Developer of an Internet of Things-powered digital art platform intended to help digital artists gain exposure to a larger audience through collaborations with some of the world's top galleries, auction houses, and digital artists. The company offers a digital art management system, a patent-pending micro-LED display with iconic design and features, a custom algorithm that optimizes any type of art or video, including generative, for high-quality rendering, and a mobile app, enabling collectors and artists to seamlessly play their collections on a device.
StealthTest provides a comprehensive sandbox for battle-testing Web3 experiences within private, secure and isolated testing environments.
Mythical is a next-generation game technology studio. Mythical Games believes that true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets will spawn a new generation of games. These new economies, based on digital ownership, will bring players, developers, and content creators closer to the games they love. Mythical Games has a team of veteran game and platform developers with a passion for bringing big innovative concepts to market. Its goal is to create world-class products that drive consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through games.
ArcticStartup has been instrumental in fostering vibrant communities with limitless opportunities through its diverse offerings of media, events and PR services since its inception in 2007. ArcticStartup operates also as an independent technology news platform dedicated to covering digital startups and the burgeoning landscape of entrepreneurship in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The comprehensive reporting on the latest developments and industry trends serves to bolster the robust entrepreneurial ecosystem in Northern Europe. The primary objective is to foster a culture of entrepreneurship and strengthen the bonds within the Nordic and Baltic communities. One of the standout events, Arctic15, draws a global audience of investors, startups, scaleups, corporations, and key influencers to Helsinki every spring. Additionally, the organization proudly organizes another notable event, NORDEEP Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit, which takes place annually in October and rotates through various Nordic countries. Notably, the company has also successfully hosted the acclaimed Food Tech event, TONIC, every year since 2016, held just before the renowned SLUSH event in Helsinki. In 2020, ArcticStartup faced a critical financial crisis, which was exacerbated by the onset of the pandemic. However, in the autumn of 2020, Vedat Öndas assumed leadership, heralding a remarkable period of growth and stability for the company. As a result, ArcticStartup secured investments from 11 prominent investors, including the esteemed Gary Vaynerchuk from the United States. Under the adept leadership of Vedat Öndas, the company has continued to flourish and expand its reach.
Pillow provides Internet-based management services. It offers information about a property, essential amenities, and other apartments and houses. The company is an Expedia group that solves short-term rentals for multifamily properties, allowing building owners and property managers to have control and transparency over short-term rentals while enabling their residents to rent their units short-term on listings sites such as Homeaway, VRBO, and Airbnb.
Fond is a SaaS platform that seamlessly consolidates employee rewards and recognition processes into one easy-to-use solution. With Fond, employees and managers can recognize each other, redeem rewards, access exclusive corporate discounts, and measure success so HR departments spend less time managing programs and more time driving results. Fond is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at https://www.fond.co.
Stem Disintermedia Inc. develops a distribution platform and payments solution tailored for independent musicians, teams, and record labels. The platform, known as Stem, simplifies the management of revenue splits among collaborators, providing artists with valuable insights into their earnings and performance data across multiple streaming services. It allows users to customize their dashboards and offers assistance with release strategies and connections to a broader creative community. Additionally, Stem aggregates earnings from various platforms, facilitates contract creation, and ensures timely payments and statements to all stakeholders involved in a project. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, Stem Disintermedia aims to clarify the complexities of revenue management in the music industry, ensuring fair compensation for all contributors.
Mindshow's virtual production platform transforms animation creation by streamlining complex pipeline steps into a real-time process. Our enterprise software solution enables entertainment brands to create studio-quality animation with unprecedented speed, cutting production time while maintaining creative control. Our unified platform integrates advanced voice technology, virtual studio cameras, motion capture, and asset management tools that have proven transformative for major entertainment brands including Mattel, ESPN, Netflix, and Pepsi. Led by a team of 40+ experts that span technology, gaming, VFX, animation, and media, Mindshow partners with leading entertainment companies to deliver premium animated content that scales with creative ambition. Based in Los Angeles, we're committed to empowering entertainment brands through technology that brings stories to life with unmatched efficiency.
LOLA provides a subscription service intended to deliver feminine care essentials. It is the first lifelong brand for a woman’s body, providing the transparency and candor women deserve when it comes to products and content for their reproductive health. It was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.
Grovo is the world’s leading MicrolearningⓇ solution, combining an adaptive and customizable Microlearning library with a modern, flexible learning experience platform. With Grovo, it’s simple to discover, design, and deliver world-class Microlearning experiences—anywhere, anytime, on any device. Grovo’s proprietary, award-winning Microlearning method is media-rich, science-backed, and created by experts to match the way we learn today. Grovo helps develop happy, skilled employees at hundreds of forward-thinking companies like PepsiCo, Gap Inc., Magellan Health, and the National Basketball Association. Established in 2010 with offices in NYC and SF, Grovo is backed by some of the world’s best investors, including Accel Partners and Costanoa Ventures. Learn more at www.grovo.com.
Canvs AI is the easiest, fastest, and most accurate insights platform for analyzing open-ended text from virtually any source, including surveys, customer reviews and social media. Canvs is used by some of the world’s most admired brands, research agencies, and media & entertainment companies to accelerate time-to-insights, reduce cost, and deepen the understanding of consumers. For more information or to request a customized demo, please visit https://canvs.ai/ or email sales@canvs.ai.
Greatist is the next-generation media company in health for healthy-minded millenials. With an emphasis on super high-quality fitness, health, and happiness content (every fact cited by a scientific study, every article approved by multiple experts) over quantity, Greatist engages an educated, social, and mobile audience through its uniquely friendly, fun, and shareable voice. Launched in 2011, it's now the fastest-growing site in the health space, reaching over 5 million readers every month with its mission to help the world think of health in a healthier way.
Hullabalu is a company based in NYC, creating stories for the new generation. They are inspired by their love for fantastical worlds, the timeless classics they grew up with, and the kids who visit their office.
Canva is a graphic design software solutions provider that helps users design presentations, social media graphics, and more with various layouts, images, photo filters, icons and shapes, and fonts. The platform combines a drag-and-drop design tool with a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and imagery. It helps users believe they don't need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity.
Envoy is the trusted Family Concierge service for seniors and their families. Thousands have already turned to Envoy for lightweight help and support to stay in their homes longer, maintain their independence, and live life to the fullest. The heart of our service is our wonderful community of Family Concierge assistants, whom we call our Envoys, serving clients in their local neighborhoods. Each and every day, our Envoys enjoy the freedom to earn flexible income they need, as they build trusted relationships with their clients, while being out and about doing something they love - helping others. Whether it’s simply for grocery shopping from favorite local stores or as a compelling alternative to traditional in-home care or assisted living, our software and apps make managing everything just a tap away. Families have a trusted, 1:1 relationship with their Envoy while enjoying full transparency and peace of mind like never before - with notifications, photos, and receipts documenting every visit.
CreatorIQ is the most trusted software to unify and power advanced influencer marketing for the world’s most innovative enterprises. Our Intelligence Cloud facilitates data science-enabled creator discovery, streamlines workflow, ensures brand safety, and drives meaningful measurement. ABInbev, Airbnb, Calvin Klein, CVS, Disney, H&M, Sephora, and Unilever are just some of the brands that utilize CreatorIQ’s platform to drive real business results across their influencer marketing ecosystems.
DandyLoop is a cross-promotion marketplace for eCommerce sites. By mutually promoting each other in a controlled and relevant way, DandyLoop stores tap into a new marketplace where traffic is shared and not acquired through paid channels.
Homer uses technology and operations to make local, final-mile deliveries more efficient. Through the use of mobile tracking, routing, and communication, Homer delivers more orders in fewer miles traveled. With optimization algorithms for routing a controlled fleet of delivery personnel, Homer reduces the cost of delivery and provides a scalable solution to the local delivery ecosystem.
Omaze provides an online fundraising platform. It gives everyone a chance to win once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, like a trip to SpaceX's Singularity University headquarters, or a hang-out session with the cast of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
Spoon University is the everyday food resource that makes food make sense. Their site has the simplest recipes, and the best restaurants around campus that haven’t found yet. Spoon University was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York.
LOLA provides a subscription service intended to deliver feminine care essentials. It is the first lifelong brand for a woman’s body, providing the transparency and candor women deserve when it comes to products and content for their reproductive health. It was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.
Managed by Q makes it easy to run an office. Known as the operating system for offices, Q saves businesses and employees valuable time by providing a range of subscription and on-demand services, from cleaning and maintenance to supply replenishment and wellness. Today, the Managed by Q technology platform connects thousands of businesses to the services required to seamlessly run their workspaces. The company is committed to spreading a mission of economic empowerment, by creating good jobs for its Operators and providing opportunities for small business to flourish. With operations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, Managed by Q is redefining the way the world works.
Rad operates a global network focused on virtual reality, 360 video, and immersive experiences, catering to the growing demand for innovative content consumption. Through its platform, Rad delivers a diverse range of programming, including eSports, music, comedy, and sports, appealing particularly to Millennial and Gen Z audiences. The service stands out by offering a variety of viewing formats such as 2D, 3D, 4K, live, and immersive VR content. Additionally, Rad incorporates blockchain technology and peer-to-peer networking, enabling viewers to earn rewards points and engage with the community. This unique combination positions Rad as a hub for next-generation viewers seeking edgy and interactive entertainment.
Brandtale is the largest marketing intelligence platform for branded content. It showcases custom content and publishers on the web all through one simple and transparent platform. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York,.
PureWow is a digital publication dedicated to making women's lives more interesting, beautiful and manageable. PureWow's motto, "Elevate the Everyday," drives the company to deliver irresistible discoveries to its readers every single day. Think of PureWow as a savvy friend who knows the next book you should read, the must-have jeans that fit and flatter and the purse that holds your keys and charges your phone. PureWow publishes across multiple platforms so readers can access content where it's most convenient for them, whether it's via PureWow.com, on a mobile device, through email or on social or video platforms. In addition to National articles, PureWow offers local and interest-specific editions so readers can personalize their experience. Local PureWow editions--in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas & the Hamptons (in the summertime)--bring readers the best under-the-radar discoveries right in their hometown. PureWow also publishes topic-driven editions focused on Recipes, Money and Books.
PlateJoy uses 50 data points about how you eat and live to determine what you should be eating and provides customized meal plans and shopping lists to help you reach your goals. In 30 cities nationwide, you can send your list directly to Instacart for same day grocery delivery.
Greatist is the next-generation media company in health for healthy-minded millenials. With an emphasis on super high-quality fitness, health, and happiness content (every fact cited by a scientific study, every article approved by multiple experts) over quantity, Greatist engages an educated, social, and mobile audience through its uniquely friendly, fun, and shareable voice. Launched in 2011, it's now the fastest-growing site in the health space, reaching over 5 million readers every month with its mission to help the world think of health in a healthier way.
Houseparty is an internet company that features an online platform that serves as a social network that brings empathy to online communication. The company specializes in the fields of internet, social network, and video chat. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Binti builds modern software to help every child have a safe, loving, and stable family. 300+ child welfare agencies across 33 states use Binti's tools to care for over 30% of children in child welfare in the US. Our software covers the end-to-end of child welfare, from helping agencies efficiently recruit, license, and match foster parents, to supporting families of origin in getting back on their feet and reunifying with their children. Our products are designed specifically to address the complexities of child welfare. Agencies working with us have licensed 80% more families on average in their first year on Binti, with a 16% reduction in time to approve and 20-40% savings in social worker time. Binti is a for-profit, mission-driven company. Investors include Founders Fund, First Round Capital, Kapor Capital, and others.
A Plus is a technology-based media company that delivers positive journalism to its readers. Its growth to tens of millions of monthly unique visitors has been powered by proprietary technology that underlies all aspects of content creation, optimization, and distribution. The organization aims to challenge the status quo in media by focusing its content mission on positivity and social change. The company was co-founded by entrepreneur and technology investor, Ashton Kutcher (Chairman of the Board), and software developers and entrepreneurs, Evan Beard (CEO) and Kendall Dabaghi (President). The site is growing rapidly and has an average of 30 million monthly readers. According to Quantcast, A Plus is currently a top 100 website in the United States.
Namely is an all-in-one platform that manages all HR data in one place, with personalized service to help companies get better and faster. The company's early service offering included HR information system, social newsfeed, payroll, and performance management tools. Namely give companies the software and support they need to evolve their company cultures It has evolved along with company needs. They handle administration and compliance across HR, payroll, time, and benefits, so HR teams can focus on developing their people and providing a great employee experience. Name was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, NY, USA.
Luxe is building a logistics platform that will drive the next generation of local real time services, beginning with parking. The free Luxe app, available on iPhone, transforms parking from a necessary evil to a daily highlight. With a veteran team of leaders from Zynga, Tesla, Google, Yahoo and Groupon, a fleet of prescreened, friendly valets, dozens of insured and secure indoor parking lots and a sophisticated technology platform that monitors every step of the process from drop-off to pick-up, Luxe is leading the charge on a new industry of on demand services that addresses a ubiquitous urban challenge: parking.
Button (usebutton.com) is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet. As the leading mobile commerce enablement platform, Button powers mobile growth for the world's largest brands and publishers, while offering consumers more seamless, enjoyable experiences. With each action taken, brands make sales, publishers earn revenue, and consumers get exactly what they want at the tap of a button. Founded in 2014, Button has driven over $3 billion in spending to date and has raised over $64 million in venture capital.
North Technologies Inc. designs and develops mobile applications. Its product includes Tiiny, an application to share small photos and videos with friends that automatically delete after 24 hours; and watchville, an application with news and features for watch enthusiasts. North Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of July 9, 2015, North Technologies Inc. operates as a subsidiary of BOTH Media LLC.
LawnStarter is an online marketplace that provides lawn maintenance and outdoor services for consumers and lawn care professionals. It also provides instant quotes for consumers, who can schedule lawn mowing and related lawn-care services from insured professionals. In addition, LawnStarter's algorithms use geolocation data to help pros build route density, increasing their profitability. They combine time-tested lawn care expertise with 21st-century innovation to offer a seamless customer experience. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA.
Coinbase, Inc. is an online platform that enables merchants, consumers, and traders to buy, sell, and store digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Coinbase provides various products and services, such as a user-friendly website for transactions, digital wallets, and merchant payment processing tools. The platform allows users to connect their bank accounts to facilitate the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. Additionally, Coinbase Ventures serves as the company's investment arm, focusing on early-stage startups in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. With a mission to create an open financial system for the world, Coinbase has positioned itself as a significant player in the digital currency market.
MikMak helps brands better understand consumers by connecting digital investments to online retailer insights. It offers a dashboard that aggregates the eCommerce customer journey across any number of digital channels and retailers. Brands get standardized reporting and benchmarks, so users can act on unbiased insights in real-time. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
We turn your iPhone photos into Dollars. We are a Swedish start up which helps you to sell your iPhone photos. Snap or upload a photo via our iPhone App and if it gets approved it will be published at www.foap.com for editorial/commercial sale for companies which are looking for marketing material. Each photo can be sold unlimited amount of times, and we split the revenue with on a 50/50 basis. The current price is $10 per photo that is licensed. The goal is to build a image database that has a constant massive inflow of photos since we know that photo buying companies are looking for more variation. Also, we want to build a database consisting of more natural and local photos, and avoid feeding the market with something that it's already overwhelmed of: that is typical arranged stock modeling photos.
Smarter mobile authentication. SnowShoe is a Portland-based company that developed the first breakthrough capacitive touchscreen technology to capture and transmit unique authentication events. SnowShoe’s innovative IOT-based event marker bridges the last mile between digital identity and physical presence. SnowShoe is known for bold innovations in hardware design and pioneering technology innovations. Distinguished by our proprietary technology and experienced team, SnowShoe has delivered solutions worldwide for enterprises interested in understanding consumer behavior and optimizing retail and event experiences. SnowShoe solutions can be adapted to a wide range of loyalty and event applications for consumers and businesses.
Planted is a mobile and online recruitment platform that matches recent graduates with non-technical roles at high-growth companies. Planted is a talent community. A place where young professionals can grow their careers at high-impact, meaningful jobs and where top companies can find the best fits to grow their teams. Whether you’re a recent graduate looking for what’s next or a hiring manager looking to build an unstoppable team, Planted finds you the perfect fit when you’re ready to grow. They know that the members of their talent community are on their ways to amazing places, which is why at Planted, they are not just focused on creating the future of job seeking, but of career-building. They are hyper focused on helping recent graduates make choices that positively impact their lives 5, 10, even 20 years down the road, providing curated opportunities that help them grow their careers for the long-term.
Rowl, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based technology company that helps Millennials share experiences. Through our mobile apps and web platforms Millennials can express themselves via messages, chat, and greeting cards, listen to music and watch videos together, send each other physical and virtual gifts, and meet new friends and compatible partners. The Company has an A-list team including the co-founder and initial CTO of Pandora Media and former head of Investment Banking at Bank of America Securities; and investors and Advisors including Jerry Quindlen (former CEO of Logitech), Gary Vaynerchuk and Martha Ingram (Forbes 400).
Food52 is an online portal that provides a curated shop, content and community for kitchen and home enthusiasts. It is a growing community of 13M cooks and home enthusiasts and a one-stop-shop where individuals can be inspired by great ideas and find the tools and tips to bring them to life. The company is driven by a mission to reimagine every room in the house and remake everything in it. It was founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs.
Moment operates as a global marketplace for creatives. The company exists to inspire the creative in everyone. To get the right gear, learn new skills, take epic trips, and make new friends along the way.
Cord is incredibly simple, incredibly fast voice messaging that lets you chat with one friend or shout to a whole group of friends. Start chatting for free on iPhone or Android now.
Product Hunt is an internet company that specializes in the fields of start-ups, tech, and product development. It enables community members can submit, browse, vote, and comment on daily submissions of products and collections of products. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Hightower is the commercial leasing management platform that helps brokers and owners to manage their end-to-end leasing workflow. It offers leasing and asset management platform that enables commercial brokers and owners to increase returns, improve productivity, and reduce risk. Hightower was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.
VTS is a real estate CRM software company bringing together landlords, brokers, and tenants to make deals happen. The company empowers landlords and brokers to better attract, convert, and retain valuable assets and tenants by centralizing all of the critical data and workflows in one place. Founded with a mission to revolutionize commercial real estate through innovation, VTS is a leasing and asset management platform. The company provides an easy-to-use, intuitive platform that empowers commercial real estate professionals to work smarter not harder. It delivers a modern toolset to unlock the full potential of a portfolio. It optimizes performance and revenue with the data needed to make better decisions faster. Over 7 billion square feet is managed on the VTS platform by a user base. The firm's client roster comprises global commercial real estate leaders including Boston Properties, Beacon Capital Partners, Equity Office, LaSalle Investment Management, Hines, JLL, and CBRE. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in New York.
Stowaway Cosmetics offers cosmetics in different sizes for travel-sized makeup kits. It offers beauty balms, concealers, lipsticks, eyeliner, mascara, and more. The company was founded in April 2014 and is based in New York.
Our mission is to power the world’s best restaurants, using technology to imagine the future of hospitality. We serve 5,000 restaurants globally. Our customers discover the amazing world of restaurants thanks to our content-rich website and innovative mobile app. Our diners are insiders, and we love having them at the table.
Breather is an app and a provider of space-as-a-service, with a growing network of private workspaces built for productivity. It enables businesses to access flexible workspace by the hour, day, or month. Every space is designed to be comfortable, private, and productive, with plug-and-play technology that ensures that can get to work as soon as the arrival. Founded by CEO Julien Smith in 2012, the company has grown to include hundreds of locations in 10 major across the globe including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London.
Button (usebutton.com) is the mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven internet. As the leading mobile commerce enablement platform, Button powers mobile growth for the world's largest brands and publishers, while offering consumers more seamless, enjoyable experiences. With each action taken, brands make sales, publishers earn revenue, and consumers get exactly what they want at the tap of a button. Founded in 2014, Button has driven over $3 billion in spending to date and has raised over $64 million in venture capital.
Spring is a retail company that sells a wide range of items from apparel to home and garden items. It is a shopping application for iOS devices. Spring enables its users to follow the brands they love as well as purchase new arrivals, exclusives, and one-of-a-kind products. The company originally operated as Jello Labs and announced the name change in July 2014. Spring was founded by David Tisch, Alan Tisch, and Octavian Costache in New York.
PriceWaiter's helps sellers sell more, and buyers buy more, by making negotiation fast, simple, and private anywhere on the web. With the rise of real-time comparison shopping and virtual showrooming, PriceWaiter helps boost shopper conversion for the seller who originally attracted them, leaving both buyer and seller with more control, more time, and more money. PriceWaiter is backed by a syndicate of leaders in e-commerce, conversion, analytics, sales, and high-growth ventures.
MakersKit delivers creativity to your door every month with a box full of creative projects and ideas inspired by the best of Pinterest and Youtube. It is a brand for all "DoItYourself" things.
Fond is a SaaS platform that seamlessly consolidates employee rewards and recognition processes into one easy-to-use solution. With Fond, employees and managers can recognize each other, redeem rewards, access exclusive corporate discounts, and measure success so HR departments spend less time managing programs and more time driving results. Fond is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at https://www.fond.co.
Rebel transforms email into a powerful and interactive marketing tool. While email remains a key revenue driver, it reimagines its potential by delivering actionable experiences directly to the inbox. By making the email an extension of the user's app or website, they enhance engagement, boost conversions, and drive more actions from recipients.
Curalate connects moments of discovery to commerce. By creating a compelling commerce experience that adapts to how your consumer discovers your products, Curalate enables a seamless transition between off-site discovery and on-site conversion. Hundreds of the world’s leading brands, including Gap, Neiman Marcus, Sephora, Better Homes & Gardens and J.Crew, rely on Curalate’s discovery driven platform to grow revenue across Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook. For more information please visit [Curalate.com](http://www.curalate.com).
Grove Labs Inc. is a company focused on developing natural indoor gardening products that facilitate the cultivation of fruits and vegetables at home. Founded in 2013 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, Grove aims to make local, healthy food accessible to everyone. The company offers a range of products for seed and plant care, as well as tools for aquarium maintenance and water testing. Additionally, it provides educational resources designed to teach life sciences, sustainability, and nutrition in schools. Grove's innovative systems enable users to monitor and optimize their indoor gardening through web-connected technology, allowing for easy management of controlled environments and plant growth. The company envisions a future where home farming appliances are as commonplace as refrigerators.
Bindo is a retail platform that offers a cloud-based point-of-sale solution designed for retailers to manage their businesses effectively. The platform enables local stores to establish an online presence, index their inventories, and facilitate sales through seamless integration of online and offline transactions. Bindo's software includes features such as inventory management, customer relationship management, and reward programs, along with analytics and online dashboards for comprehensive business insights. It also supports credit card processing, allowing merchants to efficiently manage their stores and track customer interactions. By providing sophisticated tools, Bindo aims to enhance the operational capabilities of retailers in a competitive market.
Drizly is an alcohol marketplace that offers a variety of beer, wine and, spirits online. With the speed and convenience of on-demand delivery and shipping, Drizly partners with retailers in 235 markets to offer consumers of legal drinking age unrivaled selection and a transparent, personalized shopping experience. Backed by institutional investors, Drizly partners with retailers to bring their shelves online, helping them to reach new customers, tap into key market and customer insights, and diversify their business to grow sales. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Soldsie (formerly Centrally) is a payment system enabling merchants to monetize their Facebook page by allowing customers to purchase through comments. Customers register their payment information with Soldsie, and then comment on stores’ pages, channels and feeds to activate a charge to their account, and initiate the shipping process. Merchants use the Soldsie administrative dashboard track and manage inventory and shipping, and experience increased user comments, views and viral shares.
They're a community of relevant and influential social media creators, prominent on rising platforms like Vine, Instagram and Tumblr. With both software and services, they help creators engage, thrive and monetize. Their partners — leading brands, studios, start-ups, and agencies — look to Niche to supercharge their social presences. Alongside their creators, they help partners acquire new users, develop audience, generate buzz and solicit engagement.
Launched in 2010, Birchbox is the discovery commerce platform redefining the retail process by offering consumers a personalized way to discover, sample, shop, and learn about the best products and brands available. Birchbox members have first-touch experiences with products each month and access to educational content to help them get the most out of their products. Top brands like Kiehl’s, Benefit, Deborah Lippmann, and Stila have partnered with Birchbox.
Omaze provides an online fundraising platform. It gives everyone a chance to win once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, like a trip to SpaceX's Singularity University headquarters, or a hang-out session with the cast of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
Welcome converts shoppers into customers by providing them with real-time product expertise to make the most informed purchasing decisions possible. The company solution enabling retailers and brands to provide expertise, wherever it is, to consumers, wherever they are. They have proven consumers are 2-4X more likely to convert when they have access to timely expertise. Intelligence gathered from across their network and actual conversations can now also impact consumer experience across every touchpoint. Their clients include two of the top five U.S. retailers, as well as iconic brands AT&T, Dyson, Google, HP, LG, Nintendo and Samsung. Welcome received TSIA Vision Award for Best Services Enabler in 2012, Eggie Award for Best Marketing Platform in 2014, and Eggie Award for Best Brand Support Solution in 2016.
Circa is an innovative online platform that specializes in delivering news tailored specifically for mobile devices. Recognizing the shift in how consumers access information, the company has developed a unique format that offers concise and engaging news updates, enhancing the mobile user experience. By reimagining the way news is produced and consumed, Circa provides a comprehensive yet straightforward approach to content that resonates with the increasing number of individuals who rely on mobile for their news. Founded in 2011 by Matt Galligan, Ben Huh, and Arsenio Santos, Circa aims to transform the traditional news experience into one that is intuitive and effective for mobile users.
Epic writers travel the world searching for encounters with the unknown. Wartime romance, unlikely savants, deranged detectives, gentlemen thieves, and love struck killers: stories that tap into the thrill of being alive. Epic publishes extraordinary true stories that get noticed. More than 25 of our articles have been optioned by Hollywood, including Argo, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Fox Film Studios has signed a first look deal with us.
Applauze, formerly 955Dreams Inc., is a new age publishing company. They publish magical titles on mobile devices. Their latest product, called Applauze launched in March of 2013, is an iOS app that presents users with thousands of events happening every day, from concerts and theater productions to sports games and community events. The service is available across 41 U.S. cities and 5 Canadian cities. Applauze finds tickets from primary sellers, as well as secondary markets like StubHub, and uses data analytics and machine learning to recommend relevant events to users, who can easily purchase tickets via the app and also share their event with friends. Applauze is a small group of hackers and designers who are working on mobile products that will engage and excite you. They love what they do and their users love the products they've built. Their designs are executed at a very high standard and their apps are educational and highly immersive at the same time. Applauze has raised money from Mitch Kapor and 500 Startups.
Tapstack was founded in 2014 as Taptalk, and since then, we’ve built a product that’s all about helping people connect more deeply to the those they care about. Their app represents a new form of communication - something in between messaging and social media - that quickly becomes indispensible for their users. It’s the easiest way to maintain a regular, day-to-day presence in the lives of those they tap with, and more importantly, it gives them a way to share all the little moments that they might not have ever otherwise shared via phone or text.
Grovo is the world’s leading MicrolearningⓇ solution, combining an adaptive and customizable Microlearning library with a modern, flexible learning experience platform. With Grovo, it’s simple to discover, design, and deliver world-class Microlearning experiences—anywhere, anytime, on any device. Grovo’s proprietary, award-winning Microlearning method is media-rich, science-backed, and created by experts to match the way we learn today. Grovo helps develop happy, skilled employees at hundreds of forward-thinking companies like PepsiCo, Gap Inc., Magellan Health, and the National Basketball Association. Established in 2010 with offices in NYC and SF, Grovo is backed by some of the world’s best investors, including Accel Partners and Costanoa Ventures. Learn more at www.grovo.com.
Wildcard is a seamless replacement for the Internet on your phone. Wildcard's vast library of cards delivers the mobile web faster than any browser, and in a fraction of the time it takes to download native apps.
Hullabalu is a company based in NYC, creating stories for the new generation. They are inspired by their love for fantastical worlds, the timeless classics they grew up with, and the kids who visit their office.