Audio Fusion System
Venture Round in 2020
Audio Fusion Systems, headquartered in Austin, Texas since its incorporation in 2020, specializes in developing software that enables wireless in-ear monitoring for musicians. The company's core product allows users to wirelessly connect their digital audio sources, stream multi-channel audio for real-time custom mixing on mobile devices, and control settings centrally via a smartphone application. This technology facilitates efficient setup and sound checks while providing each musician with personalized monitor mixes.
Allt
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2016, Allt Inc. develops a platform that connects streaming services, media devices, and social networks, enabling users to interact with their viewing experience live. Its technology filters content for each application on connected devices, providing relevant information without the need for manual search.
Alpine Media Technology
Convertible Note in 2019
Alpine Media Technology, LLC is a developer of advanced digital communication systems based in Centennial, Colorado, founded in 2014. The company creates a versatile platform designed to enhance real-time information sharing across various applications, including mountain resorts, senior living facilities, and homeowners associations. Each unit features multiple video displays, wireless charging capabilities, and a power source that stores enough energy to operate for up to 20 minutes. The system allows organizations to connect with guests and communities effectively, providing critical updates on events, ride and trail statuses, and emergency messaging, thereby facilitating improved communication and community engagement.
Hovercast
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Hovercast is an entertainment company focused on enhancing audience engagement through its innovative platform for interactive live streaming. The company's services enable brands, media organizations, musicians, and politicians to create customized experiences that incorporate audience feedback and participation. Hovercast's platform includes a variety of interactive features such as polls, comments, gameplay, and custom integrations, allowing clients to integrate the voice of their audience seamlessly into live events. In addition to its core offerings in audience engagement, Hovercast operates within the realms of the internet of things, marketing, and social media, providing comprehensive solutions that leverage software and SaaS technologies.
LIV
Convertible Note in 2017
LIV is a Prague-based company that develops virtual reality software and extended reality capture technology for creating, publishing, and sharing immersive VR experiences. Its platform provides a full-stack content creation toolset that enables developers and creators to build immersive VR games and entertainment content and to share these experiences with audiences. The company focuses on empowering VR creators to live stream experiences in real time, turning passive viewers into active participants. Since launching in 2018, LIV has driven over 1.5 billion views, reflecting strong engagement with its audience-centric approach to VR storytelling and gameplay.
Superpowered
Convertible Note in 2017
Superpowered, established in 2013, specializes in developing an interactive audio platform for diverse devices and operating systems. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company offers a modular, cross-platform SDK for Android, iOS, and wearable devices, featuring advanced audio playback, decoding, effects, input/output, streaming, encryption, music analysis, and spatial/3D audio capabilities. Superpowered's platform optimizes CPU usage, enabling high-quality audio experiences across multiple devices with fewer resources. As of 2020, Superpowered operates as a subsidiary of Distributed Creation Inc.
Pacemaker
Convertible Note in 2017
Pacemaker Music AB is a Stockholm-based company that specializes in developing applications for music mix creation. Founded in 2012, Pacemaker utilizes artificial intelligence technology to simplify the process of creating DJ mixes and mixtapes. Its applications allow users to seamlessly blend tracks from licensed streaming services like Spotify and iTunes, offering features such as beat synchronization, customizable music effects, and matching mixes with tracks. Additionally, Pacemaker's proprietary metadata format, known as the Recipe, integrates DJ mixes into revenue-generating music services, enabling users to monetize their creative efforts. Through its innovative approach, the company enhances the music mixing experience while fostering user engagement and creativity.
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.
It's By U
Seed Round in 2016
It's By U is a subscription-based company that offers do-it-yourself flower arrangement kits featuring farm-fresh blooms. The kits include professional-quality tools, artisan-made vases, and a streaming video lesson to guide users in creating beautiful floral arrangements. By focusing on farm-direct floral subscriptions, It's By U aims to reduce flower waste while providing an engaging and educational experience for its customers. Additionally, the company contributes to social good by donating a percentage of each sale to Random Acts of Flowers, a charity dedicated to repurposing flowers for distribution to patients in hospitals and nursing homes.
RushTix
Pre Seed Round in 2016
RushTix, Inc. is a subscription-based live entertainment platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in offering a diverse range of live events, including music, health, and comedy shows. Additionally, RushTix has developed an AI-driven platform that enhances interactive entertainment, allowing users to engage in immersive 3D story worlds and real-time gaming experiences. Through its product, ReelMagic, users can influence narratives and interact with virtual characters while creators have the opportunity to monetize their experiences within a dedicated marketplace. RushTix aims to foster connections among individuals through innovative online experiences.
Mixer
Convertible Note in 2016
Mixer, formerly known as Beam, is a live streaming platform that focuses on creating interactive experiences for gamers. It enables viewers to actively participate in the gameplay rather than passively watching. Through Mixer, audiences can influence game dynamics by striking lightning, generating terrain, creating quests, and selecting weapons, effectively becoming part of the game world. This innovative approach fosters deeper engagement between streamers and their viewers, connecting gaming communities through truly interactive live streams.
Switchboard Live
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Switchboard Live Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that operates a live video streaming and syndication platform designed to connect advertisers and brands with targeted audiences across various online channels. Founded in 2014 and previously known as Joicaster Inc., the company offers a cloud-based product that streamlines the distribution of multiple live streams to social media platforms and web pages through a single unified dashboard. Its solutions, including Producer and Joicaster, cater to diverse content creators in sectors such as entertainment, government, gaming, worship, sports, podcasts, and keynotes. By facilitating the management of live streams throughout their entire lifecycle—from preparation to execution and post-event—Switchboard Live enables users to enhance viewer engagement and grow their audience effectively.
Clyp
Convertible Note in 2015
Clyp, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in online audio software, enabling users to record, share, embed, and upload audio files. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, Clyp offers a platform tailored for musicians to easily collaborate and receive feedback on their work, whether it be a simple guitar riff or a complete music track. The service is accessible via a web interface as well as iOS and Android applications, attracting a community of approximately one million monthly users and generating over two million monthly listens. Clyp's platform allows users to convert music files into shareable links, facilitating seamless sharing while maintaining high audio quality for both streaming and downloading. The company has gained recognition in the music community, with notable users, further solidifying its role as a valuable resource for musicians.
Lightstream
Seed Round in 2015
Lightstream specializes in developing live streaming creative tools and technology aimed at content creators. Established in 2014, the company focuses on simplifying the technical challenges associated with live video production, empowering creators to share their talents on popular streaming platforms such as Mixer, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube. Lightstream's cloud-based technology enables users to create high-quality live streams with ease, making advanced production capabilities accessible to beginners. The company has gained significant traction, with thousands of creators actively using Lightstream Studio for extensive streaming each day. Additionally, Lightstream has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its studio into the Xbox and Windows ecosystems, broadening its reach to millions of streamers. The company also licenses its technology to major gaming studios and media organizations, further enhancing its impact in the live streaming space.
Rad is an innovative online entertainment platform that specializes in streaming services. It offers an app suite called Rad NFTV, which provides users access to Live TV, Premium Video, and Live Events, all accessible through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In addition to its core offerings, Rad is associated with Littlstar, a global network focused on virtual reality, 360-degree video, and immersive experiences. This combination positions Rad as a unique player in the entertainment industry, leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance viewer engagement and expand its content offerings.
Appbase.io
Convertible Note in 2015
Appbase is a company based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, that offers a hosted developer API designed for consuming JSON data streams using ElasticSearch. The platform enables developers to create reactive applications by facilitating the streaming of document updates, search results, and filters. In addition to its API services, Appbase provides database consulting for application development, assisting clients in optimizing their database architectures and enhancing their application performance.
Crowsnest
Seed Round in 2014
Crowsnest is a technology company specializing in real-time analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) data. Their core product is a rule engine designed to detect complex patterns within streams of real-time IoT data, allowing companies to identify when and where their products are failing in the field. This capability enables proactive customer service by sending automated, contextual emails as soon as an issue is detected. The platform monitors internet-connected products and translates real-time data into actionable insights, helping enterprises react swiftly to complex event sequences.
Streamroot
Convertible Note in 2014
Streamroot, Inc. is a technology company specializing in peer-to-peer video streaming solutions aimed at enhancing content delivery for various applications, including live events, video conferencing, and on-demand services. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Streamroot has developed its proprietary technology, Streamroot DNA™, which utilizes a distributed delivery network to optimize video streaming. This innovative platform allows content providers to achieve significant cost reductions in delivery expenses—between 55% and 85%—while improving the quality of experience for viewers through faster and more reliable streams. Streamroot serves a diverse clientele, including notable media organizations such as DailyMotion, Canal+, and Eurosport, reaching over five million viewers daily. As of September 2019, Streamroot operates as a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc., with additional offices in New York and Paris, reflecting its international presence and commitment to addressing the challenges posed by increasing video traffic on the internet.
Rocki
Convertible Note in 2014
Rocki is a technology company that specializes in transforming conventional speakers into Wi-Fi enabled devices for wireless music streaming. Their innovative solution allows both new and existing speakers to connect via Wi-Fi, facilitating multi-room audio playback controlled through smartphones, tablets, or computers. Rocki aims to provide an affordable, immediate, and user-friendly alternative to traditional wired speaker systems, positioning itself at least six months ahead of competitors in terms of technology and pricing.
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.
GameWisp
Convertible Note in 2014
GameWisp, Inc. is a platform designed for live streamers and gaming YouTubers, facilitating interaction, viewing, and monetization of gaming content. Founded in 2012 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, GameWisp enables creators to offer subscription services to their fans, allowing for enhanced engagement through exclusive benefits and content. As the gaming video segment continues to grow significantly, with millions of unique viewers and billions of views, GameWisp provides essential infrastructure for content producers to monetize their work beyond traditional advertising. The platform is tailored specifically for the gaming demographic, offering improved content discovery, industry-specific monetization models, and unique data analytics. GameWisp also supports influencer marketing by employing proprietary discovery technology to identify suitable creators for brands and managing outreach and campaign activation, thus streamlining the collaboration between game developers and content creators.
Clutch Prep
Convertible Note in 2014
Clutch Prep is an educational company based in Miami, Florida, founded in 2010. It specializes in providing video tutoring that aligns with college textbooks, offering resources in subjects such as chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, statistics, and calculus. Clutch Prep aims to enhance student learning by delivering straightforward explanations, relevant examples, and ample practice opportunities. The company's mission is to help students succeed academically by challenging traditional curriculum approaches and creating impactful learning experiences.
Concert Window
Convertible Note in 2014
Concert Window, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates live streaming of concerts, allowing users to experience performances in real time on various devices, including computers, tablets, and smartphones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company provides musicians with flexible monetization options, enabling them to offer tickets for live streams at fixed prices, pay-what-you-want models, or for free. This approach not only allows artists to generate revenue from their performances but also helps them connect with new audiences. Concert Window aims to enhance the live music experience by making it more accessible to fans around the world.
Keen Labs, Inc. develops a customizable analytics platform that enables developers to efficiently collect, explore, and visualize data. The company's offerings include Keen Pro, which allows users to track, process, and store data from various sources such as applications, websites, IoT devices, and games, as well as to share insights with teams and clients. Additionally, Keen provides Native Analytics, a white-label solution for real-time analytics and advanced visualizations. The platform supports all aspects of event data management, facilitating the streaming, storage, querying, and presentation of data in one integrated system. Keen serves a diverse clientele across industries including media, advertising, gaming, SaaS, and hardware. Founded in 2011, Keen is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
TempoIQ
Seed Round in 2012
TempoIQ provides an Internet of Things application platform and database services that enable businesses to store, monitor and analyze streams of time series data. The company emphasizes an Agile IoT Accelerator approach to simplify IT complexity and accelerate deployment, aiming to launch IoT applications in about four weeks with built-in service and support.
Soundspace operates a SaaS platform that streamlines shared space management. It handles bookings, payments, memberships, and financials, enabling commercial real estate owners to generate consistent revenue from vacant spaces while reducing administrative costs by over 50%. The platform's proprietary demand-based booking system facilitates easy short-term rentals for various workspace needs.