Founded in 2017, Nivoda operates a B2B online marketplace for buying and selling diamonds and jewelry. It simplifies global trade by offering an all-in-one solution for partners, ensuring reliable sourcing and competitive pricing.
Founded in 2017, Nivoda operates a B2B online marketplace for buying and selling diamonds and jewelry. It simplifies global trade by offering an all-in-one solution for partners, ensuring reliable sourcing and competitive pricing.
Prescient AI
Series A in 2024
Prescient AI is a leading automation software provider for marketers and direct-to-consumer brands. It offers precise data insights, helping businesses measure, forecast, optimize, and continuously backtest marketing funnels to save time and money. Prescient's AI-powered platform simulates various scenarios to derive actionable insights, enabling brands to optimize ad campaigns, drive growth, and maximize revenue.
Carewell is a prominent e-commerce platform specializing in caregiving products, catering to the needs of independent caregivers and their families. The company offers a diverse range of products across various categories, including incontinence supplies, nutrition, mobility aids, and items for mothers and babies. Carewell distinguishes itself from traditional retailers by providing a wealth of resources, such as 24/7 access to trained customer care experts, over 300 educational articles, detailed video content, and comprehensive product descriptions. This commitment to customer support and information empowers caregivers to make informed decisions, enhancing their caregiving experience.
Jow is a grocery shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France. The app aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience by providing users with personalized meal suggestions based on their food preferences. It offers a selection of free recipes that adapt to individual tastes, automatically generating a customized menu. Additionally, Jow fills the shopping cart with all the necessary ingredients for the selected recipes, allowing consumers to shop for groceries conveniently and efficiently. The platform focuses on automating the grocery shopping process, making it hassle-free for users.
Brite Payment Group
Series A in 2023
Brite Payment Group is a fintech company based in Stockholm that specializes in instant payment solutions through open banking technology. The company enables real-time account-to-account (A2A) transactions between consumers and online merchants without requiring signup or credit card information. Instead, consumers authenticate their identity using their bank’s familiar identification methods. Brite's platform supports features such as instant payments, instant withdrawals, and recurring payments, simplifying the transaction process for users. With connections to over 3,800 banks across the EU, Brite's services are available in 25 European markets, positioning it as a significant player in the fintech landscape.
Hubii develops data integration and supply chain management software that enables small, independent retailers to participate in major e-commerce channels and brands’ digital sales. The platform connects fragmented retailers with ecommerce networks, turning them into distribution points and expanding delivery capabilities to improve the online shopping experience. By democratizing access to e-commerce, Hubii aims to build a fulfillment infrastructure for FMCG brands within a digitized economy, with emphasis on Latin America. The solution supports retailers and brands alike by streamlining data integration, inventory visibility, and logistics, helping brands grow sales through extended reach and improved customer service.
Zaiko
Venture Round in 2023
Zaiko is an event technology platform designed to empower creators by providing flexible solutions for managing events. The company offers tools for ticketing, streaming, and audience engagement both during and between events. Zaiko's platform enables creators to plan events, sell tickets, stream performances, and build non-fungible token (NFT) membership programs, as well as sell NFT ticket stubs. This comprehensive suite of features allows creators to maximize their reach and revenue while maintaining full control over their content and experiences. The platform also provides an all-in-one dashboard that connects fan data points and generates insights for creators, offering visibility into operations, marketing, and analytics to enhance fan experiences.
Founded in 2017, Nivoda operates a B2B online marketplace for buying and selling diamonds and jewelry. It simplifies global trade by offering an all-in-one solution for partners, ensuring reliable sourcing and competitive pricing.
Elyn
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Elyn is a company that provides an automated and unified sales platform aimed at enhancing the online shopping experience for both merchants and customers. The platform allows e-commerce businesses to implement a try-before-you-buy model, enabling customers to test products before committing to a purchase. This approach is designed to increase average order values and conversion rates. In addition, Elyn offers a return management suite that helps merchants transform product returns into exchange opportunities, further driving revenue. By integrating seamlessly with online stores, Elyn streamlines the shopping experience, managing both payment processing and logistics for shipped and returned items, thus facilitating a more efficient sales process for e-commerce companies.
Smart Break
Venture Round in 2022
Smart Break Brasil is a pioneering company that installs and operates autonomous mini-markets in residential condominiums and corporate settings. Founded in 2018, it aims to transform Brazilian consumption habits by providing convenient access to essential products just an elevator ride away or close to workspaces. The company operates under the "HONEST MARKET" concept, offering a fully self-service shopping experience where customers can choose, take, and pay for items at their convenience. Smart Break's mini-markets feature a diverse range of durable and non-durable goods, including alcoholic beverages, ensuring that consumers have access to quality products at any time of day. By enhancing convenience and practicality in daily life, Smart Break seeks to improve the overall quality of life for its customers.
Fetch Rewards, LLC operates a mobile application that enables users to scan their grocery receipts from various retail outlets, including grocery, convenience, drug, liquor, and club stores. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform allows users to accumulate points through their purchases, which can then be redeemed for gift cards to various retailers. The app simplifies the savings process for consumers while offering brand partners valuable insights into shopping behaviors and the ability to reward customer loyalty effectively. Fetch Rewards aims to enhance the shopping experience by making it easy to save on everyday purchases.
Peeba is a curated online wholesale marketplace that transforms the shopping experience for local retailers in Asia. The platform connects independent retailers with a diverse catalog of brands, offering an extensive range of consumer products, including home accessories, beauty items, and kitchen goods from both local and global sources. By utilizing an AI-based system, Peeba enables retailers to efficiently browse and purchase products, ultimately facilitating sales growth for their businesses.
RABO, Inc. is a Japan-based company specializing in the development of Internet of Things (IoT) collar-type wearable devices aimed at monitoring the behavior and health of cats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shibuya, RABO designs and manufactures products such as the Catlog pendant and belt, which continuously tracks cats' activity data for health management purposes. The company also offers the Catlog home and a mobile application, allowing cat owners to review their pets' activity and health metrics, including weight and urine volume. RABO distributes its products primarily through online retail channels, catering to the growing demand for pet technology solutions that enhance the well-being of cats.
Bokksu is a subscription service that delivers monthly boxes of Japanese snacks and tea to customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and India. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, the company partners directly with local snack makers across Japan to source a curated selection of candies, cookies, chocolate, baked goods, and dairy items. Each box includes authentic storytelling that highlights the history, culture, and traditional craft behind the products, thereby supporting and empowering the communities that produce them. The service offers consumers an opportunity to experience regional Japanese flavors and cultural heritage through a convenient, curated delivery model.
Swell is a headless e-commerce platform that provides developers, agencies, and merchants worldwide with the tools and infrastructure needed to sell the way they want. The platform supports customization and headless integration through an API, a configurable content management system, and subscription management features, enabling businesses to create unique shopping experiences and support complex business models.
Clyde operates a product lifecycle platform designed to enhance businesses' profitability and service quality. Its platform connects businesses, insurers, and customers, empowering insurers with access to online and in-store sales data and enabling customers to maximize the value of their purchases.
Jow is a grocery shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France. The app aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience by providing users with personalized meal suggestions based on their food preferences. It offers a selection of free recipes that adapt to individual tastes, automatically generating a customized menu. Additionally, Jow fills the shopping cart with all the necessary ingredients for the selected recipes, allowing consumers to shop for groceries conveniently and efficiently. The platform focuses on automating the grocery shopping process, making it hassle-free for users.
Cajoo is a Paris-based startup that specializes in grocery home delivery services. Founded in 2021, the company has transformed everyday shopping by offering a fast, reliable, and affordable experience. Operating through dark stores, Cajoo manages its own inventory, allowing customers to place orders for a wide range of household items, including groceries, personal care products, and snacks. The platform is designed for convenience, enabling users to receive their orders within approximately 15 minutes, ensuring that they do not have to wait at home for their deliveries. This innovative approach to grocery shopping streamlines the process for consumers, making it easy to access local products with just a click.
Passbird Research
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Passbird Research is at the forefront, re-writing the internet, the digital infrastructure, and economics. They provide software companies that would come to read about a decade later in internet history books.
Carewell
Venture Round in 2021
Carewell is a prominent e-commerce platform specializing in caregiving products, catering to the needs of independent caregivers and their families. The company offers a diverse range of products across various categories, including incontinence supplies, nutrition, mobility aids, and items for mothers and babies. Carewell distinguishes itself from traditional retailers by providing a wealth of resources, such as 24/7 access to trained customer care experts, over 300 educational articles, detailed video content, and comprehensive product descriptions. This commitment to customer support and information empowers caregivers to make informed decisions, enhancing their caregiving experience.
Fetch Rewards, LLC operates a mobile application that enables users to scan their grocery receipts from various retail outlets, including grocery, convenience, drug, liquor, and club stores. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform allows users to accumulate points through their purchases, which can then be redeemed for gift cards to various retailers. The app simplifies the savings process for consumers while offering brand partners valuable insights into shopping behaviors and the ability to reward customer loyalty effectively. Fetch Rewards aims to enhance the shopping experience by making it easy to save on everyday purchases.
Playbook is a leading platform empowering fitness and athletic creators. It enables them to monetize their content by converting it into subscription-based offerings.
MIRA BEAUTY™
Seed Round in 2020
MIRA BEAUTY is the world’s first universal store and collaborative library for makeup and skincare — made up of over 100,000 products and counting — which translates over 10 million product pages, reviews, and videos into one clear, simple, and personalized shopping experience. Community members are able to add products, post reviews, and answer each other’s questions based on their own, unbiased experience, all while shopping for the best products for their unique features and approach to beauty. For more information, please visit mirabeauty.com and @officialmirabeauty.
Carewell
Seed Round in 2020
Carewell is a prominent e-commerce platform specializing in caregiving products, catering to the needs of independent caregivers and their families. The company offers a diverse range of products across various categories, including incontinence supplies, nutrition, mobility aids, and items for mothers and babies. Carewell distinguishes itself from traditional retailers by providing a wealth of resources, such as 24/7 access to trained customer care experts, over 300 educational articles, detailed video content, and comprehensive product descriptions. This commitment to customer support and information empowers caregivers to make informed decisions, enhancing their caregiving experience.
Jow is a grocery shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France. The app aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience by providing users with personalized meal suggestions based on their food preferences. It offers a selection of free recipes that adapt to individual tastes, automatically generating a customized menu. Additionally, Jow fills the shopping cart with all the necessary ingredients for the selected recipes, allowing consumers to shop for groceries conveniently and efficiently. The platform focuses on automating the grocery shopping process, making it hassle-free for users.
Fetch
Venture Round in 2019
Fetch Rewards, LLC operates a mobile application that enables users to scan their grocery receipts from various retail outlets, including grocery, convenience, drug, liquor, and club stores. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform allows users to accumulate points through their purchases, which can then be redeemed for gift cards to various retailers. The app simplifies the savings process for consumers while offering brand partners valuable insights into shopping behaviors and the ability to reward customer loyalty effectively. Fetch Rewards aims to enhance the shopping experience by making it easy to save on everyday purchases.
ViaBill is a company that specializes in developing an online billing system tailored for online stores, focusing on streamlined invoicing and debtor management. Its system provides a flexible payment option, allowing electronic merchants to facilitate payments for goods and services over a period of up to 24 months, completely fee and interest-free. This approach not only enhances the shopping experience for customers who favor electronic payment methods but also helps merchants increase conversion rates and average order values. By centering the payment process around the needs of online retailers, ViaBill aims to optimize the e-commerce landscape.
Brumbrum is an online retailer of used vehicles based in Milan, Italy, established in 2016. The company aims to transform the car market by providing a straightforward and competitive online shopping experience for consumers. Brumbrum offers a diverse selection of certified used cars, thoroughly inspected for mechanical integrity, safety features, and documentation. In addition to sales, the platform provides long-term rental options, allowing individuals to access second-hand vehicles without requiring an upfront payment. Brumbrum's commitment to customer satisfaction is reflected in its return policies, making it easier for users to find reliable vehicles while minimizing the hassles typically associated with purchasing used cars.
Goop
Venture Round in 2019
Goop Inc. is a lifestyle brand that operates an online platform focused on wellness, curated shopping, and lifestyle content. Founded in 2008 by Gwyneth Paltrow, Goop originated as a weekly newsletter but has since evolved into a comprehensive lifestyle site. It offers a carefully curated selection of products, including apparel, beauty items, wellness products, and home goods. The platform also provides valuable content, featuring expert advice on health, fitness, and mental well-being, along with travel recommendations, cooking recipes, and design ideas. Goop aims to serve as a trusted resource for readers, presenting insights and suggestions in a personalized manner rather than through anonymous sources. The brand emphasizes clean beauty and wellness, exemplified by its exclusive skincare line, Goop by Juice Beauty, which aligns with its commitment to quality and holistic living. Based in New York, Goop continues to expand its offerings while maintaining a focus on authenticity and expert-driven content.
Flux Systems
Series A in 2018
Flux Systems Limited is a technology company that specializes in a digital receipts and rewards platform designed to streamline the management of payment receipts. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, Flux Systems provides a service that automatically links digital receipts to users' banking applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers and retailers alike. The platform is built with bank-level security and utilizes third-party servers in secure European data centers, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations regarding data protection. The company partners with various retailers and financial institutions, including Barclaycard, Costa, and Starling Bank, to deliver its innovative services across the United Kingdom.
Fetch Rewards, LLC operates a mobile application that enables users to scan their grocery receipts from various retail outlets, including grocery, convenience, drug, liquor, and club stores. Founded in 2012 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform allows users to accumulate points through their purchases, which can then be redeemed for gift cards to various retailers. The app simplifies the savings process for consumers while offering brand partners valuable insights into shopping behaviors and the ability to reward customer loyalty effectively. Fetch Rewards aims to enhance the shopping experience by making it easy to save on everyday purchases.
Jow is a grocery shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France. The app aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience by providing users with personalized meal suggestions based on their food preferences. It offers a selection of free recipes that adapt to individual tastes, automatically generating a customized menu. Additionally, Jow fills the shopping cart with all the necessary ingredients for the selected recipes, allowing consumers to shop for groceries conveniently and efficiently. The platform focuses on automating the grocery shopping process, making it hassle-free for users.
Clique Brands Inc. is a media and marketing company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2006. It operates a variety of consumer brands, including Who What Wear, MyDomaine, Byrdie, CollegeFashionista, and Obsessee, focusing on content and products that appeal to millennial women and Gen Z girls. The company integrates data science with its editorial expertise to produce engaging content and marketing strategies. Clique's offerings include CMG Studios, an in-house creative agency, and INF Network, which represents over 55 prominent bloggers and influencers, providing integrated advertising solutions. In 2016, Clique launched its first clothing and accessories line in collaboration with Target, which has since become a leading performer for the retailer.
Founded in 2014, Shipt operates an online platform that connects members with grocery items and essentials from local stores. It offers delivery services, allowing users to shop conveniently and have their purchases delivered directly to their doorstep.
Founded in 2013 by Drexel University students Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, Gopuff is a pioneering instant commerce platform that delivers essential products directly to consumers' doorsteps. Its extensive product range includes over-the-counter medicine, baby food, cleaning supplies, snacks, beverages, and select alcoholic drinks, ensuring customers can satisfy their needs and cravings promptly.
Founded in 2014, Shipt operates an online platform that connects members with grocery items and essentials from local stores. It offers delivery services, allowing users to shop conveniently and have their purchases delivered directly to their doorstep.
Thrive Market
Series B in 2016
Founded in 2014, Thrive Market is an online membership-based marketplace dedicated to making healthy living accessible and affordable. It offers over 5,000 organic and non-GMO products across various categories such as food, health, home, and beauty. The company operates on a social mission, matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need.
Farfetch is an online platform established in 2008 that connects buyers and sellers in the luxury fashion sector. It collaborates with over 1,000 independent boutiques and luxury brands, offering a diverse range of products, including clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company operates a comprehensive e-commerce website that enables these retailers to showcase their inventories to nearly a million active customers. Farfetch's technology infrastructure is designed to facilitate the luxury fashion ecosystem, featuring an API-enabled proprietary technology stack that supports applications, services, and data management. The platform also includes the Browns stores and the New Guard Group, enhancing its retail capabilities. Farfetch generates revenue by charging a commission on sales made through its marketplace, typically exceeding 30%.
Vicampo GmbH is a Mainz-based company that specializes in the online sale of wine. It operates an e-commerce platform that connects consumers directly with over 25,000 experienced and emerging winemakers from Germany and around the world. By facilitating direct shipments from these wineries, Vicampo supports smaller producers with cost-effective storage and shipping solutions. The company emphasizes quality assurance, as wines are not only vetted by its experts but also reviewed by customers, ensuring a diverse selection of premium products for wine enthusiasts.
MADE
Venture Round in 2015
Made.com Design Limited specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing high-end furniture, making luxury home design accessible to consumers. Founded in 2009 and based in London, the company connects customers directly with designers, eliminating middlemen to offer high-quality, made-to-order products at competitive prices. Made.com features a diverse range of furniture, including sofas, chairs, tables, lighting, storage solutions, and bedding, catering to various styles and needs. By selling exclusively online and avoiding showrooms and warehouses, the company minimizes waste and surplus stock, producing items in response to grouped customer orders every seven days. This approach enables Made.com to provide furniture typically priced 70-85% lower than traditional retailers. The brand collaborates with renowned designers and skilled craftsmen, ensuring quality while maintaining affordability. With a growing customer base, Made.com continues to transform the furniture market by offering stylish, well-crafted pieces that enhance home environments.
Global Savings Group
Series B in 2015
Founded in 2012, Global Savings Group operates a network of digital shopping destinations, including coupon sites and cashback platforms, empowering millions of users worldwide to make smarter spending decisions. Active in over 20 countries with offices globally.
Pinkoi
Venture Round in 2015
Pinkoi is a social e-commerce platform that enables designers and artists to sell their unique products, ranging from clothing and fashion accessories to home goods and electronics. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Pinkoi caters primarily to the Asian market, offering an online marketplace where original designs can be showcased and purchased. The platform fosters a community for creative individuals by providing them with a venue to present their work and connect with potential buyers. With a mobile application complementing its online presence, Pinkoi continues to support a diverse array of products, emphasizing unique gifts and luxury goods.
Plated is a company that specializes in delivering fresh ingredients and chef-designed recipes directly to consumers' homes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, it aims to assist food enthusiasts in creating exceptional home-cooked meals. Plated operates an online platform that offers a subscription-based service, allowing users to prepare restaurant-quality dishes in the comfort of their own kitchens. Through its offerings, Plated fosters a cooking experience that encourages sharing meals with loved ones.
Thrive Market
Series A in 2015
Founded in 2014, Thrive Market is an online membership-based marketplace dedicated to making healthy living accessible and affordable. It offers over 5,000 organic and non-GMO products across various categories such as food, health, home, and beauty. The company operates on a social mission, matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need.
Wine in Black
Series C in 2015
Wine in Black GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates as an online retailer specializing in premium wines. The company offers a diverse selection, including red, white, champagne, sparkling, rosé, and sweet wines. By collaborating directly with top winemakers, Wine in Black provides customers with access to unique and rare wines at competitive prices, catering to wine enthusiasts and those who appreciate fine quality. As of December 31, 2019, Wine in Black GmbH is a subsidiary of Viva Wine & Spirits Ab.
Vicampo GmbH is a Mainz-based company that specializes in the online sale of wine. It operates an e-commerce platform that connects consumers directly with over 25,000 experienced and emerging winemakers from Germany and around the world. By facilitating direct shipments from these wineries, Vicampo supports smaller producers with cost-effective storage and shipping solutions. The company emphasizes quality assurance, as wines are not only vetted by its experts but also reviewed by customers, ensuring a diverse selection of premium products for wine enthusiasts.
Farfetch is an online platform established in 2008 that connects buyers and sellers in the luxury fashion sector. It collaborates with over 1,000 independent boutiques and luxury brands, offering a diverse range of products, including clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company operates a comprehensive e-commerce website that enables these retailers to showcase their inventories to nearly a million active customers. Farfetch's technology infrastructure is designed to facilitate the luxury fashion ecosystem, featuring an API-enabled proprietary technology stack that supports applications, services, and data management. The platform also includes the Browns stores and the New Guard Group, enhancing its retail capabilities. Farfetch generates revenue by charging a commission on sales made through its marketplace, typically exceeding 30%.
Global Savings Group
Series A in 2014
Founded in 2012, Global Savings Group operates a network of digital shopping destinations, including coupon sites and cashback platforms, empowering millions of users worldwide to make smarter spending decisions. Active in over 20 countries with offices globally.
OnlineTours
Venture Round in 2014
OnlineTours is a Russian online travel agency specializing in the sale of packaged tourist tours through its website. The company operates a digital platform designed to help users plan their holiday vacations by providing a user-friendly search system for various destinations. OnlineTours facilitates the entire process of searching, booking, and paying for tours, allowing clients to easily select their ideal vacation options. By offering a comprehensive range of services, the company aims to enhance the travel planning experience for its customers.
Deltamethod
Series A in 2014
Deltamethod GmbH, founded in 2012 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for online marketing, particularly focusing on paid search campaigns. The company offers a software-as-a-service platform that automates the workflow of search engine marketing, facilitating keyword research, campaign creation, and optimization. Deltamethod provides analytical tools for campaign performance evaluation, including visualization, reporting, and automated recommendations for continuous improvement. In addition to its technology offerings, the company also provides consultancy services to international clients, helping them implement and effectively utilize its marketing toolkits. As a subsidiary of crealytics GmbH, Deltamethod leverages its expertise to enhance the reach and relevance of advertising campaigns for large online merchants.
Soldsie is a technology company that facilitates social commerce. It enables businesses to sell products directly through Facebook comments. Customers can securely register payment details with Soldsie and then purchase items by commenting on the business's posts. Merchants use Soldsie's dashboard to manage inventory, track sales, and monitor shipping processes. This system increases user engagement, views, and shares for merchants while providing a convenient shopping experience for customers.
Farfetch is an online platform established in 2008 that connects buyers and sellers in the luxury fashion sector. It collaborates with over 1,000 independent boutiques and luxury brands, offering a diverse range of products, including clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company operates a comprehensive e-commerce website that enables these retailers to showcase their inventories to nearly a million active customers. Farfetch's technology infrastructure is designed to facilitate the luxury fashion ecosystem, featuring an API-enabled proprietary technology stack that supports applications, services, and data management. The platform also includes the Browns stores and the New Guard Group, enhancing its retail capabilities. Farfetch generates revenue by charging a commission on sales made through its marketplace, typically exceeding 30%.
Clicksign
Seed Round in 2014
Clicksign is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo that specializes in electronic document signing solutions. Founded in 2010 by Michael Bernstein, Clicksign offers a cloud-based platform that enables users to send and sign documents online without the need for a digital certificate. The platform simplifies the signing process for various types of documents, including business contracts, loans, insurance proposals, and school enrollment forms. By streamlining the electronic signing process, Clicksign helps users efficiently close deals and reduce bureaucratic obstacles, making document management more accessible and convenient.
Heverest.ru
Series C in 2014
Heverest.ru is a prominent online retailer based in Moscow, specializing in outdoor and sporting goods. Established in June 2011, the company offers a diverse range of products, including clothing, footwear, bags, backpacks, and equipment for various sports and outdoor activities. It serves both mass and semi-professional segments, allowing customers to easily browse an extensive online catalog and securely purchase items for delivery across Russia. Heverest.ru has built strong relationships with over 80 suppliers and 200 brands, attracting more than 1.5 million monthly visitors to its platform. The company is recognized for its effective e-commerce model, inspired by successful international counterparts. Led by industry expert Dinesh Shahani, Heverest.ru is poised for significant growth, with projections indicating net sales exceeding €100 million in the near future.
Asap54.com
Venture Round in 2014
Asap54 is an innovative mobile application designed to help users locate clothing items they like in nearby stores. By taking a photo of an item, the app uses image recognition technology to find similar products available for purchase nearby.
Xibao is a prominent player in China's eCommerce advertising sector, specializing in assisting online shops in promoting their products on Taobao, the world's largest eCommerce platform. The company offers an online marketing platform that enhances the effectiveness of advertisements for brands, focusing on improving sales, managing marketing costs, and increasing brand value for domestic enterprises. By facilitating better return on investment and customer service management, Xibao aims to empower businesses to maximize their advertising potential and streamline their marketing strategies.
Vicampo GmbH is a Mainz-based company that specializes in the online sale of wine. It operates an e-commerce platform that connects consumers directly with over 25,000 experienced and emerging winemakers from Germany and around the world. By facilitating direct shipments from these wineries, Vicampo supports smaller producers with cost-effective storage and shipping solutions. The company emphasizes quality assurance, as wines are not only vetted by its experts but also reviewed by customers, ensuring a diverse selection of premium products for wine enthusiasts.
Merchantry
Series B in 2013
Merchantry is a technology company that enables the creation and operation of online marketplaces. It offers cloud-based infrastructure and a merchant network designed to support retailers and media organizations in expanding their eCommerce capabilities. By providing automation and integration services, Merchantry facilitates real-time exchange of product and order information, helping merchants streamline their operations and avoid common integration challenges. The company also delivers multichannel solutions that cater to various e-commerce scenarios, allowing merchants to transform their businesses into robust online commerce platforms. Through these services, Merchantry empowers its clients to enhance their marketplace offerings and optimize their overall eCommerce performance.
Soldsie
Seed Round in 2013
Soldsie is a technology company that facilitates social commerce. It enables businesses to sell products directly through Facebook comments. Customers can securely register payment details with Soldsie and then purchase items by commenting on the business's posts. Merchants use Soldsie's dashboard to manage inventory, track sales, and monitor shipping processes. This system increases user engagement, views, and shares for merchants while providing a convenient shopping experience for customers.
Farfetch is an online platform established in 2008 that connects buyers and sellers in the luxury fashion sector. It collaborates with over 1,000 independent boutiques and luxury brands, offering a diverse range of products, including clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company operates a comprehensive e-commerce website that enables these retailers to showcase their inventories to nearly a million active customers. Farfetch's technology infrastructure is designed to facilitate the luxury fashion ecosystem, featuring an API-enabled proprietary technology stack that supports applications, services, and data management. The platform also includes the Browns stores and the New Guard Group, enhancing its retail capabilities. Farfetch generates revenue by charging a commission on sales made through its marketplace, typically exceeding 30%.
Global Savings Group
Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, Global Savings Group operates a network of digital shopping destinations, including coupon sites and cashback platforms, empowering millions of users worldwide to make smarter spending decisions. Active in over 20 countries with offices globally.
Wine in Black
Series B in 2012
Wine in Black GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates as an online retailer specializing in premium wines. The company offers a diverse selection, including red, white, champagne, sparkling, rosé, and sweet wines. By collaborating directly with top winemakers, Wine in Black provides customers with access to unique and rare wines at competitive prices, catering to wine enthusiasts and those who appreciate fine quality. As of December 31, 2019, Wine in Black GmbH is a subsidiary of Viva Wine & Spirits Ab.
Shutl
Venture Round in 2012
Shutl, established in 2009, is a UK-based technology company specializing in e-commerce delivery solutions. It connects online retailers with local couriers, offering immediate or scheduled same-day delivery options for consumers. Shutl's platform aggregates local courier capacity and leverages retail partners' local inventory to fulfill orders. It integrates with major dispatch software and retailers' existing technologies, operating in over 50 UK towns with a network of thousands of couriers completing around 10,000 deliveries daily. Additionally, Shutl has expanded its services to Manhattan and Chicago.
Openbucks
Series A in 2012
Openbucks is a gift card payment network that enables online purchases through prepaid gift cards issued by trusted retailers. It provides online merchants with an alternative to credit cards, allowing customers to pay on hundreds of online gaming and e-commerce sites using gift cards obtained from familiar retailers. Consumers can obtain gift cards from retailers such as Subway, Circle K, CITGO, Hess and Sports Authority and use them to complete online transactions in the United States and Canada. The company focuses on fast, convenient and safe payments by leveraging prepaid instruments and the brands customers know.
DropGifts
Seed Round in 2012
DropGifts is a web-based platform that enables its users to send gift cards from a variety of brands via [Facebook](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/facebook) and mobile applications.
The platform reminds its users about upcoming birthdays, holidays, and other events listed on Facebook. Users are able to choose free or paid gift cards from a variety of winning brands to send to their friends. Gift cards are posted on recipients’ Timelines and appear in the News Feeds of both senders and recipients. Mutual friends of the sender and recipient can view the post and opt to chip in on the value of the gift card.
Recipients collect gift cards posted on their Timelines by clicking on a link provided in the Timeline post. After installing the DropGifts platform, recipients are able to select the Wallet tab in the app and choose gift cards to redeem. DropGifts gift cards can be redeemed online or in person, depending on the requirements of the retailer providing the card.
DropGifts was launched on February 14, 2012, and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Heverest.ru
Venture Round in 2012
Heverest.ru is a prominent online retailer based in Moscow, specializing in outdoor and sporting goods. Established in June 2011, the company offers a diverse range of products, including clothing, footwear, bags, backpacks, and equipment for various sports and outdoor activities. It serves both mass and semi-professional segments, allowing customers to easily browse an extensive online catalog and securely purchase items for delivery across Russia. Heverest.ru has built strong relationships with over 80 suppliers and 200 brands, attracting more than 1.5 million monthly visitors to its platform. The company is recognized for its effective e-commerce model, inspired by successful international counterparts. Led by industry expert Dinesh Shahani, Heverest.ru is poised for significant growth, with projections indicating net sales exceeding €100 million in the near future.
Wine in Black
Series A in 2012
Wine in Black GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates as an online retailer specializing in premium wines. The company offers a diverse selection, including red, white, champagne, sparkling, rosé, and sweet wines. By collaborating directly with top winemakers, Wine in Black provides customers with access to unique and rare wines at competitive prices, catering to wine enthusiasts and those who appreciate fine quality. As of December 31, 2019, Wine in Black GmbH is a subsidiary of Viva Wine & Spirits Ab.
Farfetch is an online platform established in 2008 that connects buyers and sellers in the luxury fashion sector. It collaborates with over 1,000 independent boutiques and luxury brands, offering a diverse range of products, including clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company operates a comprehensive e-commerce website that enables these retailers to showcase their inventories to nearly a million active customers. Farfetch's technology infrastructure is designed to facilitate the luxury fashion ecosystem, featuring an API-enabled proprietary technology stack that supports applications, services, and data management. The platform also includes the Browns stores and the New Guard Group, enhancing its retail capabilities. Farfetch generates revenue by charging a commission on sales made through its marketplace, typically exceeding 30%.
Heverest.ru
Venture Round in 2011
Heverest.ru is a prominent online retailer based in Moscow, specializing in outdoor and sporting goods. Established in June 2011, the company offers a diverse range of products, including clothing, footwear, bags, backpacks, and equipment for various sports and outdoor activities. It serves both mass and semi-professional segments, allowing customers to easily browse an extensive online catalog and securely purchase items for delivery across Russia. Heverest.ru has built strong relationships with over 80 suppliers and 200 brands, attracting more than 1.5 million monthly visitors to its platform. The company is recognized for its effective e-commerce model, inspired by successful international counterparts. Led by industry expert Dinesh Shahani, Heverest.ru is poised for significant growth, with projections indicating net sales exceeding €100 million in the near future.
Domgeo.ru
Seed Round in 2011
Domgeo.ru is a property search website providing up-to-date, reliable information on properties for sale and rent in the Russian market. It tries to make the property selection process less challenging and time consuming for Russia and CIS citizens.
Domgeo is a real estate market place which is on course to establish itself as Russia’s No1 property website. We are transforming the way consumers make home-related decisions and connect with real estate professionals.
Launched in June 2011, consumers now have access to information on over 100,000 properties available for sale and for rent in Moscow and Moscow region. With over $900m spent annually on property advertising in Russia, and an increasing share being spent online, the business is positioning itself to be the key beneficiary of this structural shift.
The site provides visitors with a unique tool for geo-searching . House hunters are able to search for properties using a range of criteria including price, location and size and can view photos of the property and make contact with the real estate agents through the website or using its mobile applications.
Co-founder Carlo Walther previously spent 5 years at Rightmove where he was part of the management team that grew the business into the most successful property website in the UK and listed the company on the London stock exchange in 2006. Other members of the team bring expertize in Russian real estate, web usability, and IT Development.
Domgeo.ru is a Fast Lane Ventures portfolio company.
For more information, please visit www.domgeo.ru
Sapato.ru
Series C in 2011
Sapato is an online shoe retailer based in Moscow, Russia, offering a wide selection of footwear and accessories, including bags and shoe care products. Launched in June 2010 by Fast Lane Ventures, the platform quickly gained popularity, attracting over 200,000 daily visitors and achieving significant sales growth. Sapato's business model was adapted from successful online shoe companies in the US and Europe to fit the Russian market. The company ensures secure delivery across Russia, along with the protection of customer data and payment information. After several rounds of fundraising, including investments from eVenture Capital Partners and Intel Capital, Sapato was acquired by Ozon in February 2012 and subsequently sold to KupiVIP in April 2012. The company is recognized among the top 20 largest e-commerce platforms in Russia and is led by Matthieu Lannegrand, who brings extensive experience in the shoe market.
SuperDeal.com.ua
Seed Round in 2011
SuperDeal.com.ua is a deal-of-the-day website that offers coupons for discounts and promotions throughout Ukraine.
Friendbuy
Seed Round in 2010
Friendbuy, Inc. is a Santa Monica-based company that provides an online platform designed to facilitate customer referral programs for e-commerce businesses. Established in 2009, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables retailers to create and manage referral marketing campaigns, allowing customers to share their favorite products with friends and receive rewards for their referrals. Friendbuy's platform features real-time analytics and customizable templates, empowering brands to optimize their marketing efforts and enhance customer loyalty. The company serves a diverse clientele that includes both innovative startups and established Fortune 100 companies, helping them to scale customer acquisition and increase brand awareness effectively.
Merchantry
Series A in 2010
Merchantry is a technology company that enables the creation and operation of online marketplaces. It offers cloud-based infrastructure and a merchant network designed to support retailers and media organizations in expanding their eCommerce capabilities. By providing automation and integration services, Merchantry facilitates real-time exchange of product and order information, helping merchants streamline their operations and avoid common integration challenges. The company also delivers multichannel solutions that cater to various e-commerce scenarios, allowing merchants to transform their businesses into robust online commerce platforms. Through these services, Merchantry empowers its clients to enhance their marketplace offerings and optimize their overall eCommerce performance.
Darberry
Seed Round in 2010
Darberry is a shopping website that offers local daily deals on goods and services.
Address.ua
Seed Round in 2010
Address.ua is an online platform that offers services for buying, selling, renting, and exchanging real estate in Ukraine. The platform provides up-to-date property listings and helps connect buyers, sellers, and renters with the right opportunities. The platform simplifies real estate transactions by offering a user-friendly space for property searches.
Citydeal.de
Venture Round in 2010
CityDeal is a German based daily deal site which offers discounted deals to consumers on a daily basis based on city. If enough consumers sign up then the deal is on.
Sapato.ru
Series B in 2010
Sapato is an online shoe retailer based in Moscow, Russia, offering a wide selection of footwear and accessories, including bags and shoe care products. Launched in June 2010 by Fast Lane Ventures, the platform quickly gained popularity, attracting over 200,000 daily visitors and achieving significant sales growth. Sapato's business model was adapted from successful online shoe companies in the US and Europe to fit the Russian market. The company ensures secure delivery across Russia, along with the protection of customer data and payment information. After several rounds of fundraising, including investments from eVenture Capital Partners and Intel Capital, Sapato was acquired by Ozon in February 2012 and subsequently sold to KupiVIP in April 2012. The company is recognized among the top 20 largest e-commerce platforms in Russia and is led by Matthieu Lannegrand, who brings extensive experience in the shoe market.
Dealstreet
Private Equity Round in 2009
Dealstreet is an exciting auction and shopping platform that allows users to make great deals on top-notch electronics products.
MyFab is an e-commerce marketplace that specializes in design furniture and home decor. The platform connects consumers directly with manufacturers, enabling shoppers to access inventory straight from factories and warehouses. By eliminating middlemen, MyFab offers products at significantly reduced prices, reportedly up to 70% lower than traditional retail and other e-commerce platforms. This direct-to-consumer model aims to provide a more efficient shopping experience while ensuring cost savings for customers.
MyDeco is an online retailer specializing in homewares, offering a curated collection of designer furniture and home accessories sourced from various boutiques across Europe. Founded by the team behind lastminute.com, MyDeco has gained recognition for its innovative website that combines eCommerce with interactive planning and visualization tools. The platform allows users to visualize products in their homes, facilitating room planning before making purchases. MyDeco operates through two main sites: mydeco.com, which focuses on eCommerce with a wide range of curated products, and mydecomarketplace.com, an affiliate site that partners with leading retailers. In addition to shopping, MyDeco fosters a community where users can share decorating ideas, swap tips, and showcase their designs, providing a comprehensive experience for home improvement enthusiasts.
Epinions is a consumer reviews platform that empowers users to make informed purchasing decisions. It offers unbiased product evaluations, buying guides, and personalized recommendations across over 30 categories, covering millions of products and services. After considering reviews, Epinions helps users find the best prices and availability from rated online merchants.
Plant Story operates an online marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of plants through an application. The company provides gardening businesses with tools for plant identification using a scanner, and fosters a global community of plant enthusiasts. By collaborating with nurseries, influencers, and gardening websites, Plant Story enables users to share gardening knowledge and resources, promoting a collective effort towards sustainable gardening practices. Additionally, the platform offers plant care information and connects individuals passionate about plants, supporting a greener future.