Sound Ventures

Sound Ventures is a principal investment firm based in Beverly Hills, California, focusing on technology companies. It manages a venture capital fund, Sound Ventures II, which aims to identify and invest in innovative tech solutions. Among its portfolio, the firm has developed a fraud protection software that enhances advertising security by providing advanced ad fraud protection. This software offers detailed insights at the impression level, enabling the detection of suspicious web traffic in real-time. By identifying and eliminating problematic activities, the solution supports advertising agencies, advertisers, publishers, and ad platforms in safeguarding their investments and enhancing overall advertising effectiveness.

Kelly Donnelly

Director of Portfolio Management

Trevor Neff

Investor

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Sardine

Series B in 2022
FinTech, RegTech, Fraud Operating System

Antic

Seed Round in 2022
Antic’s scalable infrastructure is intended for any business seeking the addition of a co-ownership layer to their offerings. Its infrastructure freely enables businesses and individuals to do whatever they want with whatever they own - sell it, provide access to it, add additional co-owners to it and more. With original, seamless co-sharing functionalities like ad-hoc multi signature wallets and group decision making to retrieve assets, Antic’s new approach makes any digital asset or IP accessible to all parties interested in joining, unlocking new revenue streams for every co-owner.

Tomorrow Health

Series B in 2022
Tomorrow Health operates an online marketplace that specializes in medical supplies and equipment, including wheelchairs, walkers, ventilators, and various durable medical products. The company is dedicated to enhancing the home care experience by combining personal service with modern technology. It facilitates the ordering of necessary medical supplies through health insurance, ensuring that products are delivered directly to patients' homes. Based in New York, Tomorrow Health aims to streamline access to essential healthcare resources, catering to a wide range of needs, from wound care to respiratory and ostomy products.

OnChain Studios

Series A in 2022
OnChain Studios is a software company that intends to bring ownership to interactive experiences. The company was founded in 2021 by Will Weinraub and is headquartered in Miami Shores, Florida, United States.

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.

Nava

Series B in 2022
Nava is a New York-based company that specializes in health insurance brokerage services aimed at delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare solutions to employers and their employees. The firm provides a range of healthcare tools, year-round employee advocacy, and continuous measurement to assess and recommend healthcare plans. By focusing on these aspects, Nava helps clients manage their employee benefits effectively while reducing overall plan costs. This approach allows businesses to offer the necessary benefits to their workforce, ensuring both accessibility and affordability in healthcare coverage.

0x

Series B in 2022
0x Protocol is an open protocol that facilitates peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company offers several tools to enhance the trading experience, including 0x Instant for purchasing cryptocurrencies in applications and websites, and the 0x Launch Kit for launching relayers. Additionally, 0x enables developers to create customized relayers, execute orders, access networked liquidity, and engage in market making. Its services cater to a wide range of markets, from gaming items to financial instruments, and include the ability to trade bundles of assets through ZEIP-23.

Ink

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ink enables creators to sign or draw on any form of digital content with their finger, and instantly turn that content into an affordable NFT via their exclusive marketplace at Ink ID.

MoonPay

Series A in 2022
MoonPay is a financial technology company that specializes in creating payment infrastructure for the cryptocurrency sector. It offers a suite of products designed to facilitate the conversion between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, using various payment methods such as debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, and digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Operating in over 160 countries, MoonPay is recognized for its non-custodial payment system, which connects cryptocurrency exchange platforms with users, ensuring a streamlined transaction experience. The company is trusted by more than 250 leading wallets, websites, and applications to process payments and mitigate fraud, making it a key player in the crypto payments landscape.

Backbone

Series A in 2022
Backbone offers a mobile gaming controller that is cloud-gaming and remote-play compatible. It is a low-power, low-latency gaming device that works with the iPhone and does not require charging, allowing for responsive gaming anywhere. Backbone allows gamers to simply snap their phone into the Backbone One controller, launch the Backbone App, and begin playing mobile, console, or PC games from any location.

Multis

Venture Round in 2022
Multis, Inc. provides financial services tailored for companies and entrepreneurs managing both fiat and cryptocurrencies. Its crypto wallet is designed to facilitate various financial operations, including storing digital assets, making payments to suppliers, managing payroll, and earning interest. The platform offers real-time monitoring of balances and transactions through a centralized dashboard, supports multi-access to assets, and enables features such as recurring payments and currency conversion. Founded in 2006, Multis is headquartered in San Francisco, California, while its team operates across Europe. The company aims to assist businesses in navigating the complexities of cryptocurrency, thereby promoting a global, borderless economy.

Consensys

Series D in 2022
ConsenSys is a leading blockchain technology company focused on developing the next generation of the internet, referred to as Web 3.0. This new framework aims to create more open, efficient, and accessible economic systems. ConsenSys builds platforms, applications, and tools tailored for Web 3.0, while also providing services to ensure their offerings meet customer needs. As a blockchain venture production studio, it creates consumer-centric products and enterprise solutions, primarily utilizing Ethereum technology. The company serves as a hub for identifying development opportunities, facilitating the sharing of software components across ventures, and fostering innovation through collaboration among some of the industry's top blockchain experts.

POAP

Seed Round in 2022
POAP is a digital collectible created as an NFT that enables a new way of keeping long-lasting records of life experiences. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

CryptoSlam

Seed Round in 2022
CryptoSlam is an aggregator of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collectibles data from Ethereum, WAX, and FLOW blockchains.

Papaya

Series B in 2021
Papaya is a developer of an online mobile bill payment application that simplifies financial transactions for users. The application supports various payment methods, including debit and credit cards and direct bank account transfers. It prioritizes security by encrypting personal information and payment data, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and PCI standards. In addition to its bill payment services, Papaya operates as an electronic money platform, offering digital solutions, online banking, and international payment services. This combination of features enables users to manage their financial activities efficiently and securely.

Jadu

Seed Round in 2021
Jadu AR Inc., operating under the name Jadu, is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in augmented reality technology. Founded in 2019, Jadu has developed a mobile application that enables users to engage with holograms of their favorite musicians and performers, allowing fans to perform alongside these virtual representations. The application is available on the App Store, enhancing the interactive entertainment experience for users by blending real and digital performances.

Forethought

Series C in 2021
Forethought Technologies, Inc. is an AI company that specializes in developing advanced models for question-answering and information retrieval to enhance employee workflows. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a platform known as Agatha, an AI-powered customer support agent designed to streamline customer interactions. Agatha effectively addresses customer inquiries, automates repetitive tasks, and provides real-time assistance to support agents, thereby improving operational efficiency. The company’s tools also enable businesses to enhance accuracy in finding solutions and managing workloads, ultimately reducing resolution times and increasing agent productivity. Forethought’s innovative approach aims to transform how enterprises access and utilize knowledge within their operations.

Mnemonic, Inc

Seed Round in 2021
Mnemonic, Inc is the first NFT intelligence platform and the first B2B NFT company. Its nonfungible token (NFT) analytics platform is designed to facilitate API and cross-chain aggregation functionalities, which enable developers to build NFT-centric applications.

Life House

Series C in 2021
Life House is creating a network of lifestyle hotels that are more experiential and more affordable through a powerful software-enabled brand & management platform. Our proprietary software materially reduces the costs of operating a hotel and increases revenues, delivering superior returns to our hotel owners (we do not own or invest in real estate).

NFTfi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is an NFT collateralized lending marketplace that can use NFT assets as collateral for a loan or lend to other users. It enables NFT holders to borrow cryptocurrency from lenders by using their NFTs as collateral. When they accept a loan offer, the NFT goes into a secure escrow smart contract and receives the wETH, DAI, or USDC from the lender directly to their wallet. To determine whether an NFT is worth a loan, users employ a common practice in the traditional art world in which banks, large galleries, or auction houses offer loans to artists.

NFTfi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is an NFT collateralized lending marketplace that can use NFT assets as collateral for a loan or lend to other users. It enables NFT holders to borrow cryptocurrency from lenders by using their NFTs as collateral. When they accept a loan offer, the NFT goes into a secure escrow smart contract and receives the wETH, DAI, or USDC from the lender directly to their wallet. To determine whether an NFT is worth a loan, users employ a common practice in the traditional art world in which banks, large galleries, or auction houses offer loans to artists.

Payitoff

Seed Round in 2021
Payitoff develops API tools that provides money-saving guidance and automatic action. Its tool offers debt assessment, automatic enrollment, and customer empowerment. The company is based in New York, New York.

NFT42

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a non-fungible token-based platform intended to build brands based on the virtual goods and metaverse. The company offers Ethereum-based digital collectibles that are composed of generative vector art and have unique combinations of traits and genes and a comprehensive product suite that enables the development of rich Web3 experiences, enabling clients to build and improve NFTs on blockchains and help navigate the metaverse.

nameless

Seed Round in 2021
Nameless is a non-fungible token (NFT) platform as a service software company that empowers businesses, individuals, and digital creators to create, mint, and capitalize on their own custom NFT projects through easy-to-use scalable API solutions.

OnChain Studios

Seed Round in 2021
OnChain Studios is a software company that intends to bring ownership to interactive experiences. The company was founded in 2021 by Will Weinraub and is headquartered in Miami Shores, Florida, United States.

Humming Homes

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of property management platform designed for the modern homeowner. The company's platform provides end-to-end home management services with a digital-first experience, offering a dedicated in-person home management team with a single point of contact, and everyday support as well as employment data and insights, enabling single-family homeowners to avoid reactive and expensive home maintenance issues.

SproutFi

Seed Round in 2021
SproutFi is an application that allows investing in the US stock market and works as a social network.

TrialSpark

Series C in 2021
TRIALSPARK, INC. develops health tech platform. Its platform provides clinical trial sites with monetary compensation, medication, study visits, and study-related tests and procedures. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Rose Technology

Seed Round in 2021
Rose is a next-generation data management platform that allows users to quickly find relevant data and interact with it in a way that allows them to make data driven decisions. Dealing with large amounts of data is a painful experience. The world is fifty odd years into the information revolution, and yet even the most sophisticated of institutions are still working on data using the same hodgepodge of opaque databases and error-prone spreadsheets developed decades ago. Finding what you want is difficult, cleaning data is a constant pain, and integrating information across sources and tools requires investing huge amounts of time and human capital. Rose addresses these issues by providing you with a hub for finding, cleaning, and interacting with your data. Rose's data marketplace gives users exposure to a wide array of robust data sets from a myriad of reputable providers. Users can view how a dataset is constructed and can pull the underlying data into an Excel spreadsheet or Jupyter Notebook. Rose allows users to see their data, make changes to it, and push those changes to the cloud in a way that everyone can see the cleaning process. Rose also comes prepackaged with a large function library that allows users to transform their data and interpret it in a format that makes sense. Information is the most valuable commodity in the marketplace today. Rose gives your organization a common set of tools for manipulating, sharing, and profiting off the backbreaking work of turning raw information into insights that drive decisions.

Vouch

Series C in 2021
Vouch, Inc. is an insurance provider focused on delivering tailored insurance solutions for startups in the United States. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company specializes in various types of coverage, including general liability, business property, directors and officers, errors and omissions, cyber coverage, and more. Vouch also offers risk assessment services and management tools, enabling startups to effectively manage and mitigate potential risks. The company aims to simplify the process of obtaining business insurance through its digital platform, which allows clients to access customized coverage options. Vouch operates as a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group and has expanded its presence with additional offices in Chicago.

Joy

Series A in 2021
Joy Life, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a comprehensive wedding planning portal and application designed to assist users from engagement through to their honeymoon. Founded in 2014, Joy's platform provides tools for organizing wedding details, including customizable checklists, wedding websites, and mobile applications. Users can manage guest lists, send digital or printed invitations, track RSVPs, and link gift registries. The application also fosters interaction among wedding guests by allowing photo sharing and comments on a private timeline. Additionally, Joy offers features for sending custom notifications and messages, enabling a seamless planning experience for couples and their wedding parties.

Alma

Series C in 2021
Alma is a membership-based network for mental health care professionals that simplifies access to higher quality, more affordable mental healthcare.

XMTP

Series A in 2021
XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Bright

Venture Round in 2021
Bright is a live video platform that lets fans engage in live conversations with their favorite creators and celebrities.

Horizen Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Horizen Labs is a blockchain technology company that enables businesses to build distributed ledger solutions that are fast, secure, private and scalable. Horizen Labs leverages Horizen’s privacy-focused public infrastructure and Horizen Labs’ proprietary sidechain deployment tool. Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies enable a shift from centralized to decentralized architectures which help to bridge a divide in global trust.

Knowde

Series B in 2021
knowde is the online marketing platform dedicated to chemicals and ingredients. They make it easy to connect with customers, online. Use knowde Pages to get your products noticed every time a customer searches on any search engine. Build your knowde Page in an hour and get started for free.

Class.com

Series B in 2021
Class.com specializes in online learning solutions, offering a range of courses that include core subjects, electives, and skills development. The company also provides program implementation services to enhance the educational experience. A key feature of Class.com is its integration with Zoom, allowing educators to utilize Class software within the Zoom Meetings platform. This integration facilitates various educational activities such as taking attendance, distributing assignments, administering quizzes or tests, grading, proctoring exams, and engaging in one-on-one discussions with students. Through these offerings, Class.com aims to support and improve the online teaching and learning process.

Titan

Series B in 2021
Titan is a high-quality asset manager that focuses on developing and managing investment strategies specifically tailored for retail investors. The company aims to simplify the investment process by providing clear explanations of its strategies, enabling individuals to make informed decisions. Additionally, Titan offers an email suite designed for businesses, which facilitates scheduling, follow-up reminders, and provides templates for efficient communication. This dual approach combines asset management with tools that enhance productivity, catering to the needs of both individual investors and business clients.

wefox

Series C in 2021
wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2015. It aims to enhance safety and minimize risks by transforming the insurance landscape through technology. The company focuses on selling insurance through intermediaries rather than direct channels, leveraging analytics to achieve better loss ratios than the market average. With over 90% straight-through processing, wefox operates a central product factory that enables rapid and cost-effective deployment of product innovations across international markets. The company has established a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors throughout Europe, which enhances customer satisfaction, reduces customer acquisition costs, and improves cross-selling opportunities while decreasing churn.

WOMBO

Seed Round in 2021
WOMBO is a developer of a mobile application that enables users to create artistic interpretations of themselves using selfies. The application leverages artificial intelligence to generate lip-synced videos from photos, allowing for unique and creative self-expression. By combining advanced technology with user-friendly design, WOMBO offers an innovative platform for content creation, catering to individuals seeking to explore their artistic side.

Infinite Objects

Seed Round in 2021
Infinite Objects, Inc operates an online design store that sells homeware designs, stickers, Christmas gifts, and other products. Infinite Objects, Inc is headquartered in the United States.

Zapper

Series A in 2021
Manage all your DeFi assets from one simple interface.

Collective

Series A in 2021
Collective operates as an online back-office platform designed for self-employed people. Its technology and a team of trusted advisors give its members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community- all in one platform. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Collective

Series A in 2021
Collective operates as an online back-office platform designed for self-employed people. Its technology and a team of trusted advisors give its members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community- all in one platform. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nearby

Series A in 2021
Nearby is a computer software company that helps businesses and companies to connect with nearby customers. The company helps businesses put their inventory online, and adds their store to the marketplace for their town.

XMTP

Seed Round in 2021
XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Misfits Market

Series C in 2021
Misfits Market, Inc. operates as an online grocery store that sells fruits and vegetables. It offers apples, potatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, citrus, lettuces/leafy greens, onions, peppers, berries, asparagus, peaches, tomatoes, and other products. It also provides home delivery services. Misfits Market, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Class.com

Series A in 2021
Class.com specializes in online learning solutions, offering a range of courses that include core subjects, electives, and skills development. The company also provides program implementation services to enhance the educational experience. A key feature of Class.com is its integration with Zoom, allowing educators to utilize Class software within the Zoom Meetings platform. This integration facilitates various educational activities such as taking attendance, distributing assignments, administering quizzes or tests, grading, proctoring exams, and engaging in one-on-one discussions with students. Through these offerings, Class.com aims to support and improve the online teaching and learning process.

Pearpop

Seed Round in 2021
Pearpop is the marketplace for social collaborations between the teeming hordes of musicians, craftspeople, chefs, clowns, diarists, dancers, artists, actors, acrobats, aspiring celebrities, and actual celebrities.

Community

Venture Round in 2021
Shimmur is a new social engagement platform that makes two-way communication between influencers and their followers simple, effective, and scalable.

Pipe

Venture Round in 2021
Pipe Technologies Inc. is a financing platform designed specifically for Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Walnut, California, Pipe enables these businesses to access immediate liquidity by converting their recurring revenues into cash. This innovative approach allows companies to receive non-dilutive financing through instant cash advances based on the total annual value of their subscription contracts, facilitating growth without the need to give up equity. Additionally, larger SaaS firms utilize Pipe's platform to provide more flexible payment options to their customers, enhancing their competitive edge in the market.

Ethic

Series B in 2021
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

SteadyMD

Series B in 2021
SteadyMD, Inc. is a telehealth company based in St. Louis, Missouri, providing online primary care services across the United States. Founded in 2016, the company connects patients with doctors through its platform, allowing for telehealth consultations focused on various medical conditions, dietary preferences, and lifestyle choices. Utilizing a proprietary Matching Engine, SteadyMD pairs members with doctors based on hundreds of attributes to foster long-term relationships. The platform offers services in primary care, functional medicine, pediatric care, and employer health solutions, and is licensed to operate in all 50 states. Patients can conveniently communicate with their doctors via text, phone, or video chat, while the medical team manages health records, referrals to specialists, and coordination of tests and procedures, ensuring comprehensive and personalized care.

SuperRare

Series A in 2021
SuperRare is one of the marketplaces for non-fungible tokens.

Elemy

Series A 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.

Vendr

Series A in 2021
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.

Mintable

Seed Round in 2021
Mintable is an NFT marketplace where users can create, buy, and sell digital items for the easiest way to earn and get started with crypto and NFTs.

Lovd.com

Seed Round in 2021
Lovd.com, operating under the name Chums Referral, Inc., offers an online platform designed to help users discover and share recommendations for products and services. Founded in 2019 and based in Beverly Hills, California, the company provides a website and a mobile application where users can find and share referral codes. The platform emphasizes the importance of personal recommendations, allowing users to see what products and services their friends are using, whether they are searching for a new gym, credit card, or other offerings. Through its user-friendly interface, Lovd.com fosters a community-driven approach to product discovery, relying on social connections to guide consumer choices.

Titan

Series A in 2021
Titan is a high-quality asset manager that focuses on developing and managing investment strategies specifically tailored for retail investors. The company aims to simplify the investment process by providing clear explanations of its strategies, enabling individuals to make informed decisions. Additionally, Titan offers an email suite designed for businesses, which facilitates scheduling, follow-up reminders, and provides templates for efficient communication. This dual approach combines asset management with tools that enhance productivity, catering to the needs of both individual investors and business clients.

Alma

Series B in 2021
Alma is a membership-based network for mental health care professionals that simplifies access to higher quality, more affordable mental healthcare.

The.com

Seed Round in 2021
The website ecosystem is broken. So we built a framework that could fix it using cells. There are a lot of moving pieces in the website ecosystem (SSL, Hosting, Site platforms, Digital asset management, Plugins, Security, etc) and they all have their own problems because none of them work well with each other. We integrated the ecosystem through our patented framework and paired it with our revolutionary low code editor. This means better builds, faster load times, higher conversions and better rankings on search. It also means we can cut out all the bloated tools that leach off the ecosystems inefficiencies. The.com is the best way to build the best websites.

MainStreet

Venture Round in 2021
MainStreet is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that operates a B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to assist startups in identifying and claiming government incentives, tax credits, deductions, and stimulus programs. Founded in 2019, MainStreet's software connects with clients' payroll systems to automate the data collection necessary for qualifying for various financial programs, ultimately helping to save time and money. The platform is tailored for startups at various stages of growth, including bootstrapped, pre-seed, seed, and series funding rounds, across multiple industries such as software, hardware, biopharma, biotech, aerospace, materials, and manufacturing. MainStreet charges a flat success fee based on the incentives disbursed to its clients and is supported by notable investors in the venture capital space.

Forethought

Series B in 2020
Forethought Technologies, Inc. is an AI company that specializes in developing advanced models for question-answering and information retrieval to enhance employee workflows. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a platform known as Agatha, an AI-powered customer support agent designed to streamline customer interactions. Agatha effectively addresses customer inquiries, automates repetitive tasks, and provides real-time assistance to support agents, thereby improving operational efficiency. The company’s tools also enable businesses to enhance accuracy in finding solutions and managing workloads, ultimately reducing resolution times and increasing agent productivity. Forethought’s innovative approach aims to transform how enterprises access and utilize knowledge within their operations.

Scratchpad

Seed Round in 2020
Scratchpad, Inc. is a software company based in Sacramento, California, founded in 2019. It develops an application designed for account executives to streamline their workflow by facilitating note-taking, sales pipeline management, and task organization. The Scratchpad platform allows users to efficiently update their Salesforce pipeline, take detailed sales notes, and manage daily tasks in one integrated view. By combining notes, tasks, and relevant customer context—such as emails, calendar events, and activity history—Scratchpad aims to enhance productivity and improve sales performance for its clients.

Papa

Series B in 2020
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.

Molten Cloud

Funding Round in 2020
MOLTEN modernizes core operations of the media and entertainment industry — including rights, content, distribution and licensing operations. _____________ MOLTEN is a cloud platform that streamlines core operations of media and entertainment enterprises. MOLTEN digitizes and transforms film/TV rights, content, distribution and licensing operations across the enterprise globally, empowering teams with real-time insight and automation tools to do more. Built by a team from MIT with professionals from the industry, this state-of-the-art vertical-cloud platform hosts over 150M film and TV rights today.

Truepill

Series C in 2020
Truepill is a B2B pharmacy fulfillment service. They provide a pharmacy API and fulfillment of medications to 50 states from their own facilities. They work directly with D2C consumer brands (e.g. Hims, Nurx), digital health companies, and other healthcare organizations. They are a team of 150 employees and have raised funding from Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Tuesday Capital, Foundation Capital, Index Ventures, Social Capital, Box Group, Joe Montana, and others. Founded in 2016 by Umar Afridi and Sid Viswanathan, Truepill is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Fondeadora

Series A in 2020
Fondeadora de México S.A.P.I. de C.V. operates a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs with funding for various projects, including those in arts, culture, technology, and social initiatives. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Mexico City. In addition to its crowdfunding services, Fondeadora has developed a digital banking solution designed to streamline financial transactions and enhance user experience. Its primary offering includes a mobile app linked to a no-fee debit card, which allows users to manage their finances efficiently. This combination of crowdfunding and digital banking positions Fondeadora as a versatile player in the financial services sector, catering to diverse funding needs while addressing inefficiencies in traditional banking.

Fondeadora

Series A in 2020
Fondeadora de México S.A.P.I. de C.V. operates a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs with funding for various projects, including those in arts, culture, technology, and social initiatives. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Mexico City. In addition to its crowdfunding services, Fondeadora has developed a digital banking solution designed to streamline financial transactions and enhance user experience. Its primary offering includes a mobile app linked to a no-fee debit card, which allows users to manage their finances efficiently. This combination of crowdfunding and digital banking positions Fondeadora as a versatile player in the financial services sector, catering to diverse funding needs while addressing inefficiencies in traditional banking.

Misfits Market

Series B in 2020
Misfits Market, Inc. operates as an online grocery store that sells fruits and vegetables. It offers apples, potatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, citrus, lettuces/leafy greens, onions, peppers, berries, asparagus, peaches, tomatoes, and other products. It also provides home delivery services. Misfits Market, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Truepill

Series B in 2020
Truepill is a B2B pharmacy fulfillment service. They provide a pharmacy API and fulfillment of medications to 50 states from their own facilities. They work directly with D2C consumer brands (e.g. Hims, Nurx), digital health companies, and other healthcare organizations. They are a team of 150 employees and have raised funding from Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Tuesday Capital, Foundation Capital, Index Ventures, Social Capital, Box Group, Joe Montana, and others. Founded in 2016 by Umar Afridi and Sid Viswanathan, Truepill is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Chainalysis

Series B in 2020
Chainalysis Inc. is a blockchain analysis company that specializes in anti-money laundering software tailored for businesses involved with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company also has offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore. Its product suite includes REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that identifies offenders and visualizes data, and a real-time API that provides risk scoring based on the source and destination of funds. Chainalysis also produces activity monitoring reports and due diligence tools to help financial institutions understand the risks associated with cryptocurrency activities and to estimate potential criminal revenues. Additionally, the company offers web-based investigation tools to detect cyber-criminals and track extortion payments, thereby enhancing security for government agencies, banks, exchanges, and cryptocurrency businesses.

Lolli

Seed Round in 2020
Lolli is a rewards application that allows users to earn bitcoin when shopping online. The company has partnered with 1,000+ top brands to give people the ability to easily earn bitcoin rewards when they shop. When users shop on one of the partner sites, Lolli gets a percentage of each sale. The company then splits that percent with users, sending bitcoin to users' Lolli wallet. Lolli was founded in 2018 by Alex Adelman and Matt Senter and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helm.ai

Seed Round in 2020
Helm.ai Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in designing and developing artificial intelligence software solutions for autonomous navigation in self-driving cars, drones, and consumer robots. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating advanced driving technologies that support high-end advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and Level 4 autonomous driving. Helm.ai employs an unsupervised learning approach to train neural networks, allowing its technology to function effectively without the necessity for large-scale fleet data, extensive simulation, or manual annotation. This innovative methodology enables automotive companies to implement safe and scalable autonomous technologies.

C16 Biosciences

Series A in 2020
C16 Biosciences, Inc. manufactures palm oil alternative using microbes and fermenting the palm oil in laboratory. The company manufactures the alternative for the food manufacturers, refiners, traders, and consumers of palm oil. C16 Biosciences, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

SentinelOne

Series E in 2020
SentinelOne is a cloud-based cybersecurity company founded in 2013, headquartered in Mountain View, California. It specializes in autonomous endpoint protection, offering its Singularity platform, which provides comprehensive detection and response capabilities against various security threats. The platform integrates behavioral-based detection, advanced mitigation, and forensic tools to address attacks that employ evasion techniques, ensuring real-time threat prevention. Recognized as a leader in the field, SentinelOne has received accolades for its innovative approach, including being named a Visionary in Gartner's Endpoint Protection Magic Quadrant and featuring on the Forbes AI 50 list for its effective use of artificial intelligence. The company has also achieved independent certifications validating its solutions as true antivirus replacements across multiple operating systems. SentinelOne's founding team comprises experts from top cybersecurity firms, reflecting its strong foundation in the industry.

Nova Credit

Series B in 2020
Nova Credit Inc. is a credit reporting agency based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in assisting immigrant consumers. Founded in 2016, the company provides a unique service by translating international credit scores into U.S.-equivalent credit scores. This innovation allows newcomers to access credit in the United States, enabling them to apply for credit cards, loans, and housing without the need to establish a U.S. credit score from the ground up. Nova Credit aims to create a more inclusive financial landscape by facilitating cross-border credit reporting, thereby helping immigrants navigate their financial needs more effectively.

Life House

Series B in 2020
Life House is creating a network of lifestyle hotels that are more experiential and more affordable through a powerful software-enabled brand & management platform. Our proprietary software materially reduces the costs of operating a hotel and increases revenues, delivering superior returns to our hotel owners (we do not own or invest in real estate).

SV Academy

Venture Round in 2019
SVAcademy is a 15-month business development apprenticeship paid for by employers. SVAcademy’s team has started and sold SaaS companies to Oracle and HP, hired and trained more than 400 SaaS sales reps, conducted admissions at Harvard, and coached more than 100,000 students across the country.

wefox

Series B in 2019
wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2015. It aims to enhance safety and minimize risks by transforming the insurance landscape through technology. The company focuses on selling insurance through intermediaries rather than direct channels, leveraging analytics to achieve better loss ratios than the market average. With over 90% straight-through processing, wefox operates a central product factory that enables rapid and cost-effective deployment of product innovations across international markets. The company has established a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors throughout Europe, which enhances customer satisfaction, reduces customer acquisition costs, and improves cross-selling opportunities while decreasing churn.

Bumblebee Spaces

Series A in 2019
Bumblebee SPACES Inc. manufactures robotics and artificial intelligence backed home furnishings. The company develops a modular ceiling system to address storage needs. It develops robotic household, which includes movable furniture and possessions operated by human-commands. It also offers Bumblebee app, an application that allows users to move and preview boxes. Bumblebee SPACES Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Bison Trails

Series A in 2019
Bison Trails allows the user to run secure infrastructure on multiple blockchains. The company's technology platform provides enterprise-grade security, multi-cloud and multi-region distribution, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee for node operators. Its aim is to strengthen the entire blockchain ecosystem, by providing a robust and secure infrastructure for the blockchain pioneers of tomorrow.

Peanut

Series A in 2019
Peanut App Limited is a social networking platform designed specifically for women, particularly mothers, who are at similar stages in life. Launched in 2016 and headquartered in London, the app facilitates connections among mothers based on shared interests and the ages of their children. Users can create group chats and organize face-to-face meetings, fostering friendships, support, and learning opportunities. The app is available for free on both iOS and Android devices, aiming to provide a safe space for women to connect and engage with one another.

Vendr

Seed Round in 2019
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.

Papa

Series A in 2019
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.

Ethic

Series A in 2019
Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Alma

Series A in 2019
Alma is a membership-based network for mental health care professionals that simplifies access to higher quality, more affordable mental healthcare.

SentinelOne

Series D in 2019
SentinelOne is a cloud-based cybersecurity company founded in 2013, headquartered in Mountain View, California. It specializes in autonomous endpoint protection, offering its Singularity platform, which provides comprehensive detection and response capabilities against various security threats. The platform integrates behavioral-based detection, advanced mitigation, and forensic tools to address attacks that employ evasion techniques, ensuring real-time threat prevention. Recognized as a leader in the field, SentinelOne has received accolades for its innovative approach, including being named a Visionary in Gartner's Endpoint Protection Magic Quadrant and featuring on the Forbes AI 50 list for its effective use of artificial intelligence. The company has also achieved independent certifications validating its solutions as true antivirus replacements across multiple operating systems. SentinelOne's founding team comprises experts from top cybersecurity firms, reflecting its strong foundation in the industry.

Brigit

Series A in 2019
Brigit is a financial health app helping everyday Americans relieve stress today, start saving for tomorrow and permanently transform their financial futures by getting them on the path the better financial wellness. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.

Noom

Series E in 2019
Noom, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile health coaching, particularly targeting chronic and pre-chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Seoul and Tokyo, Noom offers a platform that combines evidence-based curricula and trained cognitive behavior coaches to facilitate behavior change. Its mobile applications have reached over 47 million users globally, providing tools for weight management and exercise tracking. Noom's approach integrates technology with personalized support from human coaches, enhancing its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle changes. The company has also developed a behavior change platform aligned with the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program, expanding its offerings to include programs for hypertension and diabetes management alongside its original weight loss initiatives.

Noom

Series E in 2019
Noom, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile health coaching, particularly targeting chronic and pre-chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Seoul and Tokyo, Noom offers a platform that combines evidence-based curricula and trained cognitive behavior coaches to facilitate behavior change. Its mobile applications have reached over 47 million users globally, providing tools for weight management and exercise tracking. Noom's approach integrates technology with personalized support from human coaches, enhancing its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle changes. The company has also developed a behavior change platform aligned with the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program, expanding its offerings to include programs for hypertension and diabetes management alongside its original weight loss initiatives.

Affirm

Series F in 2019
Affirm is a financial technology company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale, allowing them to make purchases from online merchants and pay for them in fixed monthly installments. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Chicago, Affirm aims to provide transparent financial products that empower consumers and enhance their buying experience. Customers can select Affirm as a payment method at checkout, complete a real-time application, and choose a payment plan that aligns with their budget. The service stands out by offering upfront pricing with no hidden fees or compounding interest, unlike traditional credit options. Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants across various sectors, including retail, travel, and electronics, to provide consumers with a flexible alternative to credit cards. Loans are facilitated through a partnership with Cross River Bank, ensuring a reliable financing option for users.

RADAR

Series A in 2019
RADAR is a platform that combines RFID and computer vision to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, and instantaneous customer stock checks. 2) Measure all customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. 3) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool. RADAR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

Truepill

Series A in 2019
Truepill is a B2B pharmacy fulfillment service. They provide a pharmacy API and fulfillment of medications to 50 states from their own facilities. They work directly with D2C consumer brands (e.g. Hims, Nurx), digital health companies, and other healthcare organizations. They are a team of 150 employees and have raised funding from Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Tuesday Capital, Foundation Capital, Index Ventures, Social Capital, Box Group, Joe Montana, and others. Founded in 2016 by Umar Afridi and Sid Viswanathan, Truepill is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

wefox

Series B in 2019
wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2015. It aims to enhance safety and minimize risks by transforming the insurance landscape through technology. The company focuses on selling insurance through intermediaries rather than direct channels, leveraging analytics to achieve better loss ratios than the market average. With over 90% straight-through processing, wefox operates a central product factory that enables rapid and cost-effective deployment of product innovations across international markets. The company has established a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors throughout Europe, which enhances customer satisfaction, reduces customer acquisition costs, and improves cross-selling opportunities while decreasing churn.