SV Angel

SV Angel, established in 2009 and based in San Francisco, is an investment firm that supports early-stage entrepreneurs. They provide business development, financing, M&A, and strategic advice to help startups navigate key inflection points and accelerate growth. SV Angel invests primarily in software-focused companies across the United States, with a typical investment size ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. They differentiate themselves by investing in a higher volume of companies, often over 100 per year, compared to traditional venture capital firms.

Ron Conway

Founder and Managing Partner

Topher Conway

Managing Partner

Sourav Gupta

Principal

Steven Lee

Partner

Beth Turner

Managing Partner - Seed

Past deals in API

Hippocratic AI

Series B in 2025
Hippocratic AI focuses on developing safety-oriented large language models specifically designed for non-diagnostic, patient-facing applications in healthcare. Unlike conventional models that are often trained on diverse internet data, which may include unreliable information, Hippocratic AI emphasizes the acquisition of evidence-based healthcare content through lawful channels. The company aims to enhance healthcare accessibility and outcomes by creating a platform that facilitates safe artificial health general intelligence. This innovation seeks to empower patients to manage their health more effectively from home, thereby improving overall health outcomes with minimal inconvenience.

OpenGradient

Seed Round in 2024
OpenGradient is a pioneering platform that enables secure execution of open-source AI models, employs agentic reasoning, and facilitates application deployment without permission. It offers a decentralized AI platform with native model hosting, permissionless composability, and secure inference execution, aiming to accelerate open-source AI by democratizing model ownership, improving verifiability guarantees, and promoting censorship-resistant model access. The platform's heterogeneous AI compute architecture and proprietary library, NeuroML, scale secure AI workflows with features like inference, agentic reasoning, and statistical analysis. Additionally, OpenGradient provides a web portal and SDK for Web2 developers to leverage its AI stack, offering the security and composability benefits of decentralized infrastructure without navigating blockchain complexities.

OpenGradient

Seed Round in 2024
OpenGradient is a pioneering platform that enables secure execution of open-source AI models, employs agentic reasoning, and facilitates application deployment without permission. It offers a decentralized AI platform with native model hosting, permissionless composability, and secure inference execution, aiming to accelerate open-source AI by democratizing model ownership, improving verifiability guarantees, and promoting censorship-resistant model access. The platform's heterogeneous AI compute architecture and proprietary library, NeuroML, scale secure AI workflows with features like inference, agentic reasoning, and statistical analysis. Additionally, OpenGradient provides a web portal and SDK for Web2 developers to leverage its AI stack, offering the security and composability benefits of decentralized infrastructure without navigating blockchain complexities.

Reducto

Seed Round in 2024
Reducto is a company that specializes in transforming unstructured documents into structured formats through its advanced API. This technology is particularly beneficial for retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and process automation, allowing users to break down complex documents into manageable segments. By optimizing these segments for compatibility with various vector databases and large language model (LLM) retrieval systems, Reducto enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of document processing. Its platform supports users in improving RAG performance, making it a valuable tool for organizations that rely on data processing and information retrieval.

Vercel

Series E in 2024
Vercel Inc., established in 2015 and based in Walnut, California, specializes in developing a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. The company offers automated deployment solutions from pull requests via GitHub and Bitbucket, as well as merge requests through GitLab. Vercel's platform is designed to facilitate the development, previewing, and shipping of Jamstack sites, enabling efficient delivery of web pages through content delivery networks.

Hippocratic AI

Series A in 2024
Hippocratic AI focuses on developing safety-oriented large language models specifically designed for non-diagnostic, patient-facing applications in healthcare. Unlike conventional models that are often trained on diverse internet data, which may include unreliable information, Hippocratic AI emphasizes the acquisition of evidence-based healthcare content through lawful channels. The company aims to enhance healthcare accessibility and outcomes by creating a platform that facilitates safe artificial health general intelligence. This innovation seeks to empower patients to manage their health more effectively from home, thereby improving overall health outcomes with minimal inconvenience.

Together AI

Series A in 2024
Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models. The company contributes cutting-edge open-source research, models, and datasets to push the boundaries of AI forward. Through its decentralized cloud services, developers and researchers at organizations of various scales are empowered to train, refine, and deploy generative AI models.

Resend

Seed Round in 2023
Resend is a software development company that delivers developer-focused email solutions, primarily through its email API designed for sending transactional emails at scale. The company's services emphasize ease of use and reliability, featuring dedicated IPs that enhance email deliverability. Resend's platform automatically warms up and scales based on sending volume, eliminating waiting periods and reducing the risk of repeated emails to uninterested recipients. Additionally, Resend monitors DNS configurations to identify errors, ensuring that communications reach users rather than being filtered into spam folders. The company also provides tailored solutions for Laravel, allowing developers to send emails conveniently using either Laravel's email service or the Resend API facade, alongside comprehensive documentation and support for seamless integration.

Together AI

Seed Round in 2023
Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models. The company contributes cutting-edge open-source research, models, and datasets to push the boundaries of AI forward. Through its decentralized cloud services, developers and researchers at organizations of various scales are empowered to train, refine, and deploy generative AI models.

Orb

Series A in 2023
Orb is a developer of real-time billing infrastructure tailored for artificial intelligence and software companies. The company provides a platform that manages the data infrastructure and billing logic necessary for implementing usage-based pricing models. By doing so, Orb enables businesses to adopt more flexible monetization strategies, allowing them to better align their revenue workflows with evolving market demands. This innovative approach supports the next wave of technology companies in streamlining their billing processes and enhancing their pricing structures.

Coactive AI

Series A in 2023
Coactive AI is a machine learning platform focused on transforming unstructured image and video data into actionable insights. By providing an application programming interface, the company empowers data practitioners and teams to effectively utilize visual data alongside conventional big data tools. Coactive AI employs advanced techniques in data-centric artificial intelligence to enhance the usability of visual data, allowing analysts to derive meaningful insights quickly and efficiently. The platform aims to simplify the challenges associated with managing unstructured data, making it accessible and valuable for data-driven decision-making.

Coactive AI

Seed Round in 2023
Coactive AI is a machine learning platform focused on transforming unstructured image and video data into actionable insights. By providing an application programming interface, the company empowers data practitioners and teams to effectively utilize visual data alongside conventional big data tools. Coactive AI employs advanced techniques in data-centric artificial intelligence to enhance the usability of visual data, allowing analysts to derive meaningful insights quickly and efficiently. The platform aims to simplify the challenges associated with managing unstructured data, making it accessible and valuable for data-driven decision-making.

Method

Series A in 2023
Method Financial is a developer of a financial connectivity API that focuses on consumer liability data and payments. The company offers a loan management application designed to simplify and secure debt repayment. Its platform enables real-time access to consumer credit and liability accounts, facilitating end-to-end refinance experiences and one-click checkout capabilities. By providing comprehensive real-time credit data and integrated payment solutions, Method Financial empowers lenders, fintech companies, and financial institutions to create personalized lending and financial management experiences. This connectivity allows users to securely manage all their liabilities while retrieving detailed financial information.

Pearl Health

Venture Round in 2022
Pearl Health is a technology and services company focused on enhancing primary care delivery and improving patient outcomes. Founded in 2020, it partners with thousands of primary care providers across 44 states to facilitate quality healthcare while rewarding providers for maintaining patient health. The company's platform offers a range of tools, including fixed per-member payments, clinical insights through analytics, and assistance with direct contracting programs. These resources enable physicians to concentrate on patient care while also reducing overall healthcare costs and optimizing performance within value-based care models for Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Pearl Health's team consists of experienced professionals from various fields, including medicine, public health, and technology, all dedicated to addressing significant challenges within the healthcare system.

Kiln

Series A in 2022
Kiln is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that offers a platform for enterprise-level pledge services focused on encrypted assets. The company provides validator-independent APIs that facilitate multi-provider staking, allowing digital assets to be staked across various environments, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. By streamlining the staking process, Kiln aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the rapidly evolving web3 industry. Its innovative platform enables clients to deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain validators programmatically, making it easier for businesses to integrate and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. As the demand for collaboration among multiple stakeholders grows, Kiln is well-positioned to serve as an aggregator, driving forward the integration of diverse players in the digital asset space.

Payload

Seed Round in 2022
Payload is a headless content management system (CMS) founded in 2018 and headquartered in Michigan. The platform is built using TypeScript, Node, React, and MongoDB, providing developers with a robust tool for creating and managing content across various applications, including websites and native apps. Payload distinguishes itself with advanced data security features, allowing for access control at both the document and field levels. Its dynamic field types, such as Arrays and Blocks, along with specialized fields like Relationship and GeoJSON, facilitate flexible data modeling. The platform also offers comprehensive documentation services, design capabilities, and output customization, which enhance the development process by saving time and effort for engineers.

Uniswap

Series B in 2022
Uniswap Labs is a software company founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, who created the Uniswap Protocol, a decentralized platform for swapping digital assets. The protocol has facilitated $2.75 trillion in transaction volume since its inception. Uniswap Labs focuses on developing widely used decentralized finance (DeFi) products, including a user-friendly web interface, a self-custody mobile wallet, and an API tailored for professional market participants. The platform empowers liquidity providers and traders by offering a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all. Utilizing smart contracts, it enables secure and decentralized on-chain conversions of assets, allowing users to trade tokens directly without intermediaries while defining asset prices based on the liquidity staked in the system.

Kiln

Venture Round in 2022
Kiln is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that offers a platform for enterprise-level pledge services focused on encrypted assets. The company provides validator-independent APIs that facilitate multi-provider staking, allowing digital assets to be staked across various environments, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. By streamlining the staking process, Kiln aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the rapidly evolving web3 industry. Its innovative platform enables clients to deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain validators programmatically, making it easier for businesses to integrate and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. As the demand for collaboration among multiple stakeholders grows, Kiln is well-positioned to serve as an aggregator, driving forward the integration of diverse players in the digital asset space.

Nanonets

Series A in 2022
Nanonets is an AI-driven company specializing in automating document processing and data extraction workflows. By utilizing advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and deep learning models, Nanonets assists businesses in managing document-intensive processes such as accounts payable, order processing, and insurance underwriting. The platform effectively processes unstructured documents—such as invoices, receipts, and contracts—transforming them into structured data. Nanonets integrates seamlessly with existing systems through APIs, significantly reducing manual effort by up to 90% while delivering high accuracy and efficiency. The solution not only enhances productivity but also offers substantial cost savings, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their operations without the need for complex database management.

Center

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Center is an API for NFT metadata. Center is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was founded in 2021.

Airbyte

Series B in 2021
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that facilitates the synchronization of data from various applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses. The platform automates the creation of data pipelines through the use of pre-built or custom connectors, allowing businesses to efficiently collect and analyze data from a diverse range of sources. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations seeking to obtain insights from users employing ad-blocking tools. With a focus on improving data accessibility and integration, Airbyte aims to streamline the data management process for businesses across various industries.

Vercel

Series D in 2021
Vercel Inc., established in 2015 and based in Walnut, California, specializes in developing a cloud platform for on-demand deployment of frontend applications. The company offers automated deployment solutions from pull requests via GitHub and Bitbucket, as well as merge requests through GitLab. Vercel's platform is designed to facilitate the development, previewing, and shipping of Jamstack sites, enabling efficient delivery of web pages through content delivery networks.

Fig

Seed Round in 2021
Fig is a software development platform designed to enhance the productivity of developers by integrating visual applications and shortcuts into the terminal. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Fig provides an API that allows users to execute shell commands using simple JavaScript. This functionality enables developers to create wrappers around command-line interfaces, build custom workflows, and customize configurations. By offering features such as autocompletion for terminal commands, Fig aims to streamline the coding process, allowing teams to complete projects more efficiently.

Airbyte

Series A in 2021
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that facilitates the synchronization of data from various applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses. The platform automates the creation of data pipelines through the use of pre-built or custom connectors, allowing businesses to efficiently collect and analyze data from a diverse range of sources. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations seeking to obtain insights from users employing ad-blocking tools. With a focus on improving data accessibility and integration, Airbyte aims to streamline the data management process for businesses across various industries.

Weav

Seed Round in 2021
Weav is a New York-based firm founded in 2020, specializing in providing a universal API for commerce platforms. This platform enables businesses to access standardized customer transaction data in real-time, facilitating the analysis of financial health and risks for improved decision-making. By integrating data from various sources, Weav empowers its clients with advanced analytics and actionable insights related to revenue, inventory, profit and loss, and cash flow. This comprehensive approach helps businesses enhance their underwriting processes and access real-time financial services, ultimately supporting better understanding and management of their operations.

Feathery

Seed Round in 2021
Feathery provides a low-code platform that facilitates the creation of customizable forms and user journeys, catering to critical industries such as insurance, financial services, and healthcare. The platform enables product teams to build data intake workflows with ease, offering features such as automatic deployment and SEO indexing. By supporting popular search engines and JavaScript frameworks, Feathery enhances the user experience while granting businesses greater ownership, speed, and control over their data collection processes. This streamlined approach allows organizations to effectively manage their data intake needs while maintaining flexibility and efficiency.

ReadySet Technology

Seed Round in 2021
ReadySet is a distributed SQL caching layer that precomputes the results of parameterized SQL queries and incrementally updates these results as the underlying data changes. It is wire-compatible with MySQL and Postgres, plugs directly into existing databases and applications without any code changes, and elastically scales read throughput to meet fluctuating demands. ReadySet offers the low latencies of a custom caching system and the high query throughputs of read replicas with the straightforward developer experience of using a single relational database.

Metaphor

Seed Round in 2020
Metaphor is a search and discovery platform tailored for data scientists, data engineers, and AI practitioners. It facilitates better understanding and management of data through a comprehensive metadata knowledge graph. The platform integrates technical metadata with behavioral and social metadata, enabling users to easily access and leverage open-source projects. By streamlining the data discovery process, Metaphor aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its users in navigating complex data landscapes.

Splitgraph

Seed Round in 2020
Splitgraph is a developer of integrated data catalog software that enables users to combine multiple data sources into reproducible data images. The platform features an HTTP API and a PostgreSQL-compatible endpoint, allowing users to run queries on datasets using familiar PostgreSQL syntax. It utilizes columnar storage, optimizing it for fast aggregation queries, making it suitable for modern web applications. Splitgraph's indexes include diverse data sources, such as live databases and versioned data snapshots, facilitating a seamless connection to a data delivery network. This functionality empowers data scientists and engineers to create, share, and extend datasets in a straightforward and reproducible manner.

Unit21

Series A in 2020
Unit21 Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing no-code solutions for risk and compliance operations. Founded in 2018, Unit21 offers a platform that includes an application programming interface and a dashboard designed to detect and manage money laundering, fraud, and various other risks across multiple industries. The platform encompasses features such as case management, transaction monitoring, identity verification, operations management, and analytics and reporting. By utilizing state-of-the-art security practices, Unit21 aims to protect businesses against adversaries and enhance their operational efficiency in combating financial scams.

CherryPie

Pre Seed Round in 2020
CherryPie creates API monetization without the need to build its own billing system. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Fig

Seed Round in 2020
Fig is a software development platform designed to enhance the productivity of developers by integrating visual applications and shortcuts into the terminal. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Fig provides an API that allows users to execute shell commands using simple JavaScript. This functionality enables developers to create wrappers around command-line interfaces, build custom workflows, and customize configurations. By offering features such as autocompletion for terminal commands, Fig aims to streamline the coding process, allowing teams to complete projects more efficiently.

Uniswap

Series A in 2020
Uniswap Labs is a software company founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, who created the Uniswap Protocol, a decentralized platform for swapping digital assets. The protocol has facilitated $2.75 trillion in transaction volume since its inception. Uniswap Labs focuses on developing widely used decentralized finance (DeFi) products, including a user-friendly web interface, a self-custody mobile wallet, and an API tailored for professional market participants. The platform empowers liquidity providers and traders by offering a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all. Utilizing smart contracts, it enables secure and decentralized on-chain conversions of assets, allowing users to trade tokens directly without intermediaries while defining asset prices based on the liquidity staked in the system.

Commerce Layer

Series A in 2020
Commerce Layer is a developer of a headless e-commerce platform and order management system that empowers businesses to create and manage online sales strategies. Its REST API facilitates the integration of global shopping capabilities into various digital channels, including websites, mobile applications, chatbots, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. By focusing on flexibility and security, Commerce Layer enables clients to enhance and personalize the customer experience while maintaining scalability. The platform is designed to accommodate businesses of all sizes, allowing them to efficiently build and manage diverse commerce experiences.

Fly.io

Seed Round in 2020
Fly.io provides an Application Delivery Network (ADN) designed to connect website owners with their customers effectively. The platform allows users to build application servers using JavaScript, enabling them to write, test, and run code locally. It subsequently facilitates the deployment of applications across a distributed network of servers, which accept visitor traffic and execute middleware on requests. This process ensures that website owners can securely direct their visitors to their respective sites with minimal effort. By positioning application servers closer to users, Fly.io enhances the performance and scalability of web applications, thereby improving the overall user experience.

Miso

Seed Round in 2019
Miso is a company that specializes in providing quality home services in South Korea through its mobile applications for iOS and Android. The platform connects users with verified cleaners and offers a range of services, including home cleaning, moving, installation, repair, flooring, relocation, and interior design. Miso enhances the customer experience by implementing a rating system and convenient payment options, ensuring that users receive hotel-like cleaning services in their homes. In addition to its home service offerings, Miso provides search and recommendations APIs that empower businesses to create personalized online experiences. Utilizing semantic intelligence and real-time clickstream analysis, Miso's technology enables companies to increase revenue significantly while ensuring user privacy through anonymous personalization.

Naborly

Seed Round in 2019
Naborly is a technology company that has transformed the rental industry by providing a comprehensive background screening platform for landlords. This platform enables landlords to securely and automatically verify tenants' identities, incomes, and employment histories. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Naborly offers a user-friendly API that generates detailed reports, including free credit reports and criminal background checks. In addition to assisting landlords, Naborly empowers tenants by allowing them to build credit through their rent payments, share their rental applications with multiple landlords, and maintain control over their personal data by revoking access as needed.

Agave

Venture Round in 2019
Agave is a free hiring platform that streamlines the recruitment process for businesses by providing job postings, hosted career pages, and customer relationship management tools. The platform is designed to simplify and enhance the hiring experience, addressing common challenges associated with traditional hiring software, which can often be slow and costly. By offering full API read and write access, Agave enables companies to efficiently source and manage talent, ultimately aiming to make the hiring process faster, more effective, and more affordable.

Flowcode

Seed Round in 2019
Flowcode is a leading provider of QR code solutions that facilitate direct connections between consumers and brands. It specializes in offering tools that convert offline interactions into online engagements, enhancing brand awareness and customer conversion. The company's services include first-party data collection, advanced geo-reporting, mobile-first landing pages, and API integrations. By leveraging technology, Flowcode enables clients to streamline customer acquisition and manage customer data effectively, allowing businesses to gain greater control over their customer relationships and accelerate growth.

Snorkel AI

Seed Round in 2019
Snorkel AI, Inc. is a company that develops a comprehensive machine-learning platform designed to facilitate the creation, management, and monitoring of AI applications. Its primary offering, Snorkel Flow, allows users to programmatically label and augment training data, manage and integrate various datasets, and deploy machine learning models, while also providing tools for data analysis and monitoring. The platform is particularly effective in extracting structured information from complex documents and forms, as well as ranking content based on relevance. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, Snorkel AI serves a diverse range of industries, including finance, government, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, and e-commerce. The technology was developed at Stanford AI Lab and employs innovative methods such as weak supervision to enhance data preparation, thereby streamlining the AI development process for enterprises.

Dagger

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Dagger is a developer-focused platform that enables users to streamline their software projects by replacing traditional scripts with a modern API and a cross-language scripting engine. It allows developers to encapsulate their project's tasks and workflows into simple Dagger Functions, which can be written in their preferred programming language. These functions can be executed from the command line, a language interpreter, or a custom HTTP client. Dagger also facilitates the packaging of these functions into reusable modules, which can be shared within the community or imported into new projects. By integrating existing build, continuous integration, infrastructure management, and deployment tools, Dagger provides a customizable solution that simplifies the deployment process for developers, enabling them to focus on their code rather than the complexities of software delivery.

Chainalysis

Series B in 2019
Chainalysis Inc. is a blockchain analysis company that specializes in anti-money laundering software tailored for cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore, the company offers a suite of products designed to enhance compliance and security in the cryptocurrency space. Key offerings include REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that identifies offenders and visualizes data; a transaction-based risk scoring API that assesses the source and destination of funds; and various activity monitoring reports and due diligence tools that help financial institutions understand and mitigate risks associated with cryptocurrency transactions. Chainalysis serves a wide range of clients, including government agencies, banks, exchanges, and other financial institutions, providing them with the necessary tools to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

WorkOS

Seed Round in 2019
WorkOS, Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019 by Michael Grinich. The company specializes in providing APIs that enable applications to be enterprise-ready, equipping IT administrators with essential pre-built features and integrations. Its offerings include Single Sign-On (SSO), directory syncing, audit trails, and access control, which simplify the implementation of critical enterprise functionalities. By utilizing WorkOS, developers can rapidly adapt their applications for enterprise customers with minimal coding, facilitating business growth and ensuring compatibility with various providers.

Naborly

Seed Round in 2018
Naborly is a technology company that has transformed the rental industry by providing a comprehensive background screening platform for landlords. This platform enables landlords to securely and automatically verify tenants' identities, incomes, and employment histories. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Naborly offers a user-friendly API that generates detailed reports, including free credit reports and criminal background checks. In addition to assisting landlords, Naborly empowers tenants by allowing them to build credit through their rent payments, share their rental applications with multiple landlords, and maintain control over their personal data by revoking access as needed.

Rapid

Series A in 2018
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

Dyspatch

Series A in 2017
Dyspatch is an email production platform that assists enterprise organizations in efficiently creating and managing transactional and triggered emails. By centralizing the processes of template creation, approval, and publishing, Dyspatch enhances the speed and effectiveness of email production. The platform features a powerful API, a visual editor, and built-in device testing, allowing users to build engaging and interactive emails without the need for coding. It supports collaboration among teams, facilitates template localization, and provides preview options across various email clients and devices. Additionally, Dyspatch integrates with existing email service providers, enabling businesses to streamline and scale their email workflows while ensuring consistency in branding and compliance.

Mercury

Seed Round in 2017
Mercury is a financial technology company that delivers online banking solutions tailored for startups and technology-focused businesses. It offers a suite of services, including business checking and savings accounts, corporate credit cards, and currency exchange options. The platform features payment processing, expense tracking, and integration capabilities with accounting software to enhance financial management. Additionally, Mercury provides API access for custom financial automation, making it easier for businesses to manage their financial operations. Catering primarily to venture-backed companies, Mercury utilizes partnerships with FDIC-insured institutions to ensure secure banking services. Its goal is to equip clients with practical financial tools and real-time insights into their business finances, thereby maximizing operational efficiency.

Stedi

Seed Round in 2017
Stedi, Inc. is a business-to-business messaging platform designed for trading, founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado. The company offers a digital mailbox and various services that facilitate transactions, including tax rate notifications, insurance plan descriptions, business entity filings, air shipment information, and property damage reports. Stedi is recognized for creating an API-first clearinghouse, which integrates modern API interfaces with traditional real-time and batch EDI processes. This allows healthcare technology businesses and established organizations to exchange critical transactions efficiently. The company has attracted significant investment, raising $92 million from prominent investors such as Addition, Stripe, and Union Square Ventures.

Nanonets

Seed Round in 2017
Nanonets is an AI-driven company specializing in automating document processing and data extraction workflows. By utilizing advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and deep learning models, Nanonets assists businesses in managing document-intensive processes such as accounts payable, order processing, and insurance underwriting. The platform effectively processes unstructured documents—such as invoices, receipts, and contracts—transforming them into structured data. Nanonets integrates seamlessly with existing systems through APIs, significantly reducing manual effort by up to 90% while delivering high accuracy and efficiency. The solution not only enhances productivity but also offers substantial cost savings, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their operations without the need for complex database management.

Stedi

Angel Round in 2017
Stedi, Inc. is a business-to-business messaging platform designed for trading, founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado. The company offers a digital mailbox and various services that facilitate transactions, including tax rate notifications, insurance plan descriptions, business entity filings, air shipment information, and property damage reports. Stedi is recognized for creating an API-first clearinghouse, which integrates modern API interfaces with traditional real-time and batch EDI processes. This allows healthcare technology businesses and established organizations to exchange critical transactions efficiently. The company has attracted significant investment, raising $92 million from prominent investors such as Addition, Stripe, and Union Square Ventures.

Fly.io

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Fly.io provides an Application Delivery Network (ADN) designed to connect website owners with their customers effectively. The platform allows users to build application servers using JavaScript, enabling them to write, test, and run code locally. It subsequently facilitates the deployment of applications across a distributed network of servers, which accept visitor traffic and execute middleware on requests. This process ensures that website owners can securely direct their visitors to their respective sites with minimal effort. By positioning application servers closer to users, Fly.io enhances the performance and scalability of web applications, thereby improving the overall user experience.

Rapid

Seed Round in 2016
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

Mux

Seed Round in 2016
Mux is a company focused on enhancing online video infrastructure, primarily through its API-first platform designed for developers. It offers Mux Data, a performance analytics tool that provides critical insights into video performance metrics such as rebuffering, startup time, and video quality. This tool is utilized by notable organizations including Vimeo and PBS. Building on its analytics foundation, Mux introduced Mux Video, which simplifies video hosting, encoding, and streaming. This service allows users to seamlessly integrate video files or live streams into their applications, ensuring high-quality playback across various devices. Mux provides features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding, along with an intuitive dashboard that facilitates A/B testing and offers detailed analytics on video views. By addressing common video-related challenges, Mux enables developers and publishers to enhance user experience without needing extensive expertise in video technology.

Rapid

Seed Round in 2016
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

SigOpt

Series A in 2016
SigOpt, Inc. operates an advanced optimization platform designed to enhance the performance of machine learning models, A/B tests, and physical experiments. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a REST API that integrates seamlessly into existing machine learning workflows. SigOpt's platform employs a black-box optimization approach, allowing users to input parameter spaces and performance metrics without needing to share underlying data. By continuously analyzing model performance, SigOpt refines its suggestions for optimal hyper-parameter configurations, thereby accelerating the model development process and improving results in a cost-effective manner. As of late 2020, SigOpt functions as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.

ShipBob

Series A in 2016
ShipBob Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing online shipping and fulfillment services tailored for small e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob offers an end-to-end fulfillment solution that includes warehousing, order management, and package delivery, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to ship products within 1-2 business days. Its platform integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, allowing merchants to manage orders, track inventory, and communicate with customers effectively. ShipBob's services encompass pickup, packaging, batch fulfillment, and returns, supported by a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a key facility in Dallas, Texas. The company also provides a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments.

Mux

Seed Round in 2016
Mux is a company focused on enhancing online video infrastructure, primarily through its API-first platform designed for developers. It offers Mux Data, a performance analytics tool that provides critical insights into video performance metrics such as rebuffering, startup time, and video quality. This tool is utilized by notable organizations including Vimeo and PBS. Building on its analytics foundation, Mux introduced Mux Video, which simplifies video hosting, encoding, and streaming. This service allows users to seamlessly integrate video files or live streams into their applications, ensuring high-quality playback across various devices. Mux provides features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding, along with an intuitive dashboard that facilitates A/B testing and offers detailed analytics on video views. By addressing common video-related challenges, Mux enables developers and publishers to enhance user experience without needing extensive expertise in video technology.

Kimono Labs

Seed Round in 2016
Kimono is a way to turn websites into structured APIs from your browser in seconds. You don't need to write any code or install any software to extract data with Kimono. The easiest way to use Kimono is to add our bookmarklet to your browser's bookmark bar. Then go to the website you want to get data from and click the bookmarklet. Select the data you want and Kimono does the rest.

Ascend.io

Seed Round in 2015
Ascend.io, based in Palo Alto, California, offers an advanced platform designed to streamline big data analytics and engineering workflows. The platform integrates essential capabilities such as data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability into a unified solution, enabling data teams to operate significantly faster. By leveraging declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io manages cloud infrastructure, optimizes data pipelines, and reduces maintenance throughout the data lifecycle. This innovative approach supports business managers in initiating projects and making informed decisions by simplifying connections to various applications. Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and notable advisors in the tech industry.

Blockspring

Seed Round in 2015
Blockspring is a developer of a spreadsheet editing platform that facilitates the automatic gathering and processing of information from application programming interfaces (APIs). The platform allows users to create visualizations using innovative blocks developed by engineers both within their organization and globally. By deploying a containerized API for multiple scripts, Blockspring generates endpoints and provides a user-friendly form interface for interacting with various resources. This functionality enables users to easily access data, run algorithms, automate reports, and enhance lists from different software applications, streamlining the process of data management and reporting.

ReadMe

Seed Round in 2015
ReadMe is a documentation platform that enables companies to create dynamic developer portals, integrating support, tutorials, topical guides, and API exploration. The platform simplifies the process of generating and maintaining documentation, ensuring that it remains current and accessible. Additionally, ReadMe offers community-oriented features that foster the development of loyal and productive developer communities, which can enhance user engagement and drive product adoption. By streamlining documentation efforts, ReadMe helps organizations improve customer support and facilitate better user experiences.

Teleport

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.

Teleport

Seed Round in 2015
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.

ShipBob

Seed Round in 2015
ShipBob Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing online shipping and fulfillment services tailored for small e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob offers an end-to-end fulfillment solution that includes warehousing, order management, and package delivery, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to ship products within 1-2 business days. Its platform integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, allowing merchants to manage orders, track inventory, and communicate with customers effectively. ShipBob's services encompass pickup, packaging, batch fulfillment, and returns, supported by a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a key facility in Dallas, Texas. The company also provides a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments.

Wit.AI

Seed Round in 2014
Wit.ai, Inc. is a company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in natural language processing solutions. Founded in 2013, it offers an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to integrate natural language interfaces into their applications and devices, facilitating interactions through speech or text. Wit.ai enables the creation of voice interfaces that learn from user interactions, continuously improving their understanding of human language. As of January 2015, Wit.ai operates as a subsidiary of Facebook, Inc. The platform empowers developers to build conversational applications, leveraging community contributions to enhance its capabilities.

Dyspatch

Seed Round in 2014
Dyspatch is an email production platform that assists enterprise organizations in efficiently creating and managing transactional and triggered emails. By centralizing the processes of template creation, approval, and publishing, Dyspatch enhances the speed and effectiveness of email production. The platform features a powerful API, a visual editor, and built-in device testing, allowing users to build engaging and interactive emails without the need for coding. It supports collaboration among teams, facilitates template localization, and provides preview options across various email clients and devices. Additionally, Dyspatch integrates with existing email service providers, enabling businesses to streamline and scale their email workflows while ensuring consistency in branding and compliance.

ShipBob

Seed Round in 2014
ShipBob Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing online shipping and fulfillment services tailored for small e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob offers an end-to-end fulfillment solution that includes warehousing, order management, and package delivery, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to ship products within 1-2 business days. Its platform integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, allowing merchants to manage orders, track inventory, and communicate with customers effectively. ShipBob's services encompass pickup, packaging, batch fulfillment, and returns, supported by a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a key facility in Dallas, Texas. The company also provides a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments.

Formstack

Venture Round in 2014
Formstack, LLC is a secure workplace productivity platform that provides online form building software designed to streamline data collection and management for various organizations. Founded in 2006 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Formstack enables users to create custom web forms, manage workflows, and collect electronic signatures without the need for coding. The platform offers a range of features, including conditional logic, analytics, payment integrations, and mobile applications, which enhance the efficiency of form-based tasks. It serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies, helping to digitize processes and automate workflows. With over 25,000 organizations relying on its services, Formstack is committed to improving productivity and transforming how businesses engage with their data.

Standard Treasury

Series A in 2014
Standard Treasury is a financial application provider that aims to streamline the banking experience for businesses, particularly small enterprises and startups. By utilizing standard application programming interfaces (APIs), the company simplifies various financial transactions, including electronic checks, foreign exchange, and rate-quoting services. Standard Treasury addresses the complexities businesses face when integrating banking services, which often involve cumbersome processes like sending large files over FTP that contain extensive specifications. Through its solutions, Standard Treasury seeks to enhance the efficiency of financial decision-making and improve the overall banking relationship for its clients.

Sookasa

Series A in 2014
Sookasa, Inc. specializes in providing encryption, security, and compliance solutions tailored for cloud-based services. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company serves a diverse range of industries including education, finance, healthcare, and legal sectors. Sookasa's platform integrates with popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, GitHub, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, and Zendesk, enabling enterprises to secure sensitive data while utilizing these tools. The platform features capabilities such as audit tracking, data loss prevention scanning, and transparent encryption, all managed through a centralized web-based dashboard. This approach allows organizations to maintain productivity by leveraging cloud services while ensuring compliance with security policies. Sookasa operates as a subsidiary of Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Dyspatch

Seed Round in 2014
Dyspatch is an email production platform that assists enterprise organizations in efficiently creating and managing transactional and triggered emails. By centralizing the processes of template creation, approval, and publishing, Dyspatch enhances the speed and effectiveness of email production. The platform features a powerful API, a visual editor, and built-in device testing, allowing users to build engaging and interactive emails without the need for coding. It supports collaboration among teams, facilitates template localization, and provides preview options across various email clients and devices. Additionally, Dyspatch integrates with existing email service providers, enabling businesses to streamline and scale their email workflows while ensuring consistency in branding and compliance.

Iodine

Seed Round in 2014
Iodine, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing online healthcare data to empower consumers in making informed decisions about medications. Founded in 2013, the company utilizes clinical data from open government datasets, such as those from the FDA and CMS, to develop tools that enhance drug-related decision-making and adherence to prescribed therapies. One of its key offerings is Med Labels, which allows users to search and read FDA product labels online. Iodine addresses a significant gap in the market, as many internet users seek reliable drug information but often find existing resources inadequate. By focusing on user needs rather than advertising revenue, Iodine aims to improve health outcomes and optimize therapeutic choices for individuals navigating their healthcare options.

Layer

Seed Round in 2013
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the development of an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer enables developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. The company's offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit designed for enhancing messaging features, as well as software development kits (SDKs) for both iOS and Android platforms. Additionally, Layer provides a Client API that allows browser-based applications to incorporate chat and communication services, along with a Platform API that facilitates the automation, extension, and integration of these services with other applications. Through its innovative tools, Layer aims to enhance customer interaction for businesses by improving communication between companies and their clients.

Layer

Seed Round in 2013
Layer, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the development of an open communications layer platform for the Internet. Founded in 2011, Layer enables developers to integrate rich messaging, voice, and video capabilities into their applications. The company's offerings include Atlas, a customizable UI kit designed for enhancing messaging features, as well as software development kits (SDKs) for both iOS and Android platforms. Additionally, Layer provides a Client API that allows browser-based applications to incorporate chat and communication services, along with a Platform API that facilitates the automation, extension, and integration of these services with other applications. Through its innovative tools, Layer aims to enhance customer interaction for businesses by improving communication between companies and their clients.

Filestack

Seed Round in 2013
Filestack is a leading Content Ingestion Network that specializes in file handling for developers. The company provides a robust platform that enables users to upload, store, and transform large files, including documents, images, and videos. Its user-friendly API facilitates seamless integration with various applications, allowing businesses to incorporate content from popular platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Dropbox. This capability enhances the speed and responsiveness of content delivery across both desktop and mobile devices. Filestack is recognized for its reliability and security, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking efficient solutions for content management and transformation.

EasyPost

Seed Round in 2013
EasyPost is a technology company that specializes in developing a shipping API designed to streamline logistics for eCommerce brands, fulfillment providers, and online marketplaces. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, EasyPost offers a comprehensive postage-as-a-service platform that allows users to purchase postage labels, check shipping rates, verify addresses, and track shipments across multiple carriers. The company's solutions cater to a diverse clientele, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large public companies. By simplifying the complexities of shipping logistics, EasyPost enhances the efficiency and affordability of shipping processes for its customers.

Imgix

Series A in 2013
imgix is a platform that specializes in managing, processing, optimizing, and delivering images and videos for businesses. By providing a robust application programming interface and user interfaces, imgix allows companies to connect their existing image stores and access advanced image transformation and optimization features. This enables organizations to ensure their images are perfectly sized for various devices, served in multiple web formats, and optimized for quality and performance. The platform addresses essential concerns such as copyright, licensing, and content moderation, helping businesses mitigate risks and maintain compliance. imgix's technology allows teams to focus on their core competencies without the need for extensive investment in image engineering. The company, which emerged from the Y Combinator accelerator program, has attracted significant venture backing and serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as Lyft, Airbnb, and Spotify.

Balanced

Seed Round in 2013
Balanced is the first payment system designed for marketplaces from the ground up. We provide a feature-rich, fully integrated api that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees.

Plivo

Seed Round in 2012
Plivo Inc. is a cloud communication platform that provides SMS and voice call solutions for businesses globally. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including Voice API, which enables voice capabilities in web and mobile applications, and SMS API for text messaging integration. Plivo also provides SMS Short Codes for bulk messaging, a WebRTC SDK for in-browser voice calls, and a Mobile SDK to incorporate voice calls in iOS and Android apps. In addition, it offers Salesforce Integration for enhancing communication within Salesforce applications and an open-source framework for prototyping voice call applications. With direct relationships with over 1,600 local carrier networks, Plivo ensures reliable connectivity in 195 countries, making it a cost-effective solution for modernizing business communications.

EasyPost

Seed Round in 2012
EasyPost is a technology company that specializes in developing a shipping API designed to streamline logistics for eCommerce brands, fulfillment providers, and online marketplaces. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, EasyPost offers a comprehensive postage-as-a-service platform that allows users to purchase postage labels, check shipping rates, verify addresses, and track shipments across multiple carriers. The company's solutions cater to a diverse clientele, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large public companies. By simplifying the complexities of shipping logistics, EasyPost enhances the efficiency and affordability of shipping processes for its customers.

Balanced

Seed Round in 2012
Balanced is the first payment system designed for marketplaces from the ground up. We provide a feature-rich, fully integrated api that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees.

Zapier

Seed Round in 2012
Zapier, Inc. is a software company that provides a web-based automation platform designed to connect various web applications, enabling non-technical users to streamline their workflows. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, Zapier allows users to automate tasks across a wide range of categories, including project management, customer support, email marketing, and payment processing, among others. The platform facilitates data synchronization between applications, helping users to improve efficiency and reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks. Additionally, Zapier offers a developer platform that enables users to integrate their own applications and APIs into the system, further enhancing its versatility and accessibility for businesses. Through its services, Zapier empowers organizations to optimize their processes, allowing computers to handle tasks suited for automation while enabling humans to focus on more complex responsibilities.

Filestack

Seed Round in 2012
Filestack is a leading Content Ingestion Network that specializes in file handling for developers. The company provides a robust platform that enables users to upload, store, and transform large files, including documents, images, and videos. Its user-friendly API facilitates seamless integration with various applications, allowing businesses to incorporate content from popular platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Dropbox. This capability enhances the speed and responsiveness of content delivery across both desktop and mobile devices. Filestack is recognized for its reliability and security, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking efficient solutions for content management and transformation.

Fancy Hands

Venture Round in 2012
Fancy Hands, Inc. is a company based in New York that specializes in providing personal assistant services to both individuals and businesses. Established in 2010, it offers a range of solutions including managing to-do lists, conducting research, handling scheduling, and making purchases. Businesses can utilize its services for tasks such as creating expense reports, compiling target lists, and data entry. Additionally, Fancy Hands assists employees with personal errands, such as arranging travel itineraries, vetting home service providers, planning events, and making doctors’ appointments. The company also provides tools and software development kits for developers to enhance their applications and integrate with its services.

Sookasa

Seed Round in 2012
Sookasa, Inc. specializes in providing encryption, security, and compliance solutions tailored for cloud-based services. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company serves a diverse range of industries including education, finance, healthcare, and legal sectors. Sookasa's platform integrates with popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, GitHub, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, and Zendesk, enabling enterprises to secure sensitive data while utilizing these tools. The platform features capabilities such as audit tracking, data loss prevention scanning, and transparent encryption, all managed through a centralized web-based dashboard. This approach allows organizations to maintain productivity by leveraging cloud services while ensuring compliance with security policies. Sookasa operates as a subsidiary of Barracuda Networks, Inc.

GoCardless

Seed Round in 2012
GoCardless Limited, established in 2011 and headquartered in London, specializes in online payment processing services for businesses. It facilitates bank-to-bank transfers through web-based gateways and APIs, enabling merchants to collect one-off and recurring payments. The company's key products include GoCardless for simple online payments, GoCardless Pro for building recurring payment ecosystems, and Success+ for predicting and managing payment failures. GoCardless offers international payment collection, with connections to over 2,300 banks across Europe, and securely provides bank account data to enhance products and manage risk. With strategic alliances like Zuora, Inc., GoCardless serves over 75,000 businesses worldwide, operating from offices in London, Paris, Munich, Melbourne, and New York.

CardSpring

Series A in 2012
CardSpring is a technology company that provides an application platform designed for web and mobile developers to create applications for credit cards and various payment methods. By securely integrating with payment networks, CardSpring offers a robust Application Programming Interface (API) that allows developers to link online applications with specific payment events. This capability enables the development of innovative services such as electronic coupons, loyalty programs, and virtual currencies, facilitating stronger connections between merchants and their customers. Through its platform, CardSpring aims to enhance the functionality of credit and debit cards, empowering businesses to grow and engage with their clientele more effectively.

IFTTT

Seed Round in 2012
IFTTT Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 that offers a cloud-based platform enabling users to automate tasks and workflows through a simple, no-code interface. The platform allows individuals to connect over 800 popular business, productivity, and smart home applications, facilitating the creation of automated actions triggered by specific events. With more than 25 million users, IFTTT helps individuals and businesses save time and enhance productivity by streamlining everyday tasks, allowing them to focus on more important activities. Its open-ended connectivity platform empowers users to integrate and manage various devices and services seamlessly.

Sidecar

Seed Round in 2011
Sidecar Technologies provides B2B delivery transportation network in the world. It is building the world's most convenient and affordable transportation network created for and powered by everyday people. All drivers are pre-vetted for safety and are free to give rides whenever they want. Sidecar safety system includes driver background checks, driver and rider rating systems, GPS tracking features, and the ability to share details of your trip in real-time. Sidecar was founded in San Francisco in 2011 and currently operates in ten cities and has facilitated more than half a million rides.

Fancy Hands

Convertible Note in 2011
Fancy Hands, Inc. is a company based in New York that specializes in providing personal assistant services to both individuals and businesses. Established in 2010, it offers a range of solutions including managing to-do lists, conducting research, handling scheduling, and making purchases. Businesses can utilize its services for tasks such as creating expense reports, compiling target lists, and data entry. Additionally, Fancy Hands assists employees with personal errands, such as arranging travel itineraries, vetting home service providers, planning events, and making doctors’ appointments. The company also provides tools and software development kits for developers to enhance their applications and integrate with its services.

Apollo GraphQL

Seed Round in 2011
Apollo GraphQL helps developers help the world by providing a better API platform across teams. Apollo’s open-source software is downloaded 25M times per month and its commercial GraphQL technologies power the most innovative brands today. Teams at Netflix, Snap, and the New York Times ship personalized, omnichannel experiences faster with a supergraph – a self-service GraphQL platform that spans any number of backend services. Serving over 5T requests in 2023, the Apollo GraphOS platform simplifies API development with workflows and infrastructure to build, test, and ship supergraphs at any scale. Based in San Francisco, Apollo is backed by Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, and Trinity Ventures. Learn more at: https://www.apollographql.com.

Game Closure

Seed Round in 2011
Game Closure offers a development platform that facilitates the creation of multiplayer games across web and mobile environments. Its SDK is HTML-based, allowing developers to utilize familiar Web APIs to produce high-quality games. The platform simplifies the complexities associated with game development, including debugging and hosting, while also enabling compilation into hardware-accelerated native applications for distribution on various devices. By streamlining the development process, Game Closure empowers game studios to efficiently publish games on both iOS and Android ecosystems, making it easier and more cost-effective for developers to enter the multiplayer, multiplatform gaming market.

Parse

Seed Round in 2011
Parse, headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in cloud-based software development kits. These kits empower users to build applications for various platforms, including desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. The company's key offerings include Parse Core for cloud data storage and app functionality enhancement, Parse Push for push notification management, and Parse Analytics for app performance monitoring and crash reporting. Parse operates as a subsidiary of Facebook.

CardSpring

Seed Round in 2011
CardSpring is a technology company that provides an application platform designed for web and mobile developers to create applications for credit cards and various payment methods. By securely integrating with payment networks, CardSpring offers a robust Application Programming Interface (API) that allows developers to link online applications with specific payment events. This capability enables the development of innovative services such as electronic coupons, loyalty programs, and virtual currencies, facilitating stronger connections between merchants and their customers. Through its platform, CardSpring aims to enhance the functionality of credit and debit cards, empowering businesses to grow and engage with their clientele more effectively.

Imgix

Seed Round in 2011
imgix is a platform that specializes in managing, processing, optimizing, and delivering images and videos for businesses. By providing a robust application programming interface and user interfaces, imgix allows companies to connect their existing image stores and access advanced image transformation and optimization features. This enables organizations to ensure their images are perfectly sized for various devices, served in multiple web formats, and optimized for quality and performance. The platform addresses essential concerns such as copyright, licensing, and content moderation, helping businesses mitigate risks and maintain compliance. imgix's technology allows teams to focus on their core competencies without the need for extensive investment in image engineering. The company, which emerged from the Y Combinator accelerator program, has attracted significant venture backing and serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as Lyft, Airbnb, and Spotify.

140 Proof

Series B in 2011
140 Proof is a mobile-based software platform specializing in social advertising by leveraging individuals' social activities to identify interests and deliver targeted advertisements. Founded in 2010, the company utilizes its proprietary Blended Interest Graph to reach over 66 million unique social users. By analyzing data from various social networks, 140 Proof's technology allows for a deeper understanding of user preferences, enabling the delivery of highly relevant ads. Their offerings include brand advertisements in the form of 140-character messages and 140-second videos, which are tailored to specific interest-based personas. Unlike traditional advertising on platforms like Facebook or Twitter, 140 Proof's approach provides a more comprehensive view of user engagement across multiple social channels, enhancing the effectiveness of in-app advertising. The company's Relevance API serves as a primary revenue stream for premium applications.

Zencoder

Series A in 2011
Zencoder is a provider of web-based video encoding software as a service, specializing in the rapid conversion of video content into formats compatible with web and mobile platforms. The company's cloud-based software caters to websites and applications that require efficient encoding of uploaded videos into standard formats. Zencoder's solution offers fast encoding speeds, easy API integration, and high scalability, making it suitable for both live and on-demand video streaming. By utilizing Zencoder's services, customers can access powerful video encoding capabilities without the need to invest in or manage costly hardware and software infrastructure.

Bloom Studio

Seed Round in 2011
Bloom Studio Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 that develops a visual discovery application platform for iOS, Android, and HTML5/WebGL. The company focuses on creating applications that simplify the exploration and understanding of social media and streaming media datasets from platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Bloom Studio aims to enhance user engagement through data visualization combined with casual gameplay, allowing users to discover interesting insights from their social networks, media libraries, and local environments. By providing tools to authenticate with popular web APIs like Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix, the company enables users to interact with data in innovative and enjoyable ways, transforming how they engage with the information that surrounds them.

Stripe

Seed Round in 2011
Stripe is a technology company that develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. It offers a range of products, including Payments, Subscriptions, Connect, Sigma, and Atlas, catering to various industries such as e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits. Stripe also provides fraud detection tools like Radar and user interface components for custom payment forms with Stripe Elements. It supports international debit/credit cards and serves businesses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and other regions. Additionally, Stripe Capital offers financing options based on payment history, with automatic repayment adjustments based on daily sales.

Twilio

Series B in 2010
Twilio is a cloud-based communications company that empowers developers and businesses to build and integrate voice, video, messaging, and authentication into their applications via a robust set of APIs. By merging cloud computing, web services, and telecommunications, Twilio is transforming traditional telecom, enabling more contextual and personalized customer interactions. The company's Super Network ensures fast, cost-effective communication across the globe.
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