Geoffrey C. Bland

Advisor

Petra Griffith

Founder & Managing Director

23 past transactions

Vertalo

Series A in 2019
Vertalo is an investor onboarding, cap table, and compliance platform that connects issuers and investors directly to sources of secondary liquidity. Working directly with issuers, or through our growing network of broker-dealers, Vertalo enables any asset to be tokenized, stored in a blockchain wallet, and traded in real-time based on the smart contract between the issuer and the investor.

Mirza

Venture Round in 2021
Mirza specializes in family planning for individuals and employers. The company is based in London, England.

Valora

Series A in 2021
Valora is a mobile-first crypto wallet native to the Celo Platform, available on both iOS and Android devices. Valora makes blockchain useful and accessible even on the most basic smartphones, enabling 6 billion smartphone users worldwide to reliably save, send, and spend crypto as easily as sending a text message.

LEAD

Seed Round in 2021
Keep your workforce connected, build meaningful connections among employees. LEAD helps your workforce to build trust and friendships regardless they are in the same office or working remotely. Apps are available to download in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

Morty

Seed Round in 2021
Morty brings the world of escape rooms to your fingertips. With the Morty app you can track your escapes, coordinate upcoming games with friends, and book new games.

Verified

Seed Round in 2020
Unum ID, Inc. develops and provides a shared and verified identity solution. Its software links together many verifications about a user into one identity that’s shared across companies. The company’s solution enables multi-factor authentication using the user’s app, as well as white-label mobile SDK eliminates passwords. It offers Unum ID, a virtual ID card that displays the right information for every situation, and can be used with all devices, across all environments online and offline. Unum ID, Inc. was formerly known as ePluribus Politics Inc. and changed its name to Unum ID, Inc. in May 2019. Unum ID, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Vertalo

Series A in 2021
Vertalo is an investor onboarding, cap table, and compliance platform that connects issuers and investors directly to sources of secondary liquidity. Working directly with issuers, or through our growing network of broker-dealers, Vertalo enables any asset to be tokenized, stored in a blockchain wallet, and traded in real-time based on the smart contract between the issuer and the investor.

Aquifer Motion

Venture Round in 2020
Aquifer Inventions Inc. develops software as a service (SaaS) based augmented reality application that captures and previews facial motions for three dimensional (3D) animation workflows for individuals and teams. The company offers Aquifer Motion that combines augmented reality and machine learning and captures quality render-ready animation. It serves game studios, animation studios, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) content creators, and creative agencies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Vested Finance

Series A in 2022
Vested Finance Inc., a financial technology company, develops an online investment platform for investment advice. It offers Vested, an application that enables investors from India to invest in the United States stocks and exchange traded funds. The company’s platform also enables investors to start investing in diversified core assets. Its application is available on Google Play and App Store. Vested Finance Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California. It has additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India.

Cheese

Venture Round in 2020
Cheese Financial Inc. offers cashback debit cards for students and new immigrants in the United States. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Pasadena, California.

Cheese

Seed Round in 2021
Cheese Financial Inc. offers cashback debit cards for students and new immigrants in the United States. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Pasadena, California.

Vested Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Vested Finance Inc., a financial technology company, develops an online investment platform for investment advice. It offers Vested, an application that enables investors from India to invest in the United States stocks and exchange traded funds. The company’s platform also enables investors to start investing in diversified core assets. Its application is available on Google Play and App Store. Vested Finance Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California. It has additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India.

Lance

Seed Round in 2020
Lance Global, Inc. develops an expense management and tax prediction software for freelancers. Its software provides financing, legal, and taxation services to freelancers; and enables them to keep track of invoices, payments, and accounts at one place. The company’s software also organizes expenses and maximizes deductions; and facilitates freelancers to get their business registered. Lance Global, Inc. was formerly known as Anoo World Inc. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Repeat

Seed Round in 2020
Repeat is a SaaS platform that enables consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) brands to turn one-time buyers into repeat customers. CPG brands use Repeat to give their customers faster, personalized reordering experiences—from email, from text, from anywhere.

West Tenth

Seed Round in 2021
Discover local, home-based talent in your town and beyond on the West Tenth app. West Tenth is an all-in-one marketplace, connecting consumers with custom services and goods in their own community. Scroll through the storefronts in our digital Main Street to find incredible independent talent, organized by distance from you. West Tenth connects you with local makers and doers who love to collaborate with you to provide just what you need. When you’re transacting with small, home-based businesses, anything is possible! Need a custom-decorated birthday cake? A personal trainer who will come to your house? Design or marketing work for your business? West Tenth is the place to find all that and so much more.

Verified

Private Placement in 2020
Unum ID, Inc. develops and provides a shared and verified identity solution. Its software links together many verifications about a user into one identity that’s shared across companies. The company’s solution enables multi-factor authentication using the user’s app, as well as white-label mobile SDK eliminates passwords. It offers Unum ID, a virtual ID card that displays the right information for every situation, and can be used with all devices, across all environments online and offline. Unum ID, Inc. was formerly known as ePluribus Politics Inc. and changed its name to Unum ID, Inc. in May 2019. Unum ID, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Morty

Seed Round in 2023
Morty brings the world of escape rooms to your fingertips. With the Morty app you can track your escapes, coordinate upcoming games with friends, and book new games.

Arrive Recommerce

Series A in 2023
Arrive Outdoors offers a premium rental service for consumers, brands, and retailers. Our Rental-as-a-Service technology and reverse logistics gives brands and retailers the ability to integrate rental directly into an existing ecommerce experience. With our unique model, Arrive Outdoors makes it possible for any company to seamlessly launch a rental channel - ultimately reaching more consumers, driving more revenue, and promoting a more sustainable solution. Arrive Outdoors also supports partners like outdoor companies, organizations, nonprofits, park systems and resorts to provide an 11 star outdoor experience for all. Arrive Outdoors was awarded the 2019 Outdoor Retailer of the Year by the Outdoor Retailer Association for our innovative model.

Skippet

Seed Round in 2022
MyMedBot is an alert application for schools, connecting students and staff to nurses and counselors, through chat and indoor geolocation.

Spext

Seed Round in 2021
Spext has developed technology for AI-generated synthetic voice. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence to fuse speech and text to automate transcription, voice-editing, and repurposing of voice content, enabling businesses to convert recorded content into useful content faster.

Aquifer Motion

Seed Round in 2021
Aquifer Inventions Inc. develops software as a service (SaaS) based augmented reality application that captures and previews facial motions for three dimensional (3D) animation workflows for individuals and teams. The company offers Aquifer Motion that combines augmented reality and machine learning and captures quality render-ready animation. It serves game studios, animation studios, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) content creators, and creative agencies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Candid Wholesale

Seed Round in 2021
Candid Wholesale is a SaaS platform to help businesses buy, sell and pay for wholesale.