Operate

Operate is a startup studio founded in 2020, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. It invests in software technology companies and uniquely embeds its team of experienced operators into startups to enhance their chances of success.
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Carey Ransom

Founder and President

22 past transactions

Bevz

Seed Round in 2023
Bevz empowers convenience stores to stock customer-preferred snacks and drinks via its SaaS platform, facilitating in-store sales and multi-channel e-commerce.

Kitchen Data Systems

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kitchen Data Systems is a company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for the restaurant industry through a nationwide network aimed at reducing supply costs and managing delivery-first brands. Its offerings are structured across three complementary product verticals: KitchPartner Network, KitchSavers, and BrandBuilder. The company develops proprietary software that facilitates the creation and scaling of virtual food brands. By leveraging a SaaS platform, Kitchen Data Systems equips established brands with efficient go-to-market strategies, allowing restaurants to expand their presence into new markets effectively.

Knit

Seed Round in 2022
PurPics, LLC, based in Austin, Texas, operates a platform and application designed to connect brands with Gen Z consumers through student organizations. Founded in 2015, the platform enables members of these organizations to promote brand partners by posting pictures on their personal Instagram accounts. In return for increased engagement, brands can make donations for each like these posts receive. By customizing audience targeting based on factors such as region and campus, PurPics facilitates tailored marketing campaigns that enhance brand awareness and consumer interaction. This innovative approach offers brands a more effective means of engaging with their target demographics compared to traditional advertising methods. Through its SaaS-enabled marketplace, PurPics has collaborated with various brands to execute campaigns that drive foot traffic, boost in-store sales, and gather valuable consumer insights.

Souq G-Commerce

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Souq is lowering the barriers to access and participate in GameFi. We're building the infrastructure powering community-owned financial markets where players can thoughtfully invest in the games they love.

Ramped

Seed Round in 2022
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

Mustard

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Mustard is an app for foodies and restaurants where users can see and order food through videos from people. Their AI allows users to order food and has it delivered. Delivery services are checked. Follow foodies to access map view, see the locations they've been partnered with, and see the most recent material as well as details like opening times, reservation links, and ordering options.

Short Story

Seed Round in 2021
Short Story, Inc. is a personal styling service based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing online clothing solutions for petite women. Founded in 2019, the company curates a selection of stylish and high-quality clothing items, including tops, jeans, dresses, and pants, specifically designed to fit petite sizes. Short Story aims to enhance the shopping experience for petite women by offering personalized styling services that prioritize fit, style, and quality. By listening to clients' preferences, the company delivers curated boxes of on-trend styles directly to customers' doors, helping them discover new trends and evolve their personal wardrobes. Ultimately, Short Story seeks to empower petite women to feel confident and fabulous in their clothing choices.

Torpago

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Torpago is a financial technology company that delivers a corporate card and expense management platform for businesses. The offering includes physical and virtual cards linked to spend management software, allowing employees to spend with controlled limits while finance teams set policies and automate expense workflows. The platform is designed to simplify corporate expenses and improve spend visibility for enterprises. Torpago was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Grin Gaming

Seed Round in 2021
Grin Gaming is a machine learning and AI-driven technology platform that lets users predict every moment.

Mixed-Signal Devices

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Mixed-Signal Devices specializes in developing high-performance mixed-signal radio frequency (RF) components. These are embedded in products serving defense, datacenter, wireless, and telecom markets, with applications including high-performance timing, data converters, radar transceivers, and power amplifiers.

SailPlan

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SailPlan is a company focused on enhancing data management within the marine industry, specifically for ships and yachts. It develops a data infrastructure platform that facilitates the collection, processing, and analysis of real-time, high-resolution data related to water traffic. By leveraging APIs and other integrations, SailPlan's solutions enable marine vessels to optimize their operations, leading to improved efficiency, reduced fuel consumption, lower emissions, and better predictions for engine maintenance. This tailored approach aims to enhance safety and profitability for marine applications.

Ramped

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

Mustard

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Mustard is an app for foodies and restaurants where users can see and order food through videos from people. Their AI allows users to order food and has it delivered. Delivery services are checked. Follow foodies to access map view, see the locations they've been partnered with, and see the most recent material as well as details like opening times, reservation links, and ordering options.

Lolly

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.

Lolly

Seed Round in 2021
Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.

Cheese

Seed Round in 2021
Cheese is a California-based fintech company focused on helping individuals build credit and grow savings through simple, automated solutions. It develops a credit-building financial application that provides digital banking services and debit cards to customers with no credit history, enabling them to establish and improve credit scores while meeting personal financial needs, with an emphasis on serving underbanked communities.

Ardius

Seed Round in 2021
Ardius is a technology-driven company focused on transforming the tax credit application process through automation and artificial intelligence. It operates a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform that assists businesses in discovering and claiming available tax credits annually. By leveraging automation, machine learning, and partner API integrations, Ardius simplifies the complexities associated with tax credit applications. This innovative approach enables startups to effectively reduce their payroll taxes and optimize their financial resources.

Grin Gaming

Seed Round in 2020
Grin Gaming is a machine learning and AI-driven technology platform that lets users predict every moment.

Givsum

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017, Givsum operates a comprehensive online platform that connects individuals with charities. Its platform enables charitable organizations to integrate operations, fundraising campaigns, and supporter communities, streamlining processes such as creating fundraising pages, selling event tickets, accepting donations, managing volunteers, and tracking donor behavior.

Chatterworks

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Chatterworks is a technology company specializing in AI-driven recruitment solutions. Its platform assists corporate and staffing industry recruiters worldwide in efficiently sourcing candidates by aggregating data from various sources, providing personal contact information, and offering insights into candidate online activity. This enables recruiters to engage with hard-to-reach talent more effectively, increasing response rates and fostering diversity in hiring.

BizQualify

Pre Seed Round in 2020
BizQualify develops software that provides verifiable business and financial information. The company's product offers scores on delinquencies in benefits and IRS filings. BizQualify was founded in 2015 and is based in Irvine, California, United States.
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