Cambium Carbon
Series A in 2025
Cambium Carbon is an early-stage social enterprise focused on natural climate solutions through reforestation and urban wood reuse. It partners with cities and other public and private stakeholders to divert urban wood waste from landfills, repurpose fallen city trees for reuse, and channel revenues into planting and maintenance projects. It operates reforestation hubs that create a circular economy for urban forests, reclaiming city wood waste and building local regenerative supply chains, with the aim of reducing climate impact while creating jobs and strengthening urban resilience.
Founded in 2014, Gig Wage is a Dallas-based fintech company specializing in payroll solutions for gig workers and contractors. Its platform enables businesses to efficiently manage contractor payments and compliance while providing transparency to gig workers.
PurPics, LLC, based in Austin, Texas, operates a platform and application designed to connect brands with Gen Z consumers through student organizations. Founded in 2015, the platform enables members of these organizations to promote brand partners by posting pictures on their personal Instagram accounts. In return for increased engagement, brands can make donations for each like these posts receive. By customizing audience targeting based on factors such as region and campus, PurPics facilitates tailored marketing campaigns that enhance brand awareness and consumer interaction. This innovative approach offers brands a more effective means of engaging with their target demographics compared to traditional advertising methods. Through its SaaS-enabled marketplace, PurPics has collaborated with various brands to execute campaigns that drive foot traffic, boost in-store sales, and gather valuable consumer insights.
Sigo Seguros
Series A in 2024
Sigo Seguros is an online auto insurance provider that focuses on serving the Latino market. The company utilizes data and automation to offer lower-cost policies, ensuring affordability and access for its customers. Sigo's platform features transparent pricing and eliminates the need for credit checks, making it easier for users to obtain insurance. Additionally, the company provides services in Spanish, enhancing accessibility for Spanish-speaking clients. Through its digital tools, Sigo enables users to effectively manage their car insurance, streamlining the process and improving the overall customer experience.
Cariloop is a digital platform that connects seniors, caregivers, and healthcare providers. It offers real-time information on geriatric care services, enables providers to market their capabilities digitally, and facilitates communication among users. Incorporated in 2012, Cariloop is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Strike Graph
Venture Round in 2023
Strike Graph, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that develops a compliance Security-as-a-Service solution designed to streamline security audits and certifications. Founded in 2020, Strike Graph offers an innovative Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform that helps organizations organize their security programs and manage compliance controls, policies, and evidence. The platform simplifies the process of obtaining certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR by adapting to the specific needs of each company. It integrates seamlessly with existing business systems to automate the collection of evidence required for auditor review, enabling organizations to pass audits more efficiently. By facilitating trust and reducing the time and cost associated with traditional compliance methods, Strike Graph empowers companies to focus on their core business objectives while ensuring robust security and compliance practices.
Cambium Carbon
Seed Round in 2023
Cambium Carbon is an early-stage social enterprise focused on natural climate solutions through reforestation and urban wood reuse. It partners with cities and other public and private stakeholders to divert urban wood waste from landfills, repurpose fallen city trees for reuse, and channel revenues into planting and maintenance projects. It operates reforestation hubs that create a circular economy for urban forests, reclaiming city wood waste and building local regenerative supply chains, with the aim of reducing climate impact while creating jobs and strengthening urban resilience.
Trainwell
Series A in 2023
Trainwell is an online coaching platform that offers personalized one-on-one fitness coaching. The company connects individuals with dedicated coaches who guide them through tailored workout plans and provide daily communication. This approach fosters lasting lifestyle changes by allowing clients to receive continuous encouragement and feedback throughout their fitness journeys. Through its platform, Trainwell aims to enhance the coaching experience, ensuring that users are supported at every step of their workout process.
Pryon is an artificial intelligence company specializing in enterprise knowledge management. Founded by Igor Jablokov in 2017, the company develops a natural language processing platform that transforms unstructured data into productive experiences, increasing efficiency with high accuracy and speed.
Krowdsourced Inc., operating as Source, is a Portland-based company that provides a comprehensive platform for the commercial construction industry. Established in 2018, Source connects professionals, including architects, designers, owners, and contractors, with manufacturers and product representatives to facilitate the sourcing of materials and solutions. The platform offers access to a wide array of resources, including finished samples, product pricing, technical documents, and project research assistance. By enabling users to discover and order building materials, finishes, fixtures, and other architectural and interior products, Source enhances collaboration within the commercial design sector. Additionally, the platform allows manufacturers to upload their product and sales representative information, thereby streamlining the communication process and improving overall efficiency in the construction supply chain.
Sigo Seguros
Seed Round in 2023
Sigo Seguros is an online auto insurance provider that focuses on serving the Latino market. The company utilizes data and automation to offer lower-cost policies, ensuring affordability and access for its customers. Sigo's platform features transparent pricing and eliminates the need for credit checks, making it easier for users to obtain insurance. Additionally, the company provides services in Spanish, enhancing accessibility for Spanish-speaking clients. Through its digital tools, Sigo enables users to effectively manage their car insurance, streamlining the process and improving the overall customer experience.
Upwell Revenue Software
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Developer of a payment processing system intended to solve payment issues.
Blueprint
Series A in 2023
Blueprint is an AI-powered platform that supports mental health professionals by automating documentation and improving treatment planning. The solution automates progress notes, drafts smart treatment plans, and surfaces actionable insights before, during, and after client sessions. It also offers a measurement-based care framework with data-based assessments, worksheets, and interventions, along with dashboards that reduce administrative burden. By combining AI-assisted workflows with structured clinical data, Blueprint helps clinicians deliver efficient, personalized care while tracking outcomes over time. The product is designed to streamline routine tasks and provide real-time guidance, enabling therapist-powered care.
Raincoat
Seed Round in 2023
Raincoat specializes in developing highly scalable embedded climate insurance products. It works with insurers, governments, and financial institutions to unlock new markets and enable climate resilience at scale by integrating real-time environmental data with parametric insurance models.
AirDeck
Seed Round in 2023
AirDeck, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides an online platform for creating narrated presentations and documents for on-demand viewing. Founded in 2019 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, AirDeck allows users to personalize content, embed and share presentations, and record individual slides with audio or video. The platform also offers features such as viewer analytics, secure document sharing, and real-time chat, making it suitable for various applications including education, sales, investor communications, board meetings, webinars, online training, thought leadership, and employee onboarding. This versatility positions AirDeck as a valuable tool for enhancing communication and engagement across different sectors.
Ox is an enterprise software company specializing in human-centered automation systems for supply chain operations. It employs software automation, wearable displays, and artificial intelligence to enhance frontline operator efficiency and deliver operational excellence.
Fluree develops a data management platform that facilitates secure data sharing and powers data-driven insights. Its platform organizes blockchain-secured data in a scalable semantic graph database, establishing a trusted data layer for connected ecosystems.
Superfiliate
Seed Round in 2023
Superfiliate develops a marketing platform that enables brands to create personalized storefronts for their customers, influencers, ambassadors, and affiliates. This platform facilitates the creation of branded referral or rewards programs, ambassador initiatives, influencer collaborations, and affiliate networks, helping brands connect with their audience and drive revenue.
Mate Fertility
Series A in 2023
Mate Fertility is a technology-driven fertility clinic founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, California. The company aims to make parenthood more accessible by providing comprehensive fertility services at affordable prices. It operates a platform that connects patients to fertility clinics and offers telemedicine options for various treatments and therapies. By delivering end-to-end fertility services, Mate Fertility ensures that patients receive expert guidance and care throughout their fertility journey, making the process more comfortable and manageable.
Founded in 2018 and based in Dallas, Texas, Kanarys is a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations to drive systemic change around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Its platform provides data-driven insights, benchmarking tools, and tailored recommendations to help businesses assess DEI metrics, identify gaps, and enhance employee engagement.
Dimension Inx
Series A in 2023
Dimension Inx designs and develops advanced biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Founded in 2017, it specializes in creating microenvironments that guide the body's natural healing processes. Its platform focuses on the interplay between material composition, microstructure, and microarchitecture to produce biofunctional materials.
Speakeasy Company
Seed Round in 2023
Speakeasy Company is a technology-driven e-commerce platform focused on the wine and spirits industry. It empowers brands to sell directly to consumers while adhering to the three-tier distribution system, allowing them to maintain control over the user experience and access valuable customer data and analytics. The platform enhances market reach and scalability for alcohol brands by providing services such as website redesign and development, digital advertising, merchandise fulfillment, and warehousing. Additionally, it offers real-time insights into customer behavior, enabling brands to improve engagement and optimize their marketing strategies. Through these comprehensive solutions, Speakeasy Company supports alcohol brands in navigating the complexities of direct-to-consumer sales.
Schola Inc., established in 2016 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, operates an online platform connecting parents with suitable PK-12 schools. Its service, Schola, facilitates school discovery, connection, and enrollment for various types such as private, public district, public charter, and virtual/online schools. The company aims to simplify the recruitment and enrollment processes for both families and educational institutions by tracking prospective students and managing interest inquiries, pre-enrollment forms, and enrollment applications.
After is a digital-first funeral services platform that enables families to plan and arrange cremations and traditional funeral services entirely online. It offers upfront, transparent pricing with no hidden costs and no markups, combining convenience with the reliability of licensed funeral professionals. The service supports online pre-planning and cremation options, secure storage of a deceased person when needed, and handling of essential paperwork such as death certificates. Through an internet-based experience, After seeks to streamline arrangements, save time and money, and allow families to focus on honoring their loved one while ensuring compliant, standard funeral processes.
Carbon Reform
Seed Round in 2022
Carbon Reform is a climate-tech startup specializing in modular carbon capture devices for reducing CO2 levels. They combine climate technology with indoor air quality solutions to create decentralized, permanent carbon capture systems that save energy and improve occupant health.
Pryon
Venture Round in 2022
Pryon is an artificial intelligence company specializing in enterprise knowledge management. Founded by Igor Jablokov in 2017, the company develops a natural language processing platform that transforms unstructured data into productive experiences, increasing efficiency with high accuracy and speed.
BookOutdoors
Seed Round in 2022
BookOutdoors is a consumer‑facing marketplace that consolidates the fragmented outdoor hospitality sector into a single booking platform. The company offers a web and mobile interface for searching and reserving a variety of commercial outdoor stays—including tent campgrounds, RV parks, cabins, glamping resorts, and other outdoor accommodations—without membership or reservation fees. By streamlining the booking process, BookOutdoors helps property owners increase occupancy and revenue while providing travelers with a convenient, transparent way to plan outdoor experiences.
Qwick, Inc. is a technology company that operates a platform designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified food and beverage professionals in real-time. Founded in 2017 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Qwick enables businesses to fill shifts flexibly while allowing freelancers to control their schedules and receive same-day payments. The platform serves as a vital resource in the hospitality industry, matching experienced workers with on-demand shifts and providing a vetted workforce to meet seasonal demand. Qwick has garnered national recognition for its workplace culture and rapid growth, being listed among the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Bridge Money
Seed Round in 2022
Bridge Money, Inc. is a financial technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a mobile banking platform designed to enhance users' financial experience. The platform offers a range of services, including account activation, mobile check deposits, and free access to Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), along with zero overdraft fees. Additionally, Bridge Money provides a secure debit card without associated fees, aiming to simplify banking for its users and facilitate daily financial transactions.
EarlyDay
Seed Round in 2022
EarlyDay operates an online career marketplace focused on early childhood education. Its platform streamlines hiring processes by connecting preschools and childcare centers with pre-screened educators, making it easier for employers to fill vacancies and job seekers to find suitable roles.
ATLAS Space Operations
Series B in 2022
ATLAS Space Operations, Inc. is a company focused on transforming satellite communications and data management. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, ATLAS develops the ATLAS Freedom Software Platform, a cloud-based system that enables users to efficiently gather and analyze information from space. This innovative platform features flexible scheduling, cloud processing, and a global network of antennas, allowing clients to optimize their satellite communications at a lower cost. By leveraging advanced technology and a unique approach to space-based communications, ATLAS aims to provide more accessible and scalable solutions for organizations engaged in satellite operations.
Sofy is a developer of no-code testing software that aims to enhance the quality of mobile applications. The company offers an autonomous testing solution for websites and Android apps, allowing developers to evaluate visual quality, performance, and reliability without the need for scripts or source code. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Sofy's software incorporates trainable robots to support iterative application development. This technology enables developers to effectively manage their application portfolios and assess their performance in comparison to competitors. By focusing on functionality, reliability, and user experience, Sofy facilitates the testing, deployment, and monitoring processes for mobile application developers.
ReturnLogic
Series A in 2022
ReturnLogic is a leader in returns management, focusing on transforming the returns process for retailers through advanced technology. The company has developed a cloud-based platform that automates and optimizes product returns and associated operations. By leveraging artificial intelligence and an API-first approach, ReturnLogic streamlines the returns process, enhancing visibility and efficiency for e-commerce retailers and brands. Its platform simplifies returns for customers while automating workflows for customer service and warehouse teams, effectively addressing the challenges of retail returns. This innovative solution enables businesses to maximize productivity and improve their overall profitability.
Vizion is a technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in integrating and estimating ocean freight tracking data for the logistics and supply chain industry. The company offers an application programming interface platform that consolidates tracking information from various carriers into a single, user-friendly structure. This platform provides logistics teams with comprehensive data services that facilitate real-time monitoring and evaluation of logistics operations. By streamlining access to critical information, Vizion enables companies to enhance their day-to-day operations and make informed strategic decisions.
Nada
Venture Round in 2022
Nada is a fintech platform that specializes in home equity investment solutions, enabling homeowners to access their home equity without incurring debt. The company's Homeshares investment platform allows investors to engage in fractional investments in residential real estate, thereby gaining access to diversified markets. By offering homeowners immediate liquidity without the added burden of monthly payments or debt, Nada aims to simplify and enhance the homeownership experience. The company is supported by a range of investors, including venture capital firms and financial partners.
The Cool Down
Seed Round in 2022
The Cool Down is a startup that empowers Americans with engaging content about the future of sustainability. Led by Dave Finocchio, former CEO of Bleacher Report, and Anna Robertson, an industry veteran from Disney and Yahoo, the company showcases progress in climate space for wellness and recovery.
Kangarootime
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2015, Kangarootime offers a cloud-based childcare management solution that connects parents with care professionals. Its platform automates revenue cycle management, enrollment, attendance tracking, messaging, and employee management, enabling centers to streamline operations and enhance family communication.
After
Venture Round in 2022
After is a digital-first funeral services platform that enables families to plan and arrange cremations and traditional funeral services entirely online. It offers upfront, transparent pricing with no hidden costs and no markups, combining convenience with the reliability of licensed funeral professionals. The service supports online pre-planning and cremation options, secure storage of a deceased person when needed, and handling of essential paperwork such as death certificates. Through an internet-based experience, After seeks to streamline arrangements, save time and money, and allow families to focus on honoring their loved one while ensuring compliant, standard funeral processes.
Just Women's Sports
Seed Round in 2022
Just Women's Sports is a sports media platform dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of women's sports. The company offers a range of content, including exclusive podcasts, newsletters, and highlights, as well as post-interviews with athletes. By focusing on women's games, Just Women's Sports aims to engage sports enthusiasts and promote greater visibility and recognition for female athletes. Through its diverse media offerings, the platform seeks to elevate the conversation around women's sports and foster a dedicated community of fans.
Rheaply
Funding Round in 2022
Founded in 2016, Rheaply operates a cloud-based platform facilitating the exchange of resources among organizations. It connects Fortune 500 companies, startups, schools, and nonprofits to buy, sell, trade, donate, or rent assets, promoting waste reduction and circular economy.
SparkCharge
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2017, SparkCharge specializes in manufacturing portable, fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. Its modular design allows for easy mobility and convenience, enabling vehicle owners to charge their cars on the go without relying on wired infrastructure or gas-polluting generators.
Mahmee is an integrated care delivery platform focused on maternal and infant health. It aims to bridge critical gaps in the U.S. healthcare system, which faces high maternity costs and mortality rates, particularly among Black mothers and infants. By providing a digital infrastructure, Mahmee connects patients, independent health professionals, and large healthcare organizations to enhance access to comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care. The platform features a care management system that links health records for mothers and their babies, identifying clinical risks and facilitating collaboration among maternity and infant care practitioners. This enables healthcare providers to share care plans effectively, ensuring coordinated care. Additionally, Mahmee's marketplace allows new and expecting parents to discover community-based perinatal health providers and access care quickly, both in-person and virtually.
Recurate is a full-service recommerce partner that facilitates a peer-to-peer marketplace for used products directly on e-commerce platforms. The company provides a solution that enables customers to resell items they have previously purchased from an online store. Through its marketplace, Recurate allows users to promote these used products via social media, driving additional traffic to the store. The platform also offers features such as brand protection, various customization options, and dedicated customer support, making it easier for retailers to integrate resale capabilities into their existing operations.
NotiSphere
Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2019, NotiSphere develops a platform enabling medical device suppliers to communicate product recalls electronically. It facilitates real-time communication between suppliers and healthcare providers, reducing recall cycle times, exposed patients, and effort required by providers.
Prelude is a technology company headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, specializing in enhancing cybersecurity for organizations. Founded in 2018, Prelude focuses on providing visibility into security systems through a suite of products that enable continuous probing. This approach allows organizations to proactively assess their security posture by translating complex security concepts into straightforward queries, facilitating comprehensive understanding and management of vulnerabilities. By offering internal intelligence, Prelude helps clients identify, prioritize, and address security issues effectively, thereby strengthening their defenses against emerging threats.
Sigo Seguros
Seed Round in 2022
Sigo Seguros is an online auto insurance provider that focuses on serving the Latino market. The company utilizes data and automation to offer lower-cost policies, ensuring affordability and access for its customers. Sigo's platform features transparent pricing and eliminates the need for credit checks, making it easier for users to obtain insurance. Additionally, the company provides services in Spanish, enhancing accessibility for Spanish-speaking clients. Through its digital tools, Sigo enables users to effectively manage their car insurance, streamlining the process and improving the overall customer experience.
The Bitcoin Company
Seed Round in 2022
The Bitcoin Company is developing a Bitcoin services platform intended to make cryptocurrency accessible to a broad audience. The platform is designed as a super-app that combines learning, earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and buying Bitcoin in a single interface, and to integrate traditional banking with crypto services. It begins with a Bitcoin rewards program that lets users earn sats on purchases, link credit cards, and buy gift cards, with plans to expand the suite of financial tools. The company emphasizes privacy and simplicity, aiming to provide a private, easy-to-use experience that reduces friction for crypto adoption while broadening access to conventional financial services alongside digital assets. The goal is to unify everyday financial activities around Bitcoin and related crypto services.
Loloft is an innovative business offering modern, high-quality industrial coworking spaces for lease on a monthly basis. It provides office coworking facilities alongside industrial warehouse space, allowing businesses to access physical space for micro-warehousing and last-mile fulfillment centers without long-term leases or significant capital outlay.
Cambium Carbon
Seed Round in 2022
Cambium Carbon is an early-stage social enterprise focused on natural climate solutions through reforestation and urban wood reuse. It partners with cities and other public and private stakeholders to divert urban wood waste from landfills, repurpose fallen city trees for reuse, and channel revenues into planting and maintenance projects. It operates reforestation hubs that create a circular economy for urban forests, reclaiming city wood waste and building local regenerative supply chains, with the aim of reducing climate impact while creating jobs and strengthening urban resilience.
Slingshot Aerospace
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2016, Slingshot Aerospace develops mission-critical data and analytics solutions for the aerospace industry. Its platforms integrate global sensor data, artificial intelligence, and astrodynamics to enhance spaceflight awareness, reduce operational risk, and optimize decision-making for commercial and government space operators.
Hermeus Corporation, founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is focused on developing hypersonic aircraft capable of flying at speeds exceeding Mach 5. These advanced jets significantly reduce travel times, allowing a flight from New York to London to take just 90 minutes instead of the typical seven hours. Hermeus aims to enhance the global transportation network by enabling businesses to operate efficiently without major changes to existing aviation infrastructure. The company's innovations not only decrease flight durations but also enhance safety for long-haul and business class air travel, facilitating improved connectivity between major global cities.
Mad Rabbit
Seed Round in 2022
Mad Rabbit is a California-based brand established in 2019, specializing in tattoo aftercare products aimed at maintaining the health and vibrancy of tattoos. Operating out of Los Angeles, the company offers a diverse range of natural products, including balms, sunscreens, and soothing gels. These products are designed to moisturize and nourish the skin, helping to prevent tattoo fading and ink discoloration while promoting overall skin restoration. Mad Rabbit's focus is on providing effective solutions for individuals looking to care for their tattoos and keep them looking vibrant over time.
BasicBlock
Private Equity Round in 2022
Founded in 2018, BasicBlock develops a software application designed to facilitate transactions within the trucking industry. Its platform enables truck drivers to scan and upload documents for quick payment processing, streamlining invoicing workflows and automating billing processes. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
FactoryFix
Series A in 2022
FactoryFix, established in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates a platform that connects manufacturers with a vetted network of skilled workers. This includes engineers, machinists, maintenance technicians, and other specialized professionals. The company offers flexible hiring solutions, such as same-day service projects, part-time workers, and contract or temporary resources, as well as support for factory automation and engineering projects. By streamlining the hiring process and providing access to a large pool of qualified candidates, FactoryFix helps manufacturers fill their labor needs efficiently.
AcreTrader
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018 and based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, AcreTrader operates a platform facilitating investment in agricultural real estate. It offers transparency, flexibility, and ease of use for investors seeking to acquire shares of farmland online, while managing all administrative aspects and promoting soil sustainability.
Foxtrot Ventures, Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a food and beverage delivery company. It operates a mobile application and website, enabling users to shop for a wide range of products, including wine, spirits, groceries, ice cream, and essential household items. Foxtrot also owns and operates physical grocery stores in Chicago and Texas, further expanding its reach. The company delivers orders directly to customers within an hour of purchase.
Trainwell
Series A in 2022
Trainwell is an online coaching platform that offers personalized one-on-one fitness coaching. The company connects individuals with dedicated coaches who guide them through tailored workout plans and provide daily communication. This approach fosters lasting lifestyle changes by allowing clients to receive continuous encouragement and feedback throughout their fitness journeys. Through its platform, Trainwell aims to enhance the coaching experience, ensuring that users are supported at every step of their workout process.
We are on a mission to empower people to build microbusinesses with the financial Operating System they need to thrive. By building this financial OS supported by tailored financial services, we are playing an influential role in creating a world in which the smallest businesses have the biggest opportunities.
Pryon
Funding Round in 2021
Pryon is an artificial intelligence company specializing in enterprise knowledge management. Founded by Igor Jablokov in 2017, the company develops a natural language processing platform that transforms unstructured data into productive experiences, increasing efficiency with high accuracy and speed.
Plastomics
Series A in 2021
Plastomics is a biotechnology company focused on chloroplast genetic engineering to enhance crop yields and nutritional quality. Its technology platform enables precise insertion of beneficial traits into chloroplasts, reducing cross-pollination and shortening breeding timelines. The company employs gene stacking and rapid breeding approaches to develop biotech crops with a broader set of traits, addressing industry challenges in seed development. Plastomics' approach is applicable across multiple crops and trait areas, supporting commercial trait expression while aiming to lower production costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
WorkTorch
Pre Seed Round in 2021
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.
MilkRun, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates direct grocery purchases from farmers and producers, allowing consumers to buy a variety of products including bakery items, meat, seafood, and beverages. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Canby, Oregon, the company serves as a retail channel for small and mid-sized producers, enabling them to connect directly with their customers. Through its end-to-end solution, MilkRun enhances the distribution and fulfillment of locally sourced goods, significantly improving efficiency for producers by utilizing a pre-industrial distribution model tailored for local food systems.
equipifi
Seed Round in 2021
equipifi is a fintech software provider that delivers Buy Now, Pay Later solutions to banks and credit unions. Its platform integrates with financial institutions to deepen engagement, expand market share, and increase revenue by enabling cardholders to view, accept, and manage BNPL plans within their existing banking app. The solution reduces friction in the payments ecosystem by offering automatic push notifications and emails, and by providing seamless online and mobile banking integration with real-time dashboards for performance and usage. equipifi focuses on aligning BNPL offers with customers' financial goals and aims to deliver a simple, unified experience for consumers and financial institutions alike.
Kiswe
Venture Round in 2021
Kiswe specializes in enhancing live event viewing by connecting at-home audiences with in-venue fans through interactive video experiences. Its cloud-based Kiswe Studio transforms professional event production and broadcasting. Serving global broadcasters, sports leagues, and music labels like Big Hit Entertainment (BTS), NBA, Globo, MLS, PGA Tour, and Turner Sports.
Kangarootime
Series B in 2021
Founded in 2015, Kangarootime offers a cloud-based childcare management solution that connects parents with care professionals. Its platform automates revenue cycle management, enrollment, attendance tracking, messaging, and employee management, enabling centers to streamline operations and enhance family communication.
Gravwell
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Gravwell is a full-stack analytics platform designed to handle vast amounts of logs and non-text data. It offers advanced security analytics that extend beyond log data to industrial processes, vehicle fleets, IT infrastructure, or combined datasets. Gravwell enables comprehensive visibility by fusing disparate data sources into a central knowledge hub, providing analytic capabilities at an affordable price.
Insurate
Seed Round in 2021
Insurate is a managing general agent (MGA) specializing in workers' compensation insurance, focusing on risk assessment through advanced data science and analytics. The company aims to enhance the underwriting process by identifying businesses that demonstrate above-average safety, allowing them to secure fair and transparent premiums. By utilizing predictive analytics, Insurate helps agents effectively write and retain business, particularly in challenging markets. The organization is committed to rebuilding the workers' compensation insurance landscape to offer significant savings and more equitable coverage for safe companies. Through its innovative approach, Insurate positions itself as a key player in the evolution of insurance underwriting.
PetFriendly
Seed Round in 2021
PetFriendly is a pet wellness company specializing in creating safe, effective, and vet-quality products for dogs and cats. It offers subscription-based personalized care items delivered directly to customers' homes, aiming to keep pets healthy and make their owners happy.
Rize develops customer-centric financial applications aimed at fintechs, established financial institutions, and non-financial brands. Its innovative technology features patent-pending Synthetic Account capabilities, which integrate checking, saving, and brokerage services into a single, flexible platform. This allows clients to create tailored products and user experiences that address the specific needs of their customers. By offering a unified application programming interface (API), Rize enables businesses to efficiently build across various account types, simplifying the development process and enhancing financial service delivery.
Strike Graph
Series A in 2021
Strike Graph, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that develops a compliance Security-as-a-Service solution designed to streamline security audits and certifications. Founded in 2020, Strike Graph offers an innovative Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform that helps organizations organize their security programs and manage compliance controls, policies, and evidence. The platform simplifies the process of obtaining certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR by adapting to the specific needs of each company. It integrates seamlessly with existing business systems to automate the collection of evidence required for auditor review, enabling organizations to pass audits more efficiently. By facilitating trust and reducing the time and cost associated with traditional compliance methods, Strike Graph empowers companies to focus on their core business objectives while ensuring robust security and compliance practices.
Smartwyre
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Smartwyre is a Denver-based company that develops software for the agriculture industry. Its platform enables real-time product, pricing, and rebate data sharing among farm input distributors, retailers, and manufacturers, driving profitability.
Speakeasy Company
Seed Round in 2021
Speakeasy Company is a technology-driven e-commerce platform focused on the wine and spirits industry. It empowers brands to sell directly to consumers while adhering to the three-tier distribution system, allowing them to maintain control over the user experience and access valuable customer data and analytics. The platform enhances market reach and scalability for alcohol brands by providing services such as website redesign and development, digital advertising, merchandise fulfillment, and warehousing. Additionally, it offers real-time insights into customer behavior, enabling brands to improve engagement and optimize their marketing strategies. Through these comprehensive solutions, Speakeasy Company supports alcohol brands in navigating the complexities of direct-to-consumer sales.
Harness
Seed Round in 2021
At Harness, we build tools and infrastructure to connect Payments to Purpose. We work with thousands of companies to make it easy for millions of people to program their payment cards to “do more with every payment.” Our products are used by everyone from local non-profits to global financial institutions and are supported by the world’s largest card networks, including Visa and Mastercard. Founded in 2016, Harness is headquartered in Tampa, Florida with offices in New York, and currently expanding with remote employees around the world.
Nickson Living
Series A in 2021
Founded in Dallas, Texas in 2016, Nickson Living specializes in transforming rental apartments into fully furnished, customized homes. It offers a unique service where customers can customize and order furniture for their new apartment with just one click, ensuring the space is ready upon move-in.
Class Technologies
Series B in 2021
Class Technologies specializes in online learning solutions, focusing on enhancing the educational experience through its software. The company offers a virtual classroom platform that integrates with Zoom, allowing educators to manage attendance, distribute assignments, conduct assessments, and engage in individual student interactions. Key features of the software include a seating chart, ID verification, proctored exams, and participation tracking, which help optimize teaching effectiveness and student performance management. Additionally, Class provides courses in core subjects, electives, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in delivering effective remote education.
Cariloop is a digital platform that connects seniors, caregivers, and healthcare providers. It offers real-time information on geriatric care services, enables providers to market their capabilities digitally, and facilitates communication among users. Incorporated in 2012, Cariloop is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Arcade Solutions, Inc. is a Dallas-based company, also with an office in Melbourne, Australia, that specializes in workforce engagement solutions. Founded in 2016, Arcade offers a platform designed to enhance the performance and retention of sales teams by gamifying employee goals. The software provides an all-in-one solution that incorporates rewards, recognition, contests, communication, and staff training, facilitating improved productivity through streamlined interactions and incentivized engagement. Arcade's dynamic approach caters to various industries, serving both small and large teams worldwide, and has demonstrated proven results in boosting employee performance and motivation.
Candidate
Seed Round in 2021
Candidate, Inc. is an online staffing and recruiting company that operates a marketplace designed to motivate individuals to act as recruiters within their own networks. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. By leveraging personal connections, Candidate encourages users to participate in the recruitment process, creating a unique approach to talent acquisition.
Collective Retreats
Series C in 2021
Collective Retreats offers luxury tent accommodations and dining experiences at various locations across the United States. Founded in 2015, the company provides asset-light retreats focused on exceptional guest experiences, including activities like fly-fishing and horseback riding.
FreightWaves
Private Equity Round in 2021
FreightWaves is a data and content forum dedicated to delivering near-time analytics for the freight market. The company provides a central platform that aggregates billions of data points from various sources, offering insights into multiple modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse. Its primary product, SONAR, is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) analytics tool that enables users to access time-series and geo-based data, facilitating informed decision-making based on real-time market signals. Founded with the aim of enhancing transparency and risk management in the freight sector, FreightWaves assists market participants in taking actionable steps to navigate price volatility and optimize their operations. By serving as a comprehensive resource for aggregated data across North American freight markets, FreightWaves plays a critical role in shaping the logistics and transportation landscape.
Mixtroz
Seed Round in 2021
Mixtroz, LLC is a Birmingham, Alabama-based company that specializes in creating a software application aimed at enhancing virtual communication during various events, including networking functions, meetings, trainings, orientations, and weddings. Founded in 2014, Mixtroz addresses the challenge of attendee engagement, known as homophily, where individuals tend to connect with like-minded participants. The application facilitates interactions among attendees by utilizing digital communication and machine learning algorithms to foster physical connections. Additionally, it collects real-time data for event organizers, allowing them to form groups based on participant responses and ultimately enhancing the overall experience for both hosts and attendees.
Recurate
Seed Round in 2021
Recurate is a full-service recommerce partner that facilitates a peer-to-peer marketplace for used products directly on e-commerce platforms. The company provides a solution that enables customers to resell items they have previously purchased from an online store. Through its marketplace, Recurate allows users to promote these used products via social media, driving additional traffic to the store. The platform also offers features such as brand protection, various customization options, and dedicated customer support, making it easier for retailers to integrate resale capabilities into their existing operations.
FlavorCloud
Series A in 2021
FlavorCloud streamlines international shipping for e-commerce retailers. Its cloud-based platform integrates with shopping carts, offering a seamless one-click checkout process and simplified delivery experience worldwide.
Replica is an enterprise data platform and urban planning tool that helps cities understand mobility, population, and land use. It ingests a wide range of data, including public datasets such as the US Census and land use regulations, as well as private sources like aggregate mobile location data, credit transactions, and real estate information, to deliver a synthetic representation of the built environment. The platform measures movement patterns, mode shares (car, transit, bike, foot), and trip purposes, and provides baseline travel metrics to answer key transportation questions. Replica serves public agencies, land developers, and communities, supporting planning decisions on transportation, schools, parks, and hospitals by combining demographic data with transit data and other inputs. Outputs are validated against ground truth such as auto counts or ridership where possible, with options for customers to supply their own ground-truth data to improve model accuracy. Founded in 2018, Replica is based in San Francisco, California.
DwellSocial
Seed Round in 2021
DwellSocial, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that operates an online platform designed to connect homeowners with contractors for various home projects and services. Founded in 2017, the platform facilitates professional referrals from users and group members, enhancing job opportunities within communities. Additionally, DwellSocial empowers neighborhoods by aggregating demand for meals from local restaurants, enabling pop-up dining experiences in suburban areas. This approach allows restaurants to expand their service areas, reach new customers, and optimize delivery logistics by consolidating orders from nearby patrons. By leveraging community engagement, DwellSocial aims to enrich local economies and improve access to both home services and dining options.
Cultured Decadence
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cultured Decadence is a cellular aquaculture startup based in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 2020. The company specializes in innovative methods to produce crustacean products, specifically focusing on lobster and crab meat. Utilizing cell culture and tissue engineering techniques, Cultured Decadence creates seafood directly from the cells of these animals, eliminating the need for shells, organs, and waste. This approach aims to address the increasing global demand for nutritious and sustainable seafood, providing a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional fishing practices.
AcreTrader
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018 and based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, AcreTrader operates a platform facilitating investment in agricultural real estate. It offers transparency, flexibility, and ease of use for investors seeking to acquire shares of farmland online, while managing all administrative aspects and promoting soil sustainability.
Ox is an enterprise software company specializing in human-centered automation systems for supply chain operations. It employs software automation, wearable displays, and artificial intelligence to enhance frontline operator efficiency and deliver operational excellence.
Foxtrot Ventures, Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a food and beverage delivery company. It operates a mobile application and website, enabling users to shop for a wide range of products, including wine, spirits, groceries, ice cream, and essential household items. Foxtrot also owns and operates physical grocery stores in Chicago and Texas, further expanding its reach. The company delivers orders directly to customers within an hour of purchase.
Founded in 2016, Rheaply operates a cloud-based platform facilitating the exchange of resources among organizations. It connects Fortune 500 companies, startups, schools, and nonprofits to buy, sell, trade, donate, or rent assets, promoting waste reduction and circular economy.
WireWheel
Series B in 2021
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company specializing in data privacy management solutions, designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations such as the EU GDPR and HIPAA. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel offers a cloud-based platform that integrates machine learning and data science to streamline privacy program management and subject rights request handling. The platform facilitates the automatic mapping of public cloud assets and aids in managing third-party relationships, enabling organizations to effectively navigate compliance obligations while maximizing the value of their data assets. WireWheel's innovative approach positions its clients to operationalize privacy effectively within their enterprises.
Insightin Health
Series A in 2021
Insightin Health is a technology company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to automate preventative care recommendations within healthcare systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the company offers its inGAGE™ platform, which integrates medical, clinical, cognitive, and social determinants of health to deliver personalized care suggestions. This AI-driven platform supports healthcare organizations in member acquisition, retention, and engagement by providing real-time actionable analytics and campaign automation. By centralizing member activities, Insightin Health enables health plans to enhance quality measurements, boost member satisfaction, and reduce churn rates. The company's solutions cater to various markets, including Medicare/Medicaid, accountable care organizations, and broker/agent networks.
SupplyHive
Seed Round in 2021
SupplyHive is a software company specializing in supplier performance review. Its platform enables businesses to understand their suppliers better by measuring key performance indicators, identifying trends, and automating action plans using predictive analytics.
Qoins Technologies, Inc., established in 2017 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in developing financial wellness applications. Its core product is an automated platform that helps users reduce their debt by rounding up daily credit card purchases and applying the spare change towards their student loans or credit card balances. This process, which occurs in $5.00+ increments, enables users to pay off their debt more quickly and achieve their financial goals.
Kanarys
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2018 and based in Dallas, Texas, Kanarys is a technology company dedicated to empowering organizations to drive systemic change around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Its platform provides data-driven insights, benchmarking tools, and tailored recommendations to help businesses assess DEI metrics, identify gaps, and enhance employee engagement.
FiscalNote
Debt Financing in 2020
FiscalNote is a provider of AI-driven policy and market intelligence solutions. It uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver real-time predictive analytics of governmental action, helping organizations anticipate policy impact. Its flagship platform combines legislative forecasting with enterprise collaboration and visualization tools and aggregates data on campaign finance, demographics, news, and open data to support government relations professionals in faster, more informed decisions. The company offers a suite of products, including FiscalNote Core, CQ Federal, and EU Issue Tracker, and delivers geopolitical and market intelligence that helps businesses, government institutions, and nonprofits manage policy risk and integrate policy insights into daily operations. With global reach, FiscalNote aims to turn policy data into actionable insights for risk management and strategic planning.
FiscalNote
Venture Round in 2020
FiscalNote is a provider of AI-driven policy and market intelligence solutions. It uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver real-time predictive analytics of governmental action, helping organizations anticipate policy impact. Its flagship platform combines legislative forecasting with enterprise collaboration and visualization tools and aggregates data on campaign finance, demographics, news, and open data to support government relations professionals in faster, more informed decisions. The company offers a suite of products, including FiscalNote Core, CQ Federal, and EU Issue Tracker, and delivers geopolitical and market intelligence that helps businesses, government institutions, and nonprofits manage policy risk and integrate policy insights into daily operations. With global reach, FiscalNote aims to turn policy data into actionable insights for risk management and strategic planning.
AirDeck
Seed Round in 2020
AirDeck, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides an online platform for creating narrated presentations and documents for on-demand viewing. Founded in 2019 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, AirDeck allows users to personalize content, embed and share presentations, and record individual slides with audio or video. The platform also offers features such as viewer analytics, secure document sharing, and real-time chat, making it suitable for various applications including education, sales, investor communications, board meetings, webinars, online training, thought leadership, and employee onboarding. This versatility positions AirDeck as a valuable tool for enhancing communication and engagement across different sectors.
Encantos
Seed Round in 2020
Encantos Media Studios is an entertainment and educational company based in Culver City, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2015, Encantos creates a diverse range of content, including apps, books, toys, and videos, aimed at empowering creatives to tell their stories. The company connects children with skilled storytellers through an online platform designed to teach essential 21st-century skills. Encantos has garnered recognition through numerous awards and accolades from prestigious organizations such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, highlighting its commitment to quality educational content and innovation in children's media.