RADICL Defense
Seed Round in 2023
RADICL Defense focuses on providing military-grade cybersecurity solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The company specializes in safeguarding clients against advanced cyber threats and ransomware, particularly those associated with national security interests. By delivering robust protection against nation-state level cyberattacks, RADICL Defense aims to enhance the security posture of organizations that are critical to national defense and security sectors.
Locad is a logistics provider focused on enhancing e-commerce brands with a cloud-based supply chain solution across the Asia-Pacific region. The company offers a technology platform that integrates inventory management across various online channels while streamlining order fulfillment through a network of warehouses and carriers in countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Australia. This infrastructure allows businesses to store products closer to their customers, facilitating faster delivery and reducing shipping costs. Locad's services include auto-scaling fulfillment and on-demand capacity, which are designed to support brands in scaling their operations efficiently. By providing a comprehensive logistics solution, Locad aims to empower businesses to achieve rapid growth and improved customer satisfaction through enhanced shipping capabilities.
Quota Lab
Series A in 2022
Quota Lab is a financial infrastructure company that connects the capital flows of all ventures & startups, general partners (GPs), and limited partners (LPs) to build a venture capital market infrastructure and create a new financial ecosystem.
CoolMate is a Vietnamese menswear brand that specializes in a diverse range of apparel and accessories for men, including sportswear, office attire, and everyday clothing. The company operates exclusively online, utilizing its own e-commerce website as well as popular e-commerce platforms in Vietnam. Headquartered in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, CoolMate focuses on the design, weaving, dyeing, cutting, and finishing of various products such as t-shirts, underwear, shorts, joggers, caps, and belts. By offering stylish and trendy options at reasonable prices, CoolMate aims to meet the fashion needs of modern men in Vietnam.
Pion Corporation is a marketing technology company specializing in video intelligence. It offers "Vispot," an AI-driven platform for video creation and ad automation. This application is designed to assist video creatives by providing automated services for video production and optimization. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Pion enables businesses to enhance their marketing capabilities and streamline the video advertising process.
Breef
Debt Financing in 2021
Breef is a New York-based company that operates a marketing agency platform designed to connect leading brands with boutique agencies for their digital and creative needs. Founded by George Raptis and Emily Bibb, the platform allows users to post projects and search for agencies specializing in various services, including digital marketing, web development, paid advertising, branding, and public relations. By facilitating this connection, Breef helps clients streamline their advertising processes, ultimately saving them time and resources on their marketing campaigns.
Goldfinch
Venture Round in 2021
Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West.
EZ Chow
Venture Round in 2021
EZ Chow Inc. specializes in designing and developing digital ordering software tailored for restaurants and hospitality clients. Founded in 2015 and based in New Albany, Indiana, the company provides a multi-channel ordering platform that integrates seamlessly with existing point-of-sale systems. This application adheres to brand standards and guidelines, allowing for efficient order placement and management. Additionally, EZ Chow offers a hotel and resort ordering integration platform, enhancing the service experience for both customers and businesses. By enabling restaurants and hospitality organizations to control their ordering processes through dynamic tools, EZ Chow aims to elevate brand value and drive sales growth.
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.
Resonate Recordings
Debt Financing in 2021
Resonate Recordings is a podcast production company based in Louisville, Kentucky, dedicated to simplifying the podcasting process for creators. Established in 2014, the company offers a comprehensive platform that combines production, editing, launching, and distribution services. Resonate provides clients with access to a skilled team of audio engineers and branding creatives, ensuring that each podcast reflects the unique voice and vision of its creator. By fostering partnerships rather than merely transactional relationships, Resonate aims to support clients in consistently producing high-quality episodes with minimal hassle. The company positions itself as a reliable and innovative partner in the podcasting industry, helping individuals and organizations effectively connect with their audiences.
Kare Mobile
Convertible Note in 2021
Kare Mobile Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that specializes in mobile dental services. Founded in 2017, it has developed an innovative application designed to enhance access to oral healthcare. The app connects patients with dentists based on factors such as location, availability, insurance, and the specific procedures needed. By offering on-demand, concierge-style dental treatment, Kare Mobile aims to improve access to comprehensive dental care for individuals regardless of their socioeconomic status. The company's mobile dental units deliver services directly to patients, making oral healthcare more convenient and accessible.
Pav*r
Equity Crowdfunding in 2021
Pav*r is a developer of a web-based application designed to assist small businesses in optimizing their time management and leveraging calendar data for growth. The platform transforms calendars into a digital workspace, allowing users to categorize events, organize schedules, and export calendar information, including categories and labels, to an online spreadsheet. Additionally, Pav*r offers visualization tools that generate reports, enabling companies to manage important event details efficiently within their existing calendar systems. By streamlining time management and data utilization, Pav*r empowers businesses to enhance their operational effectiveness.
FlavorCraft
Debt Financing in 2021
FlavorCraft is a provider of contract and private labeling services tailored for the foodservice industry. Founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 2006, the company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of services, including startup guidance, product development, nutritional analysis, fulfillment, logistics, floor stock arrangements, and warehousing. These services enable restaurants, food producers, and retailers to efficiently respond to market demands, manage operating costs, and enhance overall business performance. By focusing on flexibility and operational support, FlavorCraft plays a crucial role in helping its clients navigate the dynamic landscape of the foodservice sector.
Amplify Louisville
Debt Financing in 2021
Amplify Louisville is a provider of an entrepreneurship ecosystem designed to support startups and founders. The company specializes in helping clients explore ideas, build solutions, and launch products, ultimately fostering business growth. Amplify Louisville addresses customer inquiries through various channels, including phone, email, and online applications, ensuring accessible support for its clientele.
Stay Clean
Equity Crowdfunding in 2021
Stay Clean is a Louisville, Kentucky-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in providing a cloud-based clinical treatment platform aimed at individuals struggling with substance use disorder. The platform offers therapeutic counseling and clinical treatment for alcoholics and addicts, helping patients enhance their health and wellness. By addressing negative emotions and promoting healthier coping mechanisms, Stay Clean seeks to support individuals in overcoming harmful patterns associated with substance abuse.
Sampingan
Series A in 2021
Sampingan is an Indonesian company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Jakarta, with an additional office in Singapore. It develops a mobile application that connects businesses with selected and trained freelancers for task-based jobs. The platform facilitates the engagement of agents for temporary work, enabling companies to efficiently find individuals for various jobs that need to be completed. Sampingan aims to streamline the process of hiring freelancers, making it easier for businesses to access a pool of skilled workers for short-term tasks.
Online video platform focused on creators
Studio HQ
Seed Round in 2021
Studio was designed to help creative freelancers take their careers to the next level with personal development, accountability, and community. Studio helps its members overcome self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and lack of clarity through expert-led workshops and Power Groups.
Clover Learning
Debt Financing in 2020
Clover Learning is a company focused on enhancing the education of healthcare students and professionals through innovative video-based training and certification exam preparation. Established in early 2017, it has rapidly emerged as a leader in the field of online medical education, offering a multi-feature learning platform that allows for asynchronous learning. Clover Learning provides a range of products and services, including professional development courses and continuing education, accessible via monthly subscriptions, one-time fees, or institutional licenses. The company has garnered a diverse clientele, including prestigious organizations such as MD Anderson, Mayo Clinic, and Hologic, as well as various colleges and health systems across the United States, Canada, and internationally. Through the use of engaging content, including animations and visual aids, Clover Learning aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of complex medical concepts among its users.
BrainSTEM University
Pre Seed Round in 2020
BrainSTEM University is an EdTech startup that provides a STEAM-based curriculum through its Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The company focuses on enhancing education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by offering an online platform that teaches subjects such as programming, robotics, engineering, and aerospace. By utilizing a gamified approach, BrainSTEM University aims to engage students and enhance their learning experience, allowing them to connect with relevant technological advancements and the broader school community.
MoxieGirl
Pre Seed Round in 2020
MoxieGirl helps to improve mental and behavioral health of teen girls.
Briocare
Pre Seed Round in 2020
BrioCare is a company dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults through its innovative, artificial intelligence-driven senior care platform. This platform leverages voice technology to alleviate caregiver anxiety, offering families comprehensive control over scheduled care events and providing daily reports on seniors' activities and well-being. BrioCare's services encompass a range of support options, including family care, elderly care, virtual home care, senior care, dementia care, and senior caregiving solutions. By focusing on personalized engagement and care support, BrioCare aims to foster increased social interactions and overall well-being for seniors, ensuring they receive tailored assistance that meets their unique needs.
Roborus
Seed Round in 2020
Roborus, established in Seoul, South Korea in 2016, specializes in AI-driven smart ordering solutions for businesses. With over five decades of collective experience in AI, robotics, and international business, the company employs facial recognition technology to identify customers and enhance their ordering experiences. Their SaaS platform automates customer identification, collects data on visit frequency, consumption patterns, and spending habits, enabling restaurants to offer personalized services and recommendations based on customer profiles. Roborus has participated in the METRO Accelerator program powered by Techstars.
Stuccco
Seed Round in 2020
Stuccco is a company that specializes in virtual staging and online interior design, revolutionizing the traditional home staging and interior design markets. It offers a platform where realtors can send photos of vacant properties and receive edited images with photo-realistic renderings of furniture and decor within 24 hours, allowing for faster sales at higher prices. Additionally, Stuccco provides online interior design services where homeowners can collaborate with professional designers to create personalized room designs based on their preferences and budgets, typically delivered within 14 days. The company also serves home goods retailers by creating 3D models of their products for use in virtual staging, facilitating immediate purchasing opportunities for homeowners. Stuccco's services cater to realtors, homeowners, renters, and home goods retailers, effectively enhancing the marketing and selling process in the real estate industry.
SplitPass
Pre Seed Round in 2020
SplitPass operates an online peer-to-peer marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of unused memberships, packages, reservations, and appointments. This includes gym and spa memberships, coworking spaces, travel passes, and dining reservations. The platform enables users to recoup value from underutilized subscriptions by providing a secondary market for these products and services, thereby promoting flexibility and efficiency in their use.
Unitonomy
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Unitonomy is a holding company focused on developing culture management software that aims to enhance workplace culture and collaboration. Through its startups, such as Glvvv and OrgVitals, Unitonomy offers tools that augment communication and provide analytics on employee experience and organizational culture. By tracking collaborative performance and identifying key trends, the company helps organizations improve productivity and foster a more effective work environment.
Unitonomy
Equity Crowdfunding in 2020
Unitonomy is a holding company focused on developing culture management software that aims to enhance workplace culture and collaboration. Through its startups, such as Glvvv and OrgVitals, Unitonomy offers tools that augment communication and provide analytics on employee experience and organizational culture. By tracking collaborative performance and identifying key trends, the company helps organizations improve productivity and foster a more effective work environment.
EdjAnalytics
Series A in 2020
EdjAnalytics is a company that specializes in developing predictive modeling techniques for data analytics. Its innovative platform creates decision models that incorporate business and organizational context to analyze specific decisions and identify various potential outcomes based on existing data sets. This enables clients across diverse sectors, including healthcare, education, athletics, and commodities markets, to make informed and impactful decisions. By providing actionable insights, EdjAnalytics aims to eliminate guesswork and enhance revenue generation for businesses, positioning itself as a valuable partner in the analytics landscape.
EdjSports
Series A in 2020
EdjSports is a data science firm specializing in prescriptive analytics for the sports industry. The company offers a sports analytics platform that leverages proven predictive and prescriptive analytical models alongside custom software solutions. By analyzing comprehensive datasets, EdjSports aids teams in making informed decisions that enhance their chances of success in various strategic situations. This empowers clients to improve their competitive advantage, ultimately influencing their overall performance and profitability. The focus on data-driven insights equips sports organizations with the necessary tools to optimize decision-making processes.
Seoul Robotics
Series A in 2020
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.
Cornbread Hemp
Seed Round in 2020
Cornbread Hemp is a producer of cannabidiol consumer products that focuses on promoting wellness through high-quality, organic offerings. The company specializes in full-spectrum and flower-only hemp products, including gummies, oils, and capsules, all made from organically grown hemp. By partnering with local farmers and adhering to health and legal guidelines, Cornbread Hemp aims to provide effective natural remedies while ensuring accessibility to quality cannabis products. The company was founded in response to the oversaturation of the market with low-quality CBD options, reflecting its commitment to improving the quality of life for its customers through superior products.
Handshake
Seed Round in 2020
Handshake, established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, offers a decentralized naming protocol built on blockchain technology. It provides an alternative to traditional certificate authorities, enabling a peer-to-peer network to manage the root zone file, making it uncensorable and free of gatekeepers.
Eco Inc. is a financial technology company focused on enhancing the value of money through innovative software solutions. As a founding contributor to the Eco Protocol, the company aims to optimize financial transactions and promote efficient banking practices. Eco also develops Bend, a platform designed to offer rewarding financial solutions that align with the expectations of modern consumers. Through its commitment to improving how individuals interact with their finances, Eco seeks to drive a new standard for money management.
VeXeRe.Com
Venture Round in 2019
VeXeRe.com is the largest online bus ticket platform in Vietnam, established in 2013 and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City. The platform facilitates convenient booking for passengers by partnering with over 1,000 bus companies, covering routes within Vietnam and extending to neighboring countries. VeXeRe.com provides a comprehensive service that includes access to ticket prices, schedules, and reviews of bus operators, allowing customers to make informed decisions. In addition to offering a user-friendly online booking experience, the company supports various payment methods, including online payments, bank transfers, and payments at convenience stores, enhancing accessibility for travelers throughout the region.
Seoul Robotics
Seed Round in 2019
Seoul Robotics is a company that specializes in developing advanced 3D computer vision devices and software. Their technology is designed to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots. The company's sensor and platform enable these systems to detect, classify, track, and predict targets and objects, thereby allowing autonomous vehicles to perceive and understand their environment effectively. This makes Seoul Robotics a key player in the field of intelligent robotics and self-driving technology.
Nervos Network is a blockchain technology company established in 2018 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China. It offers a hybrid solution that integrates a public blockchain with an application chain, enabling enterprises to build and deploy decentralized applications without needing to fully commit their technology stack to the blockchain. The Nervos CKB (Common Knowledge Base) serves as its layer 1, proof-of-work public blockchain protocol, which allows for the secure storage of various crypto-assets while supporting smart contracts and layer 2 scaling solutions. The platform's unique design emphasizes security, immutability, and decentralization, positioning itself as a sustainable multi-asset store of value. It also facilitates the capture of total network value through its native token, CKByte, and a network of interoperable protocols, promoting a robust open ecosystem for developers and enterprises alike.
Drivetime
Series A in 2019
Drivetime, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in designing and developing interactive audio games for the entertainment industry. Founded in 2018, Drivetime offers an online platform that allows users to engage in trivia games and challenge friends, family, and co-workers while driving. The company focuses on creating non-distracting, voice-driven gameplay, enabling users to participate in hands-free gaming experiences that can be enjoyed during their commutes.
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.
Bolt Labs
Seed Round in 2019
Bolt Labs, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, specializes in developing privacy-focused solutions for digital asset management. The company's primary offerings include the lightning network protocol, which facilitates privacy-preserving micropayments and non-custodial trading with centralized and decentralized exchanges. Bolt Labs employs secure computation solutions, such as multi-party computation (MPC), to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of user assets while preventing misuse or theft. Additionally, the company is advancing the zkChannels L2 protocol, designed to create a scalable payment infrastructure that integrates with existing networks, including public blockchains. This technology aims to provide merchants with a compliant and efficient means of conducting transactions while upholding strict privacy standards. Through these innovations, Bolt Labs seeks to enhance the security and usability of digital transactions for users and businesses alike.
Flexa
Initial Coin Offering in 2019
Flexa is a developer of a payment application that facilitates point-of-sale transactions using various cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and litecoin. The application allows consumers to make purchases through a unique flex code, enabling a secure and fraud-proof payment experience without the need for liquid cash. In addition to its payment services, Flexa emphasizes consumer data privacy, offering users the ability to share personal information selectively and audit their data sharing at any time. This level of control supports dynamic loyalty and marketing initiatives, ensuring that customers remain central to the transaction process while minimizing transaction times. Overall, Flexa aims to enhance the retail payment experience by integrating cryptocurrency into everyday transactions.
Public Market
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Public Market is restoring the Commercial Commons by building an open, transparent, and competitive architecture for marketplace eCommerce.
Paykii Inc. is a company based in Washington, District of Columbia, that specializes in cross-border bill payment solutions. It provides a platform that connects remittance providers, banks, and mobile money operators, allowing individuals living abroad to conveniently pay utility bills for their family members back home. The service offers access to major utility companies worldwide through a single transaction hub, ensuring secure transactions with bank-level security measures, including HSN authentication and 256-bit encryption. The platform also features real-time account information and fast payment processing, streamlining the bill payment process for users across different countries.
Fig Loans
Seed Round in 2018
Fig Loans, established in 2015 and based in Sugar Land, Texas, is a financial services company specializing in providing affordable loans and financial stability products to low-income individuals and families in Texas. It offers emergency loans, payday loan alternatives, and auto title loans, with a focus on flexible repayment plans and building credit. Fig Loans partners with local organizations like Family Houston to provide more affordable loan options, aiming to help borrowers overcome financial emergencies and work towards a better financial future.
Virtuous Software
Seed Round in 2018
Virtuous Software is a customer relationship management software solution that helps charities raise more money. Its platform aims to help organizations build better relationships with donors and streamline their fundraising efforts. Virtuous focuses on creating tools that enhance donor engagement, improve retention, and increase donations. Virtuous provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically tailored for nonprofit organizations. This system helps manage donor data, track interactions, and segment audiences for targeted communication. Additionally, the platform allows nonprofits to track donor contributions, manage gift records, and analyze donor behavior to foster more meaningful relationships. Virtuous also offers tools to automate marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media integration, and personalized communication strategies, enabling nonprofits to engage donors effectively.
Basis is a company based in Hoboken, New Jersey, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing an algorithmic cryptocurrency protocol designed to regulate supply and maintain purchasing power. The protocol functions similarly to the operations of traditional central banks, which manage fiscal debt to stabilize economic conditions. Basis employs sophisticated algorithms to expand or contract the cryptocurrency's supply in response to market demands, ensuring its value remains stable over time.
Brushfire Interactive
Funding Round in 2017
Brushfire is a full service digital agency specializing in consumer-focused software development. Our team of industry leading technologists shares a passion for creating revolutionary mobile, web, and social experiences. Brushfire has helped redefine digital experiences for entertainment clients such as Showtime and TNT, Fortune 500 companies such as EDMC and Trimble, and non-profits like Compassion International and the International Justice Mission. Brushfire inspired products have received numerous awards such as Apple's App Design of the Year, NRB Mobile Initiative of the Year, 3 Apple Hall of Fame Apps, and a NY Times Top 10 App. Our work has also been featured on CNN, Forbes, USA Today, and Wired Magazine.
Catchafire
Series B in 2017
Catchafire is a New York-based company established in 2009 with an additional office in San Francisco. It operates an online platform that connects skilled volunteers with nonprofits and social enterprises, facilitating meaningful pro bono experiences. Catchafire works with companies to develop employee volunteer programs, offering projects such as infographic design, website visual design, bookkeeping, and brand messaging. As a certified B-Corporation, it is committed to driving positive change in the social good sector by efficiently matching professionals' skills with organizations' needs.
MobileServe
Seed Round in 2017
MobileServe LLC is a mobile application developer based in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on facilitating volunteerism within various organizations, including businesses, Greek organizations, non-profits, schools, and universities. Established in 2015, MobileServe offers a user-friendly mobile and web-based application that allows users to track, report, and measure their service hours, enhancing their ability to communicate the social impact of their volunteer activities. The application provides features such as event calendar integration, real-time progress tracking through leaderboards, and tools to share experiences on social media through photos and infographics. Users can easily record and verify their service work, leading to streamlined aggregation and reporting of volunteer efforts. Overall, MobileServe aims to promote social engagement by enabling organizations and individuals to showcase their contributions to the community efficiently.
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.
Fig Loans
Seed Round in 2016
Fig Loans, established in 2015 and based in Sugar Land, Texas, is a financial services company specializing in providing affordable loans and financial stability products to low-income individuals and families in Texas. It offers emergency loans, payday loan alternatives, and auto title loans, with a focus on flexible repayment plans and building credit. Fig Loans partners with local organizations like Family Houston to provide more affordable loan options, aiming to help borrowers overcome financial emergencies and work towards a better financial future.
Upsie Technology
Seed Round in 2016
Upsie Technology Inc is a mobile application developer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing consumers with an accessible platform to purchase extended warranties for a variety of consumer durables and electronic goods, including TVs, laptops, and home appliances. Upsie's application allows users to obtain warranty coverage at competitive prices without the pressure of sales pitches or hidden markups. The platform enables users to compare warranty options, store digital receipts, and track warranty expirations, making it easier to manage and protect their purchases. By offering a straightforward and user-friendly experience, Upsie Technology seeks to simplify the warranty buying process and enhance consumer protection for everyday products.
Virtuous Software
Seed Round in 2016
Virtuous Software is a customer relationship management software solution that helps charities raise more money. Its platform aims to help organizations build better relationships with donors and streamline their fundraising efforts. Virtuous focuses on creating tools that enhance donor engagement, improve retention, and increase donations. Virtuous provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically tailored for nonprofit organizations. This system helps manage donor data, track interactions, and segment audiences for targeted communication. Additionally, the platform allows nonprofits to track donor contributions, manage gift records, and analyze donor behavior to foster more meaningful relationships. Virtuous also offers tools to automate marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media integration, and personalized communication strategies, enabling nonprofits to engage donors effectively.
Hot Chicken Takeover
Funding Round in 2016
Hot Chicken Takeover LLC operates a chain of fast-casual restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 2014. The company specializes in serving Nashville-style hot chicken, prepared with cayenne-infused paste and accompanied by various sides such as bread and pickles. Its communal dining concept encourages customers to gather around long shared tables, fostering a social atmosphere reminiscent of backyard barbecues or block parties.
Bright Funds
Seed Round in 2016
Bright Funds, Inc. is a philanthropic platform founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in workplace giving and volunteerism services, enabling individuals and organizations to engage in strategic philanthropy. Bright Funds partners with a range of nonprofits that address critical social issues such as environmental protection, access to clean water, basic education, poverty alleviation, healthcare accessibility, and disaster response. The platform offers tools for program administration, employee engagement, and managed donation disbursement, along with a real-time analytics dashboard that allows users to track their social impact and focus on causes they care about. By facilitating these connections, Bright Funds helps companies enhance their corporate social responsibility strategies and meet the expectations of a new generation of donors.
MobileServe
Seed Round in 2016
MobileServe LLC is a mobile application developer based in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on facilitating volunteerism within various organizations, including businesses, Greek organizations, non-profits, schools, and universities. Established in 2015, MobileServe offers a user-friendly mobile and web-based application that allows users to track, report, and measure their service hours, enhancing their ability to communicate the social impact of their volunteer activities. The application provides features such as event calendar integration, real-time progress tracking through leaderboards, and tools to share experiences on social media through photos and infographics. Users can easily record and verify their service work, leading to streamlined aggregation and reporting of volunteer efforts. Overall, MobileServe aims to promote social engagement by enabling organizations and individuals to showcase their contributions to the community efficiently.
Quotanda
Seed Round in 2015
Quotanda is a lending as a service (LaaS) platform that specializes in providing student loan services aimed at democratizing access to education. The company offers a comprehensive online lending platform that enables various organizations, including lenders, educational institutions, and community foundations, to quickly establish affordable education loan programs in any country and currency. Quotanda's technology streamlines the entire lending process, managing all aspects of online lending programs for its partners. This includes program setup, marketing, compliance, credit origination, loan disbursement, and ongoing servicing, such as interest and principal collection, as well as default management. By improving financing options, Quotanda helps students secure loans for their educational pursuits, fostering greater affordability in education.
Vault is a technology company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2013, that specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for student loan management and support. The company offers an intuitive web-based tool designed to assist employees in managing their student debt, empowering them to achieve financial freedom. Vault enables employers to enhance talent acquisition and retention by facilitating contributions to employees' loan repayments while also promoting 401(k) savings. The platform simplifies repayment scenarios and helps users find suitable repayment plans, fostering strong relationships between employers and employees. By addressing the financial burden of student loan debt, Vault positions itself as a valuable resource for organizations looking to support their workforce.
Shenzhen Gowild Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., established in 2013 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in the manufacture of consumer electronics with a strong focus on artificial intelligence. The company produces a range of innovative products, including smart speakers, AI-based housekeeping robots, and holographic devices. Gowild aims to blend cutting-edge technology with design, positioning itself at the intersection of technology and contemporary culture. The company is dedicated to the continuous pursuit of advanced technology, believing that artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of consumer electronics and lifestyle products.