Alef Edge
Funding Round in 2017
Alef Edge, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in New York with offices in India and Brazil, specializes in developing Internet solutions based on Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology. The company offers products such as Edge Gateway, Edge Cloud, and Edge Applications, enabling mobile carriers and developers to differentiate their markets and identify new revenue opportunities by physically locating services closer to users. Alef Edge's solutions facilitate more control and security with reduced overhead costs compared to traditional mobile network providers.
Dubset Media Holdings
Series A in 2017
Dubset Media Holdings, Inc. is a technology solutions company focused on the music and video industries. It provides an innovative marketplace that facilitates the distribution and monetization of derivative music, particularly mixes and remixes, for DJs, artists, labels, publishers, and distributors. Utilizing proprietary technology and a comprehensive rights management database, Dubset aggregates audio and data assets from content creators, analyzing them to identify copyright-protected works. This process allows for transparent and controlled distribution of music, creating new opportunities for content creators while ensuring compliance with copyright regulations. Through user-friendly dashboards and a commitment to simplicity, Dubset enhances the efficiency of music rights management and fosters a collaborative environment for the music industry.
Edge Edtech Fund
Seed Round in 2017
Edge Edtech Fund provides the toolsets to help early stage EdTech companies.
Artichoke
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Artichoke, LLC, also known as Artichoke Client Management Application, is a company that specializes in providing a mobile appointment-based tool designed for solo businesses and independent professionals. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Artichoke offers a range of services that include online scheduling, client notes, credit card processing, appointment reminders, and income and expense tracking. The application aims to streamline operations for freelancers and self-employed individuals by automating routine tasks, enabling them to focus on revenue-generating appointments rather than administrative duties. By integrating financial technology, client data management, and marketing automation, Artichoke empowers entrepreneurs in appointment-based businesses to efficiently manage their operations and enhance productivity.
Soundwall
Series A in 2016
Soundwall, LLC is a manufacturer based in Broomfield, Colorado, specializing in innovative flat-panel speakers that integrate art and sound. Established in 2013, the company designs and produces wireless speakers made from aluminum artwork, allowing sound to resonate naturally from visual pieces. Soundwall's unique technology utilizes distributed mode loudspeaker technology, enabling the entire surface of the artwork to deliver high-quality audio that fills the space. Their product offerings include the Soundwall Palette, which allows users to upload audio content that pairs with their visual art, and various operational modes such as Art Mode, Story Mode, and Music Mode, giving users control over their audio experience. Additionally, Soundwall provides Connected Canvas, enabling real-time audio and web content creation for artists. The company sells its products through a showroom and online platforms, enhancing the immersive experience of combining visual art with music.
Fresco News
Seed Round in 2016
Fresco News Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a citizen-driven platform for breaking news content. Founded in 2014, the platform enables users to browse and share breaking news photos and videos from around the world, allowing individuals to report news as they experience it. Fresco News facilitates the sharing of diverse perspectives on news stories and connects users with news outlets across the United States. The platform notifies users about nearby breaking news events and offers opportunities for users to earn money by sharing videos directly with news organizations. By leveraging mobile technology, Fresco News empowers individuals to become reporters and contribute to the news landscape in meaningful ways.
CoachTube
Seed Round in 2016
CoachTube is an online marketplace dedicated to enhancing athletic performance through instructional videos from renowned coaches across various sports. The platform aims to provide athletes of all levels access to valuable knowledge, motivation, and training resources, regardless of their budget or location. By offering a diverse range of on-demand courses, CoachTube enables students to learn at their convenience, facilitating personal growth and skill development. The platform empowers coaches by equipping them with the necessary tools and technology to effectively teach online, thereby fostering a community where both athletes and coaches can thrive and reach their full potential.
Kite is a New York City-based technology company founded in 2014 that specializes in artificial intelligence tools for software developers. The company's primary product is an AI-powered coding assistant that functions as a virtual pair programmer, providing users with relevant examples, documentation for libraries, and terminal commands while coding. Kite also identifies errors in code and suggests corrections, thereby enhancing the coding experience and efficiency for developers.
SpaceoutVR
Seed Round in 2016
SpaceoutVR, Inc. is a mobile virtual reality entertainment software company based in Troy, New York. Founded in 2015 and formerly known as daydream.io Corporation, it specializes in developing Spaceout.VR, a direct-to-consumer platform that offers immersive virtual reality experiences. The software enables users to transform personal media into engaging content, including 360 videos, games, travel experiences, and music. Available on both iOS and Android, Spaceout.VR operates as a free-to-play social VR massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that monetizes through in-app purchases for upgrades and features. Users can create personalized virtual space stations populated with digital content curated from popular platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. The platform also encourages social interaction, allowing users to connect with others, share experiences, and compete to build the largest space station in the virtual environment. As of May 2018, SpaceoutVR operates as a subsidiary of Valuesetters, Inc.
YardHub
Seed Round in 2015
YardHub Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect homeowners with service providers specializing in outdoor home services. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Somers, New York, the company facilitates the discovery, ordering, and payment for a variety of services, including tree care, gutter cleaning, lawn maintenance, pressure washing, landscaping, pool cleaning, masonry, and seasonal services. YardHub primarily serves customers in Westchester and Fairfield counties, offering a convenient solution for homeowners seeking professional assistance with their outdoor needs.
Agogo Amalgamated, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing an all-in-one audio service platform. Established in 2011, Agogo's platform curates a wide range of audio content, allowing users to access their favorite programming while also discovering new audio experiences from numerous trusted sources. Through its iOS mobile application, Agogo transforms everyday commutes into engaging audio journeys by offering a diverse selection of news, sports, music, and lifestyle content. The company's integrated approach ensures that users can enjoy a seamless audio experience tailored to their preferences.
Junior Explorers
Seed Round in 2015
Junior Explorers Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that provides a monthly educational subscription service designed for children aged 5 to 12. The service encourages young learners to explore and discover wildlife and nature through interactive science kits that include collectibles, activities, and online games. With a focus on inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards, Junior Explorers aims to engage approximately 40 million elementary school children in the United States. The company ships its products semi-monthly, delivering educational experiences directly to customers' homes.
Alef Edge
Funding Round in 2015
Alef Edge, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in New York with offices in India and Brazil, specializes in developing Internet solutions based on Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology. The company offers products such as Edge Gateway, Edge Cloud, and Edge Applications, enabling mobile carriers and developers to differentiate their markets and identify new revenue opportunities by physically locating services closer to users. Alef Edge's solutions facilitate more control and security with reduced overhead costs compared to traditional mobile network providers.
WR1 is a members' club platform for creators and brands that makes it easy to turn fans, social following and audiance into recurring revenue and own the fan data. The platform makes it easy to start a membership club, fan-community or fanclub with unique built in monetization tools. Set up subscription plans with free pricing to monetize exclusive content such as livestreams, videos, music, images, polls, texts and gifs. Set up additional digital services such as video greetings, Digital Meet & Greets, Donations, Pay Per View content and collectable NTFs. WR1 provide full content control to place content behind subscriptions, post public to free followers of the club, schedule release of content on date or days after enrollment and expiration of content. The clubs provides game-chaning members’ tools that rewards engagement in the community, such as inviting friends, share and staying active in the community, view and follow fellow club members on map, DMs and group chats, club leaderboard and more. WR1 is the leading platform in the creator economy offering more ways to monetize digitally than any other platform on the market.
Jackpocket
Seed Round in 2015
Jackpocket, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy official state lottery tickets conveniently. The app, available on iOS and Android devices, serves as a licensed third-party lottery courier, allowing players to order tickets for their preferred games, check results, participate in lottery pools to increase their chances of winning, and receive alerts for any winnings. The platform promotes a secure and responsible approach to lottery participation, having facilitated over $450 million in lottery prizes, including a record-breaking $9.4 million win in New Jersey. Jackpocket operates in numerous states, including Arizona, New York, and Texas, with plans to expand into more markets.
Measurence
Convertible Note in 2015
Measurence Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a cloud-based intelligence platform designed to provide insights into traffic, loyalty, engagement, and timing for retailers, particularly those in the Fortune 500. Founded in 2013, the company operates a hardware-enabled analytics platform that detects the presence, location, and activity of individuals in physical spaces such as stores, restaurants, and malls. By utilizing various sensors and beacons, Measurence abstracts the functionalities of these devices into interconnected, remotely-managed modules. This allows businesses to gather hyperlocal data, which is then transformed into actionable insights aimed at enhancing the return on investment for marketing strategies in sectors like retail, insurance, and automotive. The platform emphasizes privacy while enabling property owners and managers to effectively monitor and analyze the behavior of visitors in their environments.
Thrively
Seed Round in 2013
Thrively, Inc. is a company based in Glendale, California, that offers an online platform designed to help children identify and pursue their passions. Established in 2012, Thrively focuses on uncovering children's strengths and interests by providing resources that include community service, arts, language, music, sports, and STEM activities. The platform serves not only students but also teachers and administrators, facilitating assessments of students' abilities and helping to guide them in selecting activities that align with their strengths. By fostering a personalized learning experience, Thrively empowers children to build skills, discover their purpose, and make a meaningful impact in their lives. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Otus to enhance its offerings.
Alef Edge
Seed Round in 2013
Alef Edge, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in New York with offices in India and Brazil, specializes in developing Internet solutions based on Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology. The company offers products such as Edge Gateway, Edge Cloud, and Edge Applications, enabling mobile carriers and developers to differentiate their markets and identify new revenue opportunities by physically locating services closer to users. Alef Edge's solutions facilitate more control and security with reduced overhead costs compared to traditional mobile network providers.
SponsorHub
Venture Round in 2013
SponsorHub, Inc. is an online marketplace dedicated to the event sponsorship industry, founded in 2011 and based in New York, New York. The company offers a platform that enables brands to discover, evaluate, and secure sponsorship opportunities, facilitating connections between marketers and event producers. By providing tools such as the SponsorHub Score, which quantifies the value of sponsorship opportunities, the platform enhances transparency within the industry. This user-friendly approach allows sellers to reach a diverse array of potential partners while helping sponsors effectively target their desired audiences. Ultimately, SponsorHub strives to improve return on investment for sponsors and optimize revenue generation for event producers. As of September 2015, SponsorHub operates as a subsidiary of Rentrak Corporation.
Rallyverse
Seed Round in 2013
Rallyverse Inc. is a New York-based company that offers an enterprise content marketing platform tailored for brands and businesses. Founded in 2010, Rallyverse provides a software-as-a-service solution that empowers marketers to scale their social and content marketing efforts. The platform discovers, curates, and recommends relevant content, enabling users to create ready-to-publish updates for social media and blogs. By monitoring trending conversations across the social web, Rallyverse helps clients streamline their content curation process, ultimately enhancing community growth and engagement while reducing the time and effort required for social marketing management. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, automotive, technology, real estate, and retail, with over one hundred clients benefiting from its innovative approach to content marketing.
Just Sing It
Seed Round in 2013
Just Sing It (formerly of AnyoneGame) lets users sing and share their favorite songs on Facebook/Twitter, apply voice filters to ‘Instagram their voice’ and guess songs with other game players and even potential love interests. In just two weeks since launching out of beta in the US, Just Sing It has hit #1 in the Music category of the App Store and garnered more than 500,000 songs on the platform with a 5 star rating in the App store. Users who have downloaded the app continue to build their song library with an average of 5.6 songs recorded per player, proving the singing is a truly sticky phenomenon in the US. Even celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan have shared their favorite songs on Twitter and count themselves as fans.
Kinems Inc, established in 2013, is a Greek-based company that develops Kinect-based learning games for children with various learning disabilities and disorders, such as autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. These games, including River Crossing, Mathloons, and over 30 others, are designed to engage children in therapeutic body movements while learning academic content. Kinems also offers a cloud-based monitoring and reporting system, enabling professionals to customize games based on individual children's needs. The platform serves teachers, healthcare professionals, therapists, and parents, aiming to enhance special education and pre-referral interventions.
Swaag.it, Inc. is a mobile community platform based in New York, founded in 2012, that centers around streetwear and sneaker culture. The company’s application allows users to capture and share photos of their outfits, tagging the brands they wear, thereby fostering a space for lifestyle and fashion expression. Users can also connect with their friends and the broader community by sharing their photos on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Swaag aims to inspire individuals to explore new fashion brands and encourages unique personal style through its interactive and socially driven approach.
Joinem LLC, established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, operates an online social marketplace shopping platform. This platform enables users to purchase products at competitive rates by leveraging collective buying power through its WePower™ group savings feature. Users can save up to 25% off the lowest online prices on thousands of first-run name-brand items when they shop together with others in their network, reaching a specified target number of participants.
Tapad Inc., established in 2010, is a global marketing technology company headquartered in New York with offices worldwide. It specializes in providing identity-based marketing solutions, primarily its proprietary Tapad Graph. This technology integrates billions of data points to understand consumer behavior across various devices, enabling publishers and advertisers to engage consumers more effectively and personalize campaigns at scale. Tapad's offerings include The Tapad Customer Data Platform for managing first-party data, Device Graph Access for targeting workflows, Applied Analytics suite for campaign performance tracking, and Dynamic Audiences for precise cross-device targeting. Serving agency trading desks, publishers, marketing technology companies, and Fortune 500 brands, Tapad operates as a subsidiary of Experian plc since November 2020.
Dstillery
Series A in 2008
Dstillery, Inc. is a digital intelligence platform based in New York that specializes in developing marketing solutions for brands and media partners. Founded in 2008, the company offers a range of services aimed at enhancing brand awareness, consideration, and customer retention. Dstillery's platform utilizes artificial intelligence to capture mobile location insights and integrate them with desktop behaviors, thereby optimizing advertising across mobile, desktop, and video channels. The company is recognized for its innovative technology, including its patented ID-free® behavioral targeting, which provides privacy-safe ad targeting that reaches all ad impressions. Dstillery also offers Custom AI Audiences, a targeting solution that refreshes user data regularly to ensure optimal campaign performance. The company primarily serves clients within the United States and has earned numerous patents for its advanced technologies that facilitate effective audience engagement and maximize marketing effectiveness.
Clicker Media
Seed Round in 2008
Clicker Media, based in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, is a web publisher and brand builder specializing in developing stand-alone consumer brands that integrate social networking and reward properties. The company focuses on leveraging content, commerce, and advertising to create engaging experiences for global internet users. Clicker Media's primary service is Clicker, a comprehensive guide to internet television that organizes and delivers broadcast programming and TV-quality web originals from various sources, enabling users to easily find, save, share, and contribute content for any show or episode online. Additionally, Clicker Media owns and operates several web properties, such as Sippinit.com and Sportsgulp.net, and owns internet domain names like Forwant.com.
FusionOne
Series A in 2008
FusionOne is a technology company specializing in mobile content portability, enabling users to transfer and synchronize information between mobile devices. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Tallinn, Estonia, FusionOne's software allows subscribers to store, manage, and transfer various types of mobile content, including contacts, photos, messages, and purchased items. The company's solutions support millions of users across major carriers worldwide, facilitating the organization of address books through a unified interface and promoting sharing across different social networks.
Takkle is an online platform dedicated to high school athletics, offering a comprehensive resource for athletes to enhance their visibility and connect with opportunities in the sports arena. The platform enables users to create detailed player and team profiles, share videos and photos, and track performance statistics. Takkle fosters connections between high school athletes, team coaches, and college sports recruiters, facilitating advancement opportunities for aspiring athletes. With a monthly audience nearing one million users, Takkle caters to both male and female athletes and has attracted a diverse range of advertisers, including well-known brands such as Procter & Gamble, Gatorade, and Spalding.
Thumbplay
Series A in 2004
Thumbplay Ringtones, LLC, founded in 2004 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in mobile entertainment in the United States. The company offers a variety of products, including ringtones, wallpapers, games, and text-based services for mobile phones. Through its platform, Thumbplay.com, it provides licensed music, video, and games from major entertainment companies such as EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. In 2010, Thumbplay launched a cloud-based music service that allows users unlimited access to over 8 million songs from major record labels and independent artists. The service is accessible via mobile apps on BlackBerry and Android devices, as well as PCs and Macs, with plans to expand to iPhone users.
Memlink
Venture Round in 2000
Memlink is a developer of all optical switching solutions.