audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. By uniting brand narratives, data, and customer interactions, Percolate empowers marketers to effectively build and manage complex marketing programs. This enables brands to efficiently organize integrated campaigns and deliver personalized content, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with customer engagement across all platforms and locations. With a focus on increasing productivity and driving sales, Percolate facilitates comprehensive control and agility for marketing teams.

PlaceIQ

Series A in 2011
PlaceIQ, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in location data analytics and insights, enabling businesses to make informed marketing decisions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, PlaceIQ offers a comprehensive platform that includes a range of products designed for consumer discovery, engagement, and activation. Key offerings include PIQ Audiences, which target users based on mobile location history; PIQ Audiences NOW, which captures real-time audience data; and PIQ Analytics, which provides deep insights into audience demographics and behavior. Additionally, PlaceIQ's PreVisit tool analyzes consumer location histories, while its Place Visit Rate feature measures the effectiveness of campaigns by tracking real-world visitation. The company's technology serves various sectors, including retail, automotive, and entertainment, helping brands understand and engage their audiences effectively while measuring the return on investment of their advertising efforts. PlaceIQ has established itself as a leader in location-based insights, driving successful marketing strategies for its clients.

awe.sm

Venture Round in 2011
Awe.sm specializes in measuring the effectiveness of social marketing campaigns by linking them to business outcomes such as signups and purchases. The company serves a diverse clientele, including brands and developers in technology, media, and retail sectors. Awe.sm offers a marketer-facing product that allows brands to analyze the impact of their social media posts, particularly on Twitter. This reporting tool provides insights into various metrics, including sales, registrations, and subscriptions generated from individual posts, along with engagement statistics such as views, shares, and replies. Additionally, it offers optimization recommendations to enhance future marketing efforts. Awe.sm also provides a suite of developer APIs that enable custom link tracking and data retrieval related to social interactions. These APIs support the development of marketing automation tools, social applications, and customer engagement programs, thereby enhancing the overall marketing strategy for businesses.

Simple

Series B in 2011
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

PerformLine

Series A in 2011
PerformLine is a SaaS platform that specializes in sales and marketing compliance, catering to a diverse range of industries, including banking, fintech, mortgage lending, and technology. The platform offers an end-to-end solution for compliance teams, enabling them to review documents before publication and monitor live consumer interactions across various channels such as the web, social media, calls, messaging, and emails. By providing automated compliance systems, PerformLine helps enterprises mitigate regulatory risks and ensure brand safety. Its tools and insights allow companies to efficiently manage compliance activities, thereby saving time and reducing costs while enhancing oversight across all consumer interaction points.

Metamarkets Group

Series A in 2011
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

Datadog

Seed Round in 2011
Datadog, Inc. is a cloud-native company headquartered in New York that provides a comprehensive monitoring and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, and business users globally. Founded in 2010, Datadog's software-as-a-service platform integrates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, user experience monitoring, and network performance monitoring. By consolidating data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services, Datadog enables organizations to achieve real-time observability of their technology stacks. Its robust features include advanced analytics, collaborative tools, and alerting capabilities, which help teams proactively manage performance issues, minimize downtime, and enhance user experiences.

PlaceIQ

Seed Round in 2011
PlaceIQ, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in location data analytics and insights, enabling businesses to make informed marketing decisions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, PlaceIQ offers a comprehensive platform that includes a range of products designed for consumer discovery, engagement, and activation. Key offerings include PIQ Audiences, which target users based on mobile location history; PIQ Audiences NOW, which captures real-time audience data; and PIQ Analytics, which provides deep insights into audience demographics and behavior. Additionally, PlaceIQ's PreVisit tool analyzes consumer location histories, while its Place Visit Rate feature measures the effectiveness of campaigns by tracking real-world visitation. The company's technology serves various sectors, including retail, automotive, and entertainment, helping brands understand and engage their audiences effectively while measuring the return on investment of their advertising efforts. PlaceIQ has established itself as a leader in location-based insights, driving successful marketing strategies for its clients.

Profitably

Series A in 2011
Profitably is the fastest and easiest way to find the next couple things you can do to grow profits for your small business. It’s a web application that analyzes and interprets your QuickBooks data securely in order to generate a prioritized list of recommendations for business improvements. The application then provides all the analytics, the content, and the partners you’ll need to help you turn these recommendations into action. Whether it is optimized pricing, switching office supplies vendors, or prioritizing your most profitable customers, each of the recommendations drives right to the bottom line.

awe.sm

Seed Round in 2010
Awe.sm specializes in measuring the effectiveness of social marketing campaigns by linking them to business outcomes such as signups and purchases. The company serves a diverse clientele, including brands and developers in technology, media, and retail sectors. Awe.sm offers a marketer-facing product that allows brands to analyze the impact of their social media posts, particularly on Twitter. This reporting tool provides insights into various metrics, including sales, registrations, and subscriptions generated from individual posts, along with engagement statistics such as views, shares, and replies. Additionally, it offers optimization recommendations to enhance future marketing efforts. Awe.sm also provides a suite of developer APIs that enable custom link tracking and data retrieval related to social interactions. These APIs support the development of marketing automation tools, social applications, and customer engagement programs, thereby enhancing the overall marketing strategy for businesses.

Yieldbot

Seed Round in 2010
Yieldbot Inc. is a data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009, that focuses on enhancing the value of digital media for consumers, brands, and publishers. The company specializes in leveraging publisher site data, including visitor referrer and click stream data, to offer actionable insights through its Intent Graph service, which maps visitor intent in an analytical format. This allows clients to better understand and monetize their audiences. Additionally, Yieldbot provides Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that simplifies the integration of demand partners into publisher ad stacks. By combining advanced technology with data-driven strategies, Yieldbot aims to revolutionize media value creation and facilitate more relevant and effective digital advertising experiences.

Simple

Series A in 2010
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Magnetic

Series A in 2010
Magnetic Media Online, Inc. is a digital marketing and artificial intelligence company that provides a comprehensive advertising platform for enterprises, brands, and agencies. It specializes in data-driven advertising solutions, enabling marketers to effectively find, retain, and re-engage customers across various channels and devices. The company's offerings include a media buying platform, audience targeting through AI-optimized strategies, and capabilities for video, connected television, native, and cross-device advertising. Magnetic leverages extensive data sources, including purchase intent data from over 450,000 partner sites and insights from more than 250 million shopping profiles, to deliver targeted and effective programmatic campaigns. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, Magnetic has established a presence in multiple U.S. cities as well as in Europe and Canada, reflecting its commitment to serving a diverse clientele across various verticals.

Metamarkets Group

Seed Round in 2010
Metamarkets Group operates an interactive analytics platform designed for buyers and sellers of programmatic advertising. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides users with the capability to analyze real-time data within media marketplaces, enhancing their competitive edge. Its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Twitter, AOL, and Rubicon Project, enabling them to improve business performance through intuitive access to critical information. Metamarkets emphasizes self-service permissions for data and secure data transfers, empowering marketers with ad hoc data navigation and visualization tools to make informed decisions in the digital advertising landscape.

The Trade Desk

Seed Round in 2010
The Trade Desk, Inc. is a technology company that operates a self-service cloud-based platform designed for advertisers and advertising agencies. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Ventura, California, the company enables users to create, manage, and optimize data-driven digital advertising campaigns across a variety of formats, including display, video, audio, native, and social. Its platform supports multiple devices, such as computers, mobile devices, and connected TVs. By leveraging data analytics, The Trade Desk helps clients enhance the effectiveness of their advertising efforts. The company generates revenue through fees that are based on a percentage of its clients' advertising expenditures.

Flurry

Series B in 2010
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Simple

Seed Round in 2009
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Magnetic

Seed Round in 2009
Magnetic Media Online, Inc. is a digital marketing and artificial intelligence company that provides a comprehensive advertising platform for enterprises, brands, and agencies. It specializes in data-driven advertising solutions, enabling marketers to effectively find, retain, and re-engage customers across various channels and devices. The company's offerings include a media buying platform, audience targeting through AI-optimized strategies, and capabilities for video, connected television, native, and cross-device advertising. Magnetic leverages extensive data sources, including purchase intent data from over 450,000 partner sites and insights from more than 250 million shopping profiles, to deliver targeted and effective programmatic campaigns. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, Magnetic has established a presence in multiple U.S. cities as well as in Europe and Canada, reflecting its commitment to serving a diverse clientele across various verticals.

33Across

Seed Round in 2009
33Across Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a social sharing and content discovery platform designed to enhance programmatic advertising in a cookieless environment. Founded in 2007, the company provides innovative marketing technologies such as SocialDNA Targeting, which helps clients identify and engage with social networks related to their brands. Its offerings include the BRAND GRAPH, which predicts consumer behavior to deliver brand and direct response ROI, Social Personas for real-time audience insights, and the Real Platform, which ensures the quality of ads by verifying viewability and mitigating fraudulent traffic. 33Across aims to empower marketers by helping them identify high-potential prospects connected to existing customers and brand loyalists. The company also has offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Salt Lake City, and Chicago, further extending its reach in the advertising ecosystem.

Handipoints

Angel Round in 2008
Handipoints is a company that offers a unique online platform designed to engage children in completing chores and developing responsible habits. The platform features a virtual world called HandiLand, where kids can create and customize their CoolCat kitty avatars. Parents can generate printable chore charts that allow children to earn points by checking off tasks such as chores, homework, and healthy activities. These points can be redeemed for various rewards, including games, movies, clothes, and real-life incentives, motivating children to participate actively. Handipoints serves as both a parenting tool and an educational resource, providing families with a fun and practical way to implement allowance programs and encourage positive behavior in a community-oriented environment.

Pinch Media

Seed Round in 2008
Pinch Media is a New York-based startup that specializes in providing free tools for mobile application developers to enhance their business capabilities. The company's primary offering, Pinch Analytics, is a free analytics library designed to track key metrics essential for optimizing iPhone applications. Launched prior to the introduction of Apple's AppStore, Pinch Analytics has been integrated into numerous live iPhone applications, including many popular ones. The insights derived from millions of application downloads, accessible only through the installation of the Pinch Analytics library, enable developers to devise effective release and update strategies. Pinch Media has demonstrated its impact by helping developers achieve significant increases in application sales. Additionally, the company has established a partnership with JumpTap to facilitate the Pinch Advertising program, which delivers unobtrusive mobile advertisements from reputable brands for free, ad-supported applications. Pinch Media continues to welcome new clients for both its analytics and advertising services.

Optimal

Series A in 2008
Optimal Inc. is the leading social media advertising and analytics platform. Optimal helps brands and advertisers manage social advertising campaigns in real-time with its media acquisition and optimization platform and proprietary analytics tools.
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