Global Telecom
Series A in 2024
Global Telecom engineers hardware, software and AI solutions that enable a reliable and secure Internet of Things. The company is the only U.S. manufacturer of modules for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are currently deployed across diverse industries like automotive, education, fleet management, healthcare, retail and smart cities/homes. The module is the brain inside all mobile devices, from smartphones to the Roomba to the sensors that monitor a patient’s health signs.
Awards and recognition:
-The Leading Lights Awards named Global Telecom (in partnership with Ooma) a finalist in the "Most Innovative 4G/5G Business Service" category (2021)
-The NetStick Ethernet Cradle was named to CRN's "Ten Hottest IoT Devices of 2020"
-The company earned the "M2M Equipment Provider of the Year" award at the 4th Annual Mobile Breakthrough Awards (2020)
-Global Telecom was recognized at the 8th Annual Compass Intelligence Tech Awards as the “Emerging IoT Company of the Year” (2020)
Aervivo
Venture Round in 2023
Aervivo is a technology company focused on transforming the internet service provider (ISP) landscape by facilitating the deployment of fiber-grade connectivity in communities at a reduced cost. It collaborates with multi-family community owners and new entrants to empower them to launch connectivity services swiftly for their residents. Aervivo utilizes a hybrid fiber and wireless mesh technology combined with a cloud-based service platform to deliver high-speed internet solutions. Its innovative SaaS business model not only enhances the customer experience but also enables partners to address connectivity challenges effectively, increase consumer choice, and achieve rapid returns on investment. Through its approach, Aervivo aims to democratize the ISP industry and provide scalable, affordable connectivity solutions.
Plotify is a real estate company that buys, owns, manages, and sells investment properties, seeking to combine property ownership perks with reduced hassle. Founded in 2018 and based in London, it operates a real estate investment platform that acts as a trader-friendly exchange by creating a distinct plot for each property, allowing investors to finance, lease, insure, and manage their holdings with streamlined processes.
Globish Academia (Thailand)
Series A in 2022
Globish Academia (Thailand) Company Limited is an online English learning platform dedicated to enhancing English proficiency among children and adults in Thailand. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bangkok, the company offers a unique focus on situation-based conversational English through various learning formats, including live one-on-one sessions, group classes, and webinars led by international coaches. In addition to its core educational offerings, the company provides digital platform solutions that allow educational institutions to integrate effective English learning into modern lifestyles. With a vision to empower Thais to speak English confidently, Globish Academia aims to address the challenges related to English proficiency in Thailand and support individuals in engaging globally.
Custimy.io
Seed Round in 2022
Custimy.io is the most accessible all-in-one Customer Data Platform software for small and medium-sized companies.
Custimy.io - the acronym of customers and customization is the captivation of what we are! In the time of digitalization, we believe there is a need for innovation.
We have therefore embarked the journey of creating the most Accessible Customer Data Platform for small and medium-sized B2C businesses.
With Custimy.io Expro 1.0 you can automatically collect, consolidate, validate, and analyze all your customer and product data from multiple channels (CMS, Email, analytics, customer service & social medias) - so YOU can ensure, that you never send a meaningless newsletter, product recommendation, campaign or email again.
With Custimy.io you can empower your business vertically across both your product, marketing, sales and customer service team, and hyper-personalize your product offering based on your customers behavioural attributes such as pricing preferences, preferred communication and preferred products. This will give you the tool to drive longer CLV, higher customer attraction & retention by giving your existing and new/future customers the best, most relevant, and precise service and product recommendation in real-time.
In this modern digital age, we have a clear mission and purpose of empowering SMBs and minimize the competitive gap between SMBs and Enterprises. We believe that SMBs have been forgotten in the technological evolution and there is a lack of solutions for them to enable, consolidate, analyse and unify all their customer and product data in one place, secure, compliant and actionable!
With Custimy.io we take the hurdle and burden of time, development, resources, IT and complexity on our shoulders and out of the equation and deliver it in an all-in-one Customer Data platform Software at a cost-friendly level.
Voyantis
Seed Round in 2022
Voyantis is a technology company that specializes in an AI-driven growth platform designed to help businesses acquire, retain, and optimize customer relationships throughout the lifecycle. The platform integrates predictive and prescriptive AI to assess customers' potential value accurately and provides automated actions for optimal execution timing. This enables global brands to efficiently engage with high-value customers and drive profitable growth without requiring coding expertise.
Audience Republic
Seed Round in 2022
Audience Republic is a comprehensive CRM and marketing platform tailored for events, venues, and artists. It specializes in helping event organizers manage customer data, import sales data from ticketing agencies, and analyze demographic data from social media platforms to create targeted segments, track loyalty, and identify influencers.
Aervivo
Venture Round in 2022
Aervivo is a technology company focused on transforming the internet service provider (ISP) landscape by facilitating the deployment of fiber-grade connectivity in communities at a reduced cost. It collaborates with multi-family community owners and new entrants to empower them to launch connectivity services swiftly for their residents. Aervivo utilizes a hybrid fiber and wireless mesh technology combined with a cloud-based service platform to deliver high-speed internet solutions. Its innovative SaaS business model not only enhances the customer experience but also enables partners to address connectivity challenges effectively, increase consumer choice, and achieve rapid returns on investment. Through its approach, Aervivo aims to democratize the ISP industry and provide scalable, affordable connectivity solutions.
Rythm is a music streaming service that allows users to listen to music together from any location, fostering connections through shared musical experiences. The platform is designed to help users discover new music daily and integrates with social media and Discord applications, enhancing its functionality and user engagement. By focusing on social interaction and collective listening, Rythm aims to create a unique environment where music lovers can connect and explore diverse musical offerings together.
Frontdesk
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2017, Frontdesk operates a digital platform for short-term rentals across the United States. It offers fully managed properties for business and vacation travelers, handling booking, cleaning, pricing, messaging, and guest screening through its proprietary technology stack.
Teal Communications Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing mobile broadband Internet connectivity through its eSIM technology. This innovative platform allows users to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices to over 2,000 public cellular networks across 195 countries, facilitating automatic connectivity based on factors such as price, coverage, and network quality. Users pay a per-gigabyte rate, eliminating coverage fees, roaming costs, and throttling. Teal's eSIM solution also empowers Private LTE and 5G Network Operators to manage subscribers remotely and seamlessly switch between private and public networks. Additionally, the platform includes features for monitoring real-time device status and data consumption, enhancing the overall management of IoT connectivity.
Hubpay is a regulated provider of cross-border money services that aims to expand financial inclusion in emerging markets. It uses data science to create accessible, practical, and affordable everyday financial solutions delivered responsibly to people across income levels. The company offers an online platform for overseas transfers with foreign exchange, multi-currency accounts, collections, and payment systems for suppliers, partners, and employees, enabling instant money transfers and streamlined international settlements. By focusing on compliant and reliable delivery, Hubpay helps businesses operate more efficiently and concentrate on growth while broadening access to cross-border payments.
Founded in 2016, Chatdesk specializes in customer engagement software. It enables businesses to enhance interactions across email, chat, social media, and SMS platforms using AI-powered technology and a network of local experts speaking over 60 languages.
Sonoro
Venture Round in 2021
Sonoro specializes in developing culturally relevant audio content, available in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. This content is designed to adapt seamlessly across various platforms, including TV and film.
Kaizo develops and operates a performance management platform for customer support teams. The AI-based software uses gamification to transform performance data into actionable insights, boosting operational efficiency, agent performance, engagement, and retention. The platform guides employees toward goals and supports data-driven decisions. Founded in 2018 by Dominik Blattner, Kaizo is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It originated as Ticketless Operations and rebranded to Kaizo in 2020. The solution integrates with Zendesk and is designed to extend to additional CRM tools, aligning day-to-day support activities with strategic metrics.
Cloudrise
Venture Round in 2021
Cloudrise is a technology-enabled services firm that specializes in customized data security solutions for organizations. With over 20 years of experience in the field, the company focuses on enhancing data protection and privacy programs tailored to the specific needs of its clients. Cloudrise offers a comprehensive platform that enables, unifies, and automates data protection processes, providing services such as cloud security, data loss prevention, and managed services. By leveraging its expertise, Cloudrise helps organizations optimize their existing data privacy tools and streamline their information security efforts, ensuring that sensitive data is safeguarded effectively across various environments.
Breadcrumbs.io
Seed Round in 2021
Breadcrumbs.io is a revenue acceleration platform built on a co-dynamic lead scoring and routing engine that collects a variety of data points to helps companies in rating and scoring current and potential customers.
Copper Cow Coffee
Series A in 2021
Copper Cow Coffee, Inc. is a premium specialty Vietnamese coffee company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2018. The company focuses on making specialty Vietnamese coffee more accessible in the United States through innovative packaging and modern design. It emphasizes sustainable agriculture by sourcing its coffee from organic farms in Vietnam, ensuring that its products are both socially and environmentally responsible. Copper Cow Coffee offers a unique experience with its specialty Vietnamese lattes, which are sweetened with condensed milk and contain no artificial flavors or preservatives, allowing customers to easily prepare a fresh cup of naturally flavored coffee anytime and anywhere. The company primarily sells its products online, catering to a growing market of coffee enthusiasts.
Teal Communications Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing mobile broadband Internet connectivity through its eSIM technology. This innovative platform allows users to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices to over 2,000 public cellular networks across 195 countries, facilitating automatic connectivity based on factors such as price, coverage, and network quality. Users pay a per-gigabyte rate, eliminating coverage fees, roaming costs, and throttling. Teal's eSIM solution also empowers Private LTE and 5G Network Operators to manage subscribers remotely and seamlessly switch between private and public networks. Additionally, the platform includes features for monitoring real-time device status and data consumption, enhancing the overall management of IoT connectivity.
Tortoise
Seed Round in 2021
Tortoise, Inc. is an innovative company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2019 by David Graham and Dmitry Shevelenko. The company specializes in automated delivery solutions tailored for the retail and logistics sectors. Tortoise addresses significant challenges within logistics and shared micromobility through its offerings, which include shared scooters and e-bikes. The founders bring extensive experience from their previous roles at major organizations, with Graham collaborating with companies like Lyft and Microsoft, while Shevelenko has a background in partnership strategy at Uber. Together, they aim to enhance transportation services and streamline delivery processes in urban environments.
Conicle develops an integrated learning platform aimed at improving education and organizational learning. The platform provides personalized learning paths, gamification, and blended learning features for businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions, to foster professional development and workforce capabilities. The company seeks to empower individuals to share and spread lessons and courses to promote collaborative learning and positive social impact, using technology, creativity, and inspiration to enrich learning and improve outcomes.
Cargo Systems, Inc. operates a mobile marketplace designed for selling products to passengers in transit, primarily through rideshare services. The company's platform, known as Cargo, enables passengers to order a diverse range of products, including snacks, electronics, and health and beauty items, delivered directly to them without the need for a dedicated app. Founded in 2016 by former employees of Birchbox, Cargo initially launched in New York and Boston and has since expanded its reach across 49 states. The company collaborates with rideshare drivers and brand partners to facilitate this unique in-car shopping experience, providing an opportunity for drivers to earn additional income while enhancing passenger convenience. Cargo is headquartered in New York, New York, and has received backing from various venture capital firms.
Bright Security
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Bright Security specializes in AI-powered Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), offering a platform that integrates seamlessly into software development life cycles. Its solution automates security testing, identifying vulnerabilities without false positives, and empowering developers to remediate issues early.
Finexio is a B2B payment network that streamlines accounts payable processes for medium to large corporations. It identifies suppliers capable of electronic payments, routes funds directly to their bank accounts, eliminating paper checks and reducing transaction costs.
Metadata, Inc. develops a marketing data analytics platform designed to streamline demand generation for B2B enterprises. The platform supports scheduling campaign amplification to targeted audiences, provides full profile information for new signups, and auto-generates buyer and user personas while offering access to a database of prospects. It enables prospect segmentation by industry, job function, technology stack, and interests, and monitors signups to accelerate pipeline creation and marketing campaigns by applying automation data to targeted advertising. The company also integrates with marketing automation systems such as Salesforce to reduce manual tasks for marketers. Founded in 2015, Metadata, Inc. is headquartered in California. By compiling historical sales data, the platform creates profiles of ideal customers and orchestrates the acceleration of existing opportunities while targeting new accounts, helping B2B teams optimize demand generation and drive more predictable outcomes.
CompScience
Seed Round in 2020
CompScience is a technology company that specializes in AI-driven solutions for the workers' compensation insurance sector, with a primary focus on enhancing workplace safety. The company develops a platform that utilizes machine learning algorithms to analyze historical data, allowing organizations to assess their safety protocols, identify potential hazards, and implement effective risk management strategies. By providing actionable insights, safety monitoring, and a user-friendly dashboard, CompScience helps businesses in logistics and manufacturing industries reduce injuries and lower workers' compensation costs. Additionally, the platform facilitates improved communication between safety teams and management, ensuring that safety initiatives align with organizational objectives and ultimately enhance employee well-being and operational performance.
Stringr
Seed Round in 2020
Stringr, Inc. is an innovative company that operates an online marketplace for media content, allowing contributors to upload and license a variety of media formats, including videos and images, to media organizations. Established in 2013 and based in New York, Stringr combines video acquisition with a GenAI-powered remote production software solution, optimizing video workflows for its clients. The platform serves over 1,000 global broadcast news and online media customers and boasts a proprietary network of more than 140,000 videographers situated across the United States and internationally. Stringr offers the largest video news archive, featuring over 1.7 million videos, along with additional services such as daily live pool feeds and original stories. This comprehensive approach provides broadcasters with a diverse array of custom news videos, making Stringr a leading solution in the media production landscape.
inFeedo
Seed Round in 2020
InFeedo is a SaaS-based people predictive analytics company that helps enterprises manage employee engagement and culture through its Amber AI-enabled bot, which collects real-time insights from employees, predicts attrition, and measures sentiment to help CHROs improve engagement and reduce turnover. The platform also supports enterprise collaboration by enabling anonymous feedback and crowdsourcing ideas to identify and address workplace problems. The company serves large organizations and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.
Elo Health
Seed Round in 2020
Elo Health is a company that specializes in personalized nutrition services aimed at promoting optimal health and wellness through the use of biomarkers. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert guidance, Elo Health creates tailored supplements specifically calibrated to meet individual needs. The company identifies and addresses nutrient gaps by analyzing blood test results, activity data, and providing one-on-one support from dietitians. This approach ensures that customers receive scientifically proven ingredients, empowering them to adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles effectively.
KarmaCheck
Seed Round in 2020
KarmaCheck is a San Francisco-based software company that provides background screening and credential verification services for staffing and hiring. It offers both online and offline background checks, including criminal checks, employment and education verifications, motor vehicle records, reference checks, and drug testing, as well as lite checks. The company emphasizes an API-first platform with a mobile-friendly candidate experience, real-time status tracking, and AI-driven automation to accelerate screenings and reduce administrative burden. KarmaCheck integrates with applicant tracking systems and HRIS to streamline workflows and help ensure compliance across hiring processes.
ENTITY Academy is a Los Angeles-based EdTech company established in 2016, focusing on empowering women by providing training in digital marketing, data science, and other skills relevant to the future job market. As the first EdTech platform dedicated to preparing the next generation of female leaders, ENTITY combines education with practical career insights, creating a supportive community for women. The academy emphasizes a data-driven approach to personal and professional development, facilitating connections, enhancing capabilities, and fostering community among its students. Through personalized assessments, mentor-matching, career guidance, and job placement support, ENTITY helps women advance their careers effectively, ensuring they acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the professional world.
Cameyo is a secure Virtual Application Delivery (VAD) platform designed to facilitate the access and delivery of Windows and internal web applications to remote and on-site workers across various devices. The platform offers a simple, cost-effective, and secure solution that eliminates the need for Virtual Desktops or VPNs, enabling organizations to support their employees in a remote and hybrid work environment. By allowing users to access business-critical applications directly from their browsers, Cameyo enhances productivity while maintaining robust security measures. The company's solution is utilized by hundreds of enterprises across diverse industries, delivering applications to hundreds of thousands of users globally. Cameyo has received positive feedback from its customers, achieving a high Net Promoter Score, indicating strong satisfaction and recommendation among its user base.
Zaraz is a developer of a website enhancement platform designed to optimize the loading of third-party tools, significantly improving web performance. By utilizing a single line of code, Zaraz accelerates website loading times by fetching external resources in a lighter format, which helps prevent heavy tools from hindering performance. This optimization results in faster page loads, improved conversion rates, and enhanced search engine rankings across various industries, including e-commerce, publishing, gaming, and B2B. The platform allows companies to seamlessly integrate a wide range of third-party solutions, such as data analytics, marketing technologies, CRM systems, and advertising tools, thereby enhancing overall user experience without compromising website speed.
Gainful
Venture Round in 2020
Gainful is a personalized sports nutrition company that serves athletes with tailored nutrition products delivered via subscription, including a Hydration line of electrolyte drink mixes and protein bars and powder supplements that are plant-based, gluten-free, soy-free, and naturally flavored with organic ingredients to support athletic performance and recovery.
Contractbook
Seed Round in 2020
Contractbook is a contract management software company founded in Copenhagen in 2017. It offers a platform designed to streamline and automate the entire lifecycle of contracts, enabling users to create, sign, and manage legal documents digitally within a single system. The software features an advanced client portal for legal professionals and includes a contract drafter that generates documents based on customer inputs. With a focus on efficiency and user-friendliness, Contractbook serves over 250,000 users across more than 85 countries, helping businesses simplify their contract processes through easy templates and digital storage solutions.
Thnks is a company that specializes in enhancing business relationships through expressions of gratitude. It offers a digital platform designed for sales and customer success teams, allowing them to send thoughtful gestures of appreciation. These gestures are intended to build stronger connections, save time, and ultimately drive faster business growth. The platform provides full transparency, record-keeping, and reporting, ensuring financial control and compliance throughout the process.
Jenfi is a financial technology company founded by Jeffrey Liu and Justin Louie, specializing in revenue-based financing for digital-native businesses in Southeast Asia. The company offers a service known as Growth Capital as a Service (GCaaS), which provides non-dilutive capital of up to US$1,000,000 to help businesses scale their marketing, inventory, and growth initiatives. Jenfi utilizes a proprietary risk assessment engine to evaluate both the creditworthiness of businesses and their marketing growth efficiency, ensuring that financing options are flexible and customized to meet the specific needs of each client. The platform has supported hundreds of digital-native companies, including various B2B and SaaS startups. Prior to founding Jenfi, Liu and Louie successfully developed and exited the fitness subscription service GuavaPass.
Arcade Solutions, Inc. is a Dallas-based company, also with an office in Melbourne, Australia, that specializes in workforce engagement solutions. Founded in 2016, Arcade offers a platform designed to enhance the performance and retention of sales teams by gamifying employee goals. The software provides an all-in-one solution that incorporates rewards, recognition, contests, communication, and staff training, facilitating improved productivity through streamlined interactions and incentivized engagement. Arcade's dynamic approach caters to various industries, serving both small and large teams worldwide, and has demonstrated proven results in boosting employee performance and motivation.
Modern Mammals
Seed Round in 2020
Modern Mammals is an online brand that specializes in hair washing products designed specifically for men. The company offers a proprietary shampoo alternative that effectively moisturizes, rinses, and removes sweat and grease without the use of harsh suds typically found in traditional shampoos. Its products are formulated with ingredients that prioritize scalp and hair follicle health while preserving the natural moisture of the hair. Additionally, Modern Mammals' offerings are free from parabens, sulfates, silicones, and fragrances, making them a gentler option for consumers seeking a soothing scalp experience and a healthy hair flow.
Reigning Champ
Seed Round in 2020
Reigning Champ is a designer and manufacturer of premium athletic wear, utilizing unparalleled materials and craftsmanship.
SYBARIP
Seed Round in 2020
SYBARIP develops an AI-backed SaaS platform for IP managers. It delivers the benefits of artificial intelligence to the IP and innovation lifecycle, utilising its unique ability to gather and analyse global IP data and deliver insights that provide decision support for day-to-day patent management as well as a framework to align IP and business strategies.
Chippin
Seed Round in 2020
Chippin develops high-quality pet food using alternative proteins to reduce the environmental footprint of pet nutrition. By leveraging underutilized protein sources, the company aims to transform the global pet food market and meet growing demand for sustainable, nutritious options for dogs. Its product line includes cricket protein–based dog treats that supply omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, and complete protein, supporting healthy growth and energy. Chippin focuses on creating snacks that are easy to digest and tasty for dogs while offering a lower carbon footprint than traditional animal-protein products. The company positions itself as a producer of nutritious, responsibly sourced pet foods, catering to pet owners seeking environmentally mindful choices without compromising nutrition.
CodeZero
Seed Round in 2020
CodeZero provides Teamspaces, a platform that unifies local development with cloud infrastructure to simplify and secure software development in multi-cloud environments. The system presents the entire cluster as a single machine and enables real-time control of traffic flows without requiring cloud infrastructure expertise. Developers can run real-time, ephemeral replicas of pre-production environments on their local machines, ensuring development mirrors production conditions and reducing configuration drift and deployment issues. By bridging local development with cloud services, Teamspaces aims to improve security, productivity, and simplicity in building software.
Conicle
Seed Round in 2020
Conicle develops an integrated learning platform aimed at improving education and organizational learning. The platform provides personalized learning paths, gamification, and blended learning features for businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions, to foster professional development and workforce capabilities. The company seeks to empower individuals to share and spread lessons and courses to promote collaborative learning and positive social impact, using technology, creativity, and inspiration to enrich learning and improve outcomes.
Founded in 2017, ZecOps specializes in automated cybersecurity solutions for enterprises, governments, and high-risk organizations. Its platform extracts, delivers, and analyzes mobile device logs to swiftly detect and investigate mobile cyber attacks.
vast
Pre Seed Round in 2019
KiiTO, Inc specializes in plant-based organic nutritional beverages, offering a range of high-protein, low-sugar drinks such as Ashwagandha Vanilla, Matcha Mornica, and Maca Cacao. The beverages are made with organic ingredients, primarily derived from peas, and are designed to promote health and wellness without artificial additives. Since its incorporation in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, KiiTO has gained recognition in the market, notably as the top-selling natural channel functional beverage launched in 2019. The products are available nationwide at prominent retailers, including Whole Foods, Erewhon, Sprouts, Wegmans, and Equinox/Earthbar, as well as through its online portal, drinkkiito.com.
Beehive AI
Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, Beehive AI develops a platform that transforms consumer feedback into actionable business insights using artificial intelligence. Its tools optimize ad messaging and targeting to help businesses understand which products or services add the most value.