SoftBank Investment Advisers

SoftBank Investment Advisers is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in growth equity and late-stage investments. It is a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. The firm focuses primarily on the technology sector, targeting areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, computational biology, cloud technologies, fintech, consumer internet, and healthcare. SoftBank Investment Advisers typically invests a minimum of $100 million in both minority and majority stakes in private or public companies, with a strong emphasis on opportunities in the United States and globally. Established in 2017, the firm aims to leverage its operational expertise and extensive global network to foster innovation and drive growth in its portfolio companies.

Eric Chen

Managing Partner

Serena Dayal

Investment Director

Angela Du

Partner, Americas

Colin Fan

Managing Partner, Americas, Asia

Ted Fike

Director, Americas

Vishal Gupta

Director

Lydia Jett

Partner

Sumer Juneja

Partner and Head of India

Robert Kaplan

Partner, Americas

Greg Moon

Managing Partner, Asia

Karol Niewiadomski

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Director

Vikas Parekh

Partner

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Kirthiga Reddy

Executive Partner

Brett Rochkind

Managing Partner

Ram Trichur

Partner

Bryant Wang

Investor

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Andrew Zloto

Partner, Americas

Past deals in North America

ArsenalBio

Series B in 2022
ArsenalBio is a programmable cell therapy company focused on creating effective and accessible immune cell therapies, particularly for cancer patients. Established in 2019, the company integrates advanced technologies, including CRISPR-based genome engineering, synthetic biology, and machine learning, to revolutionize the discovery and development of immune cell therapies. ArsenalBio employs a comprehensive research and development approach to produce multifunctional T-cell therapies, utilizing the precise insertion of large synthetic DNA sequences. The company's mission is to enhance the efficacy and safety of immune cell therapies while reducing costs for providers and expanding access for patients. Through its innovative framework, ArsenalBio aims to significantly improve treatment outcomes for a broader patient population.

ContentSquare

Series F in 2022
ContentSquare is a digital experience insights optimization platform that helps businesses analyze customer behavior through vast amounts of anonymous web, mobile, and app interactions, adhering to data privacy regulations such as the EU GDPR and California CCPA. By integrating diverse data sets, including content, user experience, product offerings, pricing, acquisition channels, and technical performance, the platform generates insights and AI-driven recommendations to enhance digital performance throughout the customer journey. Its solutions enable clients to better understand user interactions, measure content effectiveness, and clarify consumer intentions, ultimately leading to increased revenue and engagement while reducing operational costs. ContentSquare serves over 700 enterprise clients, including notable brands like American Express, Best Buy, and LVMH.

Spruce

Series B in 2022
Spruce Services, Inc. owns and operates an online platform that allows users to find and hire service professionals for housekeeping, pet care, laundry, and dry cleaning services. Its platform connects with professionals offering house cleaning services, such as whole home cleaning, tidy up, single room cleaning, move out, and add-ons, which can be customized as per the user needs; pet care services, such as pet sitting, dog walks, and drop in services; laundry and dry cleaning services, such as laundry wash and fold, and dry cleaning services; and daily chores, such as do the dishes, fold the laundry, clean the clutter, clean the floors, oven clean, water plants, dry carpet shampoo, and clean interior windows. The company was formerly known as Apartment Butler, Inc. and changed its name to Spruce Services, Inc. in June 2019. Spruce Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Houston, Texas.

R Planet

Pre Seed Round in 2022
R Planet is an Austin, TX-based blockchain-based financial technology company.

MyOme

Series B in 2022
Myome helps identify genes that cause disease and act based on leading science. The data is secure, portable, and reusable throughout life.

Vendr

Series B in 2022
Vendr, Inc. is a Boston-based company that provides a software-as-a-service solution designed to manage the purchasing and renewal processes of software for businesses. Founded in 2018, Vendr specializes in commercial negotiations, renewal management, and contract logistics, enabling companies to streamline their software acquisition efforts. By assisting organizations in purchasing and renewing software, Vendr helps them save both time and money, making it an essential partner for scaling companies. Its services are utilized by a range of fast-growing business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies, highlighting its effectiveness in the software procurement landscape.

Fountain

Series C in 2022
Fountain, Inc. is a hiring platform focused on streamlining the recruitment process for companies with hourly workers across various industries, including retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company provides a mobile-first solution that enhances engagement and reduces candidate drop-off through automated scheduling and reminders via text and email. Fountain's software simplifies workforce management by integrating background checks and document signing, allowing employers to quickly screen and hire independent contractors. Serving a diverse clientele, including major companies like Uber and Safeway, Fountain operates in over 50 countries and 700 cities, helping organizations scale their hiring operations efficiently.

Proximie

Series C in 2022
Proximie Inc., based in Bedford, Massachusetts, offers a secure software platform that facilitates virtual surgical collaboration among surgeons. By leveraging advanced telecommunication, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies, Proximie's platform enables real-time, peer-to-peer assistance during surgeries, regardless of location. This innovative approach allows surgeons to share expertise before, during, and after procedures, effectively overcoming the barriers of time and distance. Furthermore, the platform is compatible with various devices and software used in operating rooms, allowing for seamless integration and interaction. Proximie's mission is to enhance surgical knowledge and skills, enabling surgeons to refine their techniques in diverse settings, even with limited bandwidth.

Symbotic

Post in 2022
Symbotic™ is a global provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers. Symbotic’s mission is to continually advance the development and commercialization of advanced robotic material handling systems and provide best in class return on investment for high throughput, optimal space utilization and flexible automation solutions that can easily integrate into the customer’s existing supply network and distribution infrastructure. Symbotic has developed proprietary and innovative robotics and software to deliver an advanced automation solution to make the supply chain faster, more efficient and more profitable for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of all sizes.

Kushki

Series B in 2022
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.

InfStones

Series C in 2022
Infinity Stones is a Silicon Valley-based company that provides cloud management services and security solutions for blockchains. They are blockchain infrastructure architects with proven track records in the industry. Their team is composed of tech leads, management experts, and financial professionals from tech giants like Google, Oracle, and Intel. Infinity Stones is currently hosting nodes for high net worth individuals, institutional investors, foundations, and universities and research institutions. They make sure every investment with us is secure, and investors can expect returns with consistency. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Kitopi

Series C in 2022
Kitopi Catering Services LLC is a managed cloud kitchen platform that collaborates with restaurants to enhance their delivery capabilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company offers the necessary infrastructure and software for restaurants to establish delivery-only locations without significant capital investment or time constraints. Kitopi's in-house suite of applications streamlines kitchen operations in real-time, supporting ghost kitchens across various cities, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Kuwait, Riyadh, and New York. By providing management services, delivery management, and access to trained staff, Kitopi enables restaurateurs to efficiently operate and manage their delivery-only establishments. The platform aims to make food more affordable and accessible to consumers.

Material Bank

Series D in 2022
Material Bank operates a comprehensive marketplace tailored for design professionals in the architecture and design sectors. Founded in 2013 and based in Boca Raton, Florida, with additional offices in New York and a logistics hub in Memphis, the company provides a unique platform where architects and interior designers can search for and order a wide range of materials, including textiles, flooring, ceramics, and more, from various leading brands. Material Bank stands out as the world's largest resource library focused on architectural and design materials, enabling users to receive samples by 10:30 a.m. the following day, thereby streamlining the material selection process for design projects.

AccelByte

Series B in 2022
Headquartered in Seattle with teams in San Francisco Bay Area, Vancouver (Canada), Suzhou (China) and a growing office in Yogyakarta (Indonesia), AccelByte is a software company focusing on developing, deploying and operating highly visible, critical, secure, scalable and available consumer facing ecosystem of online services, websites and cloud infrastructure that serves millions of users in video game industry. Our engineering team combines decades of experience in the high end video game and entertainment industry where the demand for quality software forces us to be innovative and creative in crafting technology solutions to deliver the best experience to our users. We operate in various business verticals. Our clients ranged from game developers and publishers to cloud solution providers. Be in touch to set up time to talk about how we can collaborate in solving your software and technology needs. We’re investor-free — we’re independently self-funded. And we’re totally profitable!

CertiK

Series B in 2022
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

UPSIDE Foods

Series C in 2022
UPSIDE Foods, formerly known as Memphis Meats, is a company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in producing cultured meat directly from animal cells. Founded in 2015 by Uma Valeti and Nicholas Genovese, the company focuses on developing products such as hot dogs, sausages, burgers, and meatballs without the need to raise and slaughter animals. This innovative approach to meat production requires significantly less caloric input, water, land, and energy compared to traditional methods, while also aiming to provide consumers with cleaner meat products that are free from harmful chemicals.

Tessera Therapeutics

Series C in 2022
Tessera Therapeutics is an early-stage life sciences company focused on pioneering Gene Writing technology, which allows for the permanent modification of the human genome. This innovative approach enables scientists and clinicians to introduce therapeutic messages into the genome, offering a potential cure for diseases at their source. By building on recent advancements in gene therapy and gene editing, Tessera Therapeutics aims to address significant limitations in these areas, enhancing their applicability and effectiveness. Founded by Flagship Pioneering, the company is positioned to transform genetic medicine and improve patient care through its groundbreaking technology.

bloXroute Labs

Series B in 2022
bloXroute Labs, Inc. offers a blockchain scalability solution that enhances the capacity of cryptocurrencies and blockchains to process thousands of transactions per second without requiring protocol modifications. This solution operates beneath the consensus layer, allowing all nodes to maintain consensus over the blockchain state, regardless of transaction volume. The company's platform leverages a global network of servers optimized for performance through advanced techniques such as compression and encryption. By efficiently propagating transactions and blocks, bloXroute enables increased transaction throughput for various blockchains, making it a versatile and neutral solution for any node. Founded in 2018, bloXroute is based in Evanston, Illinois.

Observe.AI

Series C in 2022
Observe.AI specializes in enhancing customer experiences and agent performance in contact centers through advanced artificial intelligence solutions. By analyzing 100% of customer calls, the company offers high-accuracy transcriptions and facilitates agent coaching, providing businesses with comprehensive insights into their customer service operations. Using technologies such as automatic speech recognition and Natural Language Processing, Observe.AI helps organizations streamline quality assurance workflows and improve overall service effectiveness. Trusted by over 150 clients, including notable brands like Root Insurance and Tripadvisor, Observe.AI operates from its headquarters in San Francisco and has an additional office in Bangalore, India. The company is supported by several prominent investors, contributing to its growth and innovation in the field of Contact Center AI.

Pax8

Venture Round in 2022
Pax8, Inc. operates as a value-added distributor of unified cloud services, providing solutions in security, data management, collaboration, and hosted communications for businesses. The company offers a comprehensive platform known as the Pax8 Command Console, which streamlines the management of cloud solutions by integrating quoting, ordering, provisioning, support, and billing into a single interface. This platform supports a network of cloud-enabled partners across the United States, facilitating the delivery of aggregated cloud services from various vendors. Pax8 also aids partners in expanding their cloud practices through collaborative customer acquisition programs and on-demand sales and marketing support. Incorporated in 2011 and based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Pax8 is a subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, Inc., and has established a strategic partnership with Novacoast to enhance its service offerings.

Fetch

Series E in 2022
Fetch Rewards, LLC operates a mobile application that enables users to scan their grocery receipts from various retail outlets, including grocery, convenience, drug, liquor, and club stores. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform allows users to accumulate points through their purchases, which can then be redeemed for gift cards to various retailers. The app simplifies the savings process for consumers while offering brand partners valuable insights into shopping behaviors and the ability to reward customer loyalty effectively. Fetch Rewards aims to enhance the shopping experience by making it easy to save on everyday purchases.

Remote

Series C in 2022
Remote Technology, Inc. provides a comprehensive human resource technology platform that specializes in payroll, benefits, compliance, and tax services for businesses employing distributed teams. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company simplifies international payroll and compliance processes for both employees and contractors. Remote's platform allows organizations to manage onboarding, automatic payments, and various statutory obligations, such as social and pension contributions and income tax retention, while connecting candidates with remote job opportunities. By addressing the complexities of global employment, Remote enables companies to focus on their workforce and enhance productivity without compliance risks.

Clarify

Series D in 2022
Clarify Health Solutions, Inc. operates a data-driven platform designed to enhance patient care by providing real-time insights to patients, clinicians, and care managers. The platform, known as Clarify Episode, facilitates the optimization of care episodes by stratifying patients based on various characteristics and monitoring their progress to detect potential complications early. Key offerings include Care Pilot, a mobile and web-based tool that empowers patients in their care journey; Care Connect, which allows clinicians to monitor and intervene as needed; and Care Prism, which delivers real-time analytics for management. The solutions aim to improve efficiency and personalization in healthcare delivery, enabling health systems to streamline workflows and focus on patients with the greatest needs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also offers data analytics and change management solutions, forming strategic alliances to enhance its impact in the healthcare sector.

Neuron23

Series C in 2022
Neuron23, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines for genetic disorders using advanced artificial intelligence technology and genetics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company focuses on creating therapeutics for neurological diseases, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as well as immunological disorders. By leveraging recent advancements in human genetics alongside its AI-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platforms, Neuron23 aims to provide innovative treatments for patients suffering from these debilitating conditions, enhancing their quality of life through targeted and effective therapies.

Digits

Series C in 2022
Digits Financial, Inc. is a fintech company founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing software that offers a real-time view of a business's finances. Its platform streamlines the creation of financial reports and transaction records, significantly reducing manual workload. By visualizing and managing financial data, Digits enhances interactions between businesses and their accountants, investors, and advisors. This innovative approach positions Digits as a key player in providing modern financial solutions for businesses.

Subject

Series A in 2022
Building the MasterClass for high school education. Members can access on-demand premium courses across multiple subjects for actual high school and college credits, and join a global community.

Rapid

Series D in 2022
RapidAPI is an API marketplace that aids developers to connect directly to thousands of public APIs. APIs are the language that software uses to communicate and connect. RapidAPI lets developers manage all API integrations from one place and gives a real-time performance metrics. The company believes that it can get exponentially better by sharing data and functionality with each other. RapidAPI was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CommerceIQ

Series D in 2022
CommerceIQ™ is the leader in Ecommerce Channel Optimization (ECO), the practice of using machine learning, analytics and automations to optimize the ecommerce channel across supply chain, marketing and sales operations to win at the moment of purchase and drive profitable market share growth. CommerceIQ has been adopted by leading consumer brands accounting for more than $6 billion in ecommerce sales and millions in marketing spend, including Avery Products, Georgia-Pacific, Spectrum Brands and 3 of the top-5 Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Companies in the U.S. These brands rely on CommerceIQ’s machine-based commerce technology and business processes, which are purpose-built to tune ecommerce algorithms, collaborate and share data-driven insights in real-time in response to changing variables across hundreds of products on leading retail sites. Using CommerceIQ as a single source of truth, customers have driven 40% increase in incremental sales, 20% improvement in profitability and 32% reduction in out of stock rates on Amazon. For more information, please visit CommerceIQ.

Roofstock

Series E in 2022
Roofstock, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates investment in leased single-family rental homes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company provides investors with access to independently certified properties, complete with research, analytics, and market insights. This platform allows users to evaluate properties based on their investment potential and cash flow without the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Roofstock aims to simplify the real estate investment process by enabling clients to treat their property investments similarly to stock portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation. The marketplace also assists sellers in marketing tenant-occupied properties, minimizing income loss and tenant disruption.

Cornami

Series C in 2022
Cornami, Inc. is a high-performance computing company based in Campbell, California, with additional offices in Sacramento and Boston. Established in 2011, the company specializes in innovative technologies that enhance software performance, power efficiency, latency, and computational footprints. Cornami has developed patented multi-core technology that optimizes the use of heterogeneous cores in a concurrent and parallel manner. This technology enables scalability from thousands of cores on a single chip to millions across a system, facilitating real-time computing while minimizing costs and power consumption. The company aims to significantly improve compute performance in various markets, particularly focusing on Big Data. Additionally, Cornami's technology supports real-time fully homomorphic encryption, allowing developers and enterprises to achieve high performance on any device, thereby enhancing return on investment and operational efficiency.

TabaPay

Series A in 2022
Developer of a card payment tool designed to make money transfers between consumers and businesses more fluid. The company's tool permits disbursing money instantly onto customer cards as well as receiving money instantly, enabling businesses and lenders to lower processing fees, and increase profits.

Weee!

Series E in 2022
Weee!, Inc. is an online grocery retailer based in Fremont, California, specializing in providing Asian specialty products and staples. Founded in 2015, the company caters primarily to Chinese families, offering a diverse range of items including fruits, vegetables, seafood, snacks, beauty products, and daily necessities. Weee! serves customers across several major U.S. cities, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and New Jersey. The company emphasizes a farm-to-door experience, sourcing its products through partnerships with local farms and trusted brands to ensure quality and affordability.

fabric

Series C in 2022
Fabric is a cloud-based e-commerce development platform that enables businesses to create tailored online shopping experiences for both direct-to-consumer and B2B markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with additional offices in Vancouver and Bengaluru, the company offers a range of services, including an infrastructure platform for software as a service, personalized digital content, product information management, and multi-channel order management. With its open and modular design, Fabric allows brands to implement solutions quickly, enhancing performance and supporting growth while replacing outdated legacy systems. Notable clients such as BuildDirect, ABC Home & Carpet, GNC, and Universal Lacrosse rely on Fabric for its intuitive applications that cater to retail buyers, planners, and marketers.

Plexium

Series B in 2022
Plexium, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in drug development, focusing on the identification of small molecules that modulate E3 ligases for therapeutic applications in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Plexium employs a DNA-encoded library platform to conduct high-throughput screening, utilizing cell-based assays to discover molecular glues that can alter E3 ligase substrate recognition, thereby inducing, inhibiting, or modulating protein degradation. This innovative approach allows Plexium to selectively target various cancers, including small cell lung and breast tumors, while also exploring mechanisms to enhance immune responses through E3 ligase modulation.

RightHand Robotics

Series C in 2022
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in manufacturing robotic order-picking systems designed for various industrial applications, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. The company offers innovative products such as the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that enhances the robots' ability to grasp items gently and make adjustments to avoid errors. Their technology allows robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases, eliminating the need for extensive data-entry or parameter-tuning, thereby making the systems cost-effective and adaptable to the evolving needs of businesses. Founded in 2015, RightHand Robotics is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a sales and business development office located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Synthego

Series E in 2022
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Modalku

Series C in 2022
Modalku is an online marketplace based in Jakarta, Indonesia, designed to connect small businesses seeking loans with lenders looking to fund these loans. By leveraging technology, Modalku offers borrowers access to financing options that may not be available through traditional channels, often at lower interest rates. Lenders participating in the platform can achieve returns that surpass those typically found in bank deposits and traditional investment products. This marketplace lending model has been successfully implemented in various countries, including the USA, UK, China, and Singapore, demonstrating its effectiveness in supporting small business growth.

Spotter

Series D in 2022
Spotter, Inc. specializes in providing financial solutions tailored for independent content creators across various digital platforms. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the company offers liquidity solutions that empower prosumer content creators to expand their channels and enhance their content while maintaining their independence. Spotter aims to support creators by delivering essential capital, enabling them to grow their presence in the competitive digital landscape.

Veho

Series B in 2022
Veho Tech, Inc. is a parcel delivery service focused on e-commerce retailers, offering end-to-end logistics solutions. Founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company utilizes advanced technology and crowdsourcing to enhance last-mile delivery. Veho's mobile application allows users to monitor and track their packages in real-time, ensuring transparency throughout the shipping process. By leveraging in-market warehouse locations and live customer communication, Veho aims to optimize delivery efficiency while reducing shipping costs. This approach not only improves operational effectiveness but also enhances customer loyalty for businesses utilizing their services.

Paper

Series D in 2022
Improve student achievement and teacher effectiveness with the leading Educational Support System. Leading school districts make Paper part of their strategic plan. Whether you need to support a high ELL population, improve math/English proficiency, reduce teacher turnover, or address opportunity gaps in a diverse socio-economic community, Paper helps you reach your district goals. Educational Equity Like Never Before Paper is the first comprehensive Educational Support System (ESS) featuring live help and writing feedback for students paired with real-time feedback and intervention tools for teachers.

Soul Machines

Series B in 2022
Soul Machines Limited specializes in creating emotionally responsive avatars that enhance user interactions with artificial intelligence platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, the company also operates offices in major cities including San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne. Its flagship product, Digital DNA Studio, empowers users to design custom digital personas for various applications, including customer care, marketing, education, and training. By leveraging advanced technology, Soul Machines aims to redefine customer engagement and promote deeper interactivity, ultimately transforming how individuals interact with machines and brands. The company's innovative approach focuses on creating empathetic AI assistants that facilitate meaningful human-machine collaboration, enhancing overall user experiences across multiple sectors, from retail to healthcare.

Consensys

Series D in 2022
ConsenSys is a leading blockchain venture production studio focused on building a robust ecosystem of consumer-oriented products and enterprise solutions, primarily utilizing Ethereum technology. The company aims to facilitate the transition to Web 3.0, which it envisions as a foundation for more open, efficient, and accessible economic systems. ConsenSys identifies opportunities for software development and promotes collaboration among various ventures to enhance innovation and idea exchange. By creating platforms, applications, and tools that support Web 3.0, ConsenSys strives to ensure these solutions effectively meet customer needs. The organization also collaborates with blockchain experts and partners to develop open infrastructure, positioning itself at the forefront of technological advancements that have the potential to disrupt various industries.

7shifts

Series C in 2022
7shifts Employee Scheduling Software Inc. provides an online platform for employee scheduling specifically designed for the restaurant industry, including establishments such as bars, coffee shops, and yogurt bars. Founded in 2011 and based in Regina, Canada, the company offers a web-based application that allows managers to efficiently handle staff schedules from various devices, including computers and mobile phones. The software simplifies the scheduling process by integrating employee availability, sending automatic notifications about shifts via text and email, and managing time-off requests and shift trades. This solution not only enhances communication and engagement among staff but also enables restaurant managers to optimize workforce management and reduce labor costs through detailed analytics.

Ventus Therapeutics

Series C in 2022
Ventus Therapeutics U.S., Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Natick, Massachusetts, with an additional location in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 2019, it focuses on discovering and developing novel small-molecule medicines that target the innate immune system to address autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. The company employs a structural immunology platform that integrates protein engineering to elucidate molecular structures and mechanisms of action. This platform facilitates the development of precise binding and functional screening assays, as well as structure-based modeling. Ventus Therapeutics is advancing an emerging pipeline of drug programs aimed at key targets within the innate immune system, leveraging its proprietary capabilities in rational and structure-based drug design.

Aleo

Series B in 2022
Aleo is building the world's leading developer platform for enabling absolute privacy on blockchains. With their vocal advocacy for privacy tech in the blockchain ecosystem, they are playing a major part in mainstream awareness and industry adoption of privacy-preserving technologies. they are proud to offer a platform of services that exemplify privacy.

Flexport

Series E in 2022
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that provides online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive online dashboard that enables businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track the necessary services for global trade. Its offerings include customs brokerage services such as clearances, bonds, product classification, and government agency filings, alongside freight forwarding options encompassing ocean freight, air freight, and trucking. Additionally, Flexport provides supply chain services that cover cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, helping logistics companies optimize transportation routes and manage inventory effectively.

Platform Science

Series C in 2022
Platform Science, Inc. specializes in developing and integrating hardware and software solutions, along with Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, tailored for the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, the company offers a connected vehicle platform that includes essential telematics functionalities such as applications for compliance, safety, and productivity. This platform supports dynamic hardware configurations and partner integrations, facilitating innovations within the ecosystem. Additionally, Platform Science provides fleet management applications designed to enhance compliance, improve the driver experience, and optimize productivity. The company operates as a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving landscape of connected trucks and the digital supply chain.

Dewpoint Therapeutics

Series C in 2022
Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. is a Boston-based biotechnology company focused on the research and development of biomolecular condensates to create innovative treatments for a range of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, immunology, cardiovascular issues, women's health, and virology. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes a proprietary, AI-powered drug discovery platform that employs machine learning and advanced image analysis to visualize and manipulate biomolecular condensates. This technology aids in identifying novel drug candidates and has applications across various therapeutic areas. Dewpoint Therapeutics collaborates with leading academic and pharmaceutical partners to enhance its research and development efforts, aiming to deliver impactful healthcare solutions.

FTX

Series C in 2022
FTX Trading LTD is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform caters to both professional traders and novices, offering features such as futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an over-the-counter portal. It supports a variety of financial products, including quarterly and perpetual futures for major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and binance coin, as well as various altcoin and midcap indices. FTX was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, with initial backing from Alameda Research, which provided significant liquidity from the outset. The exchange aims to enhance the cryptocurrency trading experience and facilitate institutional adoption within the sector.

Alto Pharmacy

Series E in 2022
Alto is a full-service pharmacy powered by a team of experts dedicated to making your doctor's orders their own. From delivering prescriptions to coordinating with insurance, digging for discounts, and answering, Alto works behind-the-scenes to remove any obstacles standing in the way of your care. The company started in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Esusu

Series B in 2022
Esusu is a financial technology platform focused on empowering tenants and enhancing property performance through innovative data solutions. Its rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus, enabling tenants to build their credit scores. This service benefits property owners by attracting tenants, reducing turnover, improving collections, and ultimately increasing revenue. Esusu operates across the United States, covering over 500,000 rental units in 35 states. By connecting tenant financial health with property management, Esusu aims to create a more equitable and sustainable rental ecosystem.

Blockdaemon

Series C in 2022
Blockdaemon Inc. is a blockchain node management platform that enables businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. The company provides tools for exchanges, custodians, financial institutions, and developers to operate nodes across more than 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot. Blockdaemon's solution is designed for easy portability, allowing users to switch between networks seamlessly without the need for complex configurations. Founded in 2013 and originally known as Trak Inc., Blockdaemon has its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, with additional offices in Los Angeles, California, and Ireland. The company supports the blockchain developer ecosystem by offering expert advice in development operations.

Minio

Series B in 2022
Minio, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a minimal object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, Minio provides a solution for cloud-native applications that can operate seamlessly across both public and private clouds. The company's flagship product is designed to function on a single server and supports various storage backends, including donut, filesystem, and in-memory storage. Additionally, Minio hosts a play server for public use, allowing developers and system administrators to familiarize themselves with S3-compatible object storage. Minio's offerings are released under the Apache License v2, emphasizing its commitment to open-source solutions in the realm of multi-cloud object storage.

Plenty

Series E in 2022
Plenty Unlimited Inc. is a vertical farming company based in South San Francisco, California, that specializes in producing fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2014, Plenty operates an indoor vertical farm that employs innovative farming techniques to cultivate crops without the use of pesticides or genetically modified organisms. The company's farming systems are designed to be highly efficient, using 99% less water compared to traditional farming methods while generating zero fertilizer runoff. Plenty is committed to delivering clean, healthy produce to consumers and distributes its products to local stores. Additionally, the company has a research and development farm located in Laramie, Wyoming, aimed at further enhancing its agricultural practices.

Creditas

Series F in 2022
Creditas is a financial technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in secured consumer loans. Founded by Sergio Furio, the company operates a digital platform that leverages credit scoring and borrower assets, such as homes and automobiles, as collateral to provide loans. This approach allows Creditas to offer affordable lending solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions and utilizing investor-backed resources. The platform is designed to enable borrowers to repay their loans in manageable installments, thereby making financing more accessible.

6Sense

Series E in 2022
6sense Insights Inc. is a predictive intelligence platform that aids B2B marketing and sales leaders in identifying potential prospects and understanding market dynamics through data-driven insights. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Texas and India, 6sense integrates various sources of time-sensitive activity, static data, and external information to offer a unified account engagement platform. This platform leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to provide revenue teams with deep insights into buyer behavior, allowing them to prioritize accounts, engage resistant buying teams, and implement personalized multi-channel campaigns. By uncovering anonymous demand and optimizing data fragmentation, 6sense enables its users to predictably grow revenue and improve sales conversions.

Pixis

Series C in 2022
Pixis operates a marketing cloud platform designed to enhance the performance of brands' marketing campaigns through innovative data utilization. Founded in 2019 and based in Wilmington, Delaware, the company offers a suite of AI-driven solutions that streamline the marketing process. Its Creative AI tool allows brands to design and analyze campaigns, while the Targeting AI solution leverages user data from social media for effective audience targeting. Additionally, the Optimization AI component provides advanced campaign execution and real-time monitoring to maximize performance. With a focus on collaboration among marketing professionals, Pixis integrates various proprietary AI models within its ecosystem, enabling customers to implement data-driven strategies effectively. The company is part of Aiquire Inc., which also oversees its subsidiary, Leapus Technologies, in India.

Big Health

Series C in 2022
Big Health is a London-based company that develops and markets digital healthcare solutions focused on improving mental health and sleep disorders. Its flagship product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program that utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address individual sleep challenges. The platform offers fully-automated, personalized therapeutic sessions, allowing users to engage with their specific issues and track their progress. In addition to Sleepio, Big Health provides a broader digital healthcare portal that delivers customized behavioral programs aimed at various mental health concerns, all designed in consultation with medical professionals to ensure efficacy and relevance.

Career Karma

Series B in 2022
Career Karma, Inc. is a company that provides an application designed to help individuals discover coding courses and bootcamps. The platform enables users to browse a wide range of programs in areas such as web development, software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and more. By offering free coaching and peer mentorship, Career Karma supports over 150,000 members in navigating their career transitions. The application features a directory of approximately 9,000 bootcamps and trade schools, allowing users to compare courses and read student reviews to find the best fit for their needs. Additionally, the mobile app facilitates connections with current students and alumni, further assisting users in preparing for admission and achieving their career goals. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, Career Karma aims to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to enhance their skills and advance their careers in technology.

Labelbox

Series D in 2022
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Koniku

Series A in 2021
Koniku is the world's first Neurocomputation company. We start with a premise that the human brain is the most powerful computer ever devised. We show that capturing that computational power is an engineering problem. Koniku proceeds to meet that challenge with clear solutions. We have built a neurochip with actual biological neurons. This chip is capable of sensing particles in parts per trillion using only 64 neurons. Such sensitivity is unprecedented. Its our intention to expand on the number neurons we have on our device just like traditional silicon processors. Eventually we will have millions of neurons per chip. Only with such a device is true cognitive computation possible - AI. We are shipping our fist devices at the end of the year. Koniku is also working on developing COVID-sniffing robots as a fast testing alternative.

ezCater

Series D in 2021
ezCater, Inc. is an online catering marketplace established in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Denver, Colorado. The company specializes in providing catering solutions for a variety of clients, ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. ezCater connects businesses with local caterers and restaurants, allowing users to efficiently order food for meetings and events. Its platform offers features like ezManage, a catering management tool, and ezOrdering, which enables restaurants to accept online catering orders directly through their own websites. Users can easily search for caterers based on location, food type, budget, and other preferences, streamlining the process of finding and selecting catering services.

Robotic Research

Series A in 2021
Robotic Research, LLC, is a small engineering firm founded by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy in 2002. Both worked together in the Intelligent Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) when they decided to make the move (across the street as it turned out) to pursue focused interest in unmanned vehicles.

Merama

Series B in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Claroty

Series E in 2021
Claroty Ltd. operates a cybersecurity platform focused on securing operational technology (OT) environments, such as industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks. The company helps organizations enhance the safety, reliability, and efficiency of their automated production sites by bridging the gap between information technology (IT) and OT. Claroty’s solutions enable organizations to leverage their existing IT security processes to manage visibility, risk, and vulnerabilities without necessitating downtime or additional teams. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Claroty has garnered significant investment and is recognized for its ability to provide actionable insights and anomaly detection within industrial networks. Its technology is deployed globally, supporting critical infrastructure operators and enterprises in mitigating security and financial risks while improving operational performance.

Cerebral

Series C in 2021
Cerebral Inc. is a mental health telemedicine company that operates an online membership platform focused on providing comprehensive care for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Founded in 2019 and based in Walnut, California, Cerebral offers services such as medication management, therapy, and counseling, enabling clients to engage in regular visits and messaging with care counselors. The platform features clinically proven symptom-based ratings and tracking services, ensuring clients receive evidence-based care that significantly improves their mental health outcomes. By prioritizing affordability and convenience, Cerebral aims to make mental health support accessible to a wider audience.

Incode

Series B in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company specializing in biometric identity solutions that enhance customer experiences across banking, payments, hospitality, and retail sectors. The company has developed Incode Omni, an omnichannel platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide secure identity verification through facial recognition and government-issued IDs. Its product suite includes Incode Hello, a chat and video conference solution; Incode Welcome, for applying for bank accounts or credit cards; Incode Facepay, a facial recognition payment system; Incode Talk, for app authentication; and Incode Greet. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally, with additional offices in Europe and Latin America. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities and serves some of the world's largest banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a high standard for convenience and security in digital identity verification.

Sense

Series D in 2021
Sense is an automated communication and engagement platform specifically designed for enterprise recruiting teams and the staffing industry. The platform aims to enhance talent engagement by providing tools that help reduce turnover and increase re-deployment rates. It offers a real-time, comprehensive view of consultants, enabling organizations to better understand their workforce dynamics. Based in San Francisco, Sense has attracted investment from notable venture capital firms, including Accel, GV, Khosla Ventures, Signia Ventures, and IDG SF.

Pear Therapeutics

Post in 2021
Pear Therapeutics, Inc. focuses on developing and delivering clinically validated software-based therapeutics aimed at treating behavioral health disorders, including psychiatric and neurologic conditions. The company creates digital therapies for severe conditions such as addiction, schizophrenia, pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and chronic insomnia. Its key products include mobile digital therapies that incentivize patients for completing treatment modules, reSET for substance use disorder, reSET-O for opioid use disorder, and Somryst for insomnia. Additionally, Pear Therapeutics offers PearConnect, a comprehensive patient services center that provides support for patients throughout their treatment journey, connects healthcare providers to resources, and assists insurance companies with claims processing. Founded in 2013, Pear Therapeutics is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI, Inc. offers a technology platform designed to measure and optimize the social impact of investment portfolios. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Madrid and London, the company utilizes big data and machine learning to analyze the societal effects of investments and organizations. Its SaaS-based solution provides extensive coverage of social and environmental impact data, enabling asset managers to make informed decisions and allocate capital more efficiently. Clarity AI's platform aggregates multiple data sources to enhance the reliability of insights, supporting end-to-end sustainability analysis for various stakeholders, including investors and corporate entities. By equipping decision-makers with the necessary tools to understand and optimize their social and environmental impacts, Clarity AI aims to promote socially efficient capital allocation across the market.

Job&talent

Series E in 2021
Job&Talent operates as an on-demand staffing marketplace designed to enhance the flexibility and transparency of the labor market. The platform addresses the growing demand from companies for adaptable hiring solutions while simultaneously working to reduce global unemployment. As the labor market shifts towards greater flexibility, workers often find themselves in precarious employment situations. Job&Talent offers a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) model that aims to create a mutually beneficial environment for both employers and employees. The company has established a presence in several countries, including the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, with plans for expansion into France and Italy.

Reibus

Series B in 2021
Reibus operates an independent online B2B marketplace focused on the buying and selling of prime and excess materials for industrial markets. The platform aims to enhance price performance, streamline time to market, and broaden market reach while lowering sales and marketing costs compared to traditional methods. For sellers, Reibus provides a means to efficiently list their materials, while buyers benefit from increased selection, market transparency, and a simplified procurement process. A key feature of the marketplace is its proprietary search tool, which facilitates a more efficient and user-friendly experience for both parties, expediting what is typically a cumbersome sourcing process.

Mean

Seed Round in 2021
MeanFi provides a service that automates payment and banking workflows and allows for flexible payment schedules.

JOKR

Series B in 2021
JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services. The company offers customers delivery of an assortment of grocery and retail items to their doorstep in less than 15 minutes. It aims to democratize retail by bringing together global suppliers' all-time favorite products and local brands to support the small businesses in every neighborhood while minimizing waste. JOKR currently operates hubs in cities including New York, São Paolo, Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Warsaw, and Vienna. It was headquartered in New York, New York in 2021.

LTK

Venture Round in 2021
LTK, formerly known as rewardStyle, is a leading content monetization platform that supports premium digital lifestyle influencers in maximizing their economic success. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, LTK provides a comprehensive ecosystem that includes advanced technology, strategic consulting, and global brand partnerships. The platform empowers over 100,000 influencers to effectively monetize their content and engage with audiences. One of its key offerings, LIKEtoKNOW.it, is a consumer-facing platform launched in 2014 that enables users to shop influencer content seamlessly. In 2017, the LIKEtoKNOW.it app introduced innovative features allowing consumers to shop directly from screenshots of influencer images found across social media. Over the years, LTK has facilitated substantial retail sales, generating over $7 billion for its partners since its inception, with more than $1 billion in retail sales achieved in the past year alone.

Atomic

Series A in 2021
Atomic is a personalized investment management service API that lets companies offer their end-users a disciplined way to invest with them.

Block Renovation

Series C in 2021
Block Renovation is a home renovation platform that integrates design, construction labor, and materials to create a seamless renovation experience for homeowners and contractors. Founded by Koda Wang and Luke Sherwin, the company aims to simplify the often complex and confusing process of home renovations. By bringing design, sourcing, and project management together, Block Renovation provides homeowners with clarity on outcomes, quality, pricing, and timelines. This approach not only enhances the experience for homeowners looking to improve their living spaces but also offers a more efficient working method for contractors.

Variant Bio

Series B in 2021
Variant Bio is leveraging the power of human genetic diversity to discover new therapeutics. The company's focus is to identify individuals and populations around the world who are extreme outliers for traits of medical relevance and to use innovative sequencing and analytic approaches to identify genes and pathways linked to these traits. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

ZenBusiness

Series C in 2021
ZenBusiness Inc. is a company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in corporate entity creation and management services. Founded in 2015, it offers a comprehensive platform that leverages technology to streamline business formation and management processes. ZenBusiness provides users with tools for checking their company's status, updating registered agent information, and filing necessary documents with the state through a user-friendly website and mobile application. The company focuses on making the process of starting and managing a business affordable and accessible, offering low-cost formation services, discounted business solutions, and expert support. Its mission is to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams by consolidating essential services and resources into a single, intuitive dashboard.

Papa

Series D in 2021
Papa is a platform that connects college students to senior citizens for companionship and assistance. Its platform connects college and nursing students to older adults who need assistance with transportation, house chores, technology lessons, and other services that enable older adults to stay independent while living securely and happily at home. Papa was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Mogul

Venture Round in 2021
Mogul Inc. operates a global platform designed to empower women by facilitating the sharing of ideas, advice, and content tailored to their interests in various areas like personal growth, relationships, and culture. Since its founding in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Mogul has expanded its reach to 196 countries and over 30,000 cities. The company serves as a social enterprise, providing access to information, economic opportunities, and educational resources. Mogul's initiatives include the Mogul At Work division, which offers software solutions for companies to enhance diversity and talent retention, and the Mogul Redefined division, which focuses on educational consumer products. Additionally, Mogul collaborates with international partners, including the United Nations, to provide free educational resources to women in need. The platform has received numerous accolades, recognizing its innovative approach and commitment to supporting women globally.

Fountain

Series C in 2021
Fountain, Inc. is a hiring platform focused on streamlining the recruitment process for companies with hourly workers across various industries, including retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company provides a mobile-first solution that enhances engagement and reduces candidate drop-off through automated scheduling and reminders via text and email. Fountain's software simplifies workforce management by integrating background checks and document signing, allowing employers to quickly screen and hire independent contractors. Serving a diverse clientele, including major companies like Uber and Safeway, Fountain operates in over 50 countries and 700 cities, helping organizations scale their hiring operations efficiently.

Treasure Data

Venture Round in 2021
Treasure Data, Inc. is an enterprise customer data platform that provides a fully-managed cloud service for big data collection, storage, and analysis. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Japan and Korea, the company enables businesses to aggregate and analyze vast amounts of data from diverse sources, including web, application, mobile, and sensor data. Treasure Data's platform simplifies data management by breaking down silos and offering tools for data pipeline monitoring, anomaly detection, and encryption. The company serves a wide range of industries, including digital gaming, advertising technology, media, retail, and telecommunications, and has more than 250 corporate clients, including notable firms such as Subaru and Warner Bros. By helping organizations harness data effectively, Treasure Data empowers decision-makers to enhance customer experiences and gain competitive advantages in the market.

Cloudbeds

Series D in 2021
Cloudbeds is a vertical SaaS business that creates cloud-based hospitality management software that simplifies the working lives of professional property owners, operators, and employees. It helps with OTAs, payments, reservations, and reporting so its clients can spend time on their most important job, taking care of their guests. Cloudbeds was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Nuro

Series D in 2021
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in the manufacture of self-driving vehicles designed for local goods transportation. Incorporated in 2016, Nuro focuses on transforming local commerce through autonomous delivery services. The company operates a fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles capable of delivering a wide range of products, from food to pharmaceuticals. Nuro's mission is to enhance everyday life by providing quick, affordable, and safe delivery solutions for merchants and their customers.

The Sandbox

Series B in 2021
The Sandbox is a video game and entertainment platform developed by Pixowl and Animoca, founded in 2012 and based in the United States. It operates as a decentralized, community-driven environment where users can create voxel assets and gaming experiences, leveraging blockchain technology for monetization. The platform comprises three primary components: an NFT builder that allows users to create unique digital assets, a Marketplace for buying and selling these assets, and a Game Maker that enables users to design and share their own games. This structure fosters a creative ecosystem for both developers and players, enhancing user engagement and interaction within the gaming community.

Permutive

Series C in 2021
Permutive, Inc. is a publisher-focused data management platform that specializes in developing an ad-server for sponsored content. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables publishers to enhance their targetable advertising capabilities and improve return on investment. Permutive also creates custom ad formats tailored to the needs of its clients, positioning itself as a key player in the advertising technology sector.

Nuro

Series D in 2021
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in the manufacture of self-driving vehicles designed for local goods transportation. Incorporated in 2016, Nuro focuses on transforming local commerce through autonomous delivery services. The company operates a fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles capable of delivering a wide range of products, from food to pharmaceuticals. Nuro's mission is to enhance everyday life by providing quick, affordable, and safe delivery solutions for merchants and their customers.

Digital Currency Group

Secondary Market in 2021
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a corporate venture capital investment firm based in New York City, focused on building and supporting companies in the bitcoin and blockchain sectors. Established in 2015, DCG has made over 150 investments across more than 30 countries, targeting firms in financial technology, decentralized finance, and web3 infrastructure, among other areas. The company also owns and operates several key entities within the industry, including CoinDesk, a leading media and events platform, Genesis Trading, a prominent bitcoin brokerage firm, and Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset management firm. Through its investments and operations, DCG aims to foster innovation and growth within the digital currency ecosystem.

Candy

Series A in 2021
Candy is a multifaceted company that operates in the digital collectible and confectionery sectors. It develops sports and culture digital assets, providing authentic digital experiences that engage fans and connect them with their interests. Additionally, Candy.com serves as an online retailer catering to the growing demand for bulk, gourmet, and gift confectionery products, offering competitive pricing, expedited shipping, and a unique shopping experience. Furthermore, Candy Digital specializes in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), enabling fans to buy and trade officially licensed tokens related to Major League Baseball. Launched in 2021, this segment of the business was established by notable figures in the industry and reflects Candy's commitment to integrating technology with fan engagement.

360Learning

Private Equity Round in 2021
360Learning is a Paris-based company founded in 2010 that provides a collaborative online learning platform for businesses. The platform allows organizations to create and manage e-training courses, focusing on employee onboarding, training customer-facing teams, and developing professional skills. By combining collaborative tools with a Learning Management System (LMS), it facilitates a culture of learning driven by collective expertise rather than traditional top-down approaches. With a user-friendly design, the platform supports businesses in delivering effective training without requiring specific technical skills. 360Learning serves over 1,200 organizations, including notable companies like Toyota, Criteo, and Airbus. The company has successfully raised $41 million and employs around 180 people across locations in New York, Paris, and London.

Flock Freight

Series D in 2021
Flock Freight Inc. specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) freight shipping and management services across North America. The company uses innovative algorithms to pool LTL and partial-truckload shipments into full truckloads, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for businesses. Its flagship product, FlockDirect, enables seamless transportation of pooled freight without the need for terminals, ensuring safe and direct deliveries. Additionally, Flock Freight offers a technology platform that consolidates multiple shipments into multi-stop routes, optimizing logistics for shippers and maximizing revenue opportunities for carriers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Solana Beach, California, Flock Freight aims to transform the LTL freight industry through advanced technology and a focus on customer experience.

Vuori

Venture Round in 2021
Vuori, Inc. manufactures activewear for women and men. The company provides shorts, pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, gift cards, and hats; and clothing for yoga instructors, surfers, cross-fit instructors, personal trainers, and individuals. It offers its products through dealers in San Diego, Del Mar, and Solana Beach, California; and its store in San Francisco, California. Vuori, Inc. was formerly known as Vuori Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to Vuori, Inc. in November 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Encinitas, California.

Plume

Series F in 2021
Plume Design, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in adaptive home Wi-Fi solutions and the development of a Consumer Experience Management (CEM) platform powered by OpenSync™. Founded in 2015, Plume offers a range of services, including Plume Adaptive WiFi™, HomePass®, AI Security™, and Plume Motion™, all managed through the Plume Cloud, which is recognized as the largest software-defined network globally. The company's platform is designed for communications service providers, enabling them to deliver personalized services to subscribers by leveraging cloud-based technology that optimizes and adapts in real time. Plume's solutions provide users with control over their Wi-Fi networks, allowing for management of connected devices and access to content, thereby enhancing the overall smart home experience.

Devoted

Series D in 2021
Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technology to enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes.

Devoted

Series D in 2021
Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technology to enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes.

Neumora

Series A in 2021
Neumora Therapeutics operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering precision medicines for brain diseases through the integration of data science and neuroscience.

Cornami

Series C in 2021
Cornami, Inc. is a high-performance computing company based in Campbell, California, with additional offices in Sacramento and Boston. Established in 2011, the company specializes in innovative technologies that enhance software performance, power efficiency, latency, and computational footprints. Cornami has developed patented multi-core technology that optimizes the use of heterogeneous cores in a concurrent and parallel manner. This technology enables scalability from thousands of cores on a single chip to millions across a system, facilitating real-time computing while minimizing costs and power consumption. The company aims to significantly improve compute performance in various markets, particularly focusing on Big Data. Additionally, Cornami's technology supports real-time fully homomorphic encryption, allowing developers and enterprises to achieve high performance on any device, thereby enhancing return on investment and operational efficiency.

Elemy

Series B in 2021
Sprout Therapy is a health and wellness company that specializes in the fields of information technology, medical, and treatments. Sprout is a tech-enabled platform for autism care that matches children with therapists who create customized treatment plans that can be administered both in-home and online. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Zum

Series D in 2021
Zum Services, Inc. specializes in providing safe and reliable transportation for children and youth, catering to both school districts and busy families. The company offers a range of services, including scheduled and on-demand rides, carpool options, and on-site childcare, ensuring consistent drivers for pickups and drop-offs related to school, sports, and other activities. Zum leverages a network of highly vetted drivers along with advanced scheduling and tracking technology to enhance efficiency and safety. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Zum operates in key regions such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, focusing on delivering flexible transportation solutions that save time for parents and reduce costs for schools.
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