GCT is a community of startups and strategic partners that breaks from the traditional accelerator model by providing an unparalleled value proposition. Housed in Facebook's former NY Headquarters overlooking Grand Central, GCT's provides NYC's premier early-stage startups all the critical resources to achieve scale. Accepted companies receive a full year of free office space, in-house talent recruitment team, a global network of investors, access to Fortune 1000 corporate partners, access to mentors/advisors, as well as legal/tax/PR/accounting services. GCT takes NO EQUITY and charges NO RENT. Applications are open now until November 22, 2019: www.grandcentraltech.com
mbark is a developer of a low code platform designed to facilitate the creation of mobile applications. The platform allows teams to make updates independently, without needing to consult developers for minor changes. This capability enables users to implement modifications directly through the dashboard and deploy them instantly. By streamlining the mobile onboarding process, mbark enhances efficiency and significantly reduces the time required to move from concept to launch.
Daybase
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Daybase operates a network of on-demand workstations aimed at supporting remote workers. The company focuses on creating flexible, neighborhood coworking spaces that address the challenges associated with working from home. By engaging with business leaders and individual workers, Daybase identifies their needs and develops professional-grade work environments that are conveniently located within local communities. This approach fosters a conducive hybrid work ecosystem, allowing clients to access workspace solutions that fit their schedules and enhance productivity.
Deep
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Deep is a sleep health company at the vanguard of the new wave in sleep care. We deliver a clinically proven, personalized program of behavior change and are building out cutting-edge diagnostic tools, and coordinated physician-based care to realize our vision of a better healthcare system enabled by sleep.
Mathison
Seed Round in 2021
Mathison is a technology company that specializes in diversity hiring and retention. Its platform provides a comprehensive solution for organizations looking to enhance their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. This includes tools for top-of-funnel diversity sourcing, bias reduction in hiring processes, and strategies to engage the entire team in diversity initiatives. Mathison's services cater to a variety of clients, including well-known brands, and focus on sourcing underrepresented candidates while ensuring job seekers' identities are protected. The platform also functions as a recruitment marketplace, centralizing talent networks to facilitate personalized job opportunities and effective DEI strategy management.
Wingspan
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Wingspan is a cloud-based financial management platform tailored for freelancers, helping them efficiently manage their income, benefits, and taxes. The platform simplifies the invoicing process, enhancing the ease of receiving payments. It automates bookkeeping and expense tracking, allowing users to focus on their work rather than financial details. Additionally, Wingspan identifies potential tax deductions, further supporting freelancers in optimizing their financial outcomes.
Snackable AI
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Snackable AI is a company based in Estonia that specializes in developing audio content formats, including podcasts, using artificial intelligence. The company offers a content discovery engine designed for an audio-first environment, allowing users to effortlessly share significant moments from audio and video content through AI-generated chapters and highlights. Snackable AI provides its services through a web-based portal and an application programming interface (API), targeting content owners and distributors who seek to enhance their audio libraries.
ClearMD
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
ClearMD specializes in providing personalized skincare solutions aimed at addressing various skin concerns such as acne and signs of aging. The company develops custom formulas tailored to meet individual skin needs, utilizing a blend of three active ingredients to effectively combat issues like breakouts, hormonal acne, and fine lines. Although ClearMD is no longer accepting new patients, existing patients can still communicate with their providers through a dedicated patient portal for any inquiries or support. The focus remains on helping individuals achieve clearer and more confident skin through targeted treatments.
Oova
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Oova Inc. is a fertility diagnostic company based in New York that specializes in developing personalized fertility testing solutions. Founded in 2017, Oova spun out from Mount Sinai Hospital and utilizes patent-pending biochemistry and artificial intelligence to analyze hormonal levels in women's urine. The company's innovative paper-based testing strips measure key hormones, such as luteinizing hormone and progesterone, allowing women to manage their menstrual cycles, assess fertility, and monitor reproductive health conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). By facilitating daily urine sample collection and offering real-time insights through a mobile application, Oova supports women in achieving their conception goals while seamlessly integrating into their daily lives.
Particle Health
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Particle Health Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Manhattan, New York, that specializes in data exchange solutions aimed at improving patient care and research. Founded in 2017, the company has developed an API platform that enables patients and consumers to share their medical information seamlessly. This platform integrates disparate health records from various providers into a single, standardized health record, facilitating valuable insights for healthcare stakeholders. Additionally, Particle Health offers a Smart Consent tool, which helps track and manage patient information for purposes such as clinical trials and life insurance underwriting. The company's solutions are designed to be HIPAA compliant, serving a range of clients in telemedicine, pharmacy, and virtual health sectors.
StayTuned
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
StayTuned is building a suite of tools to help high growth e-commerce brands grow even faster. Our focus is on Shopify, the go-to platform for e-commerce brands. We are backed by top tier institutional VCs and well known angel investors.
Summer
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money while repaying. Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy.
Nara Organics
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Nara Organics, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that focuses on developing products to support the health and well-being of infants. The company offers an application called Nara Baby, designed to help parents track their babies' feedings, sleep, pumping, and diaper changes. Additionally, Nara Organics manufactures organic infant formula made from biodynamic ingredients, including grass-fed whole milk, to address nutritional deficiencies in infants. Their products are aimed at providing parents with healthy and nutritious food options for their children, ensuring that infants receive the essential nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. The Nara Baby app is available on both the App Store and Google Play, making it accessible for a wide range of users.
Chartable
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Chartable, Inc. is a company that provides a platform for tracking and analyzing podcasts, aimed at assisting creators in understanding and growing their audiences. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, Chartable offers tools that enable users to collect and analyze data on downloads, engagement, charts, ratings, and reviews from various distribution channels. This allows both independent podcasters and major media publishers to gain insights into their own podcasts as well as their competitors. The platform is designed to help users find, track, and share podcasts or episodes, ultimately enhancing their ability to monetize and improve their content in the podcast industry.
Vowel
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Vowel aims to make meetings and post-meeting actions better than ever before. Our vision: build a meeting OS and make meetings more productive, efficient and valuable. Plan, host, transcribe, search, and share your video meetings all in one browser window.
Object
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Object is a company that creates a shopping application centered on vintage and secondhand clothing. The app offers a unique shopping experience by curating products from handpicked vendors who travel globally to discover and source hidden treasures. It serves as a digital platform that not only showcases vintage goods but also provides retailers with innovative logistics solutions, making it easier and more affordable for them to enter the market. Through its focus on experiential retail, Object combines the thrill of treasure hunting with the convenience of online shopping, appealing to consumers who appreciate the charm of vintage items.
Taskade
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Taskade Inc is a developer of a productivity application that serves as a unified workspace for distributed teams. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration by allowing users to edit projects, create task lists, and utilize various organizational tools such as kanban boards and mind maps. Taskade also integrates chat and video conferencing features, enabling seamless communication among team members while working on shared projects. The application is designed to declutter thoughts and manage group tasks efficiently, helping users to track daily goals and organize their work effectively. Taskade's software is cross-platform, synchronizing in real-time across devices, including web browsers and mobile operating systems like iOS and Android. Headquartered in New York, the company aims to enhance productivity through its elegant and simple interface.
Dandelion Energy
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Dandelion Energy, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in providing affordable geothermal heating and cooling installations. The company has developed a home geothermal system that replaces traditional air conditioning and heating equipment with an efficient heat pump and safe underground pipes. This system harnesses thermal energy from the earth to regulate indoor temperatures and produce hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal solution. Dandelion Energy aims to make renewable energy accessible and cost-effective for residential customers.
Nesterly
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Nesterly is a digital marketplace that facilitates intergenerational homesharing, allowing older homeowners to rent out spare rooms to younger individuals in exchange for assistance with household tasks. This service addresses both housing affordability and the needs of older adults who wish to age in place. By connecting homeowners with young tenants, Nesterly enables a mutually beneficial arrangement where housemates can reduce their rent costs through help with grocery shopping, dog walking, and tech support. This innovative approach not only provides affordable housing options but also fosters community engagement and support among different generations.
Moved
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Moved offers a free personal moving assistant and everything that is needed all in one place. It connects clients to a marketplace of movers and other service providers through a real, human assistant to help them figure out what they need, handle the scheduling, and serve as a “consumer advocate” who ensures that clients are not getting ripped off. Moved was founded in 2016 and is based in New York.
Octave
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Octave provides mental health care that’s both accessible to people and sustainable for providers. It partners with clients to develop personalized care plans to best suit the individual's needs. Grounded in science, Octave enables clients to experience profound change that is just as measurable as it is meaningful.
Lolli
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Lolli, Inc. is a company that specializes in a rewards platform enabling users to earn bitcoin while shopping online. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Lolli offers a browser extension for the Chrome browser that partners with over 1,000 top brands. When users make purchases from these partner sites, Lolli receives a percentage of the sale and shares a portion of that revenue with users by sending bitcoin directly to their Lolli wallet. This platform provides an accessible way for consumers to earn cryptocurrency as an alternative form of currency for their online transactions.
Hydra Studios
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Hydra Studios provides a modern approach to wellness that optimizes body and mind. Now with private suites, individuals can workout, refresh, and recharge
RaisedBy.Us
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
RaisedBy.Us is a nonprofit workplace social good program for NYC Tech companies like Casper, Squarespace, Shutterstock and many others. Through workplace charitable giving, employee volunteerism and community events, RaisedBy.Us has directed over $2.2 million to over a thousand different causes and tens of thousands of employee volunteer hours to organizations that need them the most.
Bokksu
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Bokksu is the only Japanese snack and tea subscription box that delivers gourmet cultural experiences through authentic storytelling. We directly partner with local snack makers across Japan to deliver both their snacks and their stories to people everywhere, which sustains and empowers local communities while spreading their traditional craft, culture, and history to the world.
Otis
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Otis is a marketplace that lets anyone invest in exclusive alternative assets.
Goodtalk
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Goodtalk lets you be a fly on the wall in real text conversations between real people in real-time. For verified people with something to say, Goodtalk helps you be heard instantly as you text with your peers, troll-free, without interruptions. Social media wasn't built for conversations; Goodtalk was.
Snackable AI
Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Snackable AI is a company based in Estonia that specializes in developing audio content formats, including podcasts, using artificial intelligence. The company offers a content discovery engine designed for an audio-first environment, allowing users to effortlessly share significant moments from audio and video content through AI-generated chapters and highlights. Snackable AI provides its services through a web-based portal and an application programming interface (API), targeting content owners and distributors who seek to enhance their audio libraries.
Scala Computing
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Scala Computing Inc. develops a cloud-based platform designed to simplify and optimize high-performance computing (HPC) for enterprises. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company enables organizations to efficiently manage specialized computing resources while significantly reducing costs and complexity. The Scala Compute Platform allows users to quickly deploy and manage HPC jobs across multiple data centers, integrating a proprietary job scheduler for automation and efficiency. This platform supports a variety of applications, including engineering and product development, weather research and forecasting, as well as environmental management and water utilities. By focusing on the scientific applications rather than the computing infrastructure, Scala Computing empowers researchers, developers, and IT professionals to achieve faster results and foster innovation across diverse industries.
NewtonX
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
NewtonX, Inc. is a B2B research company based in New York, founded in 2016. It operates an online marketplace that connects professional services firms and financial institutions to verified senior professionals across various industries. Utilizing an advanced AI-driven algorithm known as the NewtonX Graph, the company custom recruits audiences tailored to specific business inquiries from a network of over 1.1 billion professionals. NewtonX provides decision-quality data through large-scale quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, long-term consultations, and personalized research plans. Its platform, NewtonX Prime, offers clients instant access to expert surveys and transcripts, empowering businesses to make informed decisions. The company collaborates with Fortune 500 companies, top consultancies, and investors to enhance the standard of B2B insights.
Anvyl
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Anvyl, Inc. is a technology platform that focuses on transforming supply chain processes through data analytics. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company operates a production hub where brands can effectively manage their suppliers and oversee production. Anvyl provides essential services including production and logistics visibility, SKU and order management, and sourcing, streamlining interactions between reputable brands and manufacturers. The platform automates and standardizes processes such as contract negotiation, scheduling, and quality tracking, while offering visual and data updates to ensure timely delivery of products. By simplifying the manufacturing supply chain, Anvyl enables companies to gain better control over their production processes and reduce costs associated with factory utilization.
KidPass
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
KidPass is a prominent platform that helps parents discover and book a variety of engaging activities for their children. The service focuses on identifying live interactive online classes and exclusive events tailored for kids of all ages. By utilizing a mobile application, KidPass allows parents to easily find and book activities, fostering the development of children's skills and interests in a convenient and cost-effective manner.
Uru
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Uru, Inc. specializes in content-aware video advertising solutions, utilizing computer vision and machine learning to analyze video and visual media in real time. The company's software as a service (SaaS) platform enables creators and publishers to identify objects, themes, and monetization opportunities within their videos, facilitating the integration of brand graphics. Additionally, Uru offers an application programming interface (API) that allows video player platforms to enable their users to monetize content directly through their content management systems. Founded in May 2016 by Brunno Attorre and Bill Marino, Uru is headquartered in New York and serves a diverse clientele that includes publishers, creators, and brands.
EpiBone
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
EpiBone, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Brooklyn, New York, focused on developing advanced solutions for bone and cartilage repair. Founded in 2013, EpiBone utilizes patient-specific scans and their own stem cells to create customized bone grafts, which are cultivated in a bioreactor to facilitate growth. The company aims to improve skeletal repair and enhance bone formation and regeneration through its innovative technologies. EpiBone's lead product, a living 3D bone graft, successfully completed its Phase I/IIa clinical trial in August 2023. Additionally, the company is advancing its cartilage repair pipeline, which includes an allogeneic osteochondral plug that received Investigational New Drug approval in July 2023, and an injectable cartilage filler, partly funded by the Department of Defense. Through these developments, EpiBone seeks to revolutionize orthopedic repair and provide patients with more effective treatment options.
Narmi
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Narmi Inc. is a technology company based in New York that specializes in developing online and mobile banking applications for financial institutions across the United States. Founded in 2016, Narmi focuses on providing regional and community banks and credit unions with a platform that streamlines account opening processes, allowing clients to complete this in under 2.5 minutes. The company’s offerings include features such as fraud protection, multi-factor authentication, and transaction monitoring, which help enhance security and user experience. In addition to banking applications, Narmi also provides website design, development, and hosting services, as well as content generation and management solutions. Their goal is to enable financial institutions to attract, engage, and retain customers through an intuitive, omnichannel banking experience.
Eden Health
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Eden Health is a primary care and insurance navigation company for employers, designed to elevate the health and wellbeing of employees everywhere. It helps employees navigate today’s complicated healthcare landscape across insurance, primary care and mental healthcare, so they can make smart, well-informed, and cost-conscious decisions.
PulseData AI
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
PulseData operates a healthcare management platform that leverages machine learning to predict health outcomes, enabling healthcare providers to deliver targeted care to patients who need it most. By analyzing a vast array of individual and population health data, PulseData equips healthcare enterprises with adaptive and predictive tools to identify and mitigate health risks. This approach not only aims to enhance patient care but also seeks to achieve medical cost savings by preventing sickness. Care management teams utilize PulseData's capabilities to ensure that the right care reaches the right individuals at the appropriate time, ultimately improving overall healthcare efficiency.
Alice
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Alice, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in artificial intelligence-enabled payroll management software. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company focuses on automating pre-tax spending for employees. Its software integrates with existing payroll systems to identify eligible pre-tax expenses, such as commuting costs and medical care. The platform communicates with employees via text to confirm transactions and updates payroll accordingly to reflect tax refunds. In addition to simplifying the benefits process for employees, Alice supports human resource professionals during onboarding, enhancing the overall management of employee benefits while helping employers reduce payroll tax liabilities.
Electronic Gaming Federation
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
EGF operates national esports leagues in both college and high school. The company works with students and administrators across the US on competitive and educational program development, operates leagues and tournaments, and produces esports media .
Nautilus Labs
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Nautilus Labs Inc. develops a platform that offers analytical solutions for maritime transportation, focusing on real-time data unification, verification, and analysis. This technology aids operators in making informed business decisions through features like TrueVoyage, which continuously provides critical reporting values and enables constant monitoring of ship performance. The platform caters to various sectors, including gas carriers, tankers, container ships, bulk carriers, and roro. Founded in 2016 and based in New York, Nautilus Labs also emphasizes decarbonization within the ocean supply chain by applying machine learning to enhance predictive decision-making for fleet efficiency. Their solutions are integrated with clients’ workflows and are supported by human-centric change management programs to ensure successful organizational adoption.
Battersea Biotech
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Battersea Biotech develops alternative cell types and technologies to overcome the shortcomings of current CAR-T and TCR technologies.
Radish
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Radish is a mobile fiction platform that specializes in serialized storytelling, offering readers the opportunity to engage with a diverse array of stories in manageable, bite-sized installments that cater to smartphone users. The platform hosts a wide range of genres, including romance, fantasy, young adult, paranormal, mystery, and science fiction, allowing readers to easily access thousands of serials. Radish also fosters a direct connection between readers and authors through live community chat rooms. For authors, the platform provides an avenue to publish original content, revive previously published works for a younger audience, and generate anticipation for upcoming releases. Additionally, writers can benefit from immediate payment for their work while retaining copyright, making it a flexible and lucrative option for creators in the digital storytelling landscape.
Onward
Convertible Note in 2016
Onward is a customer service automation platform that creates a range of automated customer service and sales tools for business usage. The platform helps its clients achieve Automation40 - 40% of tickets automated, 40% of messages automated, 40 second average response time. Onward’s solution could be directly integrated into systems such as Zendesk, whilst simultaneously plugging into Salesforce and Hubspot to add leads. Onward’s enterprise chatbot platform leveraged natural language processing to extract meaning from customers’ messages. The platform can contextualize and personalize its responses to queries through drawing on signals such as historical activity, login status, and location.
Nomad Health
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Nomad Health, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects clinicians with freelance and permanent healthcare jobs across the United States. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company provides a platform where doctors and nurses can search for job opportunities based on various criteria, including location, pay rate, and medical specialty. By digitizing the healthcare hiring process, Nomad Health simplifies and modernizes staffing in the healthcare sector, allowing healthcare facilities to efficiently find qualified clinicians. The platform also manages digital resumes and credentials, facilitating communication and organization between clinicians and health systems, while assisting with insurance, applications, travel arrangements, and payment processes.
Monthly Gift
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Monthly Gift Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in feminine care products and services. Founded in 2015, the company manufactures and offers a variety of items, including tampons, pads, liners, and women's apparel such as gym wear, inner wear, and dance wear. Monthly Gift operates a subscription service that delivers customized packages of these products directly to customers' doors, ensuring they receive their essentials before their period begins. Additionally, the company provides a mobile application that helps women track their menstrual cycles, empowering them to take control of their health. Through its innovative approach and commitment to women's health, Monthly Gift aims to change the conversation around feminine care and enhance the overall experience for its customers.
TradeFin
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
TradeFin is a supply chain finance platform and e-invoicing platform for suppliers and corporations. The platform connects corporates, suppliers and multiple financiers for supply chain finance, dynamic discounting and receivables financing. TradeFin has offices in New York and Gurgaon.
Knock
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Knock is an online home-selling platform that specializes in providing services for both home buyers and sellers. Utilizing data science and technology, Knock streamlines the home-selling process, offering guidance to homeowners at every step. In addition to its real estate services, Knock also provides virtual office software designed to facilitate collaboration and social interaction among remote teams. This combination of offerings aims to enhance both the home-selling experience and remote work environments.
Paladin
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all. It helps legal teams sign up for pro bono opportunities, enables coordinators to track the lawyers’ work, and which captures some of the stories and impact that the lawyers are making through their efforts. Paladin was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, USA.
Stay Wanderful
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Stay Wanderful is reinventing rewards and loyalty and gives instant rewards powered by AI.
Envisagenics
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Envisagenics, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Huntington, New York. It specializes in the development of a predictive analytics platform aimed at accelerating the discovery of RNA therapeutics. The company leverages advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to analyze transcriptomic data, helping researchers identify and validate potential drug targets. Envisagenics' flagship technology, SpliceCore, is a cloud-based platform that utilizes RNA splicing analytics to predict drug targets and biomarkers, addressing the complexities of biomedical data. Given that over 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from genetic diseases or cancers related to RNA splicing errors, the company's mission is to streamline the development of innovative therapeutic solutions. By providing an in-silico RNA therapeutics discovery platform, Envisagenics enhances the efficiency of drug development processes, reducing time, cost, and risk associated with bringing new therapies to market through partnerships with biopharmaceutical companies.
Ampathy
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Ampathy, Inc. operates a platform that connects individuals with brands and social causes, facilitating meaningful engagement and philanthropy. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company addresses the challenges of the attention economy, which is characterized by intrusive advertising and diminishing user engagement. Ampathy has reengineered this model to promote frictionless giving, allowing users to support causes they care about through various media channels. By transforming individuals into active philanthropists, the platform creates a marketplace for social impact, enabling corporations to allocate their resources effectively towards initiatives that resonate with their values.
Waypoint Media
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Waypoint Media, LLC is a technology-driven media company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the eSports and gaming sectors. Founded in 2006, the company offers tools and platforms designed to facilitate targeted advertising and campaign management for brands looking to engage with the eSports audience, which exceeds 30 million viewers in the U.S. The Waypoint Marketplace allows content creators to monetize their platforms by becoming media sellers, thereby unlocking new revenue opportunities. The platform provides insights into audience demographics and psychographics, enabling advertisers to discover and collaborate with influencers across various channels. By streamlining the connection between brands and content creators, Waypoint Media aims to enhance advertising effectiveness in the rapidly evolving eSports landscape. The company has been operating as a subsidiary of FanAI Inc. since January 2019.
Lately
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Lately, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in marketing resource management software, focusing on social media management. Founded in 2014, Lately's platform utilizes artificial intelligence to transform long-form content, such as blogs, videos, and podcasts, into multiple optimized social media posts. This innovative approach allows users to generate engaging content without needing extensive copywriting skills, enabling businesses to connect effectively with their target audiences. The company caters to a diverse range of clients, including professional marketers, communications firms, global brands, small to medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and various government agencies. Lately’s software emphasizes organization, content creation, collaboration, and analytics, making it a comprehensive solution for organizations looking to enhance their social media presence and lead generation efforts.
Drawbridge Networks
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
A new approach to the fight against sophisticated cyber attacks. Sophisticated attackers are no longer constrained by the concept of an enterprise network perimeter. These attackers are focused on gaining an initial foothold inside of an organization, then pivoting through the internal network until they achieve their intended goal. Effectively combating these types of attacks requires network segmentation and visibility solutions that were unavailable until now. PathProtect, by Drawbridge Networks, gives your security team unprecedented visibility into your network and real-time control over lateral network movement. With PathProtect, you can segment sensitive systems and quarantine infected hosts at the touch of a button. Own Your Network.
Paravel
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Paravel Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in designing and manufacturing eco-friendly luggage and travel accessories. The company's product range includes various items such as duffel bags, travel kits, packing cubes, and custom accessories, all crafted from sustainable materials like linen, canvas, and nylon. Paravel emphasizes environmental consciousness in its offerings, allowing customers to travel sustainably without sacrificing style or quality. The products are available for purchase online, featuring options that can be hand-painted and customized with applique designs and monograms, catering to a diverse clientele seeking both functionality and personalization in their travel gear.
Credit Union Lending Exchange
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Credit Union Lending Exchange offers credit unions with a digital solution to manage lending operations online. The digital lending solution features marketing and lead generation, loan origination, risk management, analytics, and loan syndication. Michael Taormina, Sumeet Gupta, and Kirk Kordeleski founded Credit Union Leding Exchange in 2016. It has its headquarters in New York City.
Nineteenth Amendment
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Nineteenth Amendment is an innovative platform that facilitates product development and production management for fashion brands, focusing on sustainable and on-demand production without minimum order requirements. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company operates an online marketplace that showcases the work of various fashion designers, allowing consumers to engage with and support new designs. Users can critique, vote on, and purchase exclusive apparel directly from designers' studios at pre-sale prices, fostering a direct connection between creators and consumers. This approach not only empowers designers by providing them with a global audience but also enables brands to produce transparently and responsively.
ExecThread
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
ExecThread, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2015 that operates a social network for executives to share job opportunities. The platform focuses on creating a curated marketplace for senior-level roles, specifically targeting C-Suite and Board positions. It aims to democratize access to career opportunities by connecting over 750,000 professionals from diverse backgrounds with unlisted executive-level job openings. ExecThread empowers underrepresented leaders and allies by providing them with access to the hidden job market and fostering an influential support network. This approach not only benefits job seekers but also assists hiring companies in finding talented and dynamic leaders.
Onward
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Onward is a customer service automation platform that creates a range of automated customer service and sales tools for business usage. The platform helps its clients achieve Automation40 - 40% of tickets automated, 40% of messages automated, 40 second average response time. Onward’s solution could be directly integrated into systems such as Zendesk, whilst simultaneously plugging into Salesforce and Hubspot to add leads. Onward’s enterprise chatbot platform leveraged natural language processing to extract meaning from customers’ messages. The platform can contextualize and personalize its responses to queries through drawing on signals such as historical activity, login status, and location.
API Fortress
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
API Fortress is a platform for companies that want to achieve full testing automation of their APIs. The platform enables testers and developers to create and automate functional tests, virtualize APIs, and perform load tests. It enables them to save time with automated test generation, collaborate with an intuitive interface, and validate deployments to catch problems before your customers or partners. API Fortress was founded in 2015.
Maven Clinic
Seed Round in 2016
Maven Clinic operates an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families through conception, pregnancy, and postpartum phases. The clinic provides access to video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners, along with a comprehensive family benefits platform. Its services encompass various tracks, including IVF, egg freezing, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss, in addition to career coaching and customized training for human resources professionals. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Maven Clinic caters to individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care.
Boom Entertainment
Seed Round in 2016
Boom Entertainment is a technology company that develops a sports gaming application tailored for the sports betting industry. The application focuses on casual gaming experiences and is designed to support both real money and free-to-play formats. By collaborating with professional sports leagues, media companies, and casino operators, Boom Entertainment promotes custom gaming experiences that cater to a diverse audience. The company's innovative products are aimed at large gaming, media, and entertainment firms, facilitating business-to-business solutions that enable Tier I casino operators to offer real-money gaming options.
code to work
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Code to Work is an employer-led initiative established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, focused on transforming the hiring process. The organization connects employers with young job-seekers from diverse backgrounds through an online hiring platform. This platform employs a proprietary skills assessment that evaluates candidates' mastery of the multidimensional skill sets required by modern employers. By leveraging this assessment process, Code to Work enables companies to effectively identify, train, and hire talent, fostering a more inclusive workforce.
Source3
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Source3 is a pioneering platform that specializes in the end-to-end management of intellectual property related to user-generated content. It offers services such as IP recognition, licensing, and rights administration, facilitating connections between creators, marketplaces, and brands. This platform enables the monetization of user content across both physical and digital products. Source3 addresses the complexities of global licensing challenges by providing scalable, turn-key solutions that empower brands to effectively manage their intellectual property rights, measure their market presence, and take necessary actions against copyright and trademark infringements. The company's expertise extends to various digital mediums, including music, videos, and 3D printing.
Toymail
Seed Round in 2015
Toymail is a connected platform that focuses on entertaining and educating children while fostering communication with their loved ones. Founded in 2013 in New York, the company produces plush toy-based devices that allow children to send and receive voice messages from approved contacts, such as family and friends. These toys are designed to be safe and screen-free, connecting to a mobile audio application to facilitate messaging without the need for phones. Through its innovative approach, Toymail aims to enhance the way children interact with their family members while providing a playful and engaging experience.
LiquidText
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
LiquidText is a multi-touch document manipulation system that offers a flexible environment for active reading to improve the way people read, annotate, and research. With LiquidText, users can squeeze a document to compare disparate areas, create comments that reflect relationships between different parts of a document, and many other interactions that target knowledge worker and student reading needs. LiquidText was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Sage
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Sage focuses on the design and development of food labels that enable individuals to gain information about food through graphical presentations. Sage provides information about the nutrition, amount of calories, and more about food. It also enables businesses and brands to promote their food products on their online platform. Sage was founded by Sam Slover in 2014. And it is based in New York.
Coin.co
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Coin.co is a New York-based payment processor that focuses on providing bitcoin-processing solutions to forward thinking companies. Typically working with large corporations and institutions, Coin.co’s technology enables businesses to accept bitcoin from their customers, yet receive U.S. dollars into their bank accounts. With extensive history in the Bitcoin space, Coin.co’s team provides expertise, regulatory guidance and heightened diligence on its clients' bitcoin transactions.
Ziel
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Ziel, Inc. PBC, founded in 2015 and based in New York, specializes in the design, manufacturing, and retail of athletic apparel. The company focuses on creating apparel that supports athletes in their fitness pursuits. Ziel offers on-demand athletic apparel produced in the USA, utilizing machine learning technology to generate custom brand designs. This innovative approach allows athletes to browse, discover, and purchase a variety of sports apparel and accessories tailored to their needs.
Howl
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Howl is a marketplace connecting creators and brands for transparent collaboration and growth. Howl's tools empower creators to earn more and grow their communities, while brands achieve their goals through authentic partnerships. Howl was formerly known as Narrativ.
Senvol
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Senvol includes data-driven machine learning algorithms that analyze the relationships between AM process parameters and material performance.
Project September
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Project September is a mobile shopping app that allows a deeper, more immediate connection between fashion and design influencers, their audiences and the brands they love. For the first time ever, consumers can bridge the gap between online shopping and social browsing by tapping an image to instantly make a purchase. It takes advantage of the rapidly growing wave of user-generated fashion content to create a beautifully immersive experience that users don’t want to end. The visual shopping platform is designed as a shoppable, digital magazine spread, where individuals share their work and direct their followers to where an item can be purchased. The app allows users to discover and immediately shop fashion and beauty images pulled directly from social media platforms like Instagram or Pinterest. Project September was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.
Concord Systems
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Concord Systems Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in a distributed stream processing framework designed for high-performance data processing jobs. Utilizing C++ and built on Apache Mesos, Concord Systems provides businesses with the tools necessary for real-time event processing, enabling them to react swiftly to data. The platform supports various applications, including fraud detection, ad bidding optimization, content recommendation, and algorithmic trading. By enhancing data management capabilities, Concord Systems aims to help organizations improve efficiency and decision-making in their operations. As of September 2016, Concord Systems operates as a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Backtrace
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
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.
Wheelhouse.io
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Wheelhouse.io, Inc. is a provider of an online training platform focused on enhancing the skills of software development teams. Founded in March 2015 by John Paul Ashenfelter, Nikolai Chowdhury, and Peter Bell, the company is headquartered in the United States. Wheelhouse.io offers comprehensive training, assessments, and certification services designed to equip developers with the necessary skills for modern software development. The platform leverages technology to deliver effective training solutions, enabling teams to improve their software development capabilities. Additionally, Wheelhouse.io has established a partnership with GitHub, further enhancing its offerings for enterprise software solutions.
Home Captain
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Home Captain Inc. is a technology-driven real estate company based in New York, founded in 2013. It offers a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers and sellers with local real estate agents, enhancing the overall customer experience in the property market. The company provides a suite of services, including a web and mobile MLS-integrated home search app, AI-powered chat support, and concierge services to assist clients throughout the buying and selling process. Additionally, Home Captain features agent screening and management tools, as well as a patent-pending technology for matching clients with suitable agents. The platform also offers specialized services for veterans, providing competitive interest rate quotes and tailored guidance to help them navigate the complexities of homeownership. By integrating these tools and services, Home Captain aims to streamline real estate transactions and support mortgage lenders in maintaining customer relationships.
Innovatively
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Innovatively is a New York-based platform established in 2015 that specializes in providing insights into the healthcare and life sciences sectors. By analyzing public research data, Innovatively helps enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses identify market gaps, understand competitors, and address patient needs. The platform offers a range of services, including market research and competitive analysis, which enable clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of their industry landscape. Additionally, Innovatively assists clients in prioritizing research and development opportunities, focusing on specific assets, mechanisms of action, or therapeutic areas. Through its technology-enabled strategies, Innovatively aims to support companies in developing transformative therapies to combat diseases.
Timescale
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Timescale is a modern cloud platform built on PostgreSQL, specializing in time-series data, events, and analytics. It provides an open-source SQL database designed to handle large-scale data and complex queries, making it particularly suited for applications involving the Internet of Things (IoT). By integrating directly into the query planner and execution engine, Timescale enhances performance through advanced distributed query optimizations. This enables users to effectively organize, store, analyze, and derive insights from time-series and machine data. With a global workforce and strong backing from prominent investors, Timescale aims to empower software developers and businesses around the world to innovate in computing.
Timescale
Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Timescale is a modern cloud platform built on PostgreSQL, specializing in time-series data, events, and analytics. It provides an open-source SQL database designed to handle large-scale data and complex queries, making it particularly suited for applications involving the Internet of Things (IoT). By integrating directly into the query planner and execution engine, Timescale enhances performance through advanced distributed query optimizations. This enables users to effectively organize, store, analyze, and derive insights from time-series and machine data. With a global workforce and strong backing from prominent investors, Timescale aims to empower software developers and businesses around the world to innovate in computing.
Cohero Health
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Cohero Health offers a proprietary connected health platform for those with respiratory illness. Its sensor-based technology and engaging platform improve medication adherence and care coordination between patients and their care providers. The company offers a suite of tools and technology comprises form flexible inhaler sensors, mobile spirometers, to track real-time adherence and lung function, and a mobile application accessible on iPhone, iWatch, and Android. Cohero Health was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York.
Augmate
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Augmate offers an IoT and wearable device management platform that allows organizations to develop end-point solutions, bringing the power of IoT, blockchain, and AI to the world. The company's goal is to connect all things with the same powerful simplicity of wearables. The company's blockchain-based protocol-agnostic platform provides growth that enables enterprises to manage IoT devices. It aggregates sensor data through a secure network of wearable devices and beacons. To optimize conditions for safe and productive actions, it manages the distribution of information across a workforce. The company's current hardware partners are Google Glass, Vuzix, Epson, Uvex, Recon Instruments, and Optinvent. Augmate was founded in 2013 and is based in New York.
Modalyst
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Modalyst is dropshipping automation software for ecommerce businesses. Modalyst automates the ecommerce dropshipping operations for online stores and connects them to the best suppliers and items to dropship. Modalyst gives storeowners all the workflow tools to manage suppliers, import product catalogs, sync inventory data, and process orders. Modalyst has direct integrations with Shopify, Wix, and Bigcommerce platforms.
Portal
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Portal is an innovative digital video sharing platform that changes how people earn money from their content. Portal has no secret algorithms that tracks every move instead, viewers can instantly send creators $0.10-$100 to show their appreciation.
VA Loan Captain
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
VA Loan Captain is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in New Jersey. It operates a comprehensive platform, VALoanCaptain.com®, which offers a range of housing, benefits, education, and services specifically designed for current and former service members. The company focuses on helping veterans access valuable information and services related to homeownership, providing competitive interest rate quotes on various loan types. VA Loan Captain is committed to empowering veterans by employing them and supporting non-profits and charities that serve the veteran community. While it collaborates with veteran-focused organizations, it is independent and not affiliated with the VA or any government agency.
SpokenLayer
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
SpokenLayer is a full-service creative studio that specializes in producing custom, short-form digital audio content. The company transforms written stories into engaging audio narratives and provides services for producing, distributing, and monetizing voice experiences. By understanding how modern listeners interact with digital audio, SpokenLayer helps advertisers and brands to effectively engage audiences through smart speakers and other platforms. Their expertise in creating compelling audio content has proven beneficial for various clients seeking to establish a presence in the audio medium.
Drilling Analytics
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Drilling Analytics provides analytics to oil companies.
Hitlist
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Hitlist is a travel app platform that serves up bargain-priced flights and travels deals. Hitlist allows users to build and share lists of places they'd like to go, then sends alerts when there are good deals to travel to those places. More than 750k users come Hitlist for inspiration and travel ideas to decide where and when to travel. The company have over 5 million monthly views of destination content and 15,000 trips booked per month. Hitlist was voted TIME's Best Apps of the Year 2016 and featured in Inc., Business Insider, TechCrunch, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, U.S. News, Bazaar and more. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Related Noise
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Related Noise is a social media platform focused on interactive content marketing. Its service includes features such as advanced search filters, full startup and investor profiles, custom follow-lists, weekly follow-list emails, industry heat maps, startup benchmarking, network maps, and market stats. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, United States.
Nagare Water
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Nagare is working to achieve a new standard of water purity that promotes optimized health and wellness.
Synaptix
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Synaptix They simplify and de-risk the operation of Wireless networks by providing a range of expert services to Venue owners. Because They do nothing else (WiFi and 4g), They are able to invest in the technology and people needed to achieve excellence in Their field and provide Their customers with insightful, reliable, transparent and cost-effective support across the UK and Ireland. As part of Their application provision They can also provide, by Their partnership with top grade public WiFi providers in venues across many sectors and Guest WiFi in Corporate Offices. Now that a Venue’s WiFi infrastructure is being used by more and more applications, rather than just for Public WiFi They believe that Venues should own this infrastructure so that they can control the quality.
Mast Mobile
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Mast Mobile, Inc. developed an online mobile communication platform aimed at enhancing workplace communication. The platform allows users to consolidate work-related calls and texts under a single number on their mobile devices, enabling them to manage both personal and professional communications seamlessly. Additionally, Mast Mobile integrates with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, facilitating better tracking and analysis of client interactions for sales teams. The company, originally founded as Grid Mobile in 2013 and based in New York, served both individuals and businesses. However, it ceased operations on June 15, 2017, after facing challenges in securing further funding.
Social Data Collective
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Social Data Collective is fueling the personal data revolution. They allow consumers like YOU to monetize your personal data. You share data on the things you love with your favorite brands, and in return you get access to the products and services that matter to you. Their philosophy is simple: the more you share, the more you earn.
Hopscotch
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Hopscotch Technologies, Inc. is a New York-based company that develops and distributes a programming application designed specifically for children. Launched in 2011, the Hopscotch app enables kids to design, code, and share their own games and art, fostering organic learning through a user-friendly interface tailored for touchscreen devices. By providing an open-ended environment, the app encourages creativity and engagement, allowing users to create their own versions of popular games while learning coding concepts. Hopscotch aims to empower young individuals to explore technology and develop essential programming skills in an enjoyable manner.
eCreditHero
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
eCreditHero Inc. is a New York-based company that has been operational since 2013. It specializes in providing an online application platform designed to help consumers repair and manage their credit effectively. The platform aims to empower individuals, particularly working people, by addressing their financial needs and facilitating better credit management. Through its services, eCreditHero offers tools and resources that assist users in improving their credit scores and overall financial health.
Fetcher
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Fetcher's mission is to make it fast, easy, and fun for organizations to find the right person, for the right job, at the right time. Fetcher helps companies find candidates whose talents, interests, and experience best match the needs of the job and the culture of the team. Fetcher believes when the right person is in the right role, the real magic happens. Fetcher was built to reduce the pain and expense of hiring so that organizations can focus their time on attracting talent and nurturing the growth and development of their people. Fetcher is committed to investing in long-term partnerships with organizations who see talent as their greatest asset, and Fetcher creates the tools that empower their growth.
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