Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures, previously known as IDG Ventures SF, is a venture capital and private equity firm based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, the firm specializes in seed, early stage, and bridge investments, primarily focusing on enterprise IT and consumer companies. Ridge Ventures invests in sectors such as new media, e-commerce, information technology, and advanced technologies, with particular attention to media, Internet infrastructure, and enterprise software. The firm typically invests between $0.25 million and $5 million per round, often leading or co-leading these investments, and it is particularly inclined towards Series A deals. Ridge Ventures seeks to partner with experienced founders who are innovating in software and creating new distribution models and user experiences. With a belief that significant problems present substantial opportunities, the firm actively supports startups in areas such as SaaS, adtech, gaming, and e-commerce.

Akriti Dokania

Partner

Patrick Kenealy

Venture Partner

Zain Rizavi

Principal

Lorra Stone

Chief Financial Officer

174 past transactions

Asimily

Venture Round in 2022
Asimily, Inc. develops a vertical specific distributed analytics software solution. The company offers healthcare specific management platform with non-invasive information technology and risk management for medical devices and vendors. The company's product portfolio of functionality includes managing the system of devices, helps predict the device posture across security and operational use cases, and ensures devices behave as expected. Asimily, Inc. was formerly known as Assimily, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Cerby

Seed Round in 2022
Cerby is a cybersecurity company focused on helping enterprises harness Shadow IT. Cerby delivers a seamless end-user experience and addresses the shadow IT problem by enabling end-users to onboard and securely use applications of their own choosing.

Spectrum Labs

Series B in 2022
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on creating an artificial intelligence platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers its flagship product, Guardian, which includes tools for behavior identification, content moderation, and analytics. Spectrum's AI technology enables clients in sectors such as gaming, dating, marketplaces, and social platforms to detect and respond to toxic behaviors in real-time, ensuring safer online interactions and promoting quality user-generated content. The platform effectively classifies various forms of harmful content, including hateful, violent, and derogatory messages, allowing businesses to enhance their community guidelines and maintain a positive online environment.

Chisel

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Chisel is a developer of product management technology that provides tools for creating and managing the product life cycle. Its platform facilitates the development of product roadmaps, enhances team management and alignment, and gathers product feedback. By enabling businesses to understand customer needs through surveys, Chisel allows teams to efficiently build products and streamline collaboration within a single platform.

Spare

Series A in 2021
Spare Labs Inc operates an online platform designed to assist automakers, cities, and transit agencies in managing on-demand transportation networks. Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Canada, Spare offers several tools including Spare Launch, which facilitates the automation of transportation networks such as taxis and ride-hailing services. Spare Realize helps visualize service performance and costs associated with integrating riders into existing transit systems, while Spare Analyze provides insights through real-time data analysis of transit operations, enhancing the understanding of customer journeys. The company aims to support the transition to autonomous vehicles by equipping a diverse range of clients—ranging from large transportation firms to small rural agencies—with the capability to quickly plan and deploy effective transportation solutions.

Ontic

Series B in 2021
Ontic Technologies, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. It specializes in protective intelligence, offering a platform that enhances physical security and threat detection for businesses and educational institutions. The Ontic Protective Intelligence Platform aggregates real-time and historical data related to physical security threats, enabling informed decision-making and collaboration for early threat detection. By connecting various data sources, the platform provides actionable insights on potential threats, including indicators of violence and concerning behavior. Ontic also supports organizations through strategic consulting, education, and thought leadership via its Center for Protective Intelligence, aiming to help businesses maintain continuity and safeguard their employees, customers, and assets.

Habu

Series B in 2021
Habu is a marketing data operating system that enables brands to enrich first-party data in a privacy-first world. Habu’s modular OS interoperates with existing marketing technology, even extending the capabilities of legacy systems, so marketers don’t have to invest in yet another platform. With Habu, brands can build a durable data foundation and drive multi-channel personalization with automated privacy compliance. The company is based in San Francisco and has offices in Boston and New York. To learn more, go to habu.com.

Asimily

Venture Round in 2021
Asimily, Inc. develops a vertical specific distributed analytics software solution. The company offers healthcare specific management platform with non-invasive information technology and risk management for medical devices and vendors. The company's product portfolio of functionality includes managing the system of devices, helps predict the device posture across security and operational use cases, and ensures devices behave as expected. Asimily, Inc. was formerly known as Assimily, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Archera

Series A in 2021
Archera, formerly known as Reserved.ai, is an information technology company based in Bellevue, Washington, founded in 2019. The company focuses on cloud cost optimization, particularly in the management of reserved instances for cloud services. Archera's software application automates the processes of purchasing, renewing, and exchanging reserved instances, enabling customers to effectively manage and control their cloud expenses. By streamlining these tasks, the company aims to help organizations optimize their cloud spending and enhance their financial efficiency within the realm of cloud services.

Aircover

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a sales intelligence platform designed to give insights relevant to closing the deal. The company's platform integrates artificial intelligence with video conferencing applications and automates parts of the sales process with real-time transcription of the conversation and analysis to put the right content in front of the salesperson at the right time based on customer issues and questions, enabling clients to lead to more effective conversations.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Developer of a data management platform intended to manage and orchestrate data to automate privacy compliance, data governance, and security. The company's platform offers to leverage a single framework to manage complex global privacy programs, cross-channel collection, and comprehensive enforcement, enabling GCs, engineers, and information technology organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software faster.

Rewind

Series B in 2021
Since 2015, Rewind has been on a mission to help small and medium businesses keep growing online. Today, over 30,000 total customers in more than 100 countries use Rewind’s top-reviewed software and support to easily control the software-as-a-service data that's critical to their success. Rewind's solutions empower businesses to protect and recover the data they need for consistent growth.

Rafay Systems

Series B in 2021
Rafay Systems, Inc. develops a platform that allows companies to deploy performance and geography sensitive workloads closer to their end users. It offers Programmable Edge, a solution that helps the companies to use the platform to run custom logic at the Internet edge. The company’s products is used to create, deploy, operate, monitor, upgrade, and retire Kuberentes clusters across various heterogeneous regions, clouds, and environments. Its solutions is used in multi-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid app deployments; powering rapid-launch test automation for Dev/QA; delivering consistent CX and UX experiences; operating SaaS Apps in customer environments; reducing DevOps complexity via lifecycle automation; enabling IoT and CX apps in retail brick and mortar environments; modernizing factory operations with IoT and CX apps; and enabling app deployments in 5G/MEC environments. Rafay Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Loop

Series B in 2021
Retain customers and revenue with the most advanced returns and exchanges app on Shopify. Customers can seamlessly swap their product for any new variant.Loop will place the new order within Shopify, triggered by return package movements. Smooth for the customer and totally hands free for you. Loop Triggers, the app is able process a return at any point on its way back to you, getting an exchange or refund in customer's hands within just a few days. If automated processing isn't your thing, issue refunds and place new exchange orders with just one click in the Loop Admin Panel.

Lightyear

Series A in 2021
Lightyear AI, Inc. is a developer of an online platform that streamlines the procurement of information technology infrastructure for businesses. Founded in 2019 and based in Albany, New York, the company offers solutions for various IT needs, including Internet connectivity, managed Wi-Fi, SD-WAN services, multi-location connectivity, hardware installation, network setup, maintenance, and cloud cost optimization. Its platform simplifies the entire IT buying process by enabling businesses to manage contracts, handle renewals, and conduct switch analyses directly through an intuitive dashboard. This approach allows businesses to save time and reduce costs when purchasing IT infrastructure. Lightyear was co-founded by Dennis Thankachan and Ryan Schrack.

MaintainX

Series B in 2021
MaintainX is mobile-first work order and procedure digitization software enabling frontline transparency and efficiency. It helps track reactive maintenance, preventive maintenance, and control the daily operations of the business such as safety inspections, quality inspections, and operating checklists all with a digital audit trail. They allow plant managers to become more efficient operators by delivering real-time business insights from the field. MaintainX helps businesses manage work orders and employee productivity through the automation of digital forms. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Ketch

Series A in 2021
Developer of a data management platform intended to manage and orchestrate data to automate privacy compliance, data governance, and security. The company's platform offers to leverage a single framework to manage complex global privacy programs, cross-channel collection, and comprehensive enforcement, enabling GCs, engineers, and information technology organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software faster.

Zipline

Series B in 2021
Retail Zipline Inc. is a cloud-based communication and workflow solution provider that specializes in assisting retailers with enhancing store performance and profitability. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers an all-in-one platform that centralizes communication and task management, enabling users to categorize topics such as visual merchandising, operations, and marketing. The system features a hierarchy management and targeting system designed to address the complexities of chain businesses while remaining user-friendly. Zipline allows for efficient information distribution, utilizing various delivery methods including email and mobile applications. Additional features include a resource library, an internal survey tool, and a group chat module, all aimed at reducing training time and improving reporting at multiple organizational levels.

Rewind

Series A in 2021
Since 2015, Rewind has been on a mission to help small and medium businesses keep growing online. Today, over 30,000 total customers in more than 100 countries use Rewind’s top-reviewed software and support to easily control the software-as-a-service data that's critical to their success. Rewind's solutions empower businesses to protect and recover the data they need for consistent growth.

Spectrum Labs

Series A in 2020
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on creating an artificial intelligence platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers its flagship product, Guardian, which includes tools for behavior identification, content moderation, and analytics. Spectrum's AI technology enables clients in sectors such as gaming, dating, marketplaces, and social platforms to detect and respond to toxic behaviors in real-time, ensuring safer online interactions and promoting quality user-generated content. The platform effectively classifies various forms of harmful content, including hateful, violent, and derogatory messages, allowing businesses to enhance their community guidelines and maintain a positive online environment.

Deduce

Seed Round in 2020
Deduce, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 2019. It specializes in enhancing user experiences by safeguarding user accounts and data against identity fraud and account takeover. The company employs collective intelligence to develop tools that facilitate the detection of sophisticated, AI-generated identities that can deceive traditional fraud solutions. Deduce's platform utilizes behavior-detection algorithms to create identity graphs, providing clients with insights into user threats and risks. Its services include an identity risk index that addresses issues such as credential stuffing, phishing, and social engineering, along with customer alerts and optimization of user experience. Through these offerings, Deduce aims to democratize cybersecurity and improve the security posture of its clients.

InCountry

Series A in 2020
InCountry, Inc. is a data residency storage solutions provider that focuses on helping businesses achieve global data compliance. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates in 65 countries, offering a platform that securely stores and processes profile data within its country of origin. This enables multinational corporations to integrate data residency solutions quickly and efficiently, often in under ten minutes. InCountry’s services include a REST API and SDK for direct data logic execution, InCountry Border for keeping personal information within national borders, and Single-Tenant hosting for isolated infrastructure. The company serves various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and payments, ensuring compliance and security for sensitive data. InCountry is supported by notable investors such as Accenture and Global Founders Capital.

TrueRoll

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Empowering governments to maintain always-accurate property tax rolls by identifying both unqualified and unclaimed homestead exemptions - generating new revenue and trust with TrueRoll™.

Habu

Series A in 2020
Habu is a marketing data operating system that enables brands to enrich first-party data in a privacy-first world. Habu’s modular OS interoperates with existing marketing technology, even extending the capabilities of legacy systems, so marketers don’t have to invest in yet another platform. With Habu, brands can build a durable data foundation and drive multi-channel personalization with automated privacy compliance. The company is based in San Francisco and has offices in Boston and New York. To learn more, go to habu.com.

Horizon3.ai

Venture Round in 2020
Horizon3.ai provide continuous, automated Pen Test operations to enable Customers to understand whether critical systems and data are protected, what urgent issues must be immediately triaged or remediated, how to prioritize vulnerabilities and other defensive efforts, whether detection and remediation times are improving, and identify ineffective tools, controls, policies, processes, and training. We invite you to our website to learn and provide feedback How we do it. We identify your cybersecurity weaknesses by safely conducting offensive cyber operations leveraging automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The customer provides Horizon 3 AI initial access, which allows us to act as a supply chain threat, insider threat, advanced persistent threat (APT), or a compromised user. With that initial access, we automatically orchestrate the execution of cyberattack tools & techniques. We laterally move through the enterprise, chaining together harvested credentials, software misconfigurations, exploitable vulnerabilities, and dangerous software defaults just like a cyber threat actor. We leverage graph analytics techniques to efficiently and safely maneuver, identifying verified attack paths that could lead to sensitive data exposure or business systems disruption. We inform the user of these verified attack paths, prioritized by business impact, so they can remediate the threat vectors.

Outlier

Series B in 2020
Outlier AI, Inc. operates an automated business analysis platform that delivers data-driven insights for organizations in the consumer, financial services, and life sciences sectors worldwide. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, Outlier provides an analytical solution that helps businesses make informed decisions while continuously monitoring their data for unexpected changes. The company's services cater to various industries, including consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, retail, and pharmaceuticals, helping clients adapt to shifting market conditions effectively.

Alembic

Seed Round in 2020
Alembic is a stealth phase startup in MarTech that is developing cutting edge new technology.

Petabyte Technology

Series A in 2019
Petabyte Technology Inc. is a company that offers a cloud-based software platform specifically designed for veterinary clinics. Its main product, Rhapsody, is a SaaS-based practice management software that enhances productivity and patient care within veterinary hospitals. The software is accessible on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices, allowing for flexibility in managing various tasks. By replacing the need for multiple tabs and disparate tools, Petabyte Technology's solution streamlines operations, enabling veterinarians to efficiently manage client information, conduct online assessments, create invoices, and maintain medical histories. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in San Francisco, Cleveland, Naples, and New York.

Sama

Series A in 2019
Sama provides data annotation services for machine learning, specializing in image, video, and sensor data. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has locations in various countries including Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, and Singapore. Sama's offerings include automated annotation solutions such as sensor fusions, bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, and video object training, which enhance the efficiency and accuracy of data processing. The company caters to diverse sectors, including transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, and has established partnerships with prominent organizations like Walmart, Google, and Nvidia. By delivering high-quality training data, Sama supports the development of reliable machine learning models for its clients.

Pulsar AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We help you overcome robotic process automation challenges by evaluating every aspect of data flow to glean AI solution that is right for your business

Loop

Series A in 2019
Retain customers and revenue with the most advanced returns and exchanges app on Shopify. Customers can seamlessly swap their product for any new variant.Loop will place the new order within Shopify, triggered by return package movements. Smooth for the customer and totally hands free for you. Loop Triggers, the app is able process a return at any point on its way back to you, getting an exchange or refund in customer's hands within just a few days. If automated processing isn't your thing, issue refunds and place new exchange orders with just one click in the Loop Admin Panel.

Rafay Systems

Series A in 2019
Rafay Systems, Inc. develops a platform that allows companies to deploy performance and geography sensitive workloads closer to their end users. It offers Programmable Edge, a solution that helps the companies to use the platform to run custom logic at the Internet edge. The company’s products is used to create, deploy, operate, monitor, upgrade, and retire Kuberentes clusters across various heterogeneous regions, clouds, and environments. Its solutions is used in multi-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid app deployments; powering rapid-launch test automation for Dev/QA; delivering consistent CX and UX experiences; operating SaaS Apps in customer environments; reducing DevOps complexity via lifecycle automation; enabling IoT and CX apps in retail brick and mortar environments; modernizing factory operations with IoT and CX apps; and enabling app deployments in 5G/MEC environments. Rafay Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

InCountry

Series A in 2019
InCountry, Inc. is a data residency storage solutions provider that focuses on helping businesses achieve global data compliance. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates in 65 countries, offering a platform that securely stores and processes profile data within its country of origin. This enables multinational corporations to integrate data residency solutions quickly and efficiently, often in under ten minutes. InCountry’s services include a REST API and SDK for direct data logic execution, InCountry Border for keeping personal information within national borders, and Single-Tenant hosting for isolated infrastructure. The company serves various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and payments, ensuring compliance and security for sensitive data. InCountry is supported by notable investors such as Accenture and Global Founders Capital.

Bolt

Series B in 2019
Bolt Financial, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive checkout experience platform for e-commerce merchants. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Bolt offers a suite of tools designed to enhance online transactions, including streamlined checkout processes, payment processing, and fraud detection. Key products include Convert, which simplifies the checkout experience; Approve, a system that collects data for order approval and fraud prevention; Collect, a payment processing solution; and Enhance, which delivers shopper analytics and personalized options. By focusing on these technological solutions, Bolt allows retailers to concentrate on growing their brand and customer base while improving the overall shopping experience for consumers.

Deduce

Seed Round in 2019
Deduce, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 2019. It specializes in enhancing user experiences by safeguarding user accounts and data against identity fraud and account takeover. The company employs collective intelligence to develop tools that facilitate the detection of sophisticated, AI-generated identities that can deceive traditional fraud solutions. Deduce's platform utilizes behavior-detection algorithms to create identity graphs, providing clients with insights into user threats and risks. Its services include an identity risk index that addresses issues such as credential stuffing, phishing, and social engineering, along with customer alerts and optimization of user experience. Through these offerings, Deduce aims to democratize cybersecurity and improve the security posture of its clients.

Tempered

Venture Round in 2019
Tempered Networks, Inc. specializes in secure networking solutions designed for critical infrastructure and industrial control systems across various sectors, including water, energy, petroleum, and manufacturing. The company offers a range of products, including HIPswitch Conductor, which is an orchestration engine that manages configuration and security policies, and HIPswitch security appliances for industrial and datacenter environments. Its SimpleConnect management console allows users to create secure private networks, manage security appliances, and monitor network performance. Tempered's solutions enable micro-segmentation and secure connectivity without requiring infrastructure changes, making them suitable for applications like net extension, link redundancy, and disaster recovery. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, Tempered Networks was previously known as Asguard Networks, Inc. until its name change in November 2014.

InCountry

Seed Round in 2019
InCountry, Inc. is a data residency storage solutions provider that focuses on helping businesses achieve global data compliance. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company operates in 65 countries, offering a platform that securely stores and processes profile data within its country of origin. This enables multinational corporations to integrate data residency solutions quickly and efficiently, often in under ten minutes. InCountry’s services include a REST API and SDK for direct data logic execution, InCountry Border for keeping personal information within national borders, and Single-Tenant hosting for isolated infrastructure. The company serves various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and payments, ensuring compliance and security for sensitive data. InCountry is supported by notable investors such as Accenture and Global Founders Capital.

MaintainX

Seed Round in 2019
MaintainX is mobile-first work order and procedure digitization software enabling frontline transparency and efficiency. It helps track reactive maintenance, preventive maintenance, and control the daily operations of the business such as safety inspections, quality inspections, and operating checklists all with a digital audit trail. They allow plant managers to become more efficient operators by delivering real-time business insights from the field. MaintainX helps businesses manage work orders and employee productivity through the automation of digital forms. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Medal

Seed Round in 2019
Medal is the easiest way to Create, Watch, Share, and Analyze gaming highlights.

Alembic

Seed Round in 2019
Alembic is a stealth phase startup in MarTech that is developing cutting edge new technology.

Jyve

Series A in 2019
Jyve Corporation is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on connecting businesses with on-demand labor through its mobile application. Founded in 2015, Jyve serves grocery stores, brands, and retailers by providing access to a network of certified workers, known as Jyvers. This platform allows brands to efficiently meet their in-store execution needs by matching them with skilled labor capable of performing various tasks such as stocking, auditing, ordering, and building displays. Operating primarily across the United States, Jyve enhances operational efficiency for its clients by ensuring the right workforce is available at the right time.

Uplift

Series C in 2019
Uplift is an enterprise Buy Now, Pay Later solution serving over 100 of the world's top travel brands. Through personalized, flexible payment options, Uplift helps consumers take control of their budget and experience a world of travel. With a complete range of payment options, Uplift unlocks higher conversions and lifetime customer value for merchant partners. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Grabango

Series A in 2019
Grabango develops checkout-free shopping technology for the retail industry, utilizing hardware tools and computer vision software. Founded in 2016 and based in Berkeley, California, the company employs cameras and shelf sensors to track customer interactions with products. As customers add items to their carts, the system identifies and counts these purchases, allowing for a seamless checkout experience. Once finished, customers can pay via a registered payment method on their smartphones and leave the store without waiting in line. Grabango's technology is designed to integrate with existing brick-and-mortar stores, accommodating various retail formats from convenience stores to larger grocers, and aims to enhance the shopping experience by streamlining the payment process and eliminating queues.

Upwave

Series B in 2018
Upwave (formerly Survata) is a marketing analytics company providing brand marketing measurement technology to the world's leading brands, agencies, and publishers. Upwave was launched in Y Combinator, and is backed by leading Silicon Valley venture capital investors including Uncork Capital, PivotNorth Capital, Conductive Ventures, Ridge Ventures and Bloomberg Beta. The company is based in San Francisco and New York.

Outlier

Series A in 2018
Outlier AI, Inc. operates an automated business analysis platform that delivers data-driven insights for organizations in the consumer, financial services, and life sciences sectors worldwide. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, Outlier provides an analytical solution that helps businesses make informed decisions while continuously monitoring their data for unexpected changes. The company's services cater to various industries, including consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, retail, and pharmaceuticals, helping clients adapt to shifting market conditions effectively.

Kazoo

Corporate Round in 2018
Kazoo, Inc. operates an employee engagement and performance management software platform designed to enhance workplace culture and productivity. Founded in 2011 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a comprehensive solution that integrates real-time recognition and rewards, continuous performance management, and employee engagement surveys. This all-in-one platform enables organizations to foster purpose-driven cultures, improve employee retention, and drive revenue growth by facilitating peer-to-peer recognition and providing actionable analytics for business leaders. Formerly known as YouEarnedIt, Inc., Kazoo rebranded in 2019 and currently serves over 600 global customers, focusing on creating a more connected and engaged workforce.

KIXEYE

Series D in 2018
KIXEYE, Inc. develops online combat strategy games. It offers online browser based and mobile games. KIXEYE Inc. was formerly known as Casual Collective Inc. and changed its name to KIXEYE, Inc. in April 2011. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California. It has additional offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Victoria, Canada. As of June 24, 2019, KIXEYE, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Stillfront Group AB (publ).

Phoenix Labs

Series B in 2018
Phoenix Labs is an independent game studio that specializes in creating AAA multiplayer games. The company focuses on providing its clients with online co-operative experiences with strong narratives. Phoenix Labs was founded in 2014 by Jesse Houston, Sean Bender, and Robin Mayne. It is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Trifacta

Series D in 2018
Trifacta enables anyone to efficiently explore and prepare data by utilizing machine learning to provide a breakthrough UX and architecture. It also leverages decades of innovative research in human-computer interaction, scalable data management, and machine learning to make the process of preparing data faster and more intuitive. Around the globe, tens of thousands of users at more than 8,000 companies, including leading brands like Deutsche Boerse, Google, Kaiser Permanente, New York Life, and PepsiCo, are unlocking the potential of their data with Trifacta’s market-leading data wrangling solutions. The company develops data wrangling software for data exploration and self-service data preparation for analysis. They focused on building software that helps organizations and individuals unlock the potential of their data by providing a new approach to how data is explored and prepared for analysis. Trifacta was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with offices in Boston, Berlin, London, and Paris.

nWay

Series B in 2017
nWay was founded in 2011 with the goal of creating fun console-quality multiplayer games for both the web and mobile platforms. All of nWay’s games will be free-to-play and will feature synchronous multiplayer gameplay. The company is led by gaming and startup veterans and is based in San Francisco. The company is currently working on its first title, ChronoBlade, a free-to-play Action RPG game for the web and mobile platforms. Play the beta at www.chronoblade.com.

Tempered

Venture Round in 2017
Tempered Networks, Inc. specializes in secure networking solutions designed for critical infrastructure and industrial control systems across various sectors, including water, energy, petroleum, and manufacturing. The company offers a range of products, including HIPswitch Conductor, which is an orchestration engine that manages configuration and security policies, and HIPswitch security appliances for industrial and datacenter environments. Its SimpleConnect management console allows users to create secure private networks, manage security appliances, and monitor network performance. Tempered's solutions enable micro-segmentation and secure connectivity without requiring infrastructure changes, making them suitable for applications like net extension, link redundancy, and disaster recovery. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, Tempered Networks was previously known as Asguard Networks, Inc. until its name change in November 2014.

Super Bit Machine

Series A in 2017
Super Bit Machine is a revolutionizing, spectator-friendly, and competitive gaming for tablet and smartphone devices. The company develops competitive and real-time multiplayer games. The company’s first product is Armajet, which is currently under development stages. Armajet is an accessible, free-to-play multiplayer shooter game designed for mobile that pits teams of players against each other in fast-paced jetpack combat. Super Bit Machine is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2015 by Nicola Geretti and Alexander Krivicich.

Braze

Series D in 2017
Braze is a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. Context underpins every Braze interaction, helping brands foster human connection with consumers through interactive conversations across channels that deliver value quickly and continuously. The company was named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms and was recognized as one of Inc Magazine's 2019 Best Workplaces. Braze is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore. Learn more at braze.com.

Fastly

Series E in 2017
Fastly operates an edge cloud platform that processes, serves, and secures applications for its customers. This platform is designed to enhance the delivery of digital experiences by enabling developers to build and manage applications closer to end-users, thereby improving speed and reliability. Fastly's approach differs from traditional content delivery networks (CDNs) by focusing on fewer, strategically located servers in network-dense data centers, allowing for dynamic content delivery and edge computing capabilities. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly serves a diverse range of industries, including digital publishing, media and entertainment, technology, online retail, travel, and financial services. The company is committed to helping businesses meet customer expectations through fast, secure, and scalable online experiences.

SafeGraph

Series A in 2017
SafeGraph Inc. collects, stores, and processes information on servers for machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kazoo

Series A in 2017
Kazoo, Inc. operates an employee engagement and performance management software platform designed to enhance workplace culture and productivity. Founded in 2011 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a comprehensive solution that integrates real-time recognition and rewards, continuous performance management, and employee engagement surveys. This all-in-one platform enables organizations to foster purpose-driven cultures, improve employee retention, and drive revenue growth by facilitating peer-to-peer recognition and providing actionable analytics for business leaders. Formerly known as YouEarnedIt, Inc., Kazoo rebranded in 2019 and currently serves over 600 global customers, focusing on creating a more connected and engaged workforce.

Espresa

Series A in 2016
Espresa is a comprehensive culture benefits platform designed to assist HR and people teams in creating, implementing, and managing culture benefit programs. Established in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, Espresa operates as a cloud platform and vendor network, offering services aimed at enhancing work-life balance, boosting productivity, and aiding in the attraction and retention of top talent. The platform provides companies with the tools necessary to effectively manage their workplace employee programs, streamlining processes to support a positive organizational culture.

LeapLife

Pre Seed Round in 2016
LeapLife is an established insurtech platform and digital life insurance agency that utilizes data science, deep underwriting knowledge, and proprietary technology, enabling consumers to apply for instant-decision life insurance policies with real-time quotes. LeapLife works with best-in-class insurance carriers to offer consumers a seamless experience from beginning to end. This approach made Even and LeapLife a perfect match.

Tempered

Series B in 2016
Tempered Networks, Inc. specializes in secure networking solutions designed for critical infrastructure and industrial control systems across various sectors, including water, energy, petroleum, and manufacturing. The company offers a range of products, including HIPswitch Conductor, which is an orchestration engine that manages configuration and security policies, and HIPswitch security appliances for industrial and datacenter environments. Its SimpleConnect management console allows users to create secure private networks, manage security appliances, and monitor network performance. Tempered's solutions enable micro-segmentation and secure connectivity without requiring infrastructure changes, making them suitable for applications like net extension, link redundancy, and disaster recovery. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, Tempered Networks was previously known as Asguard Networks, Inc. until its name change in November 2014.

JumpCloud

Series B in 2016
JumpCloud, Inc. operates a Directory-as-a-Service platform that simplifies and centralizes identity management for organizations. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service solution that automates server management tasks, including user management, patching, configuration, security, and compliance. With its cloud-based directory, JumpCloud enables the authentication, authorization, and management of users, devices, and applications across various environments, allowing IT teams to securely manage user identities and connect them to resources, regardless of the underlying provider or protocol. Users benefit from a single set of credentials to access their systems, applications, networks, and file servers, enhancing security and efficiency. Founded in 2010 and originally named SafeInstance, Inc., JumpCloud rebranded in 2013 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.

Heymarket

Seed Round in 2016
Heymarket is omnichannel messaging with customers. It provides business grade features, like shared inboxes, assignments, templates, and reminders, for SMS and Facebook Messenger. With Heymarket, businesses can communicate with customers and partners with the channels they're most comfortable with. Heymarket's native iOS and Android apps that have been featured. The web app includes powerful administrative features to help businesses manage permissions, messages, contacts, and integrations.

Braze

Series C in 2016
Braze is a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. Context underpins every Braze interaction, helping brands foster human connection with consumers through interactive conversations across channels that deliver value quickly and continuously. The company was named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms and was recognized as one of Inc Magazine's 2019 Best Workplaces. Braze is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore. Learn more at braze.com.

Projector

Seed Round in 2016
Projector, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, develops a mobile notification platform aimed at enhancing product experiences for developers and product teams. The company focuses on creating collaborative tools for visual communication, enabling users to integrate videos, GIFs, social media, and presentations into their applications. By facilitating visual storytelling, Projector helps teams expand their creative capabilities beyond traditional app boundaries.

Trifacta

Series C in 2016
Trifacta enables anyone to efficiently explore and prepare data by utilizing machine learning to provide a breakthrough UX and architecture. It also leverages decades of innovative research in human-computer interaction, scalable data management, and machine learning to make the process of preparing data faster and more intuitive. Around the globe, tens of thousands of users at more than 8,000 companies, including leading brands like Deutsche Boerse, Google, Kaiser Permanente, New York Life, and PepsiCo, are unlocking the potential of their data with Trifacta’s market-leading data wrangling solutions. The company develops data wrangling software for data exploration and self-service data preparation for analysis. They focused on building software that helps organizations and individuals unlock the potential of their data by providing a new approach to how data is explored and prepared for analysis. Trifacta was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with offices in Boston, Berlin, London, and Paris.

Chubbies Inc.

Series A in 2016
Chubbies is an eCommerce company dedicated to men's short shorts. The company revolves around a customer service-focused business model offering free three-day shipping, free returns, social advertising campaigns, and dedicated human customer service lines. Currently, they are only sold on the Chubbies website.

ThirdLove

Series A in 2016
ThirdLove, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells undergarments and nightwear for women. It manufactures T-shirt, strapless, wireless, plunge, racerback, nursing, maternity and more bras. It sells its products through its Internet based platform and offline stores. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Next Games

Series B in 2016
Next Games is a free-to-play game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating visually impressive and engaging mobile games that are based on popular entertainment franchises, including movies, TV series, and books. With a priority on delivering compelling and accessible gameplay experiences, Next Games has established itself as a notable player in the gaming industry, focusing on leveraging established intellectual properties to attract a wide audience.

Espresa

Seed Round in 2015
Espresa is a comprehensive culture benefits platform designed to assist HR and people teams in creating, implementing, and managing culture benefit programs. Established in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, Espresa operates as a cloud platform and vendor network, offering services aimed at enhancing work-life balance, boosting productivity, and aiding in the attraction and retention of top talent. The platform provides companies with the tools necessary to effectively manage their workplace employee programs, streamlining processes to support a positive organizational culture.

cClearly, Inc.

Venture Round in 2015
cClearly, Inc. develops artificial intelligence engine tools that enable marketers to identify insights and generate action by fusing the first party data with the database. The company offers audience insights, audience targeting for paid search, audience optimization for paid search, and keyword management. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Fastly

Series D in 2015
Fastly operates an edge cloud platform that processes, serves, and secures applications for its customers. This platform is designed to enhance the delivery of digital experiences by enabling developers to build and manage applications closer to end-users, thereby improving speed and reliability. Fastly's approach differs from traditional content delivery networks (CDNs) by focusing on fewer, strategically located servers in network-dense data centers, allowing for dynamic content delivery and edge computing capabilities. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly serves a diverse range of industries, including digital publishing, media and entertainment, technology, online retail, travel, and financial services. The company is committed to helping businesses meet customer expectations through fast, secure, and scalable online experiences.

Beepi

Series B in 2015
Beepi is a Los Altos, California-based company that operates an online peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars. Founded in April 2014, Beepi aims to modernize the used car market by facilitating transactions entirely through smartphones or personal computers. The platform eliminates the traditional dealership experience, allowing buyers and sellers to connect directly without the need for negotiation or hidden fees. By removing intermediaries and streamlining the process, Beepi offers a more transparent and cost-effective solution for individuals looking to trade used vehicles. This consumer-to-consumer marketplace is designed to enhance the overall experience of buying and selling cars in the United States.

Upwave

Series A in 2015
Upwave (formerly Survata) is a marketing analytics company providing brand marketing measurement technology to the world's leading brands, agencies, and publishers. Upwave was launched in Y Combinator, and is backed by leading Silicon Valley venture capital investors including Uncork Capital, PivotNorth Capital, Conductive Ventures, Ridge Ventures and Bloomberg Beta. The company is based in San Francisco and New York.

RevCascade

Venture Round in 2015
RevCascade Inc. is a technology company that specializes in marketplace automation software, headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Los Angeles. Established in 2015, the company focuses on connecting brands with retailers and facilitating retailer-consumer interactions. Its platform allows brands to manage products, pricing, and merchandising efficiently while enabling retailers to track vendor performance and inventory in real-time. By streamlining the lifecycle of dropship transactions—from purchase orders to invoicing—RevCascade empowers retailers, vendors, and clients to enhance their online marketplace operations. Through its solutions, the company aims to help businesses increase revenue and save time by providing comprehensive control over their product offerings.

Sense

Seed Round in 2015
Sense is an automated communication and engagement platform specifically designed for enterprise recruiting teams and the staffing industry. The platform aims to enhance talent engagement by providing tools that help reduce turnover and increase re-deployment rates. It offers a real-time, comprehensive view of consultants, enabling organizations to better understand their workforce dynamics. Based in San Francisco, Sense has attracted investment from notable venture capital firms, including Accel, GV, Khosla Ventures, Signia Ventures, and IDG SF.

AlphaDraft

Pre Seed Round in 2015
AlphaDraft also brought on board strategic backers in Melo7 Tech Partners (the investment shop founded by Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Vouch Financial

Series A in 2015
Vouch brings friend-powered finance to the lending industry. It helps borrowers get personal loans at better terms than other lending institutions or marketplaces typically offer. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Tempered

Series A in 2015
Tempered Networks, Inc. specializes in secure networking solutions designed for critical infrastructure and industrial control systems across various sectors, including water, energy, petroleum, and manufacturing. The company offers a range of products, including HIPswitch Conductor, which is an orchestration engine that manages configuration and security policies, and HIPswitch security appliances for industrial and datacenter environments. Its SimpleConnect management console allows users to create secure private networks, manage security appliances, and monitor network performance. Tempered's solutions enable micro-segmentation and secure connectivity without requiring infrastructure changes, making them suitable for applications like net extension, link redundancy, and disaster recovery. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, Tempered Networks was previously known as Asguard Networks, Inc. until its name change in November 2014.

Soothe

Seed Round in 2015
Soothe Inc. is a prominent on-demand wellness platform that specializes in providing massage services, including Swedish, deep tissue, sports, couples, prenatal, and work-related massages. Established in 2013 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Soothe operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The company's services can be conveniently accessed through its user-friendly web and mobile applications, allowing customers to book massages for themselves or their employees at home or in the office. Soothe also prioritizes safety by implementing COVID-safe workplace and wellness events, adhering to its Soothe Safe™ protocols.

The League

Seed Round in 2015
The League App, Inc. develops and provides The League, a dating application for users in the United States. Its application is available for download on iOS devices. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

MindMeld

Series A in 2014
MindMeld, Inc. is an advanced AI platform that specializes in developing conversational interfaces for applications and devices. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company creates voice interfaces that enhance user interaction by incorporating question-answering and language-understanding capabilities. MindMeld's technology enables users to easily browse music and video content, check weather updates, and control connected home devices. By leveraging machine learning, the platform facilitates more natural interactions with voice and chat assistants, allowing users to efficiently find and navigate information across various applications. In December 2015, the company changed its name from Expect Labs, Inc., and as of May 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Splitwise

Seed Round in 2014
Splitwise, Inc. offers a web-based platform and mobile application designed to help users manage and share expenses with others, such as roommates, friends, and family. Launched in 2011 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the platform allows users to organize shared costs related to rent, bills, travel, and various transactions in a centralized location. Each user can track who owes what and receive monthly reminders about outstanding debts. Additionally, Splitwise provides tools for addressing fairness concerns through its fairness calculators, which utilize crowdsourced data to offer neutral advice on shared financial situations. This functionality simplifies the process of managing shared expenses, ensuring transparency and accountability among users.

Uplift

Series A in 2014
Uplift is an enterprise Buy Now, Pay Later solution serving over 100 of the world's top travel brands. Through personalized, flexible payment options, Uplift helps consumers take control of their budget and experience a world of travel. With a complete range of payment options, Uplift unlocks higher conversions and lifetime customer value for merchant partners. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Braze

Series B in 2014
Braze is a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. Context underpins every Braze interaction, helping brands foster human connection with consumers through interactive conversations across channels that deliver value quickly and continuously. The company was named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms and was recognized as one of Inc Magazine's 2019 Best Workplaces. Braze is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, and Singapore. Learn more at braze.com.

Freeform Development

Venture Round in 2014
Freeform makes it easy for artists to create engaging mobile apps. Those apps attract the most fans by leading with free music. And those fans can become a source of recurring revenue. Freeform apps reimagine the digital listening experience, creating entire worlds for fans to discover. Free music brings them in; lyrics, liner notes, videos, animation and games keep them coming back. Beautiful, rich and customizable album packaging for the mobile digital age.

UpOut

Seed Round in 2014
UpOut Inc. is a company based in San Francisco that offers an online guide and mobile app designed to help users discover events in major cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The platform features an invite-only membership that grants members complimentary tickets to various events, alongside a comprehensive event guide showcasing unique underground experiences. UpOut caters to a diverse range of interests by providing listings for events in categories such as fitness, comedy, live music, classes, food and drink, theater, and art exhibitions. Additionally, the company organizes contests, operates a culture blog, and offers gift cards. Founded in 2011, UpOut aims to connect locals with enjoyable activities in their cities.

Fastly

Series C in 2014
Fastly operates an edge cloud platform that processes, serves, and secures applications for its customers. This platform is designed to enhance the delivery of digital experiences by enabling developers to build and manage applications closer to end-users, thereby improving speed and reliability. Fastly's approach differs from traditional content delivery networks (CDNs) by focusing on fewer, strategically located servers in network-dense data centers, allowing for dynamic content delivery and edge computing capabilities. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Fastly serves a diverse range of industries, including digital publishing, media and entertainment, technology, online retail, travel, and financial services. The company is committed to helping businesses meet customer expectations through fast, secure, and scalable online experiences.

Datanyze

Seed Round in 2014
Datanyze is the leader in technographics -- real-time insights based on a company's technology choices and buying signals. With technographics, we help our customers find great accounts and convert them into customers. Datanyze is used by 600 companies around the world and has been recognized as both a Gartner Cool Vendor and G2Crowd High Performer.

Phoenix Labs

Venture Round in 2014
Phoenix Labs is an independent game studio that specializes in creating AAA multiplayer games. The company focuses on providing its clients with online co-operative experiences with strong narratives. Phoenix Labs was founded in 2014 by Jesse Houston, Sean Bender, and Robin Mayne. It is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sapho

Seed Round in 2014
Sapho empowers employees with a modern portal experience that surfaces personalized and relevant tasks and data using micro-apps. Sapho micro apps are built by IT on top of existing systems using pre-built templates and a drag-and-drop micro app builder. These micro apps available on any device, intranet, or messenger provide employees proactive notifications about interesting system data, actions that need to be completed, and changes in business data that require attention. It was founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.

Mastermind Studios

Venture Round in 2014
Mastermind Studios was founded in 2014 to make fun mobile games. They most recently came from Funzio which was acquired by GREE in 2012. They led the game design and engineering for hit titles such as Crime City, Modern War, Kingdom Age, and War of Nations. They have VC funding and are extremely excited to start work on their first title. They want mobile games to have more strategy, decision-making and interactivity than They've seen in the past. Stay tuned!

Krux

Series B in 2014
Krux helps companies deliver personalized commerce, media, and marketing experiences to the right people, in the right way, at the right time across all devices, browsers, and operating systems. Krux’s cloud-based data management platform (DMP) unifies people data from multiple screens and sources into a single view of the individual, analyzes the data to understand each individual’s preferences, and activates the data across every channel (desktop, mobile, social, display, web, set-top) in real time. Founded in 2010, Krux interacts with over two billion browsers and devices worldwide, serves over 20 billion page views per month, and processes more than 1.5 billion CRM records per month. Krux is a venture-backed company headquartered in San Francisco with offices across four continents. Krux clients such as Kellogg, Time Warner, and Meredith have achieved a 10x return or higher on their investment. Follow Krux on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.

Loup

Venture Round in 2014
Loup believe that affordable, convenient, & comfortable local transportation should be available for everyone.

Beauty Noted

Seed Round in 2014
Beauty Noted is an e-commerce company that specializes in the fields of fashion, beauty, personalized style. It allows its users to connect with a professional beauty stylist to get the look they want. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in California, United States.

Simply Hired

Series E in 2014
Simply Hired, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online job search engine, providing access to millions of job openings across various industries and job categories. Founded in 2003 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform attracts over 30 million unique visitors each month and operates in 24 countries and 12 languages. Simply Hired aggregates job postings from a variety of sources, including job boards, newspapers, and company career sites. The company also offers tools like Job-a-matic, which allows publishers to create job boards, and Simply Apply, enabling mobile and web applications for job seekers. Additionally, Simply Hired provides advertising solutions for employers, allowing them to effectively reach potential candidates through pay-per-click and pay-per-post options. As of July 2016, Simply Hired operates as a subsidiary of Indeed, Inc.

Chubbies Inc.

Venture Round in 2014
Chubbies is an eCommerce company dedicated to men's short shorts. The company revolves around a customer service-focused business model offering free three-day shipping, free returns, social advertising campaigns, and dedicated human customer service lines. Currently, they are only sold on the Chubbies website.

Next Games

Series A in 2014
Next Games is a free-to-play game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating visually impressive and engaging mobile games that are based on popular entertainment franchises, including movies, TV series, and books. With a priority on delivering compelling and accessible gameplay experiences, Next Games has established itself as a notable player in the gaming industry, focusing on leveraging established intellectual properties to attract a wide audience.

GuideSpark

Series B in 2014
GuideSpark is the leader in change communications guiding over 1,000 enterprise customers to business success by changing the hearts and minds of employees. GuideSpark Communicate Cloud™ drives organizational change with communication journeys, targeted experiences that reach, engage and change employee behavior to achieve your critical business goals around Talent Strategies, M&A, and Digital Transformation. Manage, measure and scale your internal communication effectiveness with GuideSpark.

Midverse Studios

Venture Round in 2014
Midverse is a next-generation mobile gaming platform, founded in 2012. The Midverse AppEngage Network solves mobile game developers' monetization and user acquisition needs. Midverse Studios also is a developer and publisher of high-quality first-party and third-party mobile games with millions of downloads. Midverse is funded by top-tier Silicon Valley venture capitalists and angel investors.

UXPin

Seed Round in 2014
UXPin Sp. z o.o. is a product design platform based in Gdynia, Poland, that provides tools for UX designers globally. The platform enables product and design teams to create, collaborate on, and present both high- and low-fidelity interactive wireframes and prototypes. It offers features such as version control, rapid prototyping, and collaborative functionalities, allowing users to incorporate existing design work from various applications, including Photoshop and Sketch. UXPin also provides specialized tools like Mobile UX Kits for touch-driven prototyping and online wireframing applications. The platform supports the entire design process, facilitating seamless communication among team members, developers, and clients, and includes capabilities for conducting live usability tests with end-users.
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