Select Venture Partners

Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotels to streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more.

Alef is the first global edge API platform company that empowers enterprises to create, customize, and control their own private mobile network - in 60 minutes. We simplify the complexity of 5G and edge computing through a suite of APIs and tools that allow for more control and security with less overhead, while operating at a fraction of the cost of legacy mobile network providers. Leading systems integrators, distributors, and technology partners, and developers trust us to help power the edge economy and enable companies and communities to connect with a purpose.

Geostellar applies big-data geomatics to compute precise renewable resource potential, infrastructure capacity, economics and policy impact for clean tech projects. On our subscription services platform, solar, wind and biofuel energy producers can identify the optimal sites for projects, market to property owners, arrange for financing and coordinate deployment. We support complex queries across every rooftop, field and lot in the United States.

Consensus is a Software as a Service (SaaS) that automates custom product demos to accelerate sales. Their interactive demo platform personalizes videos and documents so each prospect automatically learns about the solution in the most relevant way.

Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotels to streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more.

ClientSuccess is a customer success platform that empowers B2B SaaS companies to proactively manage post-sales customer relationships, measure customer health, maximize customer retention and growth, and drive a culture of customer success. It provides a holistic approach to managing success throughout the customer lifecycle as well as provides insights, customer analytics, and best practices that enhance the client’s company. The company also provides SuccessScore, a solution that represents the holistic health of customers; and SuccessCycle, an application that provides the framework to define, manage, and measure success throughout the entire customer lifecycle. In addition, it offers renewal management application that allows users to track customer subscriptions; customer engagement solutions; and application to helps users mitigate risk or identify opportunities for expansion and growth; an application that helps clients in tracking key contacts, users, and executive sponsors within the organization; Support View application that integrates with customer support tools to CRM, support, social, and communication platforms; and customized scorecard to track the progress of each customer. ClientSuccess was founded in 2014 and is based in Lehi, Utah.

Geostellar applies big-data geomatics to compute precise renewable resource potential, infrastructure capacity, economics and policy impact for clean tech projects. On our subscription services platform, solar, wind and biofuel energy producers can identify the optimal sites for projects, market to property owners, arrange for financing and coordinate deployment. We support complex queries across every rooftop, field and lot in the United States.

CampusLogic provides critical tools and resources for the 15 million students who travel the higher education journey each year. The company currently serves more than 750 schools increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates with a platform, which includes a net price calculator, complete scholarship management, personalized digital communications, simplified financial aid verification, 24×7 personalized virtual advising, tuition, and scholarship crowdfunding, and integrated data visualizations.

Urgently is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Miner Labs is a technology company in NYC with one of the most ambitious visions of any startup on the planet. When you shop online, you can see the inventory available in warehouses hundreds of miles away. Why is it that we cannot see what's available in the retail stores around us? We want to change that. We are building the Everywhere Store, an e-commerce platform tied to physical locations. Our flagship product, the Miner shopping app, debuted on the App Store in May, and was Featured by Apple. We recently closed a Seed round lead by Simon Venture Group (SVG). SVG is the venture capital arm of Simon. Simon is the largest retail real estate company in the world and a S&P 100 company. The Everywhere Store we are building will make it easy to discover anything you need, anywhere you are. Simon Venture Group believes in our vision, and has the ability to help us make it a reality.

Alef is the first global edge API platform company that empowers enterprises to create, customize, and control their own private mobile network - in 60 minutes. We simplify the complexity of 5G and edge computing through a suite of APIs and tools that allow for more control and security with less overhead, while operating at a fraction of the cost of legacy mobile network providers. Leading systems integrators, distributors, and technology partners, and developers trust us to help power the edge economy and enable companies and communities to connect with a purpose.

Consensus is a Software as a Service (SaaS) that automates custom product demos to accelerate sales. Their interactive demo platform personalizes videos and documents so each prospect automatically learns about the solution in the most relevant way.

PierceMatrix is a security product company that focuses on reducing risk chain exposure for enterprises. The company offers an online security platform that leverages artificial intelligence technology originally developed for the US military. This platform provides personalized threat reports based on global internet threats affecting individual company networks. By utilizing data from thousands of client networks and various industry sources, PierceMatrix helps identify and mitigate threats such as botnets, attackers, and compromised machines. Its dashboard and reporting tools deliver real-time security intelligence, enabling security teams to spend less time on research and more on addressing security issues. Through its unique distributed architecture, PierceMatrix enhances the efficiency of security processes, allowing enterprises to scale their defenses in response to the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Alef is the first global edge API platform company that empowers enterprises to create, customize, and control their own private mobile network - in 60 minutes. We simplify the complexity of 5G and edge computing through a suite of APIs and tools that allow for more control and security with less overhead, while operating at a fraction of the cost of legacy mobile network providers. Leading systems integrators, distributors, and technology partners, and developers trust us to help power the edge economy and enable companies and communities to connect with a purpose.

Consensus is a Software as a Service (SaaS) that automates custom product demos to accelerate sales. Their interactive demo platform personalizes videos and documents so each prospect automatically learns about the solution in the most relevant way.

Urgently is a digital roadside assistance platform that features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands, roadside assistance professionals, and consumers. Its solution delivers the quickest, safest, and most innovative roadside assistance service, products and technology by combining location-based services, real-time data, AI, and machine-to-machine communication.

Admittedly is an online college advisory platform with free tools for high school students, parents, and high school guidance counselors. The website features interactive profiles of various schools in the U.S. Its users can also reach out to current students and alumni to find information about a school and obtain advice. Admittedly launched College Visit Planner, a tool that enables students and their parents to create a plan online for visiting multiple colleges, including schedules and timetables, approximate trip costs, directions, and more. They have also recently launched their new Admittedly App, which is available for download on Apple and Android devices. The app features School Discovery and Personality Discovery sections, where students can find schools they're interested in and learn what type of student they truly are. The company is headquartered in New York, United States.

PierceMatrix is a security product company that focuses on reducing risk chain exposure for enterprises. The company offers an online security platform that leverages artificial intelligence technology originally developed for the US military. This platform provides personalized threat reports based on global internet threats affecting individual company networks. By utilizing data from thousands of client networks and various industry sources, PierceMatrix helps identify and mitigate threats such as botnets, attackers, and compromised machines. Its dashboard and reporting tools deliver real-time security intelligence, enabling security teams to spend less time on research and more on addressing security issues. Through its unique distributed architecture, PierceMatrix enhances the efficiency of security processes, allowing enterprises to scale their defenses in response to the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotels to streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more.

blaxxun interactive was an early Internet company, headquartered in San Francisco. blaxxun provided 3D Virtual Worlds technology. blaxxun was initially funded by CMGI@Ventures (in the same fund as Lycos and GeoCities), with additional investors such as General Electric joining in later rounds. blaxxun was an early leader in 3D Virtual Worlds with ongoing contributions to the VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language) standard, especially for all aspects of multi-user interaction with avatars. Customers included BMW, Canal+, CBS, Deutsche Bank, IBM, Intel, Lycos, Siemens with many spectacular and highly innovation 3D environments. The company employed various people who started highly successful companies after blaxxun, including Franz Buchenberger (co-founder and CEO of Foroso Communications), Konstantin Guericke (co-founder and VP Marketing LinkedIn), Munjal Shah (co-founder and CEO of Like.com), Mike Jetter (co-founder and CTO of Mindjet).