Carbon Saver
Seed Round in 2022
Carbon Saver is an eco-design software platform for buildings, focused on residential properties and accessible to a wide audience. The platform assesses the environmental impact of interior design projects and provides a calculation method to generate practical eco-design tools to support project stages. It was developed in collaboration with a diverse user community that includes architects, interior designers, project managers, contractors, and artisans, ensuring the solution reflects real-world needs and workflows.
Merchkit
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Merchkit is a company that specializes in visual merchandising, offering an all-in-one platform for businesses to enhance their product visuals. The platform enables users to design and plan the layout of merchandise displays, both in physical stores and online. By creating virtual product sets and photo shoots, Merchkit helps businesses optimize their online presence with compelling product images. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to maximize the effectiveness of visual merchandising, ultimately assisting retailers in improving customer engagement and driving sales.
Smoove Creations
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Smoove Creations operates a shoe restoration and design company that blends customization with apparel. It offers personalized shoe designs for individuals, as well as tailored designs for businesses and events, and provides deep cleaning to restore sneakers by removing scuffs, stains, and dirt. The company aims to help customers express personal style and corporate branding through designer footwear.
MASQ Optical
Pre Seed Round in 2021
MASQ Optical is an eyewear retailer based in Yorba Linda, California, focused on transforming the eyewear purchasing experience through innovative design and technology. The company offers a diverse selection of optical glasses, frames, and lenses, featuring multi-layered anti-reflective coatings that enhance visual clarity and reduce glare. Their aspheric lens designs minimize the visibility of fingerprints, oils, and water, improving overall performance and comfort. By prioritizing quality and affordability, MASQ Optical aims to provide customers with durable, impact-resistant eyewear that safeguards eye health while simplifying the buying process.
Awayr A.I.
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Awayr A.I. uses data-driven design and machine learning to produce SaaS software products. Our solutions help engineers understand the human attention and distraction implications of designs in real-time, to help them build better and safer user interface.
danger!awesome
Convertible Note in 2020
Danger!Awesome LLC, incorporated in 2014 and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in laser-cutting and engraving services for a diverse range of materials, including wood, plastic, paper, and leather. The company caters to a wide array of clients, such as architects, artists, engineers, students, and small business owners. In addition to its core services, Danger!Awesome is developing an innovative super-powered professional solid-state laser cutter designed to deliver high performance at a consumer-friendly price point. This new device aims to replace traditional CO2-based laser systems, which are often prohibitively expensive, making laser technology more accessible to libraries, schools, and community spaces. The company also offers a membership-based community makerspace, allowing customers to collaborate with designers and technicians to create customized products tailored to their specific needs.
Vishion
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vishion Corporation is a technology company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 2017. It has developed a mobile application that enables users to search for home decor and furniture specifically by color, utilizing true color data alongside user preferences and current fashion trends. The application is designed for both Android and iOS platforms. In addition to facilitating product searches, Vishion's platform allows users to organize design plans and ideate on various projects. It also connects users with home renovation experts for consultations and full project implementations, targeting a broad audience that includes both DIY enthusiasts and professional designers.
Standard Cyborg
Convertible Note in 2019
Standard Cyborg, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the development of cloud-based solutions for the design and fabrication of custom prosthetics and orthotics. Its primary product, Design Studio, allows users to create and customize items such as test sockets, definitive prosthetics for various limb differences, and bracing devices like AFOs and TLSOs. The Design Studio solution features iPad-based scanning, sculpting capabilities, and a streamlined ordering process for 3D printed check sockets. Additionally, it includes tools for carving and fabrication, along with support services via web chat, phone, and screen sharing. Founded in 2014, Standard Cyborg aims to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of prosthetic and orthotic design through innovative digital applications.
FlexSpace
Seed Round in 2018
FlexSpace, Inc. is a United States-based company that offers an integrated platform for organizations to visualize, budget, design, and manage their workplace environments. The company aims to address challenges related to workspace optimization, operational efficiency, productivity, and organizational culture. By providing a comprehensive solution, FlexSpace enables companies to tailor their workspaces to align with their specific timelines and budgets, ultimately fostering a more effective and harmonious work environment.
The Clear Cut
Convertible Note in 2018
The Clear Cut is a New York-based company that specializes in creating and selling customized diamond engagement rings. It offers a unique concierge service that allows consumers to design their own rings through personalized curation and expert guidance. By focusing on one-to-one personalization, The Clear Cut aims to enhance the diamond shopping experience, addressing the traditional challenges in the industry. The company has cultivated a strong community, engaging over 75,000 followers on social media, and facilitating purchases through various channels including Instagram, email, texting, and in-person appointments. The Clear Cut is committed to empowering a new generation of consumers by providing access to hand-crafted, custom-designed rings that are modeled after celebrity styles, all while ensuring affordability.
Blank Slate Systems
Convertible Note in 2017
Blank Slate Systems, Inc. is a company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2012. It specializes in developing a cloud-based sketch design tool that simplifies and accelerates the design process for users. The tool is designed to recognize rough sketches and transform them into precise digital drawings, facilitating a smoother workflow for prototypers and design professionals. By providing an intuitive interface that eliminates the complexities of traditional engineering software, Blank Slate enables users to quickly prototype and manufacture their ideas, enhancing collaboration and productivity in design projects.
Yoller
Convertible Note in 2016
Yoller is a social planning platform that facilitates the organization of events among friends and peers. It offers a mobile application designed to streamline the planning process for various social occasions, such as reunions and adventure trips. By focusing on quick consensus regarding the details of a plan—who, what, where, and when—Yoller enables users to transform ideas into actual gatherings with ease. The platform leverages clean design principles, group psychology, and machine learning to enhance the planning experience, ensuring that users can arrange spontaneous meet-ups without unnecessary complications.
Growth Instruments
Convertible Note in 2016
Growth Instruments, LLC is designed to accommodate complex, industry and organization-specific needs, while offering an affordable platform that is easily modified and maintained. Our goal is to transform corporate environments by providing highly customized solutions, behavioral data science, creative content and enhanced user experience in an effort to preserve your corporate culture and internal process.
Taylor & Hart
Convertible Note in 2016
Taylor & Hart Limited is a London-based company that specializes in the design and sale of diamond engagement rings, wedding rings, and custom jewelry. Established in 2011, the company focuses on allowing individuals to express their emotions through unique, personalized pieces. It offers an extensive selection of over 100,000 ethically sourced, GIA-graded diamonds, ensuring high quality and ethical standards. Taylor & Hart has received numerous accolades, including the "Best New Jeweler" award in 2014, and has been featured in prominent publications such as the Telegraph and Forbes. The company operates primarily online, providing worldwide shipping, and has garnered a customer satisfaction rating exceeding 9.6 out of 10 from over 120 reviews. Taylor & Hart has successfully raised over $500,000 through crowdfunding initiatives and has transacted more than $2 million in sales over the past year. A distinctive feature of each ring is a pink diamond set on the inside, which serves as the company's trademark.
ēdn
Convertible Note in 2016
ēdn is a company dedicated to transforming indoor gardening by enabling individuals to cultivate fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers effortlessly. With a focus on sustainability, ēdn's innovative technology integrates advanced automation and app control, allowing users to achieve predictable and guaranteed results in plant growth. The company emphasizes the beauty of nature in its design, utilizing high-quality hardwood and aluminum to create aesthetically pleasing products that serve as living art. Through its mission, ēdn seeks to enhance the relationship between people and nature, making it possible for anyone to enjoy the benefits of gardening from the comfort of their own home.
danger!awesome
Convertible Note in 2016
Danger!Awesome LLC, incorporated in 2014 and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in laser-cutting and engraving services for a diverse range of materials, including wood, plastic, paper, and leather. The company caters to a wide array of clients, such as architects, artists, engineers, students, and small business owners. In addition to its core services, Danger!Awesome is developing an innovative super-powered professional solid-state laser cutter designed to deliver high performance at a consumer-friendly price point. This new device aims to replace traditional CO2-based laser systems, which are often prohibitively expensive, making laser technology more accessible to libraries, schools, and community spaces. The company also offers a membership-based community makerspace, allowing customers to collaborate with designers and technicians to create customized products tailored to their specific needs.
PopUp Play
Convertible Note in 2016
PopUp Play offers a digital-to-physical platform enabling consumer brands to deliver customized product experiences on-demand. Through its touch-based design app, users can create and order personalized products, which are then manufactured and delivered.
Brand.AI
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Brand.AI is a brand operating system and digital asset management platform that helps brand builders, agencies, and corporates streamline brand work. The platform synthesizes strategies, business plans, and brand touchpoints to guide concepts and content across channels, acting as a strategic co-pilot for internal and external partners. It enables asset management, sharing design assets with teams, and maintaining front-end code and visual consistency across applications by exporting style data to Sass and supporting integration with design tools such as Sketch and Adobe Illustrator, while automating updates into iOS and Android apps. Connecting the brand operating system to real-world projects reduces communication overhead and version conflicts and supports smarter decision-making.
Lightboard
Seed Round in 2015
Lightboard is a graphic design agency that serves B2B marketing teams with on-demand and subscription-based design services for sales and marketing materials. It produces presentations, PDFs and prints, illustrations, display ads, banners, social media designs, web design, and email templates. Founded in 2015 and based in Seattle, Lightboard positions itself as a designer-in-the-cloud for marketing work, with account managers and designers delivering small projects efficiently. The company enables clients to design and develop websites and related collateral, helping organizations streamline material creation and maintain consistent branding across channels.
LovePop
Pre Seed Round in 2015
LovePop Inc., established in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in designing and manufacturing unique, laser-cut pop-up greeting cards. The company offers a wide range of cards for various occasions such as birthdays, holidays, and Valentine's Day, selling them through outlets in Boston, Northern California, Southern California, Las Vegas, and online. LovePop aims to strengthen personal relationships by providing innovative, interactive greeting card options that go beyond traditional digital connections.
Kwambio
Angel Round in 2015
Kwambio partners with designers to produce customizable homeware and accessories using proprietary software for ceramic and metal manufacturing. Headquartered in New York, it was founded in 2014 by Vlad Usov and Dmitriy Krivoshey.
Card Isle
Convertible Note in 2015
Card Isle Corporation is a company that specializes in designing and selling personalized boutique greeting cards through automated kiosks and an online platform. Founded in 2013 and based in Blacksburg, Virginia, Card Isle enables customers to create custom greeting cards on-site or via its website. The company offers two main solutions: a Print-at-Home option that allows users to print boutique-quality cards using their Canon printers, and an eCommerce service that provides greeting and photo card design through various channels, including in-store and over the phone. By focusing on personalized, on-demand printing, Card Isle eliminates the need for extensive inventory of greeting cards, ensuring that each card is tailored to the customer's specifications. The company's services cater to a wide range of clients, including hospitals, airports, military bases, universities, convenience stores, and corporate campuses across the United States.
Unmade
Convertible Note in 2014
Unmade is a London-based company established in 2013, specializing in on-demand knitwear production. It designs and sells men's and women's knitwear, scarves, and jumpers through its London store and online platforms, both domestically and internationally. Unmade's innovative business model involves controlling industrial knitting machines to create unique garments each time, akin to 3D printing for clothing using high-quality, natural fibers. This technology allows customers to customize designs, remix artwork from prominent artists, and preview their creations on virtual models before production. Unmade's patent-pending technologies enable cost-effective, one-off production, challenging traditional mass production methods. The company aims to create a platform and marketplace for brands and designers to offer custom clothing, taking mass custom production of knitwear to an industrial scale.
Stand In
Seed Round in 2014
Stand In redefines how apps are designed. With our software, designers can craft amazing user experiences for the wide range of devices that we interact with every day.
At Plum, they aim to use beautiful design and smart technology to reinvent age-old technology.
They don't see "the home of the future" or a "smart home." They just see a better way to live. Their aim is to craft product experiences that change your life without getting in your way.
That's why everything they make is created with precision and care. Their mission isn't just to create great products but to build the products that create experiences you'll love.
Designlab
Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Designlab empowers creators by offering mentor-led online courses focused on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design. Its curriculum covers layout, user experience, typography, and other relevant skills through hands-on projects and one-on-one mentorship from expert designers.
CONSTRVCT
Seed Round in 2013
CONSTRVCT is the missing software platform for fashion design. Easy CAD tools for anyone to use, with services to support the design process at all levels.
It's creative tools for the digital crafting generation.
CONSTRVCT is developed by [Continuum Fashion](/organization/continuum-fashion).
Ceemo automates brand creation for small businesses, startups, non-profits using Crunchbase data and AI algorithms. It applies new brands across marketing materials to launch, run, and grow ventures, supporting fundraising efforts.
Sunset vibes is a sustainable, expert luxury swimwear line that invites you to abandon tugging and sucking.Sunset vibes is a high-fashion pattern in creating designs for personalities like Beyoncé.