The Partnership for New York City is an economic development agency established in 1979 and headquartered in New York, New York. It acts as a facilitator among business, government, labor, and the civic sector, providing expertise and critical thinking to support public policymakers, the media, and other stakeholders. The organization focuses on fostering economic growth and job creation in New York City by engaging diverse sectors and facilitating dialogue on key issues affecting the city's economy. Its role as an honest broker enables it to address challenges and opportunities within the urban landscape, enhancing collaboration and innovation among various groups.
LeapXpert is a developer of a business communication platform that facilitates the integration of consumer messaging applications into enterprise workflows. Its Federated Messaging Orchestration Platform (FMOP) offers a secure and centralized solution for communications between employees and clients, allowing users to communicate via their preferred messaging apps. By formalizing messaging as a business communication channel akin to traditional methods like calling or emailing, LeapXpert addresses the compliance and regulatory challenges arising from the increasing use of messaging applications in business environments. The platform helps organizations maintain accessible digital records of all interactions while ensuring governance and control over communications. LeapXpert serves a range of clients, including three of the world's top ten banks, and supports tens of thousands of users, enabling a customer-centered approach while upholding professional standards.
itselectric
Seed Round in 2024
Itselectric specializes in providing curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions tailored for urban environments. The company aims to enhance access to public charging, thereby promoting the adoption of electric vehicles, which contributes to cleaner air and healthier communities. By utilizing a behind-the-meter approach, Itselectric draws spare electrical supply from nearby buildings to offer affordable charging points. This innovative model not only addresses infrastructure challenges but also helps to alleviate environmental justice issues in cities. Additionally, it allows clients to generate passive income while facilitating convenient charging options for EV drivers.
BforeAI
Series A in 2024
BforeAI specializes in predictive attack intelligence and Digital Risk Protection Services (DRPS). Utilizing its innovative PreCrime™ technology powered by behavioral AI, the company aims to shift cyber defense from a reactive to a proactive stance. BforeAI's offerings include automated threat intelligence, brand protection, adversary disruption, and domain takedowns. The firm provides AI-predicted lists of malicious domains, enabling organizations to predict, monitor, and mitigate cyber threats before they materialize. Recognized by Gartner in multiple reports and awarded accolades such as the FinTech Innovation Lab New York, BforeAI is committed to delivering rapid and precise automated defenses against online fraud, thereby enhancing the security posture of its clients.
Summer
Venture Round in 2024
Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money while repaying. Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy.
Goalsetter
Series A in 2024
Goalsetter is a financial education platform designed for families, focusing on helping children and teens develop money management skills. The platform offers a range of tools for goal-based saving, including automatic deposits, round-ups, and spending tools to assist kids in budgeting. It also features engaging educational content such as quizzes and videos that incorporate games and pop culture to enhance financial literacy. In addition to its app, Goalsetter provides Goalsetter Classroom, a learning management system aimed at K-12 schools, which includes a teacher-led curriculum to further educate students about financial concepts. Through these resources, Goalsetter aims to empower young users to make informed financial decisions and achieve their savings goals.
Reality Defender
Series A in 2023
Reality Defender specializes in detecting deepfakes and AI-generated media to address the risks posed by manipulated content. The company offers a platform that utilizes synthetic media detection algorithms to identify and assess the authenticity of various formats, including images, videos, audio, and text, in real time. This capability enables both enterprises and government entities to effectively combat the proliferation of false media. Reality Defender's patented multimodal approach ensures advanced impersonation detection and provides flexible deployment options, allowing seamless integration into existing digital infrastructures for proactive media management.
Kelvin
Series A in 2023
Kelvin operates as an energy management and electrification platform specifically designed for radiator-heated buildings. Its innovative system features smart thermostatic radiator enclosures, known as Cozys, which are networked to central heating controls. This technology aims to minimize fuel waste, lower building emissions, and enhance tenant comfort. Kelvin's hybrid electrification platform allows buildings to electrify a significant portion of their heating requirements at a fraction of the cost compared to traditional methods. By optimizing heating fuel sources based on energy pricing and building conditions, Kelvin's technology helps radiator-heated buildings meet stringent emission caps efficiently. The company's solutions have been validated to provide substantial savings on heating costs and have received multiple recognitions for innovation in energy management.
Kinnos
Series B in 2023
Kinnos Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in improving disinfection practices through innovative color technology. Founded in 2014, the company manufactures a powdered additive called Highlight, which enhances the visibility of disinfectants, ensuring thorough cleaning and compliance during disinfection processes. Highlight provides real-time color-change feedback, allowing users to see where disinfectants have been applied, which helps prevent disease outbreaks on various surfaces. In addition to Highlight, Kinnos also offers Highlight Wipes, a dispensing machine for wipes, and Highlight Powder, another form of their disinfectant additive. The company's mission is to empower individuals to disinfect with confidence and to enhance public health through effective and visible disinfection.
Summer
Series A in 2023
Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money while repaying. Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy.
Wellth
Series B in 2023
Wellth is a digital health company based in New York that aims to enhance treatment adherence among individuals with chronic conditions. By leveraging behavioral economics, Wellth addresses the barriers that hinder patients from forming healthy habits and effectively managing their diseases. The company operates a mobile application that provides targeted incentive plans, reminders, and information to motivate users to engage in preventive health behaviors. Its platform not only empowers consumers to improve their adherence to medication and care plans but also helps reduce preventable hospitalizations and healthcare costs. Wellth's approach includes proven outcomes demonstrated through randomized controlled trials, making it a valuable solution for insurers and healthcare providers seeking to improve population health. Through its user-friendly application, Wellth supports members in establishing sustainable healthy habits while generating cost savings for payors.
LeapXpert
Series A in 2023
LeapXpert is a developer of a business communication platform that facilitates the integration of consumer messaging applications into enterprise workflows. Its Federated Messaging Orchestration Platform (FMOP) offers a secure and centralized solution for communications between employees and clients, allowing users to communicate via their preferred messaging apps. By formalizing messaging as a business communication channel akin to traditional methods like calling or emailing, LeapXpert addresses the compliance and regulatory challenges arising from the increasing use of messaging applications in business environments. The platform helps organizations maintain accessible digital records of all interactions while ensuring governance and control over communications. LeapXpert serves a range of clients, including three of the world's top ten banks, and supports tens of thousands of users, enabling a customer-centered approach while upholding professional standards.
Circular Services
Private Equity Round in 2022
Circular Services operates as a developer of circular economy and recycling infrastructure. Circular Services owns and operates municipal recycling facilities across the U.S. that enable municipalities and businesses.
Orijin, PBC
Series C in 2022
American Prison Data Systems provides software and technology solutions designed to deliver educational and rehabilitative programs for correctional facilities. The company focuses on creating a secure environment where inmates can access individualized education, job training, and re-entry resources. Its offerings include military-grade technology to prevent misuse, secure content filters, data encryption, and curated educational content from various providers. APDS also features a centralized platform that allows correctional administrators and educators to deliver remote, adaptive instruction and monitor inmate progress. By enhancing access to education and rehabilitation, APDS aims to improve prison safety, reduce violence, and lower recidivism rates. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in New York and has an additional office in Boston.
T-REX
Series C in 2022
T-REX Group, Inc. develops an enterprise Software-as-a-Service platform tailored for the finance, renewables, and technology sectors. The platform, known as T-REX Analytics, provides tools for analyzing acquisitions and sales of solar assets, structuring renewable energy-backed deals, and managing ongoing portfolios. It enables users to assess production and credit risk parameters impacting cash flows, such as power production and operating expenses. The analytics capabilities allow for the structuring of customized debt tranches, the creation of capital structures for securitization, and the valuation of cash flows based on user-defined assumptions. By enhancing transparency and efficiency in complex asset classes, T-REX aims to unlock significant investment opportunities, making it easier for industry participants to invest in, securitize, and manage portfolios of diverse assets. Founded in 2012, T-REX is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
SkyHive
Series B in 2021
SkyHive is a developer of a software-as-a-service platform focused on workforce reskilling and labor market intelligence. The platform leverages millions of real-time data points to analyze employees' work profiles, translating them into skills and identifying optimized career pathways through tailored learning solutions. By providing insights into workforce capabilities, SkyHive helps organizations enhance employee retention and achieve diversity and inclusion goals, while also optimizing human economies in real-time. The company's quantum labor analytics services empower enterprises and communities to adapt to changing workforce needs effectively.
Recycle Track Systems
Series C in 2021
Recycle Track Systems is a waste management company that partners with local haulers to provide efficient and responsible waste collection services. The company utilizes proprietary technology to streamline collection routes and enhance communication with pickup sites, offering services for garbage, recyclables, compost, and e-waste.
MoCaFi
Series A in 2021
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform aimed at improving financial behaviors within underbanked communities. The platform provides a range of financial products and services, including check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, and financial literacy tools. Users can access these services through a mobile application and a financial card, allowing them to check balances, cash paychecks, and send money securely without incurring extra costs. MoCaFi's focus is on promoting economic equality by offering affordable, credit-building financial solutions that cater to the unique needs of underserved populations.
CLEAR
Venture Round in 2021
CLEAR, the secure identity company, uses biometrics to build a connected world that’s smarter and more secure. It links identity with different information sets, including credit cards, tickets to the game, reservations, frequent flyer numbers, flight manifests, health care identification, driver's licenses, and passports. CLEAR's data security framework meets the highest standards for performance and for protecting sensitive information — FISMA High- and SAFETY Act-certified by the Department of Homeland Security. CLEAR's users are always in control of their data and do not sell user information. CLEAR was founded by Caryn Seidman-Becker and Ken Cornick in November 2010 and is based in New York, United States.
SkyHive
Series A in 2020
SkyHive is a developer of a software-as-a-service platform focused on workforce reskilling and labor market intelligence. The platform leverages millions of real-time data points to analyze employees' work profiles, translating them into skills and identifying optimized career pathways through tailored learning solutions. By providing insights into workforce capabilities, SkyHive helps organizations enhance employee retention and achieve diversity and inclusion goals, while also optimizing human economies in real-time. The company's quantum labor analytics services empower enterprises and communities to adapt to changing workforce needs effectively.
SeeQC
Series A in 2020
SeeQC, Inc. is a developer of digital quantum computing platforms aimed at global businesses, with a focus on creating commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Elmsford, New York, the company specializes in the design, testing, and manufacturing of quantum-ready superconductors. It integrates classical and quantum technologies to tackle common challenges in efficiency, stability, and cost associated with quantum computing. SeeQC's offerings include superconducting qubit chips and proprietary Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) technology, enabling high-performance classical co-processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The company's approach combines digital readout and control technology with a unique chip-scale architecture to deliver scalable and cost-effective quantum computing solutions suitable for sectors such as machine learning, logistics optimization, quantum chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and fintech. Additionally, SeeQC operates facilities in London, United Kingdom, and Naples, Italy, enhancing its capacity to serve clients across the United States and Europe.
Orijin, PBC
Series B in 2020
American Prison Data Systems provides software and technology solutions designed to deliver educational and rehabilitative programs for correctional facilities. The company focuses on creating a secure environment where inmates can access individualized education, job training, and re-entry resources. Its offerings include military-grade technology to prevent misuse, secure content filters, data encryption, and curated educational content from various providers. APDS also features a centralized platform that allows correctional administrators and educators to deliver remote, adaptive instruction and monitor inmate progress. By enhancing access to education and rehabilitation, APDS aims to improve prison safety, reduce violence, and lower recidivism rates. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in New York and has an additional office in Boston.
TARA Biosystems
Series A in 2020
TARA Biosystems, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing organ-on-a-chip technology, specifically human cardiac tissue models, to enhance drug discovery and safety assessments. Founded in 2014 and based in the United States, the company utilizes stem cell-derived cardiac tissue that mimics adult physiological conditions, enabling precise measurement of cardiac functionality. This innovative platform aims to facilitate the faster and safer development of new therapies by providing predictive in vitro models that can assess the effects of drug compounds on heart function without the need for human testing. Through its advanced technology, TARA Biosystems seeks to improve the health of patients by enabling more reliable assessments of cardiac drug efficacy and safety.
Wellth
Series A in 2020
Wellth is a digital health company based in New York that aims to enhance treatment adherence among individuals with chronic conditions. By leveraging behavioral economics, Wellth addresses the barriers that hinder patients from forming healthy habits and effectively managing their diseases. The company operates a mobile application that provides targeted incentive plans, reminders, and information to motivate users to engage in preventive health behaviors. Its platform not only empowers consumers to improve their adherence to medication and care plans but also helps reduce preventable hospitalizations and healthcare costs. Wellth's approach includes proven outcomes demonstrated through randomized controlled trials, making it a valuable solution for insurers and healthcare providers seeking to improve population health. Through its user-friendly application, Wellth supports members in establishing sustainable healthy habits while generating cost savings for payors.
Kinnos
Venture Round in 2020
Kinnos Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in improving disinfection practices through innovative color technology. Founded in 2014, the company manufactures a powdered additive called Highlight, which enhances the visibility of disinfectants, ensuring thorough cleaning and compliance during disinfection processes. Highlight provides real-time color-change feedback, allowing users to see where disinfectants have been applied, which helps prevent disease outbreaks on various surfaces. In addition to Highlight, Kinnos also offers Highlight Wipes, a dispensing machine for wipes, and Highlight Powder, another form of their disinfectant additive. The company's mission is to empower individuals to disinfect with confidence and to enhance public health through effective and visible disinfection.
Kinnos
Series A in 2020
Kinnos Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in improving disinfection practices through innovative color technology. Founded in 2014, the company manufactures a powdered additive called Highlight, which enhances the visibility of disinfectants, ensuring thorough cleaning and compliance during disinfection processes. Highlight provides real-time color-change feedback, allowing users to see where disinfectants have been applied, which helps prevent disease outbreaks on various surfaces. In addition to Highlight, Kinnos also offers Highlight Wipes, a dispensing machine for wipes, and Highlight Powder, another form of their disinfectant additive. The company's mission is to empower individuals to disinfect with confidence and to enhance public health through effective and visible disinfection.
MoCaFi
Seed Round in 2020
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform aimed at improving financial behaviors within underbanked communities. The platform provides a range of financial products and services, including check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, and financial literacy tools. Users can access these services through a mobile application and a financial card, allowing them to check balances, cash paychecks, and send money securely without incurring extra costs. MoCaFi's focus is on promoting economic equality by offering affordable, credit-building financial solutions that cater to the unique needs of underserved populations.
Cutover
Series A in 2019
Cutover is a work orchestration and observability platform that enhances organizational visibility into dynamic workflows. Established in 2013 in Shoreditch, Hackney by Craig Gregory, Ky Nichol, and Marcus Wildsmith, the platform is designed to help teams prepare for critical events that may challenge their infrastructure by facilitating rehearsals. It enables executives and managers to visualize performance data and identify issues in real-time. Additionally, Cutover supports seamless collaboration between human and machine processes, offering features for cyber recovery, cloud migration, IT disaster recovery, and release management. By integrating with various SaaS platforms, Cutover enhances communication and simplifies complex tasks for enterprises, ultimately reducing risk and costs.
Kasisto
Series B in 2019
Kasisto, Inc. specializes in developing conversational platforms for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its flagship product, KAI, is a digital experience platform that supports the creation of branded chatbots and virtual assistants capable of delivering personalized banking experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-enabled devices. The platform offers tailored solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which enhances user interactions, KAI Business Banking, which provides instant access to essential financial information, and KAI Investment Management, which helps users navigate their financial goals through personalized insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto has additional offices in Mountain View and Singapore, focusing on improving customer experiences in the financial sector through intelligent, human-like conversations.
SeeQC
Seed Round in 2019
SeeQC, Inc. is a developer of digital quantum computing platforms aimed at global businesses, with a focus on creating commercially viable application-specific quantum computing systems. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Elmsford, New York, the company specializes in the design, testing, and manufacturing of quantum-ready superconductors. It integrates classical and quantum technologies to tackle common challenges in efficiency, stability, and cost associated with quantum computing. SeeQC's offerings include superconducting qubit chips and proprietary Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) technology, enabling high-performance classical co-processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The company's approach combines digital readout and control technology with a unique chip-scale architecture to deliver scalable and cost-effective quantum computing solutions suitable for sectors such as machine learning, logistics optimization, quantum chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and fintech. Additionally, SeeQC operates facilities in London, United Kingdom, and Naples, Italy, enhancing its capacity to serve clients across the United States and Europe.
Inspirna
Series C in 2018
Inspirna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drug candidates that target essential drivers of cancer. The company utilizes a microRNA-based target discovery platform to identify novel RNA dysregulated cancer drivers, which can be addressed by small molecules and biologics. Inspirna's clinical programs include first-in-class oral small molecules aimed at treating patients with RAS mutant colorectal cancer (RGX-202) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (RGX-104), both currently in Phase 1b/2 trials. Through its research, Inspirna aims to provide effective treatment options that specifically target cancer metabolism and progression, offering potential advancements in cancer care.
Wellth
Seed Round in 2018
Wellth is a digital health company based in New York that aims to enhance treatment adherence among individuals with chronic conditions. By leveraging behavioral economics, Wellth addresses the barriers that hinder patients from forming healthy habits and effectively managing their diseases. The company operates a mobile application that provides targeted incentive plans, reminders, and information to motivate users to engage in preventive health behaviors. Its platform not only empowers consumers to improve their adherence to medication and care plans but also helps reduce preventable hospitalizations and healthcare costs. Wellth's approach includes proven outcomes demonstrated through randomized controlled trials, making it a valuable solution for insurers and healthcare providers seeking to improve population health. Through its user-friendly application, Wellth supports members in establishing sustainable healthy habits while generating cost savings for payors.
Magnolia NeuroSciences
Series A in 2018
Magnolia Neurosciences Corporation is a New York-based company focused on drug discovery and development, specifically targeting neuroprotective therapies for central nervous system diseases and neurodegeneration. Established in 2018, the company aims to create proprietary small molecule therapeutics that prevent neuronal cell death, offering new treatment options for patients with neurodegenerative disorders and related conditions. Magnolia Neurosciences was founded to advance technologies developed at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Therapeutics Discovery Division and the Neurodegeneration Consortium. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to address significant medical needs in the field of neurology.
Cureatr
Venture Round in 2018
Cureatr Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in mobile care coordination solutions for healthcare providers. Founded in 2011, it offers a cloud-based medication management software designed to optimize patient care, particularly focusing on post-discharge medication reconciliation. The platform combines HIPAA-secure text messaging with workflow navigation tools, facilitating communication and coordination among healthcare professionals. Cureatr's software features an inbuilt dashboard that curates and analyzes patients' medication history, enabling providers to respond to real-time events and improve their interactions with patients. By streamlining these processes, Cureatr enhances the overall quality of patient care.
Digital Reasoning
Series D in 2018
Digital Reasoning Systems, Inc. is a developer of an artificial intelligence cognitive computing platform that specializes in processing and organizing unstructured data into meaningful insights for businesses. Founded in 2000 and based in Franklin, Tennessee, with additional offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London, the company offers its primary product, Synthesys, which utilizes advanced features such as natural language processing, entity resolution, and link analysis. This platform is designed to automatically categorize, link, retrieve, and profile unstructured data, providing critical intelligence and insights for industries including finance, healthcare, and legal sectors. Digital Reasoning's solutions support intelligence analysts in both government and commercial markets, enhancing their ability to visualize connections within data sets and address risks and threats effectively. The company maintains strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings and expand its reach in the market.
Kasisto
Series B in 2017
Kasisto, Inc. specializes in developing conversational platforms for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its flagship product, KAI, is a digital experience platform that supports the creation of branded chatbots and virtual assistants capable of delivering personalized banking experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-enabled devices. The platform offers tailored solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which enhances user interactions, KAI Business Banking, which provides instant access to essential financial information, and KAI Investment Management, which helps users navigate their financial goals through personalized insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto has additional offices in Mountain View and Singapore, focusing on improving customer experiences in the financial sector through intelligent, human-like conversations.
Orijin, PBC
Series A in 2017
American Prison Data Systems provides software and technology solutions designed to deliver educational and rehabilitative programs for correctional facilities. The company focuses on creating a secure environment where inmates can access individualized education, job training, and re-entry resources. Its offerings include military-grade technology to prevent misuse, secure content filters, data encryption, and curated educational content from various providers. APDS also features a centralized platform that allows correctional administrators and educators to deliver remote, adaptive instruction and monitor inmate progress. By enhancing access to education and rehabilitation, APDS aims to improve prison safety, reduce violence, and lower recidivism rates. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in New York and has an additional office in Boston.
T-REX
Series B in 2017
T-REX Group, Inc. develops an enterprise Software-as-a-Service platform tailored for the finance, renewables, and technology sectors. The platform, known as T-REX Analytics, provides tools for analyzing acquisitions and sales of solar assets, structuring renewable energy-backed deals, and managing ongoing portfolios. It enables users to assess production and credit risk parameters impacting cash flows, such as power production and operating expenses. The analytics capabilities allow for the structuring of customized debt tranches, the creation of capital structures for securitization, and the valuation of cash flows based on user-defined assumptions. By enhancing transparency and efficiency in complex asset classes, T-REX aims to unlock significant investment opportunities, making it easier for industry participants to invest in, securitize, and manage portfolios of diverse assets. Founded in 2012, T-REX is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
Kasisto
Series A in 2017
Kasisto, Inc. specializes in developing conversational platforms for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its flagship product, KAI, is a digital experience platform that supports the creation of branded chatbots and virtual assistants capable of delivering personalized banking experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-enabled devices. The platform offers tailored solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which enhances user interactions, KAI Business Banking, which provides instant access to essential financial information, and KAI Investment Management, which helps users navigate their financial goals through personalized insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto has additional offices in Mountain View and Singapore, focusing on improving customer experiences in the financial sector through intelligent, human-like conversations.
ForwardLane
Pre Seed Round in 2016
ForwardLane Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in New York, with additional locations in London and Fort Lauderdale. Founded in 2014, it specializes in providing AI-powered solutions tailored for wealth management, asset management, and commercial banking. The company develops a unique platform that utilizes natural language processing to synthesize data and generate insights for financial advisors and fund distributors, enhancing their productivity and client engagement. Key offerings include the A1 signal engine, which automates the extraction of actionable insights, and the ForwardLane Goal Miner, designed to identify financial goals from unstructured data sources. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, such as those in CRM systems, facilitating proactive client interactions and driving organic growth by identifying opportunities for client retention and engagement. Through its innovative approach, ForwardLane empowers financial institutions to convert complex data into meaningful intelligence quickly and efficiently.
Dorsata
Seed Round in 2016
Dorsata, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Arlington, Virginia, that specializes in creating an online platform for clinical care paths. Founded in 2011, Dorsata enables healthcare providers to enhance decision-making by offering tools that allow clinicians to build, share, and implement workflows known as care pathways. These pathways are designed to improve collaboration among healthcare teams and facilitate efficient documentation and order entry. By leveraging data and best practices, Dorsata aims to transform healthcare delivery with a focus on cost reduction and quality improvement. Additionally, the company has developed a prenatal record platform that helps manage electronic health records, providing a user-friendly experience and a rules engine to create tailored care plans for patients throughout their pregnancy journey.
Lodo Therapeutics
Series A in 2016
Lodo Therapeutics Corporation is a drug discovery and development company dedicated to creating novel therapeutics derived from natural sources. It focuses on addressing significant health challenges, particularly resistant infectious diseases and cancers, by collaborating with global pharmaceutical companies and leading non-governmental organizations. Founded to realize the scientific vision of Dr. Sean Brady from Rockefeller University, Lodo Therapeutics utilizes a genome-based, culture-independent platform to discover and characterize small molecules sourced from environmental microbial DNA. This innovative approach leverages advancements in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics to explore the untapped potential of microbial evolution, aiming to identify therapeutically valuable pharmaceutical products. Headquartered in New York City at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, Lodo Therapeutics is committed to harnessing the power of nature in the fight against undruggable targets and high unmet medical needs.
Petra Pharma
Series A in 2016
Petra Pharma Corporation is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in New York that focuses on discovering and developing therapies targeting phosphoinositide (PI) signaling pathways. Established in 2015, the company aims to create novel small molecules that address serious medical conditions, particularly cancer and metabolic diseases. By honing in on unique enzyme targets involved in critical cellular processes such as cell division, growth, trafficking, and signaling, Petra Pharma seeks to develop innovative treatments that can enhance human health and provide new options for healthcare providers.
StyleSage
Seed Round in 2015
StyleSage, Inc. is a technology company that provides an online platform designed to deliver competitive intelligence to fashion retailers and brands. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze pricing, social signals, and global trends. Its platform enables users to monitor their brand positioning relative to competitors, gauge consumer sentiment, and identify emerging fashion trends, including popular styles and colors. By automating the tagging of product details and analyzing vast amounts of e-commerce and social media data, StyleSage helps clients optimize pricing strategies, enhance product assortments, and develop effective promotional tactics. This comprehensive approach allows retailers to react swiftly and accurately to market dynamics, ultimately improving their decision-making and profitability.
Enigma
Series B in 2015
Enigma Technologies, Inc. is an operational data management and intelligence company based in New York. It specializes in providing a searchable database of public records, information, and documents, facilitating streamlined operations and informed decision-making for its users. The company offers a suite of products, including Enigma Data Infrastructure, which features tools for data operations and metadata enhancement, and Enigma Solutions, tailored for specific industries such as financial services, pharmacovigilance, and insurance. Enigma also provides analysis-ready public data relevant to sectors like oil and gas, healthcare, and company reference data. Additionally, Enigma operates Enigma Labs, which focuses on developing open data tools for public use, and offers an API to support developers in creating data-rich applications. The company is recognized for its contributions to small business intelligence, delivering timely and accurate insights on the identity and risk profile of small businesses, thus aiding firms in areas such as insurance risk assessment and fraud prevention. Enigma Technologies was incorporated in 2011.
Kasisto
Seed Round in 2014
Kasisto, Inc. specializes in developing conversational platforms for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its flagship product, KAI, is a digital experience platform that supports the creation of branded chatbots and virtual assistants capable of delivering personalized banking experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-enabled devices. The platform offers tailored solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which enhances user interactions, KAI Business Banking, which provides instant access to essential financial information, and KAI Investment Management, which helps users navigate their financial goals through personalized insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto has additional offices in Mountain View and Singapore, focusing on improving customer experiences in the financial sector through intelligent, human-like conversations.
EpiBone
Grant in 2014
EpiBone, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, focused on developing advanced solutions for bone and cartilage repair. Founded in 2013, EpiBone utilizes patient-specific scans and their own stem cells to create customized bone grafts, which are cultivated in a bioreactor to facilitate growth. The company aims to improve skeletal repair and enhance bone formation and regeneration through its innovative technologies. EpiBone's lead product, a living 3D bone graft, successfully completed its Phase I/IIa clinical trial in August 2023. Additionally, the company is advancing its cartilage repair pipeline, which includes an allogeneic osteochondral plug that received Investigational New Drug approval in July 2023, and an injectable cartilage filler, partly funded by the Department of Defense. Through these developments, EpiBone seeks to revolutionize orthopedic repair and provide patients with more effective treatment options.
Cureatr
Series A in 2013
Cureatr Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in mobile care coordination solutions for healthcare providers. Founded in 2011, it offers a cloud-based medication management software designed to optimize patient care, particularly focusing on post-discharge medication reconciliation. The platform combines HIPAA-secure text messaging with workflow navigation tools, facilitating communication and coordination among healthcare professionals. Cureatr's software features an inbuilt dashboard that curates and analyzes patients' medication history, enabling providers to respond to real-time events and improve their interactions with patients. By streamlining these processes, Cureatr enhances the overall quality of patient care.
Zipmark
Seed Round in 2013
Zipmark Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a platform for invoicing, billing, and payment services, enabling businesses to send and receive digital checks securely and at a transparent cost. Founded in 2010 by Jake Howerton and Jay Bhattacharya, Zipmark offers an API that integrates easily into web and mobile applications, presenting a cost-effective alternative to traditional credit and debit card transactions. The platform also features Zipmark Deposit for bank deposits and allows users to pay bills like rent or subscriptions directly from paper invoices using Zipmark's iPhone app and QR codes. With its focus on innovative payment solutions, Zipmark aims to streamline financial transactions for businesses and their customers.
trueEX
Venture Round in 2013
trueEX, based in New York City, operates an electronic execution platform tailored for the global interest rate swaps (IRS) market, which is valued at approximately $300 trillion. The platform is designed to address the inefficiencies of traditional trading methods that often lack regulatory oversight and transparency. By offering a CFTC-regulated exchange, trueEX facilitates request-for-quote (RFQ) trading protocols and proprietary tools for portfolio terminations and compactions. This enables market makers, asset managers, hedge funds, and other buy-side firms to manage trades more efficiently through direct connectivity to multiple clearinghouses. The company aims to enhance automation and transparency in the IRS market and plans to expand its services to other liquid derivatives in the future.
Voxy
Series B in 2013
Voxy, Inc. is a language learning platform specializing in personalized English instruction for speakers of other languages. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, Voxy creates custom curricula tailored to individual interests, routines, goals, and learning styles, utilizing a fully integrated web and mobile platform. The company’s approach combines real-time adaptive technology with personalized live instruction, allowing learners to engage with content relevant to current events, pop culture, and sports. Voxy serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, educational institutions, and governments across more than 50 countries. Additionally, it offers a suite of analytics and reporting tools called Command Center, which provides insights into English learning programs for HR executives. Voxy has been recognized by prominent media outlets for its innovative methods and has been used by millions of learners globally.
Shapeways Holdings
Debt Financing in 2013
Shapeways Holdings Inc. is a 3D printing marketplace and community that enables individuals to create, buy, and sell custom products. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Eindhoven and Seattle, the company offers a wide range of products across various categories, including art, fashion, home goods, gadgets, games, jewelry, and miniatures. Shapeways operates on a model of on-demand printing, allowing for the customization and personalization of each order. By providing access to advanced 3D printing technology, the platform empowers users to turn their ideas into physical products, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. Shapeways aims to democratize the manufacturing process by fully digitizing it, making industrial-grade additive manufacturing accessible to a broader audience.
True Office Learning
Series A in 2013
True Office Learning is a leading enterprise education and analytics company that connects e-learning to advanced behavioral data through an adaptive technology platform to drive results. The company’s cloud-based software provides organizational insights that were previously immeasurable, enabling organizations to ensure learning, analyze efficacy, and drive better business outcomes.
Voxy
Series A in 2012
Voxy, Inc. is a language learning platform specializing in personalized English instruction for speakers of other languages. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, Voxy creates custom curricula tailored to individual interests, routines, goals, and learning styles, utilizing a fully integrated web and mobile platform. The company’s approach combines real-time adaptive technology with personalized live instruction, allowing learners to engage with content relevant to current events, pop culture, and sports. Voxy serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, educational institutions, and governments across more than 50 countries. Additionally, it offers a suite of analytics and reporting tools called Command Center, which provides insights into English learning programs for HR executives. Voxy has been recognized by prominent media outlets for its innovative methods and has been used by millions of learners globally.
Zipmark
Seed Round in 2011
Zipmark Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a platform for invoicing, billing, and payment services, enabling businesses to send and receive digital checks securely and at a transparent cost. Founded in 2010 by Jake Howerton and Jay Bhattacharya, Zipmark offers an API that integrates easily into web and mobile applications, presenting a cost-effective alternative to traditional credit and debit card transactions. The platform also features Zipmark Deposit for bank deposits and allows users to pay bills like rent or subscriptions directly from paper invoices using Zipmark's iPhone app and QR codes. With its focus on innovative payment solutions, Zipmark aims to streamline financial transactions for businesses and their customers.
EnergyHub
Series B in 2011
EnergyHub is a company focused on enhancing energy management for consumers while fostering a stronger connection between homeowners and utility providers. It develops innovative software technology that allows users to utilize smart devices, such as thermostats and water heaters, to create virtual power plants. This approach not only helps stabilize the electrical grid but also supports the integration of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. By offering simple and cost-effective tools, EnergyHub aims to empower consumers to reduce their energy consumption and save money, addressing contemporary energy challenges effectively.
Scratch Music Group
Series A in 2011
Scratch Music Group, Inc. operates as a music and technology company, primarily through its Scratch DJ Academy, which offers DJ and music production education across multiple major cities in the United States, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago, as well as numerous satellite locations in hotels, resorts, and on cruise ships globally. Founded in 2002 by Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, the academy has taught over 500,000 individuals using a proprietary curriculum. In addition to educational services, Scratch Music Group creates immersive events for prominent brands, having successfully collaborated with clients like H&M, MTV, and Pepsi. Their Scratch Weddings division provides high-quality DJ services tailored to modern couples, ensuring a distinct and professional musical experience for weddings. With nearly 100,000 events executed and over 15 million guests entertained in more than 25 countries, Scratch Music Group has established a notable presence in the music and events industry, gaining recognition from various media outlets including CNN, The New York Times, and Forbes.
Outside.In
Series B in 2009
Outside.in is a New York-based aggregator focused on facilitating the sharing and exploration of hyperlocal information within neighborhoods. The company develops a data and technology platform that organizes and distributes online news, blogs, and discussions, linking them to specific offline locations. By prioritizing local blogs as primary sources of information, Outside.in aims to enhance access to community-driven content, akin to how local search engines have transformed web navigation. The company is supported by funding from various angel investors and venture capital firms, which have contributed to its mission of improving the discovery and dissemination of hyperlocal news and information.
TxVia
Series C in 2009
TxVia specializes in advanced transaction processing technology for various payment applications, including consumer, corporate, and government services. The company provides a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) model that offers fully customizable solutions tailored to the specific processing needs of its clients. TxVia's product portfolio encompasses a wide range of prepaid card systems, such as retail gift cards, general purpose reloadable cards, healthcare cards, and payroll cards. Their systems are designed to support bank issuers and program managers in effectively managing prepaid card programs. By leveraging TxVia's technology, clients—including some of the largest companies in the payments industry—benefit from improved time-to-market, cost efficiency, scalability, reliability, and security.
CPower
Series B in 2009
CPower provides revenue generation, energy conservation measurement, usage forecasting, and strategic consulting services.
Outside.In
Series A in 2008
Outside.in is a New York-based aggregator focused on facilitating the sharing and exploration of hyperlocal information within neighborhoods. The company develops a data and technology platform that organizes and distributes online news, blogs, and discussions, linking them to specific offline locations. By prioritizing local blogs as primary sources of information, Outside.in aims to enhance access to community-driven content, akin to how local search engines have transformed web navigation. The company is supported by funding from various angel investors and venture capital firms, which have contributed to its mission of improving the discovery and dissemination of hyperlocal news and information.
OwnEnergy
Venture Round in 2008
OwnEnergy Inc. specializes in developing mid-sized wind energy projects in Spain and the United States. Founded in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company partners with local energy entrepreneurs to create wind farms ranging from 30 to 100 MW. These local partners, who are often prominent figures in wind-rich communities, actively participate in the development process and share in the project's ownership. OwnEnergy's comprehensive services encompass prospecting, development, financing, construction, and ongoing maintenance. By combining local expertise with extensive industry experience, the company effectively mitigates risks and costs associated with project development while enhancing profitability. As a subsidiary of EDF Renewable Energy, OwnEnergy has successfully completed six projects totaling 240 MW, reinforcing its reputation as a reliable and innovative player in the renewable energy sector.
LicenseStream
Series B in 2008
LicenseStream is a provider of a licensing and royalty payment automation platform designed for content owners. The platform facilitates the efficient licensing, transaction, and monitoring of digital content across various media types. By automating traditional manual licensing processes, LicenseStream enables content owners to define rights and transact online within minutes. The company serves as a leading licensing automation partner for businesses in advertising, content production, and content delivery. Its enterprise partners include notable firms in the industry, allowing for streamlined operations and enhanced management of content rights, while also providing tools to detect and prevent unauthorized usage of content.
Outside.In
Series A in 2008
Outside.in is a New York-based aggregator focused on facilitating the sharing and exploration of hyperlocal information within neighborhoods. The company develops a data and technology platform that organizes and distributes online news, blogs, and discussions, linking them to specific offline locations. By prioritizing local blogs as primary sources of information, Outside.in aims to enhance access to community-driven content, akin to how local search engines have transformed web navigation. The company is supported by funding from various angel investors and venture capital firms, which have contributed to its mission of improving the discovery and dissemination of hyperlocal news and information.
First30Days
Series A in 2008
First30Days is a self-help platform that guides individuals through the initial 30 days of significant life changes, such as job transitions, starting a business, home buying, pregnancy, and divorce. The website aims to provide inspirational content and expert advice to motivate users and facilitate positive change in their lives. It connects users with professionals who offer insights tailored to their specific situations, helping them navigate these transitions effectively. The business model includes generating revenue through targeted advertisements and sponsorships relevant to each life change, such as promoting parenting products for new parents or banking services for aspiring entrepreneurs. Founded by Ariane de Bonvoisin, who has a background in corporate strategy and venture capital, First30Days leverages her expertise to support individuals in their journeys through change.
Consumer Powerline
Series A in 2007
ConsumerPowerline’s products and services help their customers pay the least for energy, get the most for energy they buy, and earn the most for what they can reduce. They are unique in how they approach the market - they use deregulated market opportunities to first create new revenue for their customers. This new income and the accompanying new information helps their customers achieve a lot more, a lot sooner with them. The ConsumerPowerline team leverages their unique combination of skills and experience to uncover revenues and savings other firms overlook. ConsumerPowerline offers Strategic Energy Asset Management (SEAM) including comprehensive energy audits and analyses; identification, design, and project management of demand response opportunities; generator uploading, load switching and controls; efficiency consultations; and performance-based contracting. ConsumerPowerline also offers demand response management. They bring clients a means of financing improved energy management by first generating revenues through demand response – which requires no up-front investment and a limited time commitment. In the summer of 2005, ConsumerPowerline helped their New York City customers secure an estimated $6 million by selling their excess capacity back into the energy markets. ConsumerPowerline operates on a national basis with specific emphasis on the New York, New England, and California markets.
CPower
Series A in 2007
CPower provides revenue generation, energy conservation measurement, usage forecasting, and strategic consulting services.
SchoolNet
Series C in 2006
Schoolnet is a provider of instructional improvement software designed to enhance student achievement and teacher quality while improving operational efficiency for K-12 school districts. The company offers a data-driven instructional management suite that includes web-based products and solutions, enabling educators to access essential data, reports, tools, and content. This suite supports the assessment of student and school performance, with a focus on districts in major cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
Orchestria
Series D in 2005
Orchestria specializes in information protection and control services for organizations, offering software solutions designed to safeguard critical data regardless of its location. The company addresses a wide range of risks associated with data management while minimizing the operational challenges linked to identifying and mitigating these risks. Orchestria's services enable clients to prevent data loss, ensure compliance with messaging regulations, and implement effective information classification and control measures. Through its comprehensive approach, Orchestria helps organizations manage their information assets securely and efficiently.
The FeedRoom
Series D in 2004
The FeedRoom is a leading provider of online video communications, specializing in live video and digital asset management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including broadband video distribution, encoding, management, and delivery, as well as performance reporting and video application design. It caters to a diverse clientele, including corporations, media and publishing organizations, and government agencies, delivering flexible solutions that enhance business and marketing communications. Renowned organizations such as Autodesk, Boeing, and The Pentagon utilize The FeedRoom's expertise to engage audiences, build brands, and manage digital media assets effectively. With a strong emphasis on customer service, The FeedRoom remains at the forefront of the video technology landscape, helping clients monetize content and optimize their communications strategies.
The FeedRoom
Series C in 2002
The FeedRoom is a leading provider of online video communications, specializing in live video and digital asset management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including broadband video distribution, encoding, management, and delivery, as well as performance reporting and video application design. It caters to a diverse clientele, including corporations, media and publishing organizations, and government agencies, delivering flexible solutions that enhance business and marketing communications. Renowned organizations such as Autodesk, Boeing, and The Pentagon utilize The FeedRoom's expertise to engage audiences, build brands, and manage digital media assets effectively. With a strong emphasis on customer service, The FeedRoom remains at the forefront of the video technology landscape, helping clients monetize content and optimize their communications strategies.
Burly Bear Network
Series C in 2001
Burly Bear Network is a prominent media and marketing company focused on the college audience in the United States. It operates the leading college cable television network, which reaches over 5 million students across 570 universities, complemented by its online platform, www.burlybear.com. The company provides a variety of entertainment programming tailored for college students and engages with its audience through tours, live events, and a strong on-campus presence. Burly Bear Network is supported by a skilled management team, including notable figures from the entertainment and marketing industries, ensuring high-quality content and effective outreach within the college demographic.
The FeedRoom
Series B in 2000
The FeedRoom is a leading provider of online video communications, specializing in live video and digital asset management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including broadband video distribution, encoding, management, and delivery, as well as performance reporting and video application design. It caters to a diverse clientele, including corporations, media and publishing organizations, and government agencies, delivering flexible solutions that enhance business and marketing communications. Renowned organizations such as Autodesk, Boeing, and The Pentagon utilize The FeedRoom's expertise to engage audiences, build brands, and manage digital media assets effectively. With a strong emphasis on customer service, The FeedRoom remains at the forefront of the video technology landscape, helping clients monetize content and optimize their communications strategies.
Quixi
Series A in 2000
QUIXI operates as a personal bandwidth company, focusing on enhancing the bandwidth levels of its subscribers. Additionally, it has developed a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform that simplifies the management of customer data. This platform features a user-friendly phone-based service and includes live sales support representatives who assist in capturing, updating, and retrieving CRM information. The data collected is seamlessly integrated into clients' existing CRM systems, helping businesses to optimize their CRM investments and improve overall value.
Urban Box Office Network
Series B in 2000
UBO is a next generation media company that provides a unique on and off-line cultural and commercial platform for the Urban Mindset. UBO defines the Urban Mindset as a global community that shares common interests in music, arts, sports, and fashion and establishes trends for the emerging worldwide market. UBO aggregates this community by providing a network of vertical properties for the creation and distribution of cutting-edge music, animation, information, sports, events, live-action series, as well as direct access to urban cultural icons and celebrities. UBO aims to be the leading destination for both producers and consumers of the Urban Mindset.
The FeedRoom
Series A in 2000
The FeedRoom is a leading provider of online video communications, specializing in live video and digital asset management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including broadband video distribution, encoding, management, and delivery, as well as performance reporting and video application design. It caters to a diverse clientele, including corporations, media and publishing organizations, and government agencies, delivering flexible solutions that enhance business and marketing communications. Renowned organizations such as Autodesk, Boeing, and The Pentagon utilize The FeedRoom's expertise to engage audiences, build brands, and manage digital media assets effectively. With a strong emphasis on customer service, The FeedRoom remains at the forefront of the video technology landscape, helping clients monetize content and optimize their communications strategies.
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