Plug and Play

Plug and Play, founded in 2006 and based in Sunnyvale, California, operates as a business accelerator and venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage and seed investments in technology startups. The firm runs 12 industry-specific accelerator programs annually, connecting startups with corporate partners and investors to foster collaboration and growth. Plug and Play's investment strategy encompasses a wide range of sectors, including fintech, health and wellness, travel, cybersecurity, and sustainability, allowing it to support diverse startups from any country. The firm provides various resources, including funding, mentorship, office space, and networking opportunities, and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Plug and Play has a strong track record, having helped numerous startups secure over $9 billion in funding since its inception. Its programs aim to refine business models and facilitate introductions to potential investors, ultimately contributing to the growth of the startup ecosystem.

Saeed Amidi

Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer

Kiswana Browne

Associate

Nick Daley

Associate

Gabriela Dow

Co-Founder and Partner

Matt Helmers

Director of Strategy and Innovation

Alex Roudi

Managing Partner, San Diego

Marc Steiner

General Counsel

Jupe Tan

Managing Partner, Asia Pacific & Senior Vice President, Global Operations

Andy Toth

Investment Director

Phillip Vincent

Managing Partner, East Asia

Fan Wen

Associate

Chen Zhao

Managing Partner, China

Past deals in New York

Neura Health

Seed Round in 2023
Neura Health is a venture-backed startup with a mission to improve access and quality of care for neurologic conditions. Our longer-term vision is to find cures by learning from the experience of every neurology patient. We were inspired to create Neura because of two key problems in neurology: access and quality. Access is sub-par because there are not enough neurologists in the country, so the average wait time is 35 days, with patients often having to travel hours to access the right specialist. Quality is sub-par because diagnoses are currently based on self-reported data with significant recency bias.

Octane11

Seed Round in 2022
Octane11 is a B2B-focused marketing solutions provider that helps businesses drive measurable impact at scale. Octane11’s suite of workflow tools, data products and intuitive analytics, make it easy for B2B marketers to coordinate “paid, owned and earned” tactics and deliver real world results. The company was incubated by digital advertising leader MediaMath and MathCapital, and officially launched in Q4 2019 in partnership with Oracle, LiveRamp, Intersection, Bombora and EverString. For more information and updates, visit www.octane11.com and follow us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/octane11.

Reco

Series A in 2022
Reco is a cloud collaboration tool that allows secure collaboration at the speed of business. It uses business context to protect sensitive assets shared via Slack, Jira, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other platforms. The company develops tools that help organizations secure sensitive assets by mapping and monitoring contextual metadata. Reco monitors data sharing within and outside of an organization to detect potential problems.

Lucky

Seed Round in 2022
Location-Based Marketing Platform that allows brands/retail stores to engage with people via transportation apps.

Vector ML Analytics

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Vector ML is a financial analytics tool used by executives and analysts at banks and lending institutions to increase return, lower risk, and manage liquidity. It combines treasury, credit risk, FP&A, and capital market features in a single application using AI and automation, allowing for a 360-degree view of the balance sheet. Visit us at www.vectormla.com

Alaffia Health

Seed Round in 2022
Alaffia Technology Solutions, Inc. operates a SaaS platform for medical providers, payers, and auditors. It automates medical claim audits; helps medical providers to reduce billing errors; and lets auditors instantly to detect improper payments. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

Blacktag

Seed Round in 2021
Blacktag is a global platform for interactive content by Black creators.

Agency

Convertible Note in 2021
Agency provides enterprise-level cybersecurity for individuals and growing businesses. Agency is located in New York.

ChargeAfter

Series B in 2021
ChargeAfter Ltd is a financing technology platform that specializes in Point of Sale financing. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York, the company connects lenders with merchants to create a global financing network. This platform enables merchants to provide consumers with personalized financing options at checkout from multiple lenders, facilitating real-time financial solutions that enhance the purchasing experience. ChargeAfter's innovative approach aims to streamline the financing process, making it more accessible for consumers while supporting merchants in offering diverse payment solutions.

Cruisebound

Convertible Note in 2021
Cruisebound is a travel agency on a mission to make the joy of cruising available to the masses by simplifying the booking experience.

rePurpose Global

Seed Round in 2021
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.

QuikReturn

Pre Seed Round in 2021
QuikReturn is a comprehensive return service designed to simplify the eCommerce return process for consumers in the New York City Metropolitan Area. The service addresses common challenges such as lack of access to printers and busy schedules, which often hinder customers from returning unwanted online purchases. Through its user-friendly platform, QuikReturn allows individuals to easily schedule a courier pick-up for their items, while also providing necessary packaging services. Once the items are collected, the company ensures they are returned directly to the retailer, facilitating a seamless return experience. This service empowers users to manage their online shopping returns efficiently, enhancing the overall convenience of eCommerce.

Bankuish

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bankuish is a technology platform where gig workers and freelancers leverage their work history data to demonstrate their creditworthiness. Users gain access to a marketplace of preapproved offers from national banks tailored to their unique profile as well as tools to grow their credit score. The company helps banks gain new customers, manage risk, and improve customer relationships. The Bankuish Score has been used to de-risk thousands of individuals while maintaining a default rate well below the industry standard. Bankuish was established in 2020 with its headquarters in New York City and Mexico City.

Denim

Series A in 2021
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

CrowdPass

Convertible Note in 2021
CrowdPass is a SaaS-based, event technology platform focused on enhancing experiences, efficiencies through our core of access, cashless, data, health, registrations, socials, & more.

VERO Leasing

Series A in 2021
Vero is real estate's first leasing fintech, purpose-built to convert leads to renters faster than ever in a secure, frictionless experience. Backed by Silicon Valley VCs and New York City real estate owner-operators, Vero is transforming the paradigm in residential leasing by reducing days-long renter qualification and lease generation processes to seconds for the industry's first seamless rental transaction.

Curex

Convertible Note in 2021
Curex is a telehealth platform that provides immunotherapy, custom treatments, allergy testing, and asthma care services.

Carverr, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2021
Carverr, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing technology to enhance product authenticity and safety through innovative solutions. Its flagship offering, ABIOGEN, utilizes programmable molecules that can be integrated into various forms, such as liquids and solids, to authenticate organic and non-organic food ingredients, agrochemicals, and consumer goods. Additionally, Carverr provides CERBERUS, a solution that transforms labels into authentication tools designed to combat counterfeiting and safeguard product quality and brand identity. The CERBERUS labels incorporate multiple security layers that can be verified by various stakeholders, ensuring the authenticity of the product. Through its advancements, Carverr aims to improve supply chain integrity and support sustainable practices within the agricultural and food sectors.

VERO Leasing

Convertible Note in 2021
Vero is real estate's first leasing fintech, purpose-built to convert leads to renters faster than ever in a secure, frictionless experience. Backed by Silicon Valley VCs and New York City real estate owner-operators, Vero is transforming the paradigm in residential leasing by reducing days-long renter qualification and lease generation processes to seconds for the industry's first seamless rental transaction.

Arbolus

Series A in 2021
We believe in the power of sharing experience. We do this by removing the barriers that prevent the sharing of experience and allowing people to realise the value of their knowledge. Arbolus is a trusted platform which helps connect, and foster relationships between people with experience and people that need it. Arbolus is a global organisation with teams in London, New York and London.

SoLo Funds

Series A in 2021
SoLo Funds, Inc. is a mobile money exchange and lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers, allowing users to borrow on their own terms and lenders to benefit from their contributions. Established in 2015 and based in New York City, SoLo Funds operates as an alternative financial solution, offering rapid loan options to borrowers while providing lenders with significant value. The platform has evolved from a unique lending marketplace into a comprehensive community banking solution that leverages individual capital, insurance, and banking products, supported by advanced A.I. underwriting technology.

CoverUS

Convertible Note in 2020
CoverUS Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Brooklyn, New York, develops an application that empowers users to take control of their health data while facilitating engagement with the healthcare industry. The company provides mobile health payment solutions aimed at making healthcare more affordable for Americans. Its platform intelligently matches users with personalized deals on prescriptions, procedures, and health products, helping them save on medical expenses. Additionally, CoverUS offers an online marketplace where patients can earn money by participating in healthcare research surveys, all while ensuring their privacy is protected.

Mira

Seed Round in 2020
Mira helps self-employed professionals, small businesses, and unions access affordable everyday healthcare at only $25/mo. Mira has a network of 125 partner clinics and over 1000+ lab centers in the U.S. Mira was named Accenture's 1 of 11 innovation finalists in 2020.

Carto

Venture Round in 2020
From smartphones to connected cars, location data is changing the way we live and the way business happens. CARTO is the platform that turns spatial data into more efficient delivery routes, better behavioral marketing, strategic store placements, and much more. Data Scientists, Developers, and Analysts solve spatial problems using CARTO’s data and analysis to understand where and why things happen, optimize business processes, and predict future outcomes through the power of Spatial Data Science. Backed by leading VC firms Accel Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Earlybird Ventures, and Kibo Ventures, CARTO is the world’s leading Location Intelligence platform. Founded in 2012 by an environmental scientist and visualization experts, CARTO is headquartered in New York City with offices in Madrid, Seville and Washington DC. CARTO has a team of 130 employees, a portfolio of 2,500 customers including BBVA, BCG, New York City, and Twitter and more than 350,000 users around the globe - and has regularly been recognized by Gartner and Forrester for its innovation in the Location Intelligence space.

SoLo Funds

Convertible Note in 2020
SoLo Funds, Inc. is a mobile money exchange and lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers, allowing users to borrow on their own terms and lenders to benefit from their contributions. Established in 2015 and based in New York City, SoLo Funds operates as an alternative financial solution, offering rapid loan options to borrowers while providing lenders with significant value. The platform has evolved from a unique lending marketplace into a comprehensive community banking solution that leverages individual capital, insurance, and banking products, supported by advanced A.I. underwriting technology.

DocOne

Convertible Note in 2020
DocOne provides document management solutions in the banking, insurance and social protection sector.

Aniline

Venture Round in 2020
Aniline is a data analytics platform, enabling distribution of Group Insurance Products. Using advanced analytics and AI the company provides a detailed breakdown of employee populations by demographic, geographic, tenure, compensation and other relevant categories. All without soliciting any employer information. It also provide detailed employee sentiment on benefits and compensation policy and delivery.

Owkin

Series A in 2020
Owkin is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2016, with headquarters in New York and an additional office in Paris. The company focuses on developing machine learning software for medical research, enabling researchers to test AI models on distributed data. Owkin's offerings include Owkin Lab, which facilitates data connectivity by therapeutic area; Owkin Loop, which provides validated and packaged models; and a comprehensive software stack for full-stack services. The company currently has 30 live models and an additional 40 in development. Owkin aims to empower medical researchers in hospitals, universities, and pharmaceutical companies to better understand variations in drug efficacy among patients, enhance the drug development process, and identify optimal treatments for individual patients, ultimately improving treatment outcomes. The company is supported by various investors and has a scientific board to guide its research initiatives.

Gatsby

Seed Round in 2020
Gatsby Digital, Inc. develops a commission-free stock options trading platform. It offers Gatsby to trade for or against companies and ETFs. The company’s Gatsby allows users to earn rewards points with every trade and redeem rewards for gift cards at various retailers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Gatsby Digital, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

Vymo

Series B in 2020
Vymo Solutions Private Limited develops a software application focused on enhancing sales automation and field force productivity. The company offers various solutions, including lead management, partner management, relationship management, service management, and merchant onboarding. By leveraging contextual signals such as location, phone calls, calendar events, and lead sources, Vymo helps sales representatives prioritize their actions effectively. Its services incorporate artificial intelligence, geo tracking, activity detection, live sales metrics, and analytics reporting. Vymo primarily serves the banking and insurance sectors and was founded in 2013, with its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, and additional offices in locations such as Australia, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Singapore.

Denim

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

BigID

Series C in 2019
BigID, Inc. is a software company focused on personal data protection and privacy compliance. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and London, BigID offers a platform that employs advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help organizations protect and manage customer data. The company's solutions enable enterprises to discover and inventory personal information across diverse data types, automate access rights fulfillment, map data flows, and comply with privacy regulations such as the GDPR and CCPA. By providing tools for data minimization, consent management, and risk assessment, BigID aims to enhance data privacy practices and reduce breach risks for businesses operating at scale.

Esusu

Seed Round in 2019
Esusu is a financial technology platform focused on empowering tenants and enhancing property performance through innovative data solutions. Its rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus, enabling tenants to build their credit scores. This service benefits property owners by attracting tenants, reducing turnover, improving collections, and ultimately increasing revenue. Esusu operates across the United States, covering over 500,000 rental units in 35 states. By connecting tenant financial health with property management, Esusu aims to create a more equitable and sustainable rental ecosystem.

Esusu

Seed Round in 2019
Esusu is a financial technology platform focused on empowering tenants and enhancing property performance through innovative data solutions. Its rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus, enabling tenants to build their credit scores. This service benefits property owners by attracting tenants, reducing turnover, improving collections, and ultimately increasing revenue. Esusu operates across the United States, covering over 500,000 rental units in 35 states. By connecting tenant financial health with property management, Esusu aims to create a more equitable and sustainable rental ecosystem.

Concertio

Seed Round in 2019
Concertio Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-driven system performance optimization software, enabling enterprises to enhance computing efficiency while minimizing infrastructure costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers the Concertio Optimizer, which continuously monitors the interactions between applications and systems, automating parameter tuning throughout development and deployment. Its tools, including Optimizer Studio and Optimizer Runtime, cater to performance engineers and IT professionals by providing an optimization toolkit and a dynamic optimization framework that improve the performance of systems and components in real-time. Concertio's solutions are utilized by prominent industry players such as Intel and Marvell, transforming general-purpose systems into specialized, high-performance configurations tailored to specific workloads.

Gatsby

Seed Round in 2019
Gatsby Digital, Inc. develops a commission-free stock options trading platform. It offers Gatsby to trade for or against companies and ETFs. The company’s Gatsby allows users to earn rewards points with every trade and redeem rewards for gift cards at various retailers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Gatsby Digital, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

EvolutionIQ

Seed Round in 2019
DeepFraud Technologies Inc., doing business as EvolutionIQ, operates a predictive analytics platform for general liability, workers compensation, and group disability insurance businesses. It offers EvolutionIQ that applies AI and data collection to claims analytics for time series analytics, individualized medical processing and variation, and claim notes and natural language processing. The company’s EvolutionIQ also provides intelligent fraud and malingering detection, and predictive claim processing. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.

Woveon

Convertible Note in 2019
Woveon is an enterprise conversation management software. By prioritizing customer inquiries with artificial intelligence and automating aspects such as complaint investigation and analysis, Woveon enables companies to strategically interact with customers and engage in effective courses of response. The technology pulls in conversations from any number of customer touchpoints like social, sms and livechat, and integrates with existing customer data systems such as CRMs, sales, marketing and legacy systems. The combined conversational, transactional and behavioral data is used to produce suggested responses and workflows to help resolve customer issues in real time. Through integrated channels and customer systems, businesses using Woveon are able to provide unique tailored experiences, allowing them to orchestrate seamless journeys through conversation

ChargeAfter

Series A in 2019
ChargeAfter Ltd is a financing technology platform that specializes in Point of Sale financing. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York, the company connects lenders with merchants to create a global financing network. This platform enables merchants to provide consumers with personalized financing options at checkout from multiple lenders, facilitating real-time financial solutions that enhance the purchasing experience. ChargeAfter's innovative approach aims to streamline the financing process, making it more accessible for consumers while supporting merchants in offering diverse payment solutions.

ACADEME

Convertible Note in 2019
The AcadeMe is the next generation professional education platform for women on the rise. Through master classes taught by successful female executives, women gain the skills, resources, and community support to advance in the workplace.
BCG reported that 70% of Gen Z discover products through content platforms, not directly on a retailer website. Social commerce is NOW. The global fashion E-commerce digital advertising allocation is $200 billion. Mai is making social visual discovery shopping a reality on every photo and video across any social platforms or devices. Viewers can click and shop the clothing they see while watching videos, such as TV shows, movies, and other digital media. Mai bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce, through a fully-automated AI computer vision technology, a sophisticated e-commerce bidding system, and a user personalization system. At Mai, we have spent three years working with top computer vision AI scientists, AI engineers, and fashion experts that created the world’s 1st fully automated video fashion shopping solution. We are connected with numerous top global e-commerce platforms, with total 200M SKUs available, daily updated with an out-of-stock rate <3%. Moreover, Mai is already live with two of the biggest social content platforms in Asia, with more to come. Mai has won the No.1 winner of MIT AI Idol contest in Jul 2020, and also won the title of “Most fundable company by investment value” at the biggest Asia Internet Conference in Nov 2020.

Extend

Series A in 2019
Extend Enterprises, Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a peer-to-peer software as a service platform, allowing users to utilize their credit cards virtually. Established in 2017, Extend specializes in providing digital payment infrastructure that empowers financial institutions to deliver modern card experiences. The company enables banks, businesses, and innovators to leverage virtual card technology through a diverse range of products, including aggregated virtual card APIs, a digital corporate card application, and a pioneering card tokenization service.

Onfido

Series C in 2019
Onfido Limited specializes in identity verification software solutions that utilize artificial intelligence to authenticate users' identities. The company’s technology verifies government-issued IDs and compares them with users' facial biometrics to determine authenticity. Onfido's services are essential for applications such as Know Your Customer (KYC), user onboarding, and fraud detection, and are utilized across various sectors including financial services, marketplaces, gaming, transport, retail, and e-commerce. With a global client base of over 1,500 organizations, Onfido assists businesses in enhancing user onboarding processes while minimizing risks. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, Onfido has expanded its operations with offices in major cities like San Francisco, New York, and Paris, among others. The company's commitment to secure and seamless identity verification aims to transform access to services ranging from banking to hospitality.

Betterworks

Series B in 2019
Betterworks Systems, Inc. is a provider of an enterprise collaboration platform that focuses on managing strategic plans, collaborative goals, and performance conversations. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in New York City, the company offers a suite of tools designed to enhance employee engagement and performance. Its main product, BetterWorks, facilitates ongoing discussions between employees and managers, enabling real-time feedback, goal setting, and alignment with organizational objectives. The platform includes features for check-ins, peer feedback, and performance reviews, all aimed at fostering a motivated workforce. Betterworks serves businesses of various sizes, helping them to create a culture of continuous performance management that aligns employee efforts with broader company goals, ultimately driving business growth.

Leverage

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Leverage, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an artificial intelligence-based vendor relationship management platform aimed at aiding procurement professionals. The platform provides essential data and information to facilitate supplier engagement and enhance purchasing decisions. Key features of Leverage's offerings include intelligent relationship mapping, automated supplier pages, and compliance monitoring and enforcement. By tracking and managing supplier performance throughout the supply chain, Leverage helps organizations achieve cost savings and drive continuous improvement. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in New York, New York.

Gatsby

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Gatsby Digital, Inc. develops a commission-free stock options trading platform. It offers Gatsby to trade for or against companies and ETFs. The company’s Gatsby allows users to earn rewards points with every trade and redeem rewards for gift cards at various retailers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Gatsby Digital, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

ChargeAfter

Series A in 2018
ChargeAfter Ltd is a financing technology platform that specializes in Point of Sale financing. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York, the company connects lenders with merchants to create a global financing network. This platform enables merchants to provide consumers with personalized financing options at checkout from multiple lenders, facilitating real-time financial solutions that enhance the purchasing experience. ChargeAfter's innovative approach aims to streamline the financing process, making it more accessible for consumers while supporting merchants in offering diverse payment solutions.

FundGuard

Seed Round in 2018
FundGuard Inc. develops and operates artificial intelligence powered and cloud based investment funds operating system platform. It operates FundGuard, a platform that helps asset and fund managers to administer investments across mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, insurance, and pension. The company’s FundGuard is a SAAS platform to automatically resolve exceptions, detect unstructured financial anomalies, identify potential frauds, and recommend ways to improve operational KPIs. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, California with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Monir

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Monir is creating an AI-driven optimization layer to digital content. Our vision is to disrupt the publishing and content marketing industries and we are starting with e-commerce. We are developing an e-commerce experience to help online retailers increase sales through tailored content created with AI.

With Clarity

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

SAFE™

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
SAFE Button replaces ‘Sign-In with Facebook’ and ‘Sign in with Google.’ It is a free service provided by websites concerned for your privacy, which does not track you and never sells your data. Also, the SAFE Button does not use passwords. We send a cryptographic message to your smartphpone, and all you have to do is approve with one tap to login to your favorite sites, or register for new online accounts. You can use the extra security in your phone like FaceID to Samsung Fingerprint reader with no codes to enter! And with the SAFE Button, you never get unwanted spam emails or notifications on your phone.

Cargo

Series A in 2018
Cargo Systems, Inc. operates a mobile marketplace designed for selling products to passengers in transit, primarily through rideshare services. The company's platform, known as Cargo, enables passengers to order a diverse range of products, including snacks, electronics, and health and beauty items, delivered directly to them without the need for a dedicated app. Founded in 2016 by former employees of Birchbox, Cargo initially launched in New York and Boston and has since expanded its reach across 49 states. The company collaborates with rideshare drivers and brand partners to facilitate this unique in-car shopping experience, providing an opportunity for drivers to earn additional income while enhancing passenger convenience. Cargo is headquartered in New York, New York, and has received backing from various venture capital firms.

Cardiomo

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Cardiomo Care, Inc. develops wearable healthcare monitoring and tracking device to record EKG, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature, as well as tracks body position. Further, the company offers a mobile application and algorithms to detect different events of arrhythmia, other conditions, and falls to alert users and caregivers. It sends alert notifications to the users and observers, as well as offers nonstop health monitoring. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Broker Buddha

Convertible Note in 2018
Broker Buddha Inc. is an insurtech company based in New York City that offers a software platform designed to streamline the insurance application and renewal process for commercial brokers and their clients across the United States. Founded in 2017, Broker Buddha provides an intuitive workflow that significantly reduces the time brokers spend on applications and renewals by up to 80%. The platform enables brokers to create applications by selecting necessary forms from a library, adding schedules, and customizing messages, while also allowing for the upload of essential documents. With features that pre-fill applications with prior-year data, the solution enhances efficiency and facilitates quicker responses, enabling brokers to focus on business growth and client relationships.

Even Financial

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Even Financial is an NYC based fintech company focused on evolving how financial institutions connect with consumers and provide them the best product recommendations at the right moment, facilitating an on-demand and personalized customer acquisition experience across the entire financial services ecosystem. The Even platform serves as a trusted intermediary for financial institutions - including Prosper, Lending Club, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs - that helps find consumers and distribute their products digitally. Even’s industry-leading search, comparison, and recommendation API is an infrastructure layer that enables hundreds of diverse partners - including Credit.com, Transunion, Money Under 30, Credit Sesame, and The Penny Hoarder - to power comprehensive personal finance websites, mobile apps, and other offerings with a modern platform that is proven to accelerate customer acquisition through optimal product recommendations, lowering cost of acquisition and maximizing monetization. Even Financial is based in New York.

Naadam

Series A in 2018
Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products. The company mills and crafts its products to the standards so they become softer with time and design their garments to complement the way people live, not constrain it. Naadam works to protect the planet through anti-desertification programs, clean energy-powered factories, and tree planting nonprofit work. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York.

Kustomer

Series B in 2018
Kustomer, Inc. is a customer service software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Kustomer offers an omnichannel platform that consolidates data from various sources, enabling businesses to manage customer inquiries efficiently. The software provides a unified view of customers' buying history and previous interactions, allowing service agents to address issues such as refund requests or recurring questions with greater context. Kustomer's platform is utilized by prominent brands, enhancing their customer service capabilities by delivering seamless support experiences. The company also has an office in Durham, North Carolina.

Extend

Seed Round in 2018
Extend Enterprises, Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a peer-to-peer software as a service platform, allowing users to utilize their credit cards virtually. Established in 2017, Extend specializes in providing digital payment infrastructure that empowers financial institutions to deliver modern card experiences. The company enables banks, businesses, and innovators to leverage virtual card technology through a diverse range of products, including aggregated virtual card APIs, a digital corporate card application, and a pioneering card tokenization service.

Carbon-12 Labs, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Carbon-12 Labs, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Mantl

Seed Round in 2018
Mantl is the first customer-centric outer core ecosystem that gives banks and credit unions the flexibility to innovate using modern technology, while owning their brand throughout the entire customer lifecycle.

Remesh

Series A in 2018
Remesh Inc. operates an AI-powered online platform that facilitates live conversations with large groups of people, allowing users to engage with up to 1,000 participants simultaneously. Founded in 2013 and based in the United States, Remesh enables organizations to gather and analyze audience responses in real-time. This capability helps businesses understand their customers or employees better, leading to more informed decision-making. By providing a space for collective input, Remesh represents the collective thinking of diverse groups, enhancing communication and collaboration.

Blockdaemon

Seed Round in 2018
Blockdaemon is a blockchain deployment facilitator that manages nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks. Their solution is fully portable, it allows its user to switch networks and chains with the click of a button, so they don't have to worry about picking the perfect network configuration from day one. They support the blockchain developer ecosystem with best-of-breed dev-ops advise. Blockdaemon was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Blueprint Income

Seed Round in 2018
Blueprint Income, Inc. operates a digital platform that connects pension planners with insurance companies, providing a marketplace for retirement income products such as annuities. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company aims to simplify the retirement planning process, allowing users to compare and purchase various annuity options tailored to their personal circumstances. By offering easy access to fixed, income, and index annuities, Blueprint Income empowers individuals, regardless of their employer, age, or wealth, to secure guaranteed, lifelong income for retirement. The platform not only facilitates the selection and purchase of these financial products but also enhances consumer understanding of annuities, enabling users to make informed decisions about their financial futures.

Mira

Seed Round in 2018
Mira Financial, Inc. provides online insurance brokerage services. The company's online platform helps compare the quotes from different insurers and provides advice to buy a policy that fits the customer. Mira Financial, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Koyfin

Seed Round in 2018
Koyfin, Inc. operates an online financial data and analytics platform that provides market insights through tools focused on dashboards, graphs, and other data visualizations to financial and investment professionals. Its platform enables investors to track and understand macro data across various asset classes, including equities, exchange-traded funds (ETF), mutual funds, fixed income, indices, currencies, commodities, and global economic data. Koyfin, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Denim

Venture Round in 2018
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Even Financial

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Even Financial is an NYC based fintech company focused on evolving how financial institutions connect with consumers and provide them the best product recommendations at the right moment, facilitating an on-demand and personalized customer acquisition experience across the entire financial services ecosystem. The Even platform serves as a trusted intermediary for financial institutions - including Prosper, Lending Club, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs - that helps find consumers and distribute their products digitally. Even’s industry-leading search, comparison, and recommendation API is an infrastructure layer that enables hundreds of diverse partners - including Credit.com, Transunion, Money Under 30, Credit Sesame, and The Penny Hoarder - to power comprehensive personal finance websites, mobile apps, and other offerings with a modern platform that is proven to accelerate customer acquisition through optimal product recommendations, lowering cost of acquisition and maximizing monetization. Even Financial is based in New York.

ShareIQ

Venture Round in 2018
ShareIQ is on a mission to build the most earned media performance platform for brands. Their focus at Share IQ is to educate, inform and assist brand marketing teams on insights and opportunities for action on all the ways their earned media influences brand discovery, social sharing, influencing and, ultimately, purchase. They help make social media and earned media as measurable and accountable as paid media marketing. Through the deployment of proprietary image DNA technology, ShareIQ has acquired, analyzed and indexed more than 1 trillion digital images. The system is purpose-built for brands to track the activity and performance of specific content at global scale, with near-perfect accuracy. The ShareIQ platform is technology that identifies, tracks and discovers original pieces of visual content, as well as shared and republished copies of specific images. They do this so that brands and their images can be quickly discovered and shared by the fans and customers that love them, and so that brand marketing teams can maximize return on their earned media and content marketing investments.

BigID

Series A in 2018
BigID, Inc. is a software company focused on personal data protection and privacy compliance. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and London, BigID offers a platform that employs advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help organizations protect and manage customer data. The company's solutions enable enterprises to discover and inventory personal information across diverse data types, automate access rights fulfillment, map data flows, and comply with privacy regulations such as the GDPR and CCPA. By providing tools for data minimization, consent management, and risk assessment, BigID aims to enhance data privacy practices and reduce breach risks for businesses operating at scale.

Owkin

Series A in 2018
Owkin is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2016, with headquarters in New York and an additional office in Paris. The company focuses on developing machine learning software for medical research, enabling researchers to test AI models on distributed data. Owkin's offerings include Owkin Lab, which facilitates data connectivity by therapeutic area; Owkin Loop, which provides validated and packaged models; and a comprehensive software stack for full-stack services. The company currently has 30 live models and an additional 40 in development. Owkin aims to empower medical researchers in hospitals, universities, and pharmaceutical companies to better understand variations in drug efficacy among patients, enhance the drug development process, and identify optimal treatments for individual patients, ultimately improving treatment outcomes. The company is supported by various investors and has a scientific board to guide its research initiatives.

WorldCover

Seed Round in 2018
WorldCover is a company that focuses on providing satellite-enabled insurance to protect farmers from natural disasters, particularly droughts. Founded in 2015 by professionals from MIT in computer science and finance, WorldCover operates a peer-to-peer risk relief network aimed at addressing the significant climate risks affecting agriculture, estimated at $100 billion globally. Headquartered in New York, the company also has operations in Ghana. By leveraging mobile money technology, WorldCover aims to improve food and income security for smallholder farmers in developing countries, a demographic that includes over 70% of the 2.5 billion people living at the base of the economic pyramid, who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.

Habit

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Habit is a data platform company that aggregates multiple sources of data and provides a stack of data intelligence for insurance companies.

With Clarity

Seed Round in 2017
With Clarity is the only online, direct to consumer home try-on engagement ting company that marries affordability with expertise and convenience with a personal touch. With their Free Home Preview, they can try replicas of engagement ring styles at home to make a confident decision. Then return to their site to fully customize the ring and make it one of a kind. It has the lowest diamond prices guaranteed and a refreshing new way to shop for engagement rings. With Clarity was formerly known as Four Mine

Naadam

Seed Round in 2017
Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products. The company mills and crafts its products to the standards so they become softer with time and design their garments to complement the way people live, not constrain it. Naadam works to protect the planet through anti-desertification programs, clean energy-powered factories, and tree planting nonprofit work. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York.

Blockdaemon

Seed Round in 2017
Blockdaemon is a blockchain deployment facilitator that manages nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks. Their solution is fully portable, it allows its user to switch networks and chains with the click of a button, so they don't have to worry about picking the perfect network configuration from day one. They support the blockchain developer ecosystem with best-of-breed dev-ops advise. Blockdaemon was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Slice Labs

Series A in 2017
Slice Labs is the insurance engine behind tomorrow’s cloud-based, on-demand digital services ecosystems for the new economy. Through Slice’s Insurance Cloud Services (ICS) platform, Slice is enabling insurers, technology companies, and other service providers to build truly intelligent and intuitive, pay-as-you-go digital insurance products protecting the insured anytime and anywhere. Slice is licensed in the US and the UK, and recently launched in Asia Pacific.

Onfido

Series C in 2017
Onfido Limited specializes in identity verification software solutions that utilize artificial intelligence to authenticate users' identities. The company’s technology verifies government-issued IDs and compares them with users' facial biometrics to determine authenticity. Onfido's services are essential for applications such as Know Your Customer (KYC), user onboarding, and fraud detection, and are utilized across various sectors including financial services, marketplaces, gaming, transport, retail, and e-commerce. With a global client base of over 1,500 organizations, Onfido assists businesses in enhancing user onboarding processes while minimizing risks. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, Onfido has expanded its operations with offices in major cities like San Francisco, New York, and Paris, among others. The company's commitment to secure and seamless identity verification aims to transform access to services ranging from banking to hospitality.

Wellthie

Funding Round in 2017
Wellthie Inc., an insurance technology company, offers broker and carrier shopping tools to simplify insurance distribution for small businesses and individuals. It offers cloud-based e-commerce platform for selling tools, medical and ancillary quotes, broker management dashboard, modeling and scenario planning, online storefront, custom client proposals, distribution channels, marketplace product promotion, small group and individual analysis, market insights, and consumer engagement. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

acuteIQ

Seed Round in 2017
acuteIQ provides data and customer acquisition technology solutions for action sports and financial services brands, and media companies. It offers BROKER IQ, an auction platform for loan brokers and bank loan officers that predicts merchants for enterprise loans; and LENDER IQ, a solution for non-bank and bank lenders that originates pre-qualified deal flow delivered to a lender’s web site. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tiburon, California with an additional location in New York, New York.

Influential

Venture Round in 2017
The Influential Network, Inc. develops a mobile-first influencer platform. The company’s connects influencers with Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, and more. It offers solutions in the areas of fashion, fitness, humor, gamers, music, teens, moms, and niche markets. The Influential Network, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada with additional offices in Beverly Hills, California and New York, New York.

Softmogul

Seed Round in 2017
Softmogul is a technology company specialized on developing and building innovative technologies to facilitate and automate hotel operations. Providing a complete set of tools that are flexible, simple yet powerful to meet any specific need. Softmogul is an all-in-one fully mobile platform that facilitates all the aspects of the hotel management, integrating together a PMS, Channel Manager, Booking Engine, Housekeeping, POS and Event Manager; making them work seamlessly together.

BigID

Seed Round in 2017
BigID, Inc. is a software company focused on personal data protection and privacy compliance. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and London, BigID offers a platform that employs advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help organizations protect and manage customer data. The company's solutions enable enterprises to discover and inventory personal information across diverse data types, automate access rights fulfillment, map data flows, and comply with privacy regulations such as the GDPR and CCPA. By providing tools for data minimization, consent management, and risk assessment, BigID aims to enhance data privacy practices and reduce breach risks for businesses operating at scale.

Dropel Fabrics

Angel Round in 2017
Dropel is the performance-based yarn and cotton fibers company. Dropel’s patent-pending technology applies material science and cotton processing technology to make clothing “life proof”, including stain proof and spill proof. Dropel won Demo China’s Silicon Valley Summit in 2016 and was named Apparel magazine’s 2016 Top Innovator. At SXSW Interactive, Dropel was a World Technology finalist, wowing the audience with its presentation at SXSW’s Innovative World Technology forum.

Portier Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
Portier Technologies Corporation provides a mobile guest platform for luxury hospitality market. It offers The Portier, an application that connects guests to the hotel during their stay; and engage with a hotel's concierge and guest services department. Portier Technologies Corporation was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Kustomer

Series A in 2016
Kustomer, Inc. is a customer service software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Kustomer offers an omnichannel platform that consolidates data from various sources, enabling businesses to manage customer inquiries efficiently. The software provides a unified view of customers' buying history and previous interactions, allowing service agents to address issues such as refund requests or recurring questions with greater context. Kustomer's platform is utilized by prominent brands, enhancing their customer service capabilities by delivering seamless support experiences. The company also has an office in Durham, North Carolina.

Onfido

Series B in 2016
Onfido Limited specializes in identity verification software solutions that utilize artificial intelligence to authenticate users' identities. The company’s technology verifies government-issued IDs and compares them with users' facial biometrics to determine authenticity. Onfido's services are essential for applications such as Know Your Customer (KYC), user onboarding, and fraud detection, and are utilized across various sectors including financial services, marketplaces, gaming, transport, retail, and e-commerce. With a global client base of over 1,500 organizations, Onfido assists businesses in enhancing user onboarding processes while minimizing risks. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, Onfido has expanded its operations with offices in major cities like San Francisco, New York, and Paris, among others. The company's commitment to secure and seamless identity verification aims to transform access to services ranging from banking to hospitality.

ZifiSense

Seed Round in 2016
ZifiSense is a telecommunications company that develops ZETA – a distributed, low-cost, low-power wide area network (LPWAN) that brings connected intelligence to things, anytime, anywhere. The company took the large-scale industrial IoT a step further by providing a real two-way communication. It is the integrated design of ‘Mesh Access’ and ‘Virtual OFDMA’. It allows high data collection and extensive wireless sensors control by using a SINGLE ultra narrow band (UNB) channel, no matter whether it is in the busiest districts of the New York city, the Sahara Desert or the Britain’s historic market town.

Precision Wellness

Seed Round in 2016
The Harris Center for Precision Wellness, located within the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, embodies a new paradigm in health and medicine. The Center’s goal is to establish a solid foundation for the realization of Precision Wellness, a highly-personalized and proactive approach for maintaining optimal health and vitality and preventing disease. Towards this goal, the center will harness the recent advances in digital health, genomics, and data science to bring us bringing precision medicine by revealing how individual differences in genes, environments, and lifestyles contribute to complex human diseases, and how to apply these potent technologies to help preserve and enhance wellness.

Dasher

Seed Round in 2015
Dasher is a United States-based company founded in 2013 that develops a messaging platform designed to enhance communication among users. The application includes a variety of features such as live location sharing, map sharing, and the ability to send GIFs, photos, and videos. Users can engage in group chats and utilize polling features for quick yes-or-no questions. Additionally, Dasher allows for message deletion after sending, providing users with greater control over their conversations. The platform also integrates peer-to-peer payment capabilities, enabling users to make transactions easily. Overall, Dasher aims to create a next-generation messaging experience that facilitates rich, interactive communication and keeps users connected with friends and family across different devices.

CardFlight

Series A in 2015
CardFlight, Inc. offers advanced mobile point of sale (POS) technology solutions designed to facilitate payment acceptance for businesses. Its primary product, SwipeSimple, empowers merchant service providers, including credit card processors and resellers, to provide mobile POS capabilities to their clients, which include over 50,000 small businesses across the United States. The company also develops the CardFlight SDK, allowing developers to integrate payment processing into their applications, enhancing the user experience. Additionally, CardFlight produces mobile card readers compatible with iOS and Android devices, enabling in-person payment acceptance via magnetic stripe. The company's solutions cater to various sectors, including retail, food and beverage, beauty, and healthcare. Established in 2011 and based in New York, CardFlight is recognized for its commitment to user-friendly technology and compliance with industry standards, positioning it as a leader in the mobile payment solutions market.

Kustomer

Seed Round in 2015
Kustomer, Inc. is a customer service software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Kustomer offers an omnichannel platform that consolidates data from various sources, enabling businesses to manage customer inquiries efficiently. The software provides a unified view of customers' buying history and previous interactions, allowing service agents to address issues such as refund requests or recurring questions with greater context. Kustomer's platform is utilized by prominent brands, enhancing their customer service capabilities by delivering seamless support experiences. The company also has an office in Durham, North Carolina.

PlutoPrep

Seed Round in 2015
PlutoPrep is a company dedicated to assisting students in gaining admission to medical school through a tailored approach to MCAT preparation. The platform offers high-quality and engaging study resources, integrating a responsive website that creates personalized study plans for each user. By focusing on the unique needs of students, PlutoPrep aims to navigate the competitive medical school admissions process effectively.

Sidewalk Labs

Convertible Note in 2014
Sidewalk Labs, founded in 2015, is a New York-based company focused on addressing urban challenges through innovative technology solutions. It collaborates with cities to develop a platform and applications aimed at solving significant urban problems while prioritizing privacy. By integrating technology, data, policy best practices, and capital, Sidewalk Labs seeks to create a comprehensive approach to urban innovation that effectively utilizes digital advancements. As an incubator arm of Alphabet Inc., it also manages the Sidewalk Labs Venture Fund, which invests in early-stage companies, particularly in Ontario. The organization aims to bridge the gap between technological potential and real-world urban issues, striving to contribute to the cities of the future.

Dasher

Seed Round in 2014
Dasher is a United States-based company founded in 2013 that develops a messaging platform designed to enhance communication among users. The application includes a variety of features such as live location sharing, map sharing, and the ability to send GIFs, photos, and videos. Users can engage in group chats and utilize polling features for quick yes-or-no questions. Additionally, Dasher allows for message deletion after sending, providing users with greater control over their conversations. The platform also integrates peer-to-peer payment capabilities, enabling users to make transactions easily. Overall, Dasher aims to create a next-generation messaging experience that facilitates rich, interactive communication and keeps users connected with friends and family across different devices.

Pijon

Seed Round in 2014
Pijon is a New York City-based technology company focused on enhancing connections among loved ones through innovative care packages. The company offers PijonBoxes, which are monthly curated packages containing healthy snacks, personal care items, dorm essentials, and fun gifts, specifically designed for college students. With over 10,250 members, Pijon has successfully distributed more than 27,000 PijonBoxes to students across 1,400 campuses nationwide. This service not only meets the daily needs of students at a cost-effective rate but also provides brands with a marketing platform that effectively reaches the 18-23 age demographic, fostering brand loyalty among young consumers.

Pijon

Seed Round in 2014
Pijon is a New York City-based technology company focused on enhancing connections among loved ones through innovative care packages. The company offers PijonBoxes, which are monthly curated packages containing healthy snacks, personal care items, dorm essentials, and fun gifts, specifically designed for college students. With over 10,250 members, Pijon has successfully distributed more than 27,000 PijonBoxes to students across 1,400 campuses nationwide. This service not only meets the daily needs of students at a cost-effective rate but also provides brands with a marketing platform that effectively reaches the 18-23 age demographic, fostering brand loyalty among young consumers.

Pijon

Convertible Note in 2014
Pijon is a New York City-based technology company focused on enhancing connections among loved ones through innovative care packages. The company offers PijonBoxes, which are monthly curated packages containing healthy snacks, personal care items, dorm essentials, and fun gifts, specifically designed for college students. With over 10,250 members, Pijon has successfully distributed more than 27,000 PijonBoxes to students across 1,400 campuses nationwide. This service not only meets the daily needs of students at a cost-effective rate but also provides brands with a marketing platform that effectively reaches the 18-23 age demographic, fostering brand loyalty among young consumers.

CardFlight

Seed Round in 2013
CardFlight, Inc. offers advanced mobile point of sale (POS) technology solutions designed to facilitate payment acceptance for businesses. Its primary product, SwipeSimple, empowers merchant service providers, including credit card processors and resellers, to provide mobile POS capabilities to their clients, which include over 50,000 small businesses across the United States. The company also develops the CardFlight SDK, allowing developers to integrate payment processing into their applications, enhancing the user experience. Additionally, CardFlight produces mobile card readers compatible with iOS and Android devices, enabling in-person payment acceptance via magnetic stripe. The company's solutions cater to various sectors, including retail, food and beverage, beauty, and healthcare. Established in 2011 and based in New York, CardFlight is recognized for its commitment to user-friendly technology and compliance with industry standards, positioning it as a leader in the mobile payment solutions market.

MIKA

Series A in 2013
MIKA Look is the an online fashion and shopping solution to provide stylist-approved ensembles for men, women, and home. Paired with hundreds of designers, we've revolutionized the way consumers shop by breaking away from static images through the use of videos.