Startup Capital Ventures

Startup Capital Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the enterprise. Based in Silicon Valley, we focus on early-stage companies that require relatively small amounts of capital to achieve success. The firm leverages its investments with unparalleled operations experience from a team of seasoned professionals. Generally, we target capital efficient companies, such as software, that are generating some revenue and can show likelihood of reaching near-term profitability. We focus on investing in strong management teams, not just technologies and strive to build a supportive working relationship with their companies based on flexibility, integrity, and patience. We know firsthand the hard work and challenges of building successful companies. Our extensive network of strategic contacts and their presence makes a difference in how rapidly our companies achieve critical milestones. Our geographic focus is principally Silicon Valley as well as Hawaii, Texas, and Oklahoma, where the firm has extensive relationships.

50 past transactions

Breinify

Seed Round in 2021
Breinify’s mission is to democratize data science. Today, we have built a powerful predictive personalization at scale platform for consumer enterprises. Our lightweight platform enables consumer brand marketers to deliver powerful personalization in real-time without having to support an in-house data science team. Breinify customers include BevMo!, Duraflame, Hidden Valley Ranch, and many more to drive $125M in new revenue, 20x results (between split testing) for 2+ page visits, and +105% in CRM growth. Breinify technology is powered by our proprietary AI which blends traditional machine learning and complex temporal algorithms to learn, react, be proactive, and make extremely granular intelligent decisions that vary for each individual at any time. In 2021, Breinify has up-sold to >80% of existing customers with incredible land and expand / GTM strategies. Breinify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Raised a $11M oversubscribed seed round led by Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and Streamlined Ventures. Participation from CXO Fund, Startup Capital Ventures, Amino Capital, Sterling Road, and others.

HYAS

Series B in 2021
HYAS Infosec is the leading provider of proactive threat intelligence and protective DNS solutions. As the authority on cyber adversary infrastructure, HYAS enables organizations to see beyond the traditional threat landscape and proactively defend against sophisticated cyber attacks. With a focus on innovation and excellence, HYAS Infosec delivers unparalleled security solutions that empower organizations to protect their critical assets and maintain trust with their customers. For more information, please visit HYAS.com.

Breinify

Seed Round in 2019
Breinify’s mission is to democratize data science. Today, we have built a powerful predictive personalization at scale platform for consumer enterprises. Our lightweight platform enables consumer brand marketers to deliver powerful personalization in real-time without having to support an in-house data science team. Breinify customers include BevMo!, Duraflame, Hidden Valley Ranch, and many more to drive $125M in new revenue, 20x results (between split testing) for 2+ page visits, and +105% in CRM growth. Breinify technology is powered by our proprietary AI which blends traditional machine learning and complex temporal algorithms to learn, react, be proactive, and make extremely granular intelligent decisions that vary for each individual at any time. In 2021, Breinify has up-sold to >80% of existing customers with incredible land and expand / GTM strategies. Breinify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Raised a $11M oversubscribed seed round led by Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and Streamlined Ventures. Participation from CXO Fund, Startup Capital Ventures, Amino Capital, Sterling Road, and others.

Wootcloud

Seed Round in 2019
WootCloud is the only smart device security platform that uncovers unmanaged devices on both the radio and network spectrum, and analyzes over 300 device parameters to generate device risk scores. This helps organizations discover gaps in their device risk posture and the opportunity to close these gaps.

Kuprion

Series A in 2019
Kuprion’s™ revolutionary, copper based nanotechnology is a highly electrically conductive material enabling a new generation of printable electronics and integrated circuit chips. Connections between chip-to-chip or chip-to-board are up to 10 times the electrical and thermal conductivity of existing materials - perfect for smaller and more powerful products from phones to electric cars. Our nanoCopper technology is based on work that began at Lockheed Martin in 2008. They were researching ways to replace traditional solder with a high-performance, RoHS- compliant alternative for high-power, high-reliability applications. With widespread interest from the commercial sector, all rights and patents were transferred to Kuprion in 2019 to commercialize the family of pastes and inks. Since then, Kuprion has garnered Fortune 100 customers, 20 patents, and VC funding with offices and manufacturing in San Jose, CA

Interset

Series B in 2018
Interset, now a part of Micro Focus, equips security teams with analytics to detect, investigate, and respond to threats before data is stolen. Our user and entity behavioral analytics augments existing security tools and leverages machine learning to measure the unique footprint of systems and users—distilling billions of events into a handful of prioritized threat leads. What used to take months, now takes minutes. A member of the In-Q-Tel portfolio, Interset is trusted to protect critical data and infrastructure in the finance, high tech manufacturing, healthcare, utility, and energy industries.

HYAS

Series A in 2018
HYAS Infosec is the leading provider of proactive threat intelligence and protective DNS solutions. As the authority on cyber adversary infrastructure, HYAS enables organizations to see beyond the traditional threat landscape and proactively defend against sophisticated cyber attacks. With a focus on innovation and excellence, HYAS Infosec delivers unparalleled security solutions that empower organizations to protect their critical assets and maintain trust with their customers. For more information, please visit HYAS.com.

StreamMosaic

Seed Round in 2018
StreamMosaic, acquired by PDF Solutions in 2019, specializes in advanced analytics aimed at transforming the semiconductor industry. The company focuses on providing innovative solutions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of semiconductor manufacturing processes. By leveraging data-driven insights, StreamMosaic aims to optimize production, reduce costs, and improve overall operational performance within the semiconductor sector. Its expertise in analytics positions it as a key player in the ongoing evolution of semiconductor technology and manufacturing practices.

HealthCrowd

Series A in 2018
HealthCrowd is a unified, end-to-end engagement platform for healthcare. It helps healthcare organizations unify, automate, and optimize multimodal communications to deliver personalized patient engagement at scale. By fusing healthcare domain expertise with ad analytics, HealthCrowd delivers a solution that was built from the ground up to engage patients with the triple aim of improved quality, clinical, and financial outcomes for clients. HealthCrowd is a Springboard Enterprises Life Sciences 2012 company, Launch Silicon Valley 2012 company, Alchemist Accelerator 2013 company, and FutureMed 2013 honorable mention.

Interset

Series B in 2018
Interset, now a part of Micro Focus, equips security teams with analytics to detect, investigate, and respond to threats before data is stolen. Our user and entity behavioral analytics augments existing security tools and leverages machine learning to measure the unique footprint of systems and users—distilling billions of events into a handful of prioritized threat leads. What used to take months, now takes minutes. A member of the In-Q-Tel portfolio, Interset is trusted to protect critical data and infrastructure in the finance, high tech manufacturing, healthcare, utility, and energy industries.

Trim

Series A in 2018
Trim is a financial health company that empowers customers across the United States to improve their financial lives. Trim's mission is to make Americans financially healthy at scale. Our customers benefit from automated savings, decreased bills and bank fees negotiated by Trim, canceled subscriptions, and spending analysis and recommendations. We've saved our users more than $60M and we’re continuing to grow and add features to improve financial health. Our team has previous experience at organizations like Cisco, Eventbrite, Goldman Sachs, Google, LearnVest, Patreon, Rackspace, and Stripe. Trim is backed by venture investors including Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), OCA Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Version One Ventures, and Core Innovation Capital. Come work with us to create the future of personal finance.

Team Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Team Labs designs, builds, analyzes, and ships digital products from a single, unified platform. It allows users to collaborate and connect with teams, assign projects, and manage team output.

VideoAmp

Series B in 2017
VideoAmp is a software and data company creating a data-driven advertising ecosystem that redefines how media is valued, bought, and sold. Its platform unifies audiences across traditional TV, streaming video, and digital media with the ability to connect media exposures to an advertiser’s sales. By unlocking new value for the entire landscape, its platform allows advertisers, agencies, and media sellers to align on VideoAmp’s independent measurement as a multi-platform media currency to transact against.

Karmic

Series B in 2017
Karmic (http://www.karmic.com), a leader in the convergence of payment cards and mobile software, has developed a robust, integrated payment and expense management solution that gives businesses the power to save time and money. Karmic is committed to developing reliable platform solutions that power simple and state-of-the-art financial applications. Offering ease of enrollment, payments and expense management along with a real-time mobile experience, "Powered by Karmic" solutions help anyone manage their expenses.

Pixlee

Series A in 2017
In early 2021, Pixlee merged with Ratings & Review company TurnTo, to become a combined entity dedicated to building customer-powered commerce. Paving the way for customer-powered commerce, Pixlee TurnTo now allows marketers and ecommerce executives to integrate UGC and Influencer Marketing with text-based customer content like Ratings & Reviews, Checkout Comments, and Community Q&A — without any additional technical resources required. This combination puts the customer at the center of marketing, and creates content proven to boost revenue, brand affinity, and engagement. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York and Toronto, Pixlee is funded by Andreessen Horowitz, XSeed Capital, Rothenberg Ventures, David Jones (founder of the world's first brand tech company You & Mr. Jones), GS Shop, and Bryan Weiner (chairman of 360i).

Interset

Series B in 2017
Interset, now a part of Micro Focus, equips security teams with analytics to detect, investigate, and respond to threats before data is stolen. Our user and entity behavioral analytics augments existing security tools and leverages machine learning to measure the unique footprint of systems and users—distilling billions of events into a handful of prioritized threat leads. What used to take months, now takes minutes. A member of the In-Q-Tel portfolio, Interset is trusted to protect critical data and infrastructure in the finance, high tech manufacturing, healthcare, utility, and energy industries.

Breinify

Seed Round in 2017
Breinify’s mission is to democratize data science. Today, we have built a powerful predictive personalization at scale platform for consumer enterprises. Our lightweight platform enables consumer brand marketers to deliver powerful personalization in real-time without having to support an in-house data science team. Breinify customers include BevMo!, Duraflame, Hidden Valley Ranch, and many more to drive $125M in new revenue, 20x results (between split testing) for 2+ page visits, and +105% in CRM growth. Breinify technology is powered by our proprietary AI which blends traditional machine learning and complex temporal algorithms to learn, react, be proactive, and make extremely granular intelligent decisions that vary for each individual at any time. In 2021, Breinify has up-sold to >80% of existing customers with incredible land and expand / GTM strategies. Breinify is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Raised a $11M oversubscribed seed round led by Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and Streamlined Ventures. Participation from CXO Fund, Startup Capital Ventures, Amino Capital, Sterling Road, and others.

Qview Medical

Series B in 2017
Qview Medical designs and develops ultrasound image analysis software for the detection of breast cancer. Its medical imaging software offers the first computer-aided detection system for 3D automated breast ultrasound screening that enables medical professionals to detect breast cancer. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Los Altos, California.

Interset

Series B in 2016
Interset, now a part of Micro Focus, equips security teams with analytics to detect, investigate, and respond to threats before data is stolen. Our user and entity behavioral analytics augments existing security tools and leverages machine learning to measure the unique footprint of systems and users—distilling billions of events into a handful of prioritized threat leads. What used to take months, now takes minutes. A member of the In-Q-Tel portfolio, Interset is trusted to protect critical data and infrastructure in the finance, high tech manufacturing, healthcare, utility, and energy industries.

Interset

Series B in 2016
Interset, now a part of Micro Focus, equips security teams with analytics to detect, investigate, and respond to threats before data is stolen. Our user and entity behavioral analytics augments existing security tools and leverages machine learning to measure the unique footprint of systems and users—distilling billions of events into a handful of prioritized threat leads. What used to take months, now takes minutes. A member of the In-Q-Tel portfolio, Interset is trusted to protect critical data and infrastructure in the finance, high tech manufacturing, healthcare, utility, and energy industries.

Phizzle

Series B in 2016
Phizzle EDGMaker - Unlocking & Digitizing the Most Valuable Scientific Data in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. ​ Phizzle is the only IoT solution to remotely operate and automate multi-vendor particle counters for scientific data applications in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Clear Air, and Food Manufacturing. The EDGMaker software stack offers fully digitized testing and compliance processes to reduce labor, human error, and wasted batches in regulated manufacturing. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Xignite

Series C in 2016
Xignite provides cloud-based financial market data APIs to help emerging companies and established enterprises deliver real-time and reference market data to their digital assets, such as websites and apps. Xignite’s clients include more than 1,000 financial services, media, and software companies from disruptive fintech firms.

ChannelEyes

Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2011, ChannelEyes is a global software company that is reinventing how vendors drive channel partner sales and loyalty. The SaaS platform includes ChannelCandy, the world’s largest mobile-first product for partners, as well as OPTYX, the first indirect sales workflow product to help sellers with predictive analytics and leverage big data science to drive more sales. ChannelEyes has received numerous accolades for its technology including being named a Cool Vendor by Gartner and one of the fastest growing companies in New York’s Capital Region by the Business Review. Learn more at: http://channeleyes.com/

AreaMetrics

Seed Round in 2015
AreaMetrics was acquired by Point Inside in January 2020. AreaMetrics provides geo-location data that powers insights for marketers and brands. We access a network of in-store sensors to understand offline foot-traffic and to deliver the highest-quality in alternative data intelligence.

HealthCrowd

Seed Round in 2015
HealthCrowd is a unified, end-to-end engagement platform for healthcare. It helps healthcare organizations unify, automate, and optimize multimodal communications to deliver personalized patient engagement at scale. By fusing healthcare domain expertise with ad analytics, HealthCrowd delivers a solution that was built from the ground up to engage patients with the triple aim of improved quality, clinical, and financial outcomes for clients. HealthCrowd is a Springboard Enterprises Life Sciences 2012 company, Launch Silicon Valley 2012 company, Alchemist Accelerator 2013 company, and FutureMed 2013 honorable mention.

Qview Medical

Series A in 2015
Qview Medical designs and develops ultrasound image analysis software for the detection of breast cancer. Its medical imaging software offers the first computer-aided detection system for 3D automated breast ultrasound screening that enables medical professionals to detect breast cancer. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Los Altos, California.

PlayFab

Series A in 2015
PlayFab is a cloud-based provider of tools and services for building and managing online games. PlayFab offers services like profile management, multiplayer servers, and matchmaking, in-game commerce and marketplaces, deep analytics, server operations, and management, and much more. The experienced team at PlayFab is dedicated to arming the most creative game talent with state-of-the-art backend services and tools so they can focus on the fun while staying competitive in today’s market. PlayFab brings together all the features you need, from leaderboards to virtual currency to user authentication to purchasing, all without needing to write a single line of code. It also offers a range of pricing plans to meet the diverse needs of its customers, from free plans for small indies to enterprise-level plans for major publishers.

Iotera

Seed Round in 2015
Iotera, a wireless IoT networking company, was was acquired by Ring.com in 2017. Ring was subsequently acquired by Amazon in 2018.

AreaMetrics

Seed Round in 2014
AreaMetrics was acquired by Point Inside in January 2020. AreaMetrics provides geo-location data that powers insights for marketers and brands. We access a network of in-store sensors to understand offline foot-traffic and to deliver the highest-quality in alternative data intelligence.

PlayFab

Seed Round in 2014
PlayFab is a cloud-based provider of tools and services for building and managing online games. PlayFab offers services like profile management, multiplayer servers, and matchmaking, in-game commerce and marketplaces, deep analytics, server operations, and management, and much more. The experienced team at PlayFab is dedicated to arming the most creative game talent with state-of-the-art backend services and tools so they can focus on the fun while staying competitive in today’s market. PlayFab brings together all the features you need, from leaderboards to virtual currency to user authentication to purchasing, all without needing to write a single line of code. It also offers a range of pricing plans to meet the diverse needs of its customers, from free plans for small indies to enterprise-level plans for major publishers.

Xignite

Series B in 2011
Xignite provides cloud-based financial market data APIs to help emerging companies and established enterprises deliver real-time and reference market data to their digital assets, such as websites and apps. Xignite’s clients include more than 1,000 financial services, media, and software companies from disruptive fintech firms.

Silver Tail Systems

Series B in 2011
Silver Tail Systems is the leading provider of predictive analytics to detect and prevent fraud and abuse on websites. Business logic abuse is a rising concern as its extremely difficult to detect and stop, but these hijack threats, velocity attacks and gaming schemes are costing companies millions, if not billions in online fraud. Silver Tail Forensics and Mitigation products use a new generation of detection, efficient investigation and real-time mitigation of events to track suspicious behavior and divert the bad actors, leaving legitimate users unaffected.

Adama Materials

Series A in 2010
Adama Materials develops nanotechnology-based advanced materials used in composite materials and other applications. The company specializes in the fields of developer platform, enterprise software, and nanotechnology. It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

TuneIn

Series C in 2010
From live sports & local radio to news, music & podcasts, TuneIn has the perfect thing to “hear” wherever “here” might be. With 75 million monthly active users, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world. TuneIn broadcasts over 100,000 owned & operated and partner radio stations, in addition to boasting more than 5.7 million podcasts. TuneIn Premium subscribers unlock exclusive access to live commercial-free news from top networks like CNBC, CNN, FOX News Radio and MSNBC, commercial-free music channels for every mood and activity, and less ads throughout the platform. TuneIn can be accessed in 197 countries and on more than 200 different major platforms and connected devices, including voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Cortana, and key integrations with Sonos, Bose and Tesla. With venture funding from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, IVP, Innovation Endeavors, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC, TuneIn is headquartered in San Francisco, California. We are currently working and hiring remotely across the United States, as well as in parts of Europe and South America. Come join us in reinventing radio for a connected world!

Xignite

Series A in 2009
Xignite provides cloud-based financial market data APIs to help emerging companies and established enterprises deliver real-time and reference market data to their digital assets, such as websites and apps. Xignite’s clients include more than 1,000 financial services, media, and software companies from disruptive fintech firms.

TuneIn

Series B in 2009
From live sports & local radio to news, music & podcasts, TuneIn has the perfect thing to “hear” wherever “here” might be. With 75 million monthly active users, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world. TuneIn broadcasts over 100,000 owned & operated and partner radio stations, in addition to boasting more than 5.7 million podcasts. TuneIn Premium subscribers unlock exclusive access to live commercial-free news from top networks like CNBC, CNN, FOX News Radio and MSNBC, commercial-free music channels for every mood and activity, and less ads throughout the platform. TuneIn can be accessed in 197 countries and on more than 200 different major platforms and connected devices, including voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Cortana, and key integrations with Sonos, Bose and Tesla. With venture funding from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, IVP, Innovation Endeavors, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC, TuneIn is headquartered in San Francisco, California. We are currently working and hiring remotely across the United States, as well as in parts of Europe and South America. Come join us in reinventing radio for a connected world!

Silver Tail Systems

Series A in 2008
Silver Tail Systems is the leading provider of predictive analytics to detect and prevent fraud and abuse on websites. Business logic abuse is a rising concern as its extremely difficult to detect and stop, but these hijack threats, velocity attacks and gaming schemes are costing companies millions, if not billions in online fraud. Silver Tail Forensics and Mitigation products use a new generation of detection, efficient investigation and real-time mitigation of events to track suspicious behavior and divert the bad actors, leaving legitimate users unaffected.

WhiteHat Security

Series D in 2008
WhiteHat Security has been in the business of securing applications for over 15 years. In that time, we’ve seen applications evolve and become the driving force of the digital business, but they’ve also remained the primary target of malicious hacks. The WhiteHat Application Security Platform is a cloud service that allows organizations to bridge the gap between security and development to deliver secure applications at the speed of business. This innovative platform is one of the reasons why WhiteHat has won numerous awards and been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in application security testing four times in row. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with regional offices across the U.S. and Europe.

Attainia, Inc.

Series D in 2008
Founded in 2001, Attainia, Inc. offers cloud-based SaaS solutions for medical equipment planning, healthcare capital budget planning, and healthcare capital requisition workflow management. Integrated with Attainia's solutions is the industry leading healthcare capital equipment catalog with more than 4,500 categories from more than 2,400 healthcare industry suppliers. Attainia Clients include some of the top healthcare capital equipment firms, hospital purchasing groups, integrated delivery networks and individual hospitals in the industry.

AGIS

Debt Financing in 2008
AGIS is an elder care company that educates people about long-term care and financial options.

Dyyno

Series A in 2007
Dyyno is the business partner of choice for TV Everywhere and Broadband delivery of TV, movie, and mid-tail content to global audiences. Content aggregators and cable operators can monetize LIVE, VOD, Linear TV via Subscriptions / PPVs / Ads on iPad, Samsung Smart TV, Android STB, Amazon Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Roku, PC / Mac, Facebook. Today Dyyno streams over 500 TV channels from all over the World through its 35 plus customers. Featured customers include IPWorldTV, BoMTV, FlixUniverse, Lanka TV; strategic partners include Samsung, Apple, YuMe. Founded in 2007 and backed by Artiman and Startup Capital Ventures, the Palo Alto, CA-based company has a world-class technical team with video & networking expertise from Stanford University and a management team with leadership from startups to public companies including Selectica, OPTi, Intel, Vitria, CastIron (Sequoia startup, acq. by IBM), Sonoa (Norwest), HP, Microsoft.

Switchfly

Series B in 2007
The current experience of booking, managing, and delivering travel just doesn’t fly. That’s why organizations and their people switch to Switchfly, a rewards and recognition platform focused on travel. Switchfly connects all the disparate partners – from flights and hotels to car rentals, traveler support, and customer loyalty and employee rewards programs – into one seamless experience.

Packet Island

Series A in 2006
Venture-backed company, founded in 2004 by startup veterans with deep experience in network management, telecom, and embedded systems. They create next-gen network management solutions that are offered both using product and SaaS models. Field-proven in some of the worst networks in the world, there products/services are used by some of the leading converged-media service providers to manage the quality of their end-to-end service delivery.

Attainia, Inc.

Series C in 2006
Founded in 2001, Attainia, Inc. offers cloud-based SaaS solutions for medical equipment planning, healthcare capital budget planning, and healthcare capital requisition workflow management. Integrated with Attainia's solutions is the industry leading healthcare capital equipment catalog with more than 4,500 categories from more than 2,400 healthcare industry suppliers. Attainia Clients include some of the top healthcare capital equipment firms, hospital purchasing groups, integrated delivery networks and individual hospitals in the industry.

Elevate Credit

Series A in 2005
Elevate Credit, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in online credit solutions for non-prime consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the company offers a variety of products, including unsecured installment loans, lines of credit, and credit cards. Its key offerings include Rise, Elastic, Sunny, and Today Card, designed to meet the diverse needs of its customers. Elevate Credit aims to provide immediate financial relief while also promoting responsible borrowing behavior by offering lower interest rates, free financial training, and complimentary credit monitoring services. The company addresses the challenges faced by non-prime consumers, particularly in light of the reduced credit options and economic pressures that have emerged in recent years.
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