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

Principal

Kevin Colleran

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Catherine Gildea

Associate

Megan Lightcap

Principal

Corinne Pinjuv

Partner and Operations Manager

Quist, William

Partner

Rechtman, Yoni

Principal

Past deals in Seed Stage

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.

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.

Ranger Insurance

Seed Round in 2022
ranger insurance is a reimagining home insurance with a modern digital platform that empowers agents to better serve clients and build their businesses.

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.

Altan Insights

Seed Round in 2022
Altan Insights is the leading platform for intelligent alternative asset investing. Built on top of the most comprehensive dataset in the industry, our platform enables investors to track, analyze, and understand their entire alternative asset investment portfolio. Altan Insights’ powerful tools, in-depth analytics, and institutional-grade research empower modern investors to navigate the growing alternative asset landscape with confidence.

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 is building a technology platform that uses behavioral science and machine learning to create a community support system for borrowers. Founded in 2021, the company is based in Castro Valley, California, United States.

Pollen Mobile

Seed Round in 2022
Pollen Mobile provides a decentralized mobile network that is built on the blockchain which is owned and operated by its users. Pollen Mobile helps to build its own mobile connectivity through a crypto-economy, enabling users to have reliable and affordable mobile connectivity.

Espresso Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Espresso Systems focuses on scaling and privacy solutions for Web 3 applications, specifically within the blockchain sector. The company specializes in "shared sequencing," a process where sequencers verify and batch transactions on layer-2 blockchains before relaying them to a layer-1 chain, such as Ethereum, for settlement. In addition to its blockchain expertise, Espresso Systems offers a robust infrastructure for online transaction technology, catering to the needs of clients in the online payment industry. This infrastructure enables efficient transaction processing and interaction, supporting the development of a more scalable and privacy-focused third generation of the World Wide Web.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BreachQuest

Seed Round in 2021
BreachQuest specializes in incident response software designed to facilitate rapid data collection and thorough analysis during security breaches. The company provides organizations with enhanced capabilities for scoping, containment, and recovery, which helps improve overall cybersecurity readiness. BreachQuest offers a range of services, including forensic triage, cybersecurity support, digital forensics, and ransomware response, allowing businesses to respond effectively to malicious threats. By delivering visibility into the nature and timing of breaches, BreachQuest aids companies in minimizing downtime and reducing the costs associated with security incidents. Its innovative approach to incident response enables organizations to implement effective plans for managing phishing incidents and other cyber threats.

Superorder

Seed Round in 2021
Superorder provides restaurants the resources they need to increase income from delivery and takeaway with virtual brands through an all-in-one software platform.

Starday

Seed Round in 2021
Starday Foods is a healthy and sustainable food products company.

MealMe

Seed Round in 2021
MealMe is a food delivery platform that offers a Universal Point of Sale API, providing real-time access to over 700 million products from more than one million restaurants, grocery stores, and retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to recommend food options based on user preferences and allows for the comparison of delivery times from various providers. Additionally, MealMe's technology enables the integration of product ordering into any website or app, ensuring that businesses can manage their own checkout processes. By offering comprehensive data on menus and inventory, MealMe supports competitive pricing intelligence and enhances user experience by simplifying the ordering of products from local stores.

Breakr

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Invisible AI

Venture Round in 2021
Invisible AI Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based camera systems designed for logistics and manufacturing facilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a no-code, edge-based visual intelligence platform that enhances quality, productivity, and safety in manufacturing environments. Its low-cost, low-bandwidth cameras are strategically deployed at workstations to monitor real-time human motion, enabling clients to optimize workflow and reduce costs associated with manual assembly errors. The accompanying web dashboard provides clients with visibility and built-in intelligence to protect data while facilitating the integration, tracking, and analysis of operational practices. This comprehensive system helps clients ensure that processes are executed accurately and safely, ultimately improving overall efficiency.

Checkstep

Seed Round in 2021
Checkstep offers an AI-powered Trust & Safety and user-generated content (UGC) management platform for online businesses globally. The company's software is designed to detect and address harmful content, facilitating real-time moderation and ensuring compliance with online safety regulations. By reviewing every piece of user-generated content, Checkstep helps clients enforce their terms of service while empowering moderation teams to effectively manage and scale their operations. This comprehensive approach allows clients to enhance their content quality and maintain a safer online environment for their users.

RabbitHole

Seed Round in 2021
RabbitHole helps users navigate the play to earn space with curated opportunities. The company also allows users to build their knowledge with resources across DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs as well as explore web3 projects and earn rewards doing so. RabbitHole was established in 2020 by Brian Flynn in Venice, California.

Odie Pet Insurance

Seed Round in 2021
Odie Pet Insurance offers pet insurance services designed to provide flexible financial solutions for pet wellness. By collaborating with underwriters and carrier partners, the company creates a community-focused insurance product that is both accessible and affordable. Their policies cover unexpected accidents, illnesses, and emergencies, helping pet owners avoid the financial strain associated with unexpected veterinary expenses. Odie also emphasizes convenience through a technology-driven claims process, allowing for a streamlined experience in managing pet healthcare costs.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2021
Infinite Objects is a company building physical collectibles (“Video Prints”) and web3 integrations for digital content backed by blockchain assets. From personal moments to art, entertainment, sports, and NFTs - We Print Video so it can be enjoyed outside of the browser and apps in the form of beautiful, permanently treated immutable design objects.

Bansho

Seed Round in 2021
Bansho is a New York City-based company founded in 2020 that offers a live learning platform designed to enhance children's educational experiences and assist busy parents. The platform connects families with a vetted network of educators, learning coaches, and content creators, allowing parents to customize their children's learning preferences. Bansho provides access to diverse educational materials, including text, video, and audio messaging, as well as insights to help parents monitor their children's progress. This approach not only boosts children's confidence in learning but also empowers parents to actively participate in their educational journey.

Pearpop

Seed Round in 2021
Pearpop is a marketplace that facilitates social collaborations among a diverse range of creators, including musicians, artists, chefs, and influencers. The platform provides an opportunity for these individuals to connect with their fans on social media, enhancing engagement and visibility. By enabling creators to monetize their work, Pearpop empowers them to pursue their passions while expanding their audiences. Through its content creation platform, users can collaborate, share their talents, and build a stronger presence in the digital landscape.

Formation

Seed Round in 2021
Formation is a remote fellowship designed for software engineers aspiring to take on impactful roles in leading innovative companies. Through collaboration with experienced engineers from prominent firms, fellows gain hands-on experience by building features and resolving production issues in real-world applications. The program emphasizes essential computer science fundamentals, enabling participants to develop problem-solving skills relevant to the software engineering field. Additionally, Formation offers personalized education services, providing free coding courses and customized training plans that adapt to each student's progress. This approach equips fellows with practical knowledge and experience, contributing to their successful placements in top-tier companies.

Iron Fish

Seed Round in 2021
Iron Fish is a novel cryptocurrency focused on privacy and accessibility. Iron Fish is a Layer 1 blockchain that provides the strongest privacy guarantees on every single transaction.

Creative Juice

Seed Round in 2021
Creative Juice is a financial network designed specifically for digital content creators, offering tools and resources to help them manage and expand their businesses. The platform provides cash advances based on creators' future earnings, enabling them to access funding without sacrificing equity or creative control. In addition to financial support, Creative Juice facilitates connections among creators, allowing them to invest in each other's ventures. The platform also offers insights into business valuation and projected revenues, empowering clients to make informed decisions regarding their growth strategies. Through this comprehensive approach, Creative Juice aims to foster a supportive ecosystem for content creators and enhance their financial well-being.

Easol

Seed Round in 2021
Easol is an online platform that specializes in event and experience software, enabling experience creators to effectively market and sell bookings. The platform offers an all-in-one solution that includes e-commerce and marketing tools tailored for travel businesses. Easol's features allow users to create customized websites with various themes, integrate products from online catalogs, and utilize discount codes, all aimed at streamlining operations and enhancing revenue. Unlike some competitors, which have shifted their focus towards providing broader guidance for event management, Easol remains dedicated to empowering experience creators with specific tools designed to facilitate the growth of their businesses.

MealMe

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MealMe is a food delivery platform that offers a Universal Point of Sale API, providing real-time access to over 700 million products from more than one million restaurants, grocery stores, and retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to recommend food options based on user preferences and allows for the comparison of delivery times from various providers. Additionally, MealMe's technology enables the integration of product ordering into any website or app, ensuring that businesses can manage their own checkout processes. By offering comprehensive data on menus and inventory, MealMe supports competitive pricing intelligence and enhances user experience by simplifying the ordering of products from local stores.

Kit

Seed Round in 2021
Kit is a company focused on providing at-home medical exams and health testing services. It develops comprehensive health testing kits that enable insurers and telehealth companies to offer convenient and safe testing options for their patients from the comfort of their homes. These kits serve as a reliable alternative to traditional doctor and laboratory visits, making preventative health testing accessible across various industries. As a subsidiary of Ro, Kit is committed to enhancing the healthcare experience through innovative solutions.

Hydra Studios

Seed Round in 2020
Hydra Studios provides a modern approach to wellness that optimizes body and mind. Now with private suites, individuals can workout, refresh, and recharge

Hydra Studios

Seed Round in 2020
Hydra Studios provides a modern approach to wellness that optimizes body and mind. Now with private suites, individuals can workout, refresh, and recharge

Boardroom Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Boardroom Labs Inc is a New York-based company that specializes in developing an integrated governance management platform designed for crypto networks. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on enhancing decision-making processes by providing tools that allow stakeholders to interact, signal, and vote on governance proposals. This platform aims to facilitate faster and more informed decisions, enabling token holders, issuers, and delegates to engage seamlessly in governance across various protocols. Boardroom Labs is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and believes in the potential of decentralized networks to transform traditional management and ownership structures.

Yotta

Seed Round in 2020
Yotta Technologies Inc., founded in 2019 and based in New York, offers a financial platform designed to encourage individuals to save money while providing an opportunity to win prizes through weekly draws. The platform operates by pooling interest from users' savings and distributing it in the form of lottery-style prizes, which can reach up to $10 million. By leveraging behavioral psychology, Yotta aims to instill better savings habits among its users, transforming the traditional savings experience into an engaging and potentially rewarding endeavor.

Whist

Seed Round in 2020
Whist is a technology company that specializes in developing personal cloud computing solutions. Their innovative Chrome browser isolates, controls, and monitors employee access to company resources across various devices, eliminating the need for traditional remote desktop setups. By leveraging the capabilities of 5G technology, Whist offers a cloud computing experience that matches the performance of conventional workstations. This enables creative professionals and production workers to efficiently edit, render, and play multimedia content at high speeds from any internet-connected device, making cloud laptops a practical alternative to personal laptops.

Cozy Finance

Seed Round in 2020
Cozy Finance, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing risk management software for the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Founded in 2020, the company offers a permissionless, peer-to-peer protection solution that enables users to invest in DeFi with safeguards against hacks and exploits. The software is designed for developers to help crypto investors effectively manage their assets, unlocking their full potential. Additionally, Cozy Finance allows users to deposit funds that can be utilized for protected investing, enhancing the security and confidence of participants in the DeFi space.

LOOM

Seed Round in 2020
LOOM is a wellbeing platform dedicated to empowering women through comprehensive education on reproductive and sexual health. Founded in 2016 by Erica Chidi and Quinn Lundberg, and based in Los Angeles, LOOM offers classes and events that cover a wide range of topics, from menstruation to parenting. The platform aims to provide women with the necessary knowledge and resources to thrive in their bodies at every stage of life, fostering an environment of inclusivity, empathy, and scientific understanding. By focusing on these critical areas, LOOM seeks to enhance the health education landscape for women, guiding them through the complexities of their reproductive journeys.

Dagster Labs

Seed Round in 2020
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.

River

Seed Round in 2020
River Financial is a challenger financial institution specializing in Bitcoin financial services. River Financial's flagship product, a Bitcoin brokerage, provides sophisticated retail investors with a high-touch platform to buy and sell Bitcoin. Founded in 2019 by Alexander Leishman and Andrew Benson, River's brokerage product provides its clients with best-in-class security, a world-class client service experience, and investment performance tools such as cost basis tracking.

Subskribe

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Stork Club

Seed Round in 2020
Stork Club is a maternity care platform that extends insurance coverage and provides all possible options to people who want to have a baby. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Robocorp

Seed Round in 2020
Robocorp is a cloud platform specializing in robotic process automation (RPA) and offers open-source RPA tools. It provides a Python-based stack designed to simplify automation, enabling developers to automate a wide range of tasks using numerous built-in keywords and libraries. Robocorp's approach emphasizes performance, scalability, and security, allowing automation solutions to run on any platform and machine. The platform supports horizontal scaling to ensure that mission-critical processes are executed efficiently, making it easier for organizations to integrate RPA into their operations without the limitations often associated with traditional offerings.

Stream Club

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Stream Club is a San Francisco-based company that provides a platform for creating and broadcasting high-quality live streams. The platform is designed to cater to experts and solopreneurs, offering both a customizable experience through its API and SDK for developers, as well as an intuitive drag-and-drop studio interface. This allows users to easily design, customize, and launch live streams within minutes. By integrating these tools, Stream Club enables clients to effectively build their brands, manage their businesses, and engage audiences through live streaming.

Invisible AI

Seed Round in 2020
Invisible AI Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based camera systems designed for logistics and manufacturing facilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a no-code, edge-based visual intelligence platform that enhances quality, productivity, and safety in manufacturing environments. Its low-cost, low-bandwidth cameras are strategically deployed at workstations to monitor real-time human motion, enabling clients to optimize workflow and reduce costs associated with manual assembly errors. The accompanying web dashboard provides clients with visibility and built-in intelligence to protect data while facilitating the integration, tracking, and analysis of operational practices. This comprehensive system helps clients ensure that processes are executed accurately and safely, ultimately improving overall efficiency.

Grin

Seed Round in 2020
Grin operates a digital orthodontic platform that facilitates teeth straightening for a diverse range of patients through connections with local orthodontists. Founded by Dr. Adam Schulhof, Pamela Oren-Artzi, and Alon Lipnik in 2019, the company is based in New York and Austin. Grin's technology allows for quality orthodontic care via smart devices, enhancing accessibility and cost-effectiveness. The platform features patent-pending tools, including the Grin App and Grin Scope, which enable remote monitoring and virtual check-ins, thereby allowing orthodontists to oversee treatment progress without requiring frequent in-office visits. This approach not only improves patient convenience but also helps practitioners manage their time more efficiently while maintaining high standards of care. Grin aims to ensure that every patient receives the appropriate treatment for achieving an exceptional smile.

Flossy

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Novi

Seed Round in 2020
Novi operates as a technology platform that connects brands, manufacturers, and suppliers within the chemical industry. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to collect and analyze proprietary chemical information, allowing users to create detailed chemical profiles at the trade material level. This functionality enables brands and formulators to assess existing ingredients, identify safer alternatives, and discover new materials that align with their standards. Additionally, Novi facilitates verification processes for retailers to ensure compliance with ingredient requirements. By serving as an intermediary, Novi addresses the challenges of scalable data management, streamlining product development and certification for all parties involved, ultimately enhancing visibility and efficiency in the marketplace.

OpenPhone

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Formation

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Formation is a remote fellowship designed for software engineers aspiring to take on impactful roles in leading innovative companies. Through collaboration with experienced engineers from prominent firms, fellows gain hands-on experience by building features and resolving production issues in real-world applications. The program emphasizes essential computer science fundamentals, enabling participants to develop problem-solving skills relevant to the software engineering field. Additionally, Formation offers personalized education services, providing free coding courses and customized training plans that adapt to each student's progress. This approach equips fellows with practical knowledge and experience, contributing to their successful placements in top-tier companies.

Astra

Seed Round in 2019
Astra is an automation platform for the movement of money. Through powerful financial APIs, Astra enables consumers to move funds between depository accounts based on rules or build out virtual accounts on their existing financial accounts.

Robocorp

Seed Round in 2019
Robocorp is a cloud platform specializing in robotic process automation (RPA) and offers open-source RPA tools. It provides a Python-based stack designed to simplify automation, enabling developers to automate a wide range of tasks using numerous built-in keywords and libraries. Robocorp's approach emphasizes performance, scalability, and security, allowing automation solutions to run on any platform and machine. The platform supports horizontal scaling to ensure that mission-critical processes are executed efficiently, making it easier for organizations to integrate RPA into their operations without the limitations often associated with traditional offerings.

Clasp

Seed Round in 2019
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.

Tonkean

Seed Round in 2019
Tonkean Inc. designs and develops an operating system for business operations, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of operations teams across various sectors, including legal, customer service, finance, IT, human resources, and sales. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a research and development office in Tel Aviv, Tonkean offers a no-code process orchestration platform. This platform enables users to automate, monitor, and manage critical business processes without requiring extensive technical knowledge. It provides tools for gathering real-time progress updates, filtering information for actionable insights, and generating daily and weekly email reports for team discussions and analysis. By streamlining operations and ensuring compliance and security, Tonkean helps enterprises improve their operational velocity at scale.

Fold

Seed Round in 2019
Fold, Inc. operates a platform that allows users to earn bitcoin cashback while shopping at various retailers using their credit or debit cards. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a digital gift card system where users can sync their payment methods or transfer bitcoin from their wallets to receive instant cashback in bitcoin. The platform also facilitates the purchase and management of bitcoin and dollars, enabling users to enhance their financial returns through eligible purchases. Additionally, premium members benefit from a no-fee transaction experience, making it an attractive option for those actively engaged in cryptocurrency. Fold's innovative approach allows customers to utilize retail store gift cards for cryptocurrency transactions, bridging the gap between traditional shopping and the digital currency ecosystem.

Mythic Markets

Seed Round in 2019
Mythic Markets is an investing platform to buy, sell and trade fractional shares in rare pop culture collectibles. It allows anybody to buy, sell, and trade fractional shares in alternative assets with massive fandoms. Starting with pop culture collectibles, they're securitizing vintage comic books and collectible cards, allowing fans to invest in the things they love. Mythic Markets was founded in 2017 and is based in San Rafael, California, United States.

BLADE

Seed Round in 2019
BLADE Holdings, Inc. is a technology company based in Seychelles that operates a cryptocurrency derivative exchange. The company facilitates the trading of cryptocurrencies on a perpetual basis, aiming to establish a new foundational layer for the cryptocurrency markets and, ultimately, the broader global financial markets.

Metropolis

Seed Round in 2019
Metropolis is an artificial intelligence and computer vision start-up founded in 2017 and based in Los Angeles, California. The company focuses on modernizing parking and enhancing future mobility solutions. Its operating platform utilizes advanced computer vision technology to create a modern mobility commerce infrastructure that aims to improve revenue generation and lower operating expenses for real estate partners. This system enables asset owners to optimize net operating income while providing access to contemporary parking amenities and diverse mobility options.

Identiq

Seed Round in 2019
Identiq is an innovative startup aiming to transform the identity verification market, valued at $12 billion. Founded in 2018 in Tel Aviv, the company has developed a unique protocol that allows for the validation of new end-users without requiring any sensitive customer data to be shared. By leveraging a network of like-minded companies, Identiq creates a fully anonymous identity verification system that enhances user privacy. This approach enables businesses to onboard new customers confidently while minimizing false positives and improving approval rates, ultimately leading to a better user experience. Additionally, Identiq's technology can facilitate funding source validation, streamline withdrawal processes, and support password recovery and other high-risk activities. The company's team comprises experienced professionals from high-tech and risk management backgrounds, each contributing over two decades of expertise to the venture.

Karuna Health

Seed Round in 2019
Karuna strives to help every patient access a guide in the healthcare system. Its integrated solution leverages infrastructure, workflow, and automation tools to form a single platform that copilots every interaction between patients, family members or other support, and the care team. The company was founded bin 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Good Dog

Seed Round in 2019
Good Dog makes it simple for people to get dogs from good sources and for reputable breeders, shelters and rescues to put their dogs in good homes.

NakedPoppy

Seed Round in 2019
NakedPoppy, Inc. is a clean beauty company based in Oakland, California, specializing in cosmetic products, including its signature liquid eyeliner. Founded in 2017, the company operates an AI-driven online marketplace that personalizes the shopping experience for women by matching them with makeup and skincare products tailored to their individual needs and skin tones. NakedPoppy utilizes a patent-pending personalization algorithm to enhance product discovery and rigorously screens beauty items for harmful toxins, ensuring that customers are presented with safe, natural alternatives. In addition to offering a curated selection of cosmetics, NakedPoppy also provides testing services for cosmetic brands, reinforcing its commitment to quality and safety in the beauty industry.

Fetcher

Seed Round in 2019
Fetcher's mission is to make it fast, easy, and fun for organizations to find the right person, for the right job, at the right time. Fetcher helps companies find candidates whose talents, interests, and experience best match the needs of the job and the culture of the team. Fetcher believes when the right person is in the right role, the real magic happens. Fetcher was built to reduce the pain and expense of hiring so that organizations can focus their time on attracting talent and nurturing the growth and development of their people. Fetcher is committed to investing in long-term partnerships with organizations who see talent as their greatest asset, and Fetcher creates the tools that empower their growth.

Powder

Seed Round in 2019
Powder is a startup that offers a video editing platform aimed at gamers and content creators. The platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically identify and clip highlight moments from video streams, allowing users to efficiently share their favorite gaming moments. By streamlining the editing process, Powder enables creators to concentrate on content creation and engage with others who share similar interests. This approach not only enhances the gaming experience but also fosters a community where users can connect and interact over their shared passions.

Primer

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Primer is making transformative home-improvement projects accessible to everyone by reimagining the hardware store for the mobile generation. The company uses augmented reality (AR) tools to help people plan inspiring projects from home and order custom kits with everything they’ll need to get it done. Founded in 2018 by Russ Maschmeyer and Adam Debreczeni, Primer is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Blanket

Seed Round in 2019
Blanket is a sales demo booking platform designed to automate the sales development process. Founded in 2016 and based in Miami, Florida, the company provides tools for prospecting, email outreach, landing page creation, and call scheduling. By consolidating these functions into a single platform, Blanket enables users to generate more qualified leads, engage their target audience, and analyze their results effectively.

Dash Radio

Seed Round in 2018
Dash Radio Inc. is a digital radio broadcasting platform based in Los Angeles, California, established in 2014. It offers a unique listening experience by hosting over 80 radio stations that feature a diverse array of DJs, personalities, and curators. The platform is designed to cater to the digital audience, providing users with the ability to toggle between clean and explicit lyrics. This focus on choice and control allows listeners to customize their music experience, making Dash Radio a significant player in the evolving landscape of digital radio.

BloomCredit

Seed Round in 2018
BloomCredit is a fintech platform focused on enhancing the financial eligibility of individuals who have been declined for lending products. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, the company employs a data-driven approach to provide actionable insights and guidance. By collaborating directly with lenders, BloomCredit conducts consumer credit analysis and ongoing credit monitoring, notifying lenders when applicants meet eligibility criteria. This process not only helps consumers improve their financial health but also increases their chances of securing loans. Additionally, BloomCredit offers advanced developer-friendly API solutions that promote and monitor credit health, fostering trust between consumers and financial institutions.

ROOM

Seed Round in 2018
ROOM is a startup that specializes in reshaping the modern workspace. It designs a modern workplace system through flexible alternatives that make more room for people at work and also build prefabricated, self-assembled, sound-proofed, ventilated, and powered booths. It enables users to make extra room in the budget without compromising quality and provides employees with a place to take a video call or get some uninterrupted time to focus on work. The company was co-founded by Morten Meisner-Jensen and Brian Chen in 2018.

Mightier

Seed Round in 2018
Mightier is a gaming platform and family program scientifically-proven to help kids regulate their emotions. It is a bioresponsive program that harnesses the mind-body connection to build emotional regulation in its players. Its program of bioresponsive video games, developed at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, aims to help children with behavioral and emotional challenges learn how to harness emotions in daily life. Mightier was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Point

Seed Round in 2018
Point stores things the user send over and over again and helps them re-use it instantly. Point helps the user to easily save snippets of text, templates, and other content, and re-use them effortlessly on any website. Backed by Y Combinator, Slow Ventures, Graph Ventures, The Fund, RDV, MIT Sandbox and more.

Porter Road Butcher

Seed Round in 2018
Porter Road is a omnichannel whole animal butcher changing the broken food system, by working directly with farmers to offer exceptional, sustainably raised meat direct to consumer. The company was founded by James Peisker and Chris Carter.

Ample Foods

Seed Round in 2018
Ample Foods Inc. specializes in producing and selling meal replacements, focusing on convenience and nutrition for busy, health-conscious individuals. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers drinkable meals under the Ample brand, featuring three primary formulas: ketogenic, plant-based, and high protein. Each formula combines all-natural ingredients with a balanced nutritional profile, aimed at meeting the dietary needs of consumers. Ample Foods markets its products online and is positioned within the expanding meal replacement market, which is currently valued at $18 billion. The company emphasizes simplicity in nutrition, making its products a convenient daily staple for customers seeking healthier lifestyles. To support its growth, Ample Foods has secured funding from various investors, including Slow Ventures and LivWell Ventures.
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) is a professional football league that aims to provide engaging entertainment for fans. Comprising eight teams, each with a roster of fifty players, the league conducts ten regular-season matches. Games are streamed live through an application, allowing fans to enjoy real-time action. The AAF also focuses on supporting players in their post-football careers by offering comprehensive bonuses, ensuring a pathway for athletes beyond their time on the field. By prioritizing both the spectator experience and player welfare, the AAF seeks to carve out a distinctive niche in professional American football.

Droplet

Seed Round in 2018
Droplet Health makes state-of-the-art home diagnostic kits for industry.

Ingenuity Foods

Seed Round in 2018
Ingenuity Foods, Inc.

Tari Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Tari Labs, LLC is a company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in developing a decentralized blockchain protocol focused on digital assets. Founded in 2018, its platform allows users to manage, utilize, and transfer various digital assets, including tickets, loyalty points, and virtual goods. Tari Labs also offers Aurora, a mobile payment wallet that facilitates the transfer of digital currency. The company aims to provide a user-friendly environment for creating digitally scarce items, empowering individuals and businesses to explore new opportunities within the digital asset landscape. By offering customizable templates and rulesets, Tari Labs enables customers to leverage its blockchain protocol effectively.

ZenBusiness

Seed Round in 2018
ZenBusiness Inc. is a company that specializes in corporate entity creation and management services, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It offers an all-in-one platform that consolidates essential tools and services for small business owners, enabling them to start, run, and grow their businesses effectively. Through its user-friendly website and mobile application, customers can manage their business compliance, finances, and online presence from a single dashboard. ZenBusiness distinguishes itself by combining innovative technology with personalized human support, providing expert guidance via phone, chat, and email. The company is committed to social impact and inclusivity, operating as a Public Benefit Corporation and supporting diverse entrepreneurs through partnerships and grant programs. It also engages in community initiatives, offering resources and opportunities for small business owners to succeed. ZenBusiness is recognized as a trusted partner in the business formation process, striving to simplify the complexities of entrepreneurship and empower individuals from various backgrounds to achieve their goals.

Tesorio

Seed Round in 2018
Tesorio, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that focuses on cash flow management and financial operations for businesses. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, Tesorio employs machine learning models to provide real-time insights into accounts receivable, accounts payable, foreign exchange, and financial forecasting. The platform connects buyers and suppliers to facilitate working capital needs, offering features such as historical transaction analysis, invoice forecasting, and automated updates. By aggregating and analyzing primary source data, Tesorio enables finance leaders to enhance decision-making, optimize payment timing, and streamline workflows for collections and cash application. This end-to-end automation fosters cross-functional collaboration, allowing businesses to manage their cash flow more efficiently and support growth initiatives.

Facet

Seed Round in 2018
Facet is a computer software company that provides artists and engineers, aiming to redefine and humanize the creative process.

Uniform Teeth

Seed Round in 2018
Uniform Teeth is an orthodontics practice committed to making orthodontic care as intuitive, accessible, and high quality as possible. Uniform Teeth specializes in providing clear straighteners.

Chatdesk

Venture Round in 2017
Chatdesk Inc. is a New York-based company that develops software solutions aimed at enhancing customer interactions for businesses. Founded in 2016, Chatdesk focuses on improving customer satisfaction by facilitating communication through messaging channels such as Facebook, SMS, and WhatsApp, rather than traditional phone calls. The company leverages artificial intelligence and a network of 43,000 local brand experts who communicate in over 60 languages to maximize the return on investment for customer interactions across email, chat, social media, and SMS. Its BrandScript technology ensures that all responses align with the client’s brand voice, while the platform provides real-time management insights and machine learning capabilities to help businesses reduce costs, improve sales, and scale their operations effectively.

Hip Sobriety

Seed Round in 2017
Hip Sobriety they provide treatment programs, which is helping people to change their relationship with alcohol.

Girlboss

Seed Round in 2017
Girlboss, founded by entrepreneur and author Sophia Amoruso, originated from her bestselling book aimed at empowering women. It serves as an online community focused on redefining success for millennial women by offering resources and connections that facilitate personal and professional growth. The organization is composed of a team of editors, creatives, and digital media professionals dedicated to creating content and experiences that inform, entertain, and inspire action among women. Girlboss fosters a supportive environment for ambitious individuals to pursue their dreams without judgment, emphasizing values of empowerment and community engagement.

Ephemeral Tattoo

Seed Round in 2017
Ephemeral Tattoos is a made-to-fade tattoo creating a world of limitless self-expression, where everybody is a canvas. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Physera

Seed Round in 2017
Physera, Inc. is a company focused on delivering digital musculoskeletal care by connecting patients with physical therapists through a mobile application. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, the platform provides patients suffering from musculoskeletal injuries with access to tailored workout plans, along with features such as in-app animations and voice prompts designed to facilitate exercise therapy and alleviate pain. The application collects data to help assess the effectiveness of these routines, enabling physical therapists to create targeted recovery and maintenance plans that can be coordinated remotely. Physera serves a diverse clientele, including patients with muscular pain, self-insured employers, and large health plans. As of May 2020, Physera operates as a subsidiary of Omada Health, Inc.

Ro

Seed Round in 2017
Ro is a telehealth startup that focuses on providing digital health clinics for both men’s and women’s health, as well as smoking cessation. Founded in 2017 in New York City, Ro aims to create a patient-centric healthcare system that offers a comprehensive primary care platform. This platform facilitates a seamless healthcare experience by integrating telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy services, allowing users to receive personalized care from diagnosis to medication delivery. With a nationwide provider network, Ro offers services for various health concerns, including erectile dysfunction, and provides free medication delivery. The company prioritizes high-quality and affordable healthcare, eliminating the need for insurance in many instances.

Alpine Start

Seed Round in 2017
Alpine Start Foods is a premium brand of instant coffee for everyday adventures. It is born out of a desire to make a great-tasting and an affordable cup of coffee that can be prepared anywhere. The brand has quickly gained national distribution in key grocery and sporting goods retailers like REI, HEB, and Whole Foods by offering an innovative solution to an old problem. It was founded in 2016 by Matt Segal and Alex Hanifin, and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Amper Technologies

Venture Round in 2017
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.

Thimble

Seed Round in 2017
Thimble Insurance Services, also known as Thimble, is an insurance provider that specializes in on-demand insurance solutions tailored for small businesses and independent workers. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company offers A-rated liability coverage for over 100 professions, including landscapers, beauticians, dog walkers, handymen, DJs, and musicians. Thimble's services are designed to meet the needs of freelancers, contractors, and other modern workers, providing flexible and short-term insurance options that allow them to secure coverage for specific jobs as needed. As a licensed broker, Thimble operates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, ensuring that small businesses can obtain essential insurance coverage seamlessly through its innovative platform.

Stork Club

Seed Round in 2017
Stork Club is a maternity care platform that extends insurance coverage and provides all possible options to people who want to have a baby. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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