Touchdown Ventures

Touchdown Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm founded in 2014, focused on partnering with leading corporations to create and manage their venture capital platforms. The firm specializes in investing in early and growth stage companies across diverse sectors, including information technology, media, consumer products, health, and industrial applications. Touchdown Ventures helps its corporate partners maintain control over their investments while aligning them with strategic goals. The firm leverages the expertise of its investment professionals, many of whom have backgrounds at prominent venture capital firms. With offices in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, Touchdown Ventures aims to facilitate investments that enhance innovation and drive growth in various industries, including AI solutions, digital media technologies, health improvements, and sustainable manufacturing practices.

Olga Belyanina

Associate

Greg Bergamesco

Investor

Eric Budin

MD

Rahul Daryanani

Senior Associate

Daniel J. Deeney

Venture Partner

Mike Devlin

Senior Associate

Sophia Dodd

Associate

David Feldman

Associate

Laure Fischer

Senior Associate

Will Geiger

Principal

Matthew Granato

Analyst

Kevin Jones

Senior Associate

Brett Kadesh

Principal

Beth Kearns

Venture Partner

Scott Lenet

president

Noah Leshan

Analyst

Louie Luong

Senior Associate

Doulgas Munsey

Senior Associate and Venture Investor

Steven Peralta

Senior Associate

Jennifer Sieber

Associate

Jane Simons

Director of Operations

Jack Taylor

Principal

Selina Troesch

Principal

74 past transactions

Wrapify

Venture Round in 2017
Wrapify, Inc. operates a crowdsourced advertising platform that connects drivers and brands to create on-vehicle advertising campaigns. It allows commuters and drivers to earn extra income by wrapping their vehicles in art and commercial messaging. Wrapify, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Diego, California.

MycoTechnology

Series B in 2017
MycoTechnology utilizes fungi-based food-processing platforms to transform the flavor and value of agricultural products. The platform can be used to solve a variety of challenges faced by the food, beverage, and flavor industries. MycoTechnology has released ClearTaste, an all-natural, GMO-free, organic bitter blocker that is Kosher and Halal certified. ClearTaste improves the flavor of various agricultural products. MycoTechnology also engages in fermenting agricultural products with strains of gourmet fungi. The company offers myceliated chocolate as well as robusta and arabica coffee beans. It develops and licenses technology to the industry to naturally improve the flavor of robusta and arabica coffee. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Aurora, Colorado.

Cequence Security

Series B in 2021
Cequence Security is a venture-backed cybersecurity software company founded in 2014 and based in Sunnyvale, CA. Named a Gartner Cool Vendor in 2018, the company has developed the Cequence Application Security Platform (ASP), an open, distributed, and scalable software platform designed to protect customers’ web, mobile, and API applications from the growing number of malicious bot attacks. Cequence Security will be delivering multiple security service modules for ASP, each designed to work together, simplify security architectures, and deliver strong protection for today’s hyper-connected organizations. Cequence Security customers include F500 organizations across multiple vertical markets. The executive team is led by industry veterans that previously held leadership positions at Palo Alto Networks and Symantec.

Myndlift

Seed Round in 2018
Myndlift is a software company that provides and addresses attention deficit using wearables and mobile technology. Myndlift provides innovative tools for enhancing cognitive abilities, as well as serving as an alternative for ADHD treatment without involving medications, and no side-effects, by relying on a powerful, evidence-based technique in the most affordable, and easily-accessible way.

Grata

Seed Round in 2021
Grata is the first search engine for company discovery, providing a single source of truth to find small to middle market private companies. Grata's next-generation SaaS platform automates the B2B research process on the 30 million businesses in the U.S., helping business development professionals across private equity, banking and recruiting discover companies instantly. Grata indexes billions of sources on the web and has innovated the latest NLP technology. Over 100 customers have transacted over $1 billion dollars with companies they've found through Grata. Grata was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

HqO

Series B in 2019
HqO is a tenant experience platform that helps landlords create places people love. It puts new experiences, onsite retail and services, and a sense of community directly into the tenants’ hands. Headquartered in Boston and launched in January 2018, HqO partners with landlords, property managers, and brokers who want to attract innovative tenants, provide a premium experience, and increase overall asset value.

Whistle

Series D in 2020
Whistle Sports, Inc. operates as a sports media and entertainment company. It creates, publishes, and provides a sports entertainment network to engage and activate the digital generation on various platforms. Whistle Sports, Inc. was formerly known as Kids Sports Entertainment, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in New York, New York, with additional offices in Hammersmith, London and Los Angeles, California.

Taali Foods

Seed Round in 2019
Taali is a 'better for you' food company. We have a simple vision, we want our products to be a delicious and guilt-free snack that is loaded with the good stuff. Our anchor brand Taali Taali is a guilt-free snack made from popped water lily seeds. Our products are made of Non-GMO, whole, and natural ingredients that you can pronounce and spell to create a difference you can taste. We have on average 20% fewer calories and 67% less fat per serving (28g) than the leading popcorn brand. Roasted never tasted this good.

Siren Snacks

Debt Financing in 2020
Siren Snacks takes the foods and flavors people love and recreates them using clean, plant-based ingredients. It has re-imagined the protein bar and developed a line of indulgent, bite-sized snacks using a proprietary blend of protein derived from peas. The protein used in Siren's bites is extremely bioavailable, easy to digest, and has a negligible environmental impact relative to protein derived from dairy or eggs. Siren's products are also allergen-friendly and made using only natural, gluten-free, grain-free, and non-GMO ingredients. Siren was founded by Elizabeth and Abby Giannuzzi, a team of sisters who were frustrated with the artificial ingredients, processed fillers, and lack of plant-based options in the protein bar aisle.

Paladin Cloud

Seed Round in 2022
Paladin Cloud is an open source, Security-as-Code platform designed to help developers and security teams detect and mitigate threats in cloud environments. The company's open source cloud native Security-as-Code platform offers hundreds of best practice cloud security and governance policies in a modern user interface.

Circle Media

Series B in 2019
Circle Media Labs, Inc. develops and offers screen time management and parental control solutions to families. Its products include Circle Home Plus, Circle with NETGEAR, and Circle with Disney allows parents to set screen time limits and block certain content; and it pairs to a home router and let parents manage online access for every device on a network. The company delivers solutions to families to manage online time and content across tablets, phones, gaming consoles, and connected televisions. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Portland, Oregon with an additional office in Cypress, California.

Invoy

Series A in 2020
At Invoy, we are committed to leveraging science, data and artificial intelligence to help you reach your health and weight loss goals. Every person has a unique body chemistry and respective set of goals. Invoy strives to be at the forefront of solutions that target your individuality to enhance your performance.

LinkSquares

Series A in 2020
Linksquares, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) powered contract management and analytics tool for in-house legal and finance teams. It offers LinkSquares to perform full-text searches for keywords, phrases, and contract terms across all documents; provides multi-query and filtering capabilities; and perform custom reporting and metadata extraction. The company’s Linksquares is used for crisis management, quarterly reporting, fundraising and M&A diligence, and internal legal and finance projects. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Gauzy

Series B in 2016
Gauzy is currently a leading provider of turnkey liquid crystal glass projects, installing laminated LC films in different applications such as home appliances, architecture, construction, automotive industry and many other segmented markets. Their patent pending innovative control technologies enable us to handle glass like never before – Dim glass with numerous stages of transparency, create in-glass blinds, insert transparent solar cells into glass windows, and achieve various glass related innovations in the automotive and aviation industries.

Steno

Series A in 2020
Steno Agency, Inc. provides court reporting, legal support, and videography services to law firms. The company provides remote depositions, court reporting, videography, interpreters, and litigation support services. The company also operates an online dashboard to see the jobs ahead and search all previous cases. The company provides DisbursePay, a non-recourse deferred payment process. Steno Agency, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Casetext

Venture Round in 2019
Casetext, Inc., an automated legal research company, develops artificial intelligence (AI)-based research tool for lawyers and legal firms to provide information services to their clients. It offers CARA, an AI-backed automated research assistant. The company’s tool also analyzes the document uploaded on it, algorithmically queries the law with its legal database, and finds appropriate cases. Casetext, Inc. was formerly known as J2H2, Inc. The company was founded in 2013 is based in San Francisco, California.

LawGeex

Series C in 2020
LawGeex is transforming legal. For companies who want to spend less time on contracts and focus on high-impact work, LawGeex automates the review and approval of everyday contracts with unparalleled accuracy, consistency, and scalability through our advanced AI platform. LawGeex is recognized by Gartner, Wired magazine, and CB Insights as a leading force in bringing innovation and technology to the legal world – and is trusted by global firms such as eBay, Bain & Company, and White & Case.

Openpath

Series C in 2020
Openpath is a mobile access control solutions. Openpath allows anyone to use their mobile phone to open an authorized door with the wave of a hand, without needing the phone or app open. Openpath's patented Triple Unlock technology delivers 99.9% reliability for a secure, frictionless and fast entry experience. With a robust cloud solution, Openpath provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud capabilities, future-proofing the needs of the built environment. The company has introduced innovative Tailgating and Lockdown Solutions providing the ability to lock/unlock any door, zone or building in an emergency from a mobile device.

Wiliot

Series B in 2019
WIliot is a fabless semiconductor company developing passive SoC platforms for the IoT market. No battery and seamless connectivity operation will be the baseline enabler of IoT future growth.

Bustle Digital Group

Venture Round in 2019
Bustle is a news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion site driven by a diverse and energetic collection of contributors. We're looking to redefine what "women's interest" looks like. And to us, it should look like anything that we as women find interesting. Whether you're seeking up-to-date coverage of the latest news, or wondering which new TV show will help you escape it, Bustle offers smart, readable content for every mood.

Entangled Group

Series B in 2019
Entangled Group LLC is a venture capital and incubation firm specializing in incubation, seed and early venture stages. It seeks to invest in companies that provide services to the education ecosystem including strategy consulting, expertise access, non-profit management, sales acceleration and revenue generation. Entangled Group LLC is based in San Francisco, California.

Interviewed

Seed Round in 2015
Interviewed takes the guesswork out of hiring. Instead of relying on dubious resume screening criteria or inconsistent interview practices, hiring managers use Interviewed's job simulations to give candidates a day-in-the-life experience of the job they're applying for. Managers get to see candidates in action as they demonstrate their real-world skills. Using customer service as en example, candidates talk to simulated customers on the phone while using a CRM to solve the customers' problems. Interviewed evaluates their: - speed and accuracy - writing - verbal communication - technical skills - adaptability - multitasking - emotional intelligence Interviewed lets hiring managers select the right person for the job... cheaply, quickly, and fairly.

UCAN

Series D in 2018
The UCAN Company is creating a new generation of scientifically proven, energy products for the new generation of health-conscious consumers. There DREAM is to REDEFINE the field of consumer and sports nutrition with products that are natural, safe and healthy; products that QUESTION the existing approach and INSPIRE a new generation to COMPETE to their fullest ability and TRIUMPH the healthy way. There discovery is SuperStarch, the only energy source of its kind that enhances performance, sustains energy and burns fat.

RoadRunner Recycling

Series C in 2020
RoadRunner Recycling provides tech-powered solutions for commercial waste recycling which helps businesses lower recurring costs. This makes waste and recycling significantly more efficient for commercial waste generators. They do this through innovative logistics solutions that cut fuel costs and carbon emissions by 80%, and by focusing on extracting the maximum value from materials. The end result is significant cost savings for businesses, as well as improved environmental performance. RoadRunner Recycling was founded in 2014 and is based in Pennsylvania.

Agolo

Venture Round in 2020
Agolo summarizes information faster and with broader coverage than any human. It also uses artificial intelligence to create summaries from your information in real-time. The company helps analysts act strategically instead of processing information. Agolo’s technology replicates the ingenuity of the human mind by analyzing content through the identification of various subjects and drawing connections between them. The company’s AI platform can analyze thousands of documents and produce a summary of the five key points, specific to the reader’s interests, in real-time. Agolo was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

Oath Craft Pizza

Series C in 2018
Oath Craft Pizza has invented a new style of crust that is grilled and flash-seared with 100% pure olive oil and delivers a super crispy, one of a kind experience. They've sourced premium ingredients and promise that all pies will cook in 90 seconds. Oath was founded on the notion that doing good and doing something extraordinary are not mutually exclusive. They exist not only to serve great food but also to enrich their community.

Atropos Health

Series B in 2024
Atropos Health develops digital prognostogram platform. It offers real-world evidence of past patient. It serves caregivers, institutions, and risk bearing entities. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Trust & Will

Venture Round in 2024
Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information that makes creating estate planning easy, fast, and secure. It is not a law firm and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s advice about complex estate planning. The company is backed by some venture capital firms including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Western Technology Investments, Luma Launch, Halogen Ventures, and Techstars, as well as angel investors. Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Valid8

Series A in 2023
Valid8 Automating verified financial intelligence for accounting professionals and decision makers. Oxford University ranks Accounting in the top 4% of professions most likely impacted by automation, A.I., and data science. The $100 Billion (Annual US) Accounting Services industry use processes and procedures grounded by independently sourced, 3rd party verified evidence. The evidence collection process is mostly manual and based on sampling and is the primary reason the industry has lagged adopting data science and modern analytics. VALID8 provides a solution.

DetraPel

Series A in 2023
DetraPel, Inc. produces hydrophobic liquid repellent spray to protect objects from spills and stains. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Novome Biotechnologies

Series B in 2022
Novome Biotechnologies, Inc. engineers and develops bacteria from the human gut to treat diseases. Its platform enables controllable engraftment of genetically engineered microbial medicines in the gut for sustained therapies. The company’s synthetic biology tools allow to plug into ecosystem and deliver precise activities to treat chronic diseases. Novome Biotechnologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

4CRisk.ai

Series A in 2022
4CRisk.ai is a start-up of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate their differences, and know that their unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. Every voice, every perspective matter. Here you get an opportunity to work with individuals from unique backgrounds on experience that are equally diverse.

Dialpad

Series E in 2020
Dialpad, Inc. designs and develops a cloud-based platform for enterprise communications. The company provides voice; video; group messaging; SMS; MMS; conferencing; screen and document sharing services. Its customers include Motorola Solutions, ClassPass, Warby Parker, Vivint, and Hillary Clinton. It has strategic alliances with SoftBank Corp. Dialpad, Inc. was formerly known as Switch Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Dialpad, Inc. in February 2016. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.

MOJIO

Series B in 2019
Mojio is an open platform that offers a solution for the rapid deployment of secure and scalable aftermarket connected car services to enterprise customers, including mobile operators, automotive OEMs, car dealers, service centers, auto insurers, and fleets. The platform enables intelligent data analysis that unlocks previously unavailable revenue streams and cost-saving opportunities. It facilitates the efficient integration of vehicle data into new and existing applications for developers. Mojio, which was launched in 2011, enables developers to access advanced tools and resources, including interactive documentation and tutorials, mobile SDKs, and a vehicle simulator.

Plantible Foods

Seed Round in 2020
Plantible Foods, Inc. develops and produces plant-based protein. The company extracts the grassy flavor from lemna and develops alternative protein from aquatic plants. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.

Athennian

Series A in 2021
Paper integrates all the services you need to manage your contract operations in one place. From digital signature to approval workflows. No extra subscriptions or clunky software.

Hudson MX

Corporate Round in 2020
Hudson MX is a Building technology that empowers buyers,agencies and their partners,Reducing the operational costs inherent in the media.

LawGeex

Series C in 2020
LawGeex is transforming legal. For companies who want to spend less time on contracts and focus on high-impact work, LawGeex automates the review and approval of everyday contracts with unparalleled accuracy, consistency, and scalability through our advanced AI platform. LawGeex is recognized by Gartner, Wired magazine, and CB Insights as a leading force in bringing innovation and technology to the legal world – and is trusted by global firms such as eBay, Bain & Company, and White & Case.

VeriSolutions

Series A in 2018
Verisolutions, LLC provides an intelligent network of sensors, firmware, and software for restaurants. It offers VeriSense, a temperature and humidity monitoring sensor for restaurants that prevents the problems by alerting restaurant operators; VeriConnect, a network connecting device that automatically creates data hub usable in restaurants and vehicles; and VeriTrack, an indoor location sensor that connects to the network and allows asset tracking and staff analytics. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

PENSA

Series A in 2021
PENSA is a product designing company that provides beautiful product experiences through design and invention.

Grata

Series A in 2022
Grata is the first search engine for company discovery, providing a single source of truth to find small to middle market private companies. Grata's next-generation SaaS platform automates the B2B research process on the 30 million businesses in the U.S., helping business development professionals across private equity, banking and recruiting discover companies instantly. Grata indexes billions of sources on the web and has innovated the latest NLP technology. Over 100 customers have transacted over $1 billion dollars with companies they've found through Grata. Grata was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

Deliv

Series C in 2018
Deliv, Inc. provides crowd sourced same-day delivery services for customers’ online orders right from a retailer’s Website directly to the customer’s door. The company allows retailers to offer their customers a same-day delivery option as they shop from their Website, mobile app, or from their physical brick and mortar store. It serves retailers and mall operators in the United States. The company was formerly known as Fetchsters, Inc. Deliv, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Jackpocket

Series C in 2020
Jackpocket, Inc. develops a mobile application that allows users to buy lottery tickets while playing games. Its application can be downloaded on iOS and Android devices. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Pragmatic Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2016
PragmatIC Printing Limited, trading as PragmatIC, designs and manufactures flexible integrated circuits. The company offers flexible integrated circuit building blocks supporting different functions; a process design kit for integration with an existing electronic design automation environment; proximity field communication products for capacitive energy transfer; near field communications solutions; solutions for driving displays or visual indicators; and solutions support analogue interfaces to sense environmental inputs. Its products are used in smart packaging, security features, toys and games, hybrid electronics, and other applications. The company serves customers across consumer goods, packaging, security printing, and mainstream electronics sectors. PragmatIC Printing Limited was formerly known as Nano ePrint Ltd. and changed its name to PragmatIC Printing Limited in December 2011. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with an additional production facility in Sedgefield, United Kingdom.

Vizbee

Venture Round in 2018
Vizbee Inc. XYZ operates in the technology industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

BOOM! Entertainment

Series C in 2020
BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. publishes various comic books and novels. It offers youth imprints, comics, and story titles. The company’s imprints include, The Studios, which publish The Woods, Klaus, and Big Trouble; BOOM! Box, which publish LumberJanes, Munchkin, and Giant Days; and KaBOOM, which publish Charles Schulz, Peanuts, Garfield, and Adventure Time. It also publishes Mouse Guard and Cow Boy under Archaia imprint. BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Athennian

Series B in 2022
Paper integrates all the services you need to manage your contract operations in one place. From digital signature to approval workflows. No extra subscriptions or clunky software.

Drone Racing League

Series C in 2019
Drone Racing League is a drone racing circuit for professional pilots. The company designs and builds a custom in-house racing drone, the Racer3, which speeds more than 85 MPH around the most complex 3D race courses ever imagined outside a video game. It combines media and technology to create thrilling 3D drone racing content with mass appeal. Drone Racing League was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Kuli Kuli

Series A in 2017
Kuli Kuli produces nutritional moringa products in the United States. It offers moringa bars, moringa powders, green energy shots, herbal teas, and sampler packs. Kuli Kuli sells its products through retail stores, as well as online. Anne Tsuei, Jordan Moncharmont, Lisa Curtis, and Valerie Popelka founded Kuli Kuli on September 21, 2011, with its headquarters in Oakland in California.

Kin Community

Series D in 2016
Kin is a lifestyle entertainment company that develops, creates and distributes lifestyle entertainment in all forms and across all platforms for women in the “Builder” stage of their lives.

The Outline

Venture Round in 2018
The Outline is focused on the development of a digital publication that publishes contents about power, culture, and more. The Outline was founded by Joshua Topolsky in 2016.

Cargo

Seed Round in 2018
Cargo Systems is the creators of Cargo, the in-car service that allows rideshare passengers to order products on their phone, without downloading an app. Founded in 2016 by former Birchbox employees, Cargo launched in New York and Boston with thousands of driver signups in 49 states. Cargo works directly with rideshare companies, drivers and brand partners to distribute a variety of products to passengers in-car. A Techstars alumnus, Cargo is venture-backed by Techstars Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners, Rosecliff Capital.

Rakuten Americas

Series B in 2015
Curbside makes it easy to find, buy and pickup products at nearby stores. The Curbside app searches realtime local inventory across retailers and uses location-based technologies to alert stores when a customer is arriving for a pickup. Curbside helps consumers quickly get what they need and helps retailers better serve their increasingly mobile centric customers.

Plotlogic

Series A in 2022
Plotlogic Pty Ltd researches and develops ore characterization systems for the mining industry. It offers OreSense LV to identify key variations from the mine’s geological model using hyperspectral imaging technology; OreBlocks, an API to control and predict planning process; and OreCheck that provides real time alerts to positive or negative variations. The company also provides customized on-site and off-site support services to its systems. It offers its systems for characterizing commodities, such as coal, iron ore, and gold. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.

kindlife

Seed Round in 2021
kindlife is a new-age beauty and wellness ecosystem enabling commerce, community, and brands.

Mint House

Series B in 2022
Mint House is a start-up hospitality company that disrupts the traditional hotel model. The company offers rentals with spacious units with full-service kitchens, pre-arrival fridge stocking, and no-hassle keyless entry, among other features, enabling business travelers to book affordable homes in prime locations. It provides a unique experience that offers the feel of a high-end hotel, with all the comforts and conveniences of a home, all packaged and delivered via technology. Financed and advised by seasoned hospitality executives including the former CEO of Starwood Hotels, President of St. Regis, and CEO of Travelocity, Mint House is in hyper-growth mode expanding around the country and opening new markets every several months. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in multiple locations across the United States. It was founded in January 2017.

Robin

Series B in 2019
Robin is a software company that modernizes the open office and maximizes employee productivity and engagement by reducing friction. It helps employees secure the ideal space and resources for whatever project they’re working on at any given time while equipping facilities leaders with the insights they need to continually optimize the workplace. The solution to the open office isn’t more walls. It’s activity-based working. Robin schedules meetings, desks, and people in thousands of offices around the world. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusettes.

Kasa Living

Series B in 2020
Kasa Living, Inc. provides rental accommodation booking services through an online portal. It offers hotel check-in, apartments booking, and boutique hospitality properties rental services. The company also provides property management services. It offers accommodation services in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Washington, North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, California, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Utah, and Arizona. Kasa Living, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Pindrop

Series D in 2018
Pindrop uses AI-based IVR Authentication and Anti-Fraud Solutions to increase efficiency in call centers and stop fraudulent transactions. Pindrop solutions are leading the way to the future of voice by providing identity, security, and authentication for every voice interaction. Pindrop solutions protect some of the biggest banks, insurers, and retailers in the world using patented technology that extracts an unrivaled amount of intelligence from every call encountered. Pindrop solutions help detect fraudsters and authenticate callers, reducing fraud and operational costs, while improving customer experience and protecting brand reputation. Pindrop, a privately held company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 2011 and is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Citi Ventures, Felicis Ventures, CapitalG, GV, and IVP.

Mint House

Seed Round in 2021
Mint House is a start-up hospitality company that disrupts the traditional hotel model. The company offers rentals with spacious units with full-service kitchens, pre-arrival fridge stocking, and no-hassle keyless entry, among other features, enabling business travelers to book affordable homes in prime locations. It provides a unique experience that offers the feel of a high-end hotel, with all the comforts and conveniences of a home, all packaged and delivered via technology. Financed and advised by seasoned hospitality executives including the former CEO of Starwood Hotels, President of St. Regis, and CEO of Travelocity, Mint House is in hyper-growth mode expanding around the country and opening new markets every several months. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in multiple locations across the United States. It was founded in January 2017.

Atomwise

Series B in 2020
Atomwise Inc. is a deep learning AI technology for structure-based small molecule drug discovery. Atomwise performs hundreds of projects per year in partnership with some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies, as well as more than 200 universities and hospitals in 40 countries. Its speed and accuracy make it the most advanced technology for small molecule binding affinity prediction. AtomNet, its AI platform built for drug discovery contains more than 16 billion molecules for virtual screening.

Text IQ

Series A in 2019
Text IQ, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based solution for privacy, legal, and compliance issues. Its artificial intelligence (AI) platform prevents from legal and compliance disasters. The company through its software helps users discover documents that could cause irreparable reputational damage to enterprise; supports risk, audit, and compliance teams in detecting anomalous or nefarious activity, people, and documents; allows users to develop case strategies faster by reviewing your entire dataset in a fraction of the time and cost; and helps users to identify privileged, sensitive, and relevant documents that are easily missed using search terms. Text IQ, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in San Francisco, California; New York, New York; Cork, Ireland; and Vancouver, Canada.

Practice

Series A in 2016
Practice is an applied microlearning solution used to build and sustain continuous learning cultures that increase competence and confidence and drive innovation. Practice does this by creating a scalable means for teams to frequently practice skills and receive meaningful, timely feedback through the power of peer-to-peer video assessment and coaching. Practice's patented mobile-first video technology and learning methodology is used by organizations such as Comcast, Domino’s, Cox Automotive, NBCUniversal, PepsiCo, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard Medical School for reinforcement and retention of new hire training, fostering feedback, increasing collaboration, accelerating productivity, and achieving higher return on investment of learning and talent development initiatives.

i2o Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2020
i2o Therapeutics is a biotech company that develops safe and effective oral formulations of therapies traditionally limited to injections. Using an innovative ionic liquid technology, it leverages the benefits of protecting the drug cargo while also transiently enhancing permeation across the epithelial lining when administered orally. i2o is focused on creating the next generation of oral peptide and protein-based therapies. The company was founded in 2019 and based in Saratoga, California.

Atom Tickets

Series C in 2018
Atom is an Android and iOS app designed to make going to the movies easy again. The app combines online movie ticket booking with social features and shows users information about current movies, including reviews and trailers. Users are able to share listings with friends, poll them about what they want to see before purchasing advance tickets. It also allows users to book group seating but pay for tickets separately and order snacks so they don’t have to wait in line at concession stands.

Topix

Series B in 2016
News community connecting people to information and discussions that matter to them in us towns and cities

Bright Greens

Seed Round in 2017
Bright Greens, Inc. produces fruits and vegetables-based smoothies. The company provides blueberry, mintergreen, peaches and green, and pineapple flavored smoothies. It markets and sells its products through stores. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

VergeSense

Venture Round in 2020
VergeSense Inc. builds deep learning sensors that capture occupancy data on the market. It builds a software that translates data into real-insights. The company also provides wireless and wired sensors; and agile workplace design, portfolio optimization, smart cleaning, and enhanced employee experience services. VergeSense Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

MEND

Series A in 2023
MEND is a life sciences company with a mission to help people heal and live their healthiest. The company is currently researching and developing targeted clinical nutrition and medical food interventions to enhance patient outcomes, from injury and surgery to aging and physical performance. MEND has been adopted by numerous hospitals, health systems, professional sports teams across all major leagues, and the elite forces of the US Military. The company is headquartered in New York City.

Steno

Series B in 2023
Steno Agency, Inc. provides court reporting, legal support, and videography services to law firms. The company provides remote depositions, court reporting, videography, interpreters, and litigation support services. The company also operates an online dashboard to see the jobs ahead and search all previous cases. The company provides DisbursePay, a non-recourse deferred payment process. Steno Agency, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.