Zip provides one place for any employee to initiate a purchase or vendor request. Each request is correctly routed for approval across procurement, finance, IT, data security, legal, and other teams, and Zip integrates into all major ERP and P2P solutions to create a PR or draft PO.
OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research company, associated with business magnate Elon Musk, that aims to carefully promote and develop friendly AI in such a way as to benefit, rather than harm, humanity as a whole. The organization aims to "freely collaborate" with other institutions and researchers by making its patents and research open to the public. The company is supported by over US$1 billion in commitments; however, only a tiny fraction of the $1 billion pledged is expected to be spent in the first few years. The founders are motivated in part by concerns about existential risk from artificial general intelligence.
Magna develops a token vesting and DeFi investment management platform. The company's first product is Carta for Web3, where companies can manage their cap tables and distribute their token equity to employees, advisors, or investors. It aims to use locked tokens as composable building blocks to power collateralized lending, liquid secondary markets, and other DeFi applications.
Backed by Lemnos, Compound, and Pathbreaker Ventures, Ono Food Co. is building robotic systems to revolutionize the way we eat. We’re on a mission to create and serve delicious meals with high-quality ingredients at an affordable price.
Agora, Inc. is a provider of Real-Time Engagement Platform-as-a-Service (RTE-PaaS) that enables developers to incorporate real-time video, voice, and messaging capabilities into their applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Shanghai, the company offers a range of enterprise-grade products, including features for live interactive video and audio streaming, real-time messaging, and recording. Agora's solutions cater to various sectors such as social media, education, entertainment, gaming, healthcare, and financial services. The company operates a Software-Defined Real-Time Network, enhancing the delivery of its services across the globe. Additionally, Agora Lab, founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, focuses on developing real-time communication solutions, particularly in gaming and social networking. The Agora platform is recognized for its reliability and scalability, making it a widely adopted choice for organizations seeking efficient communication solutions.
Tecton.ai is a developer of an enterprise-ready data platform designed to facilitate machine learning for organizations. Founded in 2019 by the team behind Uber's Michelangelo platform, Tecton aims to make advanced machine learning capabilities accessible to companies of all sizes. The platform allows data scientists to transform raw data into production-ready features, addressing the unique challenges of machine learning data management. By providing a comprehensive data layer, Tecton enables the integration of batch, streaming, and real-time data, allowing organizations to automate decisions rapidly and improve customer experiences. With offices in San Francisco and New York, Tecton focuses on helping businesses efficiently deploy machine learning models at scale to drive significant outcomes.
FalconX, Ltd. is a digital asset trading platform based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing trading solutions using data science and blockchain technology. Founded in 2018, the company has rapidly established itself in the market, achieving $7 billion in global trading volume over a recent ten-month period, with a quarterly growth rate exceeding 600%. FalconX caters to a diverse clientele, including over 100 financial institutions such as hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, payment gateways, and cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform is designed to offer reliable execution for mid-to-large size trades, employing machine learning to optimize trade execution by smart routing orders across various liquidity sources. This approach helps clients minimize slippage and eliminate hidden fees, facilitating efficient currency exchange and transfer within the cryptocurrency markets.
Zip provides one place for any employee to initiate a purchase or vendor request. Each request is correctly routed for approval across procurement, finance, IT, data security, legal, and other teams, and Zip integrates into all major ERP and P2P solutions to create a PR or draft PO.
Cribl, Inc. develops a software for controlling over log ingestion. It offers Logstream, a software that enables organizations to transform logs and metrics in motion, eliminate waste, and route the right data to the most cost-effective destination while re-using existing deployed agents. The company’s software also allows users to implement an observability pipeline that can process data at Petabyte scale, with a central management console allowing management of hundreds worker nodes. Cribl, Inc. was formerly known as TakTak, Inc. and changed its name to Cribl, Inc. in February 2019. The company was founded in 2017 and is based San Francisco, California.
Private Equity Round in 2022
Gupshup Inc. is a prominent messaging platform that facilitates communication and engagement for brands and businesses through various mobile devices. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Gupshup operates globally and serves over 30,000 businesses, including major companies like FlipKart and HDFC. Its platform supports a wide array of messaging services, including SMS, voice, email, and IP messaging, processing over 4 billion messages monthly. Gupshup also offers tools for developers to create and manage bots and smart messaging services, enhancing customer interactions. Additionally, the company developed Teamchat, a smart messaging app that features innovative messaging capabilities, positioning Gupshup as a leader in the enterprise messaging space.
Bravado is a community platform for sales professionals. It offers online tools and craft in-person events that help its members amplify their voices, build their personal brands, connect with other sales professionals, and be great at their jobs.
The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Vivun Inc. develops an AI-powered platform for presales pipeline management, aimed at transforming how B2B technology companies operate in the market. Founded in 2018 and based in Oakland, California, the company provides a comprehensive application that enables presales teams to manage their activities, gain market insights, and receive smart alerts for essential information across devices. This platform allows presales leaders to achieve operational excellence by consolidating metrics and insights from individual contributors in a single interface. With Vivun, organizations can enhance forecast accuracy, identify revenue opportunities, and inform product development by leveraging collective insights from their teams. Vivun serves a range of clients, from startups to global enterprises, facilitating improved presales operations and strategic decision-making.
Osmind Inc. specializes in developing healthcare software tailored for mental health providers and their patients, particularly focusing on treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the company aims to enhance clinical care and streamline workflows for providers through its innovative software solutions. Osmind's tools not only facilitate improved patient care but also support the advancement of novel therapeutics, precision diagnostics, and care management programs. The company's mission is to increase patient access to effective mental health treatments that can succeed where traditional therapies may not.
Traceable Inc develops security solutions for cloud-native applications that trace and protects application activity from user to application programming interface (API) to code. The company provides end-to-end application security monitoring platform. It offers protection solutions that keeps threat away from attacking applications; monitor solutions, which defends the application through full application context and mapping application topology; and investigate insights and forensics. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.
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Mutiny is a company based in the United States that specializes in personalizing websites and landing pages for business-to-business and Software-as-a-Service companies. By enabling these companies to tailor their online experiences for individual visitors, Mutiny aims to reduce the high bounce rate typically seen in web traffic. Different visitors, coming from various industries and company sizes, often have distinct needs, and Mutiny addresses this by providing customized experiences that help users find what they are looking for more efficiently. Clients such as Segment, Brex, Amplitude, and Carta have implemented Mutiny's solutions and reported significant improvements in conversion rates, with some experiencing increases of up to 200%.
Grain Intelligence, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco that specializes in enhancing team meetings and collaboration through its innovative platform. Founded in 2018, Grain focuses on capturing and sharing essential content from Zoom calls. The platform allows users to record calls, take synchronized notes, and create video highlight clips of significant moments during conversations. These clips can be generated easily by using designated emojis during the call or through an automated transcript afterward. Grain's features facilitate the sharing of these highlights across various platforms, including Slack, Notion, Twitter, and Discord, making it a valuable tool for teams and individuals engaged in research, interviews, and meetings. By enabling users to create and share meaningful video clips, Grain supports informed decision-making and enhances collaboration within organizations.
Private Equity Round in 2022
NEAR Inc. is a company that develops the NEAR Protocol, a scalable blockchain platform designed for creating decentralized applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Protocol supports the development of open-source software and aims to facilitate mainstream adoption of decentralized technologies. The platform offers various services, including documentation, a wallet, a development studio, and an explorer, all built to enhance user experience and development efficiency. It is engineered to handle high-value assets securely while providing the necessary scalability for a wide range of decentralized applications. NEAR's focus on ease of use for both developers and end users distinguishes it in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.
OpenPhone is a business communication platform that offers a smart phone application designed to provide users with a reliable business phone number without the need for an additional phone or SIM card. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the platform facilitates seamless communication by differentiating between business and personal contacts. It utilizes Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, allowing users to make calls and send texts over the internet. OpenPhone offers features such as unlimited messaging and calling, call routing, auto-recording of calls, and automated responses to texts and missed calls. The application is available for both mobile and desktop, catering to startups, small businesses, and professionals looking to enhance their communication efficiency.
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes.
Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce time to treatment and improve access to care.
Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California, USA.
Built Robotics Inc. develops automation technology solutions for the construction industry. It develops AI guidance systems to transform heavy equipment into autonomous robots, which combines various sensors, such as GPS, cameras, and Lidar with advanced software. The company’s guidance systems are deployed on earthmoving equipment, and used to build critical infrastructure, such as wind farms, oil and gas pipelines, mining, and new housing developments. Built Robotics Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
NEAR Inc. is a company that develops the NEAR Protocol, a scalable blockchain platform designed for creating decentralized applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Protocol supports the development of open-source software and aims to facilitate mainstream adoption of decentralized technologies. The platform offers various services, including documentation, a wallet, a development studio, and an explorer, all built to enhance user experience and development efficiency. It is engineered to handle high-value assets securely while providing the necessary scalability for a wide range of decentralized applications. NEAR's focus on ease of use for both developers and end users distinguishes it in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.
Ascend.io develops a platform that introduces new cognitive models for working with big data pipelines. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.
Revvable creates software for powersports and vehicle dealers to run and improve their businesses
Cresta Intelligence, Inc., doing business as Cresta, provides a customer service software solution for Fortune 500 companies. It offers Cresta that turns contact center agents into experts with real-time, personalized coaching, QA, and workflow automation for voice and chat. The company’s Cresta, an artificial intelligence based contact center solution that guides agents through each turn of a conversation based on analysis of top performers and most successful outcomes; tracks each agent’s strengths and weaknesses, and teaches critical skills; and automates repetitive tasks, such as order entry, lead creation, and account validation. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Aptos is a web3 startup founded in 2021 and based in Palo Alto, California, focused on creating a scalable Layer 1 blockchain. This blockchain network aims to provide developers with a reliable and universal infrastructure for building decentralized applications. By utilizing a safe programming language, Aptos facilitates the design of scalable and future-proof applications, ensuring that developers can access decentralized assets effectively. The team at Aptos comprises skilled engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and constructors, all working together to advance the capabilities of blockchain technology.
AngelList is a platform that connects startups, angel investors, and job-seekers, aiming to democratize the investment process. Founded in 2010 by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant and headquartered in San Francisco, AngelList facilitates fundraising, recruitment, and product launches for startups. The platform has a significant impact on the startup ecosystem, having funded numerous companies and made hundreds of thousands of introductions between job-seekers and startups. It operates several subsidiaries, including AngelList Venture and AngelList Talent, and has a portfolio that includes over 20 unicorns. Additionally, AngelList has supported the launch of more than 100,000 products, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of technology.
Legal.io is a provider of legal technology platforms and protocols designed to scale legal access worldwide. The company's platform and protocols streamline legal service delivery, to orchestrate and incentivize networks of lawyers and allied professionals, to establish service standards, and to manage intake, referral, and the measurement of outcomes and data at every step of each user's legal experience feed into reports generated, enabling legal service organizations to optimize service, satisfaction, conversion, impact, and revenues.
Dialect enables a more engaging dapp experience with timely, targeted messages and notifications.
Helium Systems Inc. specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, focusing on the development of smart sensor devices for various industries. These sensors monitor critical environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, motion, and light, aiding in facility management and quality control for medical products, energy efficiency, air quality, and refrigeration. The company offers a web and mobile dashboard that allows users to manage and access their sensor data easily. Additionally, Helium operates a peer-to-peer wireless network designed to enhance connectivity for low-power IoT devices. This network incentivizes individuals to act as network operators by rewarding them with cryptocurrency for verifying transactions and maintaining coverage through a unique algorithm called Proof-of-Coverage. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Helium continues to innovate in the IoT space, providing robust solutions for data transfer and network connectivity.
Backed by Lemnos, Compound, and Pathbreaker Ventures, Ono Food Co. is building robotic systems to revolutionize the way we eat. We’re on a mission to create and serve delicious meals with high-quality ingredients at an affordable price.
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers.
It provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and helps banks and businesses build secure and seamless payment solutions for their customers by smoothening the exchange of funds.
The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Superconductive is the creator of Great Expectations, an open-source tool for data testing, documentation, and profiling. Great Expectations has a vibrant community where both core contributors and community members provide each other support through channels like Slack and Discuss. They offer paid consulting services to organizations that would benefit from closer collaboration with the core Great Expectations engineering team. It was created in 2017 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
PopSQL Inc. develops a collaborative SQL query editing tool tailored for development teams. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers software that enables users to write queries, visualize data, and share results seamlessly. Its platform allows for the storage of SQL queries, which can be organized into private or shared folders, and tracks changes to facilitate easy reversion if needed. PopSQL's software is compatible with web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, making it accessible for diverse development environments.
Aleo is building the world's leading developer platform for enabling absolute privacy on blockchains. With their vocal advocacy for privacy tech in the blockchain ecosystem, they are playing a major part in mainstream awareness and industry adoption of privacy-preserving technologies. they are proud to offer a platform of services that exemplify privacy.
Census is a data automation platform designed to help operations teams unify, transform, and synchronize customer data from data warehouses to various tools. It facilitates the seamless integration of customer data into applications such as Salesforce, Marketo, Zendesk, and others, ensuring that customer success, sales, and marketing teams are aligned with consistent information. By automating the synchronization process, Census eliminates the need for engineering intervention, enabling teams to efficiently access and share critical data across their preferred applications. This functionality enhances operational efficiency and improves collaboration within organizations.
Novi Connect, Inc. is a technology platform based in Larkspur, California, that utilizes artificial intelligence to compile proprietary chemical information from manufacturers and suppliers, creating detailed chemical profiles at the trade material level. Founded in 2019, the platform facilitates ingredient transparency by allowing brands to meet unique ingredient standards and enabling retailers to enforce their ingredient policies. Novi Connect acts as a third-party clearinghouse, streamlining communication between brands and suppliers while safeguarding proprietary data. The platform supports brands and formulators in assessing current ingredients, discovering safer alternatives, and finding new materials that align with their standards. By partnering with emerging brands and established retailers, Novi Connect aims to enhance product development and certification processes, ultimately increasing visibility and efficiency in the marketplace.
Mos is a financial services platform designed to simplify the process of accessing government aid and financial assistance for students. Initially focused on college financial aid, Mos has streamlined the application process, allowing users to apply for a significant portion of the available government aid through a single application. The platform provides comprehensive guidance and research on financial sources, helping students navigate the complexities of financial aid and remove barriers to accessing funds. By prioritizing user experience, Mos enables individuals to understand and claim their rights and benefits more effectively.
Bold Media, Inc. owns and operates an internal blog platform for knowledge and ideas that automatically get pushed to the appropriate channel and keeps everyone in the loop. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
ProductBoard, Inc. develops and operates Software-as-a-Service platform for product management. Its software platform enables product teams to understand what users need, prioritize what to build, share roadmaps, monitor progress towards launch, earn colleagues trust, and engage customer community. ProductBoard, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Oakland, California with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic.
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The Graph is the indexing and query layer of the decentralized web. Developers build and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, that applications can query using GraphQL. There is a hosted service in production that makes it easy for developers to get started building on The Graph, and the decentralized network will launch later this year.
The Graph currently supports indexing data from Ethereum, POA, and IPFS, with more networks coming soon. To date, ~1,700 subgraphs have been deployed for dApps like Aragon, Uniswap, Synthetix, Balancer, Gnosis, Balancer, Livepeer, and Decentraland.
Lattice is a people management platform that enables People Leaders to develop engaged, high-performing teams. By combining continuous performance management and employee engagement in one solution, HR and People teams get powerful, real-time analytics that leads to actionable insights turning managers into leaders, employees into high-performers, and companies into the best places to work.
Fable Group, Inc. owns and operates a platform, which delivers a social experience with stories in the service of mental wellness. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Braintrust is a decentralized freelancer marketplace that utilizes blockchain technology to link technical and design professionals with organizations seeking their expertise. Founded in 2018 in San Jose, California, by Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn, Braintrust offers a user-controlled talent network that enables direct connections between businesses and top tech talent. By eliminating intermediaries, the platform provides significant cost savings for enterprises, charging a flat 10 percent project fee while allowing talent to retain 100 percent of their earnings. The company's mission is to revolutionize traditional hiring practices by redistributing value and aligning incentives between talent and organizations, ultimately creating a more efficient and equitable workforce ecosystem.
Robust Intelligence is a provider of an AI security and reliability platform that secures the deployment of artificial intelligence.
The platform frees up machine learning engineers and data scientists from dealing with security and reliability and allows them to focus on core AI development.
Alexander Rilee, Eric Balkanski, Kojin Oshiba, and Yaron Singer established the company in San Francisco, California in 2019.
Paperclip is a seed-stage startup that's backed by Amity Ventures and BoxGroup to build modern finance and accounting software. Today’s finance teams are expected to be part-strategic finance, part-data analyst and part-systems architect, but the decades-old accounting solutions they're using can't support this approach any longer. We're changing this by building truly flexible accounting software that seamlessly integrates with the modern finance tech stack and provides ways to make accounting data more accessible and operationally useful.
CloudTrucks develops a virtual trucking carrier application designed to reduce operating costs for truck drivers. The platform helps to manage and book loads from brokers and shippers, offer instant payments after load delivery, and access to cheap insurance options, enabling truck owners and operators to strategize their schedule and design a revenue-maximizing driving program. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Vercel Inc. is a cloud platform that specializes in on-demand deployment, hosting, and sharing services for frontend applications. Founded in 2015 and based in Walnut, California, the company provides automated deployment solutions integrated with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab, allowing projects to be deployed seamlessly from pull requests and merge requests. Vercel's platform is designed to enhance the development and deployment experience for frontend teams by hosting static websites and serverless functions that align with the Jamstack deployment model. This model ensures that web pages are pre-rendered and can be efficiently served by a content delivery network, delivering optimal performance for developers. Vercel was formerly known as ZEIT, Inc. before rebranding in April 2020.
Deliverr, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in order fulfillment services for e-commerce retailers. Founded in 2017, it offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates affordable and efficient fulfillment solutions for multi-marketplace sellers. Deliverr's services include storage, shipping, and order management, allowing online businesses to meet shipping standards and avoid penalties for late shipments. The company leverages machine learning and predictive intelligence to provide various shipping options and enhance the overall fulfillment process. By enabling sellers of all sizes to deliver fast and cost-effective services, Deliverr aims to improve customer satisfaction and support the growth of e-commerce businesses.
Lacework, Inc. is a cloud security platform that specializes in automating security and compliance across various cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and private clouds. The company's flagship solution, Polygraph, enhances cloud workload security by integrating with cloud providers' security measures to protect customer accounts, workloads, and data. It effectively identifies anomalies and offers actionable insights for incident remediation. Lacework's offerings include continuous compliance, workload security, container security, and support for applications and services in cloud environments, leveraging DevOps processes and automated tools. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Lacework aims to provide a comprehensive view of risks associated with cloud workloads and containers, facilitating a secure transition to cloud infrastructure.
Cortex is a software platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in managing and operating microservices, providing engineering teams with tools to explore, understand, and maintain their services effectively. The platform enhances incident response, facilitates documentation searches, conducts service health audits, and aims to prevent outages. Cortex's offerings contribute to modernizing transaction flow and democratizing access to venture capital and private equity markets, thereby supporting innovative sectors of the economy.
Benchling, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based informatics platform tailored for life sciences research and development. The platform encompasses a range of integrated applications that enable scientists to design, share, and document experiments efficiently. Key offerings include an electronic lab notebook for experiment documentation, a biological registration system for managing inventory like plasmids and antibodies, and analytical tools for visualizing and collaborating on structured data. Benchling's software supports cutting-edge research techniques such as CRISPR and CAR-T immunotherapy, facilitating advancements in biotherapeutics, biofuels, and biomaterials. The company's solutions are utilized by researchers in biotech and pharmaceutical companies, as well as academic and government labs, streamlining workflows and enhancing collaboration across various research projects. Founded in 2012, Benchling is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods.
GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.
Monograph Inc. develops project management software for architects and engineers. The company through its platform enables firms to manage both teams and project planning and it builds a database of employee records, captures employee utilization, and billable hours. Its software is used to manage the firm's projects, timesheets, and forecasts. Monograph Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Forte is building economic technology for games. Its platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 20 acclaimed game developers from across the industry to reimagine the economics of games. www.forte.io
Embark Trucks Inc. develops self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot system for commercial trucking. It designs artificial intelligence software that helps on long haul stretches in the trucking industry. Embark Trucks Inc. was formerly known as Varden Labs Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Pluot is the easiest way to video conference. A complete hardware + software solution for video conferencing and screen sharing. Dedicated hardware that easily connects to your TV. Free software so anyone can join your meetings.
Moov Technologies, Inc. is a software company that operates a real-time interactive platform for buying and selling pre-owned manufacturing equipment, specifically focusing on the semiconductor sector. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, Moov's platform streamlines the transaction process by automating documentation, information sharing, and logistics. It integrates various services, including payments and asset management, to facilitate efficient transactions between buyers and sellers. By providing a marketplace that matches users with used equipment, Moov enables businesses to save time and money while minimizing waste in the manufacturing process.
Workato, Inc. is a cloud automation and integration platform designed for enterprises to streamline workflow automation across various applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Workato enables businesses to integrate their applications and automate complex workflows efficiently. The platform offers features such as adaptive transformation, responsive integrations, and pre-built, configurable recipes that facilitate user-friendly automation without requiring coding skills. Workato enhances sales efficiency by automating customer intelligence, opportunity data, and order management processes. It also improves customer service through AI-driven support and feedback loops. Additionally, the platform supports targeted marketing campaigns, e-commerce engagement, and business operations by breaking down application silos. Workato is recognized for its security and governance capabilities, making it a trusted choice for enterprises looking to optimize their processes and drive innovation.
Nextdoor, Inc. operates a social networking platform designed specifically for neighborhoods, facilitating local conversations among residents. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, with an additional location in London, the platform allows users to exchange valuable information, goods, and services, thereby fostering stronger and safer communities. Features include sharing safety tips, seeking last-minute childcare, and planning local events. Additionally, Nextdoor introduced the Help Map, an interactive tool that enables residents to offer assistance to vulnerable neighbors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has received investment from notable venture capital firms and continues to focus on enhancing neighborhood connections.
HoneyBook, Inc. provides a business software for wedding planners and related vendors. It offers HoneyBook, a platform that connects clients, vendors, and event planners. The company’s HoneyBook enables vendors to create proposals, get feedback from their clients online, complete business agreements, and receive payments. HoneyBook, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in the manufacture of self-driving vehicles designed for local goods transportation. Incorporated in 2016, Nuro focuses on transforming local commerce through autonomous delivery services. The company operates a fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles capable of delivering a wide range of products, from food to pharmaceuticals. Nuro's mission is to enhance everyday life by providing quick, affordable, and safe delivery solutions for merchants and their customers.
Nuro, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in the manufacture of self-driving vehicles designed for local goods transportation. Incorporated in 2016, Nuro focuses on transforming local commerce through autonomous delivery services. The company operates a fleet of electric, fully autonomous vehicles capable of delivering a wide range of products, from food to pharmaceuticals. Nuro's mission is to enhance everyday life by providing quick, affordable, and safe delivery solutions for merchants and their customers.
Abacus.AI is an AI research company that is focused on the hard problems that enterprises have. It allows organizations to plug and play deep learning systems into their existing customer experiences and business processes. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Medable, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that operates a medical-grade Platform-as-a-Service designed for healthcare professionals and organizations. The platform enables the development of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant applications and services, facilitating clinical applications and the secure storage of personal health information. Medable's offerings include tools for creating mobile, desktop, and web applications, as well as specialized solutions like Medable Telemedicine for HIPAA-compliant video consultations and Medable TeleCOA for capturing clinical trial outcomes remotely. The company also provides Trial-Fit, a telemedicine solution tailored for clinical trials. Since its inception in 2012, Medable has evolved to support a global decentralized trial platform that enhances the design, recruitment, retention, and data quality of clinical trials, connecting patients, sites, and clinical trial teams to improve access and outcomes. Its platform is utilized by leading biopharma sponsors and clinical research organizations in over 30 countries and in 26 languages.
UserGems is an AI-powered prospecting solution for revenue teams. By delivering prospects that are most likely to convert, UserGems helps companies drive bigger pipeline, faster sales cycle, and larger deals. Whenever your customers change their jobs, UserGems automatically surfaces them as new prospects to your sales reps. This allows your reps to be in front of the right buyers at the right time, and before the competition is. Leveraging machine learning, UserGems automatically identifies other prospects that look exactly like your best customers. That means you get a complete, up-to-date list of leads that match your ideal customer profile, persona and other key criteria without requiring reps to spends hours on researching.
Cursive keeps track of who referred who, and credits the customers upon conversion. Keep your customers happy while they make sure that potential fraud is handled. Each one of your customers gets its own beautiful, conversion optimized referral landing page. Customers can share these privately with their contacts or on the web.
Outschool operates an online platform that facilitates live, interactive learning experiences for children through classes taught by independent teachers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform connects parents, motivated learners, and educators, allowing families to discover and book a variety of online classes tailored to their interests. The platform caters to a diverse range of educators, including certified teachers and individuals with expertise in various fields. Outschool's model enables parents to select classes and teachers based on their children’s needs, thereby expanding educational opportunities in a cost-effective manner compared to traditional tutoring. The platform emphasizes community building by allowing parents to collaborate on activities and share experiences.
Almanac Labs, Inc. develops an online documentation tool designed to enhance collaboration and efficiency within teams. The company's primary product, Almanac, serves as a knowledge base that allows users to save, edit, and comment on guides and templates tailored for various roles in technology. By facilitating the discovery, customization, and sharing of information, Almanac aims to streamline workflows and improve team productivity. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Almanac's mission is to democratize access to essential skills and insights, enabling individuals to reach their full potential without being constrained by knowledge gaps.
strongDM manages and audits access to servers and databases. It provides a single platform to control access to any database for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools.
The company was awarded in the Strata+Hadoop World Audience Favorite in 2016.
It was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.
VERSATILE uses machine learning and AI to optimize construction processes. It captures and analyzes data points to deliver real-time insights on job site performance and streamline decision-making. Mounted under the hook of any crane, this first-of-its-kind technology offers unparalleled production data on any job site including information on materials, redundancies, construction progress, and crane utilization. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California.
Ambidextrous Laboratories, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing software that enables AI-based robotic picking specifically for e-commerce applications. By focusing on advanced control systems for object manipulation, Ambidextrous aims to enhance how robots interact with their environments, thereby improving efficiency in various logistical processes.
Aviatrix Systems, Inc. is a cloud networking company that specializes in developing cloud-native networking software to facilitate the deployment of hybrid and multi-cloud environments for enterprises. Its flagship product, Aviatrix AVX, provides a unified platform for advanced multi-cloud networking, enhancing security and operational visibility while ensuring a consistent architecture across various public clouds. Aviatrix also offers solutions such as secure transit networking, firewall services, and smart VPN access, which collectively enable businesses to manage their cloud connectivity efficiently. The company aims to simplify and secure cloud networking for enterprises, allowing them to accelerate their digital transformation while controlling IT costs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Aviatrix has formed strategic partnerships with major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure.
Humane Inc is a technology company that creates and sells consumer hardware, software, and services. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Rapid Robotics provides box automation for manufacturers. It's Rapid Machine Operator (RMO) enables manufacturers to easily deploy a pre-trained cobot in just a few hours. It performs dozens of simple machine tasks to the highest quality standards and can quickly be redeployed to new tasks. With Rapid’s robotic machine operators, one employee can supervise as many as eight machines at a time using only an iPad.
The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Carrot offers a fertility benefit for modern companies, focused on making fertility care easier, accessible, and more affordable. The company partners with modern companies to provide fertility coverage for the millions of employees. Through its software, Carrot helps employees to personalize a fertility plan, chat with fertility experts, order medications, and access unique content. It helps them access the care they need, such as egg freezing, in-vitro fertilization, fertility diagnoses, and more.
Chime is a fintech company established in 2013 by Chris Britt and Ryan King, aimed at providing a modern approach to banking that empowers its members to manage their finances effectively. The company offers a suite of services, including a Chime debit card, Spending Account, and Savings Account, all accessible through a user-friendly mobile app available on both iPhone and Android devices. Chime focuses on helping its members avoid bank fees, save money automatically, and enhance their financial well-being. Key features of the platform include fee-free overdrafts, early access to paychecks, and tools designed to improve credit scores, all of which promote greater financial control and flexibility. Chime has gained recognition for its innovative solutions in the personal finance space, positioning itself as a leader in digital banking.
Chime is a fintech company established in 2013 by Chris Britt and Ryan King, aimed at providing a modern approach to banking that empowers its members to manage their finances effectively. The company offers a suite of services, including a Chime debit card, Spending Account, and Savings Account, all accessible through a user-friendly mobile app available on both iPhone and Android devices. Chime focuses on helping its members avoid bank fees, save money automatically, and enhance their financial well-being. Key features of the platform include fee-free overdrafts, early access to paychecks, and tools designed to improve credit scores, all of which promote greater financial control and flexibility. Chime has gained recognition for its innovative solutions in the personal finance space, positioning itself as a leader in digital banking.
Agora Systems, Inc. designs and develops materials management platform for modern construction companies. The company also offers modern materials management solution built for the electrical trade. Agora Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.
FalconX, Ltd. is a digital asset trading platform based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing trading solutions using data science and blockchain technology. Founded in 2018, the company has rapidly established itself in the market, achieving $7 billion in global trading volume over a recent ten-month period, with a quarterly growth rate exceeding 600%. FalconX caters to a diverse clientele, including over 100 financial institutions such as hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, payment gateways, and cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform is designed to offer reliable execution for mid-to-large size trades, employing machine learning to optimize trade execution by smart routing orders across various liquidity sources. This approach helps clients minimize slippage and eliminate hidden fees, facilitating efficient currency exchange and transfer within the cryptocurrency markets.
Verifiable Inc. develops healthcare credential verification and compliance monitoring software. The company helps to automate primary source verifications, track credentials and sanctions, receive notifications instantly when potential issues occur, and prepare audit reports and logs. It serves healthcare providers and entities. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Superhuman Labs Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an advanced email application designed to enhance productivity and user experience. Unlike traditional email clients, Superhuman aims to revolutionize the inbox with features that promote efficiency and organization. Its offerings include A.I. triage, undo send, social network insights, follow-up reminders, scheduled messages, and read statuses, all contributing to a fast and intuitive user interface. The application is tailored for users seeking a premium experience, allowing them to manage their email with greater ease and effectiveness. Superhuman's team has a strong background in technology, having previously founded successful ventures such as Rapportive and Rapleaf, and the company is backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and New York City.
Superhuman Labs Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an advanced email application designed to enhance productivity and user experience. Unlike traditional email clients, Superhuman aims to revolutionize the inbox with features that promote efficiency and organization. Its offerings include A.I. triage, undo send, social network insights, follow-up reminders, scheduled messages, and read statuses, all contributing to a fast and intuitive user interface. The application is tailored for users seeking a premium experience, allowing them to manage their email with greater ease and effectiveness. Superhuman's team has a strong background in technology, having previously founded successful ventures such as Rapportive and Rapleaf, and the company is backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and New York City.
Zip provides one place for any employee to initiate a purchase or vendor request. Each request is correctly routed for approval across procurement, finance, IT, data security, legal, and other teams, and Zip integrates into all major ERP and P2P solutions to create a PR or draft PO.
Gupshup Inc. is a prominent messaging platform that facilitates communication and engagement for brands and businesses through various mobile devices. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Gupshup operates globally and serves over 30,000 businesses, including major companies like FlipKart and HDFC. Its platform supports a wide array of messaging services, including SMS, voice, email, and IP messaging, processing over 4 billion messages monthly. Gupshup also offers tools for developers to create and manage bots and smart messaging services, enhancing customer interactions. Additionally, the company developed Teamchat, a smart messaging app that features innovative messaging capabilities, positioning Gupshup as a leader in the enterprise messaging space.
Contentful GmbH is a Berlin-based company that provides a cloud-based content management platform designed for web and mobile applications. Established in 2011, it enables enterprises to create and manage digital experiences across multiple channels with enhanced speed and scalability compared to traditional content management systems. Contentful consolidates content into a central hub, allowing it to be structured for various digital platforms while integrating seamlessly with numerous tools via open APIs. Notable clients include Spotify, Urban Outfitters, and The British Museum, who utilize Contentful’s platform to enhance their digital content strategies. The company also offers the Optimizely application, which allows developers to incorporate content experimentation features into their projects. In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, Contentful has offices in San Francisco and Denver.
Matterport is a technology company that operates a cloud-based platform designed to create 3D and virtual reality models of real-world spaces. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to capture, modify, and share digital representations of environments through its proprietary 3D camera, which captures both visual and spatial data. The platform includes Matterport Cloud for hosting and processing, as well as tools such as Matterport Spaces and a web-based 3D player that allow users to navigate and visualize these models. Matterport's offerings facilitate immersive experiences in various applications, including real estate and architecture, allowing users to explore and interact with multi-dimensional spaces online.
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MURAL is a digital workspace for visual collaboration. Our platform and services enable innovative teams to think and collaborate visually to solve important problems. People benefit from MURAL’s speed and ease of use in creating diagrams, which are popular in design thinking and agile methodologies, as well as tools to facilitate more impactful meetings and workshops. Global enterprises including IBM, USAA, E-Trade, Intuit, SAP, Atlassian, Autodesk and GitHub have embraced visual collaboration to align their teams, plan in real-time, speed up decision making, reduce travel costs and accelerate a culture of innovation. MURAL’s certified enterprise-class cloud-based infrastructure connects 40 percent of Fortune 100 global enterprises, drawing the support of leading investors from Radian Capital, Gradient Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst and others. MURAL is headquartered in San Francisco and employs over 100 people working remotely across six time zones around the world, including office hubs in Buenos Aires and Europe. Learn more at Mural.co.
Dover is a recruitment services provider based in the United States, focused on modernizing the hiring process for companies. The organization employs a unique automated hiring platform that leverages algorithmic technology to identify and engage suitable candidates for open positions. By understanding the specific skill sets required by companies, Dover streamlines the recruitment process, reducing the need for extensive human involvement. This approach not only enhances the efficiency of hiring but also helps organizations improve their margins by ensuring that the right talent is onboarded. Through its innovative methods, Dover aims to support some of the fastest-growing companies in finding and engaging high-quality candidates.
Unit21 is a platform that provides no-code tools and services for risk and compliance teams.
Unit21 helps protect businesses against adversaries through a simple API and dashboard for detecting and managing money laundering, fraud, and other sophisticated risks across multiple industries. It is built with state-of-the-art security practices by security experts who have defended large systems against hackers.
The company was founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California.
Osmind Inc. specializes in developing healthcare software tailored for mental health providers and their patients, particularly focusing on treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Founded in 2020 and based in California, the company aims to enhance clinical care and streamline workflows for providers through its innovative software solutions. Osmind's tools not only facilitate improved patient care but also support the advancement of novel therapeutics, precision diagnostics, and care management programs. The company's mission is to increase patient access to effective mental health treatments that can succeed where traditional therapies may not.
Side Inc. is a real estate brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California, established in 2014. The company specializes in transforming high-performing real estate agents, teams, and independent brokerages into successful, agent-owned businesses and boutique brands. By exclusively partnering with top agents, Side provides proprietary technology and a dedicated support team, enabling these professionals to enhance their productivity, expand their business, and concentrate on client service. Additionally, Side offers advanced advertising solutions that allow its partners to effectively compete in the online marketplace.
Imply Data, Inc. specializes in developing exploratory analytic software solutions, centered around its flagship Imply analytics platform, which leverages Apache Druid. This open-source analytics data store enables users to perform interactive and exploratory analysis on both real-time and historical data, making it particularly effective for event-driven and streaming data scenarios. Imply also offers additional tools such as Pivot, a visual data explorer, Plywood, a JavaScript framework for optimized database queries, and PlyQL, a SQL-like query language tailored for Druid. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of industries, including financial services, media, hospitality, retail, gaming, and technology. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, Imply aims to transform how organizations analyze and utilize their data.
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Waymo stands for a new way forward in mobility. it is a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. Waymo improves transportation by building software and sensor technology developed in Google’s labs since 2009. In October 2015, they achieved the world’s first fully self-driving trip on public roads, in a car without a steering wheel or pedals. They refine Waymo technology through one billion miles of simulation testing each year, and the cars have self-driven over two million miles on public roads across four U.S. cities. It was founded in 2009 and is located in Mountain View, California.
Thumbtack is an online marketplace that connects millions of people with local professionals for their projects. It operates platform where people can hire talents and professionals like instructors, painters, photographers, and many more.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, Thumbtack has raised more than $275 million from Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Investment Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Google Capital.