Coldcart
Seed Round in 2024
Coldcart is a technology platform specializing in the orchestration and optimization of frozen and refrigerated parcel logistics for direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-business (B2B) companies. The company provides an eCommerce fulfillment and logistics solution that enhances real-time inventory management, streamlines picking and packing processes, and identifies the shortest delivery routes. By addressing the complexities associated with cold chain fulfillment, Coldcart ensures that clients’ frozen and refrigerated products reach customers in optimal condition and on schedule. This capability not only improves operational efficiencies but also helps clients enhance profit margins, boost customer retention, and facilitate faster business growth.
Harper takes the "stack" out of "tech stack" by combining ultra-fast data storage, caching, application, and streaming systems into a single, distributed technology. This eliminates the need for complex integrations between distributed systems, latency-inducing network hops, and time-consuming development cycles that plague other distributed system strategies.
With Harper, you can deliver services previously considered unfeasible to build and maintain. Its exceptional performance, ultra-low latency, radical simplicity, and unmatched cost efficiency make it a game-changer for global-scale service delivery. Share your backend service requirements with us, and we'll demonstrate how a distributed systems technology can simplify and accelerate your mission-critical services.
DAtAnchor
Seed Round in 2018
Traditional IT controls focus on locking down networks, devices, and people. All of this is done in the name of protecting data. But, once files are moved, shared, or stolen, the data is no longer protected. Even worse, these controls get in the way and frustrate business users to the point they intentionally work around them. Anchor inverts the equation by baking protection into the data, invisible to the business users (like antivirus), so that files are free to travel and security is out of the way. Simply put, wherever the data goes, it is protected.
Anchor is a SaaS platform, with an endpoint component, that bakes protection into your files with a unique transparent combination of encryption, continuous multi-factor access controls, and a digital chain of custody. And when you do share or collaborate, Anchor protection stays with your data, even when it leaves your organization. Anchor empowers you to maintain control of your files while collaborating on premise or in the cloud, including forensic logging and revoking access.
In under 90 minutes, Anchor is fully deployed and empowers your business users to securely work and collaborate without complicated security products or rules in the way. All without requiring you to change existing IT controls or how your users and applications work today.
DAtAnchor is a result of a multi-year research activity, developed at Ohio State University. The development team currently has 6 members, 4 of which are full-time. We have seed level funding for >1M and an advisory board with members at the senior vice president level in Fortune 500 companies.
Burlywood
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Burlywood specializes in flash-based storage solutions for hyperscale data centers and cloud applications. Its patented TrueFlash software offers a modular, software-defined architecture designed specifically for these environments.
Atavium Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializes in designing and developing a comprehensive data management platform. This platform is engineered to organize, automate, manage, and store large unstructured datasets, whether they reside in data centers or the cloud. Atavium's innovative system enables enterprises to automate the lifecycle of their data even before it is created, simplifying complex data environments. The company was founded by industry veterans with a proven track record of delivering high-impact products, previously acquired by prominent tech companies like Dell and EMC. As of April 8, 2020, Atavium operates as a subsidiary of Quantum Corporation.
Closetbox
Series A in 2016
Closetbox is a full-service storage solution that offers convenient and efficient storage services. The company provides doorstep pickup and delivery of items, securely storing them and maintaining a digital inventory. Customers can request the return of their belongings on-demand at a cost comparable to traditional self-storage. Closetbox operates nationwide with over 100 agent locations in 65 cities, utilizing local movers to fill unused capacity in warehouses and trucks, which helps keep costs down and offers free pickup services.
SlamData
Seed Round in 2015
SlamData, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a virtual data warehouse and data integration solution, enabling users to efficiently explore and curate data stored in cloud platforms such as S3, Azure, and Google Cloud. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, SlamData offers a software solution that enhances data integration and preparation, making complex data analytics-ready. The platform supports various business intelligence tools, including Tableau, Looker, and PowerBI, and features connectors to multiple databases, including MongoDB, MarkLogic, Couchbase, and Hadoop. Notably, SlamData employs an innovative “in-database” analytics approach, allowing data processing and analytics to occur in close proximity to the data itself.