Andreessen Horowitz

Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in incubating and investing in startups across various stages, from seed to late-stage funding. It primarily focuses on sectors such as technology, including software, cloud computing, enterprise software, and consumer Internet. Additionally, it invests in emerging fields like artificial intelligence, fintech, and healthcare, specifically targeting companies at the intersection of technology and life sciences, such as digital therapeutics and computational medicine. Andreessen Horowitz is committed to fostering innovation and supporting companies that contribute to American dynamism, while strategically avoiding investments in areas like clean energy, transportation, and consumer retail.

Anish Acharya

General Partner

Eric Alby

Partner

Ryan Allen

Partner

Seema Amble

Partner

Jeffrey Amico

Partner and Director of Crypto Startup School

Kofi Ampadu

Partner

Marc Andrusko

Partner

Alicia Barone

Events Partner

Peter Blackwood

Partner

Michael Blau

Partner

Jeff Bramel

Partner, Investing

Sam Broner

Partner

Elena Burger

Deal Partner

Quinten Burgunder

Partner

LeeAnn Caballero

Partner

Connie Chan

General Partner

Sharon Chang

Operating Partner

Zachary Chen

Associate Partner

Alexander Chia

Partner

Zach Cohen

Investor

Annie Collins

Investment Partner

Emma Cooper

Deal Analyst and Chief of Staff

Brian Crnkovich

Partner

Sebastian Cua

Partner and Chief of Staff

Stacy D'Amico

Operating Partner

Allison Davis

Partner

Zach Dicker

Partner

Jay Drain Jr.

Partner, Crypto

JT Evans

Partner

Bryan Faust Ph.D

Investing Partner

Ethan Ferreira

Partner

Pamon Forouhar

Partner, Business Operations

Jason Franklin

Limited Partner

David Garcia

Partner

John Garcia

Firm Operations Partner

Joel de la Garza

Operating Partner

David George

General Partner

Caroline Goggins

Investing Partner, Growth team

Grant Gregory

Partner

Michele Griffin

Partner

Robin Guo

Investment Partner

David Haber

General Partner

Andrea Hall

Partner on the Go-to-Market team

Mason Hall

Partner

Tom Hammer

Partner

Elizabeth Harkavy

Partner

Ronnie Harris

Partner

Leila Abu-Sharr

Partner, Market Development

Oliver Hsu

Partner

Alex Immerman

Partner

Nicole Irvin

Partner

Mindy Isenstein

Partner

Peter Johnson

Partner

Jeff Jordan

Managing Partner

Justin Kahl

Partner

Brad Kern

Operating Partner

Bryan Kim

Partner

Blake Kim

Partner, Enterprise Capital Network

Troy Kirwin

Investment Partner

James Kissell

Partner

Scott Kupor

Managing Partner

Justin Larkin

Partner, Bio Team

Peter Lauten

Partner

Andrew Lee

Partner

Peter Levine

General Partner

Jennifer Li

Enterprise Investment Partner

Yoko Li

Partner

Ginger Liau

Partner, Bio Fund

Kristine Lipscomb

Partner

Bowen Liu

Investing Partner

Seth Lobree

Partner

Insiya Lokhandwala

Partner

Isaiah Lott

Partner

Joshua Lu

Investing Partner, Games Fund One

Josh Lu

Investing Partner, GAMES FUND ONE

Ryan McEntush

Partner

Mehul Mehta

Deal Partner

Michelle V.

Investment Partner

Jeanne Moeschler

Partner

Jason Mok

Operating Partner

Olivia Moore

Consumer Partner

John O'Farrell

General Partner

Nelson Perla-Ward

Partner

Jessica Peterson

Partner - EBC Program and Operations Manager

Becky Pferdehirt Ph.D

Investment Partner

Jewel Pi

Operations Partner

Rajko Radovanovic

Investment Partner

Santiago Rodriguez Lebrija

Partner

Maggie Romero

Co-COO and Operating Partner, Bio+Health

Jason Rosenthal

Operating Partner and Head of Crypto Startup Accelerator

Jay Rughani

Investment Partner

Michael Sandwick

Partner, Consumer

Gil Shafir

Partner

Kristina Shen

General Partner

Jeffrey Silverstein

Partner

Arianna Simpson

General Partner

Sumeet Singh

Partner

Steven Sinofsky

Board Partner

Jack Soslow

Partner

Matt Spence

Partner

Nicole Stanners

Fundraise and IR Partner

Angela Strange

General Partner

Jeffrey Stump

Operating Partner

Jamie Sullivan

Partner

Robert H. Swan

Operating Partner

Satish Talluri

Partner

Kimberly Tan

Investment Partner

Carol Tang

Partner

Adela Tomsejova

Partner, Bio + Health

Dalton Turay

Partner

Gabriel Vasquez

Partner

Melissa Wasser

Partner of Fintech Capital Network

Tyler Wilson

Partner

Daisy Wolf

Investing Partner

Carra Wu

Partner, Crypto Investments

Kevin Wu

Partner

Guy Wuollet

Partner

Shangda Xu

Partner

Zeya Yang

Partner

JJ Yu

Partner, Capital Network

David Ulevitch

General Partner

Frank Chen

Partner

Jonathan Lai

Investment Partner

Matt Bornstein

Partner

Past deals in Social Media

Bonfire Studios

Series B in 2025
Our purpose is to build friendships by creating legendary game experiences that bring players closer together, united in a sense of adventure, exploration and fellowship. At Bonfire being the best means being driven to excel, not as individuals but as a team. We believe that skill and experience are only part of the puzzle – an adventurous spirit, a commitment to excellence and a passion for iteration are essential.

Daze

Seed Round in 2024
Daze is a software development company that reinvents the calendar to be more fun, expressive, and social. Daze is the social calendar for friends to plan events and use creative tools to more vividly capture their time spent together. It’s a social calendar with powerful creative tools for scheduling your future and documenting your past with friends. They hope to unlock creativity, foster intimacy, and inspire self-reflection by reimagining the format of time. Founded by Willem Simons in 2021 and is located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Haz

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Haz is an AI-driven social commerce software that connects friends through their possessions. The platform enables users to track and unlock the resale value of items they own by automatically digitizing them from the point of purchase. This functionality allows users to receive offers on items that they have not actively listed for sale, facilitating the conversion of unwanted items into cash. By fostering connections among friends and like-minded individuals, Haz creates a unique social commerce experience centered around the ownership and exchange of goods.

Quora

Venture Round in 2024
Quora Inc. operates an online question-and-answer platform that allows users to ask questions, provide answers, and engage in discussions across a wide range of topics. Founded in 2009 and based in Mountain View, California, Quora's platform aims to foster a community-driven environment for knowledge sharing, connecting users who seek information with those who can offer insights. The platform covers diverse subjects including health, technology, business, entertainment, and more, facilitating interaction among users with common interests. In addition to its primary function as a knowledge-sharing site, Quora also offers advertising opportunities for businesses looking to reach its user base.

Roboto Games

Series A in 2022
Roboto Games, Inc. is a game development studio based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013 by Curt Bererton and Mathilde Pignol. The company specializes in creating synchronous multiplayer action games for various platforms, including web, PC, Android, and iOS devices. Roboto Games aims to bring friends and family together through casual multiplayer experiences, while also offering mid-core games that cater to a broader audience by incorporating solo gameplay elements. Prior to establishing Roboto Games, the founders created ZipZapPlay, a web and Facebook games company that was sold to PopCap and later became part of Electronic Arts. The studio is recognized for its commitment to developing innovative and entertaining games within the competitive San Francisco Bay Area gaming industry.

Metatheory

Series A in 2022
Metatheory Inc. is an interactive technology and entertainment company building Web3 games, interactive content, social experiences, and other community-driven adventures. Metatheory’s mission is to inspire imagination by connecting people worldwide through immersive worlds built on cross-generational IP.

Captions

Series A in 2022
Captions is an AI-driven creative studio that specializes in developing a video creation and editing platform focused on enhancing the video production process. The platform offers a range of software solutions, including automatic subtitle generation, eye contact correction, language dubbing, and video clip extraction, which streamline content creation. Captions aims to make the process of adding captions to videos both easy and affordable, helping users elevate their storytelling. Additionally, the platform generates accurate, time-saving captions and provides essential data such as titles, descriptions, and hashtags for social media, thereby facilitating a more efficient and effective video production experience.

Mainframe Industries

Series B in 2021
Mainframe Industries is a gaming development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and a presence in Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming. With a team that combines expertise in AAA, MMO, and mobile game development, Mainframe Industries aims to deliver a unique gaming experience that supports cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. The company emphasizes the potential of friction-free access through social networks and streaming platforms to enhance the creativity and engagement of game developers and players alike.

Singularity 6

Series B in 2021
Singularity 6, Inc. is an online game development company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2018. The studio focuses on creating multiplayer games that foster deeper, more meaningful experiences for players. By exploring innovative game design and addressing complex technical challenges, Singularity 6 aims to develop engaging virtual worlds that transcend mere entertainment. Their approach emphasizes community building and social interaction, allowing players to cultivate relationships with in-game characters and enhance their overall gaming experience.

turntable.fm

Venture Round in 2021
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits). Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out. Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify. In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.

Beacons

Seed Round in 2021
Beacons is a website builder designed specifically for content creators, launched in 2019. It enables users to create mobile-compatible profiles with extensive customization options, allowing them to link various content and connect with their audiences. The platform supports multi-SKU creators through features such as donations, e-commerce, and affiliate marketing, facilitating brand monetization. Beacons has gained popularity among hundreds of thousands of creators across social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter, simplifying the website-building process and enhancing the ability for creators to manage their online presence effectively.

Reddit

Series E in 2021
Reddit is an online platform that allows users to submit links, create content, and participate in discussions on a wide range of topics. The company focuses on providing internet content and offers various online services across diverse categories, including gaming, sports, business, cryptocurrency, and television. By fostering a community-driven environment, Reddit enables users to engage with one another, share information, and explore their interests through a unique blend of user-generated content and discussions.

Lowkey

Series A in 2021
Lowkey enables players to automatically save their best gaming moments as video clips and share them effortlessly with friends & communities. Gamers of all types, from casual friends playing 'Among Us' together, to the top pros in esports like League of Legends and VALORANT, use Lowkey to capture plays or full games and share them Snapchat-style.

Caffeine

Series D in 2020
Caffeine is a new kind of broadcast company focused on the creation and distribution of live, interactive content. Our social broadcasting platform makes it simple for people to create their own shows and watch new interactive content with friends. We feature content at the intersection of gaming, sports, and entertainment from partners like FOX Sports, ESPN, BIG EAST Digital Network, DreamHack, Riot Games, and top entertainers, athletes, and gamers. Caffeine has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, hate speech and racism. Find Caffeine in the App Store and Google Play. Learn more at www.caffeine.tv.

Whatifi

Seed Round in 2020
Whatifi is a mobile storytelling platform that creates active social experiences by merging user-generated filmmaking with high production-value content. The platform allows users to watch movies with friends, presenting them with interactive dilemmas at key turning points. This format enables participants to make decisions that influence the direction of the story, fostering engagement and collaboration. By offering a unique blend of interactive video streaming and shared viewing experiences, Whatifi occupies a distinctive niche in the creator economy, enhancing traditional movie-watching into a dynamic and entertaining activity.

Mainframe Industries

Series A in 2020
Mainframe Industries is a gaming development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and a presence in Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming. With a team that combines expertise in AAA, MMO, and mobile game development, Mainframe Industries aims to deliver a unique gaming experience that supports cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. The company emphasizes the potential of friction-free access through social networks and streaming platforms to enhance the creativity and engagement of game developers and players alike.

Buck Stash

Series A in 2020
Buck Stash is a venture capital firm that specializes in seed, early, mid, and late stage investments. It prefers to invest in the social media business and technology sector, with a focus on software, back-end infrastructure, Internet infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise software and services, consumer, business Internet, mobile Internet, consumer Internet, cloud computing, data-storage, social network browsers data-storage, consumer electronics, networking functions, software related biology, biotech, and medicine companies at the intersection of computer science and medicine

E-Pal

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a social platform designed for gamers to find new pals and earn money while playing. The company offers a place where gamers build together as a community to share their passion for games and can find the perfect teammate for their game whether they are looking for coaching, conversation or just making new friends, enabling gamers to find perfect gaming teammates to team up and socialize with.

Singularity 6

Series A in 2019
Singularity 6, Inc. is an online game development company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2018. The studio focuses on creating multiplayer games that foster deeper, more meaningful experiences for players. By exploring innovative game design and addressing complex technical challenges, Singularity 6 aims to develop engaging virtual worlds that transcend mere entertainment. Their approach emphasizes community building and social interaction, allowing players to cultivate relationships with in-game characters and enhance their overall gaming experience.

Overtime

Series B in 2019
Overtime is a sports network designed for the next generation of sports enthusiasts. Based in New York City, the company creates original, digital-first content across various platforms, including YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok, focusing on short-form engagement. Overtime operates several innovative sports leagues, including Overtime Elite in basketball, Overtime Select, OT7 in football, and OTX in boxing, catering to both athletes and fans globally. The business model is supported by sponsorships, brand partnerships, e-commerce, licensing, and media rights, allowing Overtime to engage a community of over 90 million fans and followers. The company has attracted significant investment from notable venture capital firms and industry leaders.

Reddit

Series D in 2019
Reddit is an online platform that allows users to submit links, create content, and participate in discussions on a wide range of topics. The company focuses on providing internet content and offers various online services across diverse categories, including gaming, sports, business, cryptocurrency, and television. By fostering a community-driven environment, Reddit enables users to engage with one another, share information, and explore their interests through a unique blend of user-generated content and discussions.

Caffeine

Corporate Round in 2018
Caffeine is a new kind of broadcast company focused on the creation and distribution of live, interactive content. Our social broadcasting platform makes it simple for people to create their own shows and watch new interactive content with friends. We feature content at the intersection of gaming, sports, and entertainment from partners like FOX Sports, ESPN, BIG EAST Digital Network, DreamHack, Riot Games, and top entertainers, athletes, and gamers. Caffeine has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, hate speech and racism. Find Caffeine in the App Store and Google Play. Learn more at www.caffeine.tv.

Caffeine

Series C in 2018
Caffeine is a new kind of broadcast company focused on the creation and distribution of live, interactive content. Our social broadcasting platform makes it simple for people to create their own shows and watch new interactive content with friends. We feature content at the intersection of gaming, sports, and entertainment from partners like FOX Sports, ESPN, BIG EAST Digital Network, DreamHack, Riot Games, and top entertainers, athletes, and gamers. Caffeine has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, hate speech and racism. Find Caffeine in the App Store and Google Play. Learn more at www.caffeine.tv.

Reddit

Series C in 2017
Reddit is an online platform that allows users to submit links, create content, and participate in discussions on a wide range of topics. The company focuses on providing internet content and offers various online services across diverse categories, including gaming, sports, business, cryptocurrency, and television. By fostering a community-driven environment, Reddit enables users to engage with one another, share information, and explore their interests through a unique blend of user-generated content and discussions.

Rabbit

Series B in 2017
Rabbit is the way to watch anything online with anyone. Discover, share and watch content anywhere with your friends. React and respond in-the-moment or when you have time. Even if you're in a different city, another country, or on the other side of the world, Rabbit allows you to keep in touch while watching your favorite shows together. Rabbit is a Series B start-up that’s backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Goodwater Capital and others.

Bonfire Studios

Venture Round in 2016
Our purpose is to build friendships by creating legendary game experiences that bring players closer together, united in a sense of adventure, exploration and fellowship. At Bonfire being the best means being driven to excel, not as individuals but as a team. We believe that skill and experience are only part of the puzzle – an adventurous spirit, a commitment to excellence and a passion for iteration are essential.

All Def

Series B in 2016
All Def is a multi-platform digital media company and entertainment hub that focuses on curating and connecting a new generation of content creators with global audiences. The company embraces multiracial cultural entertainment in various forms, producing original programming related to hip-hop, comedy, poetry, and social justice. It supports artists and cultural influencers, including comics, writers, directors, actors, poets, and musicians, through diverse channels such as a record label, television and film development, and artist management. Additionally, All Def engages in brand partnerships and live events, allowing viewers to experience hip-hop and other cultural expressions in innovative ways.

Rabbit

Series A in 2015
Rabbit is the way to watch anything online with anyone. Discover, share and watch content anywhere with your friends. React and respond in-the-moment or when you have time. Even if you're in a different city, another country, or on the other side of the world, Rabbit allows you to keep in touch while watching your favorite shows together. Rabbit is a Series B start-up that’s backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Goodwater Capital and others.

Teespring

Series B in 2014
Teespring, now known as Spring, offers a comprehensive platform for creators to design and sell both physical and digital products. The company provides tools and services that enable users to develop products that resonate with their audiences, facilitating the monetization of content. Spring supports creators by integrating with popular social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Discord, and Streamlabs, allowing them to market their products directly to their followers. In addition to design assistance, Spring manages order production, shipping, and customer service, allowing creators to concentrate on building their brands and expanding their businesses. For organizations and clubs placing bulk orders, Spring also offers competitive pricing and design support.

Glow

Series B in 2014
Glow, Inc. is a technology company that develops mobile applications and online communities focused on women's health, particularly in areas concerning menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Glow offers several applications, including Ruby By Glow, which assists with period and ovulation tracking, and Glow Nurture, designed for pregnancy tracking. The platform provides valuable insights, articles, and tips to support women throughout their reproductive journeys, whether they are trying to conceive, avoiding pregnancy, or coping with miscarriage. Additionally, Glow First is a community program aimed at making infertility treatment more accessible by allowing couples to pool resources and offering financial assistance to those who do not achieve pregnancy through accredited clinics.

Julep

Series C in 2014
Julep is the world’s first full-stack beauty brand, controlling every aspect of product development – from concept and testing, to rapid manufacturing and distribution. Julep is the only beauty company that leverages crowdsourced feedback gathered via social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest to create over 300 new products a year. Julep brings products to market 10X faster than traditional beauty brands, launching products first via its Mavens online subscription community, and then expanding distribution to Julep.com, Sephora, QVC, and Nordstrom.

Teespring

Series A in 2014
Teespring, now known as Spring, offers a comprehensive platform for creators to design and sell both physical and digital products. The company provides tools and services that enable users to develop products that resonate with their audiences, facilitating the monetization of content. Spring supports creators by integrating with popular social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Discord, and Streamlabs, allowing them to market their products directly to their followers. In addition to design assistance, Spring manages order production, shipping, and customer service, allowing creators to concentrate on building their brands and expanding their businesses. For organizations and clubs placing bulk orders, Spring also offers competitive pricing and design support.

Glow

Series A in 2013
Glow, Inc. is a technology company that develops mobile applications and online communities focused on women's health, particularly in areas concerning menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Glow offers several applications, including Ruby By Glow, which assists with period and ovulation tracking, and Glow Nurture, designed for pregnancy tracking. The platform provides valuable insights, articles, and tips to support women throughout their reproductive journeys, whether they are trying to conceive, avoiding pregnancy, or coping with miscarriage. Additionally, Glow First is a community program aimed at making infertility treatment more accessible by allowing couples to pool resources and offering financial assistance to those who do not achieve pregnancy through accredited clinics.

Swell

Series A in 2013
Swell is a podcast-like application where listeners also participate in the conversation. It lets users share ideas, ask questions, tell stories and jokes, discuss experiences, provide perspective, and much more. Its listeners can also reply with their own audio posts creating a conversation that is social, fun, and engaging.

If You Can

Seed Round in 2013
If You Can is a computer software company that develops games that helps children to develop their social and emotional intelligence. It features social and emotional learning skills which includes managing emotions, such as frustration, disappointment, and showing empathy for others. The company was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California.

YesGraph

Seed Round in 2013
YesGraph is a developer of a referral recruiting platform that enhances business growth through high-performance invite and referral flows. The platform utilizes machine learning and social graph analysis to optimize user experience, enabling companies to obtain private-referral leads from their networks. By providing a streamlined interface, YesGraph assists enterprises in acquiring high-quality new users, thereby improving their recruitment and referral processes.

MessageMe

Series A in 2013
Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

MessageMe

Seed Round in 2013
Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

Toro

Seed Round in 2013
Toro is built by Red Hot Labs in San Francisco, California, the team behind Farmville and Castleville for Facebook. Founded in March of 2012, Toro/ Red Hot Labs is a group of former app developers and product managers now focused on arming app developers of today with the tools they always wished they had. Toro's mission is to bring best-in-class mobile marketing to everyone. We accomplish this by guiding app companies through the process of setting up and optimizing marketing campaigns. All of our marketing plans run on the Facebook advertising platform.

Julep

Series B in 2013
Julep is the world’s first full-stack beauty brand, controlling every aspect of product development – from concept and testing, to rapid manufacturing and distribution. Julep is the only beauty company that leverages crowdsourced feedback gathered via social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest to create over 300 new products a year. Julep brings products to market 10X faster than traditional beauty brands, launching products first via its Mavens online subscription community, and then expanding distribution to Julep.com, Sephora, QVC, and Nordstrom.

Tomfoolery

Seed Round in 2013
Tomfoolery is a mobile app lab founded by ex-Yahoo and AOL execs committed to making enterprise solutions more consumer-friendly. Its debut app is the conversation platform Anchor. Anchor allows users to share files from Box.com and Dropbox, syncs with Evernote, and lets companies create company directories on the platform — a listing of all employees who are on Anchor — which can be used to find email and phone details, as well as link for chatting.

BeatDeck

Seed Round in 2013
BeatDeck is a big data music analytics platform founded in January 2013 by Josh Mangel and Avi Zolty at Y Combinator in Mountain View, California. The platform offers musicians tools to evaluate key performance metrics, analyze social signals, and track how their music is shared and received by audiences. Through an extensive and user-friendly dashboard, BeatDeck enables artists to gain insights into their overall influence in the music industry, facilitating better connections and understanding of their audience's engagement with their audio content.

Magnet Beauty

Series B in 2012
Magnet Beauty is a developer of a digital sales engagement platform that connects consumers with licensed and brand-trained virtual beauty advisors. This Software as a Service (SaaS) platform enables beauty brands to engage with online visitors, offering instant and personalized beauty advice from a network of certified makeup artists, estheticians, and cosmetologists. By leveraging this platform, brands can enhance consumer engagement, improve conversion rates, and foster brand loyalty, ultimately driving increased revenue. Magnet Beauty is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was founded in 2008. The company is known for its focus on creating enterprise-grade mobile applications and tools, ensuring that brands meet the evolving expectations of today's users.

Airtime

Series B in 2012
At Airtime, we’re changing the way people interact online, making the internet a more welcoming and truly social place. Social networks have the power to bring people together, but they have often proven to do the opposite. In a world of social platforms that filter and curate our lives, social media has made us antisocial. That’s why we created Airtime. It’s a new kind of social space. No matter what you’re into—lofi hip hop, airbrush makeup, or improv comedy—drop in any time. There’s a room for you on Airtime that’s always open, live, and ready to welcome you in. Our company was founded by Sean Parker and is backed by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and a host of other incredible partners. We have a world-class leadership team and over 100 wonderful employees in three offices across the country. We're working hard to create the most welcoming online live social space out there, not only in our product but also in our organization.

SKOUT

Venture Round in 2012
SKOUT is the leading global app for meeting new people and expanding your social circle. Co-founded by Christian Wiklund and Niklas Lindstrom, the SKOUT community spans more than 180 countries, is available in 16 different languages and can be downloaded on iOS, Android and Windows devices. In 2015, SKOUT facilitated more than 680 million connections, and more than 16 million virtual journeys were taken through its Travel feature. The Andreessen Horowitz-backed company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco. facebook.com/skout twitter.com/skoutapp skout.com For any press inquiries, please contact press@skout.com.

Rockmelt

Series B in 2011
Rockmelt is a social web browser developed on the Chromium platform, offering seamless integration with major social media networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The browser features a unique interface known as "Edges," which displays online friends and followed feeds with real-time update notifications. Rockmelt distinguishes itself with a dedicated search field that presents comprehensive search results in a dropdown format, enhancing user experience by allowing quick navigation between results from a single query. Additionally, the browser includes its own URL shortener, me.lt. It is compatible with both Windows and OS X operating systems. Rockmelt is supported by prominent figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and principal engineer Robert John Churchill, known for his previous work on Netscape Navigator.

Canvas Networks

Series A in 2011
Canvas was an internet remix community.

Magnet Beauty

Series A in 2011
Magnet Beauty is a developer of a digital sales engagement platform that connects consumers with licensed and brand-trained virtual beauty advisors. This Software as a Service (SaaS) platform enables beauty brands to engage with online visitors, offering instant and personalized beauty advice from a network of certified makeup artists, estheticians, and cosmetologists. By leveraging this platform, brands can enhance consumer engagement, improve conversion rates, and foster brand loyalty, ultimately driving increased revenue. Magnet Beauty is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was founded in 2008. The company is known for its focus on creating enterprise-grade mobile applications and tools, ensuring that brands meet the evolving expectations of today's users.

Kno

Series C in 2011
Kno, Inc. is an education software company on a mission to "Change The Way Students Learn." We believe engagement is a leading indicator of learning success and grades are a lagging indicator. So we have partnered with over 80 leading publishers to offer more than 200,000 interactive titles that make learning more engaging, efficient, and social for students. They are the same books, only smarter. Each Kno eTextbook is packed with interactive features, assessments, and social sharing tools to engage students at the point of learning. And the Kno platform provides administrators and teachers with the tools they need to easily assign, manage, and monitor their digital learning content and assessments at an enterprise level. As part of Kno's commitment to "Do Well, Do Good," Kno has created the Kno for Good program, a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, to provide $1 for every purchase made through Kno towards a classroom in need. Founded in 2009, Kno, Inc. has emerged as a leader in education software. Kno, Inc. has received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital, Goldman Sachs, FLOODGATE and GSV Capital, and is based in Santa Clara, California. For more information, go to www.kno.com, or follow Kno at http://facebook.com/GoodtoKno and http://twitter.com/GoodtoKNO

X (formerly Twitter)

Secondary Market in 2011
X, formerly Twitter, is a global social networking platform that allows its users to send and read 280-character messages. It enables registered users to read and post their tweets through the web, short message service (SMS), and mobile applications. As a global real-time communications platform, X has more than 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million monthly active users around the world. X’s active group of registered members includes World leaders, major athletes, star performers, news organizations, and entertainment outlets. It is currently available in more than 35 languages.

Tasty Labs

Series A in 2010
Tasty Labs is a startup founded by Joshua Schachter, the creator of Delicious, along with Paul Rademacher and Nick Nguyen, who previously held significant roles at Google and Mozilla. The company aims to enhance social software by focusing on practical utility, allowing users to connect with individuals who can help them solve problems. Tasty Labs offers a social recommendation service that leverages technology to foster meaningful connections among users, emphasizing the importance of useful interactions in digital platforms.

Instagram

Seed Round in 2010
Instagram is a popular photo-sharing application that allows users to capture images, apply filters, and share their content across various social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. Founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in San Francisco, California, the platform enables users to express themselves creatively and discover new interests through visual content. Instagram is designed for both iOS and Android devices, offering a range of customization options for photos and videos. Acquired by Facebook in 2012, Instagram has evolved into a significant social media platform, facilitating connections among users while also addressing challenges related to content, such as the use of hashtags for various communities.

Kno

Series B in 2010
Kno, Inc. is an education software company on a mission to "Change The Way Students Learn." We believe engagement is a leading indicator of learning success and grades are a lagging indicator. So we have partnered with over 80 leading publishers to offer more than 200,000 interactive titles that make learning more engaging, efficient, and social for students. They are the same books, only smarter. Each Kno eTextbook is packed with interactive features, assessments, and social sharing tools to engage students at the point of learning. And the Kno platform provides administrators and teachers with the tools they need to easily assign, manage, and monitor their digital learning content and assessments at an enterprise level. As part of Kno's commitment to "Do Well, Do Good," Kno has created the Kno for Good program, a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, to provide $1 for every purchase made through Kno towards a classroom in need. Founded in 2009, Kno, Inc. has emerged as a leader in education software. Kno, Inc. has received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital, Goldman Sachs, FLOODGATE and GSV Capital, and is based in Santa Clara, California. For more information, go to www.kno.com, or follow Kno at http://facebook.com/GoodtoKno and http://twitter.com/GoodtoKNO

Canvas Networks

Seed Round in 2010
Canvas was an internet remix community.

Kno

Series A in 2009
Kno, Inc. is an education software company on a mission to "Change The Way Students Learn." We believe engagement is a leading indicator of learning success and grades are a lagging indicator. So we have partnered with over 80 leading publishers to offer more than 200,000 interactive titles that make learning more engaging, efficient, and social for students. They are the same books, only smarter. Each Kno eTextbook is packed with interactive features, assessments, and social sharing tools to engage students at the point of learning. And the Kno platform provides administrators and teachers with the tools they need to easily assign, manage, and monitor their digital learning content and assessments at an enterprise level. As part of Kno's commitment to "Do Well, Do Good," Kno has created the Kno for Good program, a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, to provide $1 for every purchase made through Kno towards a classroom in need. Founded in 2009, Kno, Inc. has emerged as a leader in education software. Kno, Inc. has received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital, Goldman Sachs, FLOODGATE and GSV Capital, and is based in Santa Clara, California. For more information, go to www.kno.com, or follow Kno at http://facebook.com/GoodtoKno and http://twitter.com/GoodtoKNO

Zynga

Series B in 2009
Zynga Inc. is a prominent developer and operator of social games, offering a diverse portfolio that includes popular titles such as FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Zynga's games are accessible on mobile platforms like iOS and Android, as well as on social networking sites such as Facebook and Snapchat. The company generates revenue primarily through mobile game downloads, in-game sales of virtual goods, and advertising services, with the majority of its income stemming from online gaming. Zynga's games have been downloaded over 6 billion times globally, reaching audiences in more than 175 countries. Additionally, Zynga has developed a next-generation platform for optimizing programmatic advertising, enhancing its capabilities in the mobile advertising space. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Zynga continues to innovate and expand its presence in the interactive entertainment industry.

Rockmelt

Series A in 2009
Rockmelt is a social web browser developed on the Chromium platform, offering seamless integration with major social media networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The browser features a unique interface known as "Edges," which displays online friends and followed feeds with real-time update notifications. Rockmelt distinguishes itself with a dedicated search field that presents comprehensive search results in a dropdown format, enhancing user experience by allowing quick navigation between results from a single query. Additionally, the browser includes its own URL shortener, me.lt. It is compatible with both Windows and OS X operating systems. Rockmelt is supported by prominent figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and principal engineer Robert John Churchill, known for his previous work on Netscape Navigator.
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