Innovation Endeavors LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Tel Aviv. Established in 2010, it focuses on early-stage investments across a variety of sectors, including artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity, and financial technology. The firm aims to drive significant industry transformation by investing in visionary founders and cutting-edge technologies that leverage data and advanced computational capabilities. Innovation Endeavors specifically targets opportunities in the United States and Israel, emphasizing sectors that intersect with emerging technologies and global market demands. Its investment strategy combines traditional venture capital approaches with venture creation, supporting entrepreneurs and innovative companies to address critical challenges and foster generational change.
Bauplan is a developer-focused data infrastructure platform that enables serverless computing for data workloads. It allows Python developers to create AI and data applications without the complexities of infrastructure management, such as provisioning and configuration. By leveraging S3 with native Iceberg support, Bauplan ensures seamless integration with various data platforms, preventing vendor lock-in. The platform enables enterprise teams to build robust analytics and AI applications that serve millions of users daily. Developers can manage the entire data lifecycle—including ingestion, transformation, modeling, testing, and CI/CD—entirely within their integrated development environment (IDE). This streamlined approach simplifies the creation and deployment of data pipelines, making it easier for organizations to harness data for science, machine learning, and business intelligence.
Character Biosciences
Series B in 2025
Character Therapeutics is a patient-driven therapeutics company that uses genomics, longitudinal clinical and imaging data, machine learning, and novel experimental approaches to identify the molecular drivers of disease progression and develop innovative targeted medicines. Its dedication to patients is reflected in the high standards set to ensure privacy, data security, ethics, scientific rigor, and a meaningful impact on patient health. To enable clinical genomic research, the company collaborates with patients, providers, payers, and scientists to create deeply phenotyped patient cohorts.
Third Wave Automation
Series C in 2024
Third Wave Automation, Inc. is a technology company based in Union City, California, that specializes in developing autonomous forklift solutions. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes machine learning, computer vision, and advanced robotics to create a Shared Autonomy Platform that enhances material handling operations. This platform allows human operators to supervise forklift activities while intervening only when necessary, thereby improving safety and operational efficiency. The autonomous forklifts are designed to perform complex tasks with precision, adapting to various warehouse configurations and demands. By integrating deep learning and modern software practices, Third Wave Automation aims to optimize warehouse throughput and streamline supply chain logistics, ultimately making forklift operations safer and more efficient.
Viaduct
Series B in 2024
Viaduct, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in a machine learning and data analytics platform designed for original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2018, Viaduct enables the management and analysis of connected vehicle data, offering solutions that include predictive maintenance, driver identification, and accident risk prediction. Its software enhances the transmission of vehicle data by intelligently compressing and optimizing it, ensuring that critical information can be sent to the cloud efficiently. Viaduct's offerings also encompass quality assurance, in-vehicle personalization, incident alerts, and claims management, providing comprehensive tools for improving driver safety and operational effectiveness.
Pyte
Venture Round in 2024
Pyte is a provider of secure data collaboration solutions that enables enterprises to share and utilize data while preserving confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle. The company’s innovative technology allows for computations on encrypted data without the need for decryption, facilitating seamless data access across various cloud environments and jurisdictions. This capability ensures compliance with privacy regulations and reduces the risk of data breaches. Pyte's platform supports diverse applications, from co-marketing to drug discovery and fraud detection, empowering businesses to collaborate effectively while safeguarding sensitive information. Founded by experts in secure computation, Pyte's team includes individuals with extensive academic backgrounds and accolades in the field.
Machina Labs
Series B in 2023
Machina Labs is a mechanical and industrial engineering and manufacturing firm that focuses on automating metal forming and fabrication processes through the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company employs advanced robotics and AI technologies to streamline manufacturing, allowing for quicker and more cost-effective production of ideas. Machina Labs specializes in creating innovative methods that simplify machinery requirements, catering to a diverse range of sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, and defense. By reducing the need for expensive tooling and setup, the company enables these industries to enhance efficiency and drive innovation in their manufacturing processes.
Plotlogic
Series B in 2023
Plotlogic is a global technology company that specializes in providing mine operators with precise insights into the location and material properties of rocks within mining sites. Utilizing an AI and sensor-driven platform, Plotlogic delivers real-time, autonomous, and non-invasive raw material characterization systems. This innovative technology enables clients to enhance ore recovery, minimize dilution, and lower operational costs, while also reducing carbon emissions and the overall environmental footprint. By improving yield in the critical mineral industry, Plotlogic supports more efficient and sustainable mining operations.
Fero Labs
Series B in 2023
Fero Labs Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions for the industrial sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fero Labs develops software that adapts to dynamic factory conditions, providing actionable insights across various industries, including automotive, steel, oil and gas, chemicals, and utilities. The platform enhances manufacturing processes by analyzing existing data to identify root causes of quality issues and machine failures, enabling continuous process improvement. By leveraging advanced data science, Fero Labs helps manufacturers optimize energy efficiency, reduce production costs, and ultimately increase profitability. The company was previously known as Predictiv Industries Inc. before rebranding in June 2017.
RevSure.AI
Seed Round in 2023
RevSure.AI is a company founded in 2022 that focuses on assisting B2B SaaS enterprises in reducing uncertainty related to revenue growth. The firm comprises a team of professionals with expertise in analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, customer engagement, marketing, and sales. Recognizing a gap between go-to-market models and sales funnels, RevSure.AI developed a pipeline readiness platform designed to enhance the alignment among marketing, business development, sales, revenue, and customer success teams. The platform utilizes predictive intelligence to provide insights into pipeline activities, improve the efficiency of marketing spend, and boost the generation of qualified sales opportunities, thereby facilitating more effective revenue management for its clients.
Citrine Informatics
Venture Round in 2022
Citrine Informatics, Inc. is a software company based in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2013. It specializes in materials informatics by developing an artificial intelligence platform that aggregates extensive data on materials, chemicals, and devices. This platform leverages machine learning and data science to enhance research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for organizations involved in producing physical products. By streamlining the materials development process, Citrine Informatics aims to facilitate the discovery of new materials and reduce defects early in the research phase, thus improving product growth and design. The company's focus spans various sectors, including energy, aerospace, and electronics.
Data Blanket
Seed Round in 2022
Data Blanket is a company focused on enhancing wildfire fighting efforts through the integration of drone swarms and AI-driven software. It has developed a real-time assistance platform that supports firefighters by providing actionable information and situational awareness during wildfire incidents. This innovative technology aims to improve the effectiveness of firefighting resources, thereby reducing loss of life, property damage, and environmental degradation caused by wildfires. By leveraging advanced tools and data analytics, Data Blanket strives to transform the way wildfire response is managed, ultimately contributing to the mitigation of wildfire emissions and the preservation of forests and communities at risk.
RevSure.AI
Seed Round in 2022
RevSure.AI is a company founded in 2022 that focuses on assisting B2B SaaS enterprises in reducing uncertainty related to revenue growth. The firm comprises a team of professionals with expertise in analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, customer engagement, marketing, and sales. Recognizing a gap between go-to-market models and sales funnels, RevSure.AI developed a pipeline readiness platform designed to enhance the alignment among marketing, business development, sales, revenue, and customer success teams. The platform utilizes predictive intelligence to provide insights into pipeline activities, improve the efficiency of marketing spend, and boost the generation of qualified sales opportunities, thereby facilitating more effective revenue management for its clients.
Afresh
Series B in 2022
Afresh is an AI-powered company that provides software solutions for tracking demand and managing orders of fresh produce in grocery stores. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Matt Schwartz, the company operates a fresh-first supply chain platform designed to navigate the complexities associated with perishable goods for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data, delivering precise item-level predictions of future demand. This enables accurate replenishment recommendations that take into account supply chain constraints, helping clients to minimize waste, enhance product freshness, and improve overall profitability.
Continual
Series A in 2022
Continual is the easiest way to maintain predictions – from customer churn to inventory forecasts – in your data warehouse. It's built for modern data teams that want to leverage machine learning to drive revenue, streamline operations, and power innovative products and services without complex engineering.
Pyte
Seed Round in 2022
Pyte is a provider of secure data collaboration solutions that enables enterprises to share and utilize data while preserving confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle. The company’s innovative technology allows for computations on encrypted data without the need for decryption, facilitating seamless data access across various cloud environments and jurisdictions. This capability ensures compliance with privacy regulations and reduces the risk of data breaches. Pyte's platform supports diverse applications, from co-marketing to drug discovery and fraud detection, empowering businesses to collaborate effectively while safeguarding sensitive information. Founded by experts in secure computation, Pyte's team includes individuals with extensive academic backgrounds and accolades in the field.
Character Biosciences
Series A in 2022
Character Therapeutics is a patient-driven therapeutics company that uses genomics, longitudinal clinical and imaging data, machine learning, and novel experimental approaches to identify the molecular drivers of disease progression and develop innovative targeted medicines. Its dedication to patients is reflected in the high standards set to ensure privacy, data security, ethics, scientific rigor, and a meaningful impact on patient health. To enable clinical genomic research, the company collaborates with patients, providers, payers, and scientists to create deeply phenotyped patient cohorts.
Plotlogic
Series A in 2022
Plotlogic is a global technology company that specializes in providing mine operators with precise insights into the location and material properties of rocks within mining sites. Utilizing an AI and sensor-driven platform, Plotlogic delivers real-time, autonomous, and non-invasive raw material characterization systems. This innovative technology enables clients to enhance ore recovery, minimize dilution, and lower operational costs, while also reducing carbon emissions and the overall environmental footprint. By improving yield in the critical mineral industry, Plotlogic supports more efficient and sustainable mining operations.
Pandion
Series A in 2021
Pandion develops a technology platform for e-commerce players to manage capacity problems during peak periods. The logistics platform helps all businesses provide one and two-day shipping, and makes on-time delivery possible for more retailers, regardless of size and scale. Pandion’s delivery management software uses machine learning to avoid shipping delays and optimize delivery networks.
Rebellion Defense
Venture Round in 2021
Rebellion Defense, Inc. is a software development company that specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for national defense. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Seattle and London, Rebellion Defense focuses on analyzing, securing, and transporting defense data to enhance the capabilities of the United States, United Kingdom, and their allies. The company aims to provide a comprehensive view of the threat landscape, enabling warfighters to detect and respond to security challenges effectively. By integrating expertise from both the private technology sector and defense veterans, Rebellion Defense develops advanced software solutions that strengthen cyber readiness and support military operations, helping clients stay ahead of adversaries and achieve mission success.
Third Wave Automation
Series B in 2021
Third Wave Automation, Inc. is a technology company based in Union City, California, that specializes in developing autonomous forklift solutions. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes machine learning, computer vision, and advanced robotics to create a Shared Autonomy Platform that enhances material handling operations. This platform allows human operators to supervise forklift activities while intervening only when necessary, thereby improving safety and operational efficiency. The autonomous forklifts are designed to perform complex tasks with precision, adapting to various warehouse configurations and demands. By integrating deep learning and modern software practices, Third Wave Automation aims to optimize warehouse throughput and streamline supply chain logistics, ultimately making forklift operations safer and more efficient.
Fero Labs
Series A in 2021
Fero Labs Inc. is a technology company that specializes in automated machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions for the industrial sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fero Labs develops software that adapts to dynamic factory conditions, providing actionable insights across various industries, including automotive, steel, oil and gas, chemicals, and utilities. The platform enhances manufacturing processes by analyzing existing data to identify root causes of quality issues and machine failures, enabling continuous process improvement. By leveraging advanced data science, Fero Labs helps manufacturers optimize energy efficiency, reduce production costs, and ultimately increase profitability. The company was previously known as Predictiv Industries Inc. before rebranding in June 2017.
Canvas
Series B in 2021
Canvas is a construction robotics company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing construction machinery that utilizes machine learning to automate the installation of drywall at construction sites. By integrating robots into the workflow of skilled workers, Canvas enhances the quality, speed, and predictability of drywall finishing, ultimately improving project outcomes. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to transform traditional construction practices and deliver superior results in the industry.
Viz
Series C in 2021
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat them. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes. Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce the time to treatment and improve access to care. Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
BigHat Biosciences
Series A in 2021
BigHat Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Carlos, California, founded in 2019. The company specializes in developing an automated platform that combines a wet laboratory with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for the production and characterization of antibodies. This innovative platform empowers drug developers to engineer antibodies and other therapeutic proteins with improved biophysical properties and complex functions. By leveraging AI-guided design capabilities, BigHat aims to create safer and more effective treatments for patients facing challenging diseases, thereby advancing the field of biotherapeutics.
Afresh
Series A in 2020
Afresh is an AI-powered company that provides software solutions for tracking demand and managing orders of fresh produce in grocery stores. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Matt Schwartz, the company operates a fresh-first supply chain platform designed to navigate the complexities associated with perishable goods for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data, delivering precise item-level predictions of future demand. This enables accurate replenishment recommendations that take into account supply chain constraints, helping clients to minimize waste, enhance product freshness, and improve overall profitability.
Canvas
Series A in 2020
Canvas is a construction robotics company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing construction machinery that utilizes machine learning to automate the installation of drywall at construction sites. By integrating robots into the workflow of skilled workers, Canvas enhances the quality, speed, and predictability of drywall finishing, ultimately improving project outcomes. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to transform traditional construction practices and deliver superior results in the industry.
Dewpoint Therapeutics
Series B in 2020
Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. is a Boston-based biotech company focused on the research and development of biomolecular condensates, aiming to create innovative treatments for a range of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, immunological conditions, cardiovascular issues, women's health, and viral infections. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes a proprietary platform that combines experimental techniques with machine-learning-based image analysis to visualize and study biomolecular condensates. This technology includes a collection of genetically engineered cell lines designed to track condensates and mitigate harmful protein sequestration. By leveraging its advanced capabilities, Dewpoint Therapeutics seeks to address unmet medical needs and enhance drug discovery across multiple therapeutic areas, collaborating with leading academic and pharmaceutical partners to further its mission.
Afresh
Series A in 2020
Afresh is an AI-powered company that provides software solutions for tracking demand and managing orders of fresh produce in grocery stores. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Matt Schwartz, the company operates a fresh-first supply chain platform designed to navigate the complexities associated with perishable goods for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data, delivering precise item-level predictions of future demand. This enables accurate replenishment recommendations that take into account supply chain constraints, helping clients to minimize waste, enhance product freshness, and improve overall profitability.
Third Wave Automation
Series A in 2020
Third Wave Automation, Inc. is a technology company based in Union City, California, that specializes in developing autonomous forklift solutions. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes machine learning, computer vision, and advanced robotics to create a Shared Autonomy Platform that enhances material handling operations. This platform allows human operators to supervise forklift activities while intervening only when necessary, thereby improving safety and operational efficiency. The autonomous forklifts are designed to perform complex tasks with precision, adapting to various warehouse configurations and demands. By integrating deep learning and modern software practices, Third Wave Automation aims to optimize warehouse throughput and streamline supply chain logistics, ultimately making forklift operations safer and more efficient.
Viaduct
Series A in 2020
Viaduct, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in a machine learning and data analytics platform designed for original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2018, Viaduct enables the management and analysis of connected vehicle data, offering solutions that include predictive maintenance, driver identification, and accident risk prediction. Its software enhances the transmission of vehicle data by intelligently compressing and optimizing it, ensuring that critical information can be sent to the cloud efficiently. Viaduct's offerings also encompass quality assurance, in-vehicle personalization, incident alerts, and claims management, providing comprehensive tools for improving driver safety and operational effectiveness.
ClearMetal
Series A in 2020
ClearMetal, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence software for supply chain operations. Founded in 2014, it provides transport and supply chain visibility solutions through its cloud-based platform. The company leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms to enhance the accuracy and quality of freight data, enabling organizations to obtain real-time insights into shipment status, estimated arrival times, and potential delays. This advanced analytics capability allows shippers to manage exceptions efficiently and improve overall customer experience. ClearMetal's focus on delivering continuous visibility helps supply chain organizations optimize logistics and maintain easy access to reliable information about their shipments.
Citrine Informatics
Series B in 2019
Citrine Informatics, Inc. is a software company based in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2013. It specializes in materials informatics by developing an artificial intelligence platform that aggregates extensive data on materials, chemicals, and devices. This platform leverages machine learning and data science to enhance research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for organizations involved in producing physical products. By streamlining the materials development process, Citrine Informatics aims to facilitate the discovery of new materials and reduce defects early in the research phase, thus improving product growth and design. The company's focus spans various sectors, including energy, aerospace, and electronics.
Afresh
Series A in 2019
Afresh is an AI-powered company that provides software solutions for tracking demand and managing orders of fresh produce in grocery stores. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Matt Schwartz, the company operates a fresh-first supply chain platform designed to navigate the complexities associated with perishable goods for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data, delivering precise item-level predictions of future demand. This enables accurate replenishment recommendations that take into account supply chain constraints, helping clients to minimize waste, enhance product freshness, and improve overall profitability.
Aiera
Seed Round in 2018
Aiera, Inc. is a New York-based company that operates an event intelligence and insights platform aimed at enhancing investment strategies for institutional investors. Founded in 2017, Aiera utilizes adaptive deep learning and advanced linguistic techniques to provide real-time analysis and monitoring of public earnings calls, financial disclosures, and various market events. The platform offers users the ability to receive timely alerts, including buy, sell, and hold recommendations, as well as target price updates for tracked equities and crypto assets. Additionally, Aiera’s solutions include automation capabilities for workflows and document discovery, enabling investment professionals to leverage data and insights efficiently. By integrating predictive modeling and self-learning models, Aiera supports investment managers in achieving informed decision-making within a secure and scalable infrastructure.
Zymergen
Series C in 2018
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.
Pixel Labs
Series A in 2018
Hoodline, Inc. is a San Francisco-based media technology company founded in 2014 that specializes in hyperlocal content discovery across 40 U.S. cities. It operates an online portal that delivers neighborhood news through its platform, which utilizes machine learning and data science to analyze vast amounts of unstructured data. This enables Hoodline to generate thousands of automated local stories each month, enhancing community engagement by bringing attention to important local narratives. The platform also collaborates with numerous partner publications, tagging and contextualizing content to ensure relevance and accuracy. Additionally, Hoodline offers APIs and SDKs that allow other applications and websites to integrate its content discovery capabilities. As a subsidiary of SFist, Hoodline aims to strengthen communities by uncovering untold stories and fostering meaningful conversations.
Afresh
Seed Round in 2018
Afresh is an AI-powered company that provides software solutions for tracking demand and managing orders of fresh produce in grocery stores. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Matt Schwartz, the company operates a fresh-first supply chain platform designed to navigate the complexities associated with perishable goods for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data, delivering precise item-level predictions of future demand. This enables accurate replenishment recommendations that take into account supply chain constraints, helping clients to minimize waste, enhance product freshness, and improve overall profitability.
ClearMetal
Series A in 2017
ClearMetal, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence software for supply chain operations. Founded in 2014, it provides transport and supply chain visibility solutions through its cloud-based platform. The company leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms to enhance the accuracy and quality of freight data, enabling organizations to obtain real-time insights into shipment status, estimated arrival times, and potential delays. This advanced analytics capability allows shippers to manage exceptions efficiently and improve overall customer experience. ClearMetal's focus on delivering continuous visibility helps supply chain organizations optimize logistics and maintain easy access to reliable information about their shipments.
Citrine Informatics
Series A in 2017
Citrine Informatics, Inc. is a software company based in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2013. It specializes in materials informatics by developing an artificial intelligence platform that aggregates extensive data on materials, chemicals, and devices. This platform leverages machine learning and data science to enhance research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for organizations involved in producing physical products. By streamlining the materials development process, Citrine Informatics aims to facilitate the discovery of new materials and reduce defects early in the research phase, thus improving product growth and design. The company's focus spans various sectors, including energy, aerospace, and electronics.
Viz
Seed Round in 2017
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat them. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes. Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce the time to treatment and improve access to care. Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Alphabiome.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Alphabiome uses artificial intelligence to decode the genetic complexity of the human microbiome and identify biomarkers that predict treatment efficacy. Alphabiome’s mission is to unlock the full potential of the microbiome to transform how diseases are understood, diagnosed, and treated . Its proprietary technology enables large-scale, reference-free analysis of microbial DNA – converting trillions of untapped genetic fragments into actionable insights for drug development, clinical decision-making, and precision medicine.
Zymergen
Series B in 2016
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.
Viz
Seed Round in 2016
Viz helps physicians to identify anomalies in brain scans through machine learning. The company leverages advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat them. It uses deep learning algorithms to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion, a particularly disabling type of stroke, in a CT scan and alerts the stroke team specialist within minutes. Viz has developed deep learning algorithms to analyze brain scans for large vessel occlusions (LVOs), a disabling type of stroke. The company also allows the stroke center’s clinicians to rapidly share images back and forth. Viz's mission is to fundamentally improve how healthcare is delivered in the world, through intelligent software that promises to reduce the time to treatment and improve access to care. Viz was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Pixel Labs
Series A in 2016
Hoodline, Inc. is a San Francisco-based media technology company founded in 2014 that specializes in hyperlocal content discovery across 40 U.S. cities. It operates an online portal that delivers neighborhood news through its platform, which utilizes machine learning and data science to analyze vast amounts of unstructured data. This enables Hoodline to generate thousands of automated local stories each month, enhancing community engagement by bringing attention to important local narratives. The platform also collaborates with numerous partner publications, tagging and contextualizing content to ensure relevance and accuracy. Additionally, Hoodline offers APIs and SDKs that allow other applications and websites to integrate its content discovery capabilities. As a subsidiary of SFist, Hoodline aims to strengthen communities by uncovering untold stories and fostering meaningful conversations.
ClearMetal
Seed Round in 2016
ClearMetal, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence software for supply chain operations. Founded in 2014, it provides transport and supply chain visibility solutions through its cloud-based platform. The company leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms to enhance the accuracy and quality of freight data, enabling organizations to obtain real-time insights into shipment status, estimated arrival times, and potential delays. This advanced analytics capability allows shippers to manage exceptions efficiently and improve overall customer experience. ClearMetal's focus on delivering continuous visibility helps supply chain organizations optimize logistics and maintain easy access to reliable information about their shipments.
Zymergen
Series A in 2015
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.
Course Hero
Series A in 2014
Course Hero, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides students and educators with access to a wide range of study materials. Founded in 2006 and based in Redwood City, California, the platform offers an extensive database of student-uploaded resources, including lecture notes, study guides, textbook solutions, practice problems, exams, and video lectures from various institutions. Additionally, Course Hero features an educator platform for sharing materials and collaborating, along with a flashcard application that enables users to search for existing sets or create their own. The company also connects students with expert tutors who respond to academic queries, fostering a comprehensive learning environment.
Caspida
Series A in 2014
Caspida, Inc. is a cyber-security and threat detection company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in identifying and preventing hidden threats within corporate networks, encompassing SaaS/cloud and mobile environments. Caspida employs advanced machine learning, behavioral modeling, and real-time statistical analysis to detect threats originating from users, devices, or applications. Its innovative approach allows for the detection of the entire cyber threat kill chain, including advanced persistent threats, new malware, and unpredictable insider threats, without relying on traditional methods such as rules or signatures. The company offers solutions for various security concerns, including intellectual property theft, data exfiltration, account hijacking, fraud detection, and malware detection. As of 2015, Caspida operates as a subsidiary of Splunk, Inc.
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