New Stack Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2015. The firm specializes in investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups, typically providing capital ranging from $300,000 to $2 million. New Stack Ventures focuses on a diverse range of sectors, including business-to-business software as a service, financial technology, e-commerce, supply chain management, cybersecurity, property technology, and healthcare. The firm aims to support innovative companies that are poised for growth in these dynamic industries.
Urban Sky is focused on developing a groundbreaking reusable micro-satellite balloon designed for high-resolution Earth observation. This innovative vehicle utilizes advanced component miniaturization and balloon reusability to collect valuable aerial imagery and weather-related data over urban areas and vast landscapes. By operating in the stratosphere, Urban Sky significantly reduces the costs associated with traditional remote sensing methods, making it feasible to capture detailed imagery on a regular basis. This capability opens up new opportunities for clients in various industries to access precise satellite imagery, enhancing their understanding of urban environments and facilitating better decision-making. With its unique approach, Urban Sky aims to transform the way data is gathered from the near-space environment, providing insights that were previously unattainable.
XILO
Series A in 2025
XILO is a workflow automation platform tailored for traditional insurance agencies and companies. It enhances the integration of online and offline customer experiences while automating back-office tasks. By connecting various insurance systems, such as agency management software and raters, XILO enables independent insurance agencies to convert potential customers into clients more effectively. The platform reduces the need for repetitive data entry, allowing insurance agents to operate more efficiently and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market.
Besolo
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Besolo is the future-of-work platform fixing self-employment for high-earning solo professionals.
Light Frame
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Light Frame is a Swiss-American financial technology company established in January 2024 by Schuyler Weiss, Mathieu Clement, Philippe Kernevez, and Gregory Bataille. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, and Lausanne, Switzerland, the company specializes in developing advanced technologies tailored for private banks, wealth management firms, and banks offering investment and wealth services. Light Frame aims to enhance the capabilities of these institutions, enabling them to deliver improved financial services. In April 2024, the company successfully completed its Pre-seed round of financing, with participation from ATX Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures, Rogue Venture Partners, Halfcourt Ventures, Studio Alpha, and Underdog Labs.
Manifold Freight
Seed Round in 2024
A software solution that aggregates spot freight opportunities for medium-to-large carriers
Sware
Series B in 2024
Sware offers a validation automation platform and managed services that focus on helping companies ensure compliance with both domestic and international regulatory requirements. The company develops enterprise-wide software that automates compliance processes, encompassing a range of services such as quality management implementation, risk management, auditing, training, and computer systems validation. By implementing these systems and utilizing an integrated compliance ecosystem methodology, Sware enables its clients to achieve greater product efficiency and reduce costs.
Heliux
Funding Round in 2024
Heliux is an all-in-one software platform built to optimize enterprise-wide operations for manufacturers. Our technology hyper-connects cross-functional teams, processes, and data to establish a single, shared system of operation. We help companies operate at max speed and efficiency across engineering, supply chain, production, quality, accounting, and more.
Daash Intelligence
Seed Round in 2023
Daash Intelligence believes that commerce intelligence is no longer a luxury for consumer brand owners, but rather a mission-critical asset. Daash Intelligence facilitates the use of new data sources to provide real-time insights to any CPG brand.
Keebler Health
Pre Seed Round in 2023
AI-Enabled Coding for Medical Billing Teams
Paiv (formerly Gamify)
Seed Round in 2023
Gamify is a business intelligence and gamification platform tailored for sales organizations. It enhances sales performance by automating the creation of competitions that incorporate incentives and real-time leaderboards. By integrating with various customer relationship management and human resources systems, Gamify enables sales managers to identify the best times and products for implementing sales incentives, known as spiffs. This approach not only motivates sales teams through features like leaderboards, trophies, and a company currency, but also allows for a more strategic use of sales data beyond mere performance tracking. The platform is designed to engage sales representatives at every stage of the sales cycle, promoting increased productivity and revenue growth for businesses.
Quorus
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Quorus is a financial technology company that simplifies personalized investing for financial advisors. It provides a platform that allows advisors to create tailored, tax-efficient investment accounts based on various asset managers' strategies. Quorus takes charge of the daily management of these accounts, handling tasks such as trading, tax-loss harvesting, and overall tax management. This enables financial advisors to focus more on client relationships and growing their businesses rather than on administrative trading tasks. By streamlining the investment process, Quorus enhances the efficiency of financial advisory services.
Fluid
Seed Round in 2023
Fluid offers fast and secure B2B payment processing, which decreases payment delays and streamlines financial transactions between buyers and sellers.
Oyster Technologies
Seed Round in 2022
Oyster is an AI software company based in New York that specializes in the insurance sector by connecting customers, agencies, and carriers. Founded in 2021, the company focuses on creating a new operating system that facilitates seamless connectivity between insurance carriers. It aims to enhance the insurance value chain through integrated digital workers that operate autonomously. Additionally, Oyster offers tailored insurance coverages designed to meet the specific needs and requirements of its clients, with its assets managed by an experienced executive team. For more information, visit www.withoyster.com.
@Hotel
Series A in 2022
@hotel is an innovative online travel agent that utilizes social media, particularly Instagram, to engage with a community of over 50 million followers. By focusing on social commerce, @hotel provides users with access to exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. The company emphasizes the importance of personalized customer service, aiming to create memorable travel experiences that foster human connections. Its platform combines curated community insights, competitive pricing, and extensive coverage of travel trends to ensure a seamless booking experience for travelers. Founded with a mission to challenge conventional practices in the travel industry, @hotel is dedicated to treating every guest as a valued member of its community, thereby enhancing the overall journey of travel.
Equipifi
Series A in 2022
Equipifi is a fintech software-as-a-service company that provides banks and credit unions with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions tailored to their cardholders' financial needs. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing banking applications, allowing financial institutions to enhance customer engagement, expand market share, and increase revenue. By offering features such as automatic notifications and real-time performance dashboards, Equipifi simplifies the user experience, enabling consumers to easily view, accept, and manage their BNPL plans. This approach not only reduces friction in the payments ecosystem but also empowers users to take advantage of BNPL benefits within their current banking framework.
Model-Prime
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Model-Prime is a developer of a comprehensive robotics platform that focuses on data engineering for the robotics industry. The platform facilitates tasks such as ingesting, searching, analytics, log management, and edge computing, making the management of robotics data more efficient and user-friendly. By automating processes like metadata extraction and tagging, Model-Prime transforms the robotics experience to resemble that of web and mobile applications. Their infrastructure is designed to be reliable, scalable, and turn-key, providing enterprise-grade solutions that support the advancement of industry 4.0. Model-Prime aims to establish the foundational technology necessary for the future of robotics, allowing companies to focus on innovation without being burdened by complex data management challenges.
Reema Health
Seed Round in 2022
Reema Health is a technology startup focused on bridging the gaps between health care and social care. It operates a healthcare platform that connects individuals to essential care and resources through tech-enabled community guides. By emphasizing a personalized, community-based approach, Reema Health helps users identify specific steps to improve their behavioral health. This innovative platform aims to make it easier for people to access the medical care and support they need to enhance their quality of life.
Oscar AI
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Oscar AI is an AI-powered platform transforming data into actionable insights for Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs). By automating data analysis and generating tailored action plans, Oscar AI helps operators optimize performance, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
Digitt
Seed Round in 2022
Digitt is a financial technology company that focuses on providing equitable financial tools to address the issues of predatory lending, particularly in the credit card sector. The company offers low-interest rates ranging from 20% to 42% per year, significantly lower than traditional bank rates. This enables customers to manage their debt more effectively, reducing the overall interest paid and facilitating quicker repayment. Digitt's products are designed to be transparent, giving users a clear understanding of their monthly payment obligations and timelines for becoming debt-free. By transforming the way individuals handle credit card debt, Digitt aims to empower users to regain control of their finances and achieve their financial goals.
Sware
Series A in 2022
Sware offers a validation automation platform and managed services that focus on helping companies ensure compliance with both domestic and international regulatory requirements. The company develops enterprise-wide software that automates compliance processes, encompassing a range of services such as quality management implementation, risk management, auditing, training, and computer systems validation. By implementing these systems and utilizing an integrated compliance ecosystem methodology, Sware enables its clients to achieve greater product efficiency and reduce costs.
ZippedScript
Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZippedScript is a Toronto-based developer of application programming interface systems focused on the automatic verification of educational details. The company offers software that seamlessly integrates into existing workflows, allowing businesses to verify educational credentials and enrollment efficiently. This functionality not only helps maintain verified user profiles on platforms like LinkedIn but also enhances the overall credibility of user information in web-based environments. By automating the verification process, ZippedScript aims to streamline credential checks for organizations, promoting trust and accuracy in educational claims.
Equipifi
Seed Round in 2021
Equipifi is a fintech software-as-a-service company that provides banks and credit unions with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions tailored to their cardholders' financial needs. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing banking applications, allowing financial institutions to enhance customer engagement, expand market share, and increase revenue. By offering features such as automatic notifications and real-time performance dashboards, Equipifi simplifies the user experience, enabling consumers to easily view, accept, and manage their BNPL plans. This approach not only reduces friction in the payments ecosystem but also empowers users to take advantage of BNPL benefits within their current banking framework.
Welby Health
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Welby Health is a technology-driven service provider specializing in case management for healthcare professionals. The company offers a platform that facilitates proactive population health management, utilizing dedicated nurse case managers and evidence-based care plans to effectively identify and manage at-risk patients with chronic health conditions. By employing advanced remote technology, Welby Health enhances patient engagement and enables healthcare providers to optimize care delivery. Its services focus on leveraging reimbursement opportunities associated with Remote Monitoring, Chronic Care Management, and virtual care, thereby generating revenue for clients and improving clinical outcomes. The approach aims to support healthcare providers in navigating the complexities of modern healthcare while simultaneously reducing overall care costs.
Showdrop
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Showdrop offers a platform designed to enhance consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands' sampling campaigns by allowing customers to discover and try new products in their everyday environments. The company specializes in smart sampling stations that facilitate contactless sampling and personalized product recommendations. By leveraging real-time analytics, Showdrop enables brands to engage their target audiences more effectively, adapting their product displays based on consumer interactions. This innovative approach allows brands to measure the success of their marketing strategies while providing a seamless and relevant sampling experience for consumers.
Covie
Venture Round in 2021
Covie is a technology company that has developed a platform to connect businesses with insurance data in real-time. By retrieving and validating insurance records directly from the issuing carriers, Covie simplifies access to crucial information through a single integration. Its user-friendly interface allows businesses to efficiently transact policies and gain insights into risk exposure across various markets. Founded by experts from the software and insurance industries, Covie aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of insurance data, empowering innovative businesses to improve customer experiences, eliminate inefficiencies, and manage risks more effectively.
Fixer
Series A in 2021
Fixer is a home maintenance service that simplifies the repair process for homeowners by allowing them to book skilled professionals for various tasks. Customers can quickly confirm the hourly rate, estimate, and scheduling online, ensuring a hassle-free experience. The company offers a wide range of services, including plumbing, electrical work, painting, wall repairs, mounting, and furniture assembly, often completing multiple tasks in a single visit. Additionally, Fixer is dedicated to social responsibility, focusing on training and certifying individuals for sustainable careers in home repair and building trades. This commitment enhances the quality of service while contributing to the development of a skilled workforce.
Covie
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Covie is a technology company that has developed a platform to connect businesses with insurance data in real-time. By retrieving and validating insurance records directly from the issuing carriers, Covie simplifies access to crucial information through a single integration. Its user-friendly interface allows businesses to efficiently transact policies and gain insights into risk exposure across various markets. Founded by experts from the software and insurance industries, Covie aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of insurance data, empowering innovative businesses to improve customer experiences, eliminate inefficiencies, and manage risks more effectively.
Urban Sky
Seed Round in 2021
Urban Sky is focused on developing a groundbreaking reusable micro-satellite balloon designed for high-resolution Earth observation. This innovative vehicle utilizes advanced component miniaturization and balloon reusability to collect valuable aerial imagery and weather-related data over urban areas and vast landscapes. By operating in the stratosphere, Urban Sky significantly reduces the costs associated with traditional remote sensing methods, making it feasible to capture detailed imagery on a regular basis. This capability opens up new opportunities for clients in various industries to access precise satellite imagery, enhancing their understanding of urban environments and facilitating better decision-making. With its unique approach, Urban Sky aims to transform the way data is gathered from the near-space environment, providing insights that were previously unattainable.
Pliant.io
Series A in 2021
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform aimed at IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that allows developers to create API-level automations through graphical representations and uniform building blocks. This platform facilitates the automation of complex processes across various domains, supporting use cases such as virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven solution, Pliant enables organizations to modernize and enhance their digital operations and connectivity.
@Hotel
Seed Round in 2021
@hotel is an innovative online travel agent that utilizes social media, particularly Instagram, to engage with a community of over 50 million followers. By focusing on social commerce, @hotel provides users with access to exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. The company emphasizes the importance of personalized customer service, aiming to create memorable travel experiences that foster human connections. Its platform combines curated community insights, competitive pricing, and extensive coverage of travel trends to ensure a seamless booking experience for travelers. Founded with a mission to challenge conventional practices in the travel industry, @hotel is dedicated to treating every guest as a valued member of its community, thereby enhancing the overall journey of travel.
XILO
Seed Round in 2020
XILO is a workflow automation platform tailored for traditional insurance agencies and companies. It enhances the integration of online and offline customer experiences while automating back-office tasks. By connecting various insurance systems, such as agency management software and raters, XILO enables independent insurance agencies to convert potential customers into clients more effectively. The platform reduces the need for repetitive data entry, allowing insurance agents to operate more efficiently and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market.
Fairmarkit
Series B in 2020
Fairmarkit, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for tail spend management. Its platform is designed to automate the sourcing process, enabling procurement teams to operate more efficiently and save money on small to medium-sized purchases. By utilizing machine learning, Fairmarkit analyzes unstructured tail spend data to identify risks, trends, and pricing benchmarks, thereby streamlining the procurement process. The platform facilitates competitive bidding through automated requests for quotations (RFQs) and provides vendor recommendations, while centralizing historical data for better decision-making. Serving a diverse range of industries, Fairmarkit's technology aims to transform the purchasing landscape and enhance the effectiveness of procurement departments. Founded in 2017, the company positions itself as a key player in improving procurement practices across various sectors.
Market Wagon
Series A in 2020
Market Wagon, Inc. is an online platform that connects farmers and food producers directly with consumers. Founded in 2016 and based in Carmel, Indiana, the company operates local online farmer's markets, allowing food producers to sell a variety of goods, including produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals. By facilitating e-commerce transactions, inventory management, and customer interactions, Market Wagon enables producers to focus on their farming without the distraction of logistics. It serves several Indiana cities, including Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, and Kokomo, providing home and business deliveries of local, farm-fresh products. The platform supports multiple local food hubs, ensuring efficient fulfillment and last-mile delivery of these goods to enhance access to locally sourced food options.
Phood
Seed Round in 2020
Phood is a New York-based startup focused on developing a food waste prevention platform that leverages data analytics and artificial intelligence to help businesses, particularly in the food service sector, minimize food waste. Founded in 2015 by Luc Dang and Nick Kruczek, the platform tracks food purchases, preparation, and storage, allowing businesses to identify and reduce waste effectively. By integrating seamlessly into kitchen operations, Phood's software provides real-time insights through a waste analytics dashboard, enabling food businesses to lower costs, save time, and contribute to a more sustainable food system.
Shotcall
Seed Round in 2020
Shotcall, Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect streamers, content creators, and organizations with their fans through paid engagement opportunities. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, the platform enables gamers to participate in private competitions, coaching sessions, and charity tournaments, with the option for creators to charge fees for these events. Shotcall facilitates deeper community engagement by allowing creators to organize events with control over session length, lobby size, and pricing, thus generating new revenue streams and high-quality content. By incentivizing social interactions, Shotcall helps bridge the gap between gamers and their fan communities, fostering a vibrant ecosystem for direct engagement and monetization.
neu
Seed Round in 2020
Neu, Inc is a Seattle-based company established in 2017, operating an online platform that connects vacation rental hosts with cleaning professionals. The platform streamlines the process of booking and managing cleaning services, aiming to modernize the traditional cleaning industry.
Reema Health
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Reema Health is a technology startup focused on bridging the gaps between health care and social care. It operates a healthcare platform that connects individuals to essential care and resources through tech-enabled community guides. By emphasizing a personalized, community-based approach, Reema Health helps users identify specific steps to improve their behavioral health. This innovative platform aims to make it easier for people to access the medical care and support they need to enhance their quality of life.
Retail Aware
Seed Round in 2020
Retail Aware Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a real-time sensor-informed analytics platform designed to assist brands and retailers in analyzing consumer behavior and optimizing merchandising strategies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Retail Aware provides wireless sensors that track various metrics, including foot traffic, product engagement, dwell time, and environmental factors like temperature, without relying on cameras. Their platform delivers actionable insights through a web portal and integrates with existing tools via an API, enabling users to uncover shelf-level opportunities and enhance the return on investment for marketing initiatives. The company serves a diverse clientele, including brands, retailers, and advertisers, focusing on improving retail execution and driving sales through data-driven decision-making.
Market Wagon
Seed Round in 2020
Market Wagon, Inc. is an online platform that connects farmers and food producers directly with consumers. Founded in 2016 and based in Carmel, Indiana, the company operates local online farmer's markets, allowing food producers to sell a variety of goods, including produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals. By facilitating e-commerce transactions, inventory management, and customer interactions, Market Wagon enables producers to focus on their farming without the distraction of logistics. It serves several Indiana cities, including Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, and Kokomo, providing home and business deliveries of local, farm-fresh products. The platform supports multiple local food hubs, ensuring efficient fulfillment and last-mile delivery of these goods to enhance access to locally sourced food options.
Urban Sky
Seed Round in 2020
Urban Sky is focused on developing a groundbreaking reusable micro-satellite balloon designed for high-resolution Earth observation. This innovative vehicle utilizes advanced component miniaturization and balloon reusability to collect valuable aerial imagery and weather-related data over urban areas and vast landscapes. By operating in the stratosphere, Urban Sky significantly reduces the costs associated with traditional remote sensing methods, making it feasible to capture detailed imagery on a regular basis. This capability opens up new opportunities for clients in various industries to access precise satellite imagery, enhancing their understanding of urban environments and facilitating better decision-making. With its unique approach, Urban Sky aims to transform the way data is gathered from the near-space environment, providing insights that were previously unattainable.
Gather Voices
Seed Round in 2020
Gather Voices Inc. is a video relationship management platform based in Chicago, Illinois, that simplifies the process of collecting, managing, curating, and publishing user-generated video content. Founded in 2017, the company offers a suite of intuitive software solutions that enable organizations to produce and deploy videos at scale, eliminating the need for specialized skills, extensive budgets, or lengthy timelines. Gather Voices supports end-to-end video management, allowing various departments within an organization to easily incorporate video into their work while ensuring compliance and centralized management. By enabling businesses to replace text with engaging video content, Gather Voices helps organizations capture and retain audience attention in the current digital landscape.
Tovala
Series B in 2020
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
Winston Privacy
Venture Round in 2020
Winston Privacy, Inc. is a technology company focused on providing online privacy and data protection for consumers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Winston offers a hardware device that protects all connected devices, including computers, tablets, phones, and smart devices. This device provides comprehensive protection against hackers, corporate spying, and unwarranted government surveillance. It features a simple plug-and-play design, making it accessible for users without technical expertise. Additionally, Winston's solution blocks ads and offers faster performance than traditional VPNs, ensuring a safe and efficient browsing experience for its users.
Sware
Seed Round in 2020
Sware offers a validation automation platform and managed services that focus on helping companies ensure compliance with both domestic and international regulatory requirements. The company develops enterprise-wide software that automates compliance processes, encompassing a range of services such as quality management implementation, risk management, auditing, training, and computer systems validation. By implementing these systems and utilizing an integrated compliance ecosystem methodology, Sware enables its clients to achieve greater product efficiency and reduce costs.
Mechasys
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Mechasys is a company that specializes in innovative onsite management solutions for the construction industry. It has developed a laser projector that accurately displays construction plans in real scale directly on job sites, utilizing advanced laser positioning technologies with a precision of 3 mm. This system eliminates the need for workers to manually draw plans on-site, allowing them to lay down materials 40% faster. By enhancing productivity, reducing human error, and optimizing profits for entrepreneurs, Mechasys provides a significant advancement in construction management, contributing to more efficient and safer work environments.
Shower Stream
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shower Stream, based in Austin, Texas, specializes in designing and manufacturing motion-activated shower head adapters aimed at reducing water waste in hotels. The company addresses significant financial losses faced by the hospitality industry, which amounts to $3 billion annually due to wasted water and related costs. Shower Stream offers an innovative, IoT-enabled shower head as-a-service, allowing economy hotels to enhance the guest shower experience without upfront installation costs. For a monthly fee, hotels benefit from substantial utility savings, with a reported return of $2 for every dollar spent. The company’s advanced sensor technology and web-connected platform also provide AI and machine learning-powered analytics, enabling large hotel operators to significantly reduce operational expenses across multiple properties. Currently, Shower Stream is conducting paid demonstrations with the U.S. Department of Defense's Navy Lodge and has launched its first commercial version with Extended Stay America. The company has a promising pipeline that includes five hotel brands representing 1.2 million rooms, making it a key player in the enterprise-scale shower automation market.
Curv Health
Seed Round in 2019
Curv Health is a multidisciplinary virtual clinic founded in 2017, with offices in Toronto and Halifax. It provides a health technology platform that enables healthcare providers to establish and manage their own digital practices. The platform facilitates a digital care network where patients can schedule both virtual and in-person appointments with a variety of allied healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, dietitians, psychotherapists, and counselors. By focusing on mental performance coaching, Curv Health aims to enhance the accessibility of mental health services, particularly for young athletes, helping them address the mental challenges associated with sports and ultimately increasing the number of meaningful years lived globally.
Urban Sky
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Urban Sky is focused on developing a groundbreaking reusable micro-satellite balloon designed for high-resolution Earth observation. This innovative vehicle utilizes advanced component miniaturization and balloon reusability to collect valuable aerial imagery and weather-related data over urban areas and vast landscapes. By operating in the stratosphere, Urban Sky significantly reduces the costs associated with traditional remote sensing methods, making it feasible to capture detailed imagery on a regular basis. This capability opens up new opportunities for clients in various industries to access precise satellite imagery, enhancing their understanding of urban environments and facilitating better decision-making. With its unique approach, Urban Sky aims to transform the way data is gathered from the near-space environment, providing insights that were previously unattainable.
Tovala
Series A in 2019
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
Pliant.io
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform aimed at IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that allows developers to create API-level automations through graphical representations and uniform building blocks. This platform facilitates the automation of complex processes across various domains, supporting use cases such as virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven solution, Pliant enables organizations to modernize and enhance their digital operations and connectivity.
@Hotel
Seed Round in 2019
@hotel is an innovative online travel agent that utilizes social media, particularly Instagram, to engage with a community of over 50 million followers. By focusing on social commerce, @hotel provides users with access to exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. The company emphasizes the importance of personalized customer service, aiming to create memorable travel experiences that foster human connections. Its platform combines curated community insights, competitive pricing, and extensive coverage of travel trends to ensure a seamless booking experience for travelers. Founded with a mission to challenge conventional practices in the travel industry, @hotel is dedicated to treating every guest as a valued member of its community, thereby enhancing the overall journey of travel.
Adaviv
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Adaviv is a predictive agriculture company focused on enhancing urban farming sustainability through advanced technology. By utilizing hardware-enabled solutions powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision, Adaviv monitors plant health continuously, uncovering hidden biometrics that inform growers with actionable insights. This approach facilitates disease prevention, rapid experimentation, and optimization of yields and quality, ultimately helping producers to grow more efficiently and sustainably. Founded by a team of MIT researchers and alumni, Adaviv has participated in prestigious entrepreneurship programs, including MIT Delta V and MIT DesignX, and has received support from Microsoft AI for Earth as one of its initial grantees.
ScopeAR
Series A in 2019
Scope AR provides the advanced augmented reality training solutions. They are leading the way in this emerging market, using the latest in augmented glasses and software to provide an incredible real-time 3D overlay training solution.
Valt
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Valt Inc. is a company that developed a password management tool aimed at enhancing digital security and protecting users' identities. Founded in 2016 and based in North Adams, Massachusetts, Valt offers a unique platform that utilizes image recognition software to simplify password management. Users can create and store passwords represented by a series of images, eliminating the hassle of forgotten passwords. This innovative approach to password protection enables users to access their data across multiple devices while efficiently managing, generating, and retrieving passwords. In 2019, Valt was acquired by Dropbox, further integrating its security solutions into a broader digital ecosystem.
Aspinity
Seed Round in 2018
Aspinity, Inc. is a company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in manufacturing reconfigurable analog modular processor (RAMP) chips designed for ultra-low-power electronics. These chips utilize neuromorphic all-analog integrated circuit technology to analyze raw, unstructured analog sensor data, identifying significant events while filtering out background noise before the data is digitized. By focusing on early cues, Aspinity's RAMP chips significantly reduce the need for higher power processing, optimizing power consumption in always-on, battery-operated sensing devices. This technology is applicable across various markets, including consumer, industrial, and biomedical sectors, enhancing functionalities such as voice activation, industrial machine health monitoring, and wearable health monitoring. Aspinity was incorporated in 2012 and aims to revolutionize the architecture of sensing devices through innovative power and data management solutions.
Winston Privacy
Seed Round in 2018
Winston Privacy, Inc. is a technology company focused on providing online privacy and data protection for consumers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Winston offers a hardware device that protects all connected devices, including computers, tablets, phones, and smart devices. This device provides comprehensive protection against hackers, corporate spying, and unwarranted government surveillance. It features a simple plug-and-play design, making it accessible for users without technical expertise. Additionally, Winston's solution blocks ads and offers faster performance than traditional VPNs, ensuring a safe and efficient browsing experience for its users.
Groundhog
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Groundhog Technologies Inc. specializes in user analytics services for mobile network operators through its various platforms, including CovMo, MI-DEP, and MI-DSP. The company enables operators to accurately identify subscriber locations and experiences while extracting valuable insights from network data, facilitating proactive solutions in network management, customer care, and marketing. Groundhog's Data Enrichment Platform and Demand Side Platform assist operators in leveraging advertising and data monetization opportunities. Its mobility intelligence platform analyzes subscriber location, quality of experience, context, and lifestyle, offering solutions like Geo-Analytics for demographic profiling, Geo-Targeting for mobile advertising, Geo-P2P for peer-to-peer communication, and Geo-Network for network analysis. Groundhog serves a global clientele of major wireless operators, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Vodafone. Established in 2001, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in multiple international locations.
Fairmarkit
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Fairmarkit, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for tail spend management. Its platform is designed to automate the sourcing process, enabling procurement teams to operate more efficiently and save money on small to medium-sized purchases. By utilizing machine learning, Fairmarkit analyzes unstructured tail spend data to identify risks, trends, and pricing benchmarks, thereby streamlining the procurement process. The platform facilitates competitive bidding through automated requests for quotations (RFQs) and provides vendor recommendations, while centralizing historical data for better decision-making. Serving a diverse range of industries, Fairmarkit's technology aims to transform the purchasing landscape and enhance the effectiveness of procurement departments. Founded in 2017, the company positions itself as a key player in improving procurement practices across various sectors.
Draftbit
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Draftbit, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that offers a drag-and-drop software platform for building mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Draftbit enables users, whether designers or developers, to create cross-platform native iOS and Android apps quickly and efficiently. The platform allows teams to design applications visually, without the need for extensive coding, and facilitates the export of clean, well-documented code and libraries. This approach empowers startups and business owners to launch and iterate on their mobile applications in a matter of minutes, streamlining the development process and reducing time to market.
Clora
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Clora, LLC is a company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing an intelligent platform for life sciences companies to access on-demand expertise. Incorporated in 2015, Clora offers a talent marketplace that allows organizations to post projects and specify their requirements. The platform then automatically matches these needs with qualified candidates, streamlining the recruitment process. This approach not only enhances efficiency but also ensures a higher quality of talent compared to traditional recruitment methods, making it a cost-effective solution for life science firms seeking flexible consulting options.
Hologram
Series A in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions for managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, Hologram offers a cellular platform that allows manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and system integrators to create devices with cellular connectivity. The company's Konekt cloud service acts as a data broker, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by devices, which supports users in maintaining their infrastructure. Hologram also provides a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Short Messaging Service (SMS) that enhances notifications and system integrations for Internet-connected devices. The company has established itself as a vital partner for various technology initiatives, enabling the connectivity of micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and drones, as well as supporting health devices in remote areas. Hologram aims to be the key operating system for global connectivity as the number of connected devices continues to grow.
Regroup
Series A in 2017
Regroup offers integrated telepsychiatry services that enable remote psychiatric care through live video conferencing. By utilizing advanced encryption technologies, the company ensures patient privacy and the confidentiality of personal health information. Regroup's services enhance access to mental health care, allowing patients to overcome challenges such as geographic distances, mobility restrictions, transportation issues, and the associated time and cost burdens of in-person visits.
Hologram
Series A in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions for managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, Hologram offers a cellular platform that allows manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and system integrators to create devices with cellular connectivity. The company's Konekt cloud service acts as a data broker, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by devices, which supports users in maintaining their infrastructure. Hologram also provides a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Short Messaging Service (SMS) that enhances notifications and system integrations for Internet-connected devices. The company has established itself as a vital partner for various technology initiatives, enabling the connectivity of micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and drones, as well as supporting health devices in remote areas. Hologram aims to be the key operating system for global connectivity as the number of connected devices continues to grow.
Hologram
Seed Round in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions for managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, Hologram offers a cellular platform that allows manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and system integrators to create devices with cellular connectivity. The company's Konekt cloud service acts as a data broker, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by devices, which supports users in maintaining their infrastructure. Hologram also provides a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Short Messaging Service (SMS) that enhances notifications and system integrations for Internet-connected devices. The company has established itself as a vital partner for various technology initiatives, enabling the connectivity of micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and drones, as well as supporting health devices in remote areas. Hologram aims to be the key operating system for global connectivity as the number of connected devices continues to grow.
Jiobit
Seed Round in 2017
Jiobit specializes in real-time location tracking technology for children, adults, and pets. Its flagship product is a compact and durable tracking device that operates through a smartphone app, enabling users to locate their loved ones in various environments, including multi-level buildings and across more than 120 countries. The device is designed for longevity, boasting several weeks of battery life, and offers features such as custom geofencing, smart alerts, and detailed location history. Jiobit's innovative platform integrates advancements in hardware, cybersecurity, and consumer software to provide comprehensive monitoring capabilities. The team behind Jiobit consists of experienced engineers, designers, and marketers who have previously developed numerous successful consumer products. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley.
PrintWithMe
Seed Round in 2016
PrintWithMe is the largest network of wireless printer kiosks in the United States, providing convenient printing services in locations such as coffee shops, co-working spaces, and multifamily apartments. Established in 2014, the company operates in all 50 states, allowing users to print securely from any digital device with just a few clicks. The service is designed to meet the needs of remote and hybrid workspaces, offering email-based printing that enables customers to print and pay quickly. With a focus on sustainability, PrintWithMe has facilitated the printing of over 20 million pages on sustainably-sourced paper, contributing to the reduction of electronic waste in communities with its kiosks. The company also employs predictive analytics to automate paper and toner management, simplifying the process for businesses that incorporate this amenity.
Tovala
Seed Round in 2016
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
ScopeAR
Seed Round in 2016
Scope AR provides the advanced augmented reality training solutions. They are leading the way in this emerging market, using the latest in augmented glasses and software to provide an incredible real-time 3D overlay training solution.
Regroup
Seed Round in 2016
Regroup offers integrated telepsychiatry services that enable remote psychiatric care through live video conferencing. By utilizing advanced encryption technologies, the company ensures patient privacy and the confidentiality of personal health information. Regroup's services enhance access to mental health care, allowing patients to overcome challenges such as geographic distances, mobility restrictions, transportation issues, and the associated time and cost burdens of in-person visits.
Tovala
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.
Cybrary
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Cybrary Inc. is an online platform that offers a wide range of information technology and cybersecurity training services to learners of all levels, including beginners and experienced professionals. Founded in 2015 and based in College Park, Maryland, Cybrary provides training in systems and network administration, project management, and various cybersecurity domains, such as ethical hacking, penetration testing, and security awareness. The platform features instructional lectures, interactive labs, exam study guides, and case studies, making it accessible for individuals and enterprises alike. Cybrary also collaborates with cybersecurity companies to enhance its course offerings and allows organizations to manage employee training through its "Teams" product, which includes hands-on challenges and skill assessments. The company aims to support underserved communities and those seeking to enter or advance in the cybersecurity field, contributing to a more skilled workforce.
ScopeAR
Seed Round in 2015
Scope AR provides the advanced augmented reality training solutions. They are leading the way in this emerging market, using the latest in augmented glasses and software to provide an incredible real-time 3D overlay training solution.
Enclave
Enclave provides coworking spaces with utilities, internet, and conference room access for suburban professionals.
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