Coblr
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Coblr is the first operating system that powers the entire fashion repair ecosystem—connecting repair shops, brands, and consumers in one streamlined platform—to unlock the $700B circular fashion opportunity. Join us in making repair mainstream, the first choice over buying new, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
FCTRY LAb
Series A in 2025
Fctry lab combine traditional manufacturing methods with modern technology, allowing us to redefine techniques and invent new construction methods
Tumoni
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Tumoni is a fintech company offering digital banking services. It enables free remittances between countries, along with bill payments and mobile recharges, allowing users to manage their finances without monthly fees or minimum balance requirements.
BoxedUp
Seed Round in 2024
BoxedUp is a subscription-based software company that provides equipment rental companies with the tools to establish online stores efficiently. Founded by three former Amazon employees, the platform leverages APIs and incorporates specialized features tailored for the rental industry. It streamlines essential functions such as equipment quoting, logistics, and inventory management, thereby facilitating growth for B2B suppliers. Additionally, BoxedUp operates an on-demand equipment rental marketplace that enables equipment owners to ship their products directly to customers. This platform allows clients to select rental dates, calculate pricing, check product availability, and manage shipping, effectively connecting customers with equipment owners.
The Folklore
Seed Round in 2024
The Folklore is a wholesale platform that combines a SaaS-enabled B2B marketplace with tools for fashion, beauty and homeware suppliers to manage orders, payments, communications and logistics at scale. It also connects retailers with a marketplace to discover and purchase from diverse brands, supporting global growth for suppliers and enabling retailers to access a broad range of products. The platform emphasizes sustainability and inclusion, helping small brands in emerging markets reach global customers through a streamlined, scalable wholesale solution.
EngineEars
Seed Round in 2024
EngineEars is a marketplace that connects audio engineers with independent artists, offering a music-tech platform designed to transform the sound mixing process. The platform allows users to schedule mixing sessions and facilitates the mixing process by accommodating various musical genres, including Jazz, Rock, Pop, and EDM. It streamlines pricing negotiations, stores and archives project files, and enhances collaboration between engineers and artists. By providing these services, EngineEars enables audio engineers to optimize their time, allowing them to concentrate on their creative work in music production.
Gigs connects companies to job seekers looking for full-time or part-time hourly roles in their neighborhood. It matches businesses and workers based on the indicators of reliability, geographic location, and shift availability with an image-based feed organized by neighborhoods to help employers discover and compare all kinds of hourly gigs in one place.
Penele Retirement
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Penelope builds affordable and easy-to-manage 401(k) retirement plans
Lex is a mobile application that facilitates meaningful connections through text-based social networking. It caters specifically to women, transgender, non-binary, and genderqueer individuals seeking romantic partners or friendships.
SimpleCar
Seed Round in 2023
SimpleCar is a provider of a month-to-month car subscription service designed to offer a debt-free alternative to traditional vehicle ownership. The company simplifies the car usage experience by bundling all essential services into a single, fixed monthly fee. This includes not only the vehicle itself but also insurance, maintenance, and roadside assistance, allowing customers to get on the road quickly without the complexities of ownership. SimpleCar aims to meet the diverse transportation needs of its users while providing clarity and convenience in automotive access.
Crate is an AI-powered platform for saving, organizing, and sharing online content. The service collects data from across the internet and provides automatic sorting and categorization, along with AI-generated summaries, to help users find and use saved material. Content can be captured from anywhere via a browser extension, enabling easy access to organized information. Founded in 2021, Crate is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Cohart is a global platform fostering creativity, commerce, and community in the art world. It offers tools for users to discover, collect, and interact with artists, facilitating direct purchases and enabling users to showcase and manage their personal collections.
Sienna Naturals
Venture Round in 2023
Sienna Naturals is a clean beauty company dedicated to promoting hair and scalp health specifically for textured hair. The company offers a range of products, including hair cleansers, shampoos, conditioners, and hair oils, all formulated with lightweight natural ingredients that are free from synthetics and harsh chemicals. Sienna Naturals aims to transform hair care routines into indulgent self-care rituals, addressing the unique needs of women with kinks, curls, frizz, waves, and various textures. By focusing on nurturing and strengthening textured hair, Sienna Naturals provides the foundation necessary for healthy hair growth while ensuring that their ingredients are safe for both users and the environment.
Gigs
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Gigs connects companies to job seekers looking for full-time or part-time hourly roles in their neighborhood. It matches businesses and workers based on the indicators of reliability, geographic location, and shift availability with an image-based feed organized by neighborhoods to help employers discover and compare all kinds of hourly gigs in one place.
El Camino Travel
Pre Seed Round in 2023
El Camino Travel is a travel company that provides travel resources and small-group trips with a platform that facilitates tourism and travel arrangements. The platform connects solo travelers, families, and friends with like-minded travelers to form group itineraries in real life and online, enabling participants to experience new cultures in ways that would be difficult to access traveling alone.
Tourus is a SaaS Proptech company that streamlines communication between leasing teams and renters via a mobile-first platform. It enables unified communication across various channels, enhancing strategic decision-making through centralized visibility.
FCTRY LAb
Seed Round in 2022
Fctry lab combine traditional manufacturing methods with modern technology, allowing us to redefine techniques and invent new construction methods
Prado offers a customizable digital platform for local meal prep delivery businesses. It enables entrepreneurs to market, sell, fulfill, and ship perishable products efficiently, keeping chefs focused on cooking and customers free to enjoy their time.
Bags is a loan discovery and management platform, built by and for the culture.
Finli develops software that simplifies payments for family-centric businesses. It offers invoicing, tuition collection, enrollment tracking, and payment-related communication tools. Finli serves daycare centers, preschools, afterschool programs, neighborhood businesses, families, and corporations.
Fêtefully
Seed Round in 2022
Fêtefully is an online platform dedicated to offering affordable and personalized wedding and event planning services by integrating human talent with AI-driven functionalities. The platform allows couples to access professional wedding planning assistance while saving on costs. Through a membership model, users receive a personal wedding planner, professional advice, and day-of coordination support. This approach not only helps couples manage their planning effectively but also provides planners with opportunities to earn extra income during their spare time. Fêtefully aims to simplify the wedding planning process, making it more accessible and efficient for couples.
Stemuli
Seed Round in 2022
Stemuli is an AI-powered video game platform that merges education and career pathways. It aims to enhance workforce development by increasing accessibility and reducing costs.
BoxedUp
Seed Round in 2022
BoxedUp is a subscription-based software company that provides equipment rental companies with the tools to establish online stores efficiently. Founded by three former Amazon employees, the platform leverages APIs and incorporates specialized features tailored for the rental industry. It streamlines essential functions such as equipment quoting, logistics, and inventory management, thereby facilitating growth for B2B suppliers. Additionally, BoxedUp operates an on-demand equipment rental marketplace that enables equipment owners to ship their products directly to customers. This platform allows clients to select rental dates, calculate pricing, check product availability, and manage shipping, effectively connecting customers with equipment owners.
Penelope
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Penelope provides a retirement platform for small and micro businesses and entrepreneurs. The platform automates employee investing, streamlines plan administration and paperwork, and offers learning tools for employees, helping owners simplify retirement decision-making while reducing costs and administrative overhead.
Chipper
Seed Round in 2022
Chipper, Inc. is a student loan management application that assists users in analyzing, managing, and repaying their student debt. The platform aims to lower payments, qualify for loan forgiveness, and expedite debt repayment for its users. Founded in 2017 in Austin, Texas, Chipper focuses on creating modern financial solutions for a generation facing significant challenges related to student debt. The company strives to empower students by providing tools that simplify their financial management and enhance their ability to navigate the complexities of student loans.
ComplYant
Seed Round in 2022
ComplYant is a digital tax assistant designed specifically for small business owners and entrepreneurs, offering a user-friendly platform to simplify tax management and compliance. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company provides tools to help users track tax deadlines, manage budgets, and interpret tax notices. Its dashboard enables clients to efficiently oversee various aspects of their business tax obligations, including payment reminders and deadline management. By streamlining these processes, ComplYant aims to alleviate the complexities associated with tax compliance for small businesses and finance professionals.
Groupshop
Seed Round in 2022
Groupshop is an affiliate marketing platform designed to enhance word-of-mouth sales campaigns. It allows businesses to decentralize their advertising by enabling customers to share brands and earn rewards for their efforts. Through its platform, companies can add products from their stores, manage cashback and discount incentives, and create campaigns that motivate customers to shop and share their experiences with others. This approach helps businesses achieve a return on investment that is competitive with their other sales channels, ultimately increasing sales and generating additional revenue.
A-Frame Brands
Series A in 2021
A-Frame Brands is a Los Angeles-based holding company that develops and manages a portfolio of sustainable, plant-based personal care brands. Founded in 2019, it partners with celebrities to launch mission-driven products such as soaps, foaming refills, hand sanitizers, and cleansing sprays sold online. The company also develops a brand-building platform aimed at addressing the everyday needs of underserved communities by creating solutions to problems that disproportionately affect certain groups, enabling brands to pursue social impact alongside growth.
Ease is building the clinical practice and fintech infrastructure to power the future of private practices.
Ease is a corporate card that helps clinician entrepreneurs start, grow, and manage private practices. We provide everything clinicians need to form new tech-enabled businesses, from automating business entities, licensing, credentialing, and banking to customizing practice management workflows that are end-to-end HIPAA-compliant.
Somewhere Good
Seed Round in 2021
Somewhere Good is a social platform centered around identity and community.
EngineEars
Pre Seed Round in 2021
EngineEars is a marketplace that connects audio engineers with independent artists, offering a music-tech platform designed to transform the sound mixing process. The platform allows users to schedule mixing sessions and facilitates the mixing process by accommodating various musical genres, including Jazz, Rock, Pop, and EDM. It streamlines pricing negotiations, stores and archives project files, and enhances collaboration between engineers and artists. By providing these services, EngineEars enables audio engineers to optimize their time, allowing them to concentrate on their creative work in music production.
Pressed Roots
Seed Round in 2021
Founded by Piersten Gaines in 2018, Pressed Roots operates a salon chain specializing in the care and styling of highly textured hair. They offer hair care services, education, and products tailored to women with curly or textured hair.
Fêtefully
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fêtefully is an online platform dedicated to offering affordable and personalized wedding and event planning services by integrating human talent with AI-driven functionalities. The platform allows couples to access professional wedding planning assistance while saving on costs. Through a membership model, users receive a personal wedding planner, professional advice, and day-of coordination support. This approach not only helps couples manage their planning effectively but also provides planners with opportunities to earn extra income during their spare time. Fêtefully aims to simplify the wedding planning process, making it more accessible and efficient for couples.
Valence Community
Series A in 2020
Valence Community operates an online platform dedicated to connecting, showcasing, and empowering the global black professional community. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, the platform facilitates career opportunities and venture creation by linking users with companies and resources. Valence also offers mentorship options, enabling members to serve as coaches for one another, thereby fostering a supportive environment for professional development. Through inspirational storytelling and structured community engagement, Valence aims to demystify advancement pathways and promote economic and social progress among black professionals worldwide.
The Folklore is a wholesale platform that combines a SaaS-enabled B2B marketplace with tools for fashion, beauty and homeware suppliers to manage orders, payments, communications and logistics at scale. It also connects retailers with a marketplace to discover and purchase from diverse brands, supporting global growth for suppliers and enabling retailers to access a broad range of products. The platform emphasizes sustainability and inclusion, helping small brands in emerging markets reach global customers through a streamlined, scalable wholesale solution.