M80 is a pioneering organization dedicated to fostering the creative economy through esports and gaming. It operates an innovative platform that connects players to their fans, offering digital items with real-world utility, exploring emerging technologies like web3 and blockchain, and providing opportunities for professional esports players to compete and earn rewards.
Pliant.io
Series A in 2021
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform designed for IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that enables users to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. This platform provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that facilitate the automation of complex cross-domain processes. Pliant's solutions cater to various use cases, including virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven platform, Pliant aims to empower digital enterprises to modernize and transform their operations efficiently.
Pliant.io
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform designed for IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that enables users to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. This platform provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that facilitate the automation of complex cross-domain processes. Pliant's solutions cater to various use cases, including virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven platform, Pliant aims to empower digital enterprises to modernize and transform their operations efficiently.
Pliant.io
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform designed for IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that enables users to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. This platform provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that facilitate the automation of complex cross-domain processes. Pliant's solutions cater to various use cases, including virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven platform, Pliant aims to empower digital enterprises to modernize and transform their operations efficiently.
Fairmarkit
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Fairmarkit is a Boston‑based company that offers a SaaS platform for tail spend management. The platform is ERP‑agnostic and automates procurement for small to medium purchases by using machine learning to analyze unstructured spend data. It provides automated request‑for‑quotation workflows, vendor recommendations, price benchmarking, trend analysis, and risk identification. By delivering these capabilities in a single, cloud‑based solution, Fairmarkit helps procurement and supply‑chain teams reduce manual effort, increase competitive bidding, and realize savings across their tail spend.
HelloTeam
Seed Round in 2018
HelloTeam is a cloud-based employee engagement and performance management platform designed to enhance the modern workforce's connectivity and motivation. The platform provides tools for virtual recognition, employee surveys, goal setting, performance reviews, and comprehensive people analytics. By leveraging real-time insights, HelloTeam enables organizations to implement data-driven strategies that improve employee retention and engagement. The company's mission is to ensure that employees feel recognized, valued, and inspired, ultimately fostering a more connected and productive workplace.
Framerate
Seed Round in 2018
Framerate, headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile-first social video network dedicated to esports. The company's platform delivers esports news, highlights, and entertainment, transforming traditional video advertising and distribution for millions of global esports fans. Additionally, Framerate offers high-quality merchandise, catering to fans of Ray Narvaez Jr and livestreaming enthusiasts.
Framerate
Seed Round in 2017
Framerate, headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile-first social video network dedicated to esports. The company's platform delivers esports news, highlights, and entertainment, transforming traditional video advertising and distribution for millions of global esports fans. Additionally, Framerate offers high-quality merchandise, catering to fans of Ray Narvaez Jr and livestreaming enthusiasts.
SevOne, Inc. is a provider of infrastructure performance monitoring and analytics solutions, catering to a global clientele that includes communications service providers, financial services, and large enterprises. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Newark, Delaware, and London, the company focuses on delivering real-time insights through its SevOne Data Platform, which collects and analyzes multi-vendor network performance metrics. Its offerings include customizable visualization tools, network streaming telemetry, and solutions for software-defined networking and SD-WAN monitoring. The patented SevOne Cluster architecture enables rapid monitoring across diverse devices, ensuring that organizations can prevent performance-impacting outages. SevOne's technology is designed to support complex, dynamic infrastructures, helping clients navigate the challenges of next-generation networking. As of late 2019, SevOne operates as a subsidiary of Turbonomic, Inc.
Roostr Inc. is an online marketplace based in Boston, Massachusetts, that facilitates connections between mobile game publishers and content creators on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Founded in 2015, Roostr enables mobile game developers to collaborate with influencers in a streamlined manner, enhancing their marketing efforts and reaching wider audiences. The platform gives content creators access to games they wish to feature, allowing them creative autonomy in video production while also providing performance metrics to measure engagement. By bridging the gap between game publishers and content creators, Roostr supports effective influencer marketing campaigns tailored to both established and potential players in the mobile gaming sector. Roostr operates as a subsidiary of Chartboost, Inc.
SevOne, Inc. is a provider of infrastructure performance monitoring and analytics solutions, catering to a global clientele that includes communications service providers, financial services, and large enterprises. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Newark, Delaware, and London, the company focuses on delivering real-time insights through its SevOne Data Platform, which collects and analyzes multi-vendor network performance metrics. Its offerings include customizable visualization tools, network streaming telemetry, and solutions for software-defined networking and SD-WAN monitoring. The patented SevOne Cluster architecture enables rapid monitoring across diverse devices, ensuring that organizations can prevent performance-impacting outages. SevOne's technology is designed to support complex, dynamic infrastructures, helping clients navigate the challenges of next-generation networking. As of late 2019, SevOne operates as a subsidiary of Turbonomic, Inc.