Viaduct Ventures

Viaduct Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and located in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in startups that operate primarily in the fields of big data, internet of things, fintech, and digital health. Viaduct Ventures seeks to identify and support companies that act as "Data Refineries," providing actionable intelligence to empower businesses. With a preference for investments in Europe and Silicon Valley, the firm aims to foster innovation and drive global impact through its portfolio.

Vadim Balashov

Managing Director

Guenther, Stewart

Managing Director

George Zoidze

Venture Partner

11 past transactions

Accern

Series B in 2022
Accern Corporation, based in New York, develops a web surveillance software platform specializing in natural language processing (NLP) solutions tailored for various industries, including financial services and government. Founded in 2014, the company offers a no-code workflow that allows enterprises to automate research and data analysis processes, leveraging over 50,000 classification models and access to billions of rows of public data. Accern's technology enhances operational efficiency and is utilized by hedge funds, asset managers, and equity researchers. The company has formed partnerships with prominent organizations and has been recognized in industry reports, including Gartner's Hype Cycle for Data Science, Machine Learning, and Emerging Technologies in Banking. Accern has attracted significant investment, raising $40 million from various institutional investors, underscoring its position as an innovative leader in the NLP space.

Canvass AI

Series A in 2020
Canvass AI is an AI-based platform focused on enhancing industrial operations. The company offers scalable AI solutions that empower industrial engineers and operators to improve quality, optimize processes, and reduce energy consumption in their daily activities. By providing actionable insights and real-time guidance, Canvass AI enables production teams to adopt AI technologies without needing extensive data science expertise. Its platform complements existing industrial systems, helping companies in sectors such as oil, gas, chemicals, and manufacturing to enhance operational performance, gain a competitive edge, and achieve new sustainability standards.

Accern

Series A in 2020
Accern Corporation, based in New York, develops a web surveillance software platform specializing in natural language processing (NLP) solutions tailored for various industries, including financial services and government. Founded in 2014, the company offers a no-code workflow that allows enterprises to automate research and data analysis processes, leveraging over 50,000 classification models and access to billions of rows of public data. Accern's technology enhances operational efficiency and is utilized by hedge funds, asset managers, and equity researchers. The company has formed partnerships with prominent organizations and has been recognized in industry reports, including Gartner's Hype Cycle for Data Science, Machine Learning, and Emerging Technologies in Banking. Accern has attracted significant investment, raising $40 million from various institutional investors, underscoring its position as an innovative leader in the NLP space.

Tugboat Logic

Seed Round in 2019
Tugboat Logic, Inc. is a provider of automated security solutions and certifications designed for emerging and mid-market enterprises. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, the company offers a cloud-based platform that simplifies information security management. Its services include an information security policy generator, compliance management, audit readiness, and vendor risk management. The platform is particularly focused on helping businesses achieve industry-recognized certifications such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Tugboat Logic leverages artificial intelligence to automate processes like gap assessments and responses to security questionnaires, enabling enterprises to enhance customer trust and streamline sales operations. The subscription service is available with flexible licensing options and includes a free trial period.

Bluedot

Series A in 2018
Bluedot’s location technology for mobile apps powers meaningful interactions between brands and their customers across key industries including quick service restaurants, retail, and transportation. With pinpoint accuracy, Bluedot’s easy-to-implement location technology can identify when a mobile app user arrives at a business, places mobile orders at drive-thrus, arrives at a curbside or pickup spot, or passes a toll location. Inherently compliant with GDPR and CCPA, Bluedot focuses on protecting end-user privacy and never shares or sells personal information.

Beaconforce

Seed Round in 2018
Beaconforce is a developer of a people management platform that focuses on enhancing workplace performance through employee feedback. It employs artificial intelligence and behavioral science to gather data on individual employees' performance and potential over time. By translating qualitative employee feedback into quantitative insights, the platform enables human resource managers to optimize team performance and assess employee satisfaction, ensuring that skills are effectively utilized. This innovative approach supports organizations in fostering a responsive and agile work environment.

DigitalOcean

Venture Round in 2018
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools for software developers to deploy and scale applications of various sizes. Established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including compute, storage, and networking products. Its key offerings include Droplets, which are Linux-based virtual machines, Kubernetes for application deployment and management, databases, and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3. DigitalOcean aims to simplify the development process, enabling developers, start-ups, and small to medium-sized businesses to focus on creating innovative software without the need for extensive DevOps expertise. The company's commitment to customer service and support for the developer community enhances its appeal across diverse sectors, including web and mobile applications, e-commerce, and managed services.

DigitalOcean

Venture Round in 2018
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools for software developers to deploy and scale applications of various sizes. Established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including compute, storage, and networking products. Its key offerings include Droplets, which are Linux-based virtual machines, Kubernetes for application deployment and management, databases, and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3. DigitalOcean aims to simplify the development process, enabling developers, start-ups, and small to medium-sized businesses to focus on creating innovative software without the need for extensive DevOps expertise. The company's commitment to customer service and support for the developer community enhances its appeal across diverse sectors, including web and mobile applications, e-commerce, and managed services.

TrueCare24

Seed Round in 2017
TrueCare24 is an in-home senior care automation platform. Payers, health systems, and families trust TrueCare24 to save time by 12x via automated workflows, save cost by 30% via market data intelligence, and grow effortlessly using 50K+ integrated services. Through our open marketplace infrastructure we eliminate the inefficiencies of in-home senior care, which is a growing $100B+ market.

Prospect Bio

Seed Round in 2016
Prospect Bio is a synthetic biology company based in Brisbane, California, that focuses on developing biosensors for the detection of small molecules. These biosensors, which utilize living cells, offer a cost-effective, scalable, and field-deployable alternative to traditional testing methods that often rely on expensive and slow laboratory equipment. The company's innovative approach aims to transform testing processes across various industries, driven by the need for improved quality control and compliance with regulatory standards. Prospect Bio collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including major players in the wine industry, agriculture, and prenatal diagnostics. The company has raised $2.8 million from prominent investors, which supports its mission to enhance biosensor technology and pathway discovery through the integration of automation, computation, and synthetic biology.

DabKick

Seed Round in 2012
DabKick is a real-time social entertainment platform that combines live video experiences with patented media sharing technologies. Through DabKick’s iOS app, people can live stream with friends while enjoying videos, music, photos and memes together all on the same screen. Advised by Apple pioneer Andy Grignon (QuickTime, FaceTime) and funded by a team of international investors including GREE, PlugAndPlay, and Digital Garage, DabKick is pioneering the future of media sharing and consumption for this generation of viewers and creators. DabKick is based in Cupertino. Visit us online at www.DabKick.com, on Medium (https://medium.com/@dabkick), and on Twitter @DabKick.
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