The MBA Fund

The MBA Fund, established in 2018, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It manages early-stage venture capital funds, with vintages in 2018 and 2021. The firm invests in early-stage companies across various sectors, including information technology, consumer products and services, business products and services, and financial services. The MBA Fund is distinguished by its network of founders, executives, and investors who provide mentorship and support to student and alumni founders.

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Hue

Seed Round in 2024
Hue Beauty is a beauty technology and sampling platform designed to assist beauty shoppers in identifying makeup products that complement their unique skin tones. The platform integrates with beauty brands' e-commerce websites, utilizing photo technology and a community of beauty advisors to facilitate accurate shade matching. Additionally, Hue Beauty offers customized try-at-home shade sampling kits, enhancing the shopping experience. The company also develops shoppable video technology, allowing online beauty brands to incorporate user-generated videos into their marketing strategies. This approach fosters customer trust and engagement by providing authentic content. Moreover, Hue Beauty employs an artificial intelligence-powered recommendation engine to analyze shoppers' skin tones, types, and beauty preferences, enabling clients to generate genuine reviews in various formats.

Vytala

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Vytala is a food technology company specializing in enhancing nutrition through innovative solutions. It operates a clinical nutrition business, offering structured lipid technology that improves nutrient absorption, particularly for those with fat malabsorption issues. This technology helps clients avoid nutrient deficiencies, gastrointestinal diseases, and chronic malnutrition, supporting overall health and well-being.

mbue

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mbue is a technology company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing artificial intelligence-based quality control tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Its web-based application is designed to instantly review technical drawings in portable document format, utilizing AI to identify subtle changes with precision, including modifications at the character level. By automating quality control processes, Mbue aims to help firms enhance their operational efficiency, save time and money, and reduce liability through user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing products.

AmorSui

Seed Round in 2024
AmorSui is a modern protective apparel company that specializes in the design and innovation of medical gowns and lab jackets for healthcare professionals. Founded in 2020 by Beau Wangtrakuldee, PhD, the company emerged from a personal experience that highlighted the need for better protective gear. AmorSui's products are characterized by their antimicrobial properties, static resistance, and protection against bodily fluids, while being reusable and recyclable. Committed to sustainability, the company ensures that all its apparel is made and sourced entirely in the USA. In addition to its protective garments, AmorSui offers a management platform that utilizes data analytics to monitor the lifecycle of its products, enabling healthcare facilities to reduce waste and costs while ensuring employee safety.

Bering Lab

Seed Round in 2024
Bering Lab is an AI-powered machine translation startup that focuses on providing specialized translation services for the legal and patent sectors. The company's platform offers certified translation of Korean legal documents, including agreements and court decisions. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Bering Lab aims to enhance translation accuracy and quality, ensuring that technical terms and the unique characteristics of legal documents are effectively addressed. This service is particularly beneficial for clients in the legal and patent industries, allowing them to maintain high standards in their documentation and communication.

Concentro

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Concentro operates a technology-driven marketplace that facilitates the monetization of renewable energy tax credits for clean energy developers. By connecting these developers with tax-paying corporations, Concentro focuses primarily on middle-market transactions, enabling them to transfer tax credits efficiently. The company’s platform features tools that provide access to investment opportunities and streamline tax credit optimization processes. This structure allows clean energy developers and investors to engage effectively, thereby capitalizing on sustainable investment prospects while promoting the growth of the clean energy sector.

Frame - Fertility & Family Building

Seed Round in 2023
Frame develops an evidence-based platform for early detection of risk and care navigation to inform family building and planning. Its approach alleviates a downstream and often costly health crisis for patients, employers, and payers.

PartnerSlate

Seed Round in 2023
PartnerSlate is an online platform that facilitates strategic partnerships for food and beverage brands seeking to bring new products to market. The platform connects these brands with contract manufacturers and other relevant industry partners across North America. By utilizing various criteria, such as location, manufacturing capabilities, and product categories, PartnerSlate streamlines the discovery and connection process. This enables brands to identify and engage with quality production companies, fostering relationships that enhance their manufacturing processes and support their product development goals.

deX

Pre Seed Round in 2023
deX is a data engineering and AI company. Companies rely on the deX Lake Platform as their core ingestion, transformation, and orchestration platform. deX is a fully integrated, fully managed solution that provides the environment for enterprise data engineering without the burden of infrastructure management. deX is building the foundations for modern analytics, AI, and ML.

Nestment

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Nestment is a real estate technology company that facilitates the co-buying process for groups of friends and family looking to purchase property together. By streamlining communication and collaboration, Nestment allows these groups to leverage their combined financial resources effectively. The company provides a centralized platform where users can organize their group, communicate with lenders and real estate agents, and manage the various aspects of property acquisition. This approach not only enhances the purchasing experience but also helps individuals realize their aspirations of homeownership through collective investment.

Empower Sleep

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Empower Sleep is an online sleep clinic that specializes in providing personalized care for individuals suffering from sleep apnea and insomnia. The company offers a range of services, including virtual consultations with healthcare professionals, home-based sleep testing, and delivery of necessary treatments. Empower Sleep aims to address sleep disorders by enhancing awareness and improving access to sleep care, thereby supporting patients in achieving better health through improved sleep quality.

Jetstream Africa

Seed Round in 2023
Jetstream Africa Limited is a cloud-based logistics company headquartered in Accra, Ghana, established in 2018. The company operates a digital platform that facilitates cross-border marine logistics services for African businesses. It specializes in freight forwarding and global exports, enabling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access international trade more easily. By offering services such as shipment booking and tracking, as well as consolidated shipping options, Jetstream enhances the supply chain experience for its users, effectively leveling the playing field in the competitive global market.

Portabl

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Portabl is a developer of financial identification software that aims to transform how banks, fintech companies, and web3 providers approach identity verification. The company's platform streamlines and automates various aspects of the identity compliance process, addressing challenges that hinder the financial system from being more cost-effective, inclusive, and equitable. By enabling users to verify, organize, and manage their financial identity, Portabl empowers individuals to connect their identities with any service provider of their choice, facilitating a more seamless and accessible financial experience.

boam.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2022
The world’s first Restaurant Intelligence Platform - built specifically for the food vertical - with cutting-edge AI, unrivaled proprietary data, and deep industry expertise. On a mission to revolutionize B2B relationships with data & AI — so every potential partner can feel truly understood. Start smarter, today.

Grapevine

Pre Seed Round in 2022
One powerful Procurement Solution combined with Marketcloud Network to source and purchase lower-priced medical supplies. Streamline your procurement process with Grapevine's unified Procurement solution - saving time ordering from your existing suppliers. Instantly 'link' all of your favorite uppliers so you can shop and compare the best options at the lower prices. Expand your vendor network with ease, accessing hundreds of new suppliers and manufacturers across the United States via Grapevine's pre-negotiated Marketcloud. Comparing new vendors to your existing suppliers highlights opportunities to save more than 60% on medical supply spend for specialty medical practices and fast growing physician groups.

Pair Eyewear

Series B in 2021
Pair Eyewear, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in customizable eyeglasses for children. Founded in 2017 by Nathan Kondamuri and Sophia Edelstein, the company offers a unique approach to eyewear by providing base frames and interchangeable top frames that allow kids to express their personal style and interests. By combining functionality with creativity, Pair Eyewear transforms glasses from mere medical devices into a fun and engaging accessory for children. The company's direct-to-consumer model leverages an e-commerce platform, making the purchasing process convenient for parents while enhancing the overall experience for young wearers. Pair Eyewear is committed to offering quality, affordable glasses that are both stylish and practical, featuring hand-polished frames and shatterproof polycarbonate lenses.

Honeycomb

Seed Round in 2021
Honeycomb is a company that develops an audio recording application aimed at helping families capture and preserve the life stories of their aging loved ones. The application creates a private family channel, functioning like a podcast, where these stories can be stored and accessed later. Family members can easily record conversations by merging them into existing calls or by using a designated phone number, allowing for a seamless audio capture from all participants. This technology not only enables families to save and share memories but also provides a nostalgic experience for users who wish to connect with their personal histories. Honeycomb is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Skylyte

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Skylyte is a coaching platform established in 2019 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company specializes in burnout awareness and resilience training for managers and employees. By providing tailored learning experiences, Skylyte aims to enhance talent sustainability in large organizations. Its services are designed to reduce burnout and improve employee engagement, ultimately empowering managers to foster a healthier work environment. Through its initiatives, Skylyte helps companies maintain their competitive edge by equipping leaders with the tools needed to prevent burnout and support their teams effectively.

Félix

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Félix is a chat-based platform designed to facilitate cross-border payments for the Latino community in the United States. By integrating blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, the company aims to transform the remittance process, making it more efficient and user-friendly. The platform utilizes natural language processing and advanced algorithms to simplify and automate transactions, allowing customers to send money abroad with ease. Félix is focused on redefining how remittances are conducted, positioning itself as a forward-thinking solution in the financial technology landscape.

Hopscotch

Seed Round in 2021
Hopscotch Inc. operates a mobile experiences platform tailored for sports teams, venues, and event organizers, aiming to enhance customer loyalty and create new revenue opportunities. The company offers a suite of plug-and-play mobile services supported by a content management system, which provides clients with valuable insights and scalable business solutions. Additionally, Hopscotch functions as a business payments network, allowing small businesses to manage invoicing and bill payments efficiently without incurring fees. Its primary revenue source is derived from Hopscotch Flow, an innovative approach to invoice factoring that leverages transaction data. Based in El Segundo, California, Hopscotch focuses on delivering streamlined financial management and mobile engagement solutions to its clients.

Pulsar

Seed Round in 2021
Pulsar specializes in real-time productivity monitoring and analytics for small and mid-sized manufacturers. The company employs Internet of Things-based sensor technology, which utilizes plug-and-play wireless sensors and proprietary AI algorithms to enhance operational efficiency. By connecting sensors to the cloud, Pulsar enables users to visualize factory performance both in real-time and historically. Its system groups machines into a global indicator, allowing factory owners to analyze historical performance, monitor machine uptime, and receive customized alerts for immediate problem detection and resolution. This innovative approach significantly reduces the costs and time associated with industrial monitoring and analysis.

Fairbanc

Seed Round in 2021
Fairbanc is an AI-powered online payments platform based in San Francisco, California, designed specifically for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. The platform provides access to credit without the need for collateral or a credit history. By leveraging digital footprints, such as transaction histories and mobile data, Fairbanc offers instant digital credit lines that SMEs can use to purchase inventory from approved suppliers. This innovative approach not only facilitates easier payment processes but also helps retail shop owners increase sales by up to 20% while allowing them to develop a credit history. Additionally, suppliers benefit from more consistent order cycles and instant payments upon delivery, enhancing their sales opportunities. Fairbanc's gender-intelligent ecosystem aims to eliminate the limitations of cash transactions and empower SMEs across various sectors.

TRM Labs

Series A in 2021
TRM Labs Inc. is a blockchain intelligence company that provides a platform focused on token relationship management, utilizing machine learning to assist clients in managing customer relationships and detecting suspicious activities. The platform offers solutions for on-chain anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and relationship management specifically tailored for digital asset firms. Additionally, TRM Labs develops enterprise applications and tools that enable organizations to launch blockchain-based products aimed at identifying fraudulent activities such as money laundering and market manipulation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies, and has established partnerships with notable organizations such as PayPal, Visa, and federal agencies. TRM Labs is committed to enhancing the safety of the financial ecosystem through advanced data engineering and threat intelligence, backed by a team of experts with extensive experience in law enforcement and technology.

Wagr

Seed Round in 2021
Wagr operates as an online mobile application facilitating social sports betting in the United States. The company offers users a platform to engage in peer-to-peer wagering, challenge friends, create groups, and monitor leaderboards within a secure and regulated environment.

Flutterflow

Seed Round in 2021
FlutterFlow, founded in 2020, is an innovative low-code, visual development platform that facilitates the creation of native mobile and web applications. With a user base exceeding 400,000 and thousands of applications successfully deployed to app stores, the platform allows product teams to design appealing user interfaces and produce clean code efficiently. It features a one-click deployment option that significantly reduces launch times while maintaining the ability to incorporate custom code. FlutterFlow's capabilities include seamless integration with Firebase and the ability to download generated Flutter code, enabling developers to build cross-platform applications quickly. This advanced platform streamlines the application development process, allowing businesses to scale rapidly and effectively.

User Interviews

Series A in 2021
User Interviews, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a platform for recruiting participants for product tests and market research. Founded in 2013 and based in Brooklyn, New York, it offers tools such as Recruit, which facilitates flexible participant recruitment across various research types, and Research Hub, a centralized system for managing research participants. Additionally, User Interviews provides resources like the UX Research field guide to assist researchers, designers, and product managers at all levels of experience. The platform enables users to easily access a diverse panel of participants through features like screener surveys, calendars, incentives, and messaging, and it allows for the creation of a Research CRM that can accommodate up to 100 contacts free of charge. The company was previously known as MobileSuites, Inc. before rebranding in 2015.

FULLFILL

Seed Round in 2021
FULLFILL is a digital health platform that focuses on providing evidence-based corporate health programs aimed at improving employee well-being and reducing medical expenses for companies. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, FULLFILL partners with employers to deliver virtual health coaching that addresses chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues. The program is conducted entirely online and features a wealth of resources, including videos, podcasts, articles, and interactive tools, supported by trained Master Coaches available 24/7. FULLFILL has demonstrated significant success, achieving high employee engagement and enrollment rates, and has reported improved health outcomes compared to traditional programs. With a strong emphasis on long-term results and a money-back guarantee, FULLFILL aims to address the increased health challenges faced by employees, particularly in the wake of COVID-19, while also serving as a valuable retention tool for employers.

Offsight

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Offsight Inc. is a company that specializes in developing project management software tailored for the modular and offsite construction industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Offsight addresses critical challenges such as delivery, quality, traceability, and communication in modular and project-based manufacturing. The company's software provides tools for offsite project management, including project tracking and reporting, allowing stakeholders in the modular construction sector to monitor the real-time status of work orders effectively. Through its user-friendly mobile solutions, Offsight aims to enhance operational efficiency and collaboration within the industry.

Jeeves

Seed Round in 2020
Jeeves is a fintech company founded in 2019 and headquartered in the United States, focused on providing financial solutions that empower businesses worldwide. The company is developing a comprehensive international fintech infrastructure that includes a global switching layer and the capability to manage corporate spending through various financial tools. Jeeves offers a platform that enables customers to open multi-currency accounts, issue corporate cards, and track expenses, facilitating cross-border payments and simplifying expense management for global teams. By integrating these features into a single platform, Jeeves aims to streamline financial operations for businesses operating in multiple countries.

DataFleets

Seed Round in 2020
DataFleets Ltd. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2018, that specializes in developing data analytics software focused on privacy preservation. Its core offering is a federated intelligence platform that enables organizations to unify and analyze distributed data while ensuring compliance with data protection standards. The platform allows data scientists and developers to create analytics, machine learning models, and applications using sensitive data sets without direct access to the data itself. By utilizing advanced techniques such as federated computation and differential privacy, DataFleets addresses the challenges of balancing data privacy with innovation, facilitating agile analytics and automated compliance for its clients. Additionally, the company provides a web-based notebook editor, allowing users to test hypotheses effectively.

Savvy

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Savvy is a company focused on enhancing the rental experience for both landlords and tenants. It offers a platform that enables landlords to provide cash back rewards to residents for timely rent payments, lease renewals, and participation in community events. This initiative aims to foster tenant satisfaction and retention while simultaneously increasing leasing efficiency for property owners. Additionally, Savvy connects renters with local and online merchants, creating a mutually beneficial ecosystem that drives traffic to neighborhood businesses and offers exposure to brands targeting high-spending individuals. The company envisions a more equitable housing model that benefits over 100 million renters, landlords, and local enterprises.

Gable

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Gable is a workspace-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate hybrid work environments for remote professionals and companies. It allows users to find and book neighborhood workspaces that accommodate small groups of four to twenty people, promoting effective collaboration among employees in close proximity. Gable prioritizes safety and quality by conducting background and health checks on all users and ensuring that each workspace meets specific quality standards. The platform provides essential amenities, including WiFi, phone services, kitchen facilities, and collaborative tools like printers and whiteboards. By enabling access to flexible workspaces, Gable supports a productive and connected work experience for remote teams.

Foodology

Convertible Note in 2020
Foodology operates delivery-focused digital restaurant brands across Latin America, specializing in scaling these brands via cloud kitchen networks. With over 80 kitchens in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru, the company leverages technology and infrastructure to streamline food processing, enabling brands to rapidly iterate concepts without substantial setup costs.

Jupiter

Seed Round in 2020
Jupiter, Inc. is a digital platform that connects food brands with creators to promote recipe content and facilitate online grocery shopping. Founded in 2000 and based in San Francisco, the company enables food creators to launch their own grocery-powered recipe stores, allowing followers to shop directly from their social media feeds. By analyzing customer preferences and needs, Jupiter builds personalized shopping carts for users. The platform integrates delivery APIs to streamline order processing and has successfully collaborated with prominent food creators, enhancing brand visibility through engaging and trusted content. Jupiter's innovative approach supports food creators in monetizing their influence while providing consumers with easy access to curated grocery options.

SESO

Seed Round in 2020
SESO Inc. is an online platform that specializes in agricultural labor recruitment, focusing on connecting U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. Established in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SESO addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in an annual loss of $15 billion. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the recruitment, qualification, and training of workers, as well as workforce management software designed to help agricultural employers navigate complex local and federal compliance requirements. By streamlining the hiring process and enhancing workforce quality, SESO aims to provide agricultural employers with a cost-effective solution while offering meaningful and safe employment opportunities to workers.

ShelfLife

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ShelfLife is a procurement software company that provides an ordering and communication platform specifically designed for food and beverage manufacturers. By streamlining the sourcing process, ShelfLife minimizes the reliance on traditional methods such as spreadsheets, phone calls, and emails, thereby enhancing efficiency and transparency within the upstream supply chain. The platform offers comprehensive solutions for order and inventory management, facilitating better raw procurement management and logistics for businesses in the food and beverage sector.

AccessBell

Seed Round in 2020
AccessBell Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing a video conferencing platform tailored for enterprise workflows. The platform enhances collaboration by allowing users to take and share notes, assign action items, and organize meetings with agendas. It seamlessly integrates with popular productivity tools like Slack, Google Drive, and email. Additionally, it provides user engagement analytics to help businesses understand and improve meeting participation.

Wagr

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Wagr operates as an online mobile application facilitating social sports betting in the United States. The company offers users a platform to engage in peer-to-peer wagering, challenge friends, create groups, and monitor leaderboards within a secure and regulated environment.

Dashworks

Seed Round in 2020
Dashworks Technologies, Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, operates an innovative online search tool platform that integrates information across various collaboration tools and databases. Founded in 2018, Dashworks enables users to efficiently locate conversations, customer records, files, and tickets from multiple enterprise applications, enhancing accessibility and productivity. The platform acts as a knowledge assistant, consolidating documents, messages, and other critical information, which helps organizations operate more effectively. Through deep integrations with popular tools such as JIRA, Slack, and Google Drive, Dashworks allows clients to quickly retrieve relevant data concerning customers, marketing campaigns, or projects, promoting a more productive workforce.

Sleek

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Sleek is a deep learning startup that specializes in enhancing customer experiences by reducing wait times through its innovative AI-based platform. By integrating various data sources, the company's patent-pending technology offers virtual queuing solutions that allow customers to avoid long lines while enabling businesses, such as popular merchants and event organizers, to generate additional revenue streams. The platform accurately assesses real wait times and creates a dynamically priced virtual priority lane, requiring no additional hardware or workflow changes. Serving over 20,000 businesses, Sleek is backed by prominent investors and was founded by a team of Forbes U30 honorees, including former engineers from Google and Stanford. With a dedicated team of eight, Sleek aims to transform how customers interact with service environments.

Legacy

Seed Round in 2020
Legacy is a company focused on transforming male fertility through innovative testing and preservation solutions. Founded by healthcare and fertility experts, Legacy provides home-based kits that allow men to analyze, improve, and preserve their sperm without the need to visit a clinic. Their offerings include sperm analysis and cryogenic storage options, facilitating the preservation of fertility for clients in a straightforward and accessible manner. The company collaborates with leading hospitals, fertility clinics, and progressive employers to ensure high-quality services. Legacy has garnered recognition through various awards, including victories at TechCrunch Disrupt and MassChallenge Boston, and has attracted investment from notable firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Section 32.

UpEquity

Seed Round in 2019
UpEquity is a technology-driven mortgage platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company focuses on improving the home-buying experience by automating the application and approval process for mortgages and refinances. By utilizing its proprietary combination of cash offers, automated underwriting, and competitive mortgage rates, UpEquity enables customers to make prompt offers and access a broader range of housing options. This approach is particularly beneficial for first-time homebuyers, helping to democratize access to homeownership. Founded by Tim Herman and Louis Wilson during their time at Harvard Business School, UpEquity aims to streamline and enhance the traditionally complex home-buying process.

NameCoach

Seed Round in 2019
NameCoach Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializes in cloud-based solutions for addressing name mispronunciation. The company enables users to record their names online, facilitating accurate pronunciation by others across various platforms such as commencements, conferences, meetings, award ceremonies, and classrooms. Its services cater to schools both within the United States and internationally, promoting inclusivity and respect for diverse names.

Burrow

Series B in 2019
Burrow, Inc. is a New York-based company that designs, manufactures, and supplies luxury furniture for residential use. Founded in 2016, Burrow specializes in creating easy-to-move and customizable seating options such as sofas, sectionals, loveseats, and armchairs, as well as tables, rugs, and various accessories. The furniture is crafted from sustainably-sourced hardwood and features non-toxic, scratch- and stain-resistant fabrics. Burrow aims to provide customers with comfortable and stylish furnishing alternatives while avoiding traditional retail markups. The company operates showrooms in several states, including Washington, Massachusetts, Texas, and California, and also sells its products online. Additionally, Burrow has a manufacturing facility located in Mexico City, Mexico.

Toolbox

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Toolbox is focused on improving the work landscape for skilled construction workers, who collectively earn over $300 billion in wages. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, Toolbox operates a labor marketplace that empowers workers and subcontractors to showcase their professional skills, secure job opportunities, and reduce downtime through short-term gigs. Additionally, Toolbox provides financial technology solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, offering intelligent banking services, financial insights, and automated bookkeeping. This platform enables businesses to easily compare and select lender offers, purchase materials and equipment, and gain a comprehensive view of their financial health, thereby facilitating access to necessary capital for growth.

ManiMe

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ManiMe, Inc. is a company based in Santa Monica, California, that develops, manufactures, and sells ready-to-wear manicures. Founded in 2017, it specializes in stick-on gels created using advanced 3D printing technology. The company's products are available for purchase online, providing a convenient solution for busy women who wish to maintain their nail care without the need for traditional salon visits. Additionally, ManiMe offers a platform for nail artists, fostering their growth and aligning with their professional aspirations.

Rightfoot

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Rightfoot is a financial technology company that simplifies the process of integrating debt payments, particularly for student loans, into applications. By establishing direct relationships with loan servicers, Rightfoot enables developers to facilitate debt payments in a seamless manner, addressing the challenges related to handling non-routable accounts. Additionally, Rightfoot offers a consumer-permissioned financial data platform designed for banks and lenders, which allows access to comprehensive banking and credit data without the need for customers to log in. This capability empowers financial institutions to make informed, data-driven lending decisions, enhancing their operational efficiency and customer service.

Jupiter

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Jupiter, Inc. is a digital platform that connects food brands with creators to promote recipe content and facilitate online grocery shopping. Founded in 2000 and based in San Francisco, the company enables food creators to launch their own grocery-powered recipe stores, allowing followers to shop directly from their social media feeds. By analyzing customer preferences and needs, Jupiter builds personalized shopping carts for users. The platform integrates delivery APIs to streamline order processing and has successfully collaborated with prominent food creators, enhancing brand visibility through engaging and trusted content. Jupiter's innovative approach supports food creators in monetizing their influence while providing consumers with easy access to curated grocery options.

Vroom Delivery

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vroom Delivery Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates an e-commerce marketplace dedicated to the trading and distribution of fresh food, beverages, groceries, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages. It is the first platform tailored specifically for the $233 billion convenience store industry, offering a logistics solution that creates online stores and backend management tools, enabling businesses to efficiently operate their own e-commerce programs and delivery services.

Vise

Seed Round in 2019
Vise is a technology company that automates investment management for financial advisors through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 by Samir Vasavada and Runik Mehrotra in New York, Vise offers a comprehensive platform that supports the entire advisor-client relationship. This includes the creation of personalized portfolios, management of those portfolios, and the provision of ongoing intelligence to ensure optimal performance. By leveraging advanced technology, Vise enables financial advisors to focus on what matters most: their client relationships, while also providing them with customized investment solutions and automated trade execution.

Dexai Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Dexai Robotics, Inc. is a company based in Somerville, Massachusetts, focused on designing and developing artificial intelligence-driven robotics for the automation of commercial kitchens and the broader food industry. Founded in 2018, Dexai specializes in creating customized robots that simplify operations in quick-serve restaurants and other food service environments. The company's robots leverage advanced technologies such as machine vision and machine learning to automate food assembly tasks. This includes the precise use of utensils to scoop or pick ingredients, allowing for the preparation of salads and other dishes without altering recipes. By streamlining these processes, Dexai Robotics enables restaurant businesses to operate more efficiently in their daily activities.

Peachy

Seed Round in 2019
Peachy is a dating mobile application.

Clove

Seed Round in 2019
Clove is a company that specializes in designing footwear specifically for healthcare professionals. Collaborating with a network of medical workers and innovative designers, Clove has developed sneakers that prioritize the unique needs of those in the healthcare sector. The company's footwear features easy-to-clean materials that are liquid-repellent and antibiotic, ensuring hygiene and comfort during long shifts. Additionally, the shoes are equipped with a thick cushioned foam sole and an antimicrobial lining, allowing medical professionals to maintain foot freshness while working demanding hours. Through these thoughtful design choices, Clove aims to support those on the front lines of healthcare with stylish yet functional footwear.

Orthly

Venture Round in 2019
Orthly, Inc. is a Wilmington, Delaware-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing software applications for dental appointments. The platform enables patients to book appointments with registered dentists while also allowing dental professionals to join the network and attract more clients. Orthly aims to transform dental care by offering doctor-prescribed invisible aligner treatments at significantly lower costs. By reducing overhead expenses and collaborating directly with a leading manufacturer, Orthly delivers high-quality orthodontic solutions directly to patients, enhancing convenience and affordability in dental care.

DynamiCare Health

Seed Round in 2019
DynamiCare Health, Inc. is a Boston-based company that has developed a digital platform aimed at assisting individuals in monitoring and reducing their use of drugs, opioids, alcohol, and tobacco. Founded in 2016, the platform integrates a smartphone application with substance testing hardware and telehealth coaching to motivate users toward achieving healthier behaviors. It employs an evidence-based approach known as Contingency Management, which incentivizes positive actions such as sobriety and treatment attendance through monetary rewards and support from certified recovery coaches. The platform also features a DynamicCare Analytics portal that provides healthcare providers with real-time data on participant progress and alerts them to any potential risks, ensuring a comprehensive support system for individuals seeking recovery.

NALA

Seed Round in 2019
NALA Incorporation Company Limited is a FinTech firm based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 2017. The company develops a mobile payments application that facilitates various financial transactions, including bill payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and airtime top-ups, all without requiring an internet connection. NALA's platform is designed to enhance financial inclusion by providing services that cater to users in regions with limited internet access. The application incorporates bank-grade security encryption and multi-factor authentication to ensure the safety of transactions. Additionally, NALA offers budgeting tools and transaction history tracking, enabling users to manage their finances effectively. Through its services, NALA aims to simplify mobile money transfers for Africans worldwide and support international payments.

Aavrani

Seed Round in 2019
Aavrani, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a premium skincare company that specializes in luxury products inspired by Indian beauty rituals. The company offers a range of skincare items including a dual-purpose cleanser and mask, toner, moisturizer, and eye treatment, designed to form a comprehensive skincare routine. Aavrani emphasizes the use of natural ingredients, such as almonds, coconut oil, tea tree oil, and turmeric, to promote healthy skin and hair care. The brand aims to empower women by encouraging them to embrace their inner and outer beauty through effective, ritualistic skincare practices.

TRM Labs

Seed Round in 2019
TRM Labs Inc. is a blockchain intelligence company that provides a platform focused on token relationship management, utilizing machine learning to assist clients in managing customer relationships and detecting suspicious activities. The platform offers solutions for on-chain anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and relationship management specifically tailored for digital asset firms. Additionally, TRM Labs develops enterprise applications and tools that enable organizations to launch blockchain-based products aimed at identifying fraudulent activities such as money laundering and market manipulation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies, and has established partnerships with notable organizations such as PayPal, Visa, and federal agencies. TRM Labs is committed to enhancing the safety of the financial ecosystem through advanced data engineering and threat intelligence, backed by a team of experts with extensive experience in law enforcement and technology.

Conjure

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Conjure is an online furniture rental company based in New York that provides an alternative to traditional furniture ownership. Founded by Daniel Ramirez and Aditya Khilnani, the company operates a marketplace featuring designer-curated furniture pieces suitable for both home and office use. Conjure allows consumers to quickly and affordably furnish their spaces with stylish rentals available at reasonable monthly rates. Recently, the company raised $9 million in seed funding, comprising $4 million in equity led by Pillar VC and RiverPark Ventures, along with $5 million in debt financing from CoVenture, to further its mission of transforming how individuals acquire furniture.

Feastfox

Seed Round in 2019
Feastfox Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a mobile application designed for booking tables at restaurants, bars, and cafés. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, with additional offices in Stanford, California, and Budapest, Hungary, Feastfox aims to simplify the dining experience. The application serves as a smart restaurant recommendation engine, utilizing a series of straightforward questions and analyzing millions of data points from various review platforms to help users find the best dining options. Although its current operations are limited to the Seattle area, the company's mission is to empower independent restaurants by enhancing their visibility and accessibility to potential customers.

Hightouch

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Hightouch is a customer data platform that specializes in data synchronization between various marketing and operational tools. The company enables businesses to connect their existing data warehouses with applications such as customer relationship management systems, email marketing platforms, and advertising networks. By providing a user-friendly interface, Hightouch simplifies data integration and management, allowing organizations to access and utilize their data effectively without duplication. This approach helps maintain data integrity and security, while empowering clients to leverage their data for personalized marketing campaigns. Hightouch's platform features audience segmentation, data transformation, and automated workflows, which assist businesses in optimizing their marketing strategies and operational processes.

Popin

Angel Round in 2018
Popin is introducing the first operating system developed specifically for fitness clubs, featuring an Open API that allows developers to have access to a rich set of data. We aim to provide an intuitive, hyper-personalized experience to gym-goers, actively empowering their workouts, and conveniently connecting their fitness club activities beyond the gym, to enhance their lives. Popin's technology will help to create the "Smart Gym" experience of the future while opening the door for continuous innovation from third-party product developers.

Luxury Presence

Seed Round in 2018
Luxury Presence, Inc. is a luxury real estate marketing platform based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2017. The company provides a comprehensive suite of technology and marketing tools designed for real estate agents and teams. Its offerings include agent and property websites, brokerage solutions, and on-demand lead generation services. Additionally, Luxury Presence specializes in managed SEO, Instagram marketing, copywriting, and video production, all aimed at enhancing brand recognition and increasing sales volume for real estate professionals. By leveraging cutting-edge strategies and an intuitive admin panel, Luxury Presence empowers agents to effectively manage listings, leads, and content, enabling them to thrive in a competitive digital landscape.

Hydrant

Seed Round in 2018
Hydrant, Inc. is a wellness brand based in New York, specializing in hydration drink mixes that combine electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products, including rapid and caffeinated hydration mixes, designed to provide optimal hydration using simple ingredients and lightly flavored with real fruit juice. Their formulations deliver up to three times the electrolytes of traditional sports drinks, promoting quick absorption and recovery with less sugar. Hydrant markets its products through an online store, which includes options for subscriptions, and also offers branded merchandise such as water bottles and apparel. The company's mission is to empower individuals to lead healthier lives by providing effective, science-driven hydration solutions.

Chirps

Venture Round in 2018
Chirps is a food company focused on introducing insects as a sustainable protein source in the Western diet. They produce tortilla chips made from cricket flour, which contain three times the protein and half the fat of traditional potato chips. Chirps emphasizes the use of non-GMO and gluten-free ingredients, catering to health-conscious consumers. The company aims to expand its product range to include various snacks and ultimately compete with conventional meat options like beef and pork. By promoting edible insect protein, Chirps seeks to offer healthier and more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional snacks.

Dandy

Seed Round in 2018
Dandy is a digital dental platform focused on modernizing the dental industry by providing comprehensive software and manufacturing solutions. It aims to enhance the workflow for dental practices, offering a custom ordering and fulfillment system that simplifies operations and allows dental professionals to track order progress in real-time. Dandy’s platform enables seamless appointment booking and treatment plan management, making the dental experience more efficient and transparent for both practitioners and patients. Through its innovative technology and high-quality manufacturing processes, Dandy has already served over 2 million customers, delivering customized restorations that help dental practices achieve consistent and affordable outcomes.

Arctop

Seed Round in 2017
Arctop specializes in neural interface technology that analyzes brain signals to provide real-time insights into mental activity. Its patented Neuos™ technology serves a diverse range of applications, including biometric authentication, gaming, neurological health, education, and entertainment. By utilizing advanced research and artificial intelligence data processing methods, Arctop enhances and classifies subtle brain signals, facilitating natural authentication for remote work and augmented or virtual reality experiences. The company also offers APIs that support adaptive gaming, music, education, productivity, and well-being applications, enabling clients to create personalized digital interactions that respond to human emotions and attention in real-time. Through its innovative approach, Arctop aims to unlock the potential of the human mind and transform how consumers and enterprises connect with their brain activity.

Creatify AI

At Creatify, we're democratizing the way businesses create video ads. Our AI-powered platform simplifies the ad creation process, enabling anyone to effortlessly craft high-quality, engaging video ads in minutes. Just enter a product link or upload visuals and descriptions, and let Creatify do the magic. We're dedicated to helping businesses maximize their marketing potential without the traditional constraints of time, resources, or video production expertise. With Creatify, you gain access to an AI-powered script generator, one-click rendering, a vast selection of voices and avatars, and a library of high-quality stock footage. Our platform is not just about creating ads; it's about empowering businesses to test unlimited ad variations, find the ones that resonate most with their audience, and significantly increase ROI. Join us in this journey of transforming digital advertising and experience the future of video marketing with Creatify.

Bytez

Bytez is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing software designed to enhance access to machine learning and artificial intelligence research. The platform allows developers and data scientists to easily discover, understand, and utilize open-source AI resources. Bytez offers features such as personalized AI feeds, a research agent, community engagement, datasets, and interactive content. By providing access to a wide array of AI papers and tools, the company facilitates the comparison and deployment of large AI models efficiently and cost-effectively, ultimately saving time and resources for teams engaged in AI development.
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