MassChallenge

MassChallenge is a non-equity startup accelerator headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK. Founded in 2009, it focuses on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting high-potential startups across various industries globally. MassChallenge provides expert mentorship, a tailored curriculum, and access to corporate partners without taking any equity from the startups. Its programs, including specialized initiatives like MassChallenge FinTech and MassChallenge HealthTech, aim to facilitate partnerships between startups and established companies to drive innovation and growth. To date, MassChallenge has helped over 1,200 alumni raise more than $2 billion in funding and create over 65,000 jobs, demonstrating its significant impact on the global innovation ecosystem.

Cait Brumme

Acting CEO

Cait Brumme

Managing Partner

Siobhan Dullea

CEO

Matt Lashmar

Managing Director

Camila Lecaros

Managing Director

Yonit Serkin

Managing Director

Devon Sherman

Founding Director, Head of MassChallenge FinTech

Michelle Williams

Vice President and Head of Texas Strategy

Past deals in Mobile Advertising

MoviWear

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
MoviWear specializes in the development of safety wearables for children, specifically a tracking smartwatch that facilitates seamless communication between parents and their kids. This innovative device is water-resistant and incorporates advanced technology, including anti-intrusion and malware protection, as well as safe zone monitoring features. These functionalities empower parents to accurately track their child's location, providing peace of mind in situations where a child may go missing. MoviWear focuses on enhancing child safety through reliable and user-friendly wearable technology.

Appdrop

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
For many teams, it can be both onerous and expensive to create professional mobile apps and validate the potential of their idea - especially for small or nontechnical teams. The main options at their disposal are: hiring engineers, outsourcing developments, learning programming, or using flawed no-code app builders. Appdrop aims to have each user experience the ease of use of our no-code solution, speed in which they're able to rapidly develop their mobile application, and quality of their polished, finished product.

Makeena

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Makeena is a mobile and web-based platform that connects healthy and eco-friendly brands with shoppers who are looking for good for them, good for their family, and good for the planet products. For the Brand, Makeena provides a streamlined, location-aware mobile and web consumer engagement platform for natural and sustainable brands, automating tracking and redemption for the shopper across multiple platforms, brands, and retailers at the point of purchase (online or in-store) for a single shopper account. By pushing location and context-aware incentives to shoppers, then tracking and rewarding their engagement, brands build new shoppers, and increase loyalty and repeat purchases. On the backend, brands upload their own information and decide where, when, and how much to offer. Makeena then collects the shopper data and provides the brands with a way to analyze and manage that data, delivering to the brands deeper shopper insights, where their products are located (in what stores and where on the shelf), and what encourages their shoppers to stay loyal to them.

Qortex

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
CatapultX is utilizing AI to integrate brands into video, anywhere.

Mobilized Construction

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Mobilized Construction Ltd, founded in 2015 and based in Cardiff, United Kingdom, specializes in developing smart sensors that attach to the dashboards of operating vehicles. These sensors collect ultra-high frequency seismic data and time-series data on road conditions without requiring user interaction, thus incurring no additional operational costs. The company also provides a software platform that enables local governments to analyze this data through automated AI analytics and data visualization tools. By facilitating the monitoring of road surface quality and construction work, Mobilized Construction helps local governments make timely and cost-effective repairs, ultimately extending the lifespan of road infrastructure.

ShanenLi

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Saas and Mobile App

Voike

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Voike has developed a digital music platform tailored for emerging markets, focusing on the unique consumption habits of users in these regions. The platform allows advertisers to effectively reach this audience through both online and offline channels. Additionally, Voike offers a social media solution that facilitates voice-based communications, enabling users to share messages with friends and family. This service is particularly beneficial for prepaid cellphone users who may not have access to unlimited data, as it simulates an online experience that allows for the distribution of voice messages across various social media platforms. Through these innovations, Voike aims to enhance digital media engagement in emerging markets.

Node

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Node is a private platform that allows brands to have their products sampled and promoted by hundreds of verified micro-influencers. Node supports over 100 brands across North America in generating UGC content through campaigns that are streamlined and data-driven.

BrandMe

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Nuestra empresa crea herramientas y tecnología innovadora para marcas líderes a nivel global con Creadores de Contenido influyente ayudando a una correcta colaboración recompensada por generar y distribuir contenido patrocinado. Desde el 2013 hemos completado más de 2 millones de transacciones para nuestros clientes que van desde pequeñas empresas y startups hasta organizaciones Fortune 500. Democratizamos los medios La manera de crear, consumir y compartir contenido ha cambiado, por ello logramos que cualquier persona como estudiantes universitarios y amas de casa o celebridades, periodistas y bloggers tengan la oportunidad de monetizar sus redes sociales vía piezas de contenido creativas e influyentes.

Moving Analytics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Moving Analytics. is a tele-health company dedicated to helping people thrive after heart disease. Our flagship product is Movn a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program that leverages evidence based guidelines, behavioral science, remote monitoring and personalized coaching to help patients recover to full health after a cardiac event. Movn is currently used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Highmark Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente Northwest and many more health systems across the US.

Cactivate

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Developer of an AI-powered dashboard platform designed to increase an online store's return on advertisement spending. The company's platform leverages machine learning models and big data to fully supercharge the real-time prediction, creation, and optimization of new campaigns, generate timely reports to facilitate data-driven decisions, and perform creative testing to generate lead conversions, enabling owners of online retail stores to manage and optimize advertisement campaigns.

AD Knight

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
A.D Knight is developing the most innovative technologies for non-cooperative people’s location data acquisition, understanding and predicting allowing safer driving and improving the cities of today and tomorrow. A.D Knight's solution allows radiolocation of vehicles, pedestrians and micro-mobility platforms based on its proprietary technology for wireless devices detection and classification. The technology allows a real-time, non-cooperative 1-meter location accuracy of any WiFi, Bluetooth, and Cellular devices without any hardware and/or software changes in devices while preserving privacy. A.D Knight’s sensor can be mounted on the cities’ infrastructure for real-time pedestrians’ safety, intelligent traffic control and smart city applications. Furthermore, the same technology can be used as automotive sensors for safety applications.

Tink

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Software de Referidos o recomendaciones para Incrementar ventas. Plataforma SaaS de incremento de ventas a través del marketing de referidos. Medición del ROI con analíticas de “referrals” con la digitalización del marketing de “boca a boca”. Software “Member gets Member”

Moving Analytics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Moving Analytics. is a tele-health company dedicated to helping people thrive after heart disease. Our flagship product is Movn a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program that leverages evidence based guidelines, behavioral science, remote monitoring and personalized coaching to help patients recover to full health after a cardiac event. Movn is currently used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Highmark Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente Northwest and many more health systems across the US.

DoBrain

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Global Award Winning education app for children of ages 2-7 (SaaS)

Mobile Pixels

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
A lightweight, portable dual secondary monitor for your laptop. Mobile Pixels - For anywhere work takes you.

Decidata

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Decidata develops solutions to help companies bridge the gap between their online and offline marketing strategy. Decidata's proprietary technology detects, monitors and analyzes every TV commercial, allowing our clients to synchronize them in real time with their digital marketing campaigns. This solution is a first step towards a full digital integration of marketing campaign purchase and monitoring, based on Programmatic TV and Digital Billboards.

Socialyte

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
SOCIALYTE is an agency that connects brands to 500 hand-selected tastemakers, representing branded media on over 60% of the world's most followed personal style blogs, as well as digital properties for Vanity Fair, Glamour, Details, Lucky, and Teen Vogue. In the past year, we've launched 500+ native advertising campaigns for Fortune 500 companies such as Coca Cola, Intel, 3M, NBC Universal, and fashion and beauty brands such as Coach, Olay, Nivea, IWC, Gap, Nordstrom, Diesel, Guess, and H&M.

Walkli

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Walkli is a platform that consolidates the experiences of locals, travel professionals, and fellow travelers to assist users in planning their activities and destinations during travel. By offering guided walking routes and sharing sightseeing maps, Walkli aims to modernize urban exploration and provide a social approach to travel planning. This service enables users to discover what to do and where to go upon their arrival at various travel locations, enhancing their overall travel experience.

Echome

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
EchoMe takes advantage of social media and smartphones to make the relationship between small businesses and customers ubiquitous. Their app helps customers and users share rich reviews with their friends, discover new experiences and stay in touch with the local businesses they love.

Abraxas Technology

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Abraxas Technology is bringing outdoor advertising into the digital age using patent-pending technology that tracks the frequency and duration of impressions and captures conversion rates. Our mission is to make outdoor advertising as effective as online advertising.

MirrAR

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
MirrAR.io specializes in an augmented reality platform tailored for innovative fashion brands, enabling a seamless integration with existing online websites, mobile applications, and social media channels. This platform enhances the customer experience by allowing consumers to visualize their preferred fit, color, and style, ultimately driving engagement and increasing sales. By providing an immersive shopping experience, MirrAR.io has demonstrated the potential to achieve up to a 25% conversion rate on website trials and a sales increase exceeding 37%. The company focuses on delivering responsive customer experiences that foster strong customer advocacy and loyalty.

Moving Analytics

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Moving Analytics. is a tele-health company dedicated to helping people thrive after heart disease. Our flagship product is Movn a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program that leverages evidence based guidelines, behavioral science, remote monitoring and personalized coaching to help patients recover to full health after a cardiac event. Movn is currently used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Highmark Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente Northwest and many more health systems across the US.

MoComics

Grant in 2017
MoComics disrupts the rules of comics editing business in providing an internet based service plateform sustaining a unique - immersive, tactile and enriched reading experience on mobile. Mocomics connects new and confirmed Comics, manga, graphic novels and children books authors with their worldwide growing millennial audience, while offering direct revenue generation for authors through own production, direct readers funding and content sales via own on-line / mobile shop.

Adhark

Grant in 2017
Adhark is an image performance software company that quantifies design to elevate brand performance. The Adhark Platform uses patented artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to understand the visual preferences of consumer audiences, guide creative decision-making, and deliver marketing success through enhanced imagery. Adhark also developed and maintains the I-Score™, which is relied on by creative and marketing professionals to evaluate the resonance of imagery. Headquartered in Boston, Adhark’s award-winning application of AI technology demystifies the impact of creative art, exposing a variety of unforeseen visual stimuli that ignite engagement. Join the Adhark Community and be a part of the movement: www.adhark.com.

Traxx

Grant in 2017
TRAXX includes a robust, FCC/CE certified tracking device, per-configured right off the box to work worldwide (except Korea and Japan - sorry), a great-looking app (iOS and Android) and a 2 years global data plan. It is easily mounted on every motorcycle type and can be used anywhere, you can even cross boarders with it at no extra cost.

Latch Mobile

Grant in 2017
Latch Mobile offers a subscription-based service designed to assist parents in managing their children's smartphone usage while ensuring their safety. Utilizing patent-pending technology, the mobile application tracks children's activities on their devices, providing alerts for potentially harmful content, risky conversations, or dangerous behaviors without intrusive monitoring. This approach empowers parents to intervene proactively before issues escalate, addressing concerns such as exposure to inappropriate material, cyberbullying, and risky online interactions. The application allows parents to maintain control over data privacy, monitor application usage, and identify suspicious activities, thereby equipping them with the necessary information and resources to protect their children in a digital landscape.

Oomf

Grant in 2017
Oomf, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company established in 2015, specializing in the design and development of a cloud-based software platform that facilitates the sharing economy. The platform allows users to locate and temporarily use shareable devices, primarily focusing on portable chargers for smartphones and laptops. Oomf partners with manufacturers to integrate their products into its system, making them accessible for short-term use at low or no cost to consumers. The company primarily operates on collegiate campuses but plans to expand into other markets and explore additional shareable product integrations. Their application offers features such as theft prevention, managed support, and usage statistics, ensuring that users remain charged and connected. Oomf envisions a future where any shareable item can be accessed through its platform.

Mykidzday

Grant in 2017
myKidzDay, is a high impact, high growth and disruptive company, with over 30,000 active users and 160 paying daycares in 35 states. myKidzday is a mobile app to help daycare providers enhance parent communication & meet state regs for record keeping. It attracts millennial parents, boosts profits while reducing staff time & printing cost. Parents love secure real time updates, pictures, reminders to stay “Informed Included & Reassured”.

Still Active

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
A digital platform aimed at organizing and discovering local events and activities for like-minded people aged 55+ in Sweden. Still Active’s main goal is to reduce loneliness among the aging population through encouraging new friendships and more frequent social interaction. The users list their interests in the app, allowing it to give recommendations on hand-picked, local activities from users, by users.. We encourage our users to organize their own events, where they can share their knowledge and interests with like-minded people. Still Active become the leading lifestyle platform for 55+ in the industrialized world. We are 55+ reinvented.

Museloop

Seed Round in 2017
Museloop has created an augmented reality gaming platform designed to assist museums in developing mobile applications for their visitors. This platform enhances the museum experience by integrating game-based tours that focus on art while delivering relevant and contextual content. Museloop offers templates for various games along with a content management system, allowing museums to quickly generate unique apps by inputting their own content. The platform is versatile, suitable for both permanent and temporary exhibitions, and enables museums to gather extensive data on visitor interactions. By making museum visits more engaging through educational and interactive gaming, Museloop helps institutions connect with a younger, tech-savvy audience.

Snapp Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Snapp Inc. is a mobile business platform based in New York that enables users to create and manage mobile applications and websites without requiring prior technical knowledge. The platform provides a range of tools for business owners to establish their online presence and facilitate user engagement through various solutions, products, and services. Snapp's offerings include Snapp Builder for building applications, Snapp Wave for user interaction and transactions, and Snapp Bridge for third-party developers to integrate into the Snapp ecosystem. The company's services are accessible through its website and mobile applications available on popular app stores.

Otsimo

Grant in 2016
Otsimo, founded in 2016, is dedicated to democratizing early childhood education, particularly for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The company develops innovative games utilizing the ABA™ technique, which supports the educational progress of these children. Otsimo's platform offers a unique experience for families and special education teachers, allowing them to track and assist in the child's learning journey. Their application, which has received accolades and certification from Teachers with Apps, is available on both iOS and Android devices. With a presence in 86 countries, Otsimo serves over 25,000 users worldwide. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has a research and development office in Turkey.

Amondo

Seed Round in 2016
Amondo is a developer of a content curation tool designed to capture and showcase content generated around live events and campaigns. Its platform allows users to create curated feeds, known as Imprints, which compile photos, videos, and social media content related to specific events. These Imprints can be easily shared and embedded across various online platforms, including social media and venue screens. Additionally, the platform offers functionalities for monetization through brand messaging, data capture, and e-commerce, enabling users to derive new value from their content.

Aerotain

Grant in 2016
Aerotain specializes in creating engaging entertainment experiences at live events through innovative aerial advertising. The company has developed a lightweight interactive airship drone that floats above crowds, displaying digital advertisements in various formats such as placards, banners, and posters. This unique approach allows brands to enhance their visibility and marketing efforts from an elevated position, making it particularly effective in busy areas, sports venues, and shopping locations. By combining technology and creativity, Aerotain provides a platform for brands to promote newly launched products and engage with audiences in a memorable way.

Aday Technologies

Grant in 2016
Aday Technologies is a multi-location workforce management app.

Snapp Inc.

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Snapp Inc. is a mobile business platform based in New York that enables users to create and manage mobile applications and websites without requiring prior technical knowledge. The platform provides a range of tools for business owners to establish their online presence and facilitate user engagement through various solutions, products, and services. Snapp's offerings include Snapp Builder for building applications, Snapp Wave for user interaction and transactions, and Snapp Bridge for third-party developers to integrate into the Snapp ecosystem. The company's services are accessible through its website and mobile applications available on popular app stores.

Markable Creators

Venture Round in 2016
BCG reported that 70% of Gen Z discover products through content platforms, not directly on a retailer website. Social commerce is NOW. The global fashion E-commerce digital advertising allocation is $200 billion. Mai is making social visual discovery shopping a reality on every photo and video across any social platforms or devices. Viewers can click and shop the clothing they see while watching videos, such as TV shows, movies, and other digital media. Mai bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce, through a fully-automated AI computer vision technology, a sophisticated e-commerce bidding system, and a user personalization system. At Mai, we have spent three years working with top computer vision AI scientists, AI engineers, and fashion experts that created the world’s 1st fully automated video fashion shopping solution. We are connected with numerous top global e-commerce platforms, with total 200M SKUs available, daily updated with an out-of-stock rate <3%. Moreover, Mai is already live with two of the biggest social content platforms in Asia, with more to come. Mai has won the No.1 winner of MIT AI Idol contest in Jul 2020, and also won the title of “Most fundable company by investment value” at the biggest Asia Internet Conference in Nov 2020.

Widerfi

Seed Round in 2016
Widerfi offers international travelers the ability to purchase mobile data connectivity directly from local cellular networks without the need to change their SIM cards. The service provides high-speed 3G and LTE unlimited data at local rates, making it a cost-effective and user-friendly solution for those who typically disable mobile data while abroad. By enabling a home-like data access experience, Widerfi taps into a significant revenue potential for partnering cellular operators. The company's model not only enhances mobile access for travelers but also paves the way for innovative connectivity options, including sponsored and on-demand services. Widerfi's approach ensures that users can enjoy uninterrupted connectivity on smartphones and tablets, leveraging expansive 3G and LTE infrastructures for comprehensive coverage.

Museloop

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Museloop has created an augmented reality gaming platform designed to assist museums in developing mobile applications for their visitors. This platform enhances the museum experience by integrating game-based tours that focus on art while delivering relevant and contextual content. Museloop offers templates for various games along with a content management system, allowing museums to quickly generate unique apps by inputting their own content. The platform is versatile, suitable for both permanent and temporary exhibitions, and enables museums to gather extensive data on visitor interactions. By making museum visits more engaging through educational and interactive gaming, Museloop helps institutions connect with a younger, tech-savvy audience.

iRecover App

Grant in 2015
iRecover App will connect people, based on their location to others in recovery, meetings & services to help them combat their addiction. iRecoverapp is a mobile App for smartphone's that connects people in recovery from drugs & alcohol and their familes and friends.

Ader

Grant in 2015
Ader, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects brands with eSports influencers on Twitch, facilitating live endorsements to promote various products and services. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Ader offers a range of promotional solutions, including playthroughs where products are showcased during gaming sessions, and shoutouts, where streamers briefly discuss their favorite products. The platform also conducts market research through surveys, allowing brands to gather feedback from verified Twitch streamers and their audiences. This enables companies to understand consumer opinions and engage with the gaming community effectively. By leveraging the vast audience of over 100 million gamers on Twitch, Ader provides a strategic marketing avenue for brands looking to tap into the gaming market.

Jiffi

Grant in 2015
Jiffi's Bluetooth beacons detect when passengers board and when they get off, without them having to do anything but install an app and enter payment details.The automated app works with pay-as-you-go plans and in-app mobile payments. Passengers travel, the app handles payment. Automatically. Transport operators get access to Jiffi's powerful dashboard and visualizations that show journeys from points A to B to C. This gives clear insight for better route planning, smarter pricing, as well as reduced boarding times. Get in touch to see how Jiffi is changing the way they experience cities, one ride at a time.

Moteefe

Grant in 2015
Moteefe is an e-commerce platform founded in 2014 that enables individuals and businesses to sell customized merchandise through social media channels. It offers a comprehensive solution for merchants of all sizes, allowing them to quickly transform their brand and creative designs into market-ready products. The platform caters to both individual entrepreneurs and larger retailers, facilitating the creation and global distribution of custom clothing and merchandise. By streamlining the process of selling personalized items online, Moteefe empowers users to reach a broader audience and enhance their brand presence.

Motiv Intelligence

Grant in 2015
Their solution uses user behavioral data obtained from mobile devices to provide personalized advertisements to website visitors who leave without purchases.

Vendedy

Grant in 2015
Vendedy is a mobile application that connects travelers to local street market foods and products. Its aim is to digitize the 10 trillion U.S. dollar street economy that contains a market size of 2 billion street vendors and 1 billion tourists annually. With vendors grossing up to 14X their annual income via a 10-day beta in Haiti, Vendedy attained partnerships with IBM, Mass Challenge Accelerator, and Manatt Ventures. Since its inception, Vendedy has attained several recognitions, including the 2014 Poverty Alleviation Clinton Global Initiative Commitment, Singularity Top 5 Exponential Breakthroughs, Citi Mobile Fin Tech Top 20, Forbes Million Dollar Prize Top 40, IBM Launch Top 5, Chivas Venture Million Dollar Prize USA Finalist, MasterCard $15k Pitch Winner, SOCAP Award Winner, and the winner of the DEW Startup competition. Throughout 2015, the company continued pilot testing in the Caribbean and the Middle East. Street vendors, locals, and travelers have the ability to upload photos of local products online via their mobile device using the application enabling a traveling consumer to search, purchase, and pay via a message. Vendedy was launched in 2014 by [Christine Souffrant](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/christine-souffrant#/entity), a 2016 Forbes30Under30 retail and e-commerce entrepreneur and is based in New York, United States.

World Around Me

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
World Around Me is a mobile application that assists users in discovering local services and places of interest, such as restaurants, shops, accommodations, and health facilities. Utilizing augmented reality technology, the app enables users to find relevant locations globally by simply using their smartphone cameras. This innovative approach allows individuals to navigate their surroundings effectively while accessing essential services, making it easier to explore new areas and enhance their everyday experiences.

SAY Wearables

Seed Round in 2015
SAY transforms jewelry and fashion accessories into a social experience. SAY is a revolutionary concept that combines Technology, Fashion and Social to bring social networks into the physical world. SAY is built of wearable device with a color display that fashion companies embed into their jewelry and fashion accessories. SAY connects via Bluetooth to the SAY App that controls the device’s functionality and display, and serves as a gateway to the SAY Community and to other social networks.

Vidsy

Grant in 2015
Vidsy Media Limited is a London-based company that operates an online content creation platform designed to help global brands efficiently produce original video advertisements. Founded in 2014, Vidsy connects brands with a community of over 6,000 vetted creators, enabling the development of effective mobile video ads tailored for various digital channels. The platform supports a range of video formats, including short-form videos, GIFs, and animations, allowing brands to quickly adapt to market changes and capitalize on digital opportunities. Through its fully managed services and technological capabilities, Vidsy aims to transform digital advertising, providing brands with the tools necessary for consistent growth in an evolving landscape.

Vidsy

Angel Round in 2015
Vidsy Media Limited is a London-based company that operates an online content creation platform designed to help global brands efficiently produce original video advertisements. Founded in 2014, Vidsy connects brands with a community of over 6,000 vetted creators, enabling the development of effective mobile video ads tailored for various digital channels. The platform supports a range of video formats, including short-form videos, GIFs, and animations, allowing brands to quickly adapt to market changes and capitalize on digital opportunities. Through its fully managed services and technological capabilities, Vidsy aims to transform digital advertising, providing brands with the tools necessary for consistent growth in an evolving landscape.

Widerfi

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Widerfi offers international travelers the ability to purchase mobile data connectivity directly from local cellular networks without the need to change their SIM cards. The service provides high-speed 3G and LTE unlimited data at local rates, making it a cost-effective and user-friendly solution for those who typically disable mobile data while abroad. By enabling a home-like data access experience, Widerfi taps into a significant revenue potential for partnering cellular operators. The company's model not only enhances mobile access for travelers but also paves the way for innovative connectivity options, including sponsored and on-demand services. Widerfi's approach ensures that users can enjoy uninterrupted connectivity on smartphones and tablets, leveraging expansive 3G and LTE infrastructures for comprehensive coverage.

AWR Ideas

Grant in 2014
AWR Ideas is taking contextual advertising outside the internet to the physical world. Imagine doing what Google does on the internet with adwords but in the physical word. According to the place a person visits, the time, the context, to have the possibility to send an ad. To have real statistic feedback on this ads, not just mere estimations. The empathy of an ad is higher if it cares, thus the possibility to become a call to action, if it´s in context the odds are higher to care for it. We develop hardware/software solutions for contextual communication for the real world.

Gameblyr

Grant in 2014
Gameblyr is a mobile game publishing company that aims to transform the collaboration between game developers and publishers. By focusing on fine indie mobile games, Gameblyr seeks to create a more effective partnership model that enhances the game development process and improves the overall quality of the games released. The company is dedicated to supporting indie developers, providing them with the resources and expertise needed to bring their creative visions to market successfully. Through its innovative approach, Gameblyr contributes to the evolving landscape of mobile gaming, fostering a more dynamic and cooperative environment for game creation and publication.

Real Life Analytics

Seed Round in 2014
Real Life Analytics specializes in targeted advertising using advanced artificial intelligence and visual recognition technology. Their software is designed to analyze consumer behavior in real-time, enabling digital screens to recognize the individuals in front of them. This allows for the delivery of customized content tailored to the viewer's demographics and engagement. The company's innovative approach includes the use of plug-and-play AI dongles, making it accessible for environments such as shopping centers and subway stations. By leveraging real-time data, Real Life Analytics enhances the effectiveness of digital advertising, ensuring that the right content is presented to the right audience every time.

Neon Mobile

Funding Round in 2014
Neon Mobile is creating the standard mobile web presence for small businesses everywhere. Neon’s customer is the small to medium business in various sectors which represents approximately 5.5M companies with millions more employees, the backbone of American business and society. The Neon Mobile vision is to link all critical customer interaction and customer facing tasks into one homogenous data model that can be effectively deployed from a cloud computing environment and delivered to multi-channels including a seamless mobile web application experience that rivals expensive applications. All business data will be readily accessed through a simple publishing interface for the business. The identification of metrics and performance information concerning the customer interactions, not web statistics which are in most part not useful to understand the customer’s intentions, will provide beneficial analysis tools for the small business.

Later

Convertible Note in 2014
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

MobiStine

Grant in 2013
MobiStine is a creative and innovative company specialized in building medical and healthcare applications (Apps) on Smartphone for New Parents, the inexperienced couples in Arabic language as it is a niche market and the Arab content suffers from the lack of trusted healthcare information. They have designed the proto type and now in the process of developing the first intelligent and interactive App for New Parents in Arabic language. The App will be fully customized based on the pregnant needs. MobiStine has partnership agreement with leading international medical and healthcare organizations and clinics and so all their apps are written and revised by physicians and professionals in their fields, ensuring the information is trusted and accurate. They pride ourselves on the deep process of appraisal and contemplation They undertake before starting to develop any app, allowing the end-user to feel the unique touches in all their products. MobiStines strength is that their staff consider themselves as end-users, continually asking themselves: how do They want the app to look and feel like? At MobiStine, They design, build and maintain high quality mobile apps (iPhone and Android) and solutions for a wide range of businesses and individuals. They have built their business by working side-by-side with their clients to make sure their apps are developed as requested and become profitable. They take pride in their on-time delivery and ability to meet quick turnaround requests taking in consideration the international standards, customer satisfaction remains of utmost importance to MobiStine, as do consistent quality, constant innovation, product and technology enhancement, process and features improvement, and customer orientation. They aim to deliver cost-effective, interactive, and attractively-designed apps without compromising on quality.

OfferLogic, Inc.

Grant in 2013
OfferLogic, Inc. is a marketing technology company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializing in providing a platform that assists businesses in creating, managing, and optimizing marketing programs in real-time. The platform enables clients to secure exclusive placements on retail websites, present various promotions such as coupons and free trials, and implement trigger-based email campaigns. It integrates seamlessly with CRM and marketing automation tools, catering to diverse teams including merchandising, sales, and retention marketing. Founded in 2012 and previously known as AdAgility, Inc., OfferLogic has developed a significant partner network and operates a range of owned websites, positioning itself as a key resource for businesses targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. As of September 2019, OfferLogic operates as a subsidiary of Rokt Pte Ltd.

Buyjacker

Grant in 2013
Buyjacker is the Mobile Showrooming App that drives sellers to bid on buyers at their peak purchase intent.

INRFOOD

Grant in 2013
INRFOOD, Inc. specializes in providing websites and mobile applications designed to help users make informed dietary choices. The company focuses on personalized nutrition, recognizing that each individual has unique dietary needs. Through its INRFOOD APP, users can engage with advanced analytics to track their eating habits, log ingredients and macro nutrients, and receive real-time notifications regarding food products that may pose allergy risks or do not align with their dietary preferences. Additionally, the company offers the Sugar Cube application, which allows users to visualize sugar content in their food. INRFOOD's services are available on major platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, and the App Store. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, INRFOOD aims to enhance the understanding of nutrition beyond mere calorie counting by providing a comprehensive health and wellness solution.

MCast Analytics

Grant in 2013
In a world of rapid retail convergence MCast Analytics provides the missing link that enables retailers to completely understand their customers’ behavior across online, offline and mobile. We provide a platform that enables multi-channel retailers to, for the first time, passively track anonymous offline customer activity, without the use of an app or loyalty cards, and link this to individual customer profiles.

ViralGains

Grant in 2013
ViralGains, Inc. operates a video marketing platform aimed at enhancing the advertising experience for brands and consumers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, the company focuses on enabling advertising agencies and brands to connect with their target audiences through engaging video content. By integrating videos into various online environments such as blogs, social games, and social news, ViralGains facilitates two-way conversations between brands and consumers. This approach allows marketers to gather insights into consumer preferences and sentiments, ultimately helping them tailor their messaging to generate awareness, motivate intent, and influence purchase decisions. The platform measures consumer interactions with video content, enhancing the overall effectiveness of marketing strategies.

SocialMadeSimple

Grant in 2012
SocialMadeSimple is a provider of social media marketing tools and services tailored for small businesses and individual professionals. The company combines its innovative platform with a team of marketing experts to offer affordable, full-service social media solutions. Their approach focuses on creating unified and cohesive social media strategies that generate results for multi-location brands on a hyper-local level. SocialMadeSimple reaches its target market through a blend of direct sales and marketing efforts, forming Whitelabel partnerships with larger companies that already offer marketing tools, as well as collaborating with local marketing agencies and smaller affiliates. This strategy allows them to effectively serve a diverse clientele and enhance their social media presence.

Movl

Grant in 2012
Movl is a developer of connected applications that enhance the interaction between smart TVs and mobile devices over home networks. The company focuses on creating innovative TV applications that leverage cloud connectivity to enable multi-user experiences. Notably, Movl's proprietary platform has produced award-winning applications, including WeTeli and WeDraw. In 2011, the company received significant recognition for its contributions to the TV app landscape, winning first prize in Samsung's Free the TV Challenge for WeDraw, which provided an engaging living room experience, and earning an honorable mention for WeTeli at CES 2011. Movl's experienced team is committed to advancing the TV app revolution with further innovative releases.

IntegralReach

Grant in 2012
IntegralReach has developed a predictive analytics platform that aggregates data from various sources, including set-top boxes, smart TVs, tablets, and streaming servers. This comprehensive integration allows media companies and inventory owners to enhance the value of the audiences they reach. The cloud-based platform is designed to provide timely intelligence and actionable insights derived from data collected from millions of households. In addition to its analytics capabilities, IntegralReach specializes in managing services for digital content, focusing on information retrieval and data processing.

Redeemr

Debt Financing in 2012
Redeemr is a social loyalty program that works with Facebook, Twitter, and many more social media sites. The SF-based startup lets SMBs, brands, as well as celebrities develop repeated fan engagement on various social media sites and utilize their social presence to fans into customers for their business by rewarding their social as well as customer loyalty.

TapWalk

Grant in 2011
TapWalk, Inc. is a mobile application development company based in Medford, Massachusetts, founded in 2010. The company specializes in creating applications for large events and venues, such as trade shows, conventions, universities, music festivals, malls, airports, and museums. TapWalk's platform enhances the visitor experience by providing location-aware, interactive features that replace traditional paper maps and schedules. The applications include audio and video content, social media integration, surveys, trivia, scavenger hunts, and location-based games, making it easier for users to engage with their surroundings. Additionally, TapWalk enables venue owners to gain insights into visitor behavior and maintain ongoing connections with attendees after the event has concluded. As of May 2017, TapWalk operates as a subsidiary of RaceMenu, Inc.

The Tap Lab

Seed Round in 2011
The Tap Lab is a social mobile gaming company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They make ambitious mobile games for a new generation of gamers! Their games explore new ways for players to interact with the world around them, sparking the imagination, and seamlessly integrating with the real world.

LiveCirrus

Grant in 2011
LiveCirrus is a SaaS company that helps other businesses access Flash, Java, and other legacy desktop content on mobile devices and tablets.

FredRover

Grant in 2011
FredRover is a free, community-driven site devoted to helping you find mobile games, media, tools and business software. FredRover helps consumers discover apps while visiting their favorite websites and gives developers access to wider pools of interested users. We۪ve developed a proprietary algorithm that generates app recommendations that are delivered to consumers in two ways: We partner with web publishers to serve a widget that displays apps relevant to the content of a webpage and we operate a destination website and email service that ingests user information and delivers personalized recommendations.

messageAMP

Grant in 2011
MessageAMP's purpose is to project the marketing messages of small, medium, and enterprise size B2B/B2C companies across several widely adopted digital channels such as social, mobile, email and the web.

Speedbump

Grant in 2011
Speedbump has taken a new approach to addressing the problem of teen speeding and distracted driving, with a smartphone app coupled with cloud computing to encourage a dialogue about driving safety between young drivers and their parents. Speedbump is a research based product with patents pending in driving safety. Their SpeedSmart technology addresses both the consumer and commercial driving safety markets.

SocMetrics

Grant in 2011
SocMetrics, Inc. provides a Web-based self-service platform for agencies and brands. Its platform enables customers to identify existing influencers, understand promising advocates, engage target list, drive desired messages and actions, and monitor and analyze campaign ROI. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As of July 11, 2017, SocMetrics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Grapevine Logic, Inc..

Localytics

Grant in 2010
Localytics is a mobile app analytics and marketing platform that helps businesses enhance their mobile app acquisition, engagement, and retention strategies. It offers a suite of tools that integrate marketing capabilities—such as push notifications, in-app messaging, and email marketing—with robust analytics features. This allows companies to utilize real-time user data for personalized and automated marketing campaigns. Localytics serves over 6,000 apps across more than 2 billion devices, catering to notable clients like Live Nation, HSN, Comcast, and The New York Times. By focusing on mobile and web app engagement, Localytics equips organizations with the insights and tools necessary for improving user interaction and loyalty.

Pushpins

Grant in 2010
Provider of a mobile application that gives consumers access to digital coupons. The company provides mobile coupon application that delivers instant coupons and rewards when users scan the barcodes of products in the grocery store.

inStream Media, Inc.

Grant in 2010
inStream Media, Inc. is a targeted marketing technology company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializing in enhancing customer engagement for brands and retailers. Founded in 2007, the company provides a marketing platform called SmartConnect, which delivers tailored advertisements to customers at the point of sale. This software utilizes various factors, such as store location, time of day, and customer spending patterns, to optimize marketing efforts. inStream Media offers a range of services, including SmartConnect Receipts, SmartConnect eReceipts, and loyalty program integration, as well as in-store marketing and promotional analytics. The company collaborates with national retailers and Fortune 100 brands, including notable names like TimeInc., Kraft, Purina, and Unilever, to transform everyday transactions into effective marketing opportunities that enhance the shopping experience and drive sales.

EveryFit

Grant in 2010
EveryFit powers context-aware applications by tracking movement, orientation, and indoor/outdoor location Using sensors and smartphones.

Mobile Guide

Grant in 2010
Google maps can zoom in to see a building's roof. What if you could zoom INTO the building? On your phone. Our platform allows detailed mapping of large indoor or small outdoor locations on mobile phones. Any place that currently has a nice brightly colored paper map would be better served with an interactive location-aware map on your phone - with lots of info about each item on the map. Add in social media integration, location-based advertising, friend-finding, and more.

Locately

Grant in 2010
Locately is at the forefront of location analytics, specializing in shopper insights services across the United States and Canada. The company utilizes advanced software to analyze semi-continuous GPS data from mobile devices, providing valuable insights into consumer behavior and shopping patterns. By replacing traditional in-person shopper intercepts with a sophisticated big data solution, Locately leverages mobile location data to help clients understand where and how consumers shop. This innovative approach enables businesses to enhance their sales strategies and improve operational efficiency.
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