True Ventures

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups. With over $3 billion under management, they focus on seed and Series A financing across sectors like commerce, consumer, hardware, health, and infrastructure technologies.

Puneet Agarwal

Partner

Phil Black

Investor

Jon Callaghan

Managing Partner

Caroline Ciaramitaro

Associate

Gus Coldebella JD

Partner

Tony Conrad

Partner

Adam D'Augelli

Partner

Sahiti Enjeti

Analyst

Amy Errett

Partner

Ulrike Kellmereit

CFO

Om Malik

Partner

Fiona McCarthy

Principal

Michael Montano

Venture Partner

John O'Connell

Analyst

Kevin Rose

Partner

Toni Schneider

Partner

Natasha Sharma

Senior Associate

Rohit Sharma

Partner

James Stewart

COO and Partner

Priscilla Tyler

Senior Associate

Jeff Veen

Partner

Christiaan Vorkink

Vice President

Ann Weiss

Venture Partner

Ariel Winton

Principal

Past deals in California

Gridware

Series A in 2025
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

StrongDM

Series C in 2024
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

Mode

Series B in 2024
Mode, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud platform designed to facilitate the creation and operation of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, Mode provides end-to-end semi-custom IoT and artificial intelligence solutions. Its platform enables devices to communicate with mobile clients, allowing organizations to track and manage their devices and users effectively. Mode's innovative BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions utilize a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from various sources, including sensors and legacy systems. The platform sanitizes and structures this data, delivering it through customizable dashboards that offer powerful insights. By streamlining data integration and providing operational improvements, Mode's solutions can be implemented significantly faster and more cost-effectively than traditional development methods, supporting organizations in transforming innovative ideas into practical, sustainable applications.

Synadia Communications

Series B in 2024
Synadia Communications develops and maintains NATS.io, an open-source messaging system designed for cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, IoT, and other distributed systems. Founded in 2017, the company offers commercial support, consulting services, and training around its technology.

Seurat Technologies

Series C in 2023
Seurat Technologies, Inc., incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in advanced 3D printing services aimed at revolutionizing industrial manufacturing. The company focuses on high-volume, decarbonized production of metal parts, utilizing its innovative Area Printing technology, which allows for the decoupling of resolution and speed. This scalable process positions Seurat to compete effectively with traditional manufacturing methods. The company's technology, originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is supported by a robust portfolio of over 130 granted and pending patents. Seurat provides metal parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through long-term contracts, employing techniques such as direct metal writing and selective laser melting to ensure cost-effective production at scale.

Gridware

Seed Round in 2023
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

Prime Roots

Series B in 2023
Prime Roots is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in producing plant-based food products as alternatives to meat and seafood. The company utilizes natural koji proteins derived from fungi to create vegetarian-based super protein foods, such as salmon burgers, which mimic the taste, texture, and nutritional value of animal-derived products. By offering these alternatives, Prime Roots aims to reduce carbon-intensive reliance on animals and provide both meat-eaters and vegans with access to protein-rich food options. The company also organizes food events for its members and serves the broader food sector.

Tray.io

Series C in 2022
Tray.io, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based API integration platform designed for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers the Tray Platform, which empowers citizen automators within organizations to streamline complex processes and integrate their entire cloud stack. This platform connects to any software with an API, including both REST and SOAP-based APIs, and can process CSV files for applications with limited API support. Tray.io features a visual workflow builder that allows users to create automations without the need for coding, making it accessible for a broader range of users. In addition to its software offerings, the company provides guidance, training, support, and consulting services to help organizations maximize their automation efforts.

Prellis Biologics

Series C in 2022
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.

Modern Animal

Series C in 2022
Modern Animal is a veterinary platform and clinic operator based in Los Angeles that combines in-clinic care with at-home services and a mobile app. The company provides general and preventive veterinary care, including wellness visits, vaccinations, parasite prevention, routine labs, dental care, and surgeries such as spays and mass removals, along with diagnostics like ultrasound and radiology, and nutritional and behavioral assessments. Through its platform, clients can access unlimited exams, 24/7 virtual care, in-app prescription requests and delivery, and flexible options such as walk-in and drop-off visits. The business supports a membership model designed to deepen relationships among doctors, pets and owners while leveraging technology and design to improve access, convenience and the overall pet-care experience.

Aisera

Series D in 2022
Aisera, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions aimed at automating tasks and workflows for enterprises and consumers. Established in 2017, Aisera offers a range of products including AI Service Desk and AI Customer Service, which cater to various functions such as IT, human resources, sales, and operations. The company’s AI Experience platform combines generative AI capabilities with domain-specific large language models to create customizable solutions that enhance user interactions and improve productivity. Aisera's technology facilitates auto-resolution of service issues and streamlines business processes, resulting in significant cost savings and increased efficiency for organizations across multiple sectors, including healthcare, finance, and retail. Recognized for its innovation, Aisera continues to lead in service automation through its advanced AI-driven offerings.

Mozza

Venture Round in 2022
Mozza is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in the development of plant-based cheese products. The company aims to create cheese derived from plants that closely replicates the taste and texture of traditional dairy cheese. By utilizing bovine milk proteins, Mozza produces cheese that exhibits the same characteristics as its animal-derived counterparts, including melt, stretch, and flavor. This innovation provides consumers with a viable alternative to dairy cheese, catering to the growing demand for plant-based food options.

Pipedream

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2018 by Jason Endo, Dan Hsiung, TJ Koblentz, and Tod Sacerdoti, Pipedream is a platform enabling developers to build workflows using triggers like HTTP requests or schedules. It offers code samples for integrated apps and automatically handles state management, authentication, observability, and error handling.

Wisq

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2021, Wisq is a technology company based in Redwood City, California. It develops an employee development tool designed to foster a sense of belonging and social well-being among both remote and on-site employees, aiming to improve organizational performance, culture, and retention rates through enhanced collaboration.

Academia.edu

Series D in 2022
Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research. Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million unique visitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Seurat Technologies

Series B in 2022
Seurat Technologies, Inc., incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in advanced 3D printing services aimed at revolutionizing industrial manufacturing. The company focuses on high-volume, decarbonized production of metal parts, utilizing its innovative Area Printing technology, which allows for the decoupling of resolution and speed. This scalable process positions Seurat to compete effectively with traditional manufacturing methods. The company's technology, originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is supported by a robust portfolio of over 130 granted and pending patents. Seurat provides metal parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through long-term contracts, employing techniques such as direct metal writing and selective laser melting to ensure cost-effective production at scale.

Braintrust

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects organizations with technical and design talent. Founded in 2018 in San Jose, California, by Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn, the company offers a user-controlled talent network that eliminates intermediaries, allowing enterprises to access highly skilled professionals while achieving significant cost savings. By charging a flat project fee, Braintrust enables talent to retain 100 percent of their earnings. The platform emphasizes transparency and trust, utilizing a tokenized network to ensure that employers can find the right talent based on verified reputation, work history, and cultural fit. Braintrust aims to disrupt traditional hiring practices by realigning incentives and redistributing value between talent and organizations.

Kettle

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2020, Kettle is a technology-driven reinsurer based in Bermuda. It employs proprietary deep learning algorithms to analyze vast amounts of satellite, weather, and ground truth data, enabling more accurate risk predictions and reducing loss ratios for insurance companies.

Futureswap

Funding Round in 2021
Futureswap is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing a decentralized futures exchange platform utilizing blockchain technology. The platform operates on a non-custodial basis, enabling users to engage in the trading of crypto futures contracts. Futureswap employs an automated market-making (AMM) algorithm to facilitate these transactions, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the trading process. With a focus on decentralized finance, Futureswap aims to provide a secure and user-friendly environment for trading perpetual futures in the cryptocurrency market.

Fauna Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Fauna Bio develops a cross-mammal drug discovery platform that leverages biology from hibernating and other non-model animals to identify mechanisms that protect against injury and disease. By integrating genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics across hundreds of species, the company identifies novel drug targets and advances therapeutics for conditions such as heart attack, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and other serious human illnesses. Founded by scientists in 2018, it is based in San Francisco. The approach aims to translate natural protective biology into preclinical and early clinical testing to enable recovery from emergency medical conditions.

StrongDM

Series B in 2021
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

Neosec

Series A in 2021
Neosec is a Palo Alto-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in API security software. It offers a platform designed to enhance the safety of applications and data by utilizing artificial intelligence to automate the observability of user and application behavior. Neosec's technology performs comprehensive discovery of all APIs within an enterprise, including various types such as shadow, legacy, and rogue APIs, without the need for complex sensor deployment. This approach allows security teams to efficiently identify and address potential misuse and abuse of APIs that handle critical enterprise data. By focusing on broad coverage and ease of deployment, Neosec aims to empower security engineers and developers in their efforts to safeguard their organizations' digital assets.

Filtricine

Seed Round in 2021
Filtricine, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Santa Clara, California, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer treatment. The company's approach involves targeted nutrient deprivation, which identifies and exploits metabolic vulnerabilities specific to cancer cells. By depleting nutrients critical to cancer growth without using traditional drugs, Filtricine aims to provide effective treatments that minimize harm to healthy cells.

Modern Animal

Series B in 2021
Modern Animal is a veterinary platform and clinic operator based in Los Angeles that combines in-clinic care with at-home services and a mobile app. The company provides general and preventive veterinary care, including wellness visits, vaccinations, parasite prevention, routine labs, dental care, and surgeries such as spays and mass removals, along with diagnostics like ultrasound and radiology, and nutritional and behavioral assessments. Through its platform, clients can access unlimited exams, 24/7 virtual care, in-app prescription requests and delivery, and flexible options such as walk-in and drop-off visits. The business supports a membership model designed to deepen relationships among doctors, pets and owners while leveraging technology and design to improve access, convenience and the overall pet-care experience.

Modern Animal

Series A in 2021
Modern Animal is a veterinary platform and clinic operator based in Los Angeles that combines in-clinic care with at-home services and a mobile app. The company provides general and preventive veterinary care, including wellness visits, vaccinations, parasite prevention, routine labs, dental care, and surgeries such as spays and mass removals, along with diagnostics like ultrasound and radiology, and nutritional and behavioral assessments. Through its platform, clients can access unlimited exams, 24/7 virtual care, in-app prescription requests and delivery, and flexible options such as walk-in and drop-off visits. The business supports a membership model designed to deepen relationships among doctors, pets and owners while leveraging technology and design to improve access, convenience and the overall pet-care experience.

Seurat Technologies

Series B in 2021
Seurat Technologies, Inc., incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in advanced 3D printing services aimed at revolutionizing industrial manufacturing. The company focuses on high-volume, decarbonized production of metal parts, utilizing its innovative Area Printing technology, which allows for the decoupling of resolution and speed. This scalable process positions Seurat to compete effectively with traditional manufacturing methods. The company's technology, originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is supported by a robust portfolio of over 130 granted and pending patents. Seurat provides metal parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through long-term contracts, employing techniques such as direct metal writing and selective laser melting to ensure cost-effective production at scale.

Iterative.ai

Series A in 2021
Iterative.ai brings engineering practices to data science and machine learning. It maintains a code repository with data files, machine learning model files, and model metrics. It keeps track of machine learning experiments to share knowledge about ideas. Iterative.ai was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chia Network

Series D in 2021
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.

Gridware

Seed Round in 2021
Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

LoanSnap

Series B in 2021
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Wisq

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2021, Wisq is a technology company based in Redwood City, California. It develops an employee development tool designed to foster a sense of belonging and social well-being among both remote and on-site employees, aiming to improve organizational performance, culture, and retention rates through enhanced collaboration.

Pendulum Therapeutics

Series C in 2021
Pendulum Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in microbiome-targeted therapies. Founded in 2013 by experts in microbiology, biochemistry, computational science, and clinical research, the company develops evidence-based medical probiotics to manage chronic illnesses, with a focus on type 2 diabetes. Its flagship product, Pendulum Glucose Control, has demonstrated efficacy in lowering blood sugar spikes and reducing A1C levels in clinical trials.

Health Gorilla

Series B in 2021
Health Gorilla, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, that specializes in interoperability solutions designed to facilitate the sharing and aggregation of patient data across the healthcare ecosystem. Established in 2011 and formerly known as Informedika, the company provides a platform that connects healthcare organizations, enabling them to aggregate and normalize clinical data, place clinical orders, and receive real-time notifications. Health Gorilla promotes national clinical interoperability while ensuring consumer privacy, adhering to regulations such as the Cures Act and the Trusted Exchange Framework Common Agreement. By serving health organizations, developers, providers, and patients, the company empowers individuals with access to their aggregated personal health information, allowing for a comprehensive view of each patient's clinical history.

Madison Reed

Venture Round in 2021
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Bear Flag Robotics

Seed Round in 2021
Bear Flag Robotics, Inc. is an agricultural technology company that specializes in developing autonomous technology for farm tractors. Founded in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company designs software that enables users to plan routes, schedule jobs, and monitor equipment in real-time. Its self-driving technology incorporates perception sensors and robotic actuators, allowing tractors to navigate fields autonomously. The system also provides features such as remote emergency stops and obstacle avoidance. By gathering data on field patterns, Bear Flag Robotics offers predictive analytics that assist farmers in optimizing their operations, thereby increasing productivity, reducing costs, and enhancing safety in agricultural practices.

Aisera

Series C in 2020
Aisera, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions aimed at automating tasks and workflows for enterprises and consumers. Established in 2017, Aisera offers a range of products including AI Service Desk and AI Customer Service, which cater to various functions such as IT, human resources, sales, and operations. The company’s AI Experience platform combines generative AI capabilities with domain-specific large language models to create customizable solutions that enhance user interactions and improve productivity. Aisera's technology facilitates auto-resolution of service issues and streamlines business processes, resulting in significant cost savings and increased efficiency for organizations across multiple sectors, including healthcare, finance, and retail. Recognized for its innovation, Aisera continues to lead in service automation through its advanced AI-driven offerings.

Mode

Series A in 2020
Mode, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud platform designed to facilitate the creation and operation of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, Mode provides end-to-end semi-custom IoT and artificial intelligence solutions. Its platform enables devices to communicate with mobile clients, allowing organizations to track and manage their devices and users effectively. Mode's innovative BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions utilize a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from various sources, including sensors and legacy systems. The platform sanitizes and structures this data, delivering it through customizable dashboards that offer powerful insights. By streamlining data integration and providing operational improvements, Mode's solutions can be implemented significantly faster and more cost-effectively than traditional development methods, supporting organizations in transforming innovative ideas into practical, sustainable applications.

Kettle

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2020, Kettle is a technology-driven reinsurer based in Bermuda. It employs proprietary deep learning algorithms to analyze vast amounts of satellite, weather, and ground truth data, enabling more accurate risk predictions and reducing loss ratios for insurance companies.

Symbiome

Venture Round in 2020
Symbiome, Inc. is a skincare company based in San Francisco, California, that develops and sells products formulated with microbiomic and plant-based ingredients. Founded in 2017, the company aims to provide effective skincare solutions using scientifically and intentionally formulated ancestral ingredients, eschewing modern chemical additives. By focusing on natural formulations, Symbiome seeks to enhance skin clarity, vibrance, and resilience, offering customers organic alternatives for their skincare needs. The company, which was formerly known as Persona Biome, Inc., rebranded in December 2019 to reflect its commitment to holistic and nature-inspired skincare.

Roam Research

Seed Round in 2020
Roam Research, Inc. is a company that develops a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed for real-time collaboration, specializing in notetaking and graph databases. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roam Research provides a unique tool that enables users to intersect and combine notes from various domains, facilitating enhanced organization of thoughts and ideas. The platform emphasizes the belief that writing serves as a powerful tool for thinking, aiming to improve users' ability to articulate and solve complex problems through effective note-taking and collaboration.

Zymergen

Series D in 2020
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.

Braintrust

Seed Round in 2020
Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects organizations with technical and design talent. Founded in 2018 in San Jose, California, by Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn, the company offers a user-controlled talent network that eliminates intermediaries, allowing enterprises to access highly skilled professionals while achieving significant cost savings. By charging a flat project fee, Braintrust enables talent to retain 100 percent of their earnings. The platform emphasizes transparency and trust, utilizing a tokenized network to ensure that employers can find the right talent based on verified reputation, work history, and cultural fit. Braintrust aims to disrupt traditional hiring practices by realigning incentives and redistributing value between talent and organizations.

Synadia Communications

Venture Round in 2020
Synadia Communications develops and maintains NATS.io, an open-source messaging system designed for cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, IoT, and other distributed systems. Founded in 2017, the company offers commercial support, consulting services, and training around its technology.

Prime Roots

Series A in 2020
Prime Roots is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in producing plant-based food products as alternatives to meat and seafood. The company utilizes natural koji proteins derived from fungi to create vegetarian-based super protein foods, such as salmon burgers, which mimic the taste, texture, and nutritional value of animal-derived products. By offering these alternatives, Prime Roots aims to reduce carbon-intensive reliance on animals and provide both meat-eaters and vegans with access to protein-rich food options. The company also organizes food events for its members and serves the broader food sector.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

LoanSnap

Series B in 2020
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Hatch

Series B in 2020
Hatch, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in designing and developing sleep products aimed at promoting healthy sleep habits for users of all ages. The company's product line includes Hatch Grow, which tracks a baby's weight gain, feeding amounts, and diaper changes, as well as Hatch Rest, Rest+, and Hatch Restore, devices that incorporate smart lighting and soothing sleep sounds. Hatch's innovative approach to sleep solutions has benefited over a million individuals, making it easier for families to achieve restful nights. Additionally, Hatch operates as a curated marketplace, connecting professional makers and independent designers with buyers, allowing for the customization and personalization of products to meet unique needs.

HashiCorp

Series E in 2020
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Aisera

Series B in 2020
Aisera, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions aimed at automating tasks and workflows for enterprises and consumers. Established in 2017, Aisera offers a range of products including AI Service Desk and AI Customer Service, which cater to various functions such as IT, human resources, sales, and operations. The company’s AI Experience platform combines generative AI capabilities with domain-specific large language models to create customizable solutions that enhance user interactions and improve productivity. Aisera's technology facilitates auto-resolution of service issues and streamlines business processes, resulting in significant cost savings and increased efficiency for organizations across multiple sectors, including healthcare, finance, and retail. Recognized for its innovation, Aisera continues to lead in service automation through its advanced AI-driven offerings.

Directly

Series B in 2020
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Tray.io

Series C in 2019
Tray.io, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based API integration platform designed for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers the Tray Platform, which empowers citizen automators within organizations to streamline complex processes and integrate their entire cloud stack. This platform connects to any software with an API, including both REST and SOAP-based APIs, and can process CSV files for applications with limited API support. Tray.io features a visual workflow builder that allows users to create automations without the need for coding, making it accessible for a broader range of users. In addition to its software offerings, the company provides guidance, training, support, and consulting services to help organizations maximize their automation efforts.

The Yes

Series A in 2019
The Yes is an artificial intelligence-based shopping platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, with additional operations in New York City. The company aims to transform the e-commerce landscape by leveraging AI technology to enhance the online shopping experience. By focusing on innovative solutions, The Yes seeks to attract critical thinkers who can contribute to reimagining the rules of online retail. The platform is dedicated to creating a dynamic and engaging shopping environment for users.

Automattic

Series D in 2019
Automattic develops and provides web-based solutions, including WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security. It serves individuals, creators, businesses, and organizations globally.

Iterative.ai

Venture Round in 2019
Iterative.ai brings engineering practices to data science and machine learning. It maintains a code repository with data files, machine learning model files, and model metrics. It keeps track of machine learning experiments to share knowledge about ideas. Iterative.ai was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Mesmer Eyes

Series A in 2019
Mesmer Eyes is a Palo Alto-based company specializing in Robotics Process Automation for Software Development (RPAD). It employs AI-powered bots to expedite app creation and enhance software development processes. The company offers a suite of products such as bug reporter, infrastructure builder, autonomous crawler, UAT creator, test generator, and test runner, all designed to streamline customer experience testing. Mesmer Eyes aims to revolutionize how software is created over the next decade by leveraging its innovative AI technology.

Pendulum Therapeutics

Series B in 2019
Pendulum Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in microbiome-targeted therapies. Founded in 2013 by experts in microbiology, biochemistry, computational science, and clinical research, the company develops evidence-based medical probiotics to manage chronic illnesses, with a focus on type 2 diabetes. Its flagship product, Pendulum Glucose Control, has demonstrated efficacy in lowering blood sugar spikes and reducing A1C levels in clinical trials.

Tray.io

Series B in 2019
Tray.io, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based API integration platform designed for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers the Tray Platform, which empowers citizen automators within organizations to streamline complex processes and integrate their entire cloud stack. This platform connects to any software with an API, including both REST and SOAP-based APIs, and can process CSV files for applications with limited API support. Tray.io features a visual workflow builder that allows users to create automations without the need for coding, making it accessible for a broader range of users. In addition to its software offerings, the company provides guidance, training, support, and consulting services to help organizations maximize their automation efforts.

Podhero

Seed Round in 2019
Podhero is a social podcast player based in San Francisco, California, focused on enhancing the podcast discovery experience. The platform enables users to find new shows through recommendations from friends, fostering a community-driven approach to podcast listening. By allowing users to see what shows their friends are following and which episodes they recommend, Podhero creates a repository of podcasts that simplifies the process of discovering and sharing content. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of finding new podcasts, making it easier for listeners to engage with a wider variety of audio programming.

Fauna Bio

Seed Round in 2019
Fauna Bio develops a cross-mammal drug discovery platform that leverages biology from hibernating and other non-model animals to identify mechanisms that protect against injury and disease. By integrating genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics across hundreds of species, the company identifies novel drug targets and advances therapeutics for conditions such as heart attack, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and other serious human illnesses. Founded by scientists in 2018, it is based in San Francisco. The approach aims to translate natural protective biology into preclinical and early clinical testing to enable recovery from emergency medical conditions.

Prellis Biologics

Series A in 2019
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.

Intertie

Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2016, Intertie specializes in integrated solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), including charging infrastructure, intelligent storage systems, solar integration, and energy management services. The company's offerings enable businesses to optimize their energy usage and facilitate the adoption of renewable sources.

Zymergen

Series C in 2018
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.

Braintrust

Seed Round in 2018
Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects organizations with technical and design talent. Founded in 2018 in San Jose, California, by Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn, the company offers a user-controlled talent network that eliminates intermediaries, allowing enterprises to access highly skilled professionals while achieving significant cost savings. By charging a flat project fee, Braintrust enables talent to retain 100 percent of their earnings. The platform emphasizes transparency and trust, utilizing a tokenized network to ensure that employers can find the right talent based on verified reputation, work history, and cultural fit. Braintrust aims to disrupt traditional hiring practices by realigning incentives and redistributing value between talent and organizations.

Ampleforth

Venture Round in 2018
Ampleforth Limited is a non-profit charitable organization based in San Francisco, California, focused on providing an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency designed to maintain stable purchasing power. The organization has developed a digital asset protocol that adjusts the supply of its currency daily in response to market conditions and demand. This unique mechanism enables the currency to target the Consumer Price Index-adjusted purchasing power of the US dollar, allowing for proportional increases or decreases in the number of units held in users' wallets. By facilitating diversification and offering a stable alternative in the volatile cryptocurrency market, Ampleforth aims to support crypto investors and enhance their purchasing power through innovative financial solutions.

npm

Series A in 2018
npm, Inc. operates as a package manager specifically designed for the JavaScript programming language. Founded in 2013 and based in Oakland, California, the company provides a registry that enables developers to install, manage, and publish shared pieces of JavaScript code for both front-end and back-end applications. npm supports the JavaScript community by facilitating the distribution of open-source modules, while also offering paid products for the storage of private packages. Its platform allows developers to discover, share, and reuse code, enhancing collaboration and efficiency within the software development process.

HashiCorp

Series D in 2018
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Filtricine

Seed Round in 2018
Filtricine, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Santa Clara, California, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer treatment. The company's approach involves targeted nutrient deprivation, which identifies and exploits metabolic vulnerabilities specific to cancer cells. By depleting nutrients critical to cancer growth without using traditional drugs, Filtricine aims to provide effective treatments that minimize harm to healthy cells.

Teamable

Series A in 2018
Teamable Inc. is a recruitment technology company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that operates an online portal designed to enhance employee referral processes. Founded in 2013, Teamable's platform focuses on matching talent within employees' networks to open positions, facilitating passive sourcing, nurturing, and messaging. The platform aims to simplify job recruitment by offering features such as talent search and acquisition, candidate screening, and leadership consulting. Through these services, Teamable enables recruiters to identify and engage suitable candidates, ultimately contributing to the overall success of organizations.

Mode

Series A in 2018
Mode, Inc. is a technology company that develops a cloud platform designed to facilitate the creation and operation of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, Mode provides end-to-end semi-custom IoT and artificial intelligence solutions. Its platform enables devices to communicate with mobile clients, allowing organizations to track and manage their devices and users effectively. Mode's innovative BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions utilize a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from various sources, including sensors and legacy systems. The platform sanitizes and structures this data, delivering it through customizable dashboards that offer powerful insights. By streamlining data integration and providing operational improvements, Mode's solutions can be implemented significantly faster and more cost-effectively than traditional development methods, supporting organizations in transforming innovative ideas into practical, sustainable applications.

Hatch

Series A in 2018
Hatch, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in designing and developing sleep products aimed at promoting healthy sleep habits for users of all ages. The company's product line includes Hatch Grow, which tracks a baby's weight gain, feeding amounts, and diaper changes, as well as Hatch Rest, Rest+, and Hatch Restore, devices that incorporate smart lighting and soothing sleep sounds. Hatch's innovative approach to sleep solutions has benefited over a million individuals, making it easier for families to achieve restful nights. Additionally, Hatch operates as a curated marketplace, connecting professional makers and independent designers with buyers, allowing for the customization and personalization of products to meet unique needs.

Bear Flag Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Bear Flag Robotics, Inc. is an agricultural technology company that specializes in developing autonomous technology for farm tractors. Founded in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company designs software that enables users to plan routes, schedule jobs, and monitor equipment in real-time. Its self-driving technology incorporates perception sensors and robotic actuators, allowing tractors to navigate fields autonomously. The system also provides features such as remote emergency stops and obstacle avoidance. By gathering data on field patterns, Bear Flag Robotics offers predictive analytics that assist farmers in optimizing their operations, thereby increasing productivity, reducing costs, and enhancing safety in agricultural practices.

Vault12

Seed Round in 2018
Vault12 provides a crypto storage platform that delivers decentralized digital custody to protect digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. The platform employs a distributed, decentralized, and serverless architecture powered by a cryptographically secure network of trusted people and devices, enabling users to safeguard assets and manage crypto inheritance. Founded in 2014 and based in Mountain View, California, Vault12 focuses on secure, user-controlled custody of digital assets.

Girihlet

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2012, Girihlet is a biotechnology company based in Oakland, California. It specializes in accurate profiling of T cell receptor repertoires using innovative sequencing technologies, aiming to advance understanding and management of immune system-related disorders.

Prime Roots

Seed Round in 2018
Prime Roots is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in producing plant-based food products as alternatives to meat and seafood. The company utilizes natural koji proteins derived from fungi to create vegetarian-based super protein foods, such as salmon burgers, which mimic the taste, texture, and nutritional value of animal-derived products. By offering these alternatives, Prime Roots aims to reduce carbon-intensive reliance on animals and provide both meat-eaters and vegans with access to protein-rich food options. The company also organizes food events for its members and serves the broader food sector.

LoanSnap

Series A in 2018
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Airship

Series F in 2018
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2018
Pulse Q&A Inc. is an innovative company specializing in an artificial intelligence-based platform that delivers crowdsourced data aimed at technology executives. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company enables users, particularly Chief Information Officers, to gather insights by creating questions and sharing them with peers, customers, or prospects. This process allows users to test messaging and positioning in real time before launching new products or refreshing existing messages. By providing access to relevant conversations and data, Pulse Q&A empowers decision-makers to make informed choices that drive meaningful outcomes in innovation and spending.

Tray.io

Series A in 2018
Tray.io, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a cloud-based API integration platform designed for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers the Tray Platform, which empowers citizen automators within organizations to streamline complex processes and integrate their entire cloud stack. This platform connects to any software with an API, including both REST and SOAP-based APIs, and can process CSV files for applications with limited API support. Tray.io features a visual workflow builder that allows users to create automations without the need for coding, making it accessible for a broader range of users. In addition to its software offerings, the company provides guidance, training, support, and consulting services to help organizations maximize their automation efforts.

Murj

Series B in 2018
Murj is a digital health company based in Santa Cruz, California, focused on enhancing the management of care for patients with implantable cardiac devices. The company has developed a cloud-based software platform that addresses the challenges posed by the increasing volume of cardiac device data. By providing tools for in-office and remote patient monitoring, recall management, analytics, and patient historical summaries, Murj aims to replace outdated paper reports and ineffective management systems. This allows healthcare professionals to concentrate on patient care, ultimately improving clinical outcomes and delivering valuable insights in the field of cardiac health.

Synadia Communications

Seed Round in 2018
Synadia Communications develops and maintains NATS.io, an open-source messaging system designed for cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, IoT, and other distributed systems. Founded in 2017, the company offers commercial support, consulting services, and training around its technology.

Directly

Series B in 2018
Directly Software, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform designed to enhance and automate customer experience (CX) operations for businesses in the United States. The platform facilitates self-service, ticket resolution, and offers integrations through APIs with various customer relationship management (CRM) applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce Service Cloud. By leveraging artificial intelligence and expert networks, Directly's solution enables companies to handle customer inquiries effectively, balancing automation with human support. This approach has been adopted by prominent organizations, including Airbnb and Microsoft, to improve customer satisfaction and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Directly Software, Inc. also maintains a location in Palo Alto, California. The company was previously known as Directly, Inc. before its name change in December 2016.

Chia Network

Seed Round in 2018
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.

Ampleforth

Venture Round in 2018
Ampleforth Limited is a non-profit charitable organization based in San Francisco, California, focused on providing an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency designed to maintain stable purchasing power. The organization has developed a digital asset protocol that adjusts the supply of its currency daily in response to market conditions and demand. This unique mechanism enables the currency to target the Consumer Price Index-adjusted purchasing power of the US dollar, allowing for proportional increases or decreases in the number of units held in users' wallets. By facilitating diversification and offering a stable alternative in the volatile cryptocurrency market, Ampleforth aims to support crypto investors and enhance their purchasing power through innovative financial solutions.

Petasense

Seed Round in 2018
Petasense Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Foster City, California, is an Industrial IoT startup focused on enhancing the reliability of industrial machinery. The company provides an innovative end-to-end solution that includes a patent-pending wireless vibration sensor, cloud-based software, and machine learning analytics. This technology allows clients to monitor and predict the health of critical machines in real-time, thereby reducing unplanned downtime and lowering repair costs. Petasense serves a diverse range of clients, including industry leaders such as JLL, C&W Services, Silicon Valley Power, and Stanford University. The founders, Abhinav Khushraj and Arun Santhebennur, bring extensive experience in building enterprise companies, bolstered by their educational backgrounds from MIT and IIT.

Baffle

Series A in 2018
Baffle specializes in secure data management. It offers solutions for encrypting sensitive information across analytics pipelines and cloud environments, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations while preserving user experience.

Seurat Technologies

Series A in 2018
Seurat Technologies, Inc., incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in advanced 3D printing services aimed at revolutionizing industrial manufacturing. The company focuses on high-volume, decarbonized production of metal parts, utilizing its innovative Area Printing technology, which allows for the decoupling of resolution and speed. This scalable process positions Seurat to compete effectively with traditional manufacturing methods. The company's technology, originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is supported by a robust portfolio of over 130 granted and pending patents. Seurat provides metal parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through long-term contracts, employing techniques such as direct metal writing and selective laser melting to ensure cost-effective production at scale.

HashiCorp

Series C in 2017
HashiCorp, Inc. is an open-source software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Mitchell Hashimoto and Armon Dadgar. The company specializes in developing multi-cloud infrastructure automation software that addresses the challenges of cloud adoption. HashiCorp's primary products include Terraform, a cloud infrastructure as code tool for provisioning and managing resources; Vault, which secures and controls access to sensitive data; Nomad, a work orchestrator for deploying and managing applications across various environments; and Consul, a tool for service discovery and orchestration. Additionally, HashiCorp offers Vagrant for creating reproducible development environments and Packer for generating identical machine images for multiple platforms. The company aims to provide consistent workflows and a standardized approach to automate infrastructure processes, thereby enabling organizations to effectively run distributed applications in both public and private cloud environments.

Solvvy

Series A in 2017
Solvvy Inc. is a machine learning startup based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in enhancing customer interactions through its intelligent conversational platform. Founded in 2013 by technologists Mehdi Samadi and Justin Betteridge, along with CEO Mahesh Ram, Solvvy has developed a self-service customer support solution known as Solvvy for Support. This platform utilizes natural language processing and advanced machine learning techniques to create an answer graph from various internal data sources, such as knowledge bases and ticket histories, enabling businesses to provide accurate and timely responses to customer inquiries. By streamlining the customer support process, Solvvy aims to improve customer satisfaction while reducing operational costs. The company has gained the trust of prominent brands like UpWork, TaskRabbit, and Rover.com, and is recognized for delivering rapid deployment and immediate financial benefits to its clients.

Duo Security

Series D in 2017
Duo Security provides cloud-based access protection solutions for companies worldwide, specializing in multi-factor authentication (MFA), passwordless login, and single sign-on (SSO) technologies. Their services include unified endpoint visibility, adaptive authentication, policy enforcement, and secure remote access to both cloud and on-premises applications. Duo Security's offerings help protect against phishing, credential theft, and application breaches, serving industries such as healthcare, finance, technology, government, education, legal, retail, and more. Founded in 2009 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the company also has offices in San Mateo, California; Austin, Texas; and London, United Kingdom. As of September 28, 2018, Duo Security operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems.

Madison Reed

Venture Round in 2017
Madison Reed, Inc. is a beauty company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in manufacturing hair care products, including permanent hair colors, root touch-up products, and color reviving glosses. The company employs a proprietary ammonia-free formula and uses technology to provide salon-quality hair color at home for an affordable price. Madison Reed also offers a range of hair care accessories and tools, such as color bowls, brushes, and professional color kits. In addition to its extensive online product offerings, the company operates hair color salons in California and provides franchising opportunities. Founded in 2013, Madison Reed is committed to creating hair coloring formulations that are free from harsh ingredients like ammonia and parabens, incorporating beneficial nutrients such as keratin and argan oil to cater to individual customer needs.

Prellis Biologics

Seed Round in 2017
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.

Lumity

Series B in 2017
Lumity, Inc., operating as Lumity Insurance Services, Inc., is a benefits consultant and health insurance brokerage based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing a data-driven benefits platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Lumity's platform simplifies the decision-making process for health plans by offering a comprehensive dashboard that allows users to control and measure their plan's design. It provides access to various insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans from national carriers, while delivering real-time insights and recommendations tailored to the specific needs of each organization. By optimizing healthcare costs and enhancing transparency, Lumity empowers employers to make informed decisions regarding employee benefits.

Mesmer Eyes

Seed Round in 2017
Mesmer Eyes is a Palo Alto-based company specializing in Robotics Process Automation for Software Development (RPAD). It employs AI-powered bots to expedite app creation and enhance software development processes. The company offers a suite of products such as bug reporter, infrastructure builder, autonomous crawler, UAT creator, test generator, and test runner, all designed to streamline customer experience testing. Mesmer Eyes aims to revolutionize how software is created over the next decade by leveraging its innovative AI technology.

Hatch

Series A in 2017
Hatch, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in designing and developing sleep products aimed at promoting healthy sleep habits for users of all ages. The company's product line includes Hatch Grow, which tracks a baby's weight gain, feeding amounts, and diaper changes, as well as Hatch Rest, Rest+, and Hatch Restore, devices that incorporate smart lighting and soothing sleep sounds. Hatch's innovative approach to sleep solutions has benefited over a million individuals, making it easier for families to achieve restful nights. Additionally, Hatch operates as a curated marketplace, connecting professional makers and independent designers with buyers, allowing for the customization and personalization of products to meet unique needs.

3D Robotics

Series D in 2017
3D Robotics, Inc. is a manufacturer of drones, specializing in advanced aerial technology for sectors such as construction, insurance, surveying, agriculture, utilities, telecommunications, and public safety. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company offers a range of products including the Solo motion control drone and Site Scan, a cloud-connected mobile application designed for autonomous inspections, scans, and surveys. Site Scan facilitates the creation of 2D maps and 3D models, while the company also provides the Pixhawk autopilot system for building unmanned aerial vehicles, along with various parts and accessories. 3D Robotics focuses on making drone technology accessible for data analysis and land mapping, enabling clients to collect accurate aerial data and transform it into actionable insights for informed decision-making at construction sites. The company distributes its products through resellers and its online store globally.

Teamable

Series A in 2017
Teamable Inc. is a recruitment technology company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that operates an online portal designed to enhance employee referral processes. Founded in 2013, Teamable's platform focuses on matching talent within employees' networks to open positions, facilitating passive sourcing, nurturing, and messaging. The platform aims to simplify job recruitment by offering features such as talent search and acquisition, candidate screening, and leadership consulting. Through these services, Teamable enables recruiters to identify and engage suitable candidates, ultimately contributing to the overall success of organizations.

Murj

Series A in 2017
Murj is a digital health company based in Santa Cruz, California, focused on enhancing the management of care for patients with implantable cardiac devices. The company has developed a cloud-based software platform that addresses the challenges posed by the increasing volume of cardiac device data. By providing tools for in-office and remote patient monitoring, recall management, analytics, and patient historical summaries, Murj aims to replace outdated paper reports and ineffective management systems. This allows healthcare professionals to concentrate on patient care, ultimately improving clinical outcomes and delivering valuable insights in the field of cardiac health.

Evident.IO

Series C in 2017
Evident.io, Inc. is a security management company based in Pleasanton, California, that specializes in cloud infrastructure security. Founded in 2013, the company provides a software platform designed to enhance security and compliance in public cloud environments, particularly for Amazon Web Services. Its agentless and API-centric Evident Security Platform continuously monitors cloud resources, identifying security misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance risks. By delivering actionable intelligence in a user-friendly format, Evident.io enables organizations of all sizes to effectively manage their security posture and swiftly remediate identified risks. The company's focus on making cloud security accessible and efficient caters to the needs of DevOps professionals, cloud engineers, and IT risk managers, thus bridging the gap between agile development and robust security practices. In 2018, Evident.io was acquired by Palo Alto Networks, further expanding its capabilities within the cybersecurity landscape.

Ring

Series D in 2017
Ring is a home security company based in Santa Monica, California, established in 2012. It specializes in outdoor security solutions, offering a range of smart home products designed to enhance safety and reduce crime in neighborhoods. The company's product lineup includes the Ring Video Doorbell, Ring Video Doorbell Pro, Ring Stick Up Cam, and Ring Floodlight Cam, all of which feature advanced capabilities such as wide-angle lenses, built-in microphones, and speakers that allow users to see, hear, and communicate with visitors. By integrating these devices, Ring aims to empower homeowners and foster community vigilance, effectively creating a modern neighborhood watch system that helps prevent burglaries and enhance residential security worldwide.

Solvvy

Seed Round in 2016
Solvvy Inc. is a machine learning startup based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in enhancing customer interactions through its intelligent conversational platform. Founded in 2013 by technologists Mehdi Samadi and Justin Betteridge, along with CEO Mahesh Ram, Solvvy has developed a self-service customer support solution known as Solvvy for Support. This platform utilizes natural language processing and advanced machine learning techniques to create an answer graph from various internal data sources, such as knowledge bases and ticket histories, enabling businesses to provide accurate and timely responses to customer inquiries. By streamlining the customer support process, Solvvy aims to improve customer satisfaction while reducing operational costs. The company has gained the trust of prominent brands like UpWork, TaskRabbit, and Rover.com, and is recognized for delivering rapid deployment and immediate financial benefits to its clients.
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