Work-Bench

Work-Bench Co-Op, LLC is a venture capital firm based in New York City, specializing in early-stage investments, including Seed and Series A rounds, primarily in enterprise software startups. Founded in 2012, the firm focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and cloud-native infrastructure. Work-Bench is dedicated to supporting startups with their go-to-market strategies and has developed a vibrant community for enterprise technology in New York and beyond. The firm actively seeks investment opportunities across the United States, aiming to foster innovation in key technology areas.

Jonathan Lehr

Co-Founder and General Partner

Jessica Lin

Co-Founder and General Partner

Kelley Mak

Partner

Hugo Van Vuuren

Co-Founder and Board Member

73 past transactions

Goodfire

Series A in 2025
Goodfire's mission is to advance humanity's understanding of AI by examining the inner workings of advanced AI models (or “AI Interpretability”). As an applied research lab, Goodfire bridges the gap between theoretical science and practical applications of interpretability.

DryRun Security

Seed Round in 2025
DryRun Security, founded in 2022 by James Wickett and headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers a network security platform designed to enhance application security testing for developers. The platform provides drop-in solutions that integrate security context into the development process, particularly when a pull request is opened. This approach allows developers and security professionals to better understand the implications of code changes, ultimately reducing potential security risks and fostering a safer and more efficient development environment.

Prequel

Seed Round in 2024
Prequel collects worldwide failure knowledge that is typically buried in GitHub threads, Discord channels, and postmortems.

VISO TRUST

Venture Round in 2024
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

FinTe

Pre Seed Round in 2024
FinTe is the only FinOps platform that tackles the problem at the systems level—empowering engineering teams to drive company-wide financial impact through code, configuration, network, and architecture optimization. By leveraging category-level intelligence and auto-attribution, we go beyond traditional hyperscalers to provide engineering and finance teams with valuable context and a holistic understanding of their overall infrastructure spend. The FinTe co-pilot proactively flags code and architecture issues that would drive significant cost, so teams can focus on what matters most to the business.

Goodfire

Seed Round in 2024
Goodfire's mission is to advance humanity's understanding of AI by examining the inner workings of advanced AI models (or “AI Interpretability”). As an applied research lab, Goodfire bridges the gap between theoretical science and practical applications of interpretability.

AppMap

Venture Round in 2023
AppMap is a developer-focused software company that offers dynamic runtime code analysis and visualization tools to enhance application observability. Its platform enables developers to observe and map their application's behavior seamlessly within their coding environment, providing real-time insights into performance, security, and stability issues before code is deployed. By facilitating collaboration, AppMap allows team members to address application behavior problems without replicating environments, and it supports automated generation of observability reports in continuous integration (CI) environments. The software is designed for ease of use within existing workflows, delivering comprehensive insights that help software engineers understand complex applications and accelerate the development of high-quality, secure code. This enables teams to maintain alignment and clarity in their software projects while proactively identifying and mitigating potential defects.

Octane

Seed Round in 2023
Usage-based billing platform that enables businesses to accurately and efficiently monetize their product a based on their customer's usage.

ApertureData

Funding Round in 2023
ApertureData specializes in data management services, offering a platform that seamlessly handles large data objects, including images, videos, and documents, without relying on multiple disconnected systems. Its flagship product, ApertureDB, integrates knowledge graphs, multimodal data, and vector search into a single database, significantly reducing data infrastructure setup times by 6 to 12 months. This efficiency is particularly valuable for Chief Technology Officers and Chief Data Officers tasked with navigating the complexities of AI deployment. By centralizing relevant datasets and providing a uniform schema view, ApertureDB enhances data retrieval and query handling, thereby supporting various AI applications, such as chatbots and machine learning solutions. The platform is designed to boost the productivity of data science and machine learning teams by an average of ten-fold, improving performance and accessibility for AI initiatives.

Streamdal

Seed Round in 2023
Streamdal, previously known as Batch, specializes in developing a data performance monitoring tool designed for messaging systems. This tool provides users with enhanced visibility into their message queues, allowing them to monitor and replay past events. By utilizing Streamdal's services, users can effectively diagnose outages and data-related issues, as well as revert any unintended changes. The company's focus is on improving the reliability and performance of messaging platforms through comprehensive data management solutions.

Mixpeek

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Semantic and visual search, clustering, analysis and recommendation infrastructure across video, images and text in just 2 API calls

Common Fate

Seed Round in 2022
Common Fate is a cloud security and access management company founded in June 2022 by Christopher Norman and Fraser Ricupero in Perth, Western Australia. The company specializes in developing a permission management framework that simplifies and secures cloud identities. Its platform focuses on identity-first security, automating least privilege access controls and permission management workflows across various cloud environments. By providing secure-by-default workflows and lockdown features, Common Fate enables organizations to protect privileged assets and sensitive data while facilitating efficient operations for high-velocity DevOps teams.

Alkymi

Series A in 2022
Alkymi, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a data inbox designed to manage unstructured data for enterprises. Founded in 2017, Alkymi provides an end-to-end solution that ingests and normalizes various forms of unstructured data, including documents, emails, PDFs, images, and XML. By leveraging advanced machine learning and automation, the platform empowers users in sectors such as financial services, compliance, human resources, and customer relationship management to convert raw data into actionable insights. This capability enhances decision-making processes, allowing organizations to respond swiftly to market changes and improve operational efficiency. Notable clients include leading firms in the private markets sector, which utilize Alkymi's technology to better scale investments and enhance client service.

Arthur

Series B in 2022
ArthurAI, founded in 2018 and based in New York City, develops a centralized AI monitoring and auditability platform that enables businesses to maintain control over their production models. The company specializes in monitoring, measuring, and optimizing artificial intelligence systems, helping organizations enhance productivity and automate decision-making processes. ArthurAI collaborates with leading firms across industries, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, to create and implement enterprise-grade AI solutions. Its focus on enterprise scalability and a research-driven approach allows business scientists and product owners to accelerate model operations, improve efficiency, and quickly address issues through an alert system.

Pace

Seed Round in 2022
Pace is a New York-based company established in 2021 that specializes in developing business software aimed at enhancing enterprise sales through product-led growth strategies. The company's platform integrates essential product data into existing systems, eliminating the need for cumbersome, custom-built data pipelines. This functionality allows organizations to gain insights into user behaviors and sales activities that drive conversions, expansion, and upselling. By combining the efficiency of product-led growth with the effectiveness of traditional enterprise sales, Pace supports B2B software companies in optimizing their sales processes. The company is backed by notable investors and industry leaders from respected enterprise software firms.

CloudQuery

Series A in 2022
CloudQuery is an open-source platform that provides a data integration solution aimed at addressing compliance, security, and visibility challenges in cloud environments. It enables developers to transform cloud infrastructure into a queryable SQL format, facilitating easier monitoring and governance. By pulling, normalizing, exposing, and monitoring cloud assets, CloudQuery supports businesses in managing queries, monitoring their infrastructure, and conducting comprehensive analyses. This approach enhances the ability to oversee cloud resources effectively, ensuring better security and compliance management.

RippleMatch

Series B in 2022
RippleMatch Inc. is an online recruiting service founded in 2015 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in recruitment automation, transforming how Gen Z job seekers connect with potential employers. By replacing traditional job boards with a matching platform powered by artificial intelligence, RippleMatch streamlines the recruitment process for both candidates and employers, alleviating time-consuming tasks. Its services are utilized by prominent employers such as Amazon and eBay to foster diverse and high-performing teams. The platform assists early-career candidates in finding job opportunities after college, while also enabling employers to cultivate relationships with top students on college campuses. Through this innovative approach, RippleMatch is reshaping the landscape of job searching and recruitment for the next generation.

SeeMetrics

Seed Round in 2022
SeeMetrics is a cybersecurity performance management platform that enables security leaders to effectively measure, track, and enhance their operations. The platform integrates security data, metrics, and business objectives into a user-friendly interface, connecting with the entire security stack to extract relevant information. By delivering meaningful metrics, SeeMetrics empowers security leaders to proactively manage their operations, assess their capabilities, and monitor progress. Additionally, the platform facilitates collaboration between security leaders and non-security stakeholders, allowing for informed, data-driven decision-making.

VISO TRUST

Series A in 2022
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

ApertureData

Seed Round in 2022
ApertureData specializes in data management services, offering a platform that seamlessly handles large data objects, including images, videos, and documents, without relying on multiple disconnected systems. Its flagship product, ApertureDB, integrates knowledge graphs, multimodal data, and vector search into a single database, significantly reducing data infrastructure setup times by 6 to 12 months. This efficiency is particularly valuable for Chief Technology Officers and Chief Data Officers tasked with navigating the complexities of AI deployment. By centralizing relevant datasets and providing a uniform schema view, ApertureDB enhances data retrieval and query handling, thereby supporting various AI applications, such as chatbots and machine learning solutions. The platform is designed to boost the productivity of data science and machine learning teams by an average of ten-fold, improving performance and accessibility for AI initiatives.

Permiso Security

Seed Round in 2022
Permiso Security delivers an identity-based cloud detection and response solution for cloud infrastructures. Permiso simplifies cloud security so that technology and security professionals can protect the cloud like a pro. Permiso's solution matches key events to key identities, allowing clients to see who is doing what with a quick alert in plain English and a response plan.

Dialpad

Series F in 2021
Dialpad, Inc. is a cloud-based communications platform that specializes in enterprise solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including voice, video, group messaging, SMS, MMS, conferencing, and sharing of screens and documents. Founded in 2002 and based in San Francisco, the company has transformed its offerings through AI-powered features such as real-time transcription, automated note-taking, live sentiment analysis, and voice analytics. Dialpad's products, which include Dialpad, Dialpad Sell, UberConference, and Dialpad Contact Center, are designed to enhance collaboration and communication for businesses, enabling employees to work securely from any location and device. The company serves notable clients such as Motorola Solutions, ClassPass, Warby Parker, and Vivint, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like SoftBank Corp. Dialpad was previously known as Switch Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

ZippedScript

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZippedScript is a Toronto-based developer of application programming interface systems focused on the automatic verification of educational details. The company offers software that seamlessly integrates into existing workflows, allowing businesses to verify educational credentials and enrollment efficiently. This functionality not only helps maintain verified user profiles on platforms like LinkedIn but also enhances the overall credibility of user information in web-based environments. By automating the verification process, ZippedScript aims to streamline credential checks for organizations, promoting trust and accuracy in educational claims.

CloudQuery

Seed Round in 2021
CloudQuery is an open-source platform that provides a data integration solution aimed at addressing compliance, security, and visibility challenges in cloud environments. It enables developers to transform cloud infrastructure into a queryable SQL format, facilitating easier monitoring and governance. By pulling, normalizing, exposing, and monitoring cloud assets, CloudQuery supports businesses in managing queries, monitoring their infrastructure, and conducting comprehensive analyses. This approach enhances the ability to oversee cloud resources effectively, ensuring better security and compliance management.

Wabbi

Seed Round in 2021
Wabbi provides a continuous security platform that helps businesses integrate security into their software development processes. By enabling security teams to establish centralized and automated governance, Wabbi supports the creation of tailored application security programs. This platform facilitates collaboration between development, security, and operations teams, allowing developers to incorporate security practices into their daily workflows. Wabbi's services include policy management, project analysis, and automated governance, all aimed at addressing security issues within development pipelines. This approach helps organizations mitigate risks and enhance developer productivity, ensuring that security measures do not hinder progress or cause delays.

Spring Health

Series C in 2021
Spring Health is a digital healthcare company specializing in mental health solutions for employers and health plans. The company employs Precision Mental Healthcare, utilizing assessment and machine-learning technology to identify the unique mental health needs of individuals. This approach allows Spring Health to deliver tailored care plans that may include digital support, meditation exercises, coaching, therapy, and medication. By modernizing behavioral health benefits, Spring Health aims to enhance employee well-being through an effective and personalized mental healthcare experience.

FireHydrant

Series B in 2021
FireHydrant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in incident management software solutions, aimed at helping organizations efficiently manage and recover from IT incidents. Founded in 2018 by Robert Ross, FireHydrant provides a range of tools including Incident Response, Process Automation, Incident Retrospective, and Incident Analytics. Their platform features capabilities such as impact reports, tracking recent changes, defining incident roles, and integrating alerts, all designed to streamline the incident response process and reduce recovery time following IT disasters.

Courier Health

Venture Round in 2021
Courier Health is a developer of a patient engagement platform that focuses on delivering personalized experiences throughout the healthcare process. Its platform facilitates seamless and compliant coordination among healthcare providers, incorporating predictive intelligence and real-time analytics. This enables healthcare organizations to enhance operational efficiency and foster collaboration, ultimately aiming for improved patient outcomes.

VISO TRUST

Seed Round in 2021
VISO Trust is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in vendor security due diligence. The company has developed a platform that provides comprehensive and actionable information regarding vendor security risks. This platform enables decision-makers to conduct informed risk assessments and make sound security choices by streamlining the vendor review process. By delivering reliable data, VISO Trust assists enterprises in managing third-party security risks effectively and transparently, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture.

Authzed

Seed Round in 2021
AuthZed is a company that specializes in fine-grained authorization services, aimed at simplifying permission management for developers. It offers a managed service called AuthZed Dedicated, which is a production-ready version of its open-source project, SpiceDB. This service is designed to provide highly available, consistent, and performant authorization solutions at a global scale. In addition, AuthZed licenses the SpiceDB Enterprise package, which includes enhanced functionalities for organizations that prefer self-hosted deployments. The company focuses on delivering an API that enables developers to store, compute, and validate application permissions, allowing them to design, validate, and iterate on their authorization needs efficiently before integrating these solutions into their applications.

RippleMatch

Venture Round in 2021
RippleMatch Inc. is an online recruiting service founded in 2015 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in recruitment automation, transforming how Gen Z job seekers connect with potential employers. By replacing traditional job boards with a matching platform powered by artificial intelligence, RippleMatch streamlines the recruitment process for both candidates and employers, alleviating time-consuming tasks. Its services are utilized by prominent employers such as Amazon and eBay to foster diverse and high-performing teams. The platform assists early-career candidates in finding job opportunities after college, while also enabling employers to cultivate relationships with top students on college campuses. Through this innovative approach, RippleMatch is reshaping the landscape of job searching and recruitment for the next generation.

AppMap

Seed Round in 2021
AppMap is a developer-focused software company that offers dynamic runtime code analysis and visualization tools to enhance application observability. Its platform enables developers to observe and map their application's behavior seamlessly within their coding environment, providing real-time insights into performance, security, and stability issues before code is deployed. By facilitating collaboration, AppMap allows team members to address application behavior problems without replicating environments, and it supports automated generation of observability reports in continuous integration (CI) environments. The software is designed for ease of use within existing workflows, delivering comprehensive insights that help software engineers understand complex applications and accelerate the development of high-quality, secure code. This enables teams to maintain alignment and clarity in their software projects while proactively identifying and mitigating potential defects.

Pronto

Seed Round in 2021
Pronto is a full lifecycle platform that empowers partnership teams to automate tasks, accelerate go-to-market strategies, and grow indirect revenue. We simplify partner operations by integrating your existing tools, normalizing data, and providing real-time visibility into partnership performance. In December 2023, Pronto was acquired by Atheer, a leader in connected worker software. With this acquisition, Atheer is set to expand its service operations capabilities, creating a comprehensive solution for field service operations. Together, we’re setting a new standard for Service Operations Management! Read more at https://www.atheerair.com/news/atheer-acquires-pronto-a-new-era-for-service-network-management

Arthur

Series A in 2020
ArthurAI, founded in 2018 and based in New York City, develops a centralized AI monitoring and auditability platform that enables businesses to maintain control over their production models. The company specializes in monitoring, measuring, and optimizing artificial intelligence systems, helping organizations enhance productivity and automate decision-making processes. ArthurAI collaborates with leading firms across industries, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, to create and implement enterprise-grade AI solutions. Its focus on enterprise scalability and a research-driven approach allows business scientists and product owners to accelerate model operations, improve efficiency, and quickly address issues through an alert system.

Spring Health

Series B in 2020
Spring Health is a digital healthcare company specializing in mental health solutions for employers and health plans. The company employs Precision Mental Healthcare, utilizing assessment and machine-learning technology to identify the unique mental health needs of individuals. This approach allows Spring Health to deliver tailored care plans that may include digital support, meditation exercises, coaching, therapy, and medication. By modernizing behavioral health benefits, Spring Health aims to enhance employee well-being through an effective and personalized mental healthcare experience.

Shipyard

Seed Round in 2020
Shipyard is an orchestration platform for the modern data stack.

Dialpad

Series E in 2020
Dialpad, Inc. is a cloud-based communications platform that specializes in enterprise solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including voice, video, group messaging, SMS, MMS, conferencing, and sharing of screens and documents. Founded in 2002 and based in San Francisco, the company has transformed its offerings through AI-powered features such as real-time transcription, automated note-taking, live sentiment analysis, and voice analytics. Dialpad's products, which include Dialpad, Dialpad Sell, UberConference, and Dialpad Contact Center, are designed to enhance collaboration and communication for businesses, enabling employees to work securely from any location and device. The company serves notable clients such as Motorola Solutions, ClassPass, Warby Parker, and Vivint, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like SoftBank Corp. Dialpad was previously known as Switch Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Leapfin

Seed Round in 2020
Leapfin is a developer of accounting automation software that simplifies the month-end close process and enhances access to critical revenue information. By consolidating and transforming transaction data into accurate and balanced journal entries, Leapfin enables Accounting and Finance teams to operate with a single source of truth for revenue reporting. The platform is designed to address the complexities of modern revenue accounting, allowing organizations to streamline and automate previously manual tasks with improved accuracy and reduced risk of clerical errors. Notable high-growth companies, including Canva, Reddit, Webflow, Poshmark, and SeatGeek, utilize Leapfin to confidently manage their financial operations.

Catalyst Software

Series B in 2020
Catalyst Software Corporation, now part of Totango, specializes in developing a customer success platform designed to enhance the customer experience and reduce churn for businesses. Its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform provides a range of tools, including analytics, insights, and workflow automation, which help organizations manage customer interactions effectively. Key features include product usage tracking, a task manager that consolidates various communications, and a review mode for logging customer interactions in Salesforce. The platform also offers comprehensive customer profiles, playbooks, campaigns, and account segmentation. By integrating with other SaaS services, Catalyst creates a unified dashboard that facilitates customer satisfaction measurement and business growth. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Catalyst aims to empower teams to identify and leverage opportunities for expansion and upselling, ultimately driving recurring revenue growth.

FireHydrant

Series A in 2020
FireHydrant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in incident management software solutions, aimed at helping organizations efficiently manage and recover from IT incidents. Founded in 2018 by Robert Ross, FireHydrant provides a range of tools including Incident Response, Process Automation, Incident Retrospective, and Incident Analytics. Their platform features capabilities such as impact reports, tracking recent changes, defining incident roles, and integrating alerts, all designed to streamline the incident response process and reduce recovery time following IT disasters.

Alkymi

Seed Round in 2020
Alkymi, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a data inbox designed to manage unstructured data for enterprises. Founded in 2017, Alkymi provides an end-to-end solution that ingests and normalizes various forms of unstructured data, including documents, emails, PDFs, images, and XML. By leveraging advanced machine learning and automation, the platform empowers users in sectors such as financial services, compliance, human resources, and customer relationship management to convert raw data into actionable insights. This capability enhances decision-making processes, allowing organizations to respond swiftly to market changes and improve operational efficiency. Notable clients include leading firms in the private markets sector, which utilize Alkymi's technology to better scale investments and enhance client service.

Arthur

Seed Round in 2019
ArthurAI, founded in 2018 and based in New York City, develops a centralized AI monitoring and auditability platform that enables businesses to maintain control over their production models. The company specializes in monitoring, measuring, and optimizing artificial intelligence systems, helping organizations enhance productivity and automate decision-making processes. ArthurAI collaborates with leading firms across industries, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, to create and implement enterprise-grade AI solutions. Its focus on enterprise scalability and a research-driven approach allows business scientists and product owners to accelerate model operations, improve efficiency, and quickly address issues through an alert system.

Upskill

Venture Round in 2019
Upskill, Inc. is a technology company specializing in augmented reality software tailored for the industrial workforce. Founded in 2010 and based in Vienna, Virginia, with additional offices in Cambridge and San Francisco, Upskill offers the Skylight platform, which enables organizations to create applications for smart glasses. This platform connects workers across various industries—including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and logistics—with essential information, processes, and tools, allowing them to perform tasks more efficiently and accurately. Upskill's solutions facilitate hands-free operation, thereby enhancing productivity, quality, and compliance in competitive environments. The company was previously known as APX Labs, LLC before rebranding in January 2017.

RippleMatch

Series A in 2019
RippleMatch Inc. is an online recruiting service founded in 2015 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in recruitment automation, transforming how Gen Z job seekers connect with potential employers. By replacing traditional job boards with a matching platform powered by artificial intelligence, RippleMatch streamlines the recruitment process for both candidates and employers, alleviating time-consuming tasks. Its services are utilized by prominent employers such as Amazon and eBay to foster diverse and high-performing teams. The platform assists early-career candidates in finding job opportunities after college, while also enabling employers to cultivate relationships with top students on college campuses. Through this innovative approach, RippleMatch is reshaping the landscape of job searching and recruitment for the next generation.

Cockroach Labs

Series C in 2019
Cockroach Labs, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source database software, particularly known for its flagship product, CockroachDB. This cloud-native, distributed SQL database is designed to support the rapid scaling of applications while ensuring resilience against failures, including disk, machine, and datacenter outages. CockroachDB offers strong consistency and ACID transactions, along with an SQL API for efficient data management. The platform is utilized by a diverse range of customers, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies, across various industries such as finance, retail, and media. Founded in 2015, Cockroach Labs is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company focuses on enabling developers to build robust applications without compromising on performance or reliability.

Algorithmia

Series B in 2019
Algorithmia, Inc. provides a platform that facilitates the deployment and management of machine learning models. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company enables algorithm developers to create, explore, and share algorithms as web services. Its solution automates MLOps, allowing data scientists and developers to efficiently deploy models into production through a scalable API that can handle various algorithm requests. Algorithmia supports popular frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and MXNet, and also hosts a public marketplace for algorithms. The company was acquired by DataRobot in 2021, enhancing its capabilities in serving enterprise customers with mission-critical workloads.

FireHydrant

Seed Round in 2019
FireHydrant, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in incident management software solutions, aimed at helping organizations efficiently manage and recover from IT incidents. Founded in 2018 by Robert Ross, FireHydrant provides a range of tools including Incident Response, Process Automation, Incident Retrospective, and Incident Analytics. Their platform features capabilities such as impact reports, tracking recent changes, defining incident roles, and integrating alerts, all designed to streamline the incident response process and reduce recovery time following IT disasters.

Scytale.io

Series A in 2019
Scytale.io, founded in 2017 by experienced engineers from leading technology companies, offers an identity management platform aimed at facilitating the secure development of identity-driven, large-scale distributed software systems. The platform standardizes and accelerates service authentication across various environments, including cloud, container, and on-premise infrastructures. By addressing the challenges faced by software developers, IT operations managers, and security engineers in a complex and fragmented IT landscape, Scytale.io enhances operational efficiency and security within enterprise environments. The company's focus on innovation and speed reflects its commitment to empowering organizations to navigate the evolving demands of modern software engineering.

Catalyst Software

Venture Round in 2018
Catalyst Software Corporation, now part of Totango, specializes in developing a customer success platform designed to enhance the customer experience and reduce churn for businesses. Its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform provides a range of tools, including analytics, insights, and workflow automation, which help organizations manage customer interactions effectively. Key features include product usage tracking, a task manager that consolidates various communications, and a review mode for logging customer interactions in Salesforce. The platform also offers comprehensive customer profiles, playbooks, campaigns, and account segmentation. By integrating with other SaaS services, Catalyst creates a unified dashboard that facilitates customer satisfaction measurement and business growth. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Catalyst aims to empower teams to identify and leverage opportunities for expansion and upselling, ultimately driving recurring revenue growth.

Semmle

Series B in 2018
Semmle Ltd develops an engineering analytics platform designed to enhance the software development process. This platform facilitates both technical and strategic decision-making by analyzing software code quality alongside various data points, including development costs, source code, issue tickets, test coverage, team locations, and version history. Semmle's key products include LGTM and QL, aimed at identifying bugs and building a comprehensive knowledge base for effective software management. Founded in 2006, Semmle operates from its headquarters in San Francisco and maintains additional offices in Oxford, United Kingdom; Bellevue, Washington; New York; Valencia, Spain; and Copenhagen, Denmark. The company serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations such as Citi, Credit Suisse, Dell, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As of September 2019, Semmle functions as a subsidiary of GitHub, Inc.

Dialpad

Series D in 2018
Dialpad, Inc. is a cloud-based communications platform that specializes in enterprise solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including voice, video, group messaging, SMS, MMS, conferencing, and sharing of screens and documents. Founded in 2002 and based in San Francisco, the company has transformed its offerings through AI-powered features such as real-time transcription, automated note-taking, live sentiment analysis, and voice analytics. Dialpad's products, which include Dialpad, Dialpad Sell, UberConference, and Dialpad Contact Center, are designed to enhance collaboration and communication for businesses, enabling employees to work securely from any location and device. The company serves notable clients such as Motorola Solutions, ClassPass, Warby Parker, and Vivint, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like SoftBank Corp. Dialpad was previously known as Switch Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Spring Health

Seed Round in 2018
Spring Health is a digital healthcare company specializing in mental health solutions for employers and health plans. The company employs Precision Mental Healthcare, utilizing assessment and machine-learning technology to identify the unique mental health needs of individuals. This approach allows Spring Health to deliver tailored care plans that may include digital support, meditation exercises, coaching, therapy, and medication. By modernizing behavioral health benefits, Spring Health aims to enhance employee well-being through an effective and personalized mental healthcare experience.

Tamr

Series B in 2018
Tamr, Inc. is an enterprise data unification company that specializes in providing data management solutions. The company offers a platform that utilizes machine learning combined with human expertise to identify and integrate diverse internal and external data sources, thereby enabling organizations to manage siloed data effectively. Tamr's services include enterprise data preparation, clinical data conversion, procurement optimization, and customer data integration, catering to various sectors such as financial services, life sciences, government, and manufacturing. Founded in 2013 by experienced professionals in the database industry, Tamr is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in major cities including New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and London. The company aims to deliver valuable insights from data, supporting clients in achieving successful business outcomes.

Uplevel Security

Seed Round in 2018
Uplevel Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that develops an advanced incident analysis and response platform designed to enhance security operations for organizations. Established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company employs graph theory and machine learning to contextualize both incoming and historical security data. This innovative approach allows enterprises to better manage incidents, automate investigation workflows, and apply threat intelligence effectively. Uplevel Security's platform enables users to create and monitor customized performance metrics, optimize security controls, and integrate seamlessly with existing security infrastructures. By providing a robust system for analyzing security data, Uplevel Security helps organizations become more informed and resilient against potential cyber threats.

Socure

Series B in 2017
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.

Algorithmia

Series A in 2017
Algorithmia, Inc. provides a platform that facilitates the deployment and management of machine learning models. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company enables algorithm developers to create, explore, and share algorithms as web services. Its solution automates MLOps, allowing data scientists and developers to efficiently deploy models into production through a scalable API that can handle various algorithm requests. Algorithmia supports popular frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and MXNet, and also hosts a public marketplace for algorithms. The company was acquired by DataRobot in 2021, enhancing its capabilities in serving enterprise customers with mission-critical workloads.

Merlon Intelligence

Seed Round in 2017
Merlon Intelligence, Inc. is a global compliance technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing risk management and compliance solutions for the financial industry. Founded in 2016, the company offers a suite of services designed to enhance compliance processes for banks and financial institutions. Its key products include Merlon Intelligent Screening, which automates customer screening by analyzing news and information; Merlon Intelligent List Management, which manages sanction lists related to financial crimes; Merlon Intelligent Assessment, a platform that streamlines customer risk assessments; and Merlon Intelligent Triage, which aids compliance analysts by aggregating and organizing relevant customer information. By providing these innovative solutions, Merlon Intelligence aims to help financial institutions mitigate risk and combat money laundering effectively.

Backtrace

Series A in 2016
Backtrace is a debugging platform focused on enhancing software reliability, quality, and support for game developers and software engineers. Established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, Backtrace offers a comprehensive solution that includes specialized debuggers, analyzers, and fault aggregators. The platform captures detailed dumps of failed application states and automates the analysis of this data, emphasizing crucial classifiers and archiving the information for future reference. This functionality allows developers to identify errors and understand root causes more efficiently, ultimately reducing customer loss due to application crashes and exceptions. Backtrace has received funding from various investors, including Amplify Partners, Rally Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, and Work-Bench.

vArmour

Series D in 2016
VArmour is a cybersecurity company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2011. It specializes in perimeter security solutions tailored for mobile, virtual, and cloud environments. The company develops security applications that protect critical applications and workloads across multi-cloud infrastructures, with a focus on organizations in heavily regulated industries. VArmour’s tools help users secure and manage data and security policies across both public and private cloud environments, offering a centralized approach to safeguarding applications and data.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

x.ai

Series B in 2016
x.ai, inc. is a company that develops an artificial intelligence personal assistant designed to streamline the scheduling of meetings for business customers. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company focuses on automating the more tedious aspects of scheduling, such as identifying suitable meeting times for large groups, sending follow-ups and reminders, and handling cancellations and rescheduling requests. By utilizing AI technology, x.ai aims to enhance productivity and reduce the time spent on organizing meetings.

Cockroach Labs

Series A in 2016
Cockroach Labs, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source database software, particularly known for its flagship product, CockroachDB. This cloud-native, distributed SQL database is designed to support the rapid scaling of applications while ensuring resilience against failures, including disk, machine, and datacenter outages. CockroachDB offers strong consistency and ACID transactions, along with an SQL API for efficient data management. The platform is utilized by a diverse range of customers, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies, across various industries such as finance, retail, and media. Founded in 2015, Cockroach Labs is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company focuses on enabling developers to build robust applications without compromising on performance or reliability.

Oration

Series A in 2015
Oration is a provider of a prescription management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the American healthcare system. The company offers predictive analytics tools that enhance the prescription purchasing experience, allowing consumers to make informed decisions based on cost and personal preferences. In the past year, Oration has analyzed over one billion dollars in healthcare transactions, partnering with some of the largest companies in the industry. By focusing on meaningful and complex problems, Oration seeks to empower consumers to save money that would otherwise be lost in the healthcare system, ultimately striving to create a more effective and transparent healthcare purchasing process.

Socure

Debt Financing in 2015
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.

VTS

Series B in 2015
VTS is a New York-based real estate CRM software company that specializes in leasing and asset management for commercial real estate professionals. Founded in 2012, VTS provides a centralized platform that enables landlords and brokers to track leases, assets, and tenants efficiently. The platform is designed to streamline workflows and enhance decision-making by offering critical insights through custom alerts and reporting capabilities. By empowering users with an intuitive toolset, VTS aims to optimize performance and revenue, facilitating better attraction, conversion, and retention of valuable assets and tenants. The firm supports a substantial user base managing over 7 billion square feet of real estate and counts several prominent commercial real estate leaders among its clients.

Tamr

Series B in 2015
Tamr, Inc. is an enterprise data unification company that specializes in providing data management solutions. The company offers a platform that utilizes machine learning combined with human expertise to identify and integrate diverse internal and external data sources, thereby enabling organizations to manage siloed data effectively. Tamr's services include enterprise data preparation, clinical data conversion, procurement optimization, and customer data integration, catering to various sectors such as financial services, life sciences, government, and manufacturing. Founded in 2013 by experienced professionals in the database industry, Tamr is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in major cities including New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and London. The company aims to deliver valuable insights from data, supporting clients in achieving successful business outcomes.

Dialpad

Series C in 2015
Dialpad, Inc. is a cloud-based communications platform that specializes in enterprise solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including voice, video, group messaging, SMS, MMS, conferencing, and sharing of screens and documents. Founded in 2002 and based in San Francisco, the company has transformed its offerings through AI-powered features such as real-time transcription, automated note-taking, live sentiment analysis, and voice analytics. Dialpad's products, which include Dialpad, Dialpad Sell, UberConference, and Dialpad Contact Center, are designed to enhance collaboration and communication for businesses, enabling employees to work securely from any location and device. The company serves notable clients such as Motorola Solutions, ClassPass, Warby Parker, and Vivint, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like SoftBank Corp. Dialpad was previously known as Switch Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Metric Insights

Seed Round in 2014
Metric Insights, Inc. offers a push intelligence platform that helps businesses monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) by integrating data from various sources, including business intelligence tools, big data, and SaaS applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a development facility in Kyiv, Ukraine, the platform notifies users of significant changes in metrics and uncovers anomalies, enabling informed, data-driven decision-making. By combining metrics with insightful metadata, Metric Insights reveals correlations between disparate data sources, facilitating a clearer understanding of business performance. The company's solutions cater to various sectors, including big data, healthcare, external reporting, and human capital, effectively addressing the challenges of data clutter and enhancing operational efficiency.

vArmour

Series C in 2014
VArmour is a cybersecurity company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2011. It specializes in perimeter security solutions tailored for mobile, virtual, and cloud environments. The company develops security applications that protect critical applications and workloads across multi-cloud infrastructures, with a focus on organizations in heavily regulated industries. VArmour’s tools help users secure and manage data and security policies across both public and private cloud environments, offering a centralized approach to safeguarding applications and data.

Upskill

Series A in 2014
Upskill, Inc. is a technology company specializing in augmented reality software tailored for the industrial workforce. Founded in 2010 and based in Vienna, Virginia, with additional offices in Cambridge and San Francisco, Upskill offers the Skylight platform, which enables organizations to create applications for smart glasses. This platform connects workers across various industries—including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and logistics—with essential information, processes, and tools, allowing them to perform tasks more efficiently and accurately. Upskill's solutions facilitate hands-free operation, thereby enhancing productivity, quality, and compliance in competitive environments. The company was previously known as APX Labs, LLC before rebranding in January 2017.

Versive

Series B in 2014
Versive, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based applications to help enterprises manage and mitigate cybersecurity threats. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in New York, Menlo Park, and London, Versive offers the Versive Security Engine (VSE). This solution enhances security teams' capabilities by automating the detection of advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and malicious activities, while also facilitating early warnings for data exfiltration and ensuring regulatory compliance. VSE is designed to uncover significant threats amidst the noise of everyday network activity, providing actionable insights into adversary campaigns. It operates effectively in both on-premises and cloud environments, serving as a crucial component in an organization's security framework by identifying and addressing internal and external threats efficiently. As of 2018, Versive operates as a subsidiary of eSentire Inc.

Kensho Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
Kensho Technologies, Inc. specializes in analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization systems tailored for global banks and investment institutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Virginia, and California, Kensho develops financial analytics software that enables scalable analytics solutions for commercial entities. Its offerings include Kensho Applied Mind, an AI software that enhances decision-making by addressing complex financial inquiries in natural language. The company also operates a national security division known as Koto. As of April 2018, Kensho operates as a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

True Office Learning

Series A in 2013
True Office Learning is a leading enterprise education and analytics company that connects e-learning to advanced behavioral data through an adaptive technology platform to drive results. The company’s cloud-based software provides organizational insights that were previously immeasurable, enabling organizations to ensure learning, analyze efficacy, and drive better business outcomes.
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