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

Co-Founder

Jon Callaghan

Managing Partner

Caroline Ciaramitaro

Associate

Gus Coldebella JD

Partner

Past deals in Mobile

Ditto

Series B in 2025
Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.

Bible Chat

Series A in 2025
Bible Chat is a developer of a mobile application that provides spiritual guidance to Christian users. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance the Bible study experience by facilitating users' inquiries about faith and offering features such as prayer assistance, interactive games, and comprehensive exploration of biblical texts. By promoting engagement and connection within church communities, Bible Chat aims to improve users' understanding of scripture, provide comfort, and support educational initiatives, ultimately helping individuals deepen their faith and foster relationships with others in their spiritual journey.

PayNearMe

Series D in 2023
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Ditto

Series A in 2023
Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.

Almond

Seed Round in 2022
Almond is a digital platform offering telehealth and in-person services for women's obstetrics and gynecology care. Their comprehensive services include pregnancy planning, birth control counseling, general wellness, period management, and sexual health.

Handshake

Series F in 2022
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Less

Venture Round in 2022
Less is an app created to track alcohol intake and to set weekly goals to reduce it. It is a companion for the voyage toward more mindful drinking. Less transforms drinking data into elegant graphs so users can keep tabs on key stats like an average number of drinks-per-week and money spent on alcohol each year.

Ditto

Seed Round in 2021
Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.

Handshake

Series E in 2021
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Riva Health

Venture Round in 2021
Riva Health is a company focused on advancing cardiovascular healthcare through innovative technology. It has developed a digital therapeutics application that allows users to monitor and manage hypertension directly from their smartphones. Utilizing a technique known as photoplethysmography, the application leverages the phone's camera and graphics processing capabilities to measure blood pressure. Co-founded by Dag Kittlaus and Tuhin Sinha, Riva Health addresses heart disease, the leading cause of mortality in the United States, by providing an accessible and convenient solution for individuals to track their cardiovascular health from the comfort of their homes.

Handshake

Series D in 2020
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Handshake

Series C in 2018
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

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.

Handshake

Series B in 2016
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Madefire

Series B in 2016
Madefire, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that specializes in redefining storytelling through its innovative mobile application. Launched in 2011, the application allows users to read, share, and interact with stories that blend words, images, motion, and sound, creating a dynamic narrative experience. Madefire has developed a proprietary Motion Book Tool that enables creators to move beyond traditional comic formats, allowing for a fluid integration of multimedia elements. The platform features a diverse catalog of digital comics and graphic novels, including original titles from renowned storytellers. By leveraging the interactive capabilities of mobile devices, Madefire aims to transform the way stories are created, experienced, and shared, offering a new category of entertainment known as Motion Books.

Helpshift

Series B in 2016
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

Airship

Series E in 2016
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.

Handshake

Series A in 2016
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Vital Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Vital Labs is a mobile "digital therapeutics" platform for the cardiology industry. It operates a healthcare platform for patients and clinical care professionals to communicate, participate, and analyze data for better decision making. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Twin Prime

Series A in 2015
Twin Prime is a technology company focused on enhancing the performance of mobile applications. It addresses the complexities of mobile app performance, which are influenced by various factors including wireless network technology, device models, and operating system software. By leveraging machine learning, Twin Prime optimizes data transfer and content delivery across diverse network environments, ensuring that mobile apps operate more efficiently and quickly. The company specializes in mobile data acceleration services, enabling faster data delivery regardless of the underlying network conditions.

Handshake

Seed Round in 2015
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.

Airship

Series D in 2015
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.

North Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
North Technologies Inc. is a mobile application development company based in San Francisco, California, incorporated in 2014. The company focuses on creating innovative social and lifestyle applications. Its notable products include Tiiny, a photo-sharing app that allows users to share small photos and videos with friends, featuring automatic deletion after 24 hours, and Watchville, an application tailored for watch enthusiasts that aggregates news from wristwatch blogs and provides tools such as an atomic clock for setting timepieces and tracking moon phases. North Technologies operates as a subsidiary of BOTH Media LLC.

Ginger

Series B in 2014
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

First Opinion

Series A in 2014
First Opinion, established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in a smartphone-based application that connects parents, primarily mothers, with physician mothers for health-related advice and support. This includes guidance on illness, injury, pregnancy, child development, nutrition, lactation, and sleep training. The platform offers 24/7 access to doctors via messaging, with the option to upgrade for treatment services.

Helpshift

Series A in 2014
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

Soundhawk

Series B in 2014
Soundhawk Corporation, founded in 2010 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative hearing aids and listening devices. The company offers products such as the Scoop, a wireless microphone that connects to phones and tablets via Bluetooth, along with a convenient charging case. Soundhawk aims to enhance the listening experience by allowing users to adjust sound frequencies on an intuitive interface, which prioritizes conversational speech while minimizing background noise. With a team comprising experts in hearing health and experienced professionals from leading technology companies, Soundhawk is committed to providing accessible and effective hearing solutions through online sales.

Message Bus

Venture Round in 2014
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

First Opinion

Seed Round in 2014
First Opinion, established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in a smartphone-based application that connects parents, primarily mothers, with physician mothers for health-related advice and support. This includes guidance on illness, injury, pregnancy, child development, nutrition, lactation, and sleep training. The platform offers 24/7 access to doctors via messaging, with the option to upgrade for treatment services.

Kiip

Series B in 2014
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.

Caspida

Series A in 2014
Caspida, Inc. is a cyber-security and threat detection company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in identifying and preventing hidden threats within corporate networks, encompassing SaaS/cloud and mobile environments. Caspida employs advanced machine learning, behavioral modeling, and real-time statistical analysis to detect threats originating from users, devices, or applications. Its innovative approach allows for the detection of the entire cyber threat kill chain, including advanced persistent threats, new malware, and unpredictable insider threats, without relying on traditional methods such as rules or signatures. The company offers solutions for various security concerns, including intellectual property theft, data exfiltration, account hijacking, fraud detection, and malware detection. As of 2015, Caspida operates as a subsidiary of Splunk, Inc.

PayNearMe

Venture Round in 2014
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Handle Financial

Series E in 2014
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

Soundhawk

Series A in 2013
Soundhawk Corporation, founded in 2010 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative hearing aids and listening devices. The company offers products such as the Scoop, a wireless microphone that connects to phones and tablets via Bluetooth, along with a convenient charging case. Soundhawk aims to enhance the listening experience by allowing users to adjust sound frequencies on an intuitive interface, which prioritizes conversational speech while minimizing background noise. With a team comprising experts in hearing health and experienced professionals from leading technology companies, Soundhawk is committed to providing accessible and effective hearing solutions through online sales.

Betable

Series A in 2013
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.

Applauze

Series A in 2013
Applauze, previously known as 955Dreams Inc., is a mobile application developer focused on enhancing the event discovery and ticket purchasing experience. Launched in March 2013, the Applauze app provides users access to a vast array of events, including concerts, theater productions, sports games, and community gatherings across 41 U.S. cities and 5 Canadian cities. Utilizing data analytics and machine learning, the application intelligently recommends events tailored to users' preferences, facilitating the purchase of tickets from both primary sellers and secondary markets. Applauze aims to create engaging and immersive mobile products, combining high-quality design with educational content to foster meaningful connections between artists and their audiences. The company is composed of a dedicated team of designers and developers passionate about delivering innovative solutions in the event industry.

Madefire

Series A in 2013
Madefire, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that specializes in redefining storytelling through its innovative mobile application. Launched in 2011, the application allows users to read, share, and interact with stories that blend words, images, motion, and sound, creating a dynamic narrative experience. Madefire has developed a proprietary Motion Book Tool that enables creators to move beyond traditional comic formats, allowing for a fluid integration of multimedia elements. The platform features a diverse catalog of digital comics and graphic novels, including original titles from renowned storytellers. By leveraging the interactive capabilities of mobile devices, Madefire aims to transform the way stories are created, experienced, and shared, offering a new category of entertainment known as Motion Books.

MessageMe

Series A in 2013
MessageMe is a mobile messaging application designed to enhance communication through personalized and emotionally engaging interactions. The platform focuses on creating a fun and lightweight user experience, encouraging users to send and respond to messages in a dynamic manner. By applying techniques from social gaming, MessageMe aims to enrich the emotional context of messaging, thereby increasing user engagement and excitement. The company has attracted interest from major players in the tech industry, including Snapchat and Truecaller. Ultimately, MessageMe was acquired by Yahoo for a sum estimated between $30 million and $40 million, reflecting its potential in the competitive messaging app landscape.

Schematic Labs

Venture Round in 2013
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.

Madefire

Venture Round in 2013
Madefire, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that specializes in redefining storytelling through its innovative mobile application. Launched in 2011, the application allows users to read, share, and interact with stories that blend words, images, motion, and sound, creating a dynamic narrative experience. Madefire has developed a proprietary Motion Book Tool that enables creators to move beyond traditional comic formats, allowing for a fluid integration of multimedia elements. The platform features a diverse catalog of digital comics and graphic novels, including original titles from renowned storytellers. By leveraging the interactive capabilities of mobile devices, Madefire aims to transform the way stories are created, experienced, and shared, offering a new category of entertainment known as Motion Books.

Handle Financial

Venture Round in 2013
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

MessageMe

Seed Round in 2013
MessageMe is a mobile messaging application designed to enhance communication through personalized and emotionally engaging interactions. The platform focuses on creating a fun and lightweight user experience, encouraging users to send and respond to messages in a dynamic manner. By applying techniques from social gaming, MessageMe aims to enrich the emotional context of messaging, thereby increasing user engagement and excitement. The company has attracted interest from major players in the tech industry, including Snapchat and Truecaller. Ultimately, MessageMe was acquired by Yahoo for a sum estimated between $30 million and $40 million, reflecting its potential in the competitive messaging app landscape.

Handle Financial

Series D in 2013
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

Airship

Series D in 2013
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.

PayNearMe

Venture Round in 2013
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

MobileSpan

Venture Round in 2013
MobileSpan, based in Santa Clara, California, was founded in 2011 to aid enterprises in adapting to a mobile-centric work environment. The company develops a remote access platform that allows employees to securely access corporate content behind firewalls. Its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) system integrates seamlessly with existing corporate infrastructures, extending access to document repositories and web applications on personal devices. This capability enables a flexible workforce to operate from any location while ensuring compliance with data governance standards and maintaining integration with company management systems.

Ginger

Series A in 2012
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

Helpshift

Seed Round in 2012
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.

Message Bus

Series B in 2012
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

Kiip

Series B in 2012
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.

Betable

Convertible Note in 2012
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.

MessageMe

Seed Round in 2012
MessageMe is a mobile messaging application designed to enhance communication through personalized and emotionally engaging interactions. The platform focuses on creating a fun and lightweight user experience, encouraging users to send and respond to messages in a dynamic manner. By applying techniques from social gaming, MessageMe aims to enrich the emotional context of messaging, thereby increasing user engagement and excitement. The company has attracted interest from major players in the tech industry, including Snapchat and Truecaller. Ultimately, MessageMe was acquired by Yahoo for a sum estimated between $30 million and $40 million, reflecting its potential in the competitive messaging app landscape.

Quake Labs

Venture Round in 2012
Quake Labs is a stealth startup that develops software for mobile devices, computers, TVs, and the internet. It is based in Mountain View, California.

Just.me

Series A in 2011
Just.me, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operates a mobile and social network. It offers a free, unified mobile messaging platform that combines features from various apps, such as texting, email, voice messages, and multimedia sharing, into a single application. Users can save, share, or publish memories, messages, or posts with unlimited photos, videos, voice, and text. The app, currently in beta for iPhone and under development for Android, also has a web version with reduced publishing features. Just.me stands out by giving users control over their information and messages, as it sits on the smartphone address book, allowing users to decide who sees each shared message.

Appconomy

Series B in 2011
Appconomy Inc. is a software company specializing in mobile marketing solutions that enhance shopping experiences for consumers and provide valuable tools for retailers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company develops a range of mobile applications tailored for both Chinese retailers and global brands. Its offerings include the Carrefour Shopping Guide, which features smart shopping lists and in-store navigation, as well as white-label applications for loyalty and gifting programs. Appconomy also operates the Jinjin Loyalty Marketplace to strengthen customer relationships and boost engagement, and Zhangyingbao, which transforms online e-commerce stores into mobile applications for Taobao merchants. Additionally, the company leverages sensor technology to enhance interactions across various smart environments, including commercial spaces and healthcare facilities. Its AppWallet technology facilitates app monetization by integrating features such as promotions, loyalty programs, and social sharing, primarily targeting the US and China markets.

Schematic Labs

Series A in 2011
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.

Airship

Series C in 2011
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.

Ginger

Seed Round in 2011
Ginger.io, Inc. is a digital mental health provider that offers a behavioral analytics platform designed to deliver on-demand mental healthcare via mobile devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform connects users with a team of behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists, facilitating personalized care accessible 24/7. Users can collect and analyze both passive and active behavioral data, enabling the identification of health insights and deviations from normal behavior. This service is utilized by a wide range of clients, including researchers, healthcare providers, and millions of employees through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Ginger's approach focuses on providing immediate support and evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.

Just.me

Seed Round in 2011
Just.me, Inc., established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operates a mobile and social network. It offers a free, unified mobile messaging platform that combines features from various apps, such as texting, email, voice messages, and multimedia sharing, into a single application. Users can save, share, or publish memories, messages, or posts with unlimited photos, videos, voice, and text. The app, currently in beta for iPhone and under development for Android, also has a web version with reduced publishing features. Just.me stands out by giving users control over their information and messages, as it sits on the smartphone address book, allowing users to decide who sees each shared message.

One

Seed Round in 2011
One Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops a mobile application called One, designed to facilitate social networking by connecting users with shared interests. The app utilizes information from users' Facebook profiles and their geographical location to identify and notify them of nearby individuals who have similar interests and have also downloaded the application. This innovative approach aims to enhance user interaction and foster community engagement among individuals with common hobbies and preferences.

Kiip

Series A in 2011
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.

Milk

Angel Round in 2011
Milk is a mobile development lab established by Kevin Rose, Jeff Hodsdon, and Daniel Burka. The company focuses on fostering creativity and collaboration with innovative brands and industry talent. It operates through a diverse ecosystem comprising seven divisions, including an agency, studio spaces, production services, and a makeup line. Milk gained prominence with the launch of its first mobile app, Oink, which debuted in the fall prior to its acquisition by Google. This acquisition has further positioned Milk as a key player in the mobile development landscape.

Message Bus

Series A in 2011
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.

Yobongo

Seed Round in 2011
Yobongo is a mobile communication startup that focuses on enabling authentic interactions among users in close proximity. Currently in private beta testing, the company offers an iPhone application that facilitates chatroom-like environments for nearby individuals to connect. By emphasizing real identities and requiring users to provide genuine photos and names, Yobongo aims to foster meaningful conversations and relationships in a digital age where superficial connections are common. The service leverages the capabilities of mobile devices, such as real-time communication and location awareness, to create a more engaging and enjoyable communication experience. Yobongo seeks to redefine how people interact on their mobile devices, prioritizing authenticity and real-world connections.

Keep Holdings

Series B in 2011
Keep Holdings Inc., established in 1997 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing consumer-focused digital platforms. Its primary product is Keep, a mobile application offering workout plans, professional video instructions, training programs, and performance tracking for users seeking fitness and wellness solutions. Additionally, the company provides services centered around advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce, aiming to enhance connections between consumers and brands by leveraging innovative technologies.

Appconomy

Series A in 2010
Appconomy Inc. is a software company specializing in mobile marketing solutions that enhance shopping experiences for consumers and provide valuable tools for retailers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company develops a range of mobile applications tailored for both Chinese retailers and global brands. Its offerings include the Carrefour Shopping Guide, which features smart shopping lists and in-store navigation, as well as white-label applications for loyalty and gifting programs. Appconomy also operates the Jinjin Loyalty Marketplace to strengthen customer relationships and boost engagement, and Zhangyingbao, which transforms online e-commerce stores into mobile applications for Taobao merchants. Additionally, the company leverages sensor technology to enhance interactions across various smart environments, including commercial spaces and healthcare facilities. Its AppWallet technology facilitates app monetization by integrating features such as promotions, loyalty programs, and social sharing, primarily targeting the US and China markets.

Handle Financial

Series C in 2010
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

PayNearMe

Series A in 2010
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Airship

Series B in 2010
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.

Kiip

Angel Round in 2010
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.

Schematic Labs

Seed Round in 2010
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.

Handle Financial

Series B in 2010
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

Airship

Series A in 2010
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.

Handle Financial

Series A in 2009
Handle Financial, Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in developing mobile applications for streamlined financial transactions between businesses and consumers. Their flagship product, Prism Money, enables users to monitor real-time balances, facilitate same-day payments, and consolidate views of all their accounts. Additionally, Handle Financial offers PayNearMe, a service allowing businesses and government agencies to accept cash payments through retail stores. The company's platform, Handle Platform, provides real-time bill presentment and same-day payment capabilities for diverse financial services products. Led by industry experts from payments, mobile, and retail IT sectors, the company aims to create affordable, innovative solutions that enhance consumer financial transactions and business-customer interactions.

SendMe

Series D in 2009
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.

appssavvy

Series A in 2008
appssavvy is a technology company that specializes in activity advertising, aiming to transform the way web and mobile advertising is delivered and received. By focusing on consumer engagement, appssavvy redefines how brands connect with their audience and creates native advertising experiences for publishers. The company emphasizes the use of data and insights to enhance advertising effectiveness, particularly by analyzing real-time consumer behavior. Through its innovative approach, appssavvy seeks to improve the overall advertising landscape for both brands and publishers.

XPD Media

Series A in 2008
XPD Media is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley and Beijing, focused on creating innovative enterprises that leverage Internet and mobile platforms. The company specializes in social gaming services, developing engaging games that are accessible through various online and mobile channels, as well as popular social media websites. XPD Media aims to enhance user experiences by combining cutting-edge technology with creative game design, positioning itself at the forefront of the digital gaming industry.

MindBites

Series A in 2008
MindBites is an end-to-end video publishing and commerce platform that enables content creators to sell their video content online, on-demand, and via mobile devices. The platform allows partners to upload, manage, and price their own video content, making it available for sale through the MindBites marketplace or custom video-on-demand stores that can be integrated into their own websites. MindBites accommodates a wide range of video content, including educational lessons, seminars, and instructional guides. Content partners can create and sell courses or bundles of their videos, encouraging users to make larger purchases through discounted series options. The company serves a diverse clientele, from established video production houses to individuals and small businesses, offering various platform features tailored to their needs. MindBites supports video content across numerous categories, including arts and crafts, fitness, health and wellness, and more, thus providing a comprehensive platform for sharing knowledge and skills.

SendMe

Series C in 2008
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.

SendMe

Series B in 2006
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.

SendMe

Series A in 2006
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.
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