On Grid Ventures

The mission of On Grid Ventures LLC is to support the startup and success of GeoDisruptive businesses which leverage GeoLocation as a disruptive force in marketplaces and commerce, digital infrastructure, or information flow. On Grid Ventures is focused on the global adoption of location-based technologies as a game changer across five investment areas. 1 GeoMarketplaces focused on a well-defined audience of buyers and sellers where location-based technology enables commerce spanning online and offline, such as Uber, AutoTrader, or Cups. 2 GeoMarketing businesses where customer acquisition and retention is dependent on location, such as Yelp, OpenTable or AllTheRooms, both business-to-consumer and business-to-business 3 GeoSocial networks based around location and often other factors like interests, such as Foursquare or Tinder. 4 GeoInfrastructure businesses which facilitate the growth and maturation of location-based businesses, such as Yext, PlaceIQ, xAd, Gimbal, and SocialSign.in. 5 GeoInformation businesses which aggregate and assimilate content and data for a defined geographic area in innovative ways, such as Yelp and EnerKnol.

Jason Evan Klein

Founder and CEO

20 past transactions

CloudFrame

Seed Round in 2019
CloudFrame provides software that automates the transformation of COBOL applications into maintainable Java using an incremental and self-guided approach that reduces risk and cost. Our products give customers control and the ability to transform mainframe applications fast, freeing them from COBOL and vendor dependency completely and fully enabling digital transformation.

With Clarity

Series A in 2018
With Clarity is the only online, direct to consumer home try-on engagement ting company that marries affordability with expertise and convenience with a personal touch. With their Free Home Preview, they can try replicas of engagement ring styles at home to make a confident decision. Then return to their site to fully customize the ring and make it one of a kind. It has the lowest diamond prices guaranteed and a refreshing new way to shop for engagement rings. With Clarity was formerly known as Four Mine

Tire Agent

Seed Round in 2017
Tire Agent is an online tire retailer that provides at-home/on-site installation. It offers consumers a premium service at a value price. Tire Agent provides consumers with personalized tire recommendations, live tire experts, warranty claims, and great prices.
New York Shipping Exchange is a platform that unites shippers, carriers, and forwarders and revolutionizes the logistics industry. New York Shipping Exchange enables the transformation of the container shipping industry through two innovations: a new standardized freight contract and a new way to trade freight digitally. The company is supporting the transformation of container shipping by solving inefficiencies associated with booking downfalls and shipment rolling. They are determined to eliminate the distrust between shippers and carriers that has been created by the lack of accountability in ocean contracts. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Social Standards

Series A in 2017
Social Standards is creating the next generation of market research tools to discover and deliver actionable business insights with complete & authentic analysis of social data. By taking a market vertical approach and integrating sales data through the Nielsen Connected Partner Program, Social Standards is quickly becoming the most trusted consumer voice measurement and marketing insights leader in industries such as Beverage Alcohol, Beauty, Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Quick Serve Restaurants, and more. Founded in 2015 by veterans from Dolby and Gracenote, Social Standards has raised funding from the Band of Angels, Keiretsu Capital, and has a strategic investment from their pioneer customer, e.l.f. Cosmetics. Social Standards is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Front Range Biosciences

Seed Round in 2017
Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers.

Live XYZ

Venture Round in 2017
Live XYZ is on a mission to map the world - a live map of every place on every block showing the culture, activity, and life of a city. A complete revolution in how we access and experience the physical world around us.Live XYZ’s ground approach to mapping the world's places is unique to the industry. For the past few years, our on-the-ground mapping team has been walking the streets of New York,

Shoppable

Series A in 2016
Shoppable is a profitable technology company with a suite of e-commerce products surrounding Shoppable's patented, universal checkout API. Shoppable's solutions enable advertisers, retailers, and publishers to create shoppable sites, content, ads, videos, mobile apps, recipes, and other innovative commerce experiences. The company was founded in 2011 in San Francisco and is now headquartered in New York.

Walc

Angel Round in 2015
Walc empowers exploration on foot. More to come soon.

RapidSOS

Venture Round in 2014
RapidSOS is a creator of an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, RapidSOS is providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 250 million emergencies annually. Partnering with innovative companies certified as RapidSOS Ready, RapidSOS is striving to reach everyone. Together, RapidSOS is empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. RapidSOS is committed to creating a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives.

PageScience

Seed Round in 2014
PageScience has evolved as a source for cookieless page-level scoring and targeting. It pioneered this capability in the healthcare industry 4 years ago and have expanded to other ad categories. Its integration with Appnexus enables the delivery of high-performing pages at a vast scale as they become available.

Furious Corp

Seed Round in 2014
Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enable unified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio. PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning. Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz.

Luminoso

Series A in 2014
Luminoso is a new way for computers to understand language. They're the shortest route from your text to actionable business intelligence.

AllTheRooms

Seed Round in 2014
AllTheRooms is a metasearch platform that helps in finding and finalizing hotel accommodations. This platform offers a short-term rental market search engine that provides search results from a large portfolio of accommodation websites by combining hotels with homestay alternatives. It also helps users to discover multiple options from a comprehensive list of places through a single interface. The company was founded in 2013.

cups

Convertible Note in 2014
cups is an exciting company with a mission to rethink independent business in the specialty coffee industry. Our community gives coffee shop owners access to the only set of tools, services, and savings designed specifically for them. We work with coffee shops in cities across the US, and in New York, where we have been active since Spring 2014, our 200+ locations around the city make us the second-largest coffee “chain” after Starbucks. With tools like our mobile app, which brings new customers into our shops every day, and buying groups, which save cafe owners money on various commodity items, we empower our partners by granting them access to resources that would normally only be possible for a larger corporation. On the consumer side, our intuitive app helps people discover coffee shops in their area, with a convenient payment platform that saves them money on their caffeine habit. https://www.cupsworks.com https://www.cupsapp.com https://www.coverthatshift.com

Culinary Agents

Convertible Note in 2014
Culinary Agents is a website to find career-related information about the hospitality industry. Focused on its mission to help talent succeed in their careers within the hospitality industry, the platform empowers aspiring and existing talent to easily discover and apply to the best jobs. Culinary Agents also provides job marketing, recruiting and employer branding solutions to help businesses hire the best talent. Culinary Agents is committed to a hospitality-driven approach, thoughtful innovation, building meaningful relationships and maintaining integrity. Its growing community spans the U.S., including all levels of talent as well as restaurants, hotels, resorts, catering, foodservice, schools and organizations of all sizes.

The Runthrough

Seed Round in 2013
TheRunthrough is an online hub that connects fashion tastemakers with the world’s best luxury and emerging brands. It is a members-only site for fashion editors and stylists to view virtual lookbooks. With one click, industry professionals can request sample products or high-res images for their photo shoots, celebrity events, and print and online publications. TheRunthrough simplifies and streamlines the fashion editing process.

SocialSignin

Seed Round in 2013
SocialSign.in helps venues connect with their guests by leveraging free WiFi. Their software service provides a platform for establishing relationships with customers through free connectivity. The company's network allows end-users (your customers) to access your guest WiFi, easily identify themselves, and interact with the business or sponsor. They help businesses efficiently grow customer mailing lists, message guests, improve their social media engagement, and drive app downloads. SocialSign.in produces metrics such as visitation frequency from data that has to date been difficult and expensive to collect for physical venues. It also provides network authentication services to partners, organizations, and enterprises using patented proprietary software specifically tailored for scaled guest Wi-Fi networks.

Luminoso

Seed Round in 2013
Luminoso is a new way for computers to understand language. They're the shortest route from your text to actionable business intelligence.

Shoppable

Seed Round in 2012
Shoppable is a profitable technology company with a suite of e-commerce products surrounding Shoppable's patented, universal checkout API. Shoppable's solutions enable advertisers, retailers, and publishers to create shoppable sites, content, ads, videos, mobile apps, recipes, and other innovative commerce experiences. The company was founded in 2011 in San Francisco and is now headquartered in New York.
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