TechNexus, LLC

TechNexus Venture Collaborative finds, funds and grows technology ventures, leveraging a unique alignment of relationships in the ecosystem to provide leading corporations with a platform to engage ventures, transform business models and ultimately drive innovation. Since 2007, TechNexus has brought together more than 500 startups with dozens of global corporate partners. Equal parts entrepreneur, strategist, and investor, we Rethink Growth.

247 past transactions

Playbook

Series A in 2020
Playbook is a mobile marketplace for trainers, health, and wellness athletes and professionals. It allows creators to have relationship with customers, build monthly income, and create own terms. It is an app for professionals, trainers, and athletes where they can share their workouts and healthy habits. It was launched in 2016 and is based in New York, USA.

Playbook

Seed Round in 2018
Playbook is a mobile marketplace for trainers, health, and wellness athletes and professionals. It allows creators to have relationship with customers, build monthly income, and create own terms. It is an app for professionals, trainers, and athletes where they can share their workouts and healthy habits. It was launched in 2016 and is based in New York, USA.

Sea Machines

Convertible Note in 2017
An autonomous technology company, Sea Machines Robotics builds autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine and boating industries. It develops advanced control systems for boats and ships, and specialized unmanned surface vessels to enhance operational safety and productivity on the water. Sea Machines Robotics builds RC NXT, an autonomous control and remote command system for PLC-based wireless control of vessel in existing or new build marine vessels, such as work boats, tugs, and launches; and DP-NXT autonomous control system that upgrades traditional manually piloted vessels to be operated with a reduced or zero on-board crew. It offers solutions for various unmanned applications, such as unmanned bathymetric survey vessels, AUV-tender, unmanned visual inspection of subsea assets, mobile unmanned passive acoustic monitoring, and dual towing. Michaerl G. Johnson founded Sea Machines Robotics on January 4, 2014. It has its headquarters in Boston in Massachusetts.

Mixhalo

Convertible Note in 2018
MIXhalo Corp. develops an audio technology platform that enables users to access sound at a live event through the smartphones. It offers Mixhalo, a platform that enables live event organizers to give audiences what they came for, by delivering audio directly to attendees’ own phones and headphones. The company provides its solutions for concerts, political speeches, music events, sports, conferences, interpretations, and public events. MIXhalo Corp. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

insoundz

Convertible Note in 2019
Insoundz Ltd. develops and delivers a software platform that captures, isolates, and mixes every sound in real time and post game to delivers sound experience for live broadcasts, and post-events. It offers InSoundz basics that enables the user to capture each and every sound bite anywhere in the stadium during live events; InSoundz XR, a volumetric audio capture that allows the user to model the audio "radiation" pattern of objects in space and deliver a complete 6 degrees of freedom virtual camera experience. The company also provides InSoundz Pro Plus that enables the user to capture pre and post game highlights, deliver audio insights from training sessions, and generate new experiences not captured during the live game program. Insoundz Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

HAAS Alert

Convertible Note in 2019
HAAS Alert is the leading mobility and smart city data service provider keeping emergency crews, drivers and the public safe through Cellular V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communication. Drivers and emergency crews use the information to avoid collisions and reduce traffic delays. The HAAS Alert Safety Cloud is a real-time data stream connecting first responders, commercial, municipal, and slow moving fleets with motorists, connected and autonomous vehicles. Connected "smart"​ communities use the service to inform infrastructure, planning and real-time traffic management. The company is currently working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on advanced solutions and has support from leading safety organizations including NSC (National Safety Council), TSR (Together for Safer Roads), FAMA (Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

Pi Variables

Funding Round in 2019
Pi Variables, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supports intelligent devices for the transportation industry. The company’s technology enhances the safety of those working on the roadway, including work zone personnel, law enforcement, fire equipment personnel, utility and maintenance vehicles, helicopter pilots, and maritime navigation. Its products are available throughout the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Middle East. Pi Variables, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Tustin, California.

Symbl.ai

Venture Round in 2020
Rammer.ai is an early-stage, venture-backed startup that is democratizing access to conversational intelligence for developers. They have developed the only platform that uses machine learning to analyze conversations in real-time proactively. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of building and maintaining conversational understanding systems so that developers can focus on building delightful and productive experiences, using Rammer’s underlying technology. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Reality AI

Seed Round in 2019
Reality Analytics, Inc. (Reality AI) was founded by Jeff Sieracki and Stuart Feffer in 2015 to make software that helps R&D engineers develop products using sensors. Reality AI uses proprietary algorithms for optimized feature discovery and model generation, component selection and specification setting, BoM optimization, and data collection / synthetic augmentation/curation. Use cases include sound recognition, gesture recognition, and predictive maintenance using vibration, accelerometer, sound, radar, current/voltage/capacitance, and other sensor modalities. Customers in the automotive, industrial, and consumer/commercial products sectors. Reality AI has 14 US patents and 6 more pending, all in the areas of feature discovery and machine learning as applied to sensor and signal problems. Offices in Columbia, MD, Sunnyvale, CA and Tokyo, Japan.

Mycroft

Convertible Note in 2017
Mycroft AI, Inc. develops an open source voice assistant solution. Its Mycroft software operates as an open platform that can be extended, expanded, and remixed; and enabled through voice when put into device of the user’s choice, such as fridge, computer, speaker, wearable, car, and TV. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri with additional locations in Palo Alto, California; and Lawrence, Kansas.

Rotabull

Convertible Note in 2019
Rotabull, Inc. develops a software for the aviation industry. The company offers an online platform, Rotabull, which facilitates the buying and selling of airplane parts. It provides management, automation, and integration of aviation parts inventory, online listings, quotes, and other e-commerce activities for the enterprise resource planning and management. It serves e-commerce and aviation sectors. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Gather Voices

Seed Round in 2020
Gather Voices makes video simple with a set of intuitive software solutions that enable organizations to produce, manage, edit and publish video at scale. We're in the Video Age, and companies that want to get and keep attention need to replace a large amount of text on web pages, emails and social media with video. They need nimble solutions that don't require special skills, high budgets or long timelines. Gather Voices makes video simple. Learn more and get a demo at https://gathervoices.co

RhinoDox

Convertible Note in 2019
RhinoDox is a cloud-based, Intelligent Content Management platform for Manufacturing companies. They streamline communication and transparency by connecting people, content and business processes to deliver the power of lean manufacturing. We help get more done in less time.

Synap Software Labs

Series A in 2016
At Synap, customer relationships are the center of Their product and Their business. They are creating delightful and empowering experiences for Their customers, by taking full-advantage of the recent advancements in the API ecosystem, mobile platforms, and data analysis.

Playbook

Convertible Note in 2018
Playbook is a mobile marketplace for trainers, health, and wellness athletes and professionals. It allows creators to have relationship with customers, build monthly income, and create own terms. It is an app for professionals, trainers, and athletes where they can share their workouts and healthy habits. It was launched in 2016 and is based in New York, USA.

Aspinity

Convertible Note in 2017
Aspinity offers neuromorphic all-analog integrated circuit technology that can replicate the functionality of digital signal processors. It reduces the system power requirements for always-on sensing applications. Their vision is that battery life does not have to stand in the way. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ocient

Series B in 2021
Ocient is a startup building a near-real-time database and data analytics platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets. Ocient was founded by the talent behind the largest software startup exit in Chicago’s history. Ocient is a well-funded company, with an engineering team comprised of brilliant computer scientists hailing from the world’s top universities and organizations.

Rollick

Venture Round in 2021
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform which allows manufacturers of recreational products to connect with dealers. The platform helps retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Meet Cute

Series A in 2020
Meet Cute is a podcast company that focuses on romantic comedies. Meet Cute produces and distributes original romantic comedies in podcast form that focus on “providing the happiness and hope that have become synonymous with the timeless genre. The company was launched in December 2019 and based in New York City, New York.

Reelables

Convertible Note in 2019
Reelables is a reel-to-reel manufacturing of ultra-thin wireless Bluetooth labels. The company is building ultra-thin flexible Bluetooth trackers that are built into labels that can be affixed to products. They enable businesses to keep track and find almost anything without any work.

Zenrez

Series A in 2017
Zenrez provides boutique fitness studios industry leading sales and marketing software with revenue management at its core. We apply dynamic pricing and yield management techniques -- traditionally limited to huge industries like airlines and hotels -- to help boutique fitness studios increase their revenue, drive repeat business, reduce customer churn, and fill last-minute spots in class. Additionally, our CRM platform breaks down and identifies the most significant growth levers of your studio and the most actionable fitness-specific KPIs at your fingertips. Learn more at https://www.zenrez.com

Portal

Seed Round in 2019
Portal is an innovative digital video sharing platform that changes how people earn money from their content. Portal has no secret algorithms that tracks every move instead, viewers can instantly send creators $0.10-$100 to show their appreciation.

Artiphon

Seed Round in 2019
Artiphon, Inc. engages in the design and manufacturing of musical instruments. Artiphon, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kerning Cultures

Seed Round in 2019
Kerning Cultures is building the premier Middle East podcast network. As audio media becomes mainstream in other international markets, we're defining the space for the Middle East and North Africa. Our inaugural show produces radio documentaries from the Middle East for regional and global audiences.

Tetra

Seed Round in 2017
Tetra uses AI to take notes on phone calls, to help you focus, remember the details, and keep your team in sync.

Fugitive Media

Seed Round in 2019
Fugitive Media is a premium podcast studio creating exciting new shows in the Narrative and Travel markets, with IP licensing across all media platforms. From the people who brought you Detour and plenty of great television shows.

Soundskrit

Venture Round in 2021
Soundskrit develops velocity-based directional microphone to improve speech recognition and sound recording in smart devices. The microphone has application in smart-phones to allow audio to zoom in with recording; in smart devices to enhance speech recognition in noisy environments with multiple speakers, in situation-aware devices that allow users to choose which sounds they want to listen in to. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Losant

Series A in 2018
Losant is a developer platform designed to helps people build complex connected solutions. Losant provides powerful data collection, aggregation, and visualization features to help understand and quantify vast amounts of sensor data. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

AI.Reverie

Seed Round in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. develops simulation platform that generates synthetic data and simulations to help businesses build their machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) applications for smart cities, sustainable farms, and smart homes. The company offers suite of data and application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable businesses get training data they need to train and retrain their algorithms and AI applications. AI.Reverie, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California.

Playbook

Series A in 2020
Playbook is a mobile marketplace for trainers, health, and wellness athletes and professionals. It allows creators to have relationship with customers, build monthly income, and create own terms. It is an app for professionals, trainers, and athletes where they can share their workouts and healthy habits. It was launched in 2016 and is based in New York, USA.

ampUp

Seed Round in 2021
AmpUp is an electric vehicle (EV) software company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free. Our technology gives businesses and property owners the ability to efficiently manage multiple charge stations in one place. Advanced features, such as smart scheduling, dynamic access control and energy optimization provide site hosts more flexibility and affordability for their charger investment. Our community and fleet management system also allows site hosts to participate in AmpUp's peer-to-peer charging network, the largest and fastest growing in the world. Ampup was founded in 2018 and incubated at YCombinator.

ampUp

Venture Round in 2021
AmpUp is an electric vehicle (EV) software company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free. Our technology gives businesses and property owners the ability to efficiently manage multiple charge stations in one place. Advanced features, such as smart scheduling, dynamic access control and energy optimization provide site hosts more flexibility and affordability for their charger investment. Our community and fleet management system also allows site hosts to participate in AmpUp's peer-to-peer charging network, the largest and fastest growing in the world. Ampup was founded in 2018 and incubated at YCombinator.

Rapchat

Private Placement in 2018
RapChat LLC develops and operates a mobile based application for creating and sharing freestyle raps. The company's platform allows users to interact, choose a beat, record over it, and then share it with others users. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kenton, Ohio.

SwiftIQ

Seed Round in 2014
SwiftIQ uses high scale data processing and machine learning to deliver contextually relevant insights and digital experiences for retailers and brands. Its platform unifies and analyzes data primarily from in-store transactions as well as online behavior and third party sources to predict and inform category captains, shopper marketing, assortment, supply chain and content delivery decisions. SwiftIQ’s unique ability to process billions of basket-level transaction records in near real-time and convert that into on-demand mobile visualizations, dayparts, affinities and attribution fosters a new level of retailer/supplier collaboration and innovation. Since launching its category captain and consumer behavioral analytics platforms in late 2014, SwiftIQ now analyzes over $40 billion in offline, receipt-level point of sale data. The company serves 5 of the global leading category suppliers and several billion-dollar retailers. SwiftIQ, named a Top Innovator twice by DataWeek, has also been recognized by Forrester, Forbes, NACS, ProgressiveGrocer and ComputerWorld for its achievements.

Catch Co.

Convertible Note in 2019
The Catch Co. creates a simplified and irresistible shopping experience that curates the right gear at the right time to the right anglers—at a fraction of the cost of traditional retail. They are changing the way anglers shop for the products they love.

Dysonics

Convertible Note in 2019
The Dysonics team have been leaders in human audio perception and spatial sound capture and reproduction research for over 15 years. The core Dysonics technology was developed in the Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing (CIPIC) lab at the University of California, Davis. In 2012 Dysonics emerged from the newly created UC Davis technology incubator (ETTC) to commercialize our revolutionary headphone-based audio technologies. Dysonics mission is to provide the most immersive audio experience using patented DSP algorithms, microphone and speaker arrays, head tracking sensors, and ML/AI technology for personalized applications.

Sonoro

Seed Round in 2020
Sonoro is a global media company creating premium, Spanish-language audio content. It collaborates with world-class storytellers to create content across a range of verticals that can be distributed broadly. Sonoro was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, CA, and with an office in Mexico.

Krisp

Seed Round in 2018
Krisp app makes remote workers more professional. With Krisp you can take calls from wherever you want without worrying about privacy and background noise. The app works with all conferencing and recording apps out of the box. It also supports any headset and microphone (built-in, Bluetooth or USB).

Sentenai

Seed Round in 2017
Sentenai is cloud service that connects intelligent systems to the data they need to make better decisions in real-time. Sentenai’s product combines distributed systems and applied machine learning to automatically organize sensor data streams, making them searchable in real-time. Sentenai is an early-stage startup building data infrastructure for machine learning and predictive applications.

Trint

Venture Round in 2022
Trint Limited operates an online platform for searching, editing, and getting audio and video content. The company’s platform enables customers to convert their audio and video files into text, polish transcripts to perfect in minutes, make their audio and video files searchable, put captions on their videos, and share bite-sized chunks of audio and video content online. It serves customers in various industries, including journalism and media, video editing, academic research, and market research and user experience. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Catch Co.

Series A in 2020
The Catch Co. creates a simplified and irresistible shopping experience that curates the right gear at the right time to the right anglers—at a fraction of the cost of traditional retail. They are changing the way anglers shop for the products they love.

PDI Software

Venture Round in 2014
PDI, the leader in enterprise management software for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale markets, delivers solutions to connect to intelligent business. Our people-first approach, combined with our 35-year heritage and best-in-class technology, helps you thrive in today’s digital economy. We’re passionate about your success and delivering exceptional customer experiences. It’s time to reimagine enterprise management and connect to intelligent business.

RadioPublic

Venture Round in 2019
RadioPublic is a Public Benefit Corporation founded by PRX. With RadioPublic you can hear any podcast. Searching for and adding a show is fast. It's also simple to import your podcast subscriptions from other apps.

First Due

Venture Round in 2021
First Due Size Up is on a mission to end first responder injuries due to a lack of information. The platform programmatically gathers information from online and offline sources, translates that data into an easy-to-consume format and makes it accessible to First Responders at the time of dispatch on any device, completely integrated with 911, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and customized to the agencies Standard Operating Procedures. Think of us as SaaS+SmartData+EmergencyResponse to reduce cost and save lives.

PDI Software

Venture Round in 2017
PDI, the leader in enterprise management software for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale markets, delivers solutions to connect to intelligent business. Our people-first approach, combined with our 35-year heritage and best-in-class technology, helps you thrive in today’s digital economy. We’re passionate about your success and delivering exceptional customer experiences. It’s time to reimagine enterprise management and connect to intelligent business.

Myra Labs

Seed Round in 2016
Myra Labs offers APIs that power Slack and Messenger bots, customer service applications, and others that require sophisticated natural language understanding. Myra Labs is building a conversational experience platform. Our APIs provide scalable and highly tunable machine learning services, including state of the art deep learning models, that understand natural language and conversational state. Our mission is to empower developers to build the highest quality user experiences.

HAAS Alert

Venture Round in 2019
HAAS Alert is the leading mobility and smart city data service provider keeping emergency crews, drivers and the public safe through Cellular V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communication. Drivers and emergency crews use the information to avoid collisions and reduce traffic delays. The HAAS Alert Safety Cloud is a real-time data stream connecting first responders, commercial, municipal, and slow moving fleets with motorists, connected and autonomous vehicles. Connected "smart"​ communities use the service to inform infrastructure, planning and real-time traffic management. The company is currently working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on advanced solutions and has support from leading safety organizations including NSC (National Safety Council), TSR (Together for Safer Roads), FAMA (Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

Sea Machines

Convertible Note in 2020
An autonomous technology company, Sea Machines Robotics builds autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine and boating industries. It develops advanced control systems for boats and ships, and specialized unmanned surface vessels to enhance operational safety and productivity on the water. Sea Machines Robotics builds RC NXT, an autonomous control and remote command system for PLC-based wireless control of vessel in existing or new build marine vessels, such as work boats, tugs, and launches; and DP-NXT autonomous control system that upgrades traditional manually piloted vessels to be operated with a reduced or zero on-board crew. It offers solutions for various unmanned applications, such as unmanned bathymetric survey vessels, AUV-tender, unmanned visual inspection of subsea assets, mobile unmanned passive acoustic monitoring, and dual towing. Michaerl G. Johnson founded Sea Machines Robotics on January 4, 2014. It has its headquarters in Boston in Massachusetts.

Aspinity

Seed Round in 2018
Aspinity offers neuromorphic all-analog integrated circuit technology that can replicate the functionality of digital signal processors. It reduces the system power requirements for always-on sensing applications. Their vision is that battery life does not have to stand in the way. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

First Due

Seed Round in 2020
First Due Size Up is on a mission to end first responder injuries due to a lack of information. The platform programmatically gathers information from online and offline sources, translates that data into an easy-to-consume format and makes it accessible to First Responders at the time of dispatch on any device, completely integrated with 911, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and customized to the agencies Standard Operating Procedures. Think of us as SaaS+SmartData+EmergencyResponse to reduce cost and save lives.

Sentenai

Convertible Note in 2017
Sentenai is cloud service that connects intelligent systems to the data they need to make better decisions in real-time. Sentenai’s product combines distributed systems and applied machine learning to automatically organize sensor data streams, making them searchable in real-time. Sentenai is an early-stage startup building data infrastructure for machine learning and predictive applications.

Streem, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
Streem, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Vancouver, Washington.

Native Voice

Convertible Note in 2020
Native Voice is a software SDK for audio device manufacturers to integrate their SDK to create the next generation of listening devices. The company is building a fundamental building block to enable this voice-first ecosystem. Native Voice removes that friction by helping to connect with multiple assistants and all their skills or actions while acting as the library for the brands that are deploying their own voice-enabled solutions.

Zenrez

Convertible Note in 2018
Zenrez provides boutique fitness studios industry leading sales and marketing software with revenue management at its core. We apply dynamic pricing and yield management techniques -- traditionally limited to huge industries like airlines and hotels -- to help boutique fitness studios increase their revenue, drive repeat business, reduce customer churn, and fill last-minute spots in class. Additionally, our CRM platform breaks down and identifies the most significant growth levers of your studio and the most actionable fitness-specific KPIs at your fingertips. Learn more at https://www.zenrez.com

Losant

Series B in 2018
Losant is a developer platform designed to helps people build complex connected solutions. Losant provides powerful data collection, aggregation, and visualization features to help understand and quantify vast amounts of sensor data. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

DIVE Studios

Seed Round in 2019
DIVE STUDIOS operates a podcast network with production studios. It produces podcasts for K-Pop fans, Asian Americans, and other audiences. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California with a production studio in Seoul, South Korea.

Sentenai

Seed Round in 2018
Sentenai is cloud service that connects intelligent systems to the data they need to make better decisions in real-time. Sentenai’s product combines distributed systems and applied machine learning to automatically organize sensor data streams, making them searchable in real-time. Sentenai is an early-stage startup building data infrastructure for machine learning and predictive applications.

Reality AI

Seed Round in 2017
Reality Analytics, Inc. (Reality AI) was founded by Jeff Sieracki and Stuart Feffer in 2015 to make software that helps R&D engineers develop products using sensors. Reality AI uses proprietary algorithms for optimized feature discovery and model generation, component selection and specification setting, BoM optimization, and data collection / synthetic augmentation/curation. Use cases include sound recognition, gesture recognition, and predictive maintenance using vibration, accelerometer, sound, radar, current/voltage/capacitance, and other sensor modalities. Customers in the automotive, industrial, and consumer/commercial products sectors. Reality AI has 14 US patents and 6 more pending, all in the areas of feature discovery and machine learning as applied to sensor and signal problems. Offices in Columbia, MD, Sunnyvale, CA and Tokyo, Japan.

AssemblyAI

Convertible Note in 2019
AssemblyAI Inc. develops application programming interface (API) that helps developers in building customized chat interfaces. It transcribes phone calls and builds voice powered applications. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

AI.Reverie

Private Placement in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. develops simulation platform that generates synthetic data and simulations to help businesses build their machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) applications for smart cities, sustainable farms, and smart homes. The company offers suite of data and application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable businesses get training data they need to train and retrain their algorithms and AI applications. AI.Reverie, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California.

Roby

Seed Round in 2018
Roby is a chat/voice-enabled software that handles all requests, automates repetitive tasks, eliminates miscommunication, and reduces resolution time to increase employee satisfaction. It works by simplifying and automating tasks such as employee QAs, room booking, facility requests, and IT support allowing you to focus on what really matters. Roby is a Techstars 2018 company. Its mission is to create an engaged, productive, and happy workplace for our customers by making their operation efficient, simple, and personalized.

Unifyd

Convertible Note in 2019
Unifyd changes how Analysts, Data scientists and Engineers individually source, schedule, normalize, cleanse, & match data to datasets. This rinse and repeat is replaced with Unifyd Graph, a context aware system that maps your data to external party datasets. Data is sourced in a zero code environment where staff expert in data context collaborate with technical staff to source and publish insights in minutes.

LANDR

Series A in 2017
LANDR Audio Inc. provides a cloud based intelligent audio mixing and mastering technology for musicians. It offers MixGenius, an intelligent music production system that listens and responds using complex algorithms to engineer music. The company’s MixGenius includes psychoacoustic and spectral analysis system that actively listens to music and detects detailed features in the audio signals. LANDR Audio Inc. was formerly known as MixGenius, Inc. LANDR Audio Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Bumpers Media

Convertible Note in 2017
Bumpers develops an iOS app that allows users to make a podcast direct from their mobile devices, using the phone's built-in microphones.

Closer Sports

Convertible Note in 2019
Closer Sports is creating a live-streaming platform for athletes to connect with fans. The co-founders want their product to fill in the shortcomings of ESPN and existing social media services. Unlike Instagram, the startup lets athletes charge for access to their live-streams. The company is kicking things off with UFC fighters and had 500 paid subscribers after launching recently.

Losant

Series A in 2017
Losant is a developer platform designed to helps people build complex connected solutions. Losant provides powerful data collection, aggregation, and visualization features to help understand and quantify vast amounts of sensor data. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Audeze

Series A in 2020
Audeze LLC is a California-based high-end audio manufacturer delivering the most accurate sound reproduction available today. Audeze products are engineered with the latest innovations in materials science and technology matched with precision craftsmanship to produce an astonishingly dynamic and immersive sound. Audeze’s commitment to research and development is reflected in every facet of our made-in-the-USA products.

Let’s Do This

Convertible Note in 2020
Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet. It helps race organizers to reach an engaged community of participants and endurance sports enthusiasts, offering a dedicated platform to provide detailed event information, news, and special offers. Find and book the best running, triathlon, cycling and obstacle events in the UK and around the world. Whether it's a 5k fun run or tenth Ironman Triathlon, Let's Do This is the best place to find the perfect race. It was founded in 2016 by Alex Rose and Sam Browne who are both passionate runners and cyclists. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California with an office in London, United Kingdom.

Portside

Seed Round in 2020
Portside, Inc. designs and develops Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for data reporting and analytics for aircraft management companies, aircraft owners. corporate flight departments. fractional and jet card operators. charter operators & flight departments. Its software integrates with other software and enables multiple scheduling, accounting, maintenance and expense management. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Myra Labs

Convertible Note in 2017
Myra Labs offers APIs that power Slack and Messenger bots, customer service applications, and others that require sophisticated natural language understanding. Myra Labs is building a conversational experience platform. Our APIs provide scalable and highly tunable machine learning services, including state of the art deep learning models, that understand natural language and conversational state. Our mission is to empower developers to build the highest quality user experiences.

Roby

Convertible Note in 2019
Roby is a chat/voice-enabled software that handles all requests, automates repetitive tasks, eliminates miscommunication, and reduces resolution time to increase employee satisfaction. It works by simplifying and automating tasks such as employee QAs, room booking, facility requests, and IT support allowing you to focus on what really matters. Roby is a Techstars 2018 company. Its mission is to create an engaged, productive, and happy workplace for our customers by making their operation efficient, simple, and personalized.

Voxeet

Seed Round in 2017
Voxeet is now clearly positioned as the leading real-time collaboration platform (cPaaS) that enables WebRTC with the only highly secure, crystal clear 3D surround-sound, audio and video experience. After being named a Gartner Cool Vendor 2016, we were just recognized as the 2017 "Hot Vendor" in Unified Communications and Collaboration (watch 1 min video) by Aragon Research. Our API library also enables screen sharing, presentation mode, broadcasting, call recording, translation, messaging, scheduling and more.

Studio

Series A in 2019
Studio makes audio based group running classes available live and on-demand to anyone with access to a treadmill. Each class is a mix of great instruction from an awesome coach matched with an amazing playlist. Think of it like a SoulCycle class for running, that you can take at anytime that’s convenient for you.

Alpha Exploration Co

Convertible Note in 2020
SaaS in Stealth

Dot Dot Dot Media

Convertible Note in 2020
Dot Dot Dot Media is a news and entertainment company focused on creating content of humanity and technology. The company's mission is to help us feel human again in today’s world, using storytelling to foster real connections. Their first show, First Contact, launched in December in partnership with iHeartMedia.

Catch Co.

Convertible Note in 2018
The Catch Co. creates a simplified and irresistible shopping experience that curates the right gear at the right time to the right anglers—at a fraction of the cost of traditional retail. They are changing the way anglers shop for the products they love.

PodFund

Seed Round in 2019
SaaS

Mesh++

Convertible Note in 2018
Mesh++ is a solar-powered routers developer. Mesh++ uses mobile processing power to deliver a high-speed WiFi connection to outdoors and public places.

Sea Machines

Series A in 2018
An autonomous technology company, Sea Machines Robotics builds autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine and boating industries. It develops advanced control systems for boats and ships, and specialized unmanned surface vessels to enhance operational safety and productivity on the water. Sea Machines Robotics builds RC NXT, an autonomous control and remote command system for PLC-based wireless control of vessel in existing or new build marine vessels, such as work boats, tugs, and launches; and DP-NXT autonomous control system that upgrades traditional manually piloted vessels to be operated with a reduced or zero on-board crew. It offers solutions for various unmanned applications, such as unmanned bathymetric survey vessels, AUV-tender, unmanned visual inspection of subsea assets, mobile unmanned passive acoustic monitoring, and dual towing. Michaerl G. Johnson founded Sea Machines Robotics on January 4, 2014. It has its headquarters in Boston in Massachusetts.

Sea Machines

Private Placement in 2018
An autonomous technology company, Sea Machines Robotics builds autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine and boating industries. It develops advanced control systems for boats and ships, and specialized unmanned surface vessels to enhance operational safety and productivity on the water. Sea Machines Robotics builds RC NXT, an autonomous control and remote command system for PLC-based wireless control of vessel in existing or new build marine vessels, such as work boats, tugs, and launches; and DP-NXT autonomous control system that upgrades traditional manually piloted vessels to be operated with a reduced or zero on-board crew. It offers solutions for various unmanned applications, such as unmanned bathymetric survey vessels, AUV-tender, unmanned visual inspection of subsea assets, mobile unmanned passive acoustic monitoring, and dual towing. Michaerl G. Johnson founded Sea Machines Robotics on January 4, 2014. It has its headquarters in Boston in Massachusetts.

Revery Media

Convertible Note in 2020
Revery Media is a development and production studio that develops and produces narrative content for smart speakers. The company using podcasts and AI-driven narrative analysis to build engaged audiences around IP with a clear path to adaptation in TV, film, and location-based entertainment. Revery Media interactive voice experiences transform linear storytelling into 2-way conversations, allowing artists, brands, and publishers to build deep relationships with their audiences. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Krisp

Convertible Note in 2019
Krisp app makes remote workers more professional. With Krisp you can take calls from wherever you want without worrying about privacy and background noise. The app works with all conferencing and recording apps out of the box. It also supports any headset and microphone (built-in, Bluetooth or USB).

Portside

Convertible Note in 2019
Portside, Inc. designs and develops Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for data reporting and analytics for aircraft management companies, aircraft owners. corporate flight departments. fractional and jet card operators. charter operators & flight departments. Its software integrates with other software and enables multiple scheduling, accounting, maintenance and expense management. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Perch

Convertible Note in 2018
Perch utilizes cameras mounted to weight racks to measure, store, and analyze weightlifting performance. Jacob Rothman and Nathan Rodman founded it in July 2016, with its headquarters in Cambridge in Massachusetts.

FTW Media

Convertible Note in 2018
Provider of undisclosed products and services. The company is currently operating in Stealth mode.

AssemblyAI

Convertible Note in 2019
AssemblyAI Inc. develops application programming interface (API) that helps developers in building customized chat interfaces. It transcribes phone calls and builds voice powered applications. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

BoxCast

Venture Round in 2017
BoxCast is a complete video streaming solution that fits in the palm of your hand. Anyone with a video camera can broadcast live video through their website, email, or social media. Viewers tune-in using any Internet connected computer, tablet, or modern smartphone.

Catch Co.

Series A in 2020
The Catch Co. creates a simplified and irresistible shopping experience that curates the right gear at the right time to the right anglers—at a fraction of the cost of traditional retail. They are changing the way anglers shop for the products they love.

Zensors

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Zensors, Inc. develops visual sensors using artificial intelligence. It offers real-time analytics platform and custom dashboards. It provides smart tracking solutions to cafés, cities, stadiums, factories, offices, and retailers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

LANDR

Series B in 2019
LANDR Audio Inc. provides a cloud based intelligent audio mixing and mastering technology for musicians. It offers MixGenius, an intelligent music production system that listens and responds using complex algorithms to engineer music. The company’s MixGenius includes psychoacoustic and spectral analysis system that actively listens to music and detects detailed features in the audio signals. LANDR Audio Inc. was formerly known as MixGenius, Inc. LANDR Audio Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Mycroft

Private Placement in 2018
Mycroft AI, Inc. develops an open source voice assistant solution. Its Mycroft software operates as an open platform that can be extended, expanded, and remixed; and enabled through voice when put into device of the user’s choice, such as fridge, computer, speaker, wearable, car, and TV. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri with additional locations in Palo Alto, California; and Lawrence, Kansas.

HAAS Alert

Seed Round in 2021
HAAS Alert is the leading mobility and smart city data service provider keeping emergency crews, drivers and the public safe through Cellular V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communication. Drivers and emergency crews use the information to avoid collisions and reduce traffic delays. The HAAS Alert Safety Cloud is a real-time data stream connecting first responders, commercial, municipal, and slow moving fleets with motorists, connected and autonomous vehicles. Connected "smart"​ communities use the service to inform infrastructure, planning and real-time traffic management. The company is currently working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on advanced solutions and has support from leading safety organizations including NSC (National Safety Council), TSR (Together for Safer Roads), FAMA (Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

Invert Robotics

Venture Round in 2023
Invert Robotics Limited provides remote robotic inspection services for food and beverage industry. It offers visual inspection for storage tanks, spray dryers, cyclones, bag filters, fluid beds, and other vessels for cracks and defects; wall climbing robot platform and non-contact adhesion pads; and repair services. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Kanarys

Series A in 2023
Kanarys is a technology platform that fosters collaboration between companies and employees to improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and bring about lasting change. Kanarys helps companies get the specific data and insights they need to diagnose, prioritize, and optimize DEI efforts by facilitating transparency and providing a safe, anonymous way for employees to let their voices be heard. Kanarys was founded in 2018 to solve workplace inequities the founders experienced themselves. At Kanarys, we believe now is the time for companies to examine their culture, policies and procedures and to approach DEI from an institutional and systemic lens.

Bluedot

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Bluedot is a marketplace where electric vehicles reach charging units and charger owners can share their spots with others. It is a software and hardware integrated system with a mobile application where charger owners can easily schedule and share charger and make money, while electric car owners reach all the chargers which are publicly and privately-owned. Bluedot Technologies began its operations in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

arfa

Series A in 2023
arfa inc., a consumer goods company, develops personal care brands based on close relationships with the people who use them. It offers deodorants, as well as products for multi-symptoms of menopause, such as moisturizers, cooling spray, oil supplements, body creams, face oils, hand & joint creams, and turmeric supplements. The company sells its products online. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.