Urban SDK
Seed Round in 2023
Urban SDK, Inc. is a software developer focused on creating interconnected mobility systems for smart cities. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the company offers a software as a service platform designed to streamline data and enhance decision-making and planning through user experience and predictive analytics tools. Its platform provides real-time data analysis, enabling transportation authorities and government agencies to monitor traffic patterns, predict crashes, and assess road conditions. Additionally, Urban SDK empowers users with geospatial intelligence to enhance public safety and improve overall traffic management. By utilizing machine learning, the platform helps predict mobility and safety patterns, ultimately working to reduce congestion and increase accessibility within urban environments.
ecoSPEARS
Venture Round in 2023
ecoSPEARS Inc. is a cleantech solutions company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, established in 2017. The company specializes in the manufacture of sorbent polymer extraction and remediation systems designed to extract and permanently eliminate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, and other persistent organic pollutants from contaminated waterways, soil, and groundwater. ecoSPEARS employs advanced science and engineering techniques to develop sustainable remediation technologies aimed at protecting human health and the environment. By focusing on environmentally friendly methods, ecoSPEARS seeks to facilitate a carbonless future for environmental cleanup, ensuring a lasting impact on social, economic, and humanitarian fronts.
Kalogon
Seed Round in 2022
Kalogon is a pioneering company specializing in smart seating solutions aimed at addressing seated health issues across medical, aviation, and automotive sectors. Its innovative technology includes a patent-pending Advanced Pressure Management System (APMS) that features adaptive customizations and personalized settings, enhancing comfort and reducing fatigue through improved blood flow. Kalogon’s first product, the Orbiter, launched in 2022, has received multiple awards for its design and functionality. In 2023, the company introduced the Booster, an air cushion accessory for wheelchairs, and in 2024, it unveiled the Orbiter Med, a custom cushion designed to support posture and skin integrity for wheelchair users, which has received Medicare coding. The company collaborates with various clients, including the US Air Force, to tailor its technologies for different applications, thereby promoting comfort and performance while preventing pressure sores and enhancing overall user experience.
Erbon Software
Seed Round in 2022
Erbon Software specializes in developing comprehensive hotel management solutions tailored for the hospitality industry. Their software suite includes tools for hotel chain management, property management, financial management, invoicing, tax management, and guest management. Trusted by over 500 hotels across seven countries, Erbon's platform aims to enhance operational efficiency and boost business performance from front-of-house to back-office operations.
Urban SDK
Seed Round in 2021
Urban SDK, Inc. is a software developer focused on creating interconnected mobility systems for smart cities. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the company offers a software as a service platform designed to streamline data and enhance decision-making and planning through user experience and predictive analytics tools. Its platform provides real-time data analysis, enabling transportation authorities and government agencies to monitor traffic patterns, predict crashes, and assess road conditions. Additionally, Urban SDK empowers users with geospatial intelligence to enhance public safety and improve overall traffic management. By utilizing machine learning, the platform helps predict mobility and safety patterns, ultimately working to reduce congestion and increase accessibility within urban environments.
Switchboard Live
Seed Round in 2017
Switchboard Live Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that operates a live video streaming and syndication platform designed to connect advertisers and brands with targeted audiences across various online channels. Founded in 2014 and previously known as Joicaster Inc., the company offers a cloud-based product that streamlines the distribution of multiple live streams to social media platforms and web pages through a single unified dashboard. Its solutions, including Producer and Joicaster, cater to diverse content creators in sectors such as entertainment, government, gaming, worship, sports, podcasts, and keynotes. By facilitating the management of live streams throughout their entire lifecycle—from preparation to execution and post-event—Switchboard Live enables users to enhance viewer engagement and grow their audience effectively.
FattMerchant, Inc. is a payment technology provider based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in online credit card processing services for businesses across the United States. Founded in 2014, the company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes a virtual terminal for real-time processing of face-to-face and telephone transactions, point of sale retail systems, E-commerce capabilities, and a mobile card reader for on-the-go payments. FattMerchant's integrated platform supports various business types, from retail and restaurants to professional services and mobile enterprises, enabling them to enhance their payment experiences. The company features a simple subscription pricing model and a supportive customer service team, making payment processing accessible and manageable for business owners. With over $1 billion in transactions powered since its inception, FattMerchant is backed by a leading payment facilitator, providing clients with valuable data insights and custom payment solutions through its open API.
Actionable Quality Assurance
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Actionable Quality Assurance Co., LLC, established in 2013 and headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, specializes in developing a software-as-a-service platform focused on food safety monitoring for the restaurant industry. The company aims to simplify quality assurance and food safety management, enhancing the overall dining experience while actively reducing the prevalence of foodborne illnesses. Their platform connects and automates critical food safety and quality assurance processes within organizations. It offers predictive analytics that provide insights into food safety trends and ingredient quality, empowering restaurants, grocers, food growers, processors, and distributors to improve their food quality and mitigate potential safety emergencies.
Details Flowers
Seed Round in 2016
Details Flowers, LLC is a company that specializes in developing a digital design tool for florists and event designers globally. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ormond Beach, Florida, the company provides a platform that facilitates connections between florists, growers, and wholesalers. Its software significantly enhances productivity by reducing the time required to create floral proposals from six hours to just twenty minutes. By leveraging valuable data, Details Flowers aims to decrease waste and increase profitability within the traditional floral industry, which is valued at $25 billion. As the floral market evolves, particularly with competition from supermarkets and online retailers, Details Flowers offers innovative solutions that empower florists and wholesalers alike. The platform's advanced features and data infrastructure not only streamline design processes but also enable wholesalers and distributors to effectively market their products to florists, thereby reshaping the landscape of floral design and events.
Vigilant Biosciences
Series B in 2016
Vigilant Biosciences, Inc. is a medical technology company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the early detection and intervention of oral cancer. Founded in 2011, the company develops non-invasive screening solutions that empower healthcare practitioners to improve patient outcomes. Its product line, including the OncAlert Oral Cancer RAPID Test and the OncAlert Labs OraMark Test, utilizes patented technology to measure specific biomarkers associated with oral cancer in a simple, oral rinse procedure. These tests are designed to be accurate, cost-effective, and easy to administer, enabling healthcare professionals to identify cancer in its early stages, well before any visual or physical symptoms manifest. Vigilant Biosciences aims to enhance health by facilitating early intervention and potentially altering adverse health outcomes related to oral cancer.
FattMerchant, Inc. is a payment technology provider based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in online credit card processing services for businesses across the United States. Founded in 2014, the company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes a virtual terminal for real-time processing of face-to-face and telephone transactions, point of sale retail systems, E-commerce capabilities, and a mobile card reader for on-the-go payments. FattMerchant's integrated platform supports various business types, from retail and restaurants to professional services and mobile enterprises, enabling them to enhance their payment experiences. The company features a simple subscription pricing model and a supportive customer service team, making payment processing accessible and manageable for business owners. With over $1 billion in transactions powered since its inception, FattMerchant is backed by a leading payment facilitator, providing clients with valuable data insights and custom payment solutions through its open API.
Switchboard Live
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Switchboard Live Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that operates a live video streaming and syndication platform designed to connect advertisers and brands with targeted audiences across various online channels. Founded in 2014 and previously known as Joicaster Inc., the company offers a cloud-based product that streamlines the distribution of multiple live streams to social media platforms and web pages through a single unified dashboard. Its solutions, including Producer and Joicaster, cater to diverse content creators in sectors such as entertainment, government, gaming, worship, sports, podcasts, and keynotes. By facilitating the management of live streams throughout their entire lifecycle—from preparation to execution and post-event—Switchboard Live enables users to enhance viewer engagement and grow their audience effectively.
FattMerchant, Inc. is a payment technology provider based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in online credit card processing services for businesses across the United States. Founded in 2014, the company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes a virtual terminal for real-time processing of face-to-face and telephone transactions, point of sale retail systems, E-commerce capabilities, and a mobile card reader for on-the-go payments. FattMerchant's integrated platform supports various business types, from retail and restaurants to professional services and mobile enterprises, enabling them to enhance their payment experiences. The company features a simple subscription pricing model and a supportive customer service team, making payment processing accessible and manageable for business owners. With over $1 billion in transactions powered since its inception, FattMerchant is backed by a leading payment facilitator, providing clients with valuable data insights and custom payment solutions through its open API.
Spectrum Bridge
Venture Round in 2015
Spectrum Bridge, Inc. is a telecommunications software company that specializes in cloud-based spectrum management and embedded software solutions for the wireless networking market. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, with an additional office in Silicon Valley, the company focuses on enhancing wireless bandwidth availability for both enterprises and consumers. Its primary offering is Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA), which allows network operators and end users to manage spectrum allocation based on specific parameters such as frequency, geography, time, intended use, cost, and quality of service. The DSA technology includes several modules, such as the Spectrum Allocation Engine, which optimizes spectrum allocations, and the Spectrum Supply Manager, which facilitates operational constraints for spectrum holders and network operators. Additionally, the Coexistence Manager ensures that co-located users maintain expected performance levels through coordinated operations. Spectrum Bridge's innovative, patented technology enables dynamic access to available spectrum through a database-driven cognitive network architecture, further enhancing the efficient allocation of wireless resources.
Zentila
Venture Round in 2015
Zentila, Inc. is a technology company based in Orlando, Florida, that specializes in providing a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for venue sourcing and booking tailored for corporate and third-party meeting and event planners. Founded in 2011, Zentila offers several solutions, including Enlightenment, which assists planning teams in the sourcing process, and Bliss, an eRFP tool that streamlines the booking of meetings at hotels globally. The platform also features illuminate3P for third-party planners and ZenDealz, which provides customized hotel offers. By allowing users to scout venues, send and receive bids on requests for proposals, and manage event data seamlessly, Zentila aims to modernize the meetings and conventions industry, which historically relied on outdated booking methods. The company generates revenue through a commission model paid by hotels for successful bookings made through its platform.
Vigilant Biosciences
Series B in 2015
Vigilant Biosciences, Inc. is a medical technology company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the early detection and intervention of oral cancer. Founded in 2011, the company develops non-invasive screening solutions that empower healthcare practitioners to improve patient outcomes. Its product line, including the OncAlert Oral Cancer RAPID Test and the OncAlert Labs OraMark Test, utilizes patented technology to measure specific biomarkers associated with oral cancer in a simple, oral rinse procedure. These tests are designed to be accurate, cost-effective, and easy to administer, enabling healthcare professionals to identify cancer in its early stages, well before any visual or physical symptoms manifest. Vigilant Biosciences aims to enhance health by facilitating early intervention and potentially altering adverse health outcomes related to oral cancer.
flexEngage
Seed Round in 2014
flexEngage, Inc. is a company that specializes in receipts management software and digital receipts, aimed at enhancing post-purchase communications for retailers. Founded in 2014 and based in Orlando, Florida, flexEngage enables retailers to transform standard transactional touchpoints such as receipts, order notifications, and packing slips into personalized engagement channels. This approach helps retailers like Under Armour and GNC to better connect with their customers, fostering loyalty and driving additional sales. By providing tools to manage spending habits and shopping trends, the company's software eliminates the need for paper receipts and allows for the inclusion of social media links, videos, and customized offers. Additionally, flexEngage is building a comprehensive database of consumer shopping behavior, which currently includes millions of transactions and unique consumer profiles. The company was formerly known as flexReceipts, Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.
flexEngage
Seed Round in 2014
flexEngage, Inc. is a company that specializes in receipts management software and digital receipts, aimed at enhancing post-purchase communications for retailers. Founded in 2014 and based in Orlando, Florida, flexEngage enables retailers to transform standard transactional touchpoints such as receipts, order notifications, and packing slips into personalized engagement channels. This approach helps retailers like Under Armour and GNC to better connect with their customers, fostering loyalty and driving additional sales. By providing tools to manage spending habits and shopping trends, the company's software eliminates the need for paper receipts and allows for the inclusion of social media links, videos, and customized offers. Additionally, flexEngage is building a comprehensive database of consumer shopping behavior, which currently includes millions of transactions and unique consumer profiles. The company was formerly known as flexReceipts, Inc. and rebranded in January 2019.
Kairos AR
Series A in 2014
Kairos AR, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Miami, Florida, specializing in face recognition and behavior analysis technologies. Established in 2010, the company develops software tools that enable developers to integrate advanced face recognition capabilities into their applications. Its offerings include a cloud-based face recognition API, a crowd analytics SDK that provides insights on demographics and focus in images and videos, and a server-based emotional analysis API for recognizing facial expressions. Additionally, Kairos AR provides IMRSV, a camera-enabled crowd analytics solution designed for marketers to gather continuous audience analytics. With a remote team operating globally, Kairos AR aims to simplify the complexities of face analysis technology for its diverse customer base.