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 iOS

Valora

Series A in 2021
Valora is a mobile crypto wallet that aims to simplify the use of cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance for individuals around the world. Its platform is designed for accessibility, allowing users, even those with basic smartphones, to send, save, and spend crypto with the same ease as sending a text message. Valora's application emphasizes user-friendly navigation while ensuring robust cryptographic security and privacy features, enabling secure money transfers across borders with a simple tap. By leveraging blockchain technology, Valora seeks to empower the estimated 6 billion smartphone users globally, making digital currencies practical and usable in everyday transactions.

Beeper

Seed Round in 2021
Beeper is a social media application that consolidates messaging across multiple platforms, including iMessage and WhatsApp, into a single interface. This innovative app allows users to search, snooze, or archive messages, ensuring that important communications are easily accessible and never overlooked. By providing a unified inbox, Beeper enhances the messaging experience, making it efficient for users to manage conversations from various networks in one place.

Jumbo Privacy

Series A in 2020
Jumbo Privacy is a mobile application available on iOS and Android that assists users in managing their online privacy and security. The app provides a universal interface, allowing individuals to oversee their privacy across various social media platforms and internet services from a single location. Jumbo Privacy empowers users to take control of their personal information, reinforcing the belief that data ownership belongs to the user. By offering tools for enhanced privacy management, Jumbo Privacy aims to protect users' sensitive information and facilitate a safer online 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.

Jumbo Privacy

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Jumbo Privacy is a mobile application available on iOS and Android that assists users in managing their online privacy and security. The app provides a universal interface, allowing individuals to oversee their privacy across various social media platforms and internet services from a single location. Jumbo Privacy empowers users to take control of their personal information, reinforcing the belief that data ownership belongs to the user. By offering tools for enhanced privacy management, Jumbo Privacy aims to protect users' sensitive information and facilitate a safer online experience.

Kandji

Seed Round in 2019
Kandji, Inc. is a cloud-based software provider that specializes in customizable security, compliance, and reporting solutions for Apple devices, including Mac computers, iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Diego, California, Kandji offers a platform that enables IT teams to configure and enforce macOS security parameters while automating monitoring and remediation processes. The software features one-click compliance templates and over 150 pre-built automations, apps, and workflows, significantly reducing the time spent on manual tasks. Kandji's mission is to simplify and enhance the management of Apple devices for businesses, ensuring they remain secure, compliant, and productive through continuous innovation and a focus on user experience.

POPARAZZI

Seed Round in 2018
Poparazzi is a photo-sharing application that enables users to create social profiles for their friends and share photos of them. Currently available only on iOS, the app aims to foster empathy and authentic connections among its users. By allowing individuals to take on the role of "paparazzi" for their friends, Poparazzi encourages a social experience where sharing moments becomes a means of bringing people closer together. The company's mission emphasizes spreading empathy and creating genuine interactions, positioning it as a unique platform in the realm of social media.

Thunkable

Venture Round in 2018
Thunkable is a U.S.-based company that offers a platform for users to create mobile applications without extensive coding knowledge. Originating from MIT's App Inventor and participating in YCombinator's W2016 batch, Thunkable provides a free drag-and-drop interface that simplifies the app development process. Users can design applications using built-in templates and make real-time changes, which can be instantly previewed on their devices through the Thunkable mobile app. The platform supports automatic formatting for deployment across major operating systems, including Android and iOS, enabling individuals to build and publish native apps efficiently. By eliminating the need for large development tools or complex coding, Thunkable empowers users to create functional applications easily and share them directly with others or upload them to app stores.

Dreams

Series A in 2018
Dreams is a mobile-only television platform that reimagines the news experience for mobile devices. Founded in 2016 in New York City by Tom Bender and Greg Hochmuth, the company has developed patent-pending computer vision technology that converts live TV news into a vertical video format in real-time. This innovation allows for the creation of live, 24/7 vertical video news channels, catering to the increasing demand for mobile-friendly content. The Dreams app is available for free in the U.S. on both the App Store and Google Play, and it does not require any login or registration to access its features.

Stacks

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in branded contact sharing solutions. The company provides business cards designed for iPhone users running iOS 7 and utilizing AirDrop technology. Stacks allows users to organize received business cards into stacks based on various categories such as company, profession, or event. Additionally, any updates made to these cards automatically sync with the user's contacts, ensuring that information remains current and accessible. Through its innovative approach, Stacks enhances the way individuals manage and share their professional connections.

Dave

Seed Round in 2017
Dave Inc. is a financial services company that operates a mobile application designed to enhance users' financial well-being. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, California, the app alerts users to potential overdrafts, helps predict expenses, and provides access to up to $250 in overdraft protection. Additionally, it offers features such as credit building and resources for finding side jobs, enabling users to manage their finances more effectively. With a user base exceeding 12 million, Dave aims to provide banking services without hidden fees, acting as a supportive tool for individuals seeking to budget, access funds, and receive financial guidance. The application is available on both the App Store and Google Play.

Dave

Seed Round in 2016
Dave Inc. is a financial services company that operates a mobile application designed to enhance users' financial well-being. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, California, the app alerts users to potential overdrafts, helps predict expenses, and provides access to up to $250 in overdraft protection. Additionally, it offers features such as credit building and resources for finding side jobs, enabling users to manage their finances more effectively. With a user base exceeding 12 million, Dave aims to provide banking services without hidden fees, acting as a supportive tool for individuals seeking to budget, access funds, and receive financial guidance. The application is available on both the App Store and Google Play.

Frisbee

Seed Round in 2016
Frisbee builds mobile video products that enable people to intimately and authentically communicate with one another through video. We want to help people feel close to one another even when apart in a way that builds deeper relationships. We're looking for motivated engineers who can bring their skills and ideas to building mobile products that help people connect. We're a small scrappy team of former Facebookers and startup vets, and looking for A players to bring on! ------- Previous products: Alively (iOS) makes it easy to capture & share everyday moments privately with your friends through live or recorded video: https://alive.ly/ and App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alively/id1143273512

Launchkit

Venture Round in 2016
LaunchKit is an online platform designed to support creators in monetizing their work, providing resources such as guides, technology, and community engagement. It caters to a diverse range of creators, including streamers, user-generated content (UGC) creators, and influencers, positioning itself as a comprehensive resource for those looking to thrive in the digital space. Additionally, LaunchKit develops tools for mobile application creators, facilitating the creation, launch, and monitoring of their apps. Through its dual focus on empowering individual creators and enhancing mobile development, LaunchKit aims to foster a vibrant ecosystem for digital entrepreneurship.

Go Car Insurance

Series A in 2016
Go Insurance is an iPhone application that simplifies the process of obtaining car insurance for drivers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the app streamlines the insurance experience by providing instant quotes from registered insurance companies and allows users to take a photo of their driving license for verification. In addition to car insurance, Go Insurance includes features like the Go Safe Map and Go Dispatch, enhancing the overall user experience. By reducing paperwork and facilitating a hassle-free approach to auto insurance, Go Insurance aims to make insuring vehicles more accessible for all drivers.

Clarity Money

Series A in 2016
Clarity Money, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in a personal finance application powered by artificial intelligence. The application is designed to assist individuals in managing their personal finances by providing tools to analyze spending habits and make informed financial decisions. Users can lower their bills, cancel unnecessary subscriptions, transfer money, open savings accounts, and check their credit scores through the app. Clarity Money aims to enhance financial transparency and empower users to optimize their financial resources. As of April 2018, Clarity Money operates as a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

Expo

Convertible Note in 2016
Expo lets you write native apps that run on web, iOS, and Android with a single React codebase. Expo is trusted in production by tens of thousands of companies including Brex, Flexport, Valve, Blackline, Burger King, sweetgreen, Cameo, Codecademy, DailyPay, TriNet, ShapeShift, Warpcast, and Insider and is depended on by over 1,000,000 projects on GitHub.

Reserve Media

Venture Round in 2016
Reserve Media, Inc. is a hospitality technology company that offers a digital dining concierge service designed to connect restaurants with diners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston, Reserve provides a platform that allows customers to discover restaurants, make reservations, and receive personalized services, while also enabling restaurants to enhance their customer relationship management and gain valuable insights into their operations. The platform aims to reduce reservation cancellations and improve the overall dining experience by streamlining the booking process. Reserve has established partnerships with numerous renowned chefs and restaurateurs, positioning itself as a leading resource in the industry. The service is accessible through a mobile app available for both iOS and Android devices. As of 2018, Reserve Media operates as a subsidiary of Resy Network, Inc.

Thunkable

Seed Round in 2016
Thunkable is a U.S.-based company that offers a platform for users to create mobile applications without extensive coding knowledge. Originating from MIT's App Inventor and participating in YCombinator's W2016 batch, Thunkable provides a free drag-and-drop interface that simplifies the app development process. Users can design applications using built-in templates and make real-time changes, which can be instantly previewed on their devices through the Thunkable mobile app. The platform supports automatic formatting for deployment across major operating systems, including Android and iOS, enabling individuals to build and publish native apps efficiently. By eliminating the need for large development tools or complex coding, Thunkable empowers users to create functional applications easily and share them directly with others or upload them to app stores.

Luxe

Series A in 2015
Luxe is building a logistics platform that will drive the next generation of local real time services, beginning with parking. The free Luxe app, available on iPhone, transforms parking from a necessary evil to a daily highlight. With a veteran team of leaders from Zynga, Tesla, Google, Yahoo and Groupon, a fleet of prescreened, friendly valets, dozens of insured and secure indoor parking lots and a sophisticated technology platform that monitors every step of the process from drop-off to pick-up, Luxe is leading the charge on a new industry of on demand services that addresses a ubiquitous urban challenge: parking.

Reserve Media

Series A in 2015
Reserve Media, Inc. is a hospitality technology company that offers a digital dining concierge service designed to connect restaurants with diners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston, Reserve provides a platform that allows customers to discover restaurants, make reservations, and receive personalized services, while also enabling restaurants to enhance their customer relationship management and gain valuable insights into their operations. The platform aims to reduce reservation cancellations and improve the overall dining experience by streamlining the booking process. Reserve has established partnerships with numerous renowned chefs and restaurateurs, positioning itself as a leading resource in the industry. The service is accessible through a mobile app available for both iOS and Android devices. As of 2018, Reserve Media operates as a subsidiary of Resy Network, Inc.

Stacks

Seed Round in 2014
Stacks is a mobile communications company based in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in branded contact sharing solutions. The company provides business cards designed for iPhone users running iOS 7 and utilizing AirDrop technology. Stacks allows users to organize received business cards into stacks based on various categories such as company, profession, or event. Additionally, any updates made to these cards automatically sync with the user's contacts, ensuring that information remains current and accessible. Through its innovative approach, Stacks enhances the way individuals manage and share their professional connections.

Talkray

Series B in 2014
Talkray is a developer of a mobile communication application that transforms smartphones into walkie-talkies, allowing users to make free calls and engage in chat. The application is available for download on both Android and iPhone platforms. In addition to voice communication, Talkray enables users to share photos, videos, and locations, facilitating a more connected experience with friends and family. The app prioritizes ease of use and accessibility, making it a versatile tool for maintaining personal connections.

Two Tap

Seed Round in 2014
Two Tap is a platform that facilitates direct product sales for publishers within their applications, enhancing the e-commerce experience. It allows shoppers to order products seamlessly without exiting the app, benefiting from a shared wallet feature. The platform supports quick checkouts on popular browsers such as iOS Safari and Google Chrome. Developers can integrate Two Tap's functionalities using an HTML5 interface or API, enabling orders from various e-commerce sites. Two Tap offers different service tiers, including free, standard, and enterprise options. Founded by Radu Spineanu and Razvan Roman in Palo Alto, California, the platform connects retailers with consumers across mobile, desktop, and offline devices.

Secret

Series B in 2014
Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Spring

Series A in 2014
Spring is a retail company that offers a diverse selection of products, including apparel and home and garden items. It operates as a shopping application designed for iOS devices, allowing users to follow their favorite brands and purchase new arrivals, exclusives, and unique products. Originally founded as Jello Labs, the company rebranded to Spring in July 2014. The founders of Spring are David Tisch, Alan Tisch, and Octavian Costache, and the company is based in New York.

Sunrise

Seed Round in 2014
Sunrise is a free calendar app. Designed with love, Sunrise is a new experience that will make your life easier. Available on Android, iPhone, iPad & Web.

Secret

Series A in 2014
Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

BloomThat

Seed Round in 2014
BloomThat is an on-demand flower delivery service founded in 2013 in San Francisco by David Bladow, Matthew Schwab, and Chad Powell. The company specializes in providing next and same day delivery of handcrafted bouquets and curated goods, with prices starting around $32. BloomThat aims to celebrate life’s milestones and everyday moments by offering a fun and convenient way to send flowers. The service is currently available for immediate delivery in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Los Angeles, with next-day delivery options available across the United States. BloomThat sources its flowers directly from farms, ensuring freshness and quality for customers looking to brighten someone’s day.

Secret

Seed Round in 2013
Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

Memoir

Convertible Note in 2013
Memoir transforms your photos, the places you go, and your social media into memories that can be relived when they’re most interesting to you. As soon as you request them, the photos your friends choose to share with you become part of your Memoir seamlessly. You can find memories and photos by people, places, dates, context, and more - no tagging or organization required. Memoir discovers photos and memories wherever they were created - iPhone cameras, DSLR's, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare - even on your computer. With Memoir, all of your photos and memories are backed up securely to the cloud.

SnapGuide

Series A in 2013
Snapguide is a platform that allows users to share and view step-by-step how-to guides on a wide range of topics, including cooking, crafting, and DIY projects. Founded by Daniel Raffel and Steve Krulewitz, Snapguide offers both an iOS application and a web service that facilitates the sharing of instructional content. Users can create their own guides, showcasing their skills and interests, and share these creations with friends on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. The service fosters a community where individuals can discuss various topics and exchange knowledge, making it a valuable resource for those looking to learn or teach new skills.

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.

Snaplion

Seed Round in 2013
Snaplion designs and creates customized Android and iPhone applications.

Talkray

Series A in 2013
Talkray is a developer of a mobile communication application that transforms smartphones into walkie-talkies, allowing users to make free calls and engage in chat. The application is available for download on both Android and iPhone platforms. In addition to voice communication, Talkray enables users to share photos, videos, and locations, facilitating a more connected experience with friends and family. The app prioritizes ease of use and accessibility, making it a versatile tool for maintaining personal connections.

Hangtime

Seed Round in 2013
Hangtime, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing mobile phone applications. Founded in 2011, it offers the Hangtime application, which allows users to view their friends' upcoming social plans, including events such as concerts and poetry readings. This functionality helps eliminate missed opportunities for social interaction by providing a platform where individuals can discover and join activities that interest them. The Hangtime app is accessible on various platforms, including iPhone and Facebook, making it easy for users to stay connected with their friends' future engagements.

PayDragon

Seed Round in 2012
PayDragon, Inc. is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in developing mobile applications for online shopping. Its iPhone and Android apps allow users to order and purchase products from nearby stores, ensuring that items are ready for pickup upon arrival. This service aims to enhance the shopping experience by minimizing wait times and eliminating the need to stand in line for ordering and payment.

Open Air Publishing

Angel Round in 2012
Open Air Publishing Inc. is a digital book publisher based in New York City, specializing in how-to e-books designed for touchscreen devices such as the iPad and iPhone. Founded in 2011, the company offers a unique reading experience that integrates touch, sight, and sound, allowing readers to master new skills through premium multimedia elements. Its growing library includes titles like "The Better Bacon Book," "Master Your DSLR Camera," "Holiday Recipe and Survival Guide," and "Speakeasy Cocktails," all crafted in collaboration with experts in their respective fields. Open Air Publishing aims to enhance traditional reading by providing a comprehensive, interactive learning experience.

Socialcam

Angel Round in 2012
Socialcam is a mobile application developer, creating platforms for iPhone and Android users to capture, edit, and share high-quality videos with friends and family. The company's service enables users to easily record and share life's moments, making video sharing convenient and fun.

Voxer

Venture Round in 2012
Voxer, LLC, founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, California, develops mobile communication applications, particularly a push-to-talk service compatible with iOS and Android devices. Originally known as RebelVox, LLC, the company rebranded in March 2011. Voxer offers a walkie-talkie messenger application that enables users to send instant voice, text, and photo messages in real time to individuals and groups. The application emphasizes secure communication, featuring end-to-end encryption and the capability to function over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi networks. This robust platform is designed to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication for teams worldwide.

Talkray

Seed Round in 2012
Talkray is a developer of a mobile communication application that transforms smartphones into walkie-talkies, allowing users to make free calls and engage in chat. The application is available for download on both Android and iPhone platforms. In addition to voice communication, Talkray enables users to share photos, videos, and locations, facilitating a more connected experience with friends and family. The app prioritizes ease of use and accessibility, making it a versatile tool for maintaining personal connections.

Embark

Seed Round in 2012
Embark is a mobile application designed to make it easy to get around cities using mass transit. Among other features, the iOS and Android application tells users when trains and busses are coming and will send push notifications when services are delayed. With over half a million users and rapid growth, Embark's simple and powerful mobile application is designed to bring urban transportation into the age of the smartphone. Embark is available for twelve major transportation systems in the US and the UK and is expanding rapidly. Embark won best transit and mobility app awards from the New York MTA App Quest and NYC Big Apps 3.0 contests.

Trigger.io

Seed Round in 2012
Trigger.io is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a cross-platform mobile development framework specifically designed for web developers aiming to create native mobile applications. Its application development platform leverages an HTML5 operating system, enabling efficient interaction between companies and their customers through digital media. The platform is regularly updated to address bugs, which helps reduce data consumption, allowing developers to build native mobile applications more swiftly and effectively. By focusing on enhancing the development process, Trigger.io provides a valuable solution for businesses looking to engage with their audiences through mobile technology.

nprogress

Seed Round in 2011
nProgress is the creator of ntro, a mobile social discovery platform for iPhone and Android. ntro is a social discovery smartphone app that helps you discover and connect with nearby people who share your interests, whether it’s food trucks, TechCrunch or zombies. Simply enter your interests or download them from Facebook – ntro connects you to other people who like the same things and lets you know if you have any friends in common. ntro is available for free on iPhone and Android in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The app will expand to more cities soon. Get more info at www.ntro.com

Firebase

Seed Round in 2011
Firebase is a mobile platform developed by Google that empowers developers to create applications for iOS, Android, and the web, facilitating user growth and engagement. Serving over one million developers, Firebase provides a comprehensive app development framework that includes features such as analytics, a real-time database, user authentication, crash reporting, and push notifications. This versatile platform allows developers to mix and match tools to suit their specific needs, while also enabling the creation of real-time, collaborative applications. Firebase is designed to be scalable, secure, and can be implemented using client-side code, making it a valuable resource for developers aiming to build effective applications and expand their businesses.

Mino Games

Seed Round in 2011
Mino Games is a mobile gaming studio focused on creating free-to-play games that engage a broad audience. Based in Montreal, the company gained recognition with its top-grossing mobile game, Mino Monsters, which has achieved over 13 million downloads. Mino Games is committed to developing captivating multi-platform strategy games that allow players to collect and battle pet monsters, complemented by an animated series of cartoon shorts. Their latest title, Cat Game, has already entered the App Store's Top 100 Grossing Chart in Canada and is expected to become a global success upon its official launch. With a small, passionate team of engineers, artists, and analysts, Mino Games is actively seeking to expand its workforce to support ongoing and future projects as it continues to grow in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Incident

Seed Round in 2011
Incident Technologies Inc. is a company that develops music applications for iPhones, specializing in connected musical devices. Founded in 2009 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company offers gTar, a digital guitar that utilizes LEDs to assist users in playing music when docked with an iPhone. In addition to this innovative product, Incident Technologies provides a platform that enables users to create and share their musical experiences. The company serves a diverse customer base both in the United States and internationally.

Lookout

Series D in 2011
Lookout, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-based technology solutions for mobile security. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Lookout offers a range of products including mobile security apps for both Android and iOS devices. Its solutions encompass Mobile Threat Protection, a Mobile Intelligence Center for real-time threat investigations, and an App Vetting API designed to secure enterprise and commercial app stores. By providing organizations with tools to enable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, ensure compliance, and combat advanced mobile threats, Lookout empowers enterprises and individuals to safeguard their sensitive data across devices, applications, networks, and clouds. The company's platform is trusted by various enterprises, government agencies, and millions of consumers, allowing them to manage their data securely and efficiently.

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.

Just.me

Seed Round in 2011
Just.me, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operates a mobile and social network. It offers a free, unified mobile messaging platform that combines features from various apps, such as texting, email, voice messages, and multimedia sharing, into a single application. Users can save, share, or publish their memories, messages, or posts with unlimited photos, videos, voice, and text. The platform provides users with control over their information and messages, as it leverages the smartphone's address book to determine who sees each shared message. Currently, the app is in beta for iPhone users, with an Android version in development, and a web version available with reduced publishing features.

One

Seed Round in 2011
One Inc. operates a mobile application called One, designed to facilitate social networking by connecting users based on shared interests. The app utilizes information from social media platforms like Facebook, along with location tracking, to notify users when others nearby have similar interests. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, One Inc. aims to enhance social interactions by providing a platform that fosters connections among users in their vicinity.

Pulse

Series A in 2011
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

SnapGuide

Seed Round in 2011
Snapguide is a platform that allows users to share and view step-by-step how-to guides on a wide range of topics, including cooking, crafting, and DIY projects. Founded by Daniel Raffel and Steve Krulewitz, Snapguide offers both an iOS application and a web service that facilitates the sharing of instructional content. Users can create their own guides, showcasing their skills and interests, and share these creations with friends on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. The service fosters a community where individuals can discuss various topics and exchange knowledge, making it a valuable resource for those looking to learn or teach new skills.

Realm

Seed Round in 2011
Realm ApS is a mobile database company that provides a robust alternative to SQLite and Core Data, facilitating faster application development for users on Android, iOS, and OSX platforms. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with an additional office in San Francisco, Realm specializes in offering a memory-efficient database that includes features like querying, relationships, graphs, and thread safety. This innovative platform significantly reduces the amount of code developers need to write, effectively saving them time and enabling the creation of enhanced user experiences. As of May 2019, Realm operates as a subsidiary of MongoDB, Inc.

Inporia

Seed Round in 2011
Inporia, Inc. is an e-commerce company based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2011. The company is known for its flagship product, Kaleidoscope, an inspiration e-commerce app and widget that launched on Android in February 2011 and became available on iPhone in April 2011. Kaleidoscope is designed to be the first in a series of e-commerce-driven applications from Inporia. The company was founded by Ryan Junee, a serial entrepreneur with prior success in the tech industry, alongside co-founders Max Skibinsky, Sarah Kunst, and Simon Ratner. Inporia has secured $1.25 million in seed funding from notable investors, including SV Angel and 500 Startups, among others.

Aereo

Seed Round in 2011
Aereo is a New York City-based technology company that enables consumers to access live broadcast television through Internet-connected devices using its cloud-based antenna and DVR technology. This service allows users to pause and rewind live programs or save them for later viewing, eliminating the need for a cable or satellite subscription. Aereo supports various platforms, including iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, and streaming devices like AppleTV and Roku. Membership options start at $8 per month, which includes access to the cloud-based technology and 20 hours of DVR storage, with an upgrade available for $12 per month for 60 hours of storage. New members can try the service free for the first month. Founded in February 2012 by Chet Kanoja and backed by IAC, Aereo aims to provide an alternative way for consumers to enjoy television content.

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.

TinyCo

Series A in 2011
TinyCo, founded in 2009 by Suli Ali, specializes in the development of mobile games, having created over a dozen titles for platforms such as the App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon App Store. Notable games include Marvel Avengers Academy and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff. The company aims to provide enjoyable mobile entertainment, focusing on popular entertainment franchises to enhance user experience. TinyCo's offerings are characterized by high-quality free-to-play games that foster engaging social interactions. The company has attracted investment from prominent venture capital firms and angel investors. In a strategic move to expand its reach, TinyCo was acquired by Jam City, a leader in mobile entertainment known for its successful gaming franchises and collaborations with iconic brands.

Memoir

Seed Round in 2011
Memoir transforms your photos, the places you go, and your social media into memories that can be relived when they’re most interesting to you. As soon as you request them, the photos your friends choose to share with you become part of your Memoir seamlessly. You can find memories and photos by people, places, dates, context, and more - no tagging or organization required. Memoir discovers photos and memories wherever they were created - iPhone cameras, DSLR's, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare - even on your computer. With Memoir, all of your photos and memories are backed up securely to the cloud.

Mino Games

Pre Seed Round in 2011
Mino Games is a mobile gaming studio focused on creating free-to-play games that engage a broad audience. Based in Montreal, the company gained recognition with its top-grossing mobile game, Mino Monsters, which has achieved over 13 million downloads. Mino Games is committed to developing captivating multi-platform strategy games that allow players to collect and battle pet monsters, complemented by an animated series of cartoon shorts. Their latest title, Cat Game, has already entered the App Store's Top 100 Grossing Chart in Canada and is expected to become a global success upon its official launch. With a small, passionate team of engineers, artists, and analysts, Mino Games is actively seeking to expand its workforce to support ongoing and future projects as it continues to grow in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Shopkick

Series B in 2010
Engage. Reward. Delight. For millions of users, Shopkick helps consumers connect and engage with the brands, products, and experiences everyday in a rewarding and delightful manner. Here at Shopkick, we work to transcend the consumers’ physical and digital day by creating a personalized experience which rewards behavior and drives incrementality for our partners. For brands and retailers, Shopkick provides high consumer engagement along the entire path to purchase. Some of our leading brand and retail partners include Best Buy, Clorox, GSK, Georgia Pacific, Nestle, TJ Maxx and Unilever, amongst many others. Shopkicks’ mission is to create a seamless experience through every channel or device. The outcome? Shopping experiences are now engaging, rewarding, and delightful while simultaneously providing our brand and retail clients with innovative, impactful targeting capabilities and data insights. Shopkick creates a unique and fun shopping experience which is fueled by “kicks” (Shopkicks’ own currency). Shoppers are rewarded with kicks in a multitude of ways; from the comfort of their home, browsing content, watching videos to walking into stores, engaging with products at-shelf, and making purchases, both online and offline. Shopkick truly rewards its users for shopping anytime, anywhere. Based in Redwood City, California, Shopkick, a Trax Company, was founded in 2009 and has grown from five people in a basement to a vibrant community of engineers, designers, product managers, content curators, and partnership managers. Shopkick is available for free in the App Store and Google Play.

Open Places

Seed Round in 2010
Open Places is a company that creates an open network of publication-quality information about various locations, aiming to promote neighborhoods, towns, and regions through the contributions of writers and photographers globally. It develops social content platforms for iOS and Android, harnessing the passion of travelers and locals while integrating mobile actions with social media platforms. The company also offers the Trazzler application, which helps users discover nearby places and engage with editors to highlight locations of interest. Open Places provides opportunities for writers and photographers to receive assignments, collaborate with editorial teams, and build their professional portfolios. The organization serves a diverse range of clients, including nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, tourism bureaus, and other approved entities. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, Open Places was previously known as Trazzler, Inc.

BillGuard

Series A in 2010
BillGuard, Inc. is a personal finance company that developed a security mobile application designed to help users manage and protect their finances. The app, available on both iOS and Android platforms, allows users to track their spending and monitor their credit for fraudulent activities. It offers features such as identity theft protection, which includes alerts for card and bank fraud, black market surveillance, and data breach notifications. Additionally, the app provides detailed spend analytics, access to credit scores, and transaction mapping. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, BillGuard utilizes a combination of crowdsourced user feedback and data from various sources to enhance its services. The company was previously known as CrowdSpot and was acquired by Prosper Marketplace in October 2015.

fotopedia

Series A in 2009
Fotopedia is a developer of travel applications that feature photography from their online community Fotopedia brings you the ultimate application suite for travel and discovery. Their applications, specifically designed for the iPhone and the iPad, are available worldwide in 9 languages. Featuring stunning photography from professional photographers and the Fotopedia community, their beautiful apps provide first-class luxury for your digital travels. With 15 apps, 17M users and 200M page views per month, we offer brands an effective, beautiful and easy way to reach their audience in more than 200 countries and territories all at once. Their latest application, Fotopedia Reporter, let's you discover and explore the world with photography stories. Get it on the [App Store](http://bit.ly/FPReporter)

SocialDeck

Seed Round in 2009
SocialDeck, founded in 2008, specializes in social gaming by developing titles for platforms such as the iPhone, Facebook, and BlackBerry. The company focuses on creating an engaging gaming experience that allows simultaneous play across various mobile devices and social networks. Utilizing its proprietary technology, SocialDeck enhances viral content discovery and distribution, enabling effective monetization strategies for its games. Through its innovative approach, SocialDeck aims to provide users with flexible gaming options that can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

Shopkick

Series A in 2009
Engage. Reward. Delight. For millions of users, Shopkick helps consumers connect and engage with the brands, products, and experiences everyday in a rewarding and delightful manner. Here at Shopkick, we work to transcend the consumers’ physical and digital day by creating a personalized experience which rewards behavior and drives incrementality for our partners. For brands and retailers, Shopkick provides high consumer engagement along the entire path to purchase. Some of our leading brand and retail partners include Best Buy, Clorox, GSK, Georgia Pacific, Nestle, TJ Maxx and Unilever, amongst many others. Shopkicks’ mission is to create a seamless experience through every channel or device. The outcome? Shopping experiences are now engaging, rewarding, and delightful while simultaneously providing our brand and retail clients with innovative, impactful targeting capabilities and data insights. Shopkick creates a unique and fun shopping experience which is fueled by “kicks” (Shopkicks’ own currency). Shoppers are rewarded with kicks in a multitude of ways; from the comfort of their home, browsing content, watching videos to walking into stores, engaging with products at-shelf, and making purchases, both online and offline. Shopkick truly rewards its users for shopping anytime, anywhere. Based in Redwood City, California, Shopkick, a Trax Company, was founded in 2009 and has grown from five people in a basement to a vibrant community of engineers, designers, product managers, content curators, and partnership managers. Shopkick is available for free in the App Store and Google Play.

Zynga

Series A in 2008
Zynga Inc., established in 2007, is a leading global developer, publisher, and operator of social games. The company's portfolio spans over 6 billion downloads across 175 countries, featuring popular franchises like FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. Zynga's games are played on mobile platforms (iOS, Android) and social networking sites, with revenue generated through game downloads, in-game purchases, and advertising services. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco, California, with additional locations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Xobni

Series A in 2007
Xobni, founded in 2008, specializes in enhancing email and address book functionality through its Smartr product suite. The company's software creates comprehensive profiles for contacts by automatically aggregating correspondence history and information from various social networks, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Skype. This enables users to easily access and search for details about individuals they have interacted with via email, calls, or texts. Xobni's offerings include products tailored for popular platforms such as Outlook, Gmail, Android, and iPhone, providing users with a more organized and efficient way to manage their communications and professional relationships.

iLike

Angel Round in 2002
iLike is a social music discovery platform that originated from Garageband.com. The company focuses on promoting music democracy by introducing users to lesser-known artists based on their listening habits. It provides a downloadable application that tracks users' music consumption through platforms like iTunes, presenting this data on individual profiles categorized by play frequency and recency. By connecting users with similar musical tastes, iLike fosters a community of music enthusiasts. The platform also features the iLike Sidebar, which scans users' music libraries, recommends new music, and keeps them updated on concerts and favorite artists. Additionally, iLike facilitates music purchases through links to Amazon and iTunes while offering free downloads from various independent musicians.
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