Uncork Capital

Uncork Capital, formerly known as SoftTech VC, is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 and based in Palo Alto, California. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments, focusing on various sectors including software as a service (SaaS), consumer goods, healthcare, technology, and marketplace startups. It manages two primary funds: a $100 million Seed fund and a $100 million Opportunity fund, which targets larger investments in mature portfolio companies. Uncork Capital typically invests between $250,000 and $5 million in each portfolio company, with a preference for equity investments, particularly for raises above $750,000. The firm actively seeks opportunities in both B2B and B2C sectors and aims to maintain a portfolio duration of five to seven years. While it primarily invests in the United States, particularly in regions such as Silicon Valley and New York, it may consider opportunities in Canada or elsewhere if a strong local lead is involved. Uncork Capital also provides support in product development, marketing, business strategy, and financing.

Jeff Clavier

Founder and Managing Partner

Jean-Francois Clavier

Founder and Managing Partner

Sarah Du

Associate

Tripp Jones

Partner

Susan Liu

Partner

Amy Saper

Partner

Past deals in Software

Common Paper

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of contract collaboration software designed to improve the process of commercial contracting. The company's platform builds an integrated web and creates open-source versions of commonly used agreements and contracts designed to help move deals forward and faster, enabling clients to build trusted templates using standard agreements, then negotiate, sign, and manage contracts in a single workflow.

Torii

Series B in 2022
Torii Labs Ltd., founded in 2017 and based in Raanana, Israel, specializes in providing a SaaS management platform tailored for startups and growing companies. The platform enables organizations to monitor, measure, and optimize their SaaS application usage and associated costs. By automatically discovering and mapping all applications in use, Torii helps IT professionals gain insights into their SaaS landscape. The solution employs data analytics and automation to reduce costs and enhance utilization, empowering organizations to effectively manage their software subscriptions and improve operational efficiency.

CodeSee

Seed Round in 2022
CodeSee is a developer of cloud-based data visualization software that facilitates a comprehensive understanding of code for developers and development teams. By analyzing the data flowing through a system, CodeSee creates an updated map of the system architecture, its components, and their interconnections. This allows developers to explore their codebase at both a high level and in detail, enhancing their ability to grasp how code and functionality relate to one another. The platform aims to transform developers from feeling like outsiders to becoming high performers, thereby expediting the development process and improving overall productivity.

Wrapbook

Series B in 2021
Wrapbook, incorporated in 2018 and based in New York, offers a comprehensive suite of software designed specifically for the entertainment industry. The platform streamlines payroll, contract payments, human resources, worker’s compensation, insurance, and production management, catering to the needs of producers, filmmakers, and creative professionals. By providing digital profiles for project-based workforces, Wrapbook simplifies the processes of onboarding, payment, and insurance, ensuring compliance while reducing costs. This user-friendly solution allows creative teams, including producers and HR personnel, to concentrate on their projects rather than navigating complex systems and managing expensive transactional challenges.

Groove

Series B in 2021
Groove Labs, Inc. is a sales engagement platform that specializes in automating non-sales activities to enhance the productivity of sales teams. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in San Diego and Bellevue, the company offers a range of solutions, including email and calendar integration, custom multi-step campaign creation, and a dialer tool designed to streamline the sales process. Groove's Salesforce-native architecture allows for accurate reporting and compliance with global privacy laws, making it suitable for enterprises. Its platform is utilized by over 50,000 sales representatives and customer success managers at major companies, helping them reclaim valuable time for relationship-building and revenue generation. Groove has consistently received high customer satisfaction ratings and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.

CodeSee

Seed Round in 2021
CodeSee is a developer of cloud-based data visualization software that facilitates a comprehensive understanding of code for developers and development teams. By analyzing the data flowing through a system, CodeSee creates an updated map of the system architecture, its components, and their interconnections. This allows developers to explore their codebase at both a high level and in detail, enhancing their ability to grasp how code and functionality relate to one another. The platform aims to transform developers from feeling like outsiders to becoming high performers, thereby expediting the development process and improving overall productivity.

Upscribe

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a subscription software designed to move beyond managing subscriptions to growing subscribers. The company's software helps to manage membership pricing, add or swap products and skip shipping, enabling D2C eCommerce merchants to drive subscriber growth, reduce churn and optimize operations.

Poka

Series B in 2021
Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduce production downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts. Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank.

Wrapbook

Series A in 2021
Wrapbook, incorporated in 2018 and based in New York, offers a comprehensive suite of software designed specifically for the entertainment industry. The platform streamlines payroll, contract payments, human resources, worker’s compensation, insurance, and production management, catering to the needs of producers, filmmakers, and creative professionals. By providing digital profiles for project-based workforces, Wrapbook simplifies the processes of onboarding, payment, and insurance, ensuring compliance while reducing costs. This user-friendly solution allows creative teams, including producers and HR personnel, to concentrate on their projects rather than navigating complex systems and managing expensive transactional challenges.

Torii

Series A in 2021
Torii Labs Ltd., founded in 2017 and based in Raanana, Israel, specializes in providing a SaaS management platform tailored for startups and growing companies. The platform enables organizations to monitor, measure, and optimize their SaaS application usage and associated costs. By automatically discovering and mapping all applications in use, Torii helps IT professionals gain insights into their SaaS landscape. The solution employs data analytics and automation to reduce costs and enhance utilization, empowering organizations to effectively manage their software subscriptions and improve operational efficiency.

Unison.Cloud

Seed Round in 2020
Unison.Cloud is a developer of a cloud platform that leverages an open-source functional programming language to simplify software creation and management. This platform enables users to run massively distributed Unison programs or small services on a global network of managed nodes, allowing them to pay only for the resources they consume. It features an append-only codebase, which eliminates common issues such as dependency conflicts and complex codebase management. The platform supports dynamic code deployment and offers seamless integration with non-Unison code and services, maintaining full compatibility with the broader Unison ecosystem. By providing these capabilities, Unison.Cloud aims to make software development more accessible and efficient.

Stark

Seed Round in 2020
Stark Lab, Inc. is a New Jersey-based company that provides a comprehensive suite of tools aimed at enhancing the accessibility and compliance of software products. Founded in 2019, Stark's offerings include a contrast checker, colorblind generator, smart color suggestions, and rapid contrast checking, as well as plugins for popular design software like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Additionally, the company features eight colorblind simulations and access to a Stark Beta community, allowing users to unlock premium services. By integrating these tools, Stark helps designers ensure their products meet accessibility guidelines for individuals with visual impairments, thereby improving workflow efficiency and reducing costs associated with compliance.

Wrapbook

Seed Round in 2020
Wrapbook, incorporated in 2018 and based in New York, offers a comprehensive suite of software designed specifically for the entertainment industry. The platform streamlines payroll, contract payments, human resources, worker’s compensation, insurance, and production management, catering to the needs of producers, filmmakers, and creative professionals. By providing digital profiles for project-based workforces, Wrapbook simplifies the processes of onboarding, payment, and insurance, ensuring compliance while reducing costs. This user-friendly solution allows creative teams, including producers and HR personnel, to concentrate on their projects rather than navigating complex systems and managing expensive transactional challenges.

Poka

Venture Round in 2020
Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduce production downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts. Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank.

Groove

Series A in 2020
Groove Labs, Inc. is a sales engagement platform that specializes in automating non-sales activities to enhance the productivity of sales teams. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in San Diego and Bellevue, the company offers a range of solutions, including email and calendar integration, custom multi-step campaign creation, and a dialer tool designed to streamline the sales process. Groove's Salesforce-native architecture allows for accurate reporting and compliance with global privacy laws, making it suitable for enterprises. Its platform is utilized by over 50,000 sales representatives and customer success managers at major companies, helping them reclaim valuable time for relationship-building and revenue generation. Groove has consistently received high customer satisfaction ratings and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.

Coder

Series B in 2020
Coder Technologies Inc. is an information technology company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated development environments (IDEs) for coding on any device. The company's flagship product, Coder Enterprise, automates the configuration, security, and management of development environments, allowing developers to concentrate on product development. Coder Enterprise supports the use of existing development tools, CI/CD pipelines, source code management systems, and editors, thereby facilitating source control and simplifying updates. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Coder aims to provide open-source tools and an enterprise platform designed to enhance the efficiency and scalability of development processes.

Panorama Software

Series C in 2019
Panorama Software Limited is a Canadian company that develops and markets business intelligence software solutions. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Toronto, it offers a platform known as Panorama Necto, which provides collaborative and visual business intelligence tools, including dashboards and infographics. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, retail, government, media, telecommunications, entertainment, insurance, and healthcare. Panorama Software aims to streamline business operations and enable clients to extract valuable insights from their data, enhancing decision-making processes across various sectors.

Torii

Seed Round in 2019
Torii Labs Ltd., founded in 2017 and based in Raanana, Israel, specializes in providing a SaaS management platform tailored for startups and growing companies. The platform enables organizations to monitor, measure, and optimize their SaaS application usage and associated costs. By automatically discovering and mapping all applications in use, Torii helps IT professionals gain insights into their SaaS landscape. The solution employs data analytics and automation to reduce costs and enhance utilization, empowering organizations to effectively manage their software subscriptions and improve operational efficiency.

Coder

Seed Round in 2018
Coder Technologies Inc. is an information technology company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated development environments (IDEs) for coding on any device. The company's flagship product, Coder Enterprise, automates the configuration, security, and management of development environments, allowing developers to concentrate on product development. Coder Enterprise supports the use of existing development tools, CI/CD pipelines, source code management systems, and editors, thereby facilitating source control and simplifying updates. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Coder aims to provide open-source tools and an enterprise platform designed to enhance the efficiency and scalability of development processes.

Intermix.io

Seed Round in 2018
Intermix Software, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing performance-monitoring products designed for data teams to oversee critical data flows. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers an analytics platform that enables users to identify and resolve issues affecting data health, pinpoint bottlenecks in data pipelines, and optimize resource usage. Its platform supports root cause analysis, enhances query speeds, and forecasts storage requirements based on data growth rates. By providing these capabilities, Intermix Software aims to empower data leaders to build more efficient and effective data products.

Poka

Series A in 2018
Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduce production downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts. Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank.

Pienso

Seed Round in 2017
Pienso is a machine learning platform for non-programmers. Pienso’s end to end Intelligent Development Environment allows non-programming experts to create and train their own machine learning models without the need for external support. Founded in 2016 by Birago Jones, CEO and Karthik Dinakar PH.D, CTO. Pienso is headquartered in the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s New Lab in Brooklyn, New York. For more information visit: http://pienso.com/ and follow @Pienso_ML.

Groove

Seed Round in 2016
Groove Labs, Inc. is a sales engagement platform that specializes in automating non-sales activities to enhance the productivity of sales teams. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in San Diego and Bellevue, the company offers a range of solutions, including email and calendar integration, custom multi-step campaign creation, and a dialer tool designed to streamline the sales process. Groove's Salesforce-native architecture allows for accurate reporting and compliance with global privacy laws, making it suitable for enterprises. Its platform is utilized by over 50,000 sales representatives and customer success managers at major companies, helping them reclaim valuable time for relationship-building and revenue generation. Groove has consistently received high customer satisfaction ratings and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.

Poka

Series A in 2016
Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduce production downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts. Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank.

Poka

Seed Round in 2015
Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduce production downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts. Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank.
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