Loxo
Private Equity Round in 2025
Loxo is a technology company specializing in talent acquisition. It offers an AI-driven platform that simplifies and enhances the recruitment process. The platform includes an applicant tracking system, a recruiting CRM, and a vast search engine with verified contact information for over a billion people and millions of organizations. Loxo's features support various aspects of hiring, from sourcing and ranking candidates to matching and outbound recruiting. The platform is customizable, allowing organizations to tailor it to their specific recruitment processes.
VanillaSoft
Private Equity Round in 2023
VanillaSoft, Inc. is a software as a service provider specializing in lead management and customer relationship management solutions for phone-centric sales. Established in 2003 and based in Plano, Texas, VanillaSoft caters to a diverse range of industries, including finance, mortgage, telemarketing, call centers, and telecommunications. The company’s platform is designed to enhance productivity through features such as next-best-lead routing, auto-dialing, intelligent messaging, integrated email, real-time lead distribution, and call recording. These capabilities enable sales teams to optimize their outreach efforts and improve efficiency, with users experiencing productivity increases of 30 to 100% compared to traditional CRM systems. VanillaSoft's solutions are compatible with existing phone systems and VOIP, eliminating the need for costly telecom changes, and ensuring seamless integration for clients seeking to enhance their sales engagement processes.
Inbenta
Private Equity Round in 2023
Inbenta Technologies Inc., established in 2005, specializes in natural language processing and semantic search services. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global offices, the company offers support services such as dynamic FAQs, knowledge management, virtual assistance, and customer self-service. Its AI-powered platform improves online customer experience by enhancing business website searches, e-commerce conversions, and chatbot interactions. Inbenta caters to diverse sectors including transport, SAAS, public administration, and serves prominent clients like Ticketmaster, Groupon, and Schlage Locks.
Qwick, Inc. is a technology company that operates a platform designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified food and beverage professionals in real-time. Founded in 2017 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Qwick enables businesses to fill shifts flexibly while allowing freelancers to control their schedules and receive same-day payments. The platform serves as a vital resource in the hospitality industry, matching experienced workers with on-demand shifts and providing a vetted workforce to meet seasonal demand. Qwick has garnered national recognition for its workplace culture and rapid growth, being listed among the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
CharterUp
Series A in 2022
CharterUP is an integrated marketplace that simplifies the charter bus reservation process by connecting customers with charter bus operators. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including instant booking, real-time availability, tracking, and dynamic pricing, which aim to provide reliable and cost-effective transportation solutions for businesses, schools, and individuals. By consolidating the booking, tracking, and live transportation experience into a single app, CharterUP addresses the common challenges associated with renting a bus. The company also provides 24/7 customer support to assist clients throughout their transportation journey, ensuring a convenient and efficient travel experience.
Stukent
Private Equity Round in 2021
Stukent is a developer of digital courseware and simulations aimed at enhancing the educational experience for high schools and higher education institutions. The company offers a range of products, including cloud-based educational resources focused on subjects like digital marketing, social media marketing, marketing analytics, and personal financial literacy. By providing innovative tools and content, Stukent supports educators in staying current with the rapidly evolving industries their students will enter, ultimately fostering a better learning environment. The company's mission centers on empowering professors to help students succeed and, in turn, contribute positively to the world.
Jane operates a curated online marketplace specializing in women's fashion accessories, home decor, and children's clothing. It connects consumers seeking unique, high-quality products at affordable prices with boutique sellers across the country, fostering economic empowerment for small businesses while offering trendy options to shoppers.
RVshare
Private Equity Round in 2020
RVshare, LLC is a peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace that connects travelers seeking recreational vehicle experiences with RV owners looking to generate income from their vehicles. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, RVshare offers a diverse inventory that includes travel trailers and luxury motorhomes. The platform provides users with tools to compare rental prices, features, and reviews, ensuring renters can find the best options for their needs. Additionally, RVshare facilitates online payment, making the rental process seamless for both owners and renters. The company focuses on fulfilling vacation, tailgate, and temporary lodging needs, positioning itself as a leader in the RV rental industry.
Chairish is an online marketplace specializing in home furniture, art, and decor, offering a curated selection of vintage, antique, and contemporary items from a variety of sources, including designer brands, dealers, galleries, and artisans. The company emphasizes quality by pre-screening all listed items to ensure they meet high style standards. Chairish aims to provide a refreshing shopping experience for designers and tastemakers through its monthly expert curation of exclusive inventory. Additionally, it supports sustainability in the home industry by promoting the buying and reselling of vintage and antique pieces, allowing consumers to find unique and stylish furniture while minimizing the environmental impact associated with new production.
Katabat
Private Equity Round in 2020
Katabat Corporation is a provider of digital debt collection software and solutions tailored for credit-based consumer lenders. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with additional offices in the United Kingdom and Australia, Katabat offers a suite of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. These include Katabat Restore for debt management and collections, Katabat Liberate for automating workflows, and Katabat Unite for optimizing customer marketing communications. The company's offerings encompass various aspects of debt resolution, including unified and digital collections, marketing automation, and customer lifecycle management. Katabat serves a diverse clientele, including enterprise and retail banks, alternative lenders, and utility companies. As a subsidiary of Bridgeforce, Inc., the company emphasizes data security and compliance, operating as a PCI Level 1 Service Provider.
ToursByLocals
Series A in 2020
ToursByLocals, Inc. is a Vancouver-based company that operates an online platform connecting travelers with local guides in 163 countries. Founded in 2008, it boasts a network of over 4,300 independent tour guides offering more than 30,000 private, customizable tour options. The platform provides a diverse range of tours, including city walking tours, culinary experiences, historical and cultural explorations, cycling excursions, eco-tourism adventures, and boat tours, primarily designed for discerning travelers seeking local insights. Each tour is private, allowing for personalized experiences that promote ethical tourism by ensuring that traveler spending directly benefits local communities. ToursByLocals emphasizes curated and customizable half-day, full-day, and multi-day tour experiences guided by knowledgeable locals, facilitating a meaningful connection between tourists and their destinations.
AutoVitals
Private Equity Round in 2019
AutoVitals, Inc. is a software company based in Goleta, California, specializing in application software for the automotive industry. Founded in 2006, AutoVitals offers a suite of mobile applications, including The Digital Shop and SmartFlow X, which provide essential services such as digital vehicle inspections, workflow management, service reminders, and customer follow-ups. The company's platform is designed to enhance the efficiency and productivity of automotive repair and maintenance shops by integrating features like business management, motorist engagement, point of sale integration, and digital marketing tools. Through its innovative approach, AutoVitals aims to transform traditional paper-based processes, enabling shop owners and technicians to achieve improved outcomes in their operations.
PJX Media
Venture Round in 2019
PJX Media is an out-of-home advertising agency that specializes in creating and executing advertising campaigns across various formats, including billboards and transit ads. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Denver, the company utilizes advanced technology to facilitate the entire advertising process, from audience-based planning to execution and performance reporting. PJX Media offers a comprehensive suite of services, including strategic planning that leverages data to identify target markets and optimize budgets, as well as management services that ensure campaign success through proof of posting and detailed performance analysis. As a subsidiary of ADstruc, PJX Media combines industry expertise with innovative tools to enhance the effectiveness of out-of-home advertising for its clients.
PELITAS
Private Equity Round in 2018
PELITAS is a technology company that offers innovative solutions aimed at enhancing the patient experience for healthcare providers, including hospitals, physician practices, and specialty groups. The company specializes in revenue cycle management software, featuring its Integrated Patient Access Solution (iPAS), which financially clears patients at the initial point of contact. This solution improves registration accuracy, increases point-of-service payments, and minimizes claim denials. Additionally, the Virtual Intake Management component of iPAS enables organizations to financially clear over 75% of patients before they receive services, while also providing secure and convenient self-service options. PELITAS's cloud-based systems facilitate electronic collaboration among patients, providers, and payers, ultimately helping clients maximize revenue and streamline operations across the revenue cycle.
RateGenius
Private Equity Round in 2018
RateGenius, Inc. is an online vehicle refinance platform based in Austin, Texas, that facilitates connections between consumers and lenders offering auto-financing solutions. Established in 1999, the company specializes in services such as auto refinancing, lease buyouts, service contracts, and guaranteed asset protection waivers. By creating a virtual marketplace, RateGenius enables qualified borrowers to access competitive lending options, promoting better financing opportunities that can lead to cost savings on car payments for customers.
RVshare
Venture Round in 2018
RVshare, LLC is a peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace that connects travelers seeking recreational vehicle experiences with RV owners looking to generate income from their vehicles. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, RVshare offers a diverse inventory that includes travel trailers and luxury motorhomes. The platform provides users with tools to compare rental prices, features, and reviews, ensuring renters can find the best options for their needs. Additionally, RVshare facilitates online payment, making the rental process seamless for both owners and renters. The company focuses on fulfilling vacation, tailgate, and temporary lodging needs, positioning itself as a leader in the RV rental industry.
Inova Payroll
Private Equity Round in 2017
Inova Payroll, Inc. is a payroll service provider based in Nashville, Tennessee, with additional offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Founded in 2010, the company specializes in delivering payroll, human resource (HR), and tax filing services tailored for small and medium-sized employers across the United States. Its offerings include comprehensive solutions such as 401(k) administration, health insurance, workers' compensation, time and attendance tracking, background screening, COBRA administration, and PayCards. Inova Payroll also provides detailed tax filing and reporting services, covering federal, state, and local jurisdictions, along with online tools for employee tracking and HR reporting. The company's focus is on helping businesses efficiently manage their employee life cycle and enhance talent attraction and retention.
Vacation Innovations
Private Equity Round in 2017
Vacation Innovations is a leading provider of secondary-market services for the vacation ownership industry, specializing in timeshare resales and rentals. The company utilizes advanced digital marketing strategies to connect a diverse audience with vacation ownership opportunities. Its portfolio includes prominent timeshare resale marketplaces such as SellMyTimeshareNow.com and VacationOwnership.com, along with the forthcoming ResortRentals.com, which focuses on timeshare rentals. In addition to facilitating online advertising and marketing for by-owner timeshare transactions, Vacation Innovations offers licensed timeshare brokerage, title transfer services, and tailored owner services. Its comprehensive solutions are designed to assist timeshare resorts, developers, homeowners associations, and management companies in enhancing their operations and maximizing sales.
PayCommerce
Series B in 2016
PayCommerce Inc. is a provider of cloud-based business payment solutions designed for enterprises of all sizes, operating in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company offers a range of services including receivables automation through its PayCommerce BillerZone, invoice-to-payment solutions for payables, and a mobile application called MCube that allows merchants to accept payments via smartphones. Additionally, PayCommerce features an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Payment suite for telephone-based payments, a Universal Payment Platform for global transactions, and GuardZone, a risk management tool to combat online fraud. The company also provides a SWIFT-enabled solution for enhanced reporting and compliance, as well as international payment capabilities. PayCommerce caters to various industries, including financial services, healthcare, travel, retail, telecom, and government, and offers white-labeled services tailored for financial institutions and corporate treasuries.
RoadOne Intermoda Logistics
Acquisition in 2015
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics is North America’s premier full-service intermodal transportation and related logistics company. Offering the highest quality, industry-leading port and rail container drayage, terminal operations, dedicated truckload services, and transloading, warehousing and distribution solutions nationwide, we are ready to deliver the transportation requirements you need across the United States and Canada. Backed by more than 1,200 tractors and drivers across 40 locations and access to over 50 Million square feet of warehousing, distribution, and transloading space at over 100 locations , RoadOne has the scale and resources to become your Single Source Solution, or “S3″. But it’s not just our coast-to-coast coverage that sets us apart. We can deliver—today—the solutions that physically and technologically connect our shippers’ goods to and from ports, railroad terminals and company locations, all supported by the flexible workforce services that are needed to get the job done.
Giact Systems
Acquisition in 2015
Giact Systems, Inc. is a provider of risk management services focused on electronic payments, established in 2004 and headquartered in Allen, Texas. The company specializes in solutions that help businesses assess and manage payment-related risks, including real-time bank account verification, ID verification, and account authentication. Its product offerings include gVerify, gAuthenticate, gIdentity, and CustomerID, which collectively enable companies to confirm the status and identity of customers while mitigating fraud. Giact's EPIC Platform encompasses a suite of applications designed to protect businesses from payment and identity fraud, while its other services include mobile user authentication and merchant processing solutions. The company serves a diverse clientele, including banks, financial institutions, retailers, lending companies, and various specialized sectors such as insurance and utilities. Giact Systems has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Advanced Fraud Solutions and PNC Bank, and has processed billions of transactions for over 1,000 customers to date. As of December 2020, Giact operates as a subsidiary of Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
Fexy
Venture Round in 2014
Fexy Media is a leading online food journalism company that operates a range of popular brands, including Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, The Food Lab, Roadfood, and Relish. Founded in 2014 by Cliff and Lisa Sharples and Ben Sternberg, the company seeks to engage the millennial audience through original content such as videos, recipes, articles, and podcasts. With over 18 million monthly visitors to its websites and a strong social media presence, Fexy Media provides brand advertisers with tailored solutions to effectively reach its audience across various digital platforms, including mobile, social media, and web. Additionally, Fexy has developed a digital food platform that connects home cooks with grocers, brands, and recipe publishers, facilitating the discovery of recipes, meal planning, and grocery shopping with options for same-day delivery or in-store pickup. The company's team is located across key cities, including Seattle, New York, Austin, and Nashville.
Acccess Technology Solutions
Venture Round in 2014
Access Technology Solutions' (ATS) low-risk turnkey global trade solution lets direct-to-consumer brands, online retailers and Direct Selling companies enter international markets faster and more cost-effectively. ATS’ platform features a localized international shopping cart, a total landed costing engine, product harmonization, multi-currency payment methods and consolidated international shipping. ATS operates proprietary shipping lanes into Australia, Japan, China and Canada and other fast-growing international markets. These dedicated shipping channels help clients bypass customs bottlenecks and generate savings up to 70% versus common carriers. With the ATS Global Access™ logistics portal, ATS clients can tap into a world class network of logistics partners that offer both direct shipping from the US and global, in-country warehousing. In addition, ATS provides direct-to-consumer and retail brands with the ATS Distributor Portal™, a service that combines market localization resources, native language websites, customer support, order capture and local payment methods. The ATS Goopping division (www.goopping.com) lets international online shoppers purchase products from their favorite US online retailers and get their orders shipped straight to their door, typically within 5 to 7 business days