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 North America

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.

YellowBird

Seed Round in 2023
YellowBird is an online marketplace that specializes in connecting businesses with qualified environmental, health, and safety professionals. Utilizing a data-driven talent-matching platform, YellowBird employs advanced matching technology to ensure that clients find the right individuals based on location and relevant experience. This approach allows organizations to engage skilled professionals who are not only capable but also passionate about making a positive impact in their fields. Through its platform, YellowBird aims to simplify the hiring process for businesses while fostering a community of dedicated experts.

Ridendock

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Ridendock is a company that specializes in providing electric vehicles for rent, alongside a network of innovative charging stations designed for electric and robotic personal mobility devices. Founded in 2017 and based in Miami, Florida, Ridendock aims to integrate personal transportation into residential environments. The company's docking stations, developed in collaboration with renowned design firm Pininfarina, are exclusively distributed in leading residential rental apartments. This unique approach not only enhances the amenities offered to residents but also generates additional revenue for property owners. By offering beautifully designed docking solutions and light electric vehicles, Ridendock facilitates on-demand personal mobility while helping residents reduce their monthly transportation costs.

FEDML

Angel Round in 2022
FEDML Nexus AI® (https://nexus.fedml.ai) is a next-generation cloud platform that enables developers and enterprises to easily, economically, and securely build, deploy, and monetize their large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI models. It provides holistic support with a large-scale distributed GPU cloud (multi-cloud and multi-provider), high-performance ML libraries, user-friendly AIOps, and LLM and AI Agent studios.

Abstract

Funding Round in 2022
Increasing Government Transparency

nFlux AI

Convertible Note in 2022
nFlux, Inc. develops a software that provides artificial intelligence, visual content, and lingual information. The company offers Ask Engine, a unified integrated interface where users can acquire information from multiple sources, by asking a question. It serves entertainment, education, security, and healthcare sector. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Klutch

Seed Round in 2022
Alloy Card is a first programmable consumer credit card, allowing its users to have a better credit card experience. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Deal Engine

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Deal Engine LLC provides travel software solutions. Its platform utilizes proprietary search and booking algorithms and reduces corporate travel expenditure by capitalizing on fluctuating pricing. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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.

Hammurabi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hammurabi develops technology to provide insurance services. It predicts health risks and uses conversation tools on dealing with clients. Hammurabi is based in California, USA.

RAPIDFORT

Seed Round in 2022
RapidFort is a cloud native cybersecurity company helping organizations minimize the attack surface of their cloud workloads automatically and continuously. What normally takes weeks to months of menial, manual work with mediocre results is done in minutes with RapidFort, producing optimal results. RapidFort's mission is to Secure The Cloud - RAPIDLY, lowering zero-day exploit risks, and freeing developers to build great software instead of addressing vulnerabilities.. RapidFort is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.

Everest

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Everest develops logistics solutions using artificial intelligence. It uses technology to solve trucking problems and inconveniences.

Mesh

Seed Round in 2022
Mesh operates as a financial technology company focused on providing tools and resources for retail investors. The platform offers stock analysis and a range of strategic investment tools designed to enhance investors' decision-making capabilities. By catering specifically to the needs of individual investors, Mesh aims to empower users with the information and insights necessary to navigate the complexities of the stock market effectively. The company's commitment to improving investment literacy and accessibility sets it apart in the competitive landscape of investment applications.

Youverify

Seed Round in 2022
Youverify Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Lewes, Delaware, specializes in identity verification services for businesses and individuals. The company offers a platform that confirms a user's identity by comparing their identity documents with facial biometrics, utilizing advanced AI technology. In addition, Youverify enables the verification of physical addresses by leveraging a network of over 20,000 field verification officers across Sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring that this process is completed in less than 48 hours. The company's services are supported by access to more than 300 local and global databases, providing a comprehensive solution for identity and address verification through a single API.

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.

G.O.A.T. Fuel

Pre Seed Round in 2022
G.O.A.T. Fuel develops and promotes health-forward products. It offers energy drinks with various flavors and nutrients to consumers. G.O.A.T. Fuel is based in Texas, USA.

AutoCoin

Pre Seed Round in 2022
AutoCoin bridges the gaps of centralized & decentralized finance and makes it easy for you to take part in an emerging market with the help of your next ride.

MajorBoost

Pre Seed Round in 2022
MajorBoost is to reimagine how doctor’s offices and insurance companies communicate with each other, using artificial intelligence to deal with time-consuming phone calls.

Lucky

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

Unifimoney

Seed Round in 2022
Optimizing your personal finance is hard, complex and boring. The conventional banking industry has become used to consumer inertia and to an extent relies on it for their massive profits. Unifimoney (www.unifi.money) has been created to solve this by integrating and automating money management so you don’t have to. Unifimoney is a single account accessed via mobile that integrated a high-interest checking account, a credit card and Robo investment platform. By doing absolutely nothing more customers model best practices in personal finance — effortlessly. Maximizing daily passive income and building a long term investment fund. Unifimoney will launch in early 2020 you can join the waitlist at www.unifi.money

FutureFit AI

Seed Round in 2022
FutureFit AI is an AI-powered intelligence platform for the future of work. Described as the 'Google Maps for your Career'​, it draws on over a billion data points to identify future skills, assess current capabilities, and map upskilling & reskilling pathways for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Having won awards from the US Government, Google AI, and TD Bank, FutureFit Ai is currently partnering with both Fortune 1000 companies, national governments, and foundations on 3 continents around AI, automation, and the future of work.

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

Icon Savings Plan

Seed Round in 2022
The Icon Savings Corporation, Inc., doing business as Icon Savings Plan, provides online retirement saving plans for businesses and individuals. It offers recordkeeping, marketplace platforms, employee onboarding solutions, and investment solutions. The Icon Savings Corporation, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

NewRetirement

Series A in 2022
NewRetirement develops a retirement planning tool offering a combination of automated financial and retirement planning services. NewRetirement acts as a virtual financial advisor focused on retirement planning to help people generate retirement income, get healthcare, lower taxes, and manage fees. The system will help users optimize across Social Security, Medicare, Taxes, Home Equity, Income, Asset drawdown, Relocation, Work, and Estate Planning. Users can also access fee-only advice on-demand for collaborative planning to help them make and act on better decisions about their future.

Symend

Venture Round in 2022
Symend Inc. develops a digital engagement platform designed to enhance debt recovery processes while prioritizing positive customer experiences. Founded in 2016 and based in Calgary, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto and Denver, the company utilizes behavioral science and advanced analytics to provide enterprise clients with insights into consumer behavior. This enables businesses to engage customers effectively and encourages them to resolve past due bills through personalized communications, self-service tools, and flexible repayment options. Symend's platform incorporates features such as treatment planning and campaign management, aiming to reduce debt delinquency and improve customer satisfaction. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, utilities, and media, and operates globally across North America, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Peachscore

Seed Round in 2022
Peachscore is an innovative evaluation platform developed by Createnu Ventures, designed to standardize and democratize the private sector. By leveraging proprietary technology, it aims to provide a comprehensive and accessible assessment system that enhances transparency and facilitates decision-making for investors and businesses alike. This platform addresses the challenges of evaluating private companies, offering a systematic approach that empowers users with valuable insights and benchmarks. Through its unique features, Peachscore seeks to transform the landscape of venture capital and private investments, making it easier for stakeholders to navigate and understand the complexities of the market.

Plutoview

Seed Round in 2022
Plutoview is a developer of a multi-user virtual applications platform aimed at enhancing brand loyalty programs through interactive experiences. The platform facilitates easy-to-integrate co-browsing capabilities that support remote collaboration and community engagement. By allowing users to create branded art, non-fungible tokens, and merchandise collectively, Plutoview fosters a sense of community among participants. It also enables interactions with renowned artists during brand-inspired drawing parties or collaborative whiteboarding sessions. Through these engaging and accessible experiences, Plutoview caters to diverse audiences, ensuring that participation does not require specialized skills.

GSM Holdings

Pre Seed Round in 2022
GSM Holdings is engaging in optimization and leading sustainable enablement of the global circular economy. It supports mitigating secondary market financial and material waste.

REPOWR

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a networking marketplace designed for business-to-business truck and trailer rentals. The company's marketplace brings visibility and value to untapped equipment supplies and also makes it available to carriers, on-demand, enabling logistics companies to lease and share assets to reduce waste and underutilization.

FEDML

Pre Seed Round in 2022
FEDML Nexus AI® (https://nexus.fedml.ai) is a next-generation cloud platform that enables developers and enterprises to easily, economically, and securely build, deploy, and monetize their large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI models. It provides holistic support with a large-scale distributed GPU cloud (multi-cloud and multi-provider), high-performance ML libraries, user-friendly AIOps, and LLM and AI Agent studios.

Instant Teams

Series A in 2022
The future of work is remote and we’re creating the #1 Platform for remote workforces of untapped talent pools. Our software enables companies to create remote teams of agile, marketing and administrative talent while providing a management platform for payroll, compliance, time tracking and reporting. Our unique advantage is bringing untapped talent pools to companies to grow their distributed teams. We have a unique positioning with the military community and partnerships with the DOD to place talented professionals with transient lifestyles.

mynurse.ai

Seed Round in 2022
mynurse.ai is a platform that surfaces the right information at the right time by analyzing the habits and behaviors of the most effective nurses. Administrative tasks are automated so that care teams can focus on spending time with patients. We’re on a mission to make healthcare human.

Rubi Laboratories

Seed Round in 2022
Rubi Laboratories develops technology that manufactures carbon-negative textile. It uses sustainable solutions to turn carbon emission into natural fibers. Rubi Laboratories is based in California, USA.

QRfertile LLC

Seed Round in 2022
QRfertile LLC is a company based in Farmington, Connecticut, specializing in male fertility solutions. Incorporated in 2018, it develops and manufactures an at-home fertility test kit for men, enabling them to assess their reproductive health conveniently. In addition to the test kit, QRfertile provides a digital platform that connects users with healthcare professionals, offering guidance and support throughout their fertility journey. The company's mission is to make male reproductive health accessible and comprehensive, addressing an often-overlooked aspect of healthcare.

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.

Oloid

Series A in 2022
Oloid Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, that specializes in contactless facial authentication solutions for deskless workers. Founded in 2014, Oloid develops a biometrics platform called FaceVault, which integrates secure, contactless biometric authentication into various business applications and workflows. This platform facilitates functions such as time and attendance tracking, data management, and access control for physical workspaces. By utilizing off-the-shelf devices, Oloid aims to replace outdated methods like badges and fingerprint systems with a more efficient and secure facial recognition technology. The company focuses on enhancing employee safety, security, and productivity while providing a seamless and frictionless experience for users in modern workplaces.

Narya Security

Convertible Note in 2022
Narya Security is a reliable, one-click-recovery solution for Ransomware infections. It leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms to identify, extract and manage encryption keys, decrypt encrypted data, unlock paralyzed IT assets and remove Ransomware infection traces in minutes, with a single click.

RiseAngle

Convertible Note in 2022
RiseAngle, Inc. is an immersive (VR/AR) gaming company in the making. They are inspired and dedicated to become a major publisher of VR and AR games, and shape the future of immersive games for the better.

Syantra

Series A in 2022
Syantra is a precision healthcare company that focuses on the commercialization of breast cancer detection blood tests.

Gr4vy

Series A in 2022
Gr4vy, Inc. is a payment orchestration platform that provides businesses with comprehensive payment solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company specializes in streamlining the payments infrastructure through a centralized hub for reporting, monitoring, and management. Gr4vy's services aim to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of payment processing for businesses, allowing them to optimize their financial operations.

Bridge Money

Seed Round in 2022
Bridge is a developer of a banking platform used to help achieve financial freedom. It aims to provide a path towards upward financial mobility for the millions of people left behind by the traditional banking system. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Bump

Convertible Note in 2022
Ownors is an AI-powered analytics marketplace matching top executives with creatives for 1:1 live sessions and managed micro-advances. Ownors is backed by LA Founders Fund, Sunstone VC, executives at Warner Bros., Columbia/Ruffhouse Records & a founding member of Rock Hall of Fame group N.W.A.

Gaja Health

Convertible Note in 2022
Gaja Health is a health advocacy firm dedicated to providing comprehensive care to individuals and their families by integrating healthcare and social services. The company focuses on addressing critical issues by forming community teams that listen to the needs of residents. Gaja Health offers a range of services, including emotional support, as well as medical, dental, and vision care, all at no cost to patients. By facilitating access to trusted care, housing, food, and employment resources, Gaja Health aims to ensure that patients receive the essential support they require for their overall well-being.

BluumBio

Convertible Note in 2021
BluumBio develops cutting-edge bioremediation technologies and services, offering scalable solutions for companies of all sizes. BluumBio makes bacteria and plants eat toxic chemicals that clean up pollution.

Stere.io

Seed Round in 2021
Stere is a one-stop shop for businesses to find capacity and access digital tools to launch, improve, and grow insurance programs. It aims to empower businesses to launch and grow insurance programs with a full-stack infrastructure, by providing the right services and tools such as digital platforms, data analytics, a network of capacity providers, innovative tech, and more. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

LUHU

Convertible Note in 2021
LUHU is a social media platform that helps people reconnect, communicate efficiently and share resources in-network.

Rubi Laboratories

Convertible Note in 2021
Rubi Laboratories develops technology that manufactures carbon-negative textile. It uses sustainable solutions to turn carbon emission into natural fibers. Rubi Laboratories is based in California, USA.

ethr

Convertible Note in 2021
ethr is a live feed platform with music as the glue. People can listen to the same song, at the same time, and converse together.

FutureProof Technologies

Convertible Note in 2021
FutureProof Technologies is a financial analytics software company specializing in physical climate risks.

Abstract

Convertible Note in 2021
Increasing Government Transparency

CloudWalk

Series C in 2021
CloudWalk, Inc. develops CloudWalk, an open payment cloud platform, which accommodates various payment methods on the same payment device for acquirers, PSPs, and sub-acquirers worldwide. It serves tickets for event, prepaid cell phone, and private label market segments. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Owl.co

Series B in 2021
Owl Technologies Inc. provides data aggregation solutions for banks and insurers. It offers an artificial intelligence-enabled process automation solution that deals with sensitive data to complete sales and improve customer service for various products of the financial institutions. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Rocket Doctor

Convertible Note in 2021
Rocket Doctor is a cloud-based telemedicine company evolving care by bringing the most advanced doctor’s office directly to patients with ease. We have created an affordable and comprehensive platform for patients and doctors alike. Featuring a marketplace for patients to get appointments quickly, HD videoconferencing, a proprietary portal for note-taking, sending prescriptions & referrals, plus on-demand advanced devices for a number of primary, urgent, and specialty care areas that can be sent straight to patient homes. Rocket Doctor is dedicated to partnering with practices, employers, and brokers to bring quality, streamlined & universal telemedicine to patients in the US & Canada.

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.

Augmentor

Convertible Note in 2021
Augmentor is software that specializes in productivity tools. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.

Upsurance

Convertible Note in 2021
Upsurance operates a mid-market commercial insurance platform that enhances the speed and efficiency of insurance transactions. By utilizing a risk matching algorithm, the platform connects insurers with retail brokers, facilitating a streamlined process for browsing marketplace offerings and completing transactions. Upsurance's technology ensures a secure, auditable trail for all interactions, significantly improving the return on investment for insurers and providing brokers with unparalleled access to commercial insurance solutions.

Turing.com

Series D in 2021
Turing.com operates an online platform that connects companies with vetted remote software developers for both short and long-term projects. Founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California, Turing screens candidates through extensive assessments covering various technical skills and remote work competencies. The platform serves technology startups and Fortune 1000 companies, allowing them to hire from the top 1% of remote engineers specializing in various technologies, including Full Stack, Backend, Frontend, and AI/ML. With a community of over 180,000 developers across 10,000 cities, Turing facilitates access to high-quality talent while minimizing hiring time and costs for its clients. The company has garnered support from notable investors and is led by experienced entrepreneurs in the AI field.

Hopps

Seed Round in 2021
Hopps (www.hopps.io) is an LA-based startup that provides enterprises with one-click access for instant help with enterprise tools like Facebook Ads Manager, Hubspot and Figma. Through our platform’s AI-driven matching, vetted experts screen-share and upskill professionals in < 2 minutes by collaborating on problems in real-time.

Awecom

Convertible Note in 2021
AI-powered streaming optimizer dynamically adjusted to a video's characteristics in real-time.

lapzo

Convertible Note in 2021
Lernit is an information technology company that offers a learning experience platform system for organizations that seek to develop their staff through relevant micro-content, effectively, and available at any time through any device. It utilizes and provides its user with the development of different skills through short and engaging learning courses, instead of the traditional long content modules. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

ForMotiv

Seed Round in 2021
Formotiv is an end-to-end platform for reducing online risk and improving customer experience. Our solution measures end user behavioral biometrics in real-time to detect future outcomes like fraud, delinquency, profitability, and abandonment as users engage with digital applications.

Rownd

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Rownd is the stripe for personal data: simple, intuitive, and a super-secure platform that gives companies the benefit of accessing customer data, without the risk and regulatory requirements of storing data themselves. Be build trust so that data owners (end-users) can confidently trust data-consumers (apps), in exchange for personalized goods and services.

Thread Robotics

Series A in 2021
Thread Robotics provides medical devices and services with a focus on fertility care. It was founded in 2020 and operates in Mountain View, California.

Stere.io

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Stere is a one-stop shop for businesses to find capacity and access digital tools to launch, improve, and grow insurance programs. It aims to empower businesses to launch and grow insurance programs with a full-stack infrastructure, by providing the right services and tools such as digital platforms, data analytics, a network of capacity providers, innovative tech, and more. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

Fuzera

Convertible Note in 2021
Fuzera is an online platform that specializes in food and beverage. The company is based in Berkeley, California.

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.

Swarm Vision

Seed Round in 2021
Swarm Vision is used by Fortune 1000 companies and federal governments to drive rapid growth, with the workforce they already have. Swarm identifies the innovation talent already in their workforce, organizes it into stronger teams, develops it 10-20% in 8 weeks, and drives a culture of innovation. The Swarm Vision system is based on the company's groundbreaking research into serial, successful innovators around the world.

Redi.Health

Seed Round in 2021
Redi.Health is a healthcare technology company that develops health management platforms for patients. The company aims to connect patients with chronic diseases to patient support programs. These programs are created in partnership with pharmaceutical manufacturers and are always free to the patient.

CloudWalk

Series C in 2021
CloudWalk, Inc. develops CloudWalk, an open payment cloud platform, which accommodates various payment methods on the same payment device for acquirers, PSPs, and sub-acquirers worldwide. It serves tickets for event, prepaid cell phone, and private label market segments. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

InfStones

Series A in 2021
Infinity Stones is a Silicon Valley-based company that provides cloud management services and security solutions for blockchains. They are blockchain infrastructure architects with proven track records in the industry. Their team is composed of tech leads, management experts, and financial professionals from tech giants like Google, Oracle, and Intel. Infinity Stones is currently hosting nodes for high net worth individuals, institutional investors, foundations, and universities and research institutions. They make sure every investment with us is secure, and investors can expect returns with consistency. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

TackleHack

Pre Seed Round in 2021
TackleHack is a peer-to-peer marketplace where users can shop, sell, and share the gear that will improve the quality of outdoor adventures. The company aims to create a marketplace that its members can unite under to form a powerful alternative to the modern retail industry while allowing them to buy and sell securely between one another. It is located in Louisville, Kentucky and was founded in 2017.

Linquip

Seed Round in 2021
Linquip is an industry-focused professional network for equipment manufacturers, industrial customers, service providers, industry-savvies, and researchers. Linquip was founded in 2019 by technical scientists Dr. Pedram Hanafizadeh and Dr. Syd Hashemi from Berkeley, and Engineering Manager Hengameh Shams from Stanford. This open-access interactive platform lets experts actively enrich its technical content, audiences have access to empowered data, and industrial customers get manufacturers’ latest technical information. Linquip is a global cloud-based network for professionals to find rated industrial equipment and services via its intelligent search engine. It enables experts to connect, collaborate, brainstorm and share experiences with their peers. This network enables all industrial companies to instantly find, sort and compare verified suppliers. Linquip offers sales intelligence services to firms across different industry sectors such as Oil & Gas, Power & Energy, Construction, Mining, Medical, Agricultural, etc. By leveraging this online industrial platform, companies are able to boost their pipeline and acquire new customers.

LingoHealth

Pre Seed Round in 2021
LingoHealth is a digital health platform designed to assist family members in supporting the health of their aging loved ones, particularly focusing on multilingual families. Recognizing that multilingual caregivers are significantly more involved in caregiving than their English-fluent counterparts, LingoHealth offers tools that enhance visibility into the necessary steps for appropriate care. The platform enables families to navigate healthcare options effectively and ensures that immigrant patients receive support in their preferred language and cultural context. By doing so, LingoHealth aims to improve engagement in care and promote better health management for seniors.

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.

Drift Bio

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Drift Biotechnologies develops bioinformatics software for infectious disease genetic sequencing. The company was headquartered in San Francisco, California in 2020.

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.

BokDoc

Convertible Note in 2021
BokDoc is one of the leading companies aims to improve the healthcare system. Our digital platform allows users to book their appointments with doctors, in hospitals, and with any registered healthcare service provider, and get reminders for upcoming appointments. BokDoc additionally provide more than appointment, Bokdoc also provides online consultations that save time and effort for patients and doctors, booking surgeries and medical tourism for native patients. As our vision is to improve healthcare industry, our platforms gives the users the most simple and smoothest experience that patients need and deserve either the mobile app or website. Bokdoc will help patients to have the best healthcare services that they already deserve.

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.

AesculaTech

Convertible Note in 2021
AesculaTech, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Berkeley, California, specializes in developing innovative smart materials for medical devices. The company focuses on creating thermally responsive materials aimed at sustained and localized drug delivery therapies. One of its key products, AesculaGel, is a hydrogel designed for the continuous release of prostaglandin analogs to treat glaucoma. This technology addresses the challenge of patient compliance with traditional glaucoma treatments, which typically require daily eye drop applications. By providing a non-invasive solution that delivers medication continuously for up to 90 days, AesculaGel seeks to improve treatment outcomes for the millions of glaucoma patients worldwide. The company is advancing this technology through rigorous preclinical studies and clinical trials in pursuit of FDA market approval.

Shrimpy

Seed Round in 2021
In addition to the Shrimpy portfolio management application, Shrimpy solves the problem of exchange integration with the Shrimpy Universal Crypto Exchange APIs. These APIs take care of the user API key management, exchange integrations, trade execution logic, maintaining the asset listings, data collection, automation, server scaling, and portfolio management. This is an end-to-end solution that can be used to build robust products that rely on crypto exchanges. These APIs can be found here: https://developers.shrimpy.io/

Onecor Services

Series C in 2021
Jerry Services

Litterati

Convertible Note in 2021
Litterati is an app that encourages users to pick up and track litter.The app plans to let users join groups, so that schools, clubs, and other communities can track their collective efforts rather than having to go solo. It will also introduce maps, so litter-pickers can see what else is being picked up in their neighborhoods.

REPOWR

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of a networking marketplace designed for business-to-business truck and trailer rentals. The company's marketplace brings visibility and value to untapped equipment supplies and also makes it available to carriers, on-demand, enabling logistics companies to lease and share assets to reduce waste and underutilization.

Automation Hero

Series B in 2021
Automation Hero goes beyond traditional RPA by natively integrating AI to form an enterprise-ready intelligent process automation platform. By intelligently automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Automation Hero improves information worker productivity and drives more successful, optimized business outcomes. Its powerful backend focuses on three key areas: augmenting employee decision making, eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks and automating common customer asks. The platform offers both unattended and attended automations. Its attended version is personified by Robin, a proactive, adaptive and interactive AI assistant to create an approachable integration between AI and humans. Automation Hero empowers organizations to modernize legacy systems without adding heavy IT resources through seamless integration.

Automation Hero

Series B in 2021
Automation Hero goes beyond traditional RPA by natively integrating AI to form an enterprise-ready intelligent process automation platform. By intelligently automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Automation Hero improves information worker productivity and drives more successful, optimized business outcomes. Its powerful backend focuses on three key areas: augmenting employee decision making, eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks and automating common customer asks. The platform offers both unattended and attended automations. Its attended version is personified by Robin, a proactive, adaptive and interactive AI assistant to create an approachable integration between AI and humans. Automation Hero empowers organizations to modernize legacy systems without adding heavy IT resources through seamless integration.

Lula Convenience

Seed Round in 2021
Mission: Lula helps make existing inventories mobile to meet customer’s instant needs. At the center of our heart is sustainability: to deliver happiness while saving our planet. Vision: At Lula, we’re inspired by a single goal: empowering every store to deliver locally. We will modernize stores to enable their goods to be delivered to people that need items at a moment’s notice. We will make sure every need is met reliably and as fast as possible with the best customer experience in the world.

SpeedLegal

Convertible Note in 2021
SpeedLegal helps legal and business professionals review complicated contracts in a few minutes instead of a few hours. We use a set of machine learning tools to extract useful data from bulk-uploaded contracts so users can focus on the parts that require more attention. SpeedLegal uses deep learning algorithms, entity extraction, summaries and red-flag analysis to extract useful data from documents so the end-user can assess the risk of the document without reading it line by line. We allow our users to reduce 75% of the cost of legal review and avoid making mistakes so they can focus on other high-value tasks. Our users have higher ROIs on the document review process compared to those who are not using SpeedLegal's red-flag analysis and summary report features.

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.