Soma Capital, established in 2015, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. It specializes in seed investments, primarily in software-focused startups across various sectors such as B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, and health tech. With a global perspective, Soma Capital has backed numerous successful companies, including unicorns like Cruise, Rappi, and Ironclad, with a combined valuation exceeding $60 billion.
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Momos
Series A in 2024
Momos is a company focused on enhancing the operational capabilities of restaurants through a comprehensive engagement platform. It provides cloud-based marketing and analytics tools that empower restaurants to manage their digital presence effectively. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Momos addresses key challenges faced by modern eateries, such as digital marketing management, reputation management, content management, and data analytics. This enables restaurants to analyze their performance across various online channels, ultimately helping them maximize revenue and foster growth. By modernizing the food and beverage industry, Momos supports restaurants in adapting to the digital landscape and improving their overall business strategies.
Trieve
Seed Round in 2024
Trieve, established in 2023, specializes in AI-driven search and recommendation solutions. It empowers businesses across various sectors, such as e-commerce, ERP, and social media, by offering a platform that combines search language models, vector search, and ranking tools. This enables companies to enhance their search capabilities, delivering more relevant results and improving user experience.
Paces
Series A in 2024
Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the profitability and feasibility of green infrastructure projects. By gathering and analyzing data from over 3,500 U.S. counties, Paces offers actionable insights that include environmental, permitting, zoning, interconnection information, and competition risks. The platform also provides modeled signals such as climate risks, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings, allowing stakeholders to make informed decisions about specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets. This comprehensive approach helps to de-risk the development and operation of renewable projects, ultimately facilitating faster project development and improved financial returns for developers and investors.
Hona
Series A in 2024
Hona is a developer of a comprehensive business application tailored specifically for law firms. The platform offers a 24/7 AI receptionist and automated intake system, which streamlines client interactions and enhances overall communication. Hona's solution includes a client portal that allows law firms to keep their clients informed about project statuses, facilitating direct communication and reducing redundant inquiries. Additionally, the platform enables clients to upload documents, provide feedback, and leave reviews, thereby improving the client experience and fostering better relationships between firms and their clients.
Enzo Health
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Enzo Health is a technology company that focuses on enhancing post-acute healthcare documentation. It has developed a reporting tool that analyzes both structured and unstructured text from electronic medical records. By automating compliance and administrative tasks, Enzo Health aims to help healthcare organizations improve their documentation practices, ensuring compliance while optimizing operational and financial efficiency. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare documents, thereby enabling firms to make informed decisions and enhance overall performance.
Hyperplane AI
Seed Round in 2023
Hyperplane AI is an enterprise-grade platform that helps to enhance productivity and efficiency of financial institutions.
Puzzle Financial
Series A in 2023
Puzzle Financial is a stealth mode SaaS startup focused on developing core accounting software designed to improve financial decision-making for startups. The platform aims to create a scalable foundation that supports fundraising, tax management, and real-time insights into overall business health. By transforming traditional accounting practices into a system of financial intelligence, Puzzle Financial enables startups to enhance their financial performance and gain greater trust and confidence in their financial operations.
HockeyStack
Seed Round in 2023
HockeyStack is an analytics and attribution platform designed to assist B2B companies in understanding the customer journey and driving revenue growth. By integrating data from marketing, sales, and product sources, the platform provides a comprehensive view of customer interactions. This enables businesses to identify the most effective marketing channels, optimize campaigns, and attribute revenue to specific touchpoints. HockeyStack aims to enhance the efficiency of marketing teams in driving pipeline and support sales teams in closing deals more rapidly through modern attribution and unified buyer journeys.
Arkifi
Seed Round in 2023
Arkifi is an AI company specializing in creating financial analyst tools. Its core product is an AI framework that generates accurate, reliable results, minimizing the risk of factual errors often associated with generative AI. This allows financial professionals to enhance their workflow efficiency and make decisions with confidence.
Dynamo AI
Series A in 2023
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.
Trebol
Seed Round in 2023
Trébol is a technology company that specializes in providing infrastructure for neobanks and fintech lenders, focusing on automating the onboarding process for financial institutions. The company's application programming platform facilitates efficient workflows and secure connections with various financial services, including payment, commerce, tax, and accounting systems. By standardizing data and distributing it through a universal application programming interface, Trébol's software eliminates manual tasks such as document data extraction and retrieval of official company records. This automation allows businesses to enhance their operational efficiency, reducing both time and costs associated with traditional processes.
Luca
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Luca is an innovative platform designed for enterprise retailers, utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance pricing strategies. Founded by individuals who previously developed pricing technology at Uber, Luca addresses the challenges retailers face in optimizing pricing decisions. The platform identifies potential revenue and profit opportunities, provides intelligent recommendations for price adjustments, and significantly reduces the time required for pricing analysis. By offering machine learning-based insights into customer price sensitivities, Luca enables retailers to achieve precise margin and revenue goals tailored to their specific business objectives. Supported by notable investors, Luca aims to transform the way retailers approach pricing, empowering them to leverage sophisticated tools for better financial outcomes.
Frenter
Seed Round in 2023
Frenter is a comprehensive platform designed for the rental industry, offering a robust technical infrastructure that enables businesses to make informed decisions and minimize risks. The company provides a suite of tools for fleet management, incorporating telematics, usage data, and equipment health insights. Frenter's software facilitates real-time monitoring of equipment, utilizing cellular and satellite GPS to track assets even in remote locations. With features such as asset management, GPS tracking, fleet analytics, maintenance scheduling, and logistics tracking, Frenter equips rental businesses with the necessary insights to optimize operations and reduce downtime.
Whalesync
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Whalesync is a developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that facilitates seamless data synchronization across various tools. By enabling quick and efficient syncing of business data from platforms like Airtable to Webflow and Notion, Whalesync simplifies the process for enterprises, eliminating the need for complex engineering or data pipelines. The platform supports a range of use cases, including the generation of CMS pages for search engine optimization, the setup of internal tools, and the creation of no-code applications. Businesses can manage all their data synchronization needs from a spreadsheet, streamlining operations and enhancing productivity.
Harmonic.ai
Series A in 2022
Harmonic connects entrepreneurs with the resources & capital they need to drive innovation. Harmonic's data engine provides insights into startups & professionals, allowing its users to identify opportunities using fresh company information. Harmonic was established in 2020 in San Francisco, California.
Paperplane
Seed Round in 2022
Paperplane offers a platform that assists builders, plumbers, and timber merchants in managing credit risk by predicting customer defaults more than four weeks in advance of any credit report or county court judgment. Additionally, the company provides an online sales recording solution that captures video and audio calls, converting them into concise summaries and reports. This functionality streamlines the process of generating insights from customer interactions, reducing the need for manual data entry and improving pipeline visibility. By enabling businesses to access essential information efficiently, Paperplane helps organizations enhance their decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Integration Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Integration Labs is a data integration platform that simplifies access to customers' accounting, e-commerce, and payment data for businesses. The platform offers a well-documented Unified API, allowing product teams to efficiently read and write data across more than 20 platforms, including popular services like Quickbooks, Shopify, and Stripe. Companies utilize Integration Labs to automate accounting processes, underwrite credit risk, generate valuable business insights, and develop new business tools. By prioritizing safety and reliability, Integration Labs enables organizations to streamline their operations and enhance decision-making capabilities.
Dynamo AI
Seed Round in 2022
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.
PropelAuth
Seed Round in 2022
PropelAuth offers a comprehensive authentication solution tailored for B2B companies, enabling them to efficiently onboard and manage users while conserving developer resources. The platform addresses specific challenges faced by B2B organizations by incorporating features such as organization management, test environments, and hierarchical roles, all accessible through user-friendly self-service interfaces. PropelAuth's tool also allows for easy integration of various authentication methods, including social logins and magic links, simplifying the user experience. Clients can create organizations and invite team members, providing an alternative sign-in method that enhances user engagement and streamlines the management process.
Paces
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the profitability and feasibility of green infrastructure projects. By gathering and analyzing data from over 3,500 U.S. counties, Paces offers actionable insights that include environmental, permitting, zoning, interconnection information, and competition risks. The platform also provides modeled signals such as climate risks, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings, allowing stakeholders to make informed decisions about specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets. This comprehensive approach helps to de-risk the development and operation of renewable projects, ultimately facilitating faster project development and improved financial returns for developers and investors.
Village Labs
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Village Labs is a technology company focused on enhancing workplace efficiency through artificial intelligence. It develops a CRM platform that automates various aspects of customer relationship management, including segmentation, incentives, and communications. By integrating with existing SaaS tools, Village Labs creates no-code AI applications that streamline mundane tasks, allowing teams to concentrate on more critical activities. The platform aims to reduce customer acquisition costs, boost engagement, and improve retention rates by transforming inefficient manual processes into automated workflows. Ultimately, Village Labs seeks to empower businesses to operate more effectively and enhance the productivity of their employees.
Finnt
Seed Round in 2022
Finnt develops automated financial analysis software designed to enhance the efficiency of corporate finance operations. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the software accelerates decision-making processes for financial firms while improving the analytical capabilities of finance teams. It simplifies workflows by eliminating manual and repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on more strategic activities. Additionally, Finnt's platform supports the establishment of shared savings goals and facilitates tracking of spending habits, enabling individuals to save effectively for family members both domestically and internationally.
Mentum
Seed Round in 2022
Mentum is a company based in San Francisco, California, that provides an API designed for fintech firms, focusing on investment services. In addition to its fintech solutions, Mentum has developed a business intelligence and analytics platform aimed at enhancing supply chain processes for organizations. This platform features customizable dashboards, real-time data visualization, and advanced reporting capabilities, allowing enterprises to analyze complex data sets effectively, improve operational efficiency, and derive strategic insights.
Atlas
Venture Round in 2022
Atlas is an all-in-one customer support tool that helps you transform your customer support team from a cost center into an engine of product innovation. We bring together key information from across your customers’ journey into a single location so you can give faster, more effective responses and can analyze and learn from your customers’ holistic needs.
Pareto.AI
Seed Round in 2022
Pareto.AI operates a data labeling platform that connects artificial intelligence companies with a network of skilled data workers. The company focuses on providing tailored services to meet client needs, ranging from same-day experimental data to fully-managed teams. By combining the expertise of real people with machine automation, Pareto.AI enables entrepreneurs to delegate time-consuming tasks, allowing them to concentrate on more critical work. This approach not only enhances efficiency but also empowers diverse professionals worldwide to contribute to AI training. Ultimately, Pareto.AI offers clients the flexibility to refine and optimize various aspects of their AI and large language models, streamlining the development process and improving outcomes.
Nanonets
Series A in 2022
Nanonets is an AI-driven company specializing in automating document processing and data extraction workflows. By utilizing advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and deep learning models, Nanonets assists businesses in managing document-intensive processes such as accounts payable, order processing, and insurance underwriting. The platform effectively processes unstructured documents—such as invoices, receipts, and contracts—transforming them into structured data. Nanonets integrates seamlessly with existing systems through APIs, significantly reducing manual effort by up to 90% while delivering high accuracy and efficiency. The solution not only enhances productivity but also offers substantial cost savings, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their operations without the need for complex database management.
Flexio
Seed Round in 2022
Flexio is a checkout technology company focused on transforming the financial landscape in Latin America through innovative point-of-sale financing solutions. The company aims to enhance consumer experiences by offering straightforward, transparent, and honest financial products. Flexio's digital payment platform enables businesses to manage collections and payments remotely, allowing them to efficiently receive invoices via email, automate data downloads, and ensure timely payment approvals. By prioritizing simplicity and privacy, Flexio serves as a vital financing solution for consumers while meeting the needs of merchants, thus contributing to a more accessible financial ecosystem in the region.
Pluto
Seed Round in 2022
Pluto is the most comprehensive & powerful corporate card and spend management platform built for MENA businesses. From small businesses to the largest multi-national group holdings, businesses such as Property Finder, Knight Frank and Swissport have trusted Pluto with all of their non-payroll spending. Pluto combines the power of getting access to instant issuance unlimited corporate cards, full end-to-end reimbursements, petty cash & account payables management all within one platform. No more chasing for receipts, manually approving invoices on long e-mail threads or sharing one corporate card with several people. Pluto's enterprise platform brings control back to complex finance and accounting business processes and creates a streamlined approach to controlling your company's spending.
Aviato
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Aviato is an online platform designed to facilitate the sourcing, qualification, and engagement of early-stage startups. It offers a unique approach to venture funding by allowing clients to submit video pitches, which can be reviewed by scouts and associates, streamlining the investment process from application to meeting scheduling. This automation eliminates the need for personal introductions, saving investors time while helping them discover promising investment opportunities. With a robust and frequently updated dataset, Aviato provides actionable insights that help users uncover previously overlooked founders and companies, positioning itself as an essential tool in the startup investment landscape.
Cloudthread
Seed Round in 2021
Cloudthread is a cloud analytics platform founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform is designed to assist engineering teams in developing cost-effective applications by integrating cloud cost data into their workflows. It enables users to monitor and understand the cost efficiency of their applications while providing immediate alerts for unexpected cost spikes and identifying their sources. This approach promotes improved decision-making and engineering autonomy, allowing organizations to build applications more efficiently with minimal meetings and better data insights.
Secoda
Seed Round in 2021
Secoda is the self-serve data discovery tool that saves teams thousands of hours every year by making data discovery, trust, and understanding faster and easier. Today, data teams are collecting tons of data, but most employees don't know what data exists, how to use it, and what data to trust. This confusion happens because different components of company data get collected in fragmented tools. Teams use dbt and Snowflake for data cataloging, Google Sheets for events, Confluence for general knowledge, Slack to manage data requests, Mode for reports, Github, Looker, the list goes on and on. Secoda lets teams manage their queries, charts, data catalog, data dictionary, and documentation in one place. After teams switch to Secoda, data knowledge is centralized in one place. Instead of having to switch between Snowflake, dbt, Confluence Google Sheets, BI tool, and your query editor, Secoda keeps all your data knowledge in one place for everyone who needs it.
Reworth
Seed Round in 2021
Reworth is a developer of a payment relationship marketing platform that facilitates interactions between banks and merchants to enhance customer engagement. By leveraging anonymous transactional data, Reworth enables financial institutions to offer personalized merchant-funded cashback programs, which help increase customer loyalty and drive revenue. The platform's API infrastructure supports various services, including credit scoring, fraud prevention, B2B payments, and personal finance management, contributing to the future of Open Finance. Reworth equips its partners with valuable first-party data, real-time business intelligence, and competitor analysis, allowing them to accurately predict consumer behavior and create tailored experiences that resonate with customers.
Katoo
Seed Round in 2021
Katoo provides a food procurement platform designed to streamline the relationship between restaurants and suppliers. Through its mobile application, restaurants can easily order ingredients and receive competitive pricing from top suppliers. The platform allows suppliers to receive orders in a standardized digital format, enhancing communication and efficiency. By reducing time spent on low-value tasks, Katoo enables both restaurants and suppliers to focus more on their core business activities. Additionally, the platform offers tools for managing orders and tracking valuable business insights, ultimately empowering the food supply chain.
inai
Seed Round in 2021
Inai is a single integration for your global payment stack. Inai will provide connections to multiple payment service providers ( Stripe, Adyen , Braintree), Wallets, BNPL platforms, open banking providers, fraud, BI and accounting in a single integration. Our dashboard will allow merchants to build custom workflows tailored to their unique business needs without writing any code
SalaryBox
Seed Round in 2021
SalaryBox is a mobile application designed for business owners and employees to effectively track salary and attendance. The platform offers a user-friendly solution that simplifies salary calculations and payments, allowing employers to efficiently disburse wages to their workforce. Additionally, SalaryBox facilitates compliance with government-mandated requirements, making it easier for businesses to manage their payroll obligations. Through its mobile SaaS product, SalaryBox aims to streamline employee management and enhance operational efficiency for its users.
Orchata
Seed Round in 2021
Orchata is a software platform designed for grocery stores and food suppliers, facilitating online order management and delivery services. Founded in 2020 and based in Monterrey, Mexico, Orchata enables suppliers to receive orders, accept payments, and optimize delivery routes while providing analytics on revenue, orders, and customer behavior. The platform supports a wide range of grocery items, including fresh produce, proteins, snacks, and household essentials, allowing consumers to receive their groceries within 15 minutes at supermarket prices. By offering tools for promotions, referrals, and group buying, Orchata aims to assist independent grocery businesses in enhancing their operations and reaching customers more effectively.
Jestor
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Jestor is a no-code/low-code platform designed to assist companies with complex operations by enabling them to develop internal tools without the need for programming skills. The platform focuses on integrating software applications and automating document management processes, allowing users to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency. By providing low-code database automation, Jestor empowers startups to organize their data and minimize manual tasks, ultimately facilitating the creation of scalable workflows across the organization. Additionally, the incorporation of artificial intelligence into its processes further enhances the platform's ability to optimize business operations.
Akiba Digital
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Akiba Digital is a data and technology company focused on delivering financial intelligence solutions. It specializes in developing a financial data aggregator application that assists users in managing their savings goals and overall financial management. The application provides on-demand insights and visualizations to help users track their progress, while also offering behavioral coaching as part of a premium rewards program. This enables individuals to access personalized financial guidance, promoting more efficient use of their financial resources. Akiba Digital aims to unlock financial opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society by leveraging alternative data.
Moniepoint
Series B in 2021
Moniepoint is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive digital banking and payment ecosystem tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform provides a range of services, including payment processing, credit access, and business management tools. Moniepoint enables businesses to create accounts and accept payments through various offline and online channels, facilitating efficient financial management. By integrating banking solutions with essential business tools, Moniepoint supports organizations in managing their finances and accessing the resources necessary for growth.
Alba Orbital
Seed Round in 2021
Alba Orbital specializes in the design and development of pico-satellites, which are lightweight satellites weighing less than 1 kg. By creating cost-effective satellite platforms, Alba Orbital aims to democratize access to space, significantly reducing the financial barriers associated with traditional satellite launches, which can reach six figures even for small CubeSats. Their pico-satellites provide rapid Earth observation capabilities, offering timely data at intervals of minutes, unlike conventional satellites that may take hours or days to relay information. As a recognized leader in this niche market, Alba Orbital collaborates closely with the European Space Agency (ESA) and engages in research initiatives to advance satellite technology.
Clara
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clara is a spending management platform focused on serving companies in Latin America. It offers an end-to-end solution that includes locally-issued corporate cards, bill payment services, financing options, and a software platform that streamlines corporate expense management. The platform is designed to simplify and automate financial processes, allowing businesses to gain real-time insights into spending and manage budgets more effectively. Clara is backed by a diverse group of global and regional investors, aiming to empower companies with greater financial agility and clarity. By enhancing the way company finances are managed, Clara contributes to increasing the economic competitiveness of the region.
Harmonic.ai
Venture Round in 2021
Harmonic connects entrepreneurs with the resources & capital they need to drive innovation. Harmonic's data engine provides insights into startups & professionals, allowing its users to identify opportunities using fresh company information. Harmonic was established in 2020 in San Francisco, California.
Explo
Seed Round in 2020
Explo is a data exploration and analysis platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The platform enables users to connect directly to various database and data warehouse sources, allowing them to explore, analyze, and visualize data easily through a user-friendly point-and-click interface. By integrating with any data source, Explo facilitates data manipulation and visualization without requiring SQL knowledge, empowering clients to make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance their business growth and scalability.
Nabis
Series A in 2020
Nabis is a licensed wholesale marketplace specializing in the distribution of cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a rapid distribution network to facilitate the fulfillment, storage, and sales of wholesale cannabis products. This service caters to a diverse range of clients, from small delivery services to large dispensary chains, enabling them to manage wholesale cannabis orders efficiently. Nabis also offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.
Standard Metrics
Seed Round in 2020
Standard Metrics is an automated financial platform that streamlines data management for investors and startups. By eliminating data silos commonly found in spreadsheets and outdated applications, it provides a centralized system for accessing essential financial metrics and investment information. The platform enables real-time engagement between investors and founders, fostering transparency and facilitating informed decision-making. With automated data collection and comprehensive portfolio management services, Standard Metrics empowers startups to analyze their performance effectively, ultimately aiding in strategic scaling and maximizing returns for investors.
Explo
Seed Round in 2020
Explo is a data exploration and analysis platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The platform enables users to connect directly to various database and data warehouse sources, allowing them to explore, analyze, and visualize data easily through a user-friendly point-and-click interface. By integrating with any data source, Explo facilitates data manipulation and visualization without requiring SQL knowledge, empowering clients to make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance their business growth and scalability.
Paragon
Seed Round in 2020
Paragon Solutions, Inc. offers a range of business and technology consulting services tailored for sectors such as communications, financial services, healthcare, insurance, and life sciences. Founded in 1982 and based in Cranford, New Jersey, the company specializes in business consulting services that encompass application portfolio management, business process improvement, customer engagement management, and strategy roadmap consulting. Its technology consulting services include cloud disaster recovery, data migration, and systems integration, alongside comprehensive enterprise content management and information governance solutions. Paragon also provides specific services for communication companies, including customer acquisition and dynamic pricing, as well as financial services solutions addressing compliance and new account openings. In the insurance sector, the company focuses on claims processing and digital information access, while in life sciences, it offers clinical optimization and commercial consulting. Paragon Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. as of December 2017.
Treble.ai
Seed Round in 2019
Treble.ai, Inc. is a Colombian company that specializes in providing a platform designed to enhance customer support for businesses. The platform facilitates the collection of customer feedback through SMS and email, enabling companies to gain valuable insights into their customers' needs. Additionally, Treble.ai offers tools for automating customer interactions via WhatsApp, allowing businesses to streamline their operations and engage in effective marketing practices. By focusing on mobile communications, Treble.ai aims to make these interactions more agile, intelligent, and personal, helping businesses stay attuned to their users' requirements.
Nabis
Seed Round in 2019
Nabis is a licensed wholesale marketplace specializing in the distribution of cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a rapid distribution network to facilitate the fulfillment, storage, and sales of wholesale cannabis products. This service caters to a diverse range of clients, from small delivery services to large dispensary chains, enabling them to manage wholesale cannabis orders efficiently. Nabis also offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.
Searchlight
Seed Round in 2019
Searchlight is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a platform designed to enhance the hiring process through early and automated reference checks. Their Predictive Talent Platform utilizes assessments and analytics to improve hiring efficiency and effectiveness, measuring the quality of hires by linking candidate reference and self-assessment data to post-hire outcomes. By integrating employee outcome data—such as performance and engagement—into the recruiting process, Searchlight's system provides real-time insights that help organizations identify competencies and soft skills, ultimately improving talent acquisition and retention. The company's mission focuses on fostering a people-first approach, aiming to create mutually beneficial hiring experiences by better understanding talent dynamics.
Validere
Seed Round in 2018
Validere Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing critical information about liquids through innovative measurement, reporting, and verification solutions. Founded in 2015, Validere develops portable devices, including the Validere Identifier, which assesses the hazardous nature of liquids by referencing a comprehensive library. Additionally, the company offers EDGE Connect, a platform that facilitates secure connections between buyers and sellers, enabling the discovery of arbitrage opportunities. Validere's main focus is on liquid fingerprinting, industrial process monitoring, and optimizing logistics within the energy sector. By delivering accessible and verifiable testing data, Validere aids organizations in making informed business decisions and enhances the accuracy of crude oil testing, ensuring accountability and quality across operations. The company's expertise in emissions management and tracking further positions it as a valuable partner for energy companies seeking to improve their financial and environmental performance.
Nanonets
Seed Round in 2017
Nanonets is an AI-driven company specializing in automating document processing and data extraction workflows. By utilizing advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and deep learning models, Nanonets assists businesses in managing document-intensive processes such as accounts payable, order processing, and insurance underwriting. The platform effectively processes unstructured documents—such as invoices, receipts, and contracts—transforming them into structured data. Nanonets integrates seamlessly with existing systems through APIs, significantly reducing manual effort by up to 90% while delivering high accuracy and efficiency. The solution not only enhances productivity but also offers substantial cost savings, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their operations without the need for complex database management.
SocialRank
Convertible Note in 2015
SocialRank is an online service that enables users to identify, organize, and manage their followers on Twitter and Instagram. SocialRank's product empowers their users to segment and filter their followers based on location, interests, bio keywords, hashtags, influence, engagement, and more. Fortune 500 brands have used SocialRank to mobilize marketing campaigns ranging from local events and prize giveaways to targeted advertising and competitive analysis. SocialRank was launched by Alexander Taub and Michael Schonfeld in February 2014.
NexTravel
Seed Round in 2015
NexTravel, Inc. operates a business travel platform designed to simplify the travel booking process for companies. The platform allows businesses to book flights, hotels, and cars, while also managing employee travel and tracking expenses. It offers features such as travel policy settings, spend tracking, and detailed reporting, which help clients navigate business travel without hidden costs or complicated procedures. Additionally, NexTravel provides 24/7 in-house support to ensure the safety and assistance of business travelers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, NexTravel aims to enhance the overall travel experience by offering transparency and efficiency in travel management.
Sensai
Venture Round in 2015
Sensai is a content analytics platform designed to assist Sales, Operations, and Finance teams in large organizations. It enables analysts to identify and track emerging concepts within enterprise repositories as well as from public and private data sources. The platform employs innovative methods for clustering and refining results, allowing users to quickly test hypotheses and analyze patterns within the data. Additionally, Sensai offers a content-discovery language that empowers business analysts to query any dataset and obtain insights independently, without requiring assistance from data science or programming teams. This technology supports various applications, including research, governance, and anti-fraud initiatives.
Omni
Seed Round in 2014
Omni is a multifaceted company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in business intelligence, cybersecurity, and cloud engineering services. Its primary offering is a unique business intelligence platform that merges the reliability of a shared data model with the flexibility of SQL, allowing users to easily access, explore, and share curated data metrics. This platform is designed to streamline the data analytics process, enabling clients to focus on deriving meaningful insights without the complications often associated with data management. Additionally, Omni operates a rentals platform that connects local businesses with community members, providing access to a variety of rental items such as bikes, surfboards, and camping equipment. This initiative enhances community engagement by making diverse products readily available for short-term use.
Nectar
Pre Seed Round in 2014
Nectar Inc. designs and manufactures innovative metal pourers and stoppers that utilize ultrasound technology to automate inventory management and reduce product loss. The company leverages Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to provide real-time tracking of bottle inventory and to facilitate automatic reordering of essentials before they are depleted. Nectar's platform also integrates pour data with point of sale transactions, offering valuable insights for the consumer packaged goods and alcoholic beverage sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Nectar focuses on enhancing operational efficiency in hospitality and related industries through its connected-device solutions.
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