Scribble Ventures

Scribble Ventures is an early-stage investment fund that specializes in investing from Pre-Seed through Series A rounds. The fund typically writes initial checks ranging from $300,000 to $750,000, positioning itself to collaborate with other prominent angel investors and seed funds. Scribble Ventures leverages its extensive network of operators, executives, and investors to support the growth of its portfolio companies, assisting them in areas such as recruitment and future fundraising efforts.

John Smothers

Partner

Elizabeth Weil

Founder and Partner

66 past transactions

Campus

Series A in 2023
Campuswire is a real-time messaging platform designed specifically for college classes, aimed at enhancing communication between students and educators. The platform facilitates class discussions, question-and-answer sessions, and announcements, ultimately optimizing the teaching and learning experience. By integrating both synchronous and asynchronous messaging features, Campuswire promotes increased student collaboration and simplifies educators' workflows. Its user-friendly interface, inspired by social media, enables professors to efficiently share important information, engage in online discussions, and privately communicate with individual students. Through its innovative approach, Campuswire is committed to addressing challenges in educational communication and fostering a more collaborative learning environment.

Checkmate

Seed Round in 2022
Checkmate is a digital wallet and payments company. Checkmate offers a suite of financial solutions enabling users to save when purchasing online or in the physical world.

Gridwise

Series A in 2022
Gridwise, Inc. develops and operates a peer-to-peer driver intelligence mobile application for rideshare drivers. The company's software solution enables drivers to receive events and end time updates, real-time alerts, airport demand data, and maintain driver taskbar. Its application also enables to get alerts about traffic, weather, events letting out, and other nearby opportunities; calculate tax deductions and prepare detailed tax reports; automatically track mileage; and get real-time passenger data. Gridwise, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Certn

Series B in 2022
Certn Holdings, Inc. is a technology company based in Victoria, Canada, that specializes in applicant screening and risk management solutions. Founded in 2016, Certn uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to evaluate customer credibility, aiming to enhance financial inclusion. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services for landlords, property management firms, and financial institutions, including criminal record checks, identity verification, and employment and education verification. Certn employs a three-dimensional approach to scoring applicants, utilizing social, behavioral, and financial profiling to assess risk and predict credibility. This methodology allows clients to efficiently identify and manage applications, ultimately streamlining the hiring and tenant selection processes. Additionally, Certn's proprietary Softcheck tool scans extensive databases for negative information, providing rapid results to its users.

PlusPlus

Seed Round in 2022
PlusPlus, Inc. is a live-learning platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. It facilitates peer learning within larger organizations by automating the management of onboarding processes, workshops, and technical discussions. The platform enables both individual contributors and managers to share their technical knowledge effectively, enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction. By streamlining these learning experiences at scale, PlusPlus helps companies attract and develop talent, ultimately leading to a more skilled and motivated workforce.

Highlight

Seed Round in 2022
Highlight is a market research platform established in 2020 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in facilitating efficient and scalable at-home product testing. The platform allows brands to seamlessly distribute products and collect data from a diverse, vetted community of engaged consumers. This approach enables companies to obtain high-quality product insights at scale, enhancing their ability to make informed decisions based on real consumer feedback.

ContaLink

Seed Round in 2022
Contalink is an accounting, administrative and financial platform that enables accounting and accounting offices to reduce their operational load by up to 90%, provide their customers with better service through state-of-the-art technology, and eliminate license costs and Software updates. Contalink is a free platform for accounting firms and accounting professionals, as well as allowing to capture new customers and generate new sources of income.

NCX

Series B in 2022
NCX, operated by SilviaTerra Inc., is a data-driven marketplace focused on forest carbon credits. Established in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company leverages high-resolution forest data to enhance the understanding and valuation of forests. NCX aims to create transparent markets that facilitate trading in carbon offsets, biodiversity, and fire risk reduction. The company also offers various analytics services, including volume estimation, growth projections, and harvest scheduling, along with tools such as Plot Hound, a platform designed to streamline the cruising process for forest measurement teams. Through these services and its marketplace, NCX supports sustainable forest management and aims to contribute to environmental conservation.

Verto Education

Series A in 2021
Verto Education, Inc. provides semester traveling services for students to travel overseas and earn college credit for campus programs and admissions. It offers semester traveling services to Central America, South Pacific, and Southeast Asia to learn about subjects, including environmental science, public health, business, and finance. The company also provides on-campus programs in Ireland, England, and New Zealand. Verto Education, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Mysten Labs

Series A in 2021
Mysten Labs creates foundational infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Hero Bread

Series A in 2021
Hero Bread is a food product company that specializes in providing nutritious foods. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.

SESO

Seed Round in 2021
SESO Inc. operates an online agricultural labor recruitment platform that connects U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. This program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for temporary or seasonal labor. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in annual losses of $15 billion. SESO offers a comprehensive service package that includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers, as well as automating the H-2A visa process. Additionally, SESO provides workforce management software to assist employers in maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations. By facilitating access to a better quality workforce at a lower cost, SESO aims to create meaningful and safe employment opportunities for agricultural workers.

Daily

Seed Round in 2021
Pluot is the easiest way to video conference. A complete hardware + software solution for video conferencing and screen sharing. Dedicated hardware that easily connects to your TV. Free software so anyone can join your meetings.

Luxury Presence

Series B in 2021
Luxury Presence, Inc. operates a luxury real estate marketing platform for real estate agents and teams. It offers Luxury Presence, a platform that provides agent websites, property websites, brokerage solutions, and on-demand lead generation solutions. The company also provides services in the areas of on-demand lead gen, managed SEO, managed Instagram, copywriting, and video production. Luxury Presence, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Ladder

Seed Round in 2021
Ladder, Inc. operates a professional community platform designed for college students, facilitating access to job opportunities, fellowships, competitions, and mentorship. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Ladder enables students to connect with peers who share similar professional interests, fostering collaboration and mutual growth. The platform also provides users with updates on exclusive opportunities and allows them to seek and offer advice, creating a supportive environment for career development. Formerly known as Remote Students, Inc., Ladder aims to empower students as they transition into their professional lives.

OSlash

Seed Round in 2021
OSlash is a modern platform for growing businesses to manage employees' access to devices, networks, and applications in a single interface. We remove the administrative work of managing IT so companies can focus on what they do best. Founded in 2020, OSlash is based in San Francisco and Bangalore and backed by Accel Partners. We're building a better way for modern teams to manage their IT.

Realm

Series A in 2021
Beautiful design, affordable, and fast installation, Realm is your full and continuing ADU service. Contact: www.seerealm.com/contact-us

Titan

Series B in 2021
Titan is a high-quality asset manager that focuses on developing and managing investment strategies specifically tailored for retail investors. The company aims to simplify the investment process by providing clear explanations of its strategies, enabling individuals to make informed decisions. Additionally, Titan offers an email suite designed for businesses, which facilitates scheduling, follow-up reminders, and provides templates for efficient communication. This dual approach combines asset management with tools that enhance productivity, catering to the needs of both individual investors and business clients.

Pequity

Series A in 2021
Pequity helps teams make informed pay decisions, combat pay inequality, and work smarter. Let's de-complicate compensation, together.

Gridwise

Seed Round in 2021
Gridwise, Inc. develops and operates a peer-to-peer driver intelligence mobile application for rideshare drivers. The company's software solution enables drivers to receive events and end time updates, real-time alerts, airport demand data, and maintain driver taskbar. Its application also enables to get alerts about traffic, weather, events letting out, and other nearby opportunities; calculate tax deductions and prepare detailed tax reports; automatically track mileage; and get real-time passenger data. Gridwise, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Confirm

Seed Round in 2021
Confirm HR, Inc. develops an application that helps companies to hire employees and jobseekers to find jobs. It offers Confirm, an application that gathers feedback from secondary and backchannel references; identifies traits and verifies candidate compatibility; and reduce bias and avoid passing on qualified candidates. Confirm HR, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in San Jose, California.

Synctera

Series A in 2021
Synctera Inc. is a company that specializes in providing digital banking solutions aimed at facilitating partnerships between traditional banks and fintech startups. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Synctera offers a platform that helps banks identify their specific needs and connects them with suitable fintech firms. The company manages the relationship through a backend platform that addresses regulatory compliance and supports the onboarding process. In addition to its partnership solutions, Synctera enhances security through features such as personally identifiable information (PII) encryption, endpoint protection, secure login, authentication, and role-based access.

Synctera

Series A in 2021
Synctera Inc. is a company that specializes in providing digital banking solutions aimed at facilitating partnerships between traditional banks and fintech startups. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Synctera offers a platform that helps banks identify their specific needs and connects them with suitable fintech firms. The company manages the relationship through a backend platform that addresses regulatory compliance and supports the onboarding process. In addition to its partnership solutions, Synctera enhances security through features such as personally identifiable information (PII) encryption, endpoint protection, secure login, authentication, and role-based access.

Actuate

Series A in 2021
Aegis AI developes an artificial intelligence (AI) software that watches security cameras, identifies guns, and sends information into information system of the institution. The company builds software that employs computer vision to monitor surveillance camera footage and detect weapons in buildings. Its software automatically detects firearms in existing security camera feeds, provides early warning, and improves the law enforcement response. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Fam

Series A in 2021
Fam's mission is to build products that revolutionize the way teens and millennials communicate. They believe in a calculated combination of live group video and group chat messaging to execute this. It is the world’s first group video chat app for iMessage, with over 7 million users. Their app instantly connects with the family and friends closest to its user through group video calling, right from their iPhone, and Android text message app.

Recess.tv

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a modern studio and gym management software designed to start, run and grow their wellness business. The company's software helps to manage membership, schedule in-person or virtual classes, build a library of virtual content for passive revenue and automate the tasks that slow down, enabling clients to build a virtual business while offering users high energy and interactive fitness experience.

Scenery

Seed Round in 2021
Scenery is a collaborative video editor on the web for teams creating videos together. The company was founded in 2020 by the team behind Jumpcut and SnappyTV.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2021
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2021
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

Whatnot

Series A in 2021
Whatnot Inc. is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of authenticated collectibles, including Funko Pops and other items. Founded in 2019 and based in Marina Del Rey, California, the platform provides a user-friendly application that facilitates transactions for collectors and enthusiasts. By focusing on authentic items, Whatnot aims to create a secure environment for both buyers and sellers in the collectibles market.

PlusPlus

Seed Round in 2021
PlusPlus, Inc. is a live-learning platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. It facilitates peer learning within larger organizations by automating the management of onboarding processes, workshops, and technical discussions. The platform enables both individual contributors and managers to share their technical knowledge effectively, enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction. By streamlining these learning experiences at scale, PlusPlus helps companies attract and develop talent, ultimately leading to a more skilled and motivated workforce.

Hivecell

Seed Round in 2021
Hivecell is a robotics company that provides unique expertise in big data and the internet of things. The company provides companies with expertise in technology such as big data, streaming microservices, blockchain, the Internet of things, and big data governance. Ricker Lyman Robotic was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Beacon, New York.

Titan

Series A in 2021
Titan is a high-quality asset manager that focuses on developing and managing investment strategies specifically tailored for retail investors. The company aims to simplify the investment process by providing clear explanations of its strategies, enabling individuals to make informed decisions. Additionally, Titan offers an email suite designed for businesses, which facilitates scheduling, follow-up reminders, and provides templates for efficient communication. This dual approach combines asset management with tools that enhance productivity, catering to the needs of both individual investors and business clients.

Sunnyside

Seed Round in 2021
Creating a new wellness category around proactive alcohol health, with the goal of helping anyone who regularly drinks alcohol build mindfulness around their consumption.

Pequity

Seed Round in 2020
Pequity helps teams make informed pay decisions, combat pay inequality, and work smarter. Let's de-complicate compensation, together.

Whatnot

Seed Round in 2020
Whatnot Inc. is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of authenticated collectibles, including Funko Pops and other items. Founded in 2019 and based in Marina Del Rey, California, the platform provides a user-friendly application that facilitates transactions for collectors and enthusiasts. By focusing on authentic items, Whatnot aims to create a secure environment for both buyers and sellers in the collectibles market.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome designs and develops offer management and compensation platform for human resource (HR) team. Its platform helps to collaborate, approve workflow across the team, access real time insights, get notifications on candidate engagement, and set clear expectations about the role, compensation, equity, benefits, and mission. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

NCX

Venture Round in 2020
NCX, operated by SilviaTerra Inc., is a data-driven marketplace focused on forest carbon credits. Established in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company leverages high-resolution forest data to enhance the understanding and valuation of forests. NCX aims to create transparent markets that facilitate trading in carbon offsets, biodiversity, and fire risk reduction. The company also offers various analytics services, including volume estimation, growth projections, and harvest scheduling, along with tools such as Plot Hound, a platform designed to streamline the cruising process for forest measurement teams. Through these services and its marketplace, NCX supports sustainable forest management and aims to contribute to environmental conservation.

Synctera

Seed Round in 2020
Synctera Inc. is a company that specializes in providing digital banking solutions aimed at facilitating partnerships between traditional banks and fintech startups. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Synctera offers a platform that helps banks identify their specific needs and connects them with suitable fintech firms. The company manages the relationship through a backend platform that addresses regulatory compliance and supports the onboarding process. In addition to its partnership solutions, Synctera enhances security through features such as personally identifiable information (PII) encryption, endpoint protection, secure login, authentication, and role-based access.

BuildBuddy

Seed Round in 2020
BuildBuddy provides enterprise features for Bazel, an open-source build system that allows users to build and test software. It captures build logs, invocation details, target information, and artifacts so users get a complete picture of each build. The company was founded by Siggi Simonarson and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Certn

Series A in 2020
Certn Holdings, Inc. is a technology company based in Victoria, Canada, that specializes in applicant screening and risk management solutions. Founded in 2016, Certn uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to evaluate customer credibility, aiming to enhance financial inclusion. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services for landlords, property management firms, and financial institutions, including criminal record checks, identity verification, and employment and education verification. Certn employs a three-dimensional approach to scoring applicants, utilizing social, behavioral, and financial profiling to assess risk and predict credibility. This methodology allows clients to efficiently identify and manage applications, ultimately streamlining the hiring and tenant selection processes. Additionally, Certn's proprietary Softcheck tool scans extensive databases for negative information, providing rapid results to its users.

Luminai

Seed Round in 2020
Luminai is a company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in enhancing IT customer support services. It leverages automation technology to assist customer support agents in managing their workloads more efficiently, effectively enabling them to resolve tickets at twice the usual speed. By streamlining the user interface for customer support operations, Luminai aims to improve productivity and service quality for organizations that rely on timely and effective customer assistance.

Warmly

Seed Round in 2020
Warmly, Inc. develops a software that helps users in getting new warm leads by finding users and prospects when they move to a new company. The company’s platform also helps users to find qualified leads, save accounts before they churn, cross-sell into new departments, and leverage customers for warm intros. Warmly, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Redwood City, California.

AeroVect

Pre Seed Round in 2020
AeroVect Technologies Inc. develops and offers autonomous cargo handling systems for airports. Its autonomous cargo handling systems include autonomous GSE technology and ground handling management software; and LiDARs, cameras, radars, and GPS-RTK for airside operations. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Run The World

Series A in 2020
Run The World, Inc. develops a platform that enables people to plan and attend live online events. Its platform enables organizers to plug and play the event templates; and attendees to interact and learn from each other and have meaningful conversations online. The company’s platform also enables organizations to browse attendee lists, conduct fireside chats, and organize cocktail parties for the attendees. It serves customers worldwide. Run The World, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Mountain View, California.

TrueNorth

Seed Round in 2020
TrueNorth is a software company based in San Francisco, California, focused on addressing inefficiencies in the independent trucking industry. Founded by Stedge and Sanjaya Wijeratne, the company provides a platform that combines various tools and resources for independent truckers. This platform assists truckers in managing essential aspects of their operations, including insurance, fuel, and maintenance. Additionally, TrueNorth helps optimize routes, coordinates loads, and offers automated tracking, enabling truckers to secure better-paying jobs and find dedicated routes. By consolidating these services, TrueNorth aims to streamline operations for independent truckers and enhance their overall efficiency in a fragmented market.

Haus

Seed Round in 2020
Haus is a beverage brand creating better products for the modern drinker. Haus is taking on the American liquor industry, which hasn’t changed since prohibition. Through products made with only natural ingredients, new approaches to distribution, and transparent processes, Haus is building a business holistically designed in the best interests of today’s consumer.

Uniform Teeth

Series A in 2019
Uniform Teeth is an orthodontics practice committed to making orthodontic care as intuitive, accessible, and high quality as possible. Uniform Teeth specializes in providing clear straighteners.

BeyondHQ

Seed Round in 2019
BeyondHQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing expansion solutions for startups by facilitating the establishment of distributed teams. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company assists clients in identifying suitable locations for new offices and managing the setup of teams in these areas. BeyondHQ offers ongoing support by collaborating with local governments, economic development agencies, and service partners to ensure successful integration into the community. The company focuses on addressing the challenges faced by high-growth tech firms seeking to expand outside of costly markets by creating tailored expansion strategies and blueprints. By building relationships with various cities and private partners nationwide, BeyondHQ aims to help startups navigate the complexities of growth and capitalize on emerging opportunities across the country.

Runa

Seed Round in 2018
Businesses from every walk of life use rewards to acquire, retain and thank customers but the current process is broken. Sending rewards, incentives and non-cash payouts is manual, expensive, time-consuming and error-prone. WeGift changes this. Operating in more than 30 countries, in 22 languages, 20 currencies, with over 700 brand partners, and hundreds of clients, like Perkbox, Sodexo, New Look and Halfords among others, WeGift’s cloud-based, open API solutions allow businesses to transfer value to consumers, in real-time and globally. Established in 2016, WeGift is backed by leading entrepreneurs and investors.
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