Backflip AI
Series A in 2024
Backflip AI operates a platform that combines human creativity with 3D generative AI, enabling engineers and designers to work efficiently and produce highly realistic models. These models can be used in various applications, such as 3D printing, video game assets, renders, and digital media, as well as in the design of physical structures like buildings and automobiles. The company's technology aims to accelerate design processes and provide businesses with a competitive edge.
Modyfi is an image editing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enable real-time, multi-user collaboration on photo editing. It provides AI-native design tools, supports commenting and markups, includes integrated video chat, and centralizes projects and resources to streamline feedback and progress sharing within teams.
Modyfi
Venture Round in 2022
Modyfi is an image editing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enable real-time, multi-user collaboration on photo editing. It provides AI-native design tools, supports commenting and markups, includes integrated video chat, and centralizes projects and resources to streamline feedback and progress sharing within teams.
Block Renovation
Series C in 2021
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.
Block Renovation
Series B in 2021
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.
Block Renovation
Series A in 2019
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.
Block Renovation
Seed Round in 2018
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.
Framebridge
Series C in 2018
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Choosy is an on-demand social shopping platform where users influence every collection to match their favorite style inspirations. Through social tagging and a team of Style Scouts, Choosy identifies and manufactures trend-driven fashion delivered to shoppers in as little as two weeks. It’s the modern-day equivalent of the ultimate window-shopping experience, creating a new generation of social commerce. All looks are designed and produced in-house, so women sizes 0-20 can get today’s most covetable looks without the ticket price of labels. You see it, you like it, we make it - it’s time to #GetChoosy with your wardrobe.
Framebridge
Series B in 2017
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Rocket
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Rocket is a recruiting technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing an AI-enabled recruiting solution designed to assist startups in defining their hiring needs and engaging with top-tier candidates. By combining AI capabilities with the expertise of human recruiters, Rocket helps companies streamline their recruitment processes across various functions, including engineering, product, marketing, data science, design, sales, and finance. The company has successfully served over 200 startups, including notable clients such as Robinhood, Carta, Nerdwallet, Coinbase, Strava, Rippling, and Hippo. Rocket's approach facilitates the identification and closure of ideal candidates, enhancing the overall hiring experience for its clients.
Framebridge
Series A in 2016
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Framebridge
Series A in 2015
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
FiftyThree
Series B in 2015
FiftyThree, Inc. is a company that develops innovative applications aimed at enhancing creativity and collaboration. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, FiftyThree offers a drawing application called Paper, which enables users to create, capture, and transform ideas on their iPads, functioning as a sketchpad, notebook, and journal. Additionally, the company provides Pencil, a stylus designed for use with iPads and iPhones, enhancing the user experience for digital drawing and note-taking. FiftyThree also specializes in collaborative tools that facilitate idea organization and sharing among teams, ultimately helping creators refine and improve their concepts. As of August 2018, FiftyThree operates as a subsidiary of WeTransfer BV.
Framebridge
Seed Round in 2014
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Inksedge
Seed Round in 2014
Inksedge is a modern Indian event communications company that specializes in creating personalized stationery and cards for various occasions, including personal celebrations and corporate events. The company offers an online platform where users can access a diverse range of customizable designs for invitations, announcements, and festive greetings. Inksedge combines exquisite printed cards with designer e-cards, allowing customers to choose their preferred medium for communication. The platform is equipped with user-friendly online personalization tools, making it easy and convenient for customers to tailor their selections to reflect their unique style. Headquartered in Northern California, with a significant presence in Bangalore, India, Inksedge employs a team of experienced entrepreneurs, artists, and engineers dedicated to enhancing the personalized stationery experience.
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.
Framebridge
Seed Round in 2014
Framebridge, Inc. specializes in providing custom framing solutions for art and photographs through an online platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company simplifies the traditionally cumbersome and costly custom framing process. Customers can select from a curated range of contemporary frame styles, upload their images directly on the website, or send physical items in prepaid packaging for framing. Framebridge's expert team handcrafts each frame to meet the specific requirements of the customer, ensuring high-quality results. The finished products are then shipped directly to consumers, typically within days and ready for display. The company's pricing is transparent and based on the size of the framed item, starting at $39 and inclusive of free shipping. Framebridge aims to make custom framing accessible and efficient, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.
Punch radically reduces the time, expense, and risk of creating mobile native Apps with its premiere App Content Management System (ACMS). Punch can update App content in real time, providing a publishing environment that’s as timely as the Web, with the fit and finish people have come to expect from tablet-native Apps. Without the need for programmers.
Founded in spring 2011 by a team of seasoned technology and media entrepreneurs with experience in digital marketing, iOS development, consumer media, and business strategy. Punch is based in New York City.
Punch delivers content, known as “mini Apps,” through three components.
An App Content Management System (ACMS), accessible through any web browser, provides the authoring environment where tablet native experiences are assembled. These are crafted by first selecting from a range of technical modules, and then uploading into these modules the assets, such as text, images, video, and the instructions, such as animation parameters, that make the content dynamic and interactive. The end result is a series of items that, taken together, become your App. The content management system is accessible through any web browser connected to the Internet.
Upon completion of each individual item, the content manager sends the instructions that constitute that item to the Punch server. The server exists on the Internet and stores all the items (assets plus instructions on how they interrelate). Think of each item as a “mini App.”
On individual tablets, users download the client App. The client App is a vessel that communicates with the Punch server and receives the assets and instructions for assembling the individual mini Apps that ultimately constitute the end-user experience. Mini Apps can be updated in real time, and the client Apps then download the updated content. This allows for a highly dynamic and responsive publishing environment. Each client App Appears in the App Store under the publisher’s brand. No two client Apps look the same.
Punch can update App content in real time, providing a publishing environment that’s as timely as the web, with the fit and finish people have come to expect from tablet-native Apps.
Magma Design Automation
Venture Round in 2000
Magma Design Automation, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) software products and services aimed at optimizing the design and production of integrated circuits across various industries, including communications, computing, and consumer electronics. The company offers a comprehensive digital integrated solution that streamlines the chip development cycle, encompassing initial design through to physical implementation. Magma's primary offerings include the Talus family of products, the Tekton static timing analyzer, and the QCP extractor, as well as the Quartz suite for sign-off and verification. These tools work seamlessly together to create an integrated design and verification flow, effectively merging previously distinct processes of logic design, physical design, and analysis. Additionally, Magma's Titan platform supports custom integrated chip design, providing a cohesive solution for mixed-signal projects.