Wedbush Ventures

Wedbush Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2020 and located in Santa Monica, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, particularly at the pre-seed and seed stages, targeting innovative companies that have the potential to redefine industries. Wedbush Ventures seeks to partner with founders who possess unique insights and perspectives, enabling them to tackle challenges in various sectors such as software, fintech, insurtech, martech, ad tech, cybersecurity, and consumer technology. The firm's mission is to harness these insights to unlock potential and collaboratively build value in the companies they invest in.

Petra Griffith

Founder and Managing Director

33 past transactions

Unicone Art

Seed Round in 2024
At Unicone Art, we offer high-quality art products such as Epoxy resin, Mica powder, Silicone mold-making kits, natural resin remover soap, and golden nuggets, for resin art, jewelry, geode paintings, and more.

Loop

Seed Round in 2024
Loop is a banking platform tailored for growing businesses and entrepreneurs, providing a comprehensive solution for their international banking needs. The platform simplifies various financial operations by offering services such as corporate cards, payments, foreign exchange, and capital management, all accessible from a single interface. Loop aims to streamline the banking experience for its users, enabling them to focus on their business growth while efficiently managing their financial transactions.

Auditive

Seed Round in 2024
Auditive is a technology company that specializes in streamlining vendor risk management for businesses. Its AI-powered platform enables enterprises to conduct security reviews of their vendors swiftly and efficiently, without the need for repetitive assessments. This helps organizations to identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring the security and compliance of their supply chain.

Bonfire Analytics

Series A in 2024
Bonfire Analytics is a company that specializes in providing AI-driven decision-making services to the healthcare sector. It develops an analytics platform tailored for sales teams in health tech, including digital health, medical devices, and biotechnology. The platform assists these companies by identifying which healthcare providers and insurance plans are most likely to engage in purchasing before any initial contact is made. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Bonfire Analytics enhances sales efficiency through insights and targeted strategies based on claims data, enabling healthcare organizations to optimize their customer acquisition efforts effectively.

Morty

Seed Round in 2023
Morty is an entertainment application that enhances social experiences by bringing the immersive world of escape rooms to users' fingertips. The app allows individuals to track their escape room adventures, coordinate upcoming games with friends, and easily book new experiences. By providing a platform for discovering and planning engaging activities, Morty aims to unite people through real-life, interactive experiences, thereby enriching their social outings and fostering a sense of community among users. The application positions itself as a tool for users to explore and record their adventures in the realm of experiential entertainment.

Arrive Recommerce

Series A in 2023
Arrive Recommerce is a technology and reverse logistics company that specializes in the resale market, providing a sustainable and scalable channel for brands and retailers. The company focuses on transforming returns and excess inventory into profitable resale opportunities, enabling brands to turn cost centers into profit centers. Arrive's suite of tools, including Recommerce Management Technology and Storefront Technology, facilitates increased revenue, customer engagement, and operational efficiency. By collaborating with companies in returns management, logistics, and e-commerce enablement, Arrive enhances value and margin for its partners. The company has been recognized for its innovation, ranking as the 4th Most Innovative Retail Company by Fast Company in 2022, and has established notable partnerships with brands like YETI and Burton Snowboards.

Joyn

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Joyn is a technology company that specializes in enhancing productivity by integrating seamlessly with existing workplace tools. Its platform functions as a co-pilot that identifies and analyzes workflows and the utilization of various tools, providing insights into their impact on key performance metrics. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Joyn automates reporting and streamlines operations, significantly reducing the need for frequent status meetings and communication overload through platforms like Slack. This allows teams to focus on their most impactful work rather than getting bogged down by administrative tasks. With personalized summaries delivered to users' preferred environments, Joyn aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness in organizational processes.

Kept

Seed Round in 2023
Kept is a company that specializes in providing compassionate off-boarding services for employees transitioning between jobs. Its offerings extend beyond basic compliance and include comprehensive support in areas such as health insurance and financial assistance. By focusing on the needs of departing employees, Kept aims to facilitate a smoother transition, ensuring that clients have access to essential post-employment benefits. This approach not only addresses the logistical aspects of job changes but also emphasizes the well-being of individuals during what can be a challenging time.

AiPrise

Seed Round in 2022
AiPrise is a global platform specializing in customer identity verification and KYC orchestration. The company offers a comprehensive solution that integrates identity verification and fraud detection APIs, allowing businesses to tailor their identity management processes. AiPrise's platform facilitates KYC onboarding through regionalized processes, enhancing customer experience and minimizing drop-offs. With a robust workflow engine, it assists fintech and cryptocurrency companies in making informed identity decisions by leveraging attributes such as phone, email, device data, and government lookups. By enabling businesses to customize their verification workflows, AiPrise effectively aids in preventing fraud during the onboarding process.

Vested Finance

Series A in 2022
Vested Finance, established in 2018, is a San Francisco-based financial technology company that operates an online investment platform. It facilitates Indian investors' access to the U.S. stock market and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through its user-friendly mobile application, available on both Google Play and the App Store. The platform offers zero-commission trading, no minimum balance requirements, and enables investments in fractional shares. Vested Finance also provides educational resources and curated portfolios to aid clients in making informed investment decisions. Additionally, the company offers student advisory services, assisting with exam preparation, college and course selection, and career path decisions.

Skippet

Seed Round in 2022
Skippet is a company that specializes in creating custom digital solutions through natural language processing. Users can describe their problems in plain English, and Skippet's proprietary architecture translates this input into functional applications or workflows tailored to the user’s existing systems and integrations. This approach allows individuals and organizations to address specific needs without requiring coding expertise. The company's technology leverages state-of-the-art language models to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions efficiently.

Aquifer Motion

Seed Round in 2021
Aquifer Inventions Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in a SaaS-based augmented reality application designed for three-dimensional animation workflows. Founded in 2017, Aquifer offers its flagship product, Aquifer Motion, which utilizes augmented reality and machine learning to capture facial motions and voice, allowing users to create high-quality, render-ready animations. The platform simplifies the animation process by providing artist-crafted character and story templates, enabling individuals and teams, including game studios, animation studios, and creative agencies, to easily produce cinematic animated content. By focusing on storytelling and removing the technical complexities of animation, Aquifer aims to make professional-grade 3D animation accessible to a broader audience.

Spext

Seed Round in 2021
Spext is a technology company based in San Mateo, California. It specializes in AI-powered software services for transcription and voice editing. Spext's proprietary platform uses artificial intelligence to fuse speech and text, automating transcription processes and facilitating the repurposing of voice content. This enables businesses to efficiently convert recorded content into usable formats, accelerating their workflows.

Options MD

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Options MD is a telemedicine platform focused on delivering personalized care for individuals experiencing severe and treatment-resistant mental illnesses. The company operates a treatment-matching system that utilizes artificial intelligence to pair patients with tailored treatment options. By connecting users with psychiatric experts, Options MD aims to streamline the process of finding effective depression care, ensuring that patients receive the appropriate medical attention more efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Options MD addresses the challenges faced by those seeking specialized support for their mental health conditions.

Mirza

Venture Round in 2021
Mirza is a FinTech company that focuses on providing tax-efficient employer stipends to a network of caregivers. Its platform integrates family financial planning and childcare funding, helping organizations enhance their corporate policies related to parental leave, fertility options, and modern parenting advice. By offering these tools, Mirza enables working professionals to navigate their financial responsibilities while supporting their roles as caregivers. The company aims to empower employees by facilitating their financial goals through innovative solutions tailored to the needs of modern families.

Short Story

Seed Round in 2021
Short Story, Inc. is a personal styling service based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing online clothing solutions for petite women. Founded in 2019, the company curates a selection of stylish and high-quality clothing items, including tops, jeans, dresses, and pants, specifically designed to fit petite sizes. Short Story aims to enhance the shopping experience for petite women by offering personalized styling services that prioritize fit, style, and quality. By listening to clients' preferences, the company delivers curated boxes of on-trend styles directly to customers' doors, helping them discover new trends and evolve their personal wardrobes. Ultimately, Short Story seeks to empower petite women to feel confident and fabulous in their clothing choices.

Morty

Seed Round in 2021
Morty is an entertainment application that enhances social experiences by bringing the immersive world of escape rooms to users' fingertips. The app allows individuals to track their escape room adventures, coordinate upcoming games with friends, and easily book new experiences. By providing a platform for discovering and planning engaging activities, Morty aims to unite people through real-life, interactive experiences, thereby enriching their social outings and fostering a sense of community among users. The application positions itself as a tool for users to explore and record their adventures in the realm of experiential entertainment.

Valora

Series A in 2021
Valora is a mobile crypto wallet that aims to simplify the use of cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance for individuals around the world. Its platform is designed for accessibility, allowing users, even those with basic smartphones, to send, save, and spend crypto with the same ease as sending a text message. Valora's application emphasizes user-friendly navigation while ensuring robust cryptographic security and privacy features, enabling secure money transfers across borders with a simple tap. By leveraging blockchain technology, Valora seeks to empower the estimated 6 billion smartphone users globally, making digital currencies practical and usable in everyday transactions.

Candid Wholesale

Seed Round in 2021
Candid Wholesale is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that facilitates the buying, selling, and payment processes for wholesale businesses. The company develops order and inventory management software that offers digital solutions tailored to the needs of wholesale operations. Its tools address gaps in existing software by providing features for inventory management, order processing, sourcing, data management, and invoicing. This comprehensive approach enables brands, showrooms, and retailers to enhance their business decision-making and improve relationships with their customers.

Vertalo

Series A in 2021
Vertalo is a digital transfer platform that facilitates the connection and functionality within the digital asset economy. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including investor onboarding, cap table management, and compliance solutions, enabling issuers to tokenize their assets and manage investor relations effectively. By providing a platform that allows assets to be securely stored in blockchain wallets and traded in real-time, Vertalo enhances liquidity opportunities for both issuers and investors. The platform also supports features such as portable eligibility and keyless wallets, ensuring that securities are prepared for trading on any compatible alternative trading system (ATS). Through its collaboration with a network of broker-dealers, Vertalo streamlines the process of bringing digital assets to market.

Cheese

Seed Round in 2021
Cheese Financial Inc., located in California, is a fintech company focused on providing credit-building solutions to underbanked communities. The company has developed a financial application that offers digital banking services and debit cards, specifically designed for individuals lacking a credit history or Social Security Number. Through its innovative platform, Cheese enables users to build their credit scores and meet their personal financial needs, promoting financial inclusion and empowering customers to achieve their life goals.

Sarna Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sarna Technologies, a subsidiary of Sarna Holdings, specializes in developing advanced trading technologies. It offers a sophisticated buying power and risk monitoring engine, designed to provide real-time pre-trade calculations for securities and complex derivatives. This platform, used by broker-dealers, professional traders, clearing firms, and exchanges, takes account details and position data to output crucial calculations for pre-trade monitoring and settlement, enabling users to leverage the latest technological advancements to meet evolving market demands.

West Tenth

Seed Round in 2021
West Tenth is a company that operates a digital marketplace focused on connecting users with local, home-based businesses. The platform primarily supports women-led, independently owned, and operated enterprises, offering a variety of services such as baking, photography, home organization, baby sleep consulting, and floristry. Through its user-friendly mobile application, West Tenth helps individuals discover and engage with talented professionals within their own communities, fostering local economic growth and community engagement.

LEAD

Seed Round in 2021
LEAD.bot enhances operational efficiency in enterprises using AI, behavior science and Organizational Network Analysis (ONA). Integrating with Slack and Microsoft Teams, it identifies key influencers and experts, provides actionable insights, and promotes effective knowledge sharing. Trusted by over 2000 organizations, LEAD.bot drives performance and optimizes workforce management.

Shoreline Biosciences

Venture Round in 2021
Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in La Jolla, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in developing cell-based immunotherapies aimed at treating seriously ill patients. Shoreline's proprietary technology platform leverages advanced methods in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) differentiation and genetic programming, specifically targeting the IL-15/CISH pathway. This approach enhances the metabolic fitness and persistence of engineered natural killer (NK) cells, improving their anti-cancer activity. Shoreline's focus includes creating clinically effective immunotherapies using iPSC-derived NK cells and macrophages, providing innovative and cost-effective treatment options for oncology and other serious health conditions.

Vested Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Vested Finance, established in 2018, is a San Francisco-based financial technology company that operates an online investment platform. It facilitates Indian investors' access to the U.S. stock market and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through its user-friendly mobile application, available on both Google Play and the App Store. The platform offers zero-commission trading, no minimum balance requirements, and enables investments in fractional shares. Vested Finance also provides educational resources and curated portfolios to aid clients in making informed investment decisions. Additionally, the company offers student advisory services, assisting with exam preparation, college and course selection, and career path decisions.

Arnie

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Arnie builds modern 401ks for the modern workforce. They blend the flexibility of a brokerage account with quantitative modeling to optimize performance and minimize risk.

Aquifer Motion

Venture Round in 2020
Aquifer Inventions Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in a SaaS-based augmented reality application designed for three-dimensional animation workflows. Founded in 2017, Aquifer offers its flagship product, Aquifer Motion, which utilizes augmented reality and machine learning to capture facial motions and voice, allowing users to create high-quality, render-ready animations. The platform simplifies the animation process by providing artist-crafted character and story templates, enabling individuals and teams, including game studios, animation studios, and creative agencies, to easily produce cinematic animated content. By focusing on storytelling and removing the technical complexities of animation, Aquifer aims to make professional-grade 3D animation accessible to a broader audience.

Lance

Seed Round in 2020
Lance, established in 2017 and based in New York, specializes in providing expense management and tax prediction software tailored to freelancers. Its platform offers integrated services including financing, legal, and taxation assistance, enabling freelancers to consolidate and monitor invoices, payments, and accounts. Lance's software also streamlines expense organization and maximizes deductions, while facilitating business registration for freelancers.

Verified

Seed Round in 2020
Verified is a digital identity platform that enables businesses to streamline user onboarding processes, particularly in the fintech sector. By providing a single identity solution, the company consolidates multiple verifications into one cohesive identity for individuals. This innovative approach allows organizations to replace traditional password systems with a more efficient and secure method for authenticating users. Verified's technology facilitates a network of verified individuals, making it easier for businesses to sign up new customers swiftly and securely, thus enhancing user experience and reducing friction in the onboarding process.

Repeat

Seed Round in 2020
Repeat, Inc. is a technology company based in Venice, California, that specializes in providing a smart replenishment platform for consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) brands. Founded in 2017 and formerly known as UNDR, Inc., Repeat enables sellers to transform one-time buyers into repeat customers by facilitating personalized and efficient reordering experiences. The platform integrates with Shopify, allowing sellers to send replenishment reminders to customers based on their purchase history and usage patterns. Through advanced analytics, Repeat equips sellers with insights into order continuity, helping them understand and optimize customer engagement. By streamlining the reordering process, Repeat empowers customers to manage, track, and replenish everyday goods from a single interface, enhancing the overall shopping experience.

Cheese

Venture Round in 2020
Cheese Financial Inc., located in California, is a fintech company focused on providing credit-building solutions to underbanked communities. The company has developed a financial application that offers digital banking services and debit cards, specifically designed for individuals lacking a credit history or Social Security Number. Through its innovative platform, Cheese enables users to build their credit scores and meet their personal financial needs, promoting financial inclusion and empowering customers to achieve their life goals.

Vertalo

Series A in 2019
Vertalo is a digital transfer platform that facilitates the connection and functionality within the digital asset economy. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including investor onboarding, cap table management, and compliance solutions, enabling issuers to tokenize their assets and manage investor relations effectively. By providing a platform that allows assets to be securely stored in blockchain wallets and traded in real-time, Vertalo enhances liquidity opportunities for both issuers and investors. The platform also supports features such as portable eligibility and keyless wallets, ensuring that securities are prepared for trading on any compatible alternative trading system (ATS). Through its collaboration with a network of broker-dealers, Vertalo streamlines the process of bringing digital assets to market.
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