Qeepsake
Seed Round in 2022
Qeepsake, Inc. is a company that operates an online platform designed for parents to capture and preserve memories of their children. Founded in 2015 and based in Newtonville, Massachusetts, Qeepsake offers a mobile application that facilitates the creation of text-message baby books. Parents can receive text prompts and questions, to which they can respond with answers or relevant photos, thereby contributing entries to their child's private online journal. The platform has gained popularity, with over 300,000 families across the United States and Canada using it to collect and store meaningful stories and memories, ultimately creating a personalized heirloom for their children to cherish in adulthood.
Ensemble
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ensemble is a publication platform where artists sell artifacts from their creative process and tell the story of their project. Artifacts are auctioned as NFTs on the Zora Protocol.
Goldfish Social
Seed Round in 2021
Cohley is a content generation and performance analytics platform that enables brands and agencies to create diverse, actionable content efficiently. Operating as a marketplace, it allows clients to post campaigns that are visible to vetted content creators and photographers who align with their goals. Creators apply to these campaigns with a clear understanding of timelines, deliverables, content guidelines, and compensation. Brands then utilize Cohley’s guided selection process to choose creators, resulting in the collection of thousands of rights-approved videos, photos, and text reviews organized in Content Libraries. This streamlined process facilitates the activation of assets across various digital channels, empowering brands to scale their content strategies while significantly reducing costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Cohley continues to support brands in generating the content they need through a data-informed approach.
Goldfish Social
Seed Round in 2020
Cohley is a content generation and performance analytics platform that enables brands and agencies to create diverse, actionable content efficiently. Operating as a marketplace, it allows clients to post campaigns that are visible to vetted content creators and photographers who align with their goals. Creators apply to these campaigns with a clear understanding of timelines, deliverables, content guidelines, and compensation. Brands then utilize Cohley’s guided selection process to choose creators, resulting in the collection of thousands of rights-approved videos, photos, and text reviews organized in Content Libraries. This streamlined process facilitates the activation of assets across various digital channels, empowering brands to scale their content strategies while significantly reducing costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Cohley continues to support brands in generating the content they need through a data-informed approach.
Goldfish Social
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Cohley is a content generation and performance analytics platform that enables brands and agencies to create diverse, actionable content efficiently. Operating as a marketplace, it allows clients to post campaigns that are visible to vetted content creators and photographers who align with their goals. Creators apply to these campaigns with a clear understanding of timelines, deliverables, content guidelines, and compensation. Brands then utilize Cohley’s guided selection process to choose creators, resulting in the collection of thousands of rights-approved videos, photos, and text reviews organized in Content Libraries. This streamlined process facilitates the activation of assets across various digital channels, empowering brands to scale their content strategies while significantly reducing costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Cohley continues to support brands in generating the content they need through a data-informed approach.
Flikshop
Convertible Note in 2018
Flikshop facilitates connection between individuals and incarcerated loved ones by offering a mobile app and website service. Users can create personalized postcards with photos and notes for $0.99 each, including postage, which are then mailed via USPS to any prison inmate in the U.S.
Pundit
Convertible Note in 2018
Pundit, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based company established in 2015 that operates an online platform and marketplace for artwork. It enables users to publish, sell, comment on, promote, and purchase art, fostering a vibrant community for creators and art enthusiasts alike. Pundit has also developed a range of consumer and social applications, which facilitate the discovery and sharing of digital stickers in both 2D and augmented reality formats. The company has partnered with notable global intellectual property owners and brands, including Disney and Paramount Pictures, to launch successful marketing campaigns and innovative products. Pundit’s applications have garnered significant user engagement, amassing over 1 million users across platforms. The company has received recognition for its innovative approach, being featured in prominent startup competitions and earning accolades such as "Coolest College Startup" by Inc. and recognition at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Qeepsake
Funding Round in 2017
Qeepsake, Inc. is a company that operates an online platform designed for parents to capture and preserve memories of their children. Founded in 2015 and based in Newtonville, Massachusetts, Qeepsake offers a mobile application that facilitates the creation of text-message baby books. Parents can receive text prompts and questions, to which they can respond with answers or relevant photos, thereby contributing entries to their child's private online journal. The platform has gained popularity, with over 300,000 families across the United States and Canada using it to collect and store meaningful stories and memories, ultimately creating a personalized heirloom for their children to cherish in adulthood.
Botnik
Convertible Note in 2017
Botnik is a collaborative community of writers, artists, and developers focused on creating innovative content through the use of artificial intelligence. The organization operates Botnik Studios, an entertainment group that showcases the creative work generated by its members. The company has developed an AI-assisted humor application that features predictive, idiom-specific keyboards, leveraging algorithms to analyze diverse human-generated content. This technology enables users to craft unique comedic expressions, fostering a distinctive blend of human creativity and machine assistance. Botnik's inclusive approach invites participation from anyone interested in exploring the intersection of technology and creativity.
Novel Effect
Convertible Note in 2017
Novel Effect is a Seattle-based company specializing in voice-driven media and entertainment. It has developed an interactive storytelling application that utilizes voice recognition technology to synchronize theme music and sound effects with the reading experience. This innovative application provides voice-activated audio enhancements for children's books, allowing sound effects and music to play in real-time as a child reads. By blending the physical and digital worlds, Novel Effect creates immersive and engaging experiences that foster learning and interaction between children and parents, while ensuring that the content remains accessible and non-distracting.
Pippa
Convertible Note in 2017
Pippa is a company that specializes in simplifying and enhancing the podcasting experience for its users. It offers a platform that allows clients to easily import all their podcast episodes and content with a single click, facilitating seamless sharing through a dependable web hosting service. By focusing on understanding audience engagement, Pippa aims to help clients improve their podcasting efforts and drive profitability. The company is committed to making podcasting more accessible and effective for creators at all levels.
Drizzle Labs
Seed Round in 2016
Drizzle Labs operates a micropayment and paid subscription platform designed to help bloggers and publishers monetize their premium content. Located in Los Angeles, California, the company allows users to pay for individual pieces of content, including text, videos, podcasts, images, and more. It provides tools for implementing paywalls, enabling content creators to charge for access to specific items, while also collecting valuable user information such as names, emails, and demographic data. Drizzle Labs enhances user engagement by recommending popular and relevant content, thus retaining visitors and encouraging repeat interaction. The company generates revenue through a platform fee based on the transactions completed on its site. Founded in February 2016 by Timur Zhiyentayev and Kelly Burke, Drizzle Labs aims to facilitate a seamless monetization process for creators in the digital content landscape.
Purple is a conversational media platform that connects individuals who are passionate about a topic, to curious people who want to learn about it.
Their platform allows users to create channels about a topic where they send out interactive stories, and cover exciting events live through messaging. Here is a demo video of our politics channel so you can see how the service works on SMS.
PartySlate
Convertible Note in 2016
PartySlate is an online marketplace designed to inspire and assist individuals planning various types of events by connecting them with top event professionals, vendors, and venues globally. The platform serves as a hub for discovering unique party ideas, identifying local vendors and venues, and assembling event teams. Event professionals utilize PartySlate to expand their businesses, network with industry peers, and attract more clients. Users can share multimedia content from events, gain recognition through a distinctive crediting system, and showcase their work via detailed profiles. Since its inception in 2016, over 25,000 leading venues, planners, and vendors have contributed more than 2 million photos of real weddings, corporate events, and celebrations to the platform.
TinaCMS
Seed Round in 2016
Forestry is a provider of an open-source, Git-backed headless content management system designed to streamline the management of content for static websites. The company offers a comprehensive platform that supports popular static site generators like Jekyll and Hugo, making it suitable for creating documentation sites. Forestry's system allows users to collaborate effectively by synchronizing content from frequently visited sites and organizing official documents through a unified interface. This functionality simplifies the posting and updating of materials, reducing the time and effort required for content creation. By enabling developers to craft a customized visual editing experience, Forestry enhances the overall usability and efficiency of managing web content.
Daily Pnut
Convertible Note in 2016
Daily Pnut is a subscription-based newsletter service that delivers concise, global news coverage on geopolitics, foreign policy, national security, environmental issues, and technology trends to its readers.
StoryFit
Pre Seed Round in 2016
StoryFit is an AI-driven technology company serving the book publishing, film, and television industries. Its platform delivers predictive audience insights and analytics to help publishers and studios make development, marketing, and merchandising decisions. By analyzing metadata and comparing content to comparable works, StoryFit supports audience targeting, reader personas, writing evaluation, and stakeholder decision-making. The solution provides content recommendations and scenario simulations that estimate how audiences will respond to books, scripts, or finished productions, enabling strategic choices from development through marketing.
Drizzle Labs
Convertible Note in 2015
Drizzle Labs operates a micropayment and paid subscription platform designed to help bloggers and publishers monetize their premium content. Located in Los Angeles, California, the company allows users to pay for individual pieces of content, including text, videos, podcasts, images, and more. It provides tools for implementing paywalls, enabling content creators to charge for access to specific items, while also collecting valuable user information such as names, emails, and demographic data. Drizzle Labs enhances user engagement by recommending popular and relevant content, thus retaining visitors and encouraging repeat interaction. The company generates revenue through a platform fee based on the transactions completed on its site. Founded in February 2016 by Timur Zhiyentayev and Kelly Burke, Drizzle Labs aims to facilitate a seamless monetization process for creators in the digital content landscape.
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.
Betaout
Seed Round in 2015
Betaout is a developer of cloud-based platforms and tools that facilitate content production and customer intelligence. The company offers ContentCloud, a collaborative platform tailored for editorial publication houses, which streamlines the entire content production process from ideation and planning to distribution and analytics. Additionally, Betaout features a customer intelligence and marketing automation platform that provides businesses with an omnichannel marketing solution. This includes tools for email marketing, mobile push notifications, onsite marketing, SMS marketing, in-app engagement, and ad retargeting. By integrating these capabilities, Betaout enables businesses to enhance customer retention and achieve improved return on investment through personalized marketing campaigns.
Pundit
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Pundit, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based company established in 2015 that operates an online platform and marketplace for artwork. It enables users to publish, sell, comment on, promote, and purchase art, fostering a vibrant community for creators and art enthusiasts alike. Pundit has also developed a range of consumer and social applications, which facilitate the discovery and sharing of digital stickers in both 2D and augmented reality formats. The company has partnered with notable global intellectual property owners and brands, including Disney and Paramount Pictures, to launch successful marketing campaigns and innovative products. Pundit’s applications have garnered significant user engagement, amassing over 1 million users across platforms. The company has received recognition for its innovative approach, being featured in prominent startup competitions and earning accolades such as "Coolest College Startup" by Inc. and recognition at TechCrunch Disrupt.
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.
Wonders
Convertible Note in 2015
Wonders is a mobile journal app for premium quality visual stories about travel and outdoors. They source these stories from hand-picked community of photographers, publishers and brands. With Wonders 2.0 (November 2015) users can also purchase featured photographs as premium-quality prints or digital wallpapers, allowing featured photographers to earn income traveling full-time.
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Spoon University
Convertible Note in 2015
Spoon University is an online food publication platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specifically designed to address the needs of college students. The platform serves as a daily food resource, offering a variety of simple recipes, local restaurant reviews, and food-related news tailored for millennials. By providing localized content and lifestyle stories, Spoon University enables college students to discover and share culinary experiences and knowledge, fostering a community centered around food.
Codarica
Convertible Note in 2014
Founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2013, Codarica develops digital educational products that teach coding fundamentals to children aged 5-10. Its offerings include e-books and applications that combine storytelling, visuals, and gamification to make learning code engaging and accessible.
Sidelines
Convertible Note in 2014
Sidelines, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates an online community designed to connect informed content creators with their audiences, particularly within the realm of sports. Founded in 2010, Sidelines amplifies writers' voices by featuring their work on premium digital publications and facilitates engaging discussions on content publishers' sites. Additionally, it allows brands to target specific demographics by sponsoring authentic discussions. The platform also functions as a social network for sports enthusiasts, enabling users to follow their favorite teams and share opinions, photos, videos, and articles with friends and fellow fans.
Later
Convertible Note in 2014
Later is a social media management platform that enables collaboration among managers and creators. It offers partnerships with major social platforms like Meta, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest. The company specializes in developing high-performing content and facilitating authentic collaborations to reach new audiences, increase engagement, and achieve predictable ROI.
Twigtale
Convertible Note in 2014
Twigtale is a company that specializes in providing personalized and accessible expert advice for parents navigating significant transitions in their children's lives, such as welcoming a new baby, relocating, or dealing with serious issues like illness or loss. The company develops a platform that allows parents to create personalized children's books and videos, enhancing their ability to engage with their children on these important topics. By offering guidance crafted by child development experts and tailored by parents, Twigtale aims to empower families with informative resources that facilitate meaningful conversations and support healthy child development. The company's customer base includes parents, as well as various groups and partners seeking to enhance their parenting approaches.
Shareable Social
Convertible Note in 2014
Shareable Social, Inc. is a content marketing platform based in Denver, Colorado, founded in 2013. The company specializes in helping businesses enhance their brand visibility through effective social media management. By posting daily content on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, Shareable Social creates a consistent online presence for its clients. The tailored content is both engaging and informative, aimed at promoting organizations and their products to a broad audience. This active social media strategy increases client engagement, web traffic, and overall brand awareness, allowing businesses to effectively manage their online reputation and reach their target demographics.
NMRKT
Convertible Note in 2014
NMRKT, Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a platform for content creators, such as bloggers, magazines, YouTube stars, and influencers, to establish their own online shops and monetize their influence. Founded in 2014, NMRKT enables publishers to optimize revenue and engagement by providing a proprietary native commerce technology that allows them to launch an affiliate shop on their website in under 30 minutes. The platform features an extensive affiliate product library with over 200 million aggregated and normalized items, facilitating connections between content providers and their preferred brands. This empowers creators to curate product assortments that resonate with their audience, effectively turning readers into shoppers.
Pubble
Convertible Note in 2014
Pubble is a developer of a Q&A-focused web platform that enables clients to create and manage live question-and-answer communities. The company offers versatile solutions tailored to various needs, including simple "Ask Me Anything" plugins, community-supported FAQ pages, and live event Q&A features. Pubble's platform integrates seamlessly with clients' existing websites, blogs, social media pages, and mobile applications. By capturing detailed data on user interactions, Pubble helps clients gain insights into audience engagement, allowing them to enhance customer interaction and build a deeper understanding of their audience at scale.
Magnific
Convertible Note in 2014
Magnific is an online platform that specializes in creating original written content, leveraging a network of over 750 writers. The company not only produces unique articles but also employs strategies to enhance the virality of this content, achieving over six million page views on their managed sites in early 2014. In addition to content production, Magnific offers social media services and seeks innovative monetization strategies for the content they generate. Their software effectively connects readers, writers, and curators, providing comprehensive content and marketing solutions for corporate clients.
Standard Analytics
Pre Seed Round in 2014
Standard Analytics is a New York-based company established in 2014 that focuses on enhancing the accessibility and reproducibility of scientific research. By developing an API for Science, it enables users to discover, reuse, and verify data, analytics, and results from various data-driven scientific endeavors. The company integrates elements from software development, such as dependency management and continuous integration, into the scientific process, thereby introducing innovative methods for publishing and sharing academic work. Additionally, Standard Analytics serves as a content management system for academic publishing, allowing for the incorporation of raw data and code in native formats. This approach not only streamlines the peer review process but also reduces costs for publishers while improving search capabilities within the scientific community.
Hullabalu
Convertible Note in 2014
Hullabalu is a New York City-based company dedicated to creating original stories aimed at the new generation. Drawing inspiration from a love of fantastical worlds and timeless classics, Hullabalu develops engaging narratives that promote strong values and positive character development. The company features a series of stories centered around a diverse group of characters, complemented by illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Through its innovative approach, Hullabalu seeks to provide children with entertaining and meaningful experiences that foster imagination and encourage positive growth.
Litographs
Convertible Note in 2014
Litographs is a printing company that creates merchandise by printing text from classic or contemporary books onto apparel and wall art, including posters, t-shirts, totes, and scarves. The designs are created by a global team of artists; from a distance they convey a theme, character, or setting, and up close the text remains fully legible. The company aims to promote literacy and partners with charitable initiatives to donate books to communities in need for each product sold. By turning literature into wearable and decorative items, Litographs bridges reading with everyday life.
Polymorph
Convertible Note in 2013
Polymorph is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in monetization infrastructure for modern enterprises. Founded in 2013, Polymorph offers a white-label software-as-a-service platform designed for publishers to optimize revenue while enhancing user experiences. The platform provides a comprehensive ad serving stack, yield optimization tools, and APIs, enabling flexible access to demand through both server-side and self-serve workflows. By facilitating the integration of visually appealing advertisements that blend seamlessly with content, Polymorph empowers publishers and media companies to effectively manage non-standard advertising placements across digital channels. The company's customizable and developer-friendly solutions cater to the specific needs of enterprises looking to monetize their digital assets through advertising.
Sketchfab
Angel Round in 2013
Sketchfab, Inc. is a platform established in 2012 that facilitates the publishing, discovery, and sharing of three-dimensional renderings of objects and content. Headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Paris, Sketchfab aims to empower creativity by enabling users to easily publish and access 3D content online. The platform boasts a community of millions of creators who have contributed millions of models, fostering an environment for immersive and interactive 3D experiences. Additionally, Sketchfab features a marketplace that allows buyers and sellers to confidently transact 3D models, supported by tools such as a real-time viewer and model inspector.
Cont3nt.com
Seed Round in 2012
Cont3nt.com is a real-time marketplace designed for entrepreneurial media and visual journalism, facilitating the connection between freelancers, citizen journalists, and publishers. Founded in 2010 and based in Dulles, Virginia, the company provides a web-based platform that allows users to sell and distribute multimedia content, such as photos and videos, globally. This platform enables media distributors to upload their content, set licensing terms and pricing, and sell it to various publishers, including major news organizations. By streamlining the process of content dissemination and monetization, Cont3nt.com aims to empower creators and enhance the flow of breaking news.
Prolific Works
Seed Round in 2012
Prolific Works is a developer of an online publishing platform that connects authors with readers, facilitating the promotion and visibility of their literary works. The platform enables authors to engage with their audience by providing tools for marketing, including sneak peeks and bonus content. By fostering these connections, Prolific Works helps authors build their following and effectively reach new readers, allowing them to concentrate on their writing while enhancing their overall visibility in the market.
Marquee
Seed Round in 2012
Marquee operates as a digital studio that facilitates the creation of engaging publications for editorial teams. The platform features a user-friendly authoring tool that allows content producers to easily drag and drop files onto a page, making the publishing process straightforward and efficient. Content created on Marquee is fully responsive and optimized for various devices, ensuring a seamless user experience. By storing content as structured data rather than relying on templates, Marquee guarantees that published material remains adaptable and future-proof. The platform is designed to meet the diverse needs of content producers, ranging from individual creators to large organizations, supporting their efforts to build thriving digital experiences that attract and retain audiences. Established in 2012 through TechStars NYC, Marquee continues to serve as a vital resource for media and technology professionals.
Libboo connects buzzers (readers who love to share and talk about books) with books they'll enjoy, to create the next digital bestseller and help talented authors get discovered. Buzzers get rewards such as free ebooks, and increase their influence by sharing great writing with their friends and followers via social media, email, and other online channels.
Carde.io is a software development company specializing in gaming management solutions. It provides a platform for tabletop game publishers to build and maintain relationships with retailers and players, track game transitions, and enhance player engagement. The platform offers features such as a player reward store, community forums, event planning tools, marketing suite, and various reporting functionalities to help users increase player interaction and drive retail engagement.