Slow Ventures

Slow Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2011. The firm focuses on investing in innovative companies primarily within the technology sector and those that intersect with science, society, and culture. Slow Ventures aims to support a diverse range of industries, including commercial products, consumer services, financial services, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, software, mobile, e-commerce, and fintech. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Slow Ventures emphasizes understanding the entrepreneurial journey, providing founders with essential resources, connections, and experiences to help them create sustainable companies. The firm is driven by a collective experience and curiosity, fostering a community that nurtures innovative ideas and solutions for the future.

Jill Carlson

Venture Partner

Catherine Gildea

Associate

Megan Lightcap

Principal

Corinne Pinjuv

Partner and Operations Manager

Will Quist

Partner

Yoni Rechtman

Principal

581 past transactions

Starday

Series A in 2025
Starday Foods is a company focused on producing healthy and sustainable food products. It emphasizes the use of sustainable practices in its operations, which enhances efficiency and promotes environmentally friendly methods in food and beverage development. The company specializes in creating food items that are low in sugar and free from palm oil and dairy, catering to consumers who seek quality ingredients. By prioritizing sustainable practices, Starday Foods aims to minimize its environmental impact while delivering nutritious options to its customers.

Journey

Seed Round in 2025
Pioneering the World's Best Hospitality Rewards Program exclusively for the World's Best Independent Operators.​ The first rewards program tailored for the vacation rental market and boutique hotels, enabling guests to accumulate points with each stay, offering a novel way for hosts to drive direct bookings and engagement across a vast network of alliance properties and a growing CRM of loyal guests and travel enthusiasts accessible for small-scale operators.

Rakurai

Seed Round in 2025
Rakurai specializes in developing blockchain software designed to enhance the scalability of blockchain networks. The company offers a platform that utilizes established networking and algorithmic trading technologies to create validator nodes for layer-1 blockchains. This innovative approach allows businesses to improve transaction throughput on blockchains while ensuring security, decentralization, and neutrality. Rakurai's solutions aim to deliver robust performance for web3 infrastructure, catering to the growing demands of the blockchain ecosystem.

Craftwork

Series A in 2025
Craftwork is a full-service home painting company that leverages technology to enhance the experience for both homeowners and service operators. The company's online platform allows homeowners to obtain quotes by answering specific questions and using their smartphone cameras to measure surface areas. This streamlined process enables clients to make deposits and schedule painting services according to their individual needs, facilitating a more efficient and user-friendly experience in residential painting.

Tapestry

Series A in 2025
Tapestry is a social protocol that allows users to create social apps and allows users to own their data and connections.

Sublime Security

Series B in 2024
Sublime Security is an adaptive, AI-powered cloud email security platform that enhances the effectiveness and visibility of email security for organizations. The platform allows security teams to gain transparency and flexibility in their email environments, minimizing the time spent on incidents originating from email threats. Sublime Security enables advanced users to customize detection rules, conduct threat hunting, and integrate with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) or Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) systems. Its capabilities include detecting various threats such as phishing attacks, contact impersonation, and business email compromise, allowing clients to maintain control over their email communications. The company offers a free version, Sublime Core, alongside a more comprehensive option, Sublime Enterprise.

Prospinity

Seed Round in 2024
Prospinity operates an investment pooling platform designed specifically for students. The platform enables students to contribute a percentage of their earnings above a specified threshold into a shared pool on an annual basis. At the end of each year, the accumulated funds in the pool are distributed evenly among participants. This model allows students to diversify their career opportunities and invest in each other's potential, fostering a collaborative approach to personal and professional growth. Prospinity provides the necessary technical and legal infrastructure to facilitate these success pools, creating a structured environment for shared financial investment among peers.

Chaos Labs

Series A in 2024
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that provides an automated on-chain economic security system for cryptocurrency protocols, focusing on risk management and capital efficiency. By leveraging advanced technology and risk management expertise, it enables protocols to better navigate the volatile crypto markets and protect user funds. The platform creates simulations of user interactions, protocol dynamics, and potential malicious activities, allowing clients to analyze and enhance their systems through scenario-based testing. Currently, Chaos Labs supports protocols on the Ethereum network, with plans for future expansion to additional blockchains such as Terra, NEAR, and Polygon. This approach fosters a more secure and efficient operating environment for crypto protocols, enhancing their resilience against risks.

Avian Labs

Series A in 2024
Avian Labs is a financial technology company that specializes in developing payment solutions, primarily through its application Sling. This app facilitates seamless transactions between individuals and businesses, eliminating the complexities associated with traditional banking methods, such as sort codes and IBANs. By operating at the intersection of conventional finance and cryptocurrency, Avian Labs aims to create a simplified and globalized payment experience. Their platform enables secure money transfers across borders and currencies, while also emphasizing resistance to fraud and money laundering. Additionally, Avian Labs is committed to ethical practices, as evidenced by their hiring of professionals for roles such as Compliance & Financial Crime Manager.

Farmblox

Seed Round in 2024
Farmblox is a farm automation platform that integrates a sensor ecosystem with carbon sequestration monitoring and artificial intelligence workflows. By leveraging Internet-of-Things (IoT) and machine learning technologies, Farmblox aims to enhance farming efficiency, reduce labor costs by up to 50%, and minimize water usage. The platform enables farmers to monitor remote farmland reliably under various weather conditions through a user-friendly dashboard, allowing for quick identification of operational issues such as irrigation leaks, weather risks, and equipment failures. Additionally, Farmblox offers flexibility in sensor integration and AI-powered automation, empowering farmers to manage their operations seamlessly from any location, ultimately improving yields and generating new revenue streams.

Corca

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Corca is a collaborative math editor designed to enhance the way users manipulate equations and export them to formats like LaTeX or Python. The platform aims to replace traditional paper methods by providing a user-friendly interface that allows individuals to define their own rules and notations. Users can efficiently manipulate equations through drag-and-drop functionality or hotkeys, significantly improving productivity in mathematical tasks.

Astra

Series A in 2024
Astra, Inc. is a financial technology company that operates an automation platform designed to facilitate the movement of money. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Astra's platform connects to users' bank accounts, allowing them to set up automated routines for managing their finances. By leveraging advanced financial APIs, the platform enables users to transfer funds between accounts based on predefined rules or create virtual accounts linked to their existing financial institutions. The service also provides recommendations to help users optimize their budgeting and financial management strategies.

Sublime Security

Series A in 2024
Sublime Security is an adaptive, AI-powered cloud email security platform that enhances the effectiveness and visibility of email security for organizations. The platform allows security teams to gain transparency and flexibility in their email environments, minimizing the time spent on incidents originating from email threats. Sublime Security enables advanced users to customize detection rules, conduct threat hunting, and integrate with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) or Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) systems. Its capabilities include detecting various threats such as phishing attacks, contact impersonation, and business email compromise, allowing clients to maintain control over their email communications. The company offers a free version, Sublime Core, alongside a more comprehensive option, Sublime Enterprise.

Rails

Seed Round in 2024
Rails is a crypto derivatives trading company that provides a platform designed for secure and efficient cryptocurrency trading. The platform features speed-matching capabilities and a user-friendly interface, allowing traders to execute transactions quickly and easily. Additionally, Rails offers risk management tools, including options for stopping losses and taking profits, as well as various triggers to help users protect their investments. By prioritizing safety and usability, Rails aims to enhance the trading experience for those involved in cryptocurrency derivatives.

Authentic Insurance

Venture Round in 2024
Authentic Insurance is a community-based insurance platform that specializes in providing captive insurance services for small businesses. The company aims to simplify the insurance process by connecting members with cooperative and collaborative insurance solutions. This approach allows community members to share both the risks and rewards associated with insurance, fostering a supportive environment for small businesses. By focusing on community engagement and collaboration, Authentic Insurance seeks to enhance the overall insurance experience for its clients.

dub

Seed Round in 2024
Dub is a provider of a copy-trading platform that connects retail and professional investors. Its platform enables users to mirror and invest in fund-like portfolios, allowing them to replicate the strategies of experienced investors, hedge funds, and elected officials. By facilitating this innovative investment practice, Dub helps users access improved investment ideas and potentially enhance their returns. Additionally, experienced investors can monetize their expertise by attracting followers who seek to benefit from their investment decisions. The company operates through an affiliated broker-dealer, which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of FINRA, ensuring compliance and security in its operations.

Hyperline

Seed Round in 2024
Hyperline is a data platform specializing in Web3 technologies, designed to serve as a data lakehouse that integrates data storage and analytics. The platform facilitates data analysis, data science, and machine learning by providing a unified solution for managing and analyzing large volumes of data within the Web3 ecosystem. Hyperline offers streamlined data ingestion processes and establishes a robust storage infrastructure, allowing users to efficiently retrieve and save data. Additionally, it creates compute clusters to manage workloads, enabling product engineers and analysts to concentrate on developing applications rather than system management tasks.

Digital Infrastructure Services

Series A in 2024
Digital Infrastructure Services offers a diverse team that collaborates with clients in robotics, mobility, communications, logistics, and real estate specializes in complicated multi-stakeholder initiatives, and works at the crossroads of cutting-edge technology and commercial reality.

Breakr

Seed Round in 2023
Breakr is a technology-driven music promotion marketplace that connects musicians with influencers to promote new music. The platform allows music influencers to create profiles, specify their music preferences, and design digital campaigns that can be utilized across various platforms. By addressing the challenges associated with influencer campaigns, Breakr matches artists, record labels, and brands with suitable influencers based on shared interests and campaign objectives. This connection facilitates successful collaborations that enhance engagement, drive traffic, and generate revenue, ultimately helping artists and brands break new music through cultural influence.

KINO

Pre Seed Round in 2023
KINO is a web3 film finance company that democratizes film and protects artists' rights.

Libermans

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2021 by tech entrepreneurs and siblings, Anna Woodford, David, Daniil, and Maria Liberman, Libermans Co is a new type of company that represents the future economic output of its founders. Each of the founders owns 25% of the company and signed the Founders Pledge, which states that everything they create of economic value for the next 30 years belongs not to them as persons but to Libermans Co. Libermans Co. is a holding company for: Product Science (https://www.productscience.ai/), Humanism (https://humanism.is/), Human (https://joinhuman.com/) Libermans Co other investments are here: https://libermans.co/our-investments

Authentic Insurance

Seed Round in 2023
Authentic Insurance is a community-based insurance platform that specializes in providing captive insurance services for small businesses. The company aims to simplify the insurance process by connecting members with cooperative and collaborative insurance solutions. This approach allows community members to share both the risks and rewards associated with insurance, fostering a supportive environment for small businesses. By focusing on community engagement and collaboration, Authentic Insurance seeks to enhance the overall insurance experience for its clients.

Gleen AI

Seed Round in 2023
Gleen is a developer of a decentralized blockchain protocol that offers a unique web3 support platform aimed at enhancing community engagement and reducing customer support costs. By incentivizing community members to address support queries, Gleen creates an environment where accurate answers are readily available. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular communication channels such as Discord, Telegram, and Twitter, allowing for centralized management of support tickets across various platforms. Gleen's advanced AI capabilities learn from diverse data sources, including documents and chats, to provide accurate responses, while also tracking performance metrics and community health. This innovative approach not only streamlines support processes but also fosters community involvement, making it easier for businesses to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.

Teamshares

Series D in 2023
Teamshares Inc. is an employee ownership platform based in Brooklyn, New York, that focuses on facilitating the transition of small businesses to employee ownership. Established in 2019, the company aims to create new wealth for employees through stock ownership, targeting the acquisition of traditional small businesses from retiring owners. Teamshares strives to make these businesses 80% employee-owned within 20 years, while ensuring they maintain their independence and work culture. The company provides new leadership, financial education, equity management software, and various financial products to support these transitions. With 84 companies acquired to date, Teamshares has established itself as a leader in the small business employee ownership market, helping to secure the legacies of entrepreneurs while enhancing the financial well-being of their employees.

RecruitBot

Seed Round in 2023
RecruitBot is a recruitment agency software that leverages big data and machine learning to enhance the hiring process. It operates an artificial intelligence-based platform designed to help organizations find ideal candidates for various positions. By partnering with public and private data companies, RecruitBot builds and maintains a comprehensive collection of global candidate profiles. The platform features a customizable drip campaign interface that automates outreach to suitable candidates, allowing clients to engage with multiple prospects simultaneously. This approach enables hiring managers to predict candidate relevance for specific roles, ultimately saving time and streamlining the recruitment process.

Hook

Seed Round in 2023
Hook is an online platform based in San Francisco that specializes in fine art exhibitions and NFT-native options trading. Founded in 2019, Hook offers a unique venue for collectors, combining the diversity of an art fair with the quality of a gallery exhibition, all accessible from home. The platform curates programming throughout the year, catering to sophisticated collectors seeking to enhance their art collections. Additionally, Hook features an options protocol designed for active traders, enabling them to optimize their trading strategies and increase potential earnings. This dual focus on fine art and trading positions Hook as a distinctive player in the online marketplace.

Deep Sentinel

Venture Round in 2023
Deep Sentinel Corp. develops advanced home protection systems that utilize artificial intelligence to enhance security. Founded by David Selinger in 2016 and based in Pleasanton, California, the company focuses on creating effective crime prevention devices, including security cameras and alarms. Its innovative technology combines AI and computer vision to analyze video streams and contextual information to detect threats in real time. This enables proactive intervention before a potential crime occurs, thereby enhancing the safety of homes and businesses. With a research and development office in Taiwan, Deep Sentinel aims to differentiate itself in the competitive security market through a strong emphasis on user experience and cutting-edge technology.

Dagster Labs

Series B in 2023
Dagster Labs specializes in creating a data orchestration platform that enables organizations to efficiently develop, produce, and monitor their data assets. The company is focused on Dagster, an open-source Python library designed to facilitate the construction of modern data applications. This platform allows teams to collaborate effectively while processing and producing reliable data. By integrating seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, Dagster Labs helps clients build scalable and productive data platforms, enhancing their ability to manage and utilize data effectively.

Dew Drops

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Dew Drops is a platform for artists and creators to sell their animated artworks to collectors via text messages.

Ecolink AI

Seed Round in 2023
Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.

Ghost Message

Seed Round in 2023
Ghost Message enables users to send an anonymous message to pals in a group chat to flirt, make jokes, or pose queries.

Portal

Seed Round in 2023
Portal Labs is developing enterprise-grade web3 infrastructure designed to enhance user experiences across various digital platforms. The company focuses on providing consumer infrastructure that ensures security and simple integration, allowing users to engage seamlessly with applications such as NFTs, decentralized finance (DeFi), and play-to-earn gaming. By offering a native experience, Portal aims to unlock new capabilities and use cases for users, facilitating easier interaction within the evolving web3 landscape.

DRESSX

Venture Round in 2023
DressX is a pioneering platform for digital garments, addressing the significant environmental impact of the traditional fashion industry. By offering a sustainable alternative, DressX enables the creation and consumption of fashion without generating waste, carbon emissions, or harmful chemicals. The platform integrates advanced 3D technology to allow users to wear digital clothing across various online environments, promoting a fun and innovative shopping experience. Additionally, DressX supports fashion influencers and designers, providing them with resources for distribution, retail development, and creative direction, thereby fostering growth in the digital fashion sector. The company is committed to shaping the future of fashion through its digital offerings.

Sublime Security

Seed Round in 2023
Sublime Security is an adaptive, AI-powered cloud email security platform that enhances the effectiveness and visibility of email security for organizations. The platform allows security teams to gain transparency and flexibility in their email environments, minimizing the time spent on incidents originating from email threats. Sublime Security enables advanced users to customize detection rules, conduct threat hunting, and integrate with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) or Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) systems. Its capabilities include detecting various threats such as phishing attacks, contact impersonation, and business email compromise, allowing clients to maintain control over their email communications. The company offers a free version, Sublime Core, alongside a more comprehensive option, Sublime Enterprise.

Mento

Seed Round in 2023
Mento is a career tech company dedicated to enhancing the interaction between employees and employers by offering innovative support, tools, and resources for career management. The company's platform is designed to assist individuals in advancing their careers through a combination of coaching, valuable content, and data-driven insights. Mento provides a comprehensive career support system that includes tools for organizing job searches, accessing market salary data, and developing negotiation strategies. By equipping employees with these essential resources, Mento aims to empower them to effectively manage their careers, salaries, and daily work responsibilities.

Visible

Seed Round in 2023
Visible is a Miami-based company founded in 2022 that aims to transform real estate transactions through modern technology. By developing a financial network, Visible seeks to empower smaller-scale real estate investors by providing them with access to essential data, legal frameworks, and capital. The company's goal is to create a more equitable environment for buying, selling, and monetizing property, enhancing the traditional title system to facilitate these processes for homeowners and investors alike.

Product Science

Seed Round in 2023
Product Science is a performance management platform focused on enhancing product metrics for mobile applications. Founded in 2021 and based in Los Angeles, the company specializes in analyzing code and runtime data to identify performance issues that affect user experience. Utilizing advanced AI technology, Product Science efficiently provides insights through data visualizations, enabling mobile developers to quickly diagnose and address problems. Its integrated development environment tools and plugins offer video recordings of applications alongside performance traces, allowing clients to gain a deeper understanding of app behavior and performance challenges. By delivering these insights, Product Science helps mobile applications operate more effectively and improves overall user satisfaction.

Avian Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Avian Labs is a financial technology company that specializes in developing payment solutions, primarily through its application Sling. This app facilitates seamless transactions between individuals and businesses, eliminating the complexities associated with traditional banking methods, such as sort codes and IBANs. By operating at the intersection of conventional finance and cryptocurrency, Avian Labs aims to create a simplified and globalized payment experience. Their platform enables secure money transfers across borders and currencies, while also emphasizing resistance to fraud and money laundering. Additionally, Avian Labs is committed to ethical practices, as evidenced by their hiring of professionals for roles such as Compliance & Financial Crime Manager.

Telegraph

Series A in 2022
Telegraph is a technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that focuses on transforming the freight rail industry through its innovative cloud-based platform. The company simplifies complex workflows and enhances collaboration among railroads, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, thereby improving visibility and insights into rail operations. By employing advanced technology, Telegraph aims to create a more sustainable and efficient supply chain, facilitating seamless logistics and streamlined operations across the freight ecosystem.

Amplio

Seed Round in 2022
Amplio enables you to reclaim control of your supply chain by making sourcing more cost-effective.

Return Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Return Protocol is a developer of blockchain infrastructure focused on promoting regenerative finance within the Web3 ecosystem. The company has created an environmental offsetting protocol that integrates with on-chain wallets, facilitating funding for climate projects through blockchain technology. This system allows users to automatically offset the environmental impact of their transactions, utilizing on-chain environmental assets to support both existing and future initiatives aimed at combating climate change. By empowering consumers, businesses, and communities to engage in transparent and aligned climate action, Return Protocol aims to foster a more sustainable and responsible approach to financial transactions.

Ottr Finance

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ottr Finance provides a user-friendly platform that harnesses the capabilities of the Solana blockchain to enhance the financial experiences of everyday users. It offers a self-custody crypto application that allows individuals to easily send USDC instantly and without fees, eliminating the complexities often associated with traditional self-custody wallets. By streamlining the process and removing the need for seed phrases, Ottr Finance aims to make cryptocurrency accessible to a broader audience. Users can engage in various financial activities, such as sending money to friends, saving in U.S. dollars, and investing in crypto, all through a straightforward interface that is designed for ease of use.

Astra

Series A in 2022
Astra, Inc. is a financial technology company that operates an automation platform designed to facilitate the movement of money. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Astra's platform connects to users' bank accounts, allowing them to set up automated routines for managing their finances. By leveraging advanced financial APIs, the platform enables users to transfer funds between accounts based on predefined rules or create virtual accounts linked to their existing financial institutions. The service also provides recommendations to help users optimize their budgeting and financial management strategies.

Lit Protocol

Series A in 2022
Lit Protocol is a decentralized access control infrastructure aimed at enhancing the utility of the web. It provides an open-source platform that enables users to access both digital and real-world experiences. By leveraging on-chain data, Lit Protocol allows blockchain users to gain access to content, software, and data through the use of tokens, NFTs, and blockchain identity as keys. This approach facilitates a more versatile and secure interaction with online resources, contributing to a more connected and functional web environment.

Comm Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
Comm Technologies is focused on enhancing end-to-end (E2E) encryption through the development of a crypto-native messaging platform. This platform allows users to acquire non-fungible tokens (NFTs) while maintaining their online anonymity. By utilizing personal private servers and key servers, Comm Technologies offers a web3 chat solution that ensures secure communication and adheres to specific notification restrictions. This approach enables clients to manage their communications effectively through a unified inbox, while also facilitating the scaling of E2E encryption for enhanced privacy.

Fair Square Medicare

Series A in 2022
Fair Square Medicare offers a streamlined solution for seniors seeking health insurance coverage. The company employs a systematic approach to evaluate available Medicare plans by utilizing software that analyzes options based on individual zip codes. This data is sourced directly from the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS), ensuring accuracy and relevance. Once the software identifies suitable plans, licensed partner agents assist customers in understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each option, promoting informed decision-making. By focusing on personalized guidance and thorough analysis, Fair Square Medicare aims to simplify the process of selecting appropriate health insurance for seniors.

Flossy

Series A in 2022
Flossy operates a dental appointment booking platform aimed at providing affordable dental care. The platform enables users to search for dentists based on reviews, ratings, and recommendations, facilitating the process of booking appointments. By simplifying access to dental services, Flossy eliminates the complexities often associated with dental insurance, making it easier for customers to receive the care they need.

Ranger Insurance

Seed Round in 2022
Ranger Station specializes in modernizing home insurance through a digital platform that enhances the capabilities of insurance agents. By offering a range of affordable and quality personal insurance products, Ranger Station aims to ensure the safety and security of households. The proprietary platform empowers agents to better serve their clients by providing essential tools and resources that facilitate education and informed decision-making regarding personal risk management. Through this approach, Ranger Station seeks to build stronger relationships between agents and customers, ultimately fostering a more secure environment for modern families.

Pawlicy Advisor

Series B in 2022
Pawlicy Advisor Inc. is a pet insurance brokerage founded in 2018 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in providing pet insurance comparison services, allowing users to easily compare and purchase breed-specific insurance plans. Pawlicy Advisor aims to protect pets by offering clear and straightforward advice on insurance coverage, highlighting the associated risks and costs. This approach helps pet owners make informed decisions regarding their insurance options while avoiding complications and potentially saving money.

Metropolis

Series B in 2022
Metropolis is an artificial intelligence and computer vision start-up founded in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company focuses on modernizing parking solutions and enhancing the future of mobility. Its platform utilizes advanced computer vision technology to create a modern mobility commerce infrastructure that improves revenue generation and lowers operating expenses for real estate partners. By optimizing net operating income, Metropolis enables asset owners to access contemporary parking amenities and a variety of multi-modal mobility options, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of urban transportation and parking management.

Wonderbelly

Seed Round in 2022
Wonderbelly specializes in digestive health products, focusing on solutions for heartburn and acid reflux symptoms. The company offers a line of antacid drugs that are formulated with non-genetically modified and vegan ingredients, including calcium carbonate, vegetable cellulose, vegetable stearate, maize starch, sucrose, and natural flavors. These products aim to provide relief from gastroenterological issues such as acid indigestion and upset stomach, catering to consumers seeking effective and health-conscious remedies for their digestive discomfort.

Big Whale Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Big Whale Labs is a startup focused on enhancing identity and social interactions through zero-knowledge cryptography and distributed computing. The company has developed a decentralized identity verification platform that enables users to create and engage as pseudonymous blockchain identities, while still having verified credentials and reputations associated with them. Their primary product, Ketl, is an application designed for verified founders and venture capitalists to discuss sensitive topics with a strong emphasis on privacy. By utilizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on blockchain technology, Big Whale Labs aims to make online social interactions safer, more enjoyable, and secure, allowing crypto owners to verify their credentials while maintaining anonymity.

Altan Insights

Seed Round in 2022
Altan Insights is a prominent platform specializing in intelligent alternative asset investing. It offers a robust data analytics platform designed for the evaluation and management of collectible assets. By leveraging an extensive database of alternative asset sales and transaction information, Altan Insights enables investors, financial services professionals, and stakeholders in the collectible market to research, monitor, and analyze the value and market dynamics of these assets. The platform's powerful tools and in-depth analytics facilitate a comprehensive understanding of alternative asset investment portfolios, equipping modern investors with the insights necessary to confidently navigate the evolving landscape of alternative assets.

Switchboard

Seed Round in 2022
Switchboard is the first error monitoring and incident response platform for Zapier and Make (formerly Integromat). its goal is to become the operating system for non-technical teams building dashboards, systems, and processes.

Ecolink AI

Seed Round in 2022
Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.

Sawa Credit

Seed Round in 2022
Sawa Credit, founded in 2020 and based in Castro Valley, California, is developing a technology platform that leverages behavioral science and machine learning to support borrowers through a community-oriented system. The company focuses on providing solutions in mortgage lending and mortgage servicing, aiming to enhance the borrowing experience by integrating innovative technology with an understanding of borrower behavior.

Pollen Mobile

Seed Round in 2022
Pollen Mobile operates a decentralized mobile network that is owned and managed by its users, leveraging blockchain technology to enhance mobile connectivity. The network utilizes citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) and incorporates a crypto-economy centered around Pollen Coin, Magma, and various open-source protocols. By offering a user-owned and operated alternative, Pollen Mobile aims to provide reliable, affordable, and privacy-focused mobile services, distinguishing itself from traditional mobile carriers.

Stem Disintermedia

Venture Round in 2022
Stem Disintermedia Inc. develops a distribution platform and payments solution tailored for independent musicians, teams, and record labels. The platform, known as Stem, simplifies the management of revenue splits among collaborators, providing artists with valuable insights into their earnings and performance data across multiple streaming services. It allows users to customize their dashboards and offers assistance with release strategies and connections to a broader creative community. Additionally, Stem aggregates earnings from various platforms, facilitates contract creation, and ensures timely payments and statements to all stakeholders involved in a project. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, Stem Disintermedia aims to clarify the complexities of revenue management in the music industry, ensuring fair compensation for all contributors.

OpenPhone

Series B in 2022
OpenPhone is a business communication platform that offers users a smart business phone app, allowing them to obtain a business phone number without needing a second device or SIM card. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, OpenPhone utilizes Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, enabling all calls and texts to be conducted over the internet via WiFi or mobile data. The platform effectively separates business and personal contacts, facilitating easier communication with customers. Additionally, it provides features such as automatic call recording, call routing, and automated responses to texts, missed calls, or voicemails. These functionalities are designed to enhance workflow efficiency for entrepreneurs and professionals by streamlining their communication processes.

Better Financial

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Better Financial is a holding company focused on developing fintech brands that assist Americans in managing their financial needs. Its primary offering is a banking application designed to address medical debts, featuring a built-in insurance policy that covers medical deductibles and essential everyday expenses such as rent, groceries, and lost income during medical emergencies. By leveraging shared engineering, compliance, and growth strategies, Better Financial aims to scale its fintech solutions to reach millions of users effectively.

Allora Labs

Series A in 2022
Allora Labs is a blockchain-based protocol focused on providing reliable appraisals for digital assets, particularly in the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed a platform that incentivizes experts to deliver honest insights, thereby facilitating efficient price discovery for NFTs. By compensating these experts for their assessments, Allora Labs not only unlocks new opportunities for professionals in the field but also enhances decision-making for crypto developers. The platform employs machine learning to analyze credible information, allowing users to optimize strategies and quantify risks in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.

Cradle

Seed Round in 2022
Web3 Ad Network

Amper Technologies

Series A in 2022
Amper Technologies, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2016 that develops a clip-on device designed to help factory owners and managers analyze power consumption, predict machine downtime, and implement predictive maintenance. The company provides a comprehensive solution that includes both hardware and software, featuring non-invasive sensors, an Internet-connected gateway, and web dashboards. This technology enables plant managers to monitor various machine types, thereby enhancing productivity and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Amper's real-time monitoring and analytics tools allow manufacturing teams to identify root causes of issues, optimize operations, and reduce production losses. The solution is user-friendly and can be deployed quickly across different machines, empowering operators and managers with actionable data to improve performance and meet production targets.

Espresso Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Espresso Systems specializes in providing scaling and privacy solutions for Web 3 applications, focusing on the innovative area of shared sequencing within blockchain technology. This involves the use of sequencers that verify and batch transactions on layer-2 blockchains before sending them to a layer-1 chain, such as Ethereum, for settlement. Additionally, Espresso Systems develops online transaction technology aimed at enhancing the online payment industry, offering infrastructure that facilitates secure and efficient online interactions. Their solutions cater to the needs of clients in the online transaction sector, contributing to the advancement of the third generation of the World Wide Web.

Bloom

Seed Round in 2022
Bloom is an online financial platform dedicated to helping Americans, particularly teenagers, learn to invest and build wealth. It provides interactive financial lessons that educate users on investment strategies, along with a unique rewards program that incentivizes financial learning and engagement. Additionally, Bloom offers an investment account specifically designed for long-term wealth accumulation, allowing users to manage their investments effectively. Through its comprehensive approach, Bloom aims to equip young individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary for successful financial planning and investment.

Rarify Labs

Series A in 2022
Rarify Labs advancing the next-generation interoperability rarimo protocol

Rarify

Series A in 2022
Rarify is currently working on making a service where minting and selling digital assets can become a non-hassle for industries such as music, gaming, applications and entertainment.

Subskribe

Series A in 2022
Subskribe is an adaptive quoting, billing, and revenue platform tailored for modern SaaS companies. It offers a unified solution that eliminates silos and reconciliations from the quoting process to revenue generation. Collaborating with leading SaaS enterprises, Subskribe enables businesses to optimize revenue through innovative deal structures, including ramp-up engagements, mid-term upsells, and flexible discounts. This approach not only accelerates time-to-market but also drives top-line growth and reduces operational costs. The platform is built on a cloud-native architecture with microservices, providing benefits such as auto-scaling and containerization, which allow clients to effectively manage their recurring financial relationships with customers. Founded by industry veterans in quoting and billing software, Subskribe aims to empower SaaS companies in their growth and management strategies.

DIMO

Seed Round in 2022
DIMO is a user-owned connected vehicle platform. It allows drivers to access next-generation mobility apps and earn $DIMO for sharing data from their cars.

FourFront

Seed Round in 2022
FourFront is a media startup focused on creating innovative social and cinematic experiences tailored for the entertainment industry. The company develops an entertainment platform that blends real-life actors with artificial intelligence, allowing audiences to interact with virtual characters through various communication channels. By leveraging this technology, FourFront aims to create fictional influencers that seem authentic, providing a unique social and interactive marketing experience. Additionally, the startup is working to popularize a network of individual actors who perform scripted short-form serialized stories designed to resonate with the TikTok audience. This approach seeks to enhance discoverability and engage new viewers through content that aligns with contemporary social media trends.

Swoops

Seed Round in 2022
Swoops develops and creates a basketball simulation game with the help of blockchain technology. It allows users to create, manage, and build teams and their skills, and compete with other teams while earning digitally.

Aleo

Series B in 2022
Aleo provides a platform for building fully private applications using zero-knowledge technology. It offers a comprehensive toolkit that includes an application runtime environment, allowing software to compile, execute, and finalize its state autonomously. Aleo also supports a statically-typed programming language called Leo, designed specifically for private application development on the Aleo blockchain. The company engages its community through blogs and incentive programs to test the bounds of its decentralized technology.

Ridge

Series A in 2022
Ridge offers a scalable edge cloud platform that enhances application performance and enables real-time event processing. By integrating with various locations and technology stacks, Ridge provides a customized cloud experience tailored to specific business needs, including throughput and locality, without requiring installation or capital expenditures. The platform allows businesses to leverage existing servers and run workloads on any infrastructure, whether in private data centers, on-premises, edge micro-centers, or hybrid environments. This flexibility ensures that developers can deploy and scale applications efficiently, combining the ease of deployment typical of public clouds with the low latency and geographic distribution essential for optimal performance.

ianacare

Series A in 2022
Ianacare, Inc. is a company that has developed a technology platform to assist family caregivers in managing the complexities of caregiving. Founded in 2017 and based in Newton Center, Massachusetts, the platform serves as a resource hub for individuals caring for loved ones with chronic illnesses or other challenges. Ianacare connects caregivers, care recipients, and their support networks, facilitating access to practical help such as meal preparation, transportation, respite care, and emotional support. By fostering community and collaboration among caregivers, the platform aims to empower these individuals, ensuring they have the necessary tools and resources to navigate the caregiving journey effectively.

No Code Ops

Seed Round in 2022
No Code Ops creates internal tooling to build systems and speed up performance without relying on code.

Global Illumination

Seed Round in 2022
Global Illumination is a digital product company based in New York that specializes in developing innovative digital gaming experiences. The company focuses on creating a platform that facilitates multiplayer gaming, allowing users to collect, craft, build, and trade with one another. This interactive environment fosters creativity among players by incorporating blockchain technology, which enables users to engage in unique and rewarding creative endeavors. Through its products, Global Illumination aims to encourage collaboration and creativity within the gaming community.

Fable

Series A in 2021
Fable is a New York-based company that manufactures and sells a variety of products designed for pets. Founded in 2018, Fable focuses on addressing the specific needs of pet owners through its innovative product offerings. The company provides an array of items, including leashes, collar sets, waste bags, bed covers, wipes, carriers, home settings, bowls, crates, ball walk sets, and toys. Fable's commitment to quality and functionality aims to enhance the overall experience for both pets and their owners, with all transactions conducted online.

Taptap Send

Series B in 2021
Taptap Send is a mobile application that facilitates instant money transfers for immigrants sending funds back to Africa at low costs. Launched in the summer of 2018, the platform has successfully processed hundreds of millions of dollars and serves hundreds of thousands of customers. It operates in seven European countries and enables payments to various countries, including Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Zambia, Vietnam, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with plans for further expansion. Taptap Send simplifies the remittance process by allowing users to transfer money directly to mobile money wallets using just a debit card, eliminating the need for physical deposits and saving time for its clients.

Incredible Dream

Seed Round in 2021
Incredible Dream is focused on creating a portfolio of iconic game intellectual properties for the next generation of gamers. The company operates an online game platform designed to enhance the gaming experience by developing original fantasy worlds, characters, and games. Additionally, it offers transmedia experiences that allow digital natives to engage meaningfully with one another through enjoyable tabletop games. By prioritizing creativity and connection, Incredible Dream aims to enrich the gaming landscape for its audience.

Burrata

Seed Round in 2021
Burrata is a computer software developer focused on facilitating the transition from Web2 to Web3. The company specializes in creating decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols that assist in building and identifying information bridges. These protocols provide an integration layer designed to standardize, process, and prioritize the influx of Web2 data on-chain. This capability enables users to navigate Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements without the need for repeated verification or disclosure of personal information. Through its innovative solutions, Burrata aims to enhance the user experience in the evolving digital landscape.

Mysten Labs

Series A in 2021
Mysten Labs is a web3 infrastructure company committed to facilitating the mass adoption of decentralized technologies. The company develops essential tools and foundational infrastructure that enhance the security and usability of web3 applications. By improving interoperability across multiple blockchain networks, Mysten Labs enables developers to concentrate on delivering superior user experiences rather than navigating the complexities of lower-level blockchain integrations. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to accelerate the development and adoption of decentralized services, positioning itself as a key player in the evolution of the web3 ecosystem.

Clasp

Series A in 2021
Clasp, known as Stride Funding, is a company dedicated to providing innovative financial solutions for students seeking educational funding. It offers flexible income sharing agreements that allow students to pay a percentage of their future earnings rather than adhering to a fixed repayment schedule associated with traditional student loans. This structure ensures that repayments remain affordable and directly aligned with the student's income, promoting financial wellness. Clasp aims to protect students from financial strain during periods of adverse career outcomes while also capping total repayments to support their long-term financial security. The company has garnered recognition as a leading venture in the fintech space, receiving endorsements from institutions like Harvard and MIT, and has attracted investments from notable venture firms. Clasp was founded with the mission of transforming the student funding landscape, focusing on both financial support and career development.

Parcl

Seed Round in 2021
Parcl is a blockchain-based platform focused on real estate investment, enabling users to invest in fractional ownership of physical properties by purchasing digital square feet. The platform incorporates advanced data analytics to track real estate price movements, utilizing millions of data points to create precise, city-level real estate indexes. These indexes are updated daily, providing users with timely insights into market trends. By simplifying access to real estate investments, Parcl allows individuals to engage with a diverse portfolio of properties through a single, streamlined transaction.

Facet

Series A in 2021
Facet is a computer software company that provides artists and engineers, aiming to redefine and humanize the creative process.

Dagster Labs

Series A in 2021
Dagster Labs specializes in creating a data orchestration platform that enables organizations to efficiently develop, produce, and monitor their data assets. The company is focused on Dagster, an open-source Python library designed to facilitate the construction of modern data applications. This platform allows teams to collaborate effectively while processing and producing reliable data. By integrating seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, Dagster Labs helps clients build scalable and productive data platforms, enhancing their ability to manage and utilize data effectively.

Vint

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Vint is an investment platform that enables investors to acquire shares in curated collections of investment-grade wines and spirits. By securitizing these collections with regulatory approval, Vint offers fractional ownership, allowing individuals to diversify their portfolios through wine investments. The company utilizes data models and analytics, alongside a team of industry experts, to source high-quality wines and spirits. These assets are securely stored in a network of cellars until optimal market conditions arise. At that point, Vint collaborates with merchant partners, auction houses, and private buyers to sell the assets, distributing the proceeds to investors on a pro-rata basis.

Meow

Seed Round in 2021
Meow Technologies is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by FirstBank, a Tennessee corporation, and by Grasshopper Bank, N.A. and Third Coast Bank SSB; Members FDIC. Meow offers businesses checking accounts with interest, treasury management services, invoicing, bill pay and more.

Symbiose Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Symbiose Technologies is a communications company that creates AI-powered products that bring unprecedented depth, memory, and serendipity to your conversations. Symbiose is creating the highest-fidelity way to communicate -- a new paradigm for messaging and audio where conversations transform.

Clarity.so

Seed Round in 2021
Clarity.so provides an all-in-one workspace that automates project management tasks. Clarity makes it easy for remote teams to plan projects, track tasks, and stay organized. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Wonderverse

Seed Round in 2021
Wonderverse is a task management system founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is designed to assist decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in launching and scaling their initiatives effectively. The platform facilitates process development, rights configuration, and transparent collaboration among team members. By providing tools for workflow creation and task setup, Wonderverse enables organizations to plan projects, manage contributor payments, and enhance teamwork across various initiatives.

Umbrel

Seed Round in 2021
Umbrel provides a personal server with a Bitcoin and Lightning node at home.

FourFront

Seed Round in 2021
FourFront is a media startup focused on creating innovative social and cinematic experiences tailored for the entertainment industry. The company develops an entertainment platform that blends real-life actors with artificial intelligence, allowing audiences to interact with virtual characters through various communication channels. By leveraging this technology, FourFront aims to create fictional influencers that seem authentic, providing a unique social and interactive marketing experience. Additionally, the startup is working to popularize a network of individual actors who perform scripted short-form serialized stories designed to resonate with the TikTok audience. This approach seeks to enhance discoverability and engage new viewers through content that aligns with contemporary social media trends.

Postmoda

Seed Round in 2021
Postmoda operates an online rental platform that facilitates collaboration between brands and companies to offer new and customer-returned apparel. The platform focuses on fashion circularity and aims to redefine quality, value, and sustainability within the retail sector. By providing a revolutionary shopping experience, Postmoda empowers both clients and customers, enabling them to engage in sustainable and convenient luxury renting.

Big Whale Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Big Whale Labs is a startup focused on enhancing identity and social interactions through zero-knowledge cryptography and distributed computing. The company has developed a decentralized identity verification platform that enables users to create and engage as pseudonymous blockchain identities, while still having verified credentials and reputations associated with them. Their primary product, Ketl, is an application designed for verified founders and venture capitalists to discuss sensitive topics with a strong emphasis on privacy. By utilizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on blockchain technology, Big Whale Labs aims to make online social interactions safer, more enjoyable, and secure, allowing crypto owners to verify their credentials while maintaining anonymity.

Wonderbelly

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wonderbelly specializes in digestive health products, focusing on solutions for heartburn and acid reflux symptoms. The company offers a line of antacid drugs that are formulated with non-genetically modified and vegan ingredients, including calcium carbonate, vegetable cellulose, vegetable stearate, maize starch, sucrose, and natural flavors. These products aim to provide relief from gastroenterological issues such as acid indigestion and upset stomach, catering to consumers seeking effective and health-conscious remedies for their digestive discomfort.

The Bird & Be

Seed Round in 2021
The Bird & Be Co. is a fertility care company that provides a branded marketplace focused on optimizing fertility and facilitating conception. The company offers personalized fertility kits, which include accessible and innovative rapid at-home fertility tests, as well as prescription medications and nutraceuticals. These products are delivered directly to customers' doors, allowing them to conveniently monitor and enhance their fertility health. In addition to testing and supplements, The Bird & Be Co. provides valuable information and resources for various stages of pregnancy, aiming to improve pregnancy outcomes for its customers.

mayk

Seed Round in 2021
Mayk is a company founded in 2020 and based in Santa Monica, California, that offers a virtual music studio aimed at democratizing music creation. Its application enables users to compose original songs for streaming or social media, breaking down traditional barriers in music production. Additionally, Mayk provides various services to support users in expressing their musical talents and getting their voices heard.

Nirvana

Series A in 2021
Nirvana is an AI-native financial infrastructure shaping the future of Agentic DeFi. - Redefining DeFi with AI Agents – Nirvana builds AI frameworks for DEFAI agents to maximize capital efficiency - AI-Native On-Chain Protocols – Empowering DEFAI agents with AI-native protocols to autonomously launch innovative financial instruments and optimize strategies

Solo Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Solo Technologies operates an analytical software platform aimed at addressing pay instability within the gig economy. By collecting and analyzing data across various gig platforms, the company offers city-level pay and performance benchmarks, including hourly earnings predictions. This enables app-based workers to better understand their earning potential and make informed decisions regarding their work. Additionally, Solo Technologies provides a solution that compensates for lower pay and offers transparent market pay rates, allowing workers to optimize multiple income sources and work towards achieving their financial goals.

Clay

Seed Round in 2021
Introducing Clay, the beautiful and private home for all your relationships. Populated from the ground up using your calendar and social history, Clay is the most stunning, powerful way to remember who you’ve met—and what matters to them.
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