Pear VC

Pear is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing in technology companies across various sectors, including consumer, business-to-business, healthcare, biotech, fintech, climate tech, SaaS, and deep tech. Pear targets exceptional founders who are building innovative companies and provides extensive support to help them succeed. The firm has a history of seeding successful startups such as Dropbox and Lending Club, emphasizing its commitment to fostering entrepreneurial talent in North America.

Pepe Agell

Partner

Jose Agell

Partner

Narges Baniasadi

Operating Partner

Keith Bender

Partner

Eddie Eltoukhy

Partner

Mar Hershenson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Vivien Ho

Partner

Udit Jain

Investor

Danielle Jing

Investor

Ajay Kamat

Partner

Pedram Kayani

Operating Partner

Skye Lee

Operational Partner

Pejman Nozad

Co-Founder and Founding Managing Partner

Aparna Sinha

Partner

Roya Soleimani

Operating Partner

Jo Zhu

Investor

213 past transactions

Neura Health

Seed Round in 2023
Neura Health is a venture-backed startup focused on enhancing access to and the quality of care for individuals with neurological conditions. The company has developed a virtual neurology clinic platform that allows patients to track their symptoms and share them with licensed doctors, facilitating personalized care from the comfort of their homes. This approach aims to address the significant challenges faced in neurology, including long wait times for specialist appointments and limitations in diagnosis that often rely on self-reported data. By streamlining the process of obtaining care, Neura Health seeks to improve treatment options for conditions such as migraine and chronic headaches, while also working towards a broader goal of advancing neurological research and finding potential cures.

Koop

Seed Round in 2022
Koop is a developer of a digital wallet application that facilitates the collection of coins and NFTs within a shared treasury. This application enables users to invest in their communities and collaborate with friends, fostering a sense of communal growth. By leveraging a treasury formed from an NFT collection or membership pass, Koop allows its members to engage as viewers, users, and builders within their group. The platform aims to enhance community interaction and investment, allowing participants to explore and contribute to their collective interests.

Xilis

Series A in 2022
Xilis, Inc. is an oncology and precision health company that focuses on improving cancer diagnosis and treatment. Founded in 2019 and based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Xilis utilizes advanced organoid technologies, specifically micro-organoids, to create thousands of 3D replicas of a patient's tumor within six days. This innovative approach allows for rapid diagnostics and personalized drug screening, enabling healthcare providers to identify the most effective treatments for individual patients. The company's platform supports scalable, patient-derived models that facilitate high-throughput drug discovery, ultimately assisting physicians and pharmaceutical companies in developing tailored therapies at a reduced cost.

Aklivity

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an API management platform designed to help modern architecture with cloud-native services and products. The company's platform helps to build, deploy and scale modern APIs for compelling end-user experiences, develops connecting apps and services along with providing a range of advanced features such as guaranteed delivery, message filtering, delta messaging and more, providing users with event-driven architectural products.

Fanimal

Seed Round in 2022
Fanimal is a ticketing platform based in San Francisco, California, designed to enhance the purchasing experience for live events such as concerts, games, and shows. The application allows users to buy tickets and easily split the costs among their group, addressing frustrations with high fees commonly associated with other ticketing services. By providing a straightforward approach to ticket purchasing, Fanimal enables users to book tickets with minimal markup and without hidden charges, making attendance at live events more accessible and affordable.

Sudozi

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a spend optimization software designed to optimize spending and make processes efficient. The company's software allows for managing purchase requests and vendor-related information as well as automates spending processes regardless of payment method, enabling businesses to stay aligned by keeping vendor relationship information organized and managing their budgets in real-time by leveraging the information to make efficient decisions.

Osmind

Series B in 2022
Osmind Inc. specializes in developing healthcare software tailored for mental health providers and their patients, particularly focusing on treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the company aims to enhance clinical care and streamline workflows for providers through its innovative software solutions. Osmind's tools not only facilitate improved patient care but also support the advancement of novel therapeutics, precision diagnostics, and care management programs. The company's mission is to increase patient access to effective mental health treatments that can succeed where traditional therapies may not.

Inventa

Series B in 2022
Operator of a business development company intended to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. The company's platform connects suppliers and retailers to create efficient businesses, simplifies logistics across the entire supply chain, and also provides a credit guarantee for any purchase, enabling retailers to access assistance in finding and buying wholesale merchandise for their stores to scale their profitability.

PillSorted

Seed Round in 2022
PillSorted is a provider of personalized pharmacy services designed to improve medication management for patients. The company focuses on dispensing prescriptions, sorting medications, and delivering them directly to patients' homes. PillSorted is particularly beneficial for individuals with multiple repeat prescriptions, as it facilitates regular appointments with healthcare providers and manages prescription renewals. This approach ensures that patients receive their medications promptly and conveniently, contributing to a more efficient and effective digital pharmacy experience.

Finkargo

Seed Round in 2022
Finkargo is a financial services company based in Bogota, Colombia, that focuses on providing trade financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America. Founded in 2021, Finkargo aims to accelerate international trade operations by offering an import financing platform that integrates automated credit scoring and access to necessary capital. The company enables SMEs to enhance their sales and manage logistics more effectively by providing logistical and technological support, as well as fair pricing aligned with the needs of these businesses.

Pearl Street Technologies

Venture Round in 2022
Developer of a simulation, optimization, and design platform designed for power grid planning, with applications for grid operators, utilities and project developers. The company's platform automates the creation of base case planning models, plans for complex contingencies, and extreme grid conditions and moves projects through the queue quicker with lower network upgrade costs, enabling utilities and other stakeholders to plan for the integration of renewable energy.

Muni Tienda

Series A in 2022
Muni Tienda is the first community group buying platform in Latin America, the system aims to provide convenience and savings to the region's middle class households.

Kale

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of media platform designed to empower creators to translate their social value into economic value. The company offers an algorithm that identifies brands' super fans, based on their purchasing history and their social activity, and pays these customers directly for posting about them, enabling brands to connect with its loyal customers and rewards creators.

Recora Health

Series A in 2022
Recora Health is a healthcare platform established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, USA, that focuses on cardiac recovery for older adults. The company provides a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation, combining coaching, guided exercise, and personalized care to support individuals recovering from cardiac events. By facilitating recovery at home, Recora Health aims to help patients regain confidence, foster community connections, and enhance motivation during their rehabilitation journey. The platform addresses various barriers that may hinder patients' ability to maintain their health, ultimately promoting a holistic integration of exercise, wellness, and medical care tailored to those in need.

Quadric

Series B in 2022
quadric.io is an end-to-end architecture optimized for real-time edge computing. It aims to empower developers in every industry with superpowers to create tomorrow’s technology, today. The company also designed to meet the powerful needs of next-level autonomous products, like self-driving cars and robots. quadric.io was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA, USA.

FreeWill

Series B in 2022
FreeWill is an online estate planning platform based in New York, founded in 2016 by graduate students from Stanford University. The company provides free access to legal forms and information, making estate planning more accessible and straightforward for individuals. Its services are designed to help users create wills and make charitable donations in a tax-advantaged manner, facilitating bequests and contributions to causes they care about. By offering these tools at no cost, FreeWill aims to simplify the estate planning process and support users in caring for their loved ones and philanthropic interests.

Cooby

Seed Round in 2022
Cooby is a customer relationship management platform that specializes in enhancing communication for sales professionals. It offers tools that enable users to automatically create detailed client profiles, document meetings, track conversations, and manage tasks efficiently. By focusing on messaging, Cooby provides a customer-management solution that aims to foster strong, long-lasting relationships between individuals and their clients. This platform is designed to streamline the sales process, allowing users to maintain organized records and improve their interactions with customers.

Neura Health

Seed Round in 2022
Neura Health is a venture-backed startup focused on enhancing access to and the quality of care for individuals with neurological conditions. The company has developed a virtual neurology clinic platform that allows patients to track their symptoms and share them with licensed doctors, facilitating personalized care from the comfort of their homes. This approach aims to address the significant challenges faced in neurology, including long wait times for specialist appointments and limitations in diagnosis that often rely on self-reported data. By streamlining the process of obtaining care, Neura Health seeks to improve treatment options for conditions such as migraine and chronic headaches, while also working towards a broader goal of advancing neurological research and finding potential cures.

Melonn

Series A in 2022
Developer of a fulfillment company intended to help businesses manage inventory and orders. The company's platform connects users with online stores and offers real-time synchronization of inventories with a warehousing facility to increase the speed of packaging and delivery, enabling sellers to offer same-day delivery to their customers and increase revenue.

Superdao

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a decentralized autonomous organization management platform designed to start and operate decentralized independent organizations. The company's platform uses a hybrid governance system for incentivized collaborative management of disruptive, economically viable decentralized application ventures, and in one click, add and customize intelligent contracts, use a built-in member directory, treasury dashboard, contributor management, newsfeed to do even more with third-party apps, enabling businesses to improve decision-making and governance structure for the decentralized autonomous organizations.

Inventa

Series A in 2022
Operator of a business development company intended to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. The company's platform connects suppliers and retailers to create efficient businesses, simplifies logistics across the entire supply chain, and also provides a credit guarantee for any purchase, enabling retailers to access assistance in finding and buying wholesale merchandise for their stores to scale their profitability.

Spathios

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Spathios is a developer of a space-booking platform that streamlines the process of reserving venues for various events, meetings, and productions. The platform allows users to book a wide range of spaces, including photoshoot locations, film shoot areas, meeting rooms, workshop spaces, pop-up shops, corporate event venues, and celebration halls. By offering an efficient and user-friendly interface, Spathios enables both companies and individuals to secure the best spaces in their city by the hour, ensuring a seamless experience at competitive rates.

Wagr

Series A in 2022
Wagr is an online sports betting mobile application based in the United States that combines elements of social media with sports wagering. The platform allows users to make and share bets with friends, challenge them, and create groups, fostering a community around sports betting. Users can also track their performance and monitor leaderboards, providing a comprehensive experience while engaging in friendly competition. Wagr aims to offer a safe and fair environment for sports fans to enjoy betting, enhancing social interaction within this growing segment of the gambling market.

Kotani Pay

Seed Round in 2022
Kotani Pay is a technology platform designed to facilitate the integration of blockchain protocols, decentralized applications (dapps), and blockchain fintech companies with local payment channels in Africa. By offering a reliable on-ramp and off-ramp service, Kotani Pay enables these organizations to effectively reach a broader customer base, particularly those who primarily utilize mobile money services. The platform streamlines the connection between blockchain solutions and local payment methods, allowing clients to concentrate on enhancing their payment channels within the mobile money ecosystem.

Smarty

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Smarty is a United States-based company that specializes in developing an online schedule automation tool. This application is designed to streamline and manage various business tasks, including scheduling meetings, facilitating introductions, and locating flights for out-of-town engagements. By automating these processes, Smarty aims to enhance efficiency and productivity for its users.

FarmRaise

Seed Round in 2021
FarmRaise Inc. operates a digital fundraising platform designed to assist farmers and ranchers in accessing financial resources for on-farm improvements. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the platform connects users with various funding opportunities, including grants, loans, cost-sharing programs, and disaster relief initiatives. By providing tools for tracking cash flow and managing farm business, FarmRaise aims to enhance profitability and sustainability for agricultural operations. The platform allows farmers to register for free, match with relevant grants, and apply for federal programs, thereby facilitating their ability to secure necessary capital for growth and long-term planning.

Sequel

Seed Round in 2021
Manufacturer of environmentally sustainable tampons designed for women to have distraction-free periods. The company's tampons are made with sourced materials and designed with spiral grooves that lengthen the flow path for even absorption, enabling women to remain comfortable from the boardroom to the stadium and improving menstrual hygiene.

Markai

Seed Round in 2021
Markai is a venture-backed startup focused on acquiring and growing e-commerce brands based in Asia that cater primarily to western consumers. These brands often possess strong products and significant growth potential but lack the necessary resources for scaling. Markai enhances these brands by improving their branding and marketing strategies while expanding their reach across various channels and geographies. To facilitate this growth, the company is developing a direct-to-manufacturer supply chain in China, leveraging real-time consumer data for rapid product iteration. The founding team, which includes experienced professionals from notable organizations such as Stanford, Bain, BCG, Amazon, and eBay, combines expertise in e-commerce and mergers and acquisitions. Markai is supported by prominent venture capital firms and leading angel investors from around the globe.

Maker Wine

Seed Round in 2021
Maker Wine Company, founded in 2019 and based in Sausalito, California, specializes in producing and supplying premium canned wines. The company offers a variety of small-batch wines that are gluten-free, vegan-friendly, and keto-friendly, catering to the preferences of modern consumers. Maker Wine employs sustainable farming practices and low-intervention winemaking techniques, sourcing its products from small wineries. The wines are available for purchase through retail outlets and online, providing a convenient option for consumers who seek portable, single-serving formats suitable for various occasions.

Ladder

Seed Round in 2021
Ladder, Inc. operates a professional community platform designed for college students, facilitating access to job opportunities, fellowships, competitions, and mentorship. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Ladder enables students to connect with peers who share similar professional interests, fostering collaboration and mutual growth. The platform also provides users with updates on exclusive opportunities and allows them to seek and offer advice, creating a supportive environment for career development. Formerly known as Remote Students, Inc., Ladder aims to empower students as they transition into their professional lives.

Inventa

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a business development company intended to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. The company's platform connects suppliers and retailers to create efficient businesses, simplifies logistics across the entire supply chain, and also provides a credit guarantee for any purchase, enabling retailers to access assistance in finding and buying wholesale merchandise for their stores to scale their profitability.

Aklivity

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an API management platform designed to help modern architecture with cloud-native services and products. The company's platform helps to build, deploy and scale modern APIs for compelling end-user experiences, develops connecting apps and services along with providing a range of advanced features such as guaranteed delivery, message filtering, delta messaging and more, providing users with event-driven architectural products.

menta

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a finance platform intended to promote technological development in businesses. The company's platform offers integration with modern technology in POS devices and technological scalability for business growth, enabling clients to generate increased revenue streams by embedding their own payment and financial services.

Seven Starling

Seed Round in 2021
Seven Starling is a membership platform focused on supporting parents during pregnancy and early parenthood. By offering live, expert-led classes, the platform aims to enhance the maternal care experience from pregnancy through the early stages of child-rearing. It provides valuable resources on childbirth, prenatal, and postpartum care, fostering a close-knit community where expecting and new parents can connect. The company's mission is to empower young parents with the knowledge and support they need at each stage of pregnancy and child development.

Immi

Seed Round in 2021
Immi is a food product manufacturer focused on creating instant ramen that is low in net carbohydrates and high in protein. The company offers a range of Asian-American food products designed to be guilt-free and nutritious, featuring options that are low in sodium, plant-based, and keto-friendly. By prioritizing better ingredients and crafted flavors, Immi aims to provide consumers with a healthy and delicious quick meal alternative that meets modern dietary preferences.

SZNS

Seed Round in 2021
SZNS is the NFT fragmentation service platform.

Affinity

Series C in 2021
Project Affinity, Inc. develops network and customer relationship management solutions for enterprises. Its solutions feature relationships management, email detection, Omni search, network intelligence, automatic data capture, collaboration and reminders, and chrome extension. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Axle Health

Seed Round in 2021
Axle Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in providing in-home healthcare services through its online platform. It facilitates telehealth companies, hospitals, insurance providers, and researchers in sending nurses to patients' homes to perform essential medical procedures, such as blood draws and injections. By allowing patients to receive these services in the comfort of their own homes rather than in clinical settings, Axle Health aims to expedite the treatment process and improve patient outcomes. The platform not only streamlines healthcare appointments but also enhances access to care for individuals who may face challenges in visiting healthcare facilities.

Quansa

Seed Round in 2021
Quansa develops a software to link the employees’ payroll data with banks, fintech, and other financial institutions. Its platform operates as a financial assistant that provides financial solutions for employees. Quansa is based in USA.

Nobell Foods

Series B in 2021
Nobell Foods is a biotech company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing and producing animal-based food substitutes using plant materials. Founded in 2016, the company aims to transform plants into bioreactors to generate protein, unlocking their potential to create innovative food alternatives. By focusing on plant-based solutions, Nobell Foods seeks to provide sustainable options that can replace traditional animal products, contributing to a more environmentally friendly food system.

EmCasa

Series C in 2021
EmCasa is a Latin American prop-tech. Its mission is to guide customers through the most important financial transaction of their lives: buying a home. EmCasa's asset-light, managed marketplace model, allows different real estate players to plug their supply into the platform and then supports buyers through the complete purchasing process (search, visit, negotiation, closing). By leveraging technology and proprietary data algorithms, EmCasa delivers a superior customer experience to anyone buying or selling properties in Brazil. It'll soon launch mortgage, financial services and other vital products, to become the preferred real estate marketplace in the region. The company was founded in Nov/2017 and raised $7.6M .

Melonn

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a fulfillment company intended to help businesses manage inventory and orders. The company's platform connects users with online stores and offers real-time synchronization of inventories with a warehousing facility to increase the speed of packaging and delivery, enabling sellers to offer same-day delivery to their customers and increase revenue.

Cardless

Series B in 2021
Cardless, founded in February 2019 and based in San Francisco, is a credit card company that specializes in helping brands launch custom co-branded credit card products. The company manages all aspects of the program, including card underwriting, lending, issuance, and customer service, allowing brands to concentrate on providing valuable rewards to their loyal cardholders. Cardless employs an analytics dashboard to optimize the rewards programs and extract insights from program data, enhancing the overall customer experience. The company was established by Michael Spelfogel and Scott Kazmierowicz, who have backgrounds in computer science, data science, and experience at major firms such as Lyft and Visa. Cardless is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable founders from various successful companies.

Xilis

Series A in 2021
Xilis, Inc. is an oncology and precision health company that focuses on improving cancer diagnosis and treatment. Founded in 2019 and based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Xilis utilizes advanced organoid technologies, specifically micro-organoids, to create thousands of 3D replicas of a patient's tumor within six days. This innovative approach allows for rapid diagnostics and personalized drug screening, enabling healthcare providers to identify the most effective treatments for individual patients. The company's platform supports scalable, patient-derived models that facilitate high-throughput drug discovery, ultimately assisting physicians and pharmaceutical companies in developing tailored therapies at a reduced cost.

Osmos

Series A in 2021
Osmos is on a mission to make cross-company data collaboration a simple, secure, and delightful experience. Powered by real-time data transformations, embeddable uploaders, and intuitive no-code experience for end-users, Osmos takes the pain out of importing and sharing data with external parties and systems. Osmos’s real time data transformation engine takes care of the problematic data/schema discrepancies. Powered by program synthesis, Osmos automatically learns complex transforms such as conditional logic, multi-column joins, splits, string/numeric manipulations, and validations, without the need for valuable engineers to “wrangle data”. Companies of all sizes use Osmos to streamline and simplify their data relationships with customers, vendors, and partners.

Local Kitchens

Series A in 2021
Operator of a restaurant platform intended to bring local restaurants under one roof. The company provides a micro food hall that lets customers mix and match favorite local restaurants from a single kitchen in one easy order and local kitchens offer pickup and delivery in one location, facilitating the digitalization of the restaurant industry while providing quality food options to every neighborhood, enabling families and friends to enjoy various cuisines at the same time by ordering from multiple menus all on the same check.

Wagr

Seed Round in 2021
Wagr is an online sports betting mobile application based in the United States that combines elements of social media with sports wagering. The platform allows users to make and share bets with friends, challenge them, and create groups, fostering a community around sports betting. Users can also track their performance and monitor leaderboards, providing a comprehensive experience while engaging in friendly competition. Wagr aims to offer a safe and fair environment for sports fans to enjoy betting, enhancing social interaction within this growing segment of the gambling market.

Kale

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of media platform designed to empower creators to translate their social value into economic value. The company offers an algorithm that identifies brands' super fans, based on their purchasing history and their social activity, and pays these customers directly for posting about them, enabling brands to connect with its loyal customers and rewards creators.

Foresight Diagnostics

Series A in 2021
Developer of a novel diagnosis technology designed to detect cancers earlier from a simple blood sample. The company's technology uses the biological features that make each cancer type and each individual person's cancer unique by focusing on the things that differentiate a cancer cell from a healthy cell, enabling healthcare professionals to conduct diagnoses of early smaller tumors and apply personalized and effective cancer treatment strategies for patients.

Axle Health

Seed Round in 2021
Axle Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in providing in-home healthcare services through its online platform. It facilitates telehealth companies, hospitals, insurance providers, and researchers in sending nurses to patients' homes to perform essential medical procedures, such as blood draws and injections. By allowing patients to receive these services in the comfort of their own homes rather than in clinical settings, Axle Health aims to expedite the treatment process and improve patient outcomes. The platform not only streamlines healthcare appointments but also enhances access to care for individuals who may face challenges in visiting healthcare facilities.

Pahdo Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Pahdo Labs is building an Anime-style action MMORPG and game creation platform. The company's mission is to cultivate a virtual world built by players, an online place where people can have a meaningful role in something bigger than themselves, own and share the products of their ingenuity, and foster a sense of belonging for others. Pahdo Labs was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, NY.

Wage

Seed Round in 2021
We're building best-in-class API infrastructure for instant income and employment verification. Our vision is to expand the ways to verify financial identity and create a new modern standard for credit reporting.

Inventa

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a business development company intended to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. The company's platform connects suppliers and retailers to create efficient businesses, simplifies logistics across the entire supply chain, and also provides a credit guarantee for any purchase, enabling retailers to access assistance in finding and buying wholesale merchandise for their stores to scale their profitability.

Gryps

Seed Round in 2021
Gryps, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in document data extraction and analysis for building and infrastructure owners and operators. Founded in 2020 and based in Bronx, New York, Gryps offers a platform designed to streamline construction information management. This platform creates a common information layer that ensures permanent access to document-centric data, automates repetitive tasks, and facilitates the retrieval of critical information across various systems. By doing so, Gryps aims to enhance decision-making throughout the project life cycle.

Osmos

Series A in 2021
Osmos is on a mission to make cross-company data collaboration a simple, secure, and delightful experience. Powered by real-time data transformations, embeddable uploaders, and intuitive no-code experience for end-users, Osmos takes the pain out of importing and sharing data with external parties and systems. Osmos’s real time data transformation engine takes care of the problematic data/schema discrepancies. Powered by program synthesis, Osmos automatically learns complex transforms such as conditional logic, multi-column joins, splits, string/numeric manipulations, and validations, without the need for valuable engineers to “wrangle data”. Companies of all sizes use Osmos to streamline and simplify their data relationships with customers, vendors, and partners.

ixlayer

Series A in 2021
ixlayer enables leading health systems, clinical labs, biopharma, and consumer companies to offer precision health testing, by remove all the technical, security, and regulatory complexity involved in launching a clinical health test.

Cooby

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cooby is a customer relationship management platform that specializes in enhancing communication for sales professionals. It offers tools that enable users to automatically create detailed client profiles, document meetings, track conversations, and manage tasks efficiently. By focusing on messaging, Cooby provides a customer-management solution that aims to foster strong, long-lasting relationships between individuals and their clients. This platform is designed to streamline the sales process, allowing users to maintain organized records and improve their interactions with customers.

AKKO

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Provider of insurance services intended to offer protection against accidental damage and theft of personal belongings. The company offers modern, simple, and affordable device protection options including phone-only plans for all consumer devices, enabling customers to have protection benefits.

FarmRaise

Seed Round in 2021
FarmRaise Inc. operates a digital fundraising platform designed to assist farmers and ranchers in accessing financial resources for on-farm improvements. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the platform connects users with various funding opportunities, including grants, loans, cost-sharing programs, and disaster relief initiatives. By providing tools for tracking cash flow and managing farm business, FarmRaise aims to enhance profitability and sustainability for agricultural operations. The platform allows farmers to register for free, match with relevant grants, and apply for federal programs, thereby facilitating their ability to secure necessary capital for growth and long-term planning.

Polygon

Seed Round in 2021
Polygon, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, focuses on providing remote diagnostic services for individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADHD. The company employs licensed psychologists to conduct comprehensive self-assessments, delivering personalized reports that include diagnoses and intervention strategies. Polygon's mission is to equip individuals with the necessary tools for success, ranging from initial diagnosis to ongoing support, thereby enhancing their capacity to thrive in educational environments.

Learn to Win

Seed Round in 2021
Learn to Win, Inc. is a training platform based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in micro-learning programs for aviators and athletes. The company focuses on enhancing performance in high-stakes environments, utilizing cognitive learning science to minimize mental lapses. Its platform facilitates playbook learning and game planning, offering real-time analytics that enable flight instructors and coaches to identify mental weaknesses in their teams. Trusted by the United States Air Force and esteemed collegiate athletic programs, Learn to Win aims to improve training outcomes through innovative and effective learning solutions tailored for intense roles.

Darwin Homes

Series A in 2021
Darwin Homes, Inc. provides property management services for owners and residents. Its services include repairs and maintenance, leasing, resident screening, rent collection, inspections, and eviction for owners; and services for residents. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Senti Bio

Series B in 2021
Senti Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, focused on developing innovative gene and cell therapies using its proprietary synthetic biology platform. Founded in 2016, the company aims to address complex diseases through advanced therapeutic solutions. Senti's technology includes engineered allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cells, which are designed to target and eliminate cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Among its product candidates are SENTI-202, a Logic Gated CAR-NK cell therapy intended for cancer treatment, and SENTI-301A, which targets hepatocellular carcinoma. Senti Biosciences operates as a resident company at Johnson & Johnson Innovation's JLABS in South San Francisco, collaborating with experts in synthetic biology and computation to advance its therapeutic developments.

VIA

Seed Round in 2021
VIA Global Ventures, Inc. is an online marketplace founded in 2017 and based in Key Biscayne, Florida, that connects professionals with short-term onsite work opportunities at companies. The platform facilitates projects in various areas, including strategy, business development, marketing, financial analytics, and process improvement. VIA emerged from a project at Stanford University in 2016 and aims to effectively allocate talent globally, fostering connections between skilled individuals and innovative organizations. With operations in Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Europe, VIA seeks to enhance career advancement and industry exploration for professionals while assisting companies in achieving their strategic goals.

BioAge Labs

Series C in 2020
BioAge Labs, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for aging and age-related diseases. The company utilizes a proprietary systems biology and artificial intelligence platform to identify crucial drug targets that influence aging, leveraging extensive datasets to uncover the molecular drivers behind age-related conditions. BioAge Labs offers several drug candidates, including BGE-117, a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor aimed at treating multiple diseases of aging by activating HIF-1 target genes linked to various biological processes such as tissue regeneration and vascular remodeling. Another candidate, BGE-175, is an orally administered inhibitor that targets the prostaglandin D2 DP1 signaling pathway, which is associated with increased mortality risk and susceptibility to infections. Founded in 2015 and based in Richmond, California, BioAge Labs is committed to advancing the understanding and treatment of aging-related health issues.

Aurora Solar

Series B in 2020
Aurora Solar Inc. is a software company focused on the solar industry, providing a cloud-based platform that supports solar photovoltaic (PV) engineering design, workflow management, and customer acquisition. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers tools that utilize satellite imagery and lidar data to create detailed 3D models of terrains and buildings. This technology allows users to accurately assess rooftop dimensions and slopes, streamlining the planning and installation process for solar panels. Aurora Solar's software is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including independent installers, module manufacturers, and large contractors, enhancing their capabilities in solar design and sales.

Relay

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Relay offers a free software solution designed to assist small businesses in managing appointments, accepting payments, and booking customers efficiently. It serves as a one-tap customer experience platform, integrating essential business tools and facilitating straightforward communication. Service professionals using Relay can share estimated arrival times, send videos, provide status updates, and request payments, reviews, and referrals—all with a single tap. By streamlining these processes, Relay not only enhances customer experience but also contributes to business growth, revenue generation, and the long-term value of customer relationships.

Hourwork

Seed Round in 2020
Syrg helps hourly workplaces make operations more efficient, compliant, and human. The company develops a management application platform for employers of hourly work who seek to transform and optimize their workforce. Syrg's technologies integrate with existing HR software with enterprise-grade security, allowing businesses to reduce cost, improve compliance, and increase engagement.

Recora Health

Seed Round in 2020
Recora Health is a healthcare platform established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, USA, that focuses on cardiac recovery for older adults. The company provides a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation, combining coaching, guided exercise, and personalized care to support individuals recovering from cardiac events. By facilitating recovery at home, Recora Health aims to help patients regain confidence, foster community connections, and enhance motivation during their rehabilitation journey. The platform addresses various barriers that may hinder patients' ability to maintain their health, ultimately promoting a holistic integration of exercise, wellness, and medical care tailored to those in need.

EmCasa

Series B in 2020
EmCasa is a Latin American prop-tech. Its mission is to guide customers through the most important financial transaction of their lives: buying a home. EmCasa's asset-light, managed marketplace model, allows different real estate players to plug their supply into the platform and then supports buyers through the complete purchasing process (search, visit, negotiation, closing). By leveraging technology and proprietary data algorithms, EmCasa delivers a superior customer experience to anyone buying or selling properties in Brazil. It'll soon launch mortgage, financial services and other vital products, to become the preferred real estate marketplace in the region. The company was founded in Nov/2017 and raised $7.6M .

FreeWill

Series A in 2020
FreeWill is an online estate planning platform based in New York, founded in 2016 by graduate students from Stanford University. The company provides free access to legal forms and information, making estate planning more accessible and straightforward for individuals. Its services are designed to help users create wills and make charitable donations in a tax-advantaged manner, facilitating bequests and contributions to causes they care about. By offering these tools at no cost, FreeWill aims to simplify the estate planning process and support users in caring for their loved ones and philanthropic interests.

Juni Learning

Series A in 2020
Juni Learning, Inc. is an online education platform that specializes in providing personalized coding courses for children aged 8 to 18. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Boston, the company offers a range of courses that cater to various skill levels, including introductory classes like Juni Jr and Scratch: Game Superstar, as well as more advanced options such as AP Computer Science A and training for the USA Computing Olympiad. The platform focuses on STEM education and employs experienced instructors, many of whom are graduates from Stanford and Google, to deliver one-on-one or small group instruction. Juni Learning's curriculum is designed to adapt to individual learning styles and interests, ensuring that students receive a tailored educational experience. Regular progress reports and feedback from instructors help track student development, fostering an environment where young learners can thrive and acquire essential skills for the future.

Osmind

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Osmind Inc. specializes in developing healthcare software tailored for mental health providers and their patients, particularly focusing on treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the company aims to enhance clinical care and streamline workflows for providers through its innovative software solutions. Osmind's tools not only facilitate improved patient care but also support the advancement of novel therapeutics, precision diagnostics, and care management programs. The company's mission is to increase patient access to effective mental health treatments that can succeed where traditional therapies may not.

Seven Starling

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Seven Starling is a membership platform focused on supporting parents during pregnancy and early parenthood. By offering live, expert-led classes, the platform aims to enhance the maternal care experience from pregnancy through the early stages of child-rearing. It provides valuable resources on childbirth, prenatal, and postpartum care, fostering a close-knit community where expecting and new parents can connect. The company's mission is to empower young parents with the knowledge and support they need at each stage of pregnancy and child development.

Pando

Series A in 2020
Pando has created a new financial tool for people in high volatility careers. We connect individuals with similar expected earnings and provide tools for them to pool a fraction of their future income — delivering both risk mitigation and the ability to capture upside potential. Our client focus includes professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and MBA’s.

Cardless

Series A in 2020
Cardless, founded in February 2019 and based in San Francisco, is a credit card company that specializes in helping brands launch custom co-branded credit card products. The company manages all aspects of the program, including card underwriting, lending, issuance, and customer service, allowing brands to concentrate on providing valuable rewards to their loyal cardholders. Cardless employs an analytics dashboard to optimize the rewards programs and extract insights from program data, enhancing the overall customer experience. The company was established by Michael Spelfogel and Scott Kazmierowicz, who have backgrounds in computer science, data science, and experience at major firms such as Lyft and Visa. Cardless is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable founders from various successful companies.

AccessBell

Seed Round in 2020
AccessBell Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a video conferencing platform aimed at enhancing enterprise workflows. Founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform offers features that facilitate personal and collaborative note-taking, agenda organization, and action item assignment during meetings. It integrates with popular productivity tools such as Slack and Google Drive, allowing users to streamline their meeting processes. The platform also includes engagement analytics, enabling businesses to track user participation and improve their online communications. AccessBell's solutions are designed to boost efficiency and foster better collaboration among teams.

Wagr

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Wagr is an online sports betting mobile application based in the United States that combines elements of social media with sports wagering. The platform allows users to make and share bets with friends, challenge them, and create groups, fostering a community around sports betting. Users can also track their performance and monitor leaderboards, providing a comprehensive experience while engaging in friendly competition. Wagr aims to offer a safe and fair environment for sports fans to enjoy betting, enhancing social interaction within this growing segment of the gambling market.

Polygon

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Polygon, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, focuses on providing remote diagnostic services for individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADHD. The company employs licensed psychologists to conduct comprehensive self-assessments, delivering personalized reports that include diagnoses and intervention strategies. Polygon's mission is to equip individuals with the necessary tools for success, ranging from initial diagnosis to ongoing support, thereby enhancing their capacity to thrive in educational environments.

rePurpose Global

Pre Seed Round in 2020
rePurpose Global, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in a plastic credit platform aimed at reducing plastic waste and promoting environmental sustainability. The organization provides a simple mechanism for individuals and businesses to achieve a Plastic Neutral status by financing projects that remove plastic waste from ecosystems. For every $0.50 contributed, rePurpose Global facilitates the removal of 1 kilogram of plastic that would otherwise harm the environment. Operating through a Global Solutions Network, the company collaborates with various plastic recovery projects across seven countries to enhance their environmental impact and support innovative solutions for waste management. Additionally, its subsidiary in India focuses on urban waste management consulting and educational initiatives to raise awareness about environmental issues among middle school students.

Expedock

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Expedock, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in freight document processing solutions for freight forwarding companies. The company leverages artificial intelligence to enhance communication within the international cargo supply chain, streamlining the handling of essential documents such as airway bills, bills of lading, and invoices. By automating data extraction and entry tasks, Expedock's platform significantly reduces turnaround times and improves operational efficiency for logistics and freight providers. This innovative approach positions Expedock as a key player in the logistics industry, offering valuable outsourcing services that optimize freight management processes.

Run The World

Seed Round in 2020
Run The World, Inc. is a digital platform that facilitates the planning and execution of live online events, enabling users to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another. Launched in 2019 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform offers customizable event templates that allow organizers to create engaging experiences with minimal financial and time investment. It supports various interactive formats, enabling attendees to participate in discussions, fireside chats, and social gatherings. Run The World aims to enhance networking opportunities by allowing organizations to reach a global audience and engage more members effectively. The platform serves a diverse range of customers worldwide, promoting meaningful interactions in an accessible manner.

Fanimal

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Fanimal is a ticketing platform based in San Francisco, California, designed to enhance the purchasing experience for live events such as concerts, games, and shows. The application allows users to buy tickets and easily split the costs among their group, addressing frustrations with high fees commonly associated with other ticketing services. By providing a straightforward approach to ticket purchasing, Fanimal enables users to book tickets with minimal markup and without hidden charges, making attendance at live events more accessible and affordable.

Maker Wine

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Maker Wine Company, founded in 2019 and based in Sausalito, California, specializes in producing and supplying premium canned wines. The company offers a variety of small-batch wines that are gluten-free, vegan-friendly, and keto-friendly, catering to the preferences of modern consumers. Maker Wine employs sustainable farming practices and low-intervention winemaking techniques, sourcing its products from small wineries. The wines are available for purchase through retail outlets and online, providing a convenient option for consumers who seek portable, single-serving formats suitable for various occasions.

Covalent (Boston)

Venture Round in 2019
Covalent Networks, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing a web and mobile-based platform for on-the-job training (OJT) workflows. Founded in 2017, Covalent's platform facilitates the management of workforce operations and enhances the administration of employer-driven technical training programs. It offers solutions such as the Qualification Lifecycle Suite, which monitors stakeholder progress and provides real-time workforce qualification data, and an Analytics Suite that analyzes operations and staffing. The platform enables real-time visibility into performance, schedules, tasks, and goals, while tracking trainees' progress and collecting key data to improve recruitment, learning, and productivity outcomes across various facilities. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to effectively support dynamic workforce programs and train their teams efficiently.

Zippin

Series A in 2019
Zippin owns and operates AI-driven software platform of checkout-free technology which enables retailers to quickly deploy frictionless shopping in their stores. The company is based in the United States.

Xilis

Venture Round in 2019
Xilis, Inc. is an oncology and precision health company that focuses on improving cancer diagnosis and treatment. Founded in 2019 and based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Xilis utilizes advanced organoid technologies, specifically micro-organoids, to create thousands of 3D replicas of a patient's tumor within six days. This innovative approach allows for rapid diagnostics and personalized drug screening, enabling healthcare providers to identify the most effective treatments for individual patients. The company's platform supports scalable, patient-derived models that facilitate high-throughput drug discovery, ultimately assisting physicians and pharmaceutical companies in developing tailored therapies at a reduced cost.

Exporta Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Exporta Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops an export-as-a-service platform aimed at assisting small manufacturers in entering the global e-commerce supply chain. Founded in 2017, the company provides a range of services including sourcing suppliers, sample selection, logistics, and distribution. Additionally, Exporta operates as a B2B marketplace, connecting wholesale and retail buyers in North America with suppliers in Latin America, thereby facilitating international trade and expanding market access for small manufacturers.

Nightfall

Series A in 2019
Nightfall is a developer of an application that utilizes machine learning to identify and manage business-critical data, such as personally identifiable information (PII). The company's technology integrates seamlessly with various software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, APIs, and data infrastructures, ensuring comprehensive data classification and protection. Nightfall's system automatically classifies sensitive data to prevent oversight and establishes automated workflows for tasks such as quarantining, deleting, and alerting users about potential risks. This approach enables organizations to streamline their data management processes while enhancing their security measures.

Young Alfred

Series A in 2019
Young Alfred LLC is an insurance agency that provides an online platform for comparing and purchasing various types of insurance, including auto, homeowners, renters, and specialty policies such as flood and earthquake insurance. Founded in 2016 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company leverages machine learning technology to identify customer risks and needs, allowing for tailored insurance recommendations. Young Alfred aims to streamline the insurance process by offering a comprehensive marketplace where clients can shop, bind, and manage their coverage efficiently.

Cardless

Seed Round in 2019
Cardless, founded in February 2019 and based in San Francisco, is a credit card company that specializes in helping brands launch custom co-branded credit card products. The company manages all aspects of the program, including card underwriting, lending, issuance, and customer service, allowing brands to concentrate on providing valuable rewards to their loyal cardholders. Cardless employs an analytics dashboard to optimize the rewards programs and extract insights from program data, enhancing the overall customer experience. The company was established by Michael Spelfogel and Scott Kazmierowicz, who have backgrounds in computer science, data science, and experience at major firms such as Lyft and Visa. Cardless is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable founders from various successful companies.

EdgeDB

Seed Round in 2019
Through streamlined data model and powerful query language, we make working with data productive, pleasant and efficient for developers and data engineers.

Knoetic

Seed Round in 2019
Knoetic, a startup "built with Chief People Officers, for Chief People Officers," announced an $18M Series A round of funding led by Accel. Over 100 angel investors also participated in the round, including New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant, and executives from Box, Figma, Johnson & Johnson, LinkedIn, Scale, Pinterest, Calm, Front, and more. Knoetic is the first company to unify a social network and a SaaS analytics tool in the same platform. By embedding its exclusive social network of 1,000+ world-class Chief People Officers, CPOHQ, directly into its people analytics software, the resulting "Insight Engine" gives CPOs both quantitative and qualitative insights, enabling them to make smarter, holistic decisions about their workforce. Chief People Officers use Knoetic to build their board decks, present data to their CEOs, solve challenges with peers, and improve their employee retention, compensation, and hiring. The rapidly-growing startup's customer + community base includes many of the world's top technology companies, including Lyft, Squarespace, Amplitude, Snyk, Dollar Shave Club, and Zapier. Over 1,000 other Chief People Officers use Knoetic's exclusive, referral-only community (named CPOHQ) to discuss their most pressing challenges. These include navigating the COVID delta variant, transitioning to remote work, and scaling through hypergrowth.

Wage

Convertible Note in 2019
We're building best-in-class API infrastructure for instant income and employment verification. Our vision is to expand the ways to verify financial identity and create a new modern standard for credit reporting.
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