Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1972. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across a range of industries, including business products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, and life sciences. Kleiner Perkins partners with entrepreneurs from the inception of their ideas through to their initial public offerings, aiming to maximize the potential of innovative concepts. The firm has a global investment focus, engaging with founders in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and Mainland China. It is recognized for its strategic support of bold ideas and its commitment to fostering growth in various sectors.
Figma, Inc. is a design platform that provides an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool, facilitating collaboration among product teams. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Figma enables users to create, test, and ship designs efficiently. Its features support various design tasks, including UI and UX design, wireframing, and visual brainstorming. The platform enhances productivity by allowing teams to work together in real-time, regardless of their location, making it easier to consolidate tools and streamline workflows. Figma aims to make design more accessible, serving a diverse clientele that includes companies like Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.
Alkira
Series C in 2024
Alkira Network is a developer of a network cloud that allows businesses to build and position multi-cloud network-as-a-service in minutes. The company's Network Cloud reinvents networking for the cloud era with hybrid and multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end day-2 operational visibility, advanced controls, and governance. Alkira Network Cloud is based on Alkira Cloud Services Exchange™ solution with a global unified network infrastructure delivered as-a-service for easy and simple consumption. Just draw the network across users, sites, and clouds on an intuitive digital design canvas, provision it in one click, and start using it in minutes. Alkira’s solution is used by Fortune-100 enterprises, leading system integrators, and managed service providers. Amir Khan and Atif Khan established the company in San Jose, California in 2018.
Ripcord
Venture Round in 2024
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company specializes in creating a platform for paperless document management, utilizing advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics. Their primary product, Canopy, employs automation software to capture, enrich, and organize essential content, effectively creating a digital twin of information. By integrating sensors and software automation, Ripcord enables enterprises to enhance their business processes, improving speed, quality, and accuracy in managing important documents. The company, originally known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.
Nova Credit
Series C in 2023
Nova Credit Inc. is a credit reporting agency based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing alternative credit data and analytics, focusing on improving credit access for individuals, particularly immigrants. Nova Credit's platform facilitates cross-border consumer credit services, allowing lenders and property managers to make informed decisions regarding credit applications. Its proprietary solutions, including the Credit Passport® and Cash Atlas™, utilize a unique set of data sources and compliance frameworks to enhance traditional credit analytics. Major organizations such as American Express, Verizon, and HSBC use Nova Credit’s services to navigate the complexities of credit scoring in the open finance landscape. The company is supported by prominent investors and industry executives, emphasizing its role in bridging gaps in credit access and fostering responsible growth for businesses.
Chef Robotics
Seed Round in 2023
Chef Robotics is a robotics and artificial intelligence company serving the food industry. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Open Raven
Series B in 2022
Open Raven, Inc. is a data security company that specializes in data protection by developing a platform aimed at assessing and managing data risk for enterprises. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company helps organizations identify and secure sensitive data stored across cloud environments and corporate networks. Its platform provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, locating assets and highlighting exposed data and shadow accounts. Open Raven's solution addresses the limitations of existing tools by effectively managing data security posture, ensuring that security teams can locate and protect sensitive information within vast data environments. The platform also offers pre-built connectors and an open-source model for easier integration and extensibility, thus enabling businesses to maintain compliance and safeguard their data effectively.
Optic
Seed Round in 2022
Optic, based in San Francisco, operates in two distinct sectors: AI drug discovery and Web3 content identification. In the realm of drug discovery, Optic utilizes its proprietary molecular search engine, Bioptic.io, which identifies compounds based on their activity-expressing fingerprints. This innovative approach enables the company to discover a diverse set of candidates for pre-clinical programs, with a focus on delivering AI-driven solutions for cancer therapy. In the Web3 space, Optic functions as a content identification engine that monitors blockchains to trace the origins and pathways of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), providing transparency and accountability in the digital asset landscape.
General Radar
Series A in 2022
General Radar, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, specializes in the development of high-resolution phased array millimeter-wave radar technology tailored for autonomous systems, particularly in the autonomous vehicles industry. The company focuses on creating advanced radar services that are commercially scalable, reliable, and affordable. Its multi-mission Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars utilize digital beamforming and supercomputing capabilities, allowing for innovative applications across both commercial and defense sectors.
N3TWORK
Series A in 2022
N3TWORK Inc. is a gaming company based in San Francisco, California, focused on developing and publishing free-to-play mobile games for iOS and Android platforms. Founded in 2012, N3TWORK offers a range of services to game developers, including game development, commercialization, user acquisition, ad monetization, and data analytics. The company aims to create enhanced gaming experiences, emphasizing user ownership and engagement, particularly within the emerging web3 space. By leveraging its proprietary technology and a network of gaming experts, N3TWORK strives to scale innovative mobile games while supporting developers in maximizing their game’s potential in the competitive mobile gaming market.
Prisma
Series B in 2022
Prisma is a company focused on providing app developers with tools to build scalable applications more efficiently through an open-source database toolkit. Founded in 2016, Prisma aims to democratize access to advanced data infrastructure typically utilized by large technology firms. The company offers a data platform that includes a query builder and a GraphQL application programming interface, allowing developers to access and manipulate data seamlessly. Its tools support operations such as filtering, sorting, pagination, and real-time capabilities, enabling users to navigate and edit their data with ease and safety. With offices in Berlin and San Francisco, Prisma has attracted investment from reputable venture capital firms.
Viz
Series D in 2022
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.
Secureframe
Series B in 2022
Secureframe, Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, offers a compliance automation platform designed to assist organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with various security and privacy standards. The platform automates compliance audits and facilitates ongoing monitoring, helping businesses manage their data securely and protect client privacy. Secureframe serves a diverse clientele, including fast-growing companies such as AngelList, Ramp, Remote, and Coda, by simplifying their compliance processes with global standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. This empowers businesses to build trust with customers through efficient and effective compliance management.
Okay
Seed Round in 2022
Okay offers dashboards and user-friendly workflows for engineering leaders so they can run high-performing teams. Okay detects patterns in code reviews, calendars, and project trackers, that alert before the situation becomes harder to manage. They integrate with your usual tools and de-dup information about people and projects.
RudderStack
Series B in 2022
RudderStack, Inc. is an enterprise customer data infrastructure platform that specializes in collecting, storing, and routing customer event data from applications and websites to data warehouses and cloud applications. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company offers an open-source solution that enables businesses to consolidate their customer data and derive actionable insights. The platform features a robust transformation framework that processes event data in real time, allowing users to deploy pipelines that facilitate the collection of data from various sources, including applications, websites, and SaaS platforms. By integrating customer data across different tools and teams, RudderStack helps organizations enhance their growth and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Productboard
Series D in 2022
Productboard, Inc. operates a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on product management, designed to assist product teams in understanding customer needs and prioritizing development. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic, Productboard provides a suite of tools that includes an insights board for consolidating user research, a features board for organizing and prioritizing ideas, and a roadmap for sharing plans with stakeholders. The platform also features an interactive product portal where colleagues and customers can submit feedback and votes on potential features. This customer-centric approach enables organizations to align their teams and accelerate the process of bringing the right products to market.
Azarus
Seed Round in 2022
Azarus, Inc. is a developer of an automated video game challenges platform based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. The company offers a unique network that enhances interaction between gamers and streamers through its "smart challenge" system. This platform allows streamers to engage their audience by rewarding tokens to viewers who correctly answer real-time questions during streams. By facilitating these interactions, Azarus aims to create new revenue opportunities for gamers while introducing innovative gameplay mechanics. Through its services, Azarus is redefining the dynamics of engagement within the gaming community.
Zumper
Series D in 2022
Zumper, Inc. is an online and mobile platform that facilitates the search and listing of rental properties across the United States. Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a comprehensive suite of tools for landlords and agents to manage rental listings effectively, while also enabling multifamily communities to enhance their leasing success. Zumper's platform allows users to search for various rental options, including houses, rooms, condos, and apartments, with features that filter listings based on criteria such as location, price, and amenities. Additionally, it offers an application for renters to search and apply for rentals, along with Instarent, a digital leasing solution that simplifies the leasing process. With over 125 million site visits annually, Zumper aims to streamline the rental experience, making it as convenient as booking a hotel. The company has secured significant funding from various investors to support its growth and innovation in the rental market.
Settle
Series B in 2021
Settle is a cash-flow management platform that assists businesses and individuals in managing their financial transactions and optimizing cash flow. Founded by Alek Koenig in November 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, Settle provides users with tools and insights to enhance their understanding of their financial situations. The platform automates business-to-business payments, offering features such as payment management, payable date management, paperless invoices, and auto payments. By streamlining these processes, Settle enables businesses to expedite billing cycles and make informed financial decisions.
Netlify
Series D in 2021
Netlify, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that automates web development projects, enabling users to create and deploy modern websites and web applications efficiently. The platform integrates with repositories, automates build processes, and offers an application delivery network tailored for high-performance sites. Key features include Netlify Build, which supports a Git workflow for managing web projects, and Netlify Edge, designed for fast application delivery. Additionally, Netlify Dev allows users to run the platform locally on their laptops, facilitating site generation and function testing. The company, recognized as a pioneer of the Jamstack movement, serves a diverse clientele ranging from innovative startups to large enterprises, including notable brands like LG Electronics and NBC Universal. Established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Netlify aims to empower developers to deliver exceptional digital experiences while simplifying the development process.
PlanetScale
Series C in 2021
PlanetScale, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in an online database platform designed to help businesses manage and gain insights from their data efficiently. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, PlanetScale offers a MySQL-compatible, serverless database solution built on the scalable architecture of Vitess, which is used by major platforms like YouTube and Slack. The company's services include a Database-as-a-Service platform, cluster manager software, open-source Vitess support, and training solutions. PlanetScaleDB enhances operational capabilities by providing features such as disaster recovery, data locality solutions, and the ability to manage database scaling without downtime. This combination allows development teams to improve workflow velocity and performance while ensuring reliable access to their data.
Density
Series D in 2021
Density Inc. develops innovative sensors and a Sensor-as-a-Service platform that measure and manage foot traffic in various environments. By employing proprietary depth sensors and deep learning algorithms, Density provides real-time and historical data on how people utilize spaces, ensuring privacy by avoiding the capture of personally identifiable information. The company's products are applicable in diverse settings, including corporate offices, educational institutions, and public facilities like stadiums and churches. Through its Density API and Occupancy Analytics Platform, organizations can enhance operational efficiency and improve occupant experiences. Founded in 2014, Density is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in New York City and Syracuse, New York.
Stardust
Series A in 2021
Stardust is a software platform that assists game developers in creating and managing games within the metaverse, leveraging blockchain technology and integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Stardust offers a user-friendly graphical interface and robust APIs that allow developers to build Web3 games without the need for extensive blockchain knowledge. The platform supports integration with multiple blockchains, enabling developers to streamline their processes and enhance player engagement. Through its tools, Stardust aims to simplify the development of blockchain-based games, making it easier for developers to bring innovative gaming experiences to players.
Rapid Robotics
Series B in 2021
Rapid Robotics, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated cell robots based in San Francisco, California, established in 2019. The company focuses on providing robotic solutions for manufacturers facing labor shortages and the complexities of material handling. Its AI-driven, vision-based platform is designed to handle a variety of palletizing tasks, allowing for rapid deployment of robotic workcells that can adapt to changing business needs. By offering a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, Rapid Robotics enables companies to enhance their operational capacity and predictability without the financial burden and complexities associated with traditional robotic ownership and maintenance. The company's technology can be implemented quickly, often within hours, and at a significantly lower cost compared to other automation systems, ultimately improving production margins through increased efficiency and quality.
Teleport
Series B in 2021
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.
Thrive Global
Series C in 2021
Thrive Global is a behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, with headquarters in New York City and additional offices in San Francisco, Athens, Bucharest, Dublin, and Melbourne. The company aims to transform workplace culture and personal well-being by providing a platform that combines data, storytelling, and actionable strategies known as Microsteps. Thrive Global offers science-based solutions designed to reduce stress and burnout, promoting improved mental and physical health for individuals, corporations, and communities. The company's mission focuses on fostering a healthier relationship with technology and enhancing overall performance and purpose, ultimately challenging the notion that burnout is an inevitable part of success.
Moveworks
Series C in 2021
Moveworks, Inc. develops a cloud-based AI platform that assists enterprises in resolving IT support issues for their employees. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company offers an AI assistant that automates various tasks, such as ordering hardware, raising software requests, and managing ticket statuses. Utilizing a conversational interface, Moveworks interprets complex employee requests and executes multi-step processes, adapting based on previous interactions. Its technology is employed by organizations like Databricks, Broadcom, Hearst, and Palo Alto Networks to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and improve information retrieval across enterprise systems. The platform integrates with chat applications, such as Slack, to provide seamless user experiences and automatic solutions.
Figma
Series E in 2021
Figma, Inc. is a design platform that provides an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool, facilitating collaboration among product teams. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Figma enables users to create, test, and ship designs efficiently. Its features support various design tasks, including UI and UX design, wireframing, and visual brainstorming. The platform enhances productivity by allowing teams to work together in real-time, regardless of their location, making it easier to consolidate tools and streamline workflows. Figma aims to make design more accessible, serving a diverse clientele that includes companies like Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.
Incorta
Series D in 2021
Incorta, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013. It offers a unified platform designed to tackle complex data analytics challenges for enterprises, enabling them to be more agile and competitive. The company's Direct Data Platform allows organizations to acquire, enrich, analyze, and act on their business data efficiently. This platform features a direct data mapping engine that enhances query performance, eliminates costly join operations, and significantly reduces the time needed to deploy new analytics applications. Incorta serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands and organizations, providing solutions for real-time operational analytics, embedded analytics, and comprehensive dashboards tailored for various business environments. The company is supported by several prominent venture capital firms and collaborates with customers ranging from Fortune 5 to Global 2000 companies.
RudderStack
Series A in 2021
RudderStack, Inc. is an enterprise customer data infrastructure platform that specializes in collecting, storing, and routing customer event data from applications and websites to data warehouses and cloud applications. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company offers an open-source solution that enables businesses to consolidate their customer data and derive actionable insights. The platform features a robust transformation framework that processes event data in real time, allowing users to deploy pipelines that facilitate the collection of data from various sources, including applications, websites, and SaaS platforms. By integrating customer data across different tools and teams, RudderStack helps organizations enhance their growth and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
MindPortal
Seed Round in 2021
MindPortal is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the development of wearable devices for brain analysis and assessment. Founded in 2019 by Ekram Alam and Jack Baber, MindPortal has created a non-invasive personal brain-computer interface that allows for the collection and transmission of information from the brain. This technology facilitates individual assessments, enabling healthcare providers to make informed clinical decisions.
Chef Robotics
Seed Round in 2021
Chef Robotics is a robotics and artificial intelligence company serving the food industry. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Productboard
Series C in 2021
Productboard, Inc. operates a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on product management, designed to assist product teams in understanding customer needs and prioritizing development. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic, Productboard provides a suite of tools that includes an insights board for consolidating user research, a features board for organizing and prioritizing ideas, and a roadmap for sharing plans with stakeholders. The platform also features an interactive product portal where colleagues and customers can submit feedback and votes on potential features. This customer-centric approach enables organizations to align their teams and accelerate the process of bringing the right products to market.
Plaid
Series D in 2021
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that facilitates the connection between consumers' bank accounts and various financial applications. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to democratize financial services by providing developers with tools and infrastructure to create innovative financial products. Plaid's offerings include a suite of APIs that allow access to detailed transaction histories, real-time account balances, and user identity verification, among other functionalities. These tools enable financial institutions and developers, ranging from startups to large corporations, to build secure and user-friendly applications for personal finance, consumer payments, lending, and more. By streamlining the integration with traditional banking systems, Plaid enhances the ability of consumers and businesses to manage their financial activities efficiently.
Echo AI
Series B in 2021
Echo AI is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in a generative AI-native conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance organizational engagement with customers. By autonomously processing millions of customer interactions, the platform provides real-time intelligence and actionable insights, benefiting not just customer-facing teams but the entire organization. Echo AI's technology helps businesses detect subtle intent and retention signals, facilitating the automation of manual call reviews and evaluations. This capability enables clients to implement growth or retention campaigns through external tools effectively. Formerly known as Pathlight, Echo AI is backed by notable investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Insight Partners, and Quiet Capital.
Secureframe
Series A in 2021
Secureframe, Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, offers a compliance automation platform designed to assist organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with various security and privacy standards. The platform automates compliance audits and facilitates ongoing monitoring, helping businesses manage their data securely and protect client privacy. Secureframe serves a diverse clientele, including fast-growing companies such as AngelList, Ramp, Remote, and Coda, by simplifying their compliance processes with global standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. This empowers businesses to build trust with customers through efficient and effective compliance management.
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.
Sagimet Biosciences
Venture Round in 2021
Sagimet Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in developing novel therapeutics for oncology and infectious diseases. The company focuses on targeting dysfunctional metabolic pathways, particularly through its expertise in fatty acid synthase (FASN) biology. Its lead drug candidate, denifanstat, is a selective FASN inhibitor designed for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and is administered as an oral, once-daily pill. Additionally, Sagimet is working on antiviral therapeutics aimed at addressing respiratory syncytial virus, cytomegalovirus, and other human pathogens. Originally known as 3-V Biosciences, Inc., the company rebranded to Sagimet Biosciences in August 2019 and has been active since its incorporation in 2006.
Labelbox
Series C in 2021
Labelbox, Inc. is a company that operates an artificial intelligence-based platform focused on data labeling and management services. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and maintain datasets for machine learning applications. Its platform features a visual workflow interface, annotation tools, and quality control functionalities, which help businesses reduce model development times and enhance the capabilities of their data science teams. Used by numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and Adobe, Labelbox supports teams in leveraging advances in generative AI and large language models by providing the right balance of human supervision and automation. The company is backed by prominent investors, including SoftBank and Andreessen Horowitz.
Vera Therapeutics
Series C in 2021
Vera Therapeutics, a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, specializes in developing innovative biologic therapeutics aimed at treating serious immunological diseases and genetic disorders. Founded in 2016 and renamed in March 2020, the company's research focuses on transformative treatments that can significantly improve patient outcomes. One of its key product candidates is atacicept, a fusion protein designed for self-administration via a weekly subcutaneous injection. Atacicept works by inhibiting both B lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, which are involved in the production of autoantibodies that contribute to various autoimmune diseases. Additionally, Vera Therapeutics is exploring gene-editing technologies that hold the potential to address conditions such as sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis.
Neuron23
Series B in 2020
Neuron23, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for genetic disorders, particularly neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company utilizes advanced artificial intelligence and genetic insights to enhance drug discovery. Neuron23's innovative platform integrates the latest advancements in human genetics with AI-driven methodologies to create targeted treatments for patients facing debilitating health challenges. By focusing on genetically defined conditions, Neuron23 aims to improve therapeutic options and outcomes for individuals affected by these disorders.
Neuron23
Series A in 2020
Neuron23, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for genetic disorders, particularly neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company utilizes advanced artificial intelligence and genetic insights to enhance drug discovery. Neuron23's innovative platform integrates the latest advancements in human genetics with AI-driven methodologies to create targeted treatments for patients facing debilitating health challenges. By focusing on genetically defined conditions, Neuron23 aims to improve therapeutic options and outcomes for individuals affected by these disorders.
Stackbit
Series A in 2020
Stackbit Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating an online platform for building JAMstack websites. Founded in 2018, Stackbit offers a range of tools that enable users to combine themes, site generators, and content management systems without the need for complex integrations. This platform is designed to facilitate the rapid development of modern websites, allowing developers and designers to create more efficient and secure online experiences. Stackbit is recognized for its innovative visual editing capabilities, particularly for large enterprise webpages and applications, and continually evolves its tools and best practices to meet the needs of its users.
Edlyft
Seed Round in 2020
Edlyft, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, provides a comprehensive support system for college students pursuing computer science. The company connects students with tutors, mentors, and peer support to enhance their learning experience. In addition to individual tutoring, Edlyft develops software that facilitates job training programs for major corporations such as Google, Dropbox, and LinkedIn. These companies utilize Edlyft's platform to up-skill students and screen potential candidates for future employment. By offering mentorship, internship preparation, and access to study tools, Edlyft aims to prepare students for in-demand roles within the tech industry and streamline their transition into the workforce.
Alkira
Series B in 2020
Alkira Network is a developer of a network cloud that allows businesses to build and position multi-cloud network-as-a-service in minutes. The company's Network Cloud reinvents networking for the cloud era with hybrid and multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end day-2 operational visibility, advanced controls, and governance. Alkira Network Cloud is based on Alkira Cloud Services Exchange™ solution with a global unified network infrastructure delivered as-a-service for easy and simple consumption. Just draw the network across users, sites, and clouds on an intuitive digital design canvas, provision it in one click, and start using it in minutes. Alkira’s solution is used by Fortune-100 enterprises, leading system integrators, and managed service providers. Amir Khan and Atif Khan established the company in San Jose, California in 2018.
Doppler
Seed Round in 2020
Doppler is a company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in application management and secret management solutions for developers. Founded in 2018, its platform enables developers to efficiently manage API keys, credentials, environment variables, and database URLs across various projects and programming languages. By offering secure storage and smart retrieval of sensitive data, Doppler enhances developer productivity while bolstering security measures within organizations. The platform also provides insights into potential security issues, allowing developers and security teams to maintain synchronization and security of application configurations across different devices and environments.
Nurx
Series C in 2020
Nurx Inc. is a digital healthcare company that operates a mobile health platform, providing access to a variety of everyday medications, including contraceptives, travel medications, and prescriptions for conditions such as migraines and dermatological issues. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Nurx offers services that include doctor prescription reviews and at-home testing, such as Home HPV Screening for cervical cancer risk assessment. By allowing users to request medications and manage refills without the need for in-person visits, Nurx aims to empower individuals, particularly women, to take control of their health in a transparent and judgment-free environment. The company serves residents across multiple states, ensuring convenient and affordable healthcare solutions tailored to their needs.
Farmers Business Network
Series F in 2020
Farmers Business Network, Inc. is an independent agricultural technology and commerce platform that connects farmers through a farmer-to-farmer network. It aims to enhance the economic viability of farms and promote sustainable practices. By leveraging data science, FBN provides agronomic insights, enabling farmers to make informed decisions regarding their crops and operations. The platform allows members to share information, purchase inputs directly from manufacturers, and navigate the market more effectively. Additionally, FBN assists farmers in selling their crops independently and offers various insurance options. With over 800 employees, Farmers Business Network supports members who collectively farm more than 80 million acres across the United States, Canada, and Australia, with headquarters in multiple locations including California, Illinois, South Dakota, Alberta, and Perth.
Density
Series C in 2020
Density Inc. develops innovative sensors and a Sensor-as-a-Service platform that measure and manage foot traffic in various environments. By employing proprietary depth sensors and deep learning algorithms, Density provides real-time and historical data on how people utilize spaces, ensuring privacy by avoiding the capture of personally identifiable information. The company's products are applicable in diverse settings, including corporate offices, educational institutions, and public facilities like stadiums and churches. Through its Density API and Occupancy Analytics Platform, organizations can enhance operational efficiency and improve occupant experiences. Founded in 2014, Density is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in New York City and Syracuse, New York.
Coursera
Series F in 2020
Coursera, Inc. operates an online education platform that partners with over 140 universities and organizations globally, providing access to more than 1,000 courses across various fields, including business, computer science, data science, and arts. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the platform serves over 20 million registered learners, offering courses that facilitate career advancement and personal development. Coursera's offerings include video lectures, interactive quizzes, and peer-graded assessments, making education accessible to individuals worldwide. The company's business model encompasses three main segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees, with the majority of its revenue generated from the Consumer segment, which caters to individual learners seeking practical skills and certifications.
Area 1 Security
Series D in 2020
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Redwood City, California, focused on eliminating targeted cyber-attacks, particularly those that are socially engineered. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company develops the Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution that identifies threat campaigns and attack delivery mechanisms. This technology provides advanced warning and helps prevent phishing attacks during their early stages, enhancing the cybersecurity posture of enterprises. Area 1 Security's solutions effectively eliminate various cyber-attack traffic vectors, including email, web, and networks, enabling organizations to proactively address potential threats. The company has raised a total of $25.5 million in funding from prominent investors, reinforcing its commitment to advancing cybersecurity measures.
Prisma
Series A in 2020
Prisma is a company focused on providing app developers with tools to build scalable applications more efficiently through an open-source database toolkit. Founded in 2016, Prisma aims to democratize access to advanced data infrastructure typically utilized by large technology firms. The company offers a data platform that includes a query builder and a GraphQL application programming interface, allowing developers to access and manipulate data seamlessly. Its tools support operations such as filtering, sorting, pagination, and real-time capabilities, enabling users to navigate and edit their data with ease and safety. With offices in Berlin and San Francisco, Prisma has attracted investment from reputable venture capital firms.
UJET
Series C in 2020
UJET, Inc. specializes in developing customer support software and platform solutions that enhance customer communications. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and Seoul, the company offers a cloud contact center platform that integrates seamlessly with major customer relationship management systems like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Kustomer. UJET's platform is designed for the smartphone era, modernizing digital and in-app customer experiences while eliminating the need for customers to switch between different communication channels. By utilizing multiple voices, online messaging, and mobile features, UJET assists customer service agents in managing incoming calls and resolving issues efficiently. The incorporation of artificial intelligence across its services further automates processes and improves interaction quality. Additionally, UJET provides a wait time messaging tool that offers live updates to customers while they are on hold, enhancing overall service satisfaction.
Open Raven
Series A in 2020
Open Raven, Inc. is a data security company that specializes in data protection by developing a platform aimed at assessing and managing data risk for enterprises. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company helps organizations identify and secure sensitive data stored across cloud environments and corporate networks. Its platform provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, locating assets and highlighting exposed data and shadow accounts. Open Raven's solution addresses the limitations of existing tools by effectively managing data security posture, ensuring that security teams can locate and protect sensitive information within vast data environments. The platform also offers pre-built connectors and an open-source model for easier integration and extensibility, thus enabling businesses to maintain compliance and safeguard their data effectively.
Synack
Series D in 2020
Synack, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that offers a crowdsourced security platform focused on penetration testing. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synack connects organizations with a network of skilled ethical hackers who utilize proprietary scanning technology to assess security vulnerabilities. The platform provides a secure virtual testing environment where researchers can evaluate systems, helping to ensure data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality for clients. Synack's services encompass application security, cloud security, vulnerability management, and more, facilitating continuous testing of attack surfaces. By combining human intelligence from ethical hackers with artificial intelligence technology, Synack delivers scalable, efficient security assessments that yield actionable insights for organizations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Figma
Series D in 2020
Figma, Inc. is a design platform that provides an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool, facilitating collaboration among product teams. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Figma enables users to create, test, and ship designs efficiently. Its features support various design tasks, including UI and UX design, wireframing, and visual brainstorming. The platform enhances productivity by allowing teams to work together in real-time, regardless of their location, making it easier to consolidate tools and streamline workflows. Figma aims to make design more accessible, serving a diverse clientele that includes companies like Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.
Alkira
Series A in 2020
Alkira Network is a developer of a network cloud that allows businesses to build and position multi-cloud network-as-a-service in minutes. The company's Network Cloud reinvents networking for the cloud era with hybrid and multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end day-2 operational visibility, advanced controls, and governance. Alkira Network Cloud is based on Alkira Cloud Services Exchange™ solution with a global unified network infrastructure delivered as-a-service for easy and simple consumption. Just draw the network across users, sites, and clouds on an intuitive digital design canvas, provision it in one click, and start using it in minutes. Alkira’s solution is used by Fortune-100 enterprises, leading system integrators, and managed service providers. Amir Khan and Atif Khan established the company in San Jose, California in 2018.
Passport
Series A in 2020
Passport Global, Inc. is an international shipping service provider based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in offering shipment solutions for eCommerce businesses and third-party logistics providers. Passport aims to enhance the shipping experience by providing door-to-door tracking for all packages and a single point of contact for customer support. Its services encompass the entire shipping process, from pick-up to delivery, enabling clients to streamline their shipping practices and reduce overall costs. By focusing on improving the user experience for both retailers and consumers, Passport seeks to help brands expand their global reach effectively.
Netlify
Series C in 2020
Netlify, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that automates web development projects, enabling users to create and deploy modern websites and web applications efficiently. The platform integrates with repositories, automates build processes, and offers an application delivery network tailored for high-performance sites. Key features include Netlify Build, which supports a Git workflow for managing web projects, and Netlify Edge, designed for fast application delivery. Additionally, Netlify Dev allows users to run the platform locally on their laptops, facilitating site generation and function testing. The company, recognized as a pioneer of the Jamstack movement, serves a diverse clientele ranging from innovative startups to large enterprises, including notable brands like LG Electronics and NBC Universal. Established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Netlify aims to empower developers to deliver exceptional digital experiences while simplifying the development process.
Hallo
Seed Round in 2020
Hallo, Co. is an online hiring events platform that facilitates connections between students, universities, and companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of digital services, including career fairs, tech talks, and all-hands meetings. Additionally, Hallo offers AI-driven career support, enabling job seekers to access on-demand coaching and interview training, along with a network of actionable opportunities. The platform aims to enhance the job search experience by integrating technology with personalized career development resources.
Echo AI
Series A in 2020
Echo AI is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in a generative AI-native conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance organizational engagement with customers. By autonomously processing millions of customer interactions, the platform provides real-time intelligence and actionable insights, benefiting not just customer-facing teams but the entire organization. Echo AI's technology helps businesses detect subtle intent and retention signals, facilitating the automation of manual call reviews and evaluations. This capability enables clients to implement growth or retention campaigns through external tools effectively. Formerly known as Pathlight, Echo AI is backed by notable investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Insight Partners, and Quiet Capital.
Plastiq
Series D in 2020
Plastiq Inc. is an online payment service that allows users to make payments via credit and debit cards, irrespective of whether the recipient typically accepts card payments. The company processes these card payments and transfers the funds in a format that recipients can accept, such as electronic bank transfers or checks. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, Plastiq serves a wide range of customers, including businesses and individuals in the United States and Canada, enabling them to pay for various expenses like tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance. The platform facilitates flexible payment options, allowing users to earn credit card rewards and utilize cash more effectively. Plastiq aims to streamline payment processes and has expanded its services to over 150 countries.
Proxy
Series B in 2020
Proxy is a technology company that specializes in privacy-first, human-centric identity solutions. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, Proxy develops smartphone-enabled digital identity systems that allow users to authenticate and interact with various devices seamlessly. Its primary offerings include Proxy ID, Proxy Health, and Proxy Access, along with advanced hardware designed to facilitate secure and contactless access. Proxy's mission is to empower individuals with a unique identity signal that they own and control, functioning similarly to a universal single-sign-on for the physical world. This technology is utilized by prominent enterprises like Vornado and Cloudflare to provide employees and visitors with frictionless access to secure areas, enhancing personalized experiences in workplace environments. The company's founders, CEO Denis Mars and CTO Simon Ratner, are committed to ensuring that technology serves to improve human experiences rather than complicate them. Proxy's innovative approach has earned it recognition in several prestigious rankings, highlighting its impact on the future of identity management and access solutions.
Chef Robotics
Seed Round in 2020
Chef Robotics is a robotics and artificial intelligence company serving the food industry. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Ripcord
Series B in 2020
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company specializes in creating a platform for paperless document management, utilizing advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics. Their primary product, Canopy, employs automation software to capture, enrich, and organize essential content, effectively creating a digital twin of information. By integrating sensors and software automation, Ripcord enables enterprises to enhance their business processes, improving speed, quality, and accuracy in managing important documents. The company, originally known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.
Leanplum
Series D in 2020
Leanplum is the mobile marketing platform built for engagement. Brands rely on Leanplum to help them orchestrate multi-channel campaigns — from messaging to the in-app experience — all from a single, integrated platform. Global brands such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga turn to Leanplum to accelerate growth and build long-term customer relationships. Founded in 2012, Leanplum is based in San Francisco, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Leanplum has received more than $93 million in funding from Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Shasta Ventures. Leanplum has been named to Business Insider's Most Valuable Enterprise Startups and SF Business Times’ Best Places to Work. Learn more at www.leanplum.com.
Nova Credit
Series B in 2020
Nova Credit Inc. is a credit reporting agency based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing alternative credit data and analytics, focusing on improving credit access for individuals, particularly immigrants. Nova Credit's platform facilitates cross-border consumer credit services, allowing lenders and property managers to make informed decisions regarding credit applications. Its proprietary solutions, including the Credit Passport® and Cash Atlas™, utilize a unique set of data sources and compliance frameworks to enhance traditional credit analytics. Major organizations such as American Express, Verizon, and HSBC use Nova Credit’s services to navigate the complexities of credit scoring in the open finance landscape. The company is supported by prominent investors and industry executives, emphasizing its role in bridging gaps in credit access and fostering responsible growth for businesses.
Labelbox
Series B in 2020
Labelbox, Inc. is a company that operates an artificial intelligence-based platform focused on data labeling and management services. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and maintain datasets for machine learning applications. Its platform features a visual workflow interface, annotation tools, and quality control functionalities, which help businesses reduce model development times and enhance the capabilities of their data science teams. Used by numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and Adobe, Labelbox supports teams in leveraging advances in generative AI and large language models by providing the right balance of human supervision and automation. The company is backed by prominent investors, including SoftBank and Andreessen Horowitz.
Loom
Series B in 2019
Loom, Inc. is a video messaging application development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform that enables users to record and share videos, capturing screen, voice, and face, which can be instantly shared via a link through email or messaging. This tool is widely utilized across various business functions, including engineering, sales, recruiting, marketing, and customer support, facilitating efficient communication within teams. Additionally, Loom addresses the challenges of photo and video management by providing a cloud-based solution that allows users to access and manage their media libraries seamlessly across devices, without consuming local storage space. The company, which was previously known as Opentest, Inc., has garnered support from investors, including YCombinator.
N3TWORK
Series C in 2019
N3TWORK Inc. is a gaming company based in San Francisco, California, focused on developing and publishing free-to-play mobile games for iOS and Android platforms. Founded in 2012, N3TWORK offers a range of services to game developers, including game development, commercialization, user acquisition, ad monetization, and data analytics. The company aims to create enhanced gaming experiences, emphasizing user ownership and engagement, particularly within the emerging web3 space. By leveraging its proprietary technology and a network of gaming experts, N3TWORK strives to scale innovative mobile games while supporting developers in maximizing their game’s potential in the competitive mobile gaming market.
Teleport
Series A in 2019
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.
Fast
Seed Round in 2019
Fast's mission is to make buying online faster, safer and easier for everyone. Its Fast Login and Fast Checkout product enable a one-click sign-in and purchasing experience that makes it easier for people to buy and merchants to sell. The company's products work on any browser, device or platform for consistent, stress-free purchasing, either on a merchants own domain or through headless checkout on any other website. Fast invests heavily in its user privacy and security, with a Zero Fraud Guarantee on chargebacks for sellers. Headquartered in San Francisco, Fast is a privately held company founded by Domm Holland and Allison Barr Allen and funded by Stripe, Addition, Index Ventures, Susa Ventures and Sugar Capital. Headquartered in San Francisco, Fast is a privately held company funded by Stripe, Index Ventures, Susa Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Brian Sugar – who also serves on the board.
Moveworks
Series B in 2019
Moveworks, Inc. develops a cloud-based AI platform that assists enterprises in resolving IT support issues for their employees. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company offers an AI assistant that automates various tasks, such as ordering hardware, raising software requests, and managing ticket statuses. Utilizing a conversational interface, Moveworks interprets complex employee requests and executes multi-step processes, adapting based on previous interactions. Its technology is employed by organizations like Databricks, Broadcom, Hearst, and Palo Alto Networks to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and improve information retrieval across enterprise systems. The platform integrates with chat applications, such as Slack, to provide seamless user experiences and automatic solutions.
Datameer
Venture Round in 2019
Datameer, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in applications designed for big data environments, particularly Hadoop. Founded in 2009, Datameer provides a range of products including data integration, analytics, and visualization tools that cater to industries such as financial services, healthcare, gaming, retail, telecommunications, and technology. Its platform allows data engineers and analysts to model and transform data directly within cloud data warehouses through simple SQL or no-code interfaces, facilitating complex analytical projects. Notable offerings include Datameer X for data preparation and exploration, Neebo for managing trusted information assets, and Smart Analytics for advanced analytical functions. The company's focus on accessibility enables collaboration between non-coders and technical users, streamlining the analytics process for large datasets.
Viz
Series B in 2019
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.
Terminal
Series B in 2019
Terminal Inc. specializes in talent solutions, focusing on the recruitment, onboarding, and management of remote global tech teams. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has offices in Kitchener, Montreal, Vancouver, Canada, and Jailsco, Mexico. Terminal offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes talent acquisition, operational support, and market insights, enabling businesses to scale efficiently. Additionally, the company develops and manages workspaces and provides operational and legal support, encompassing human resources, benefits, payroll, and stock option administration services. Through its expertise, Terminal fosters a connected tech community to support the growth of engineering teams worldwide.
Shape Security
Series F in 2019
Shape Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity solutions aimed at protecting web and mobile applications from automated cyber-attacks. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Sydney and London, the company offers products such as ShapeShifter Elements, which enforces real-time security measures, and Shape Protection Manager, a cloud-based management tool for its services. Shape Security has successfully prevented over $1 billion in fraud losses for a diverse range of clients, including major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Its AI-powered technology effectively mitigates risks associated with fraud, chargebacks, and unauthorized transactions, helping organizations maintain customer trust and protect their reputations against the threats posed by criminal activity.
Applied Intuition
Series B in 2019
Applied Intuition, Inc. is a software company established in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Silicon Valley and Detroit, Michigan. The company specializes in providing software infrastructure that supports the safe development, testing, and deployment of autonomous vehicles at scale. Its product suite emphasizes advanced simulation and analytics, offering automotive industries the tools needed to comprehensively test their autonomous vehicle systems. By delivering sophisticated infrastructure tailored for scalability, Applied Intuition enables faster and more efficient development processes for companies in the autonomous vehicle sector.
Vera Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2019
Vera Therapeutics, a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, specializes in developing innovative biologic therapeutics aimed at treating serious immunological diseases and genetic disorders. Founded in 2016 and renamed in March 2020, the company's research focuses on transformative treatments that can significantly improve patient outcomes. One of its key product candidates is atacicept, a fusion protein designed for self-administration via a weekly subcutaneous injection. Atacicept works by inhibiting both B lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, which are involved in the production of autoantibodies that contribute to various autoimmune diseases. Additionally, Vera Therapeutics is exploring gene-editing technologies that hold the potential to address conditions such as sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis.
Nextdoor
Series F in 2019
Nextdoor, Inc. operates a social networking platform designed to facilitate local conversations and connections among neighbors. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to cultivate a kinder, more connected world by enabling residents to engage with each other, local businesses, services, and community news. The platform includes features such as Help Map, which allows users to offer assistance to vulnerable neighbors, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nextdoor serves neighborhoods globally, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and several other countries. The company is privately held and has received investment from notable firms, reinforcing its mission to foster real-world connections and community support.
Nurx
Series C in 2019
Nurx Inc. is a digital healthcare company that operates a mobile health platform, providing access to a variety of everyday medications, including contraceptives, travel medications, and prescriptions for conditions such as migraines and dermatological issues. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Nurx offers services that include doctor prescription reviews and at-home testing, such as Home HPV Screening for cervical cancer risk assessment. By allowing users to request medications and manage refills without the need for in-person visits, Nurx aims to empower individuals, particularly women, to take control of their health in a transparent and judgment-free environment. The company serves residents across multiple states, ensuring convenient and affordable healthcare solutions tailored to their needs.
Incorta
Series C in 2019
Incorta, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013. It offers a unified platform designed to tackle complex data analytics challenges for enterprises, enabling them to be more agile and competitive. The company's Direct Data Platform allows organizations to acquire, enrich, analyze, and act on their business data efficiently. This platform features a direct data mapping engine that enhances query performance, eliminates costly join operations, and significantly reduces the time needed to deploy new analytics applications. Incorta serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands and organizations, providing solutions for real-time operational analytics, embedded analytics, and comprehensive dashboards tailored for various business environments. The company is supported by several prominent venture capital firms and collaborates with customers ranging from Fortune 5 to Global 2000 companies.
Sagimet Biosciences
Series E in 2019
Sagimet Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in developing novel therapeutics for oncology and infectious diseases. The company focuses on targeting dysfunctional metabolic pathways, particularly through its expertise in fatty acid synthase (FASN) biology. Its lead drug candidate, denifanstat, is a selective FASN inhibitor designed for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and is administered as an oral, once-daily pill. Additionally, Sagimet is working on antiviral therapeutics aimed at addressing respiratory syncytial virus, cytomegalovirus, and other human pathogens. Originally known as 3-V Biosciences, Inc., the company rebranded to Sagimet Biosciences in August 2019 and has been active since its incorporation in 2006.
Trace Data
Seed Round in 2019
Trace Data, Inc., founded in 2019 and based in Oakland, California, specializes in data observability and security. The company offers a platform that enables organizations to track and monitor the behaviors of individual dealers or groups of dealers. By integrating observability, privacy, and security, Trace Data provides a comprehensive solution for managing data across connected systems. This approach allows users to ensure both the security and integrity of their data while gaining insights into its usage and behavior.
IRL
Series A in 2019
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.
Brex
Series C in 2019
Brex Inc. is a financial technology company that provides corporate credit cards and integrated financial services to businesses. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Brex has additional offices in Draper, Utah; Vancouver, Canada; and New York, New York. The company offers the Brex Mastercard Corporate Credit Card, which features reward programs for various categories, including rideshare, travel, dining, and software subscriptions. By combining financial services with existing software applications, Brex enables businesses to streamline their financial operations and empower employees to make informed financial decisions. This innovative approach helps companies navigate the complexities of the modern business environment and enhances their growth potential.
Azarus
Seed Round in 2019
Azarus, Inc. is a developer of an automated video game challenges platform based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. The company offers a unique network that enhances interaction between gamers and streamers through its "smart challenge" system. This platform allows streamers to engage their audience by rewarding tokens to viewers who correctly answer real-time questions during streams. By facilitating these interactions, Azarus aims to create new revenue opportunities for gamers while introducing innovative gameplay mechanics. Through its services, Azarus is redefining the dynamics of engagement within the gaming community.
Drop
Series C in 2019
Drop, Inc. operates an online community-driven commerce platform that connects users through shared interests and recommendations. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company, formerly known as Massdrop Inc., has grown to host a community of 7 million members. Drop curates a diverse range of innovative products across categories such as audio, technology, apparel, outdoor gear, and cooking. The platform enables users to browse collections, discover products tailored to their passions, and participate in product development, fostering an interactive shopping experience. Users can access Drop's offerings through its website and mobile application.
Labelbox
Series A in 2019
Labelbox, Inc. is a company that operates an artificial intelligence-based platform focused on data labeling and management services. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and maintain datasets for machine learning applications. Its platform features a visual workflow interface, annotation tools, and quality control functionalities, which help businesses reduce model development times and enhance the capabilities of their data science teams. Used by numerous Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and Adobe, Labelbox supports teams in leveraging advances in generative AI and large language models by providing the right balance of human supervision and automation. The company is backed by prominent investors, including SoftBank and Andreessen Horowitz.
Proxy
Series A in 2019
Proxy is a technology company that specializes in privacy-first, human-centric identity solutions. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, Proxy develops smartphone-enabled digital identity systems that allow users to authenticate and interact with various devices seamlessly. Its primary offerings include Proxy ID, Proxy Health, and Proxy Access, along with advanced hardware designed to facilitate secure and contactless access. Proxy's mission is to empower individuals with a unique identity signal that they own and control, functioning similarly to a universal single-sign-on for the physical world. This technology is utilized by prominent enterprises like Vornado and Cloudflare to provide employees and visitors with frictionless access to secure areas, enhancing personalized experiences in workplace environments. The company's founders, CEO Denis Mars and CTO Simon Ratner, are committed to ensuring that technology serves to improve human experiences rather than complicate them. Proxy's innovative approach has earned it recognition in several prestigious rankings, highlighting its impact on the future of identity management and access solutions.
Docbot
Seed Round in 2019
Docbot, Inc. is an artificial intelligence technology company based in Irvine, California, that specializes in gastrointestinal diseases. The company develops web-based applications for iOS and Android devices, offering a clinical decision support system that aggregates patient information and provides cloud analytics for healthcare professionals. Its flagship product is built on the UltivisionAI software platform, which focuses on real-time image analysis and automated reporting. This platform is designed to detect colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal conditions by integrating various data sources from imaging systems and pathology requisitions. Docbot aims to enhance patient care and streamline clinical workflows, ultimately reducing cancer risks and improving outcomes for patients in the gastrointestinal specialty.
Loom
Series A in 2019
Loom, Inc. is a video messaging application development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform that enables users to record and share videos, capturing screen, voice, and face, which can be instantly shared via a link through email or messaging. This tool is widely utilized across various business functions, including engineering, sales, recruiting, marketing, and customer support, facilitating efficient communication within teams. Additionally, Loom addresses the challenges of photo and video management by providing a cloud-based solution that allows users to access and manage their media libraries seamlessly across devices, without consuming local storage space. The company, which was previously known as Opentest, Inc., has garnered support from investors, including YCombinator.
Productboard
Series A in 2019
Productboard, Inc. operates a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on product management, designed to assist product teams in understanding customer needs and prioritizing development. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Prague, Czech Republic, Productboard provides a suite of tools that includes an insights board for consolidating user research, a features board for organizing and prioritizing ideas, and a roadmap for sharing plans with stakeholders. The platform also features an interactive product portal where colleagues and customers can submit feedback and votes on potential features. This customer-centric approach enables organizations to align their teams and accelerate the process of bringing the right products to market.
Farmers Business Network
Series E in 2019
Farmers Business Network, Inc. is an independent agricultural technology and commerce platform that connects farmers through a farmer-to-farmer network. It aims to enhance the economic viability of farms and promote sustainable practices. By leveraging data science, FBN provides agronomic insights, enabling farmers to make informed decisions regarding their crops and operations. The platform allows members to share information, purchase inputs directly from manufacturers, and navigate the market more effectively. Additionally, FBN assists farmers in selling their crops independently and offers various insurance options. With over 800 employees, Farmers Business Network supports members who collectively farm more than 80 million acres across the United States, Canada, and Australia, with headquarters in multiple locations including California, Illinois, South Dakota, Alberta, and Perth.
FabFitFun
Series A in 2019
FabFitFun, Inc. is a subscription-based service that provides curated boxes of health and beauty products to its members. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company delivers seasonal gift boxes every three months, featuring a variety of fashion and beauty items. In addition to its subscription offerings, FabFitFun publishes online content covering diverse topics such as wellness, entertainment, and lifestyle, while also providing a daily email service with tips on beauty, fitness, and fashion. The platform aims to connect women with products from both premium and emerging brands, promoting healthier lifestyles through a curated collection of full-size products and access to on-demand wellness videos, exclusive sales, and a supportive online community. FabFitFun operates as a subsidiary of Unilever N.V.
Stackbit
Seed Round in 2019
Stackbit Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating an online platform for building JAMstack websites. Founded in 2018, Stackbit offers a range of tools that enable users to combine themes, site generators, and content management systems without the need for complex integrations. This platform is designed to facilitate the rapid development of modern websites, allowing developers and designers to create more efficient and secure online experiences. Stackbit is recognized for its innovative visual editing capabilities, particularly for large enterprise webpages and applications, and continually evolves its tools and best practices to meet the needs of its users.
Plaid
Series C in 2018
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that facilitates the connection between consumers' bank accounts and various financial applications. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to democratize financial services by providing developers with tools and infrastructure to create innovative financial products. Plaid's offerings include a suite of APIs that allow access to detailed transaction histories, real-time account balances, and user identity verification, among other functionalities. These tools enable financial institutions and developers, ranging from startups to large corporations, to build secure and user-friendly applications for personal finance, consumer payments, lending, and more. By streamlining the integration with traditional banking systems, Plaid enhances the ability of consumers and businesses to manage their financial activities efficiently.
Plastiq
Series C in 2018
Plastiq Inc. is an online payment service that allows users to make payments via credit and debit cards, irrespective of whether the recipient typically accepts card payments. The company processes these card payments and transfers the funds in a format that recipients can accept, such as electronic bank transfers or checks. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, Plastiq serves a wide range of customers, including businesses and individuals in the United States and Canada, enabling them to pay for various expenses like tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance. The platform facilitates flexible payment options, allowing users to earn credit card rewards and utilize cash more effectively. Plastiq aims to streamline payment processes and has expanded its services to over 150 countries.
AEye
Series B in 2018
AEye, Inc. develops advanced vision hardware, software, and algorithms for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems. Based in Dublin, California, the company offers a range of products including the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, which integrates solid-state lidar with low-light cameras and artificial intelligence to provide precise and reliable perception of surroundings. AEye's unique software-defined lidar solutions are designed for dynamic applications in vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics, focusing on delivering faster and more accurate information. The company's notable products include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 and AE200 robotic perception systems, which cater to the mobility market. AEye operates globally, with offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States, and primarily generates revenue from customers in the United States, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Shape Security
Series E in 2018
Shape Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity solutions aimed at protecting web and mobile applications from automated cyber-attacks. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Sydney and London, the company offers products such as ShapeShifter Elements, which enforces real-time security measures, and Shape Protection Manager, a cloud-based management tool for its services. Shape Security has successfully prevented over $1 billion in fraud losses for a diverse range of clients, including major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Its AI-powered technology effectively mitigates risks associated with fraud, chargebacks, and unauthorized transactions, helping organizations maintain customer trust and protect their reputations against the threats posed by criminal activity.
Area 1 Security
Series C in 2018
Area 1 Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Redwood City, California, focused on eliminating targeted cyber-attacks, particularly those that are socially engineered. Founded in 2013 by experts from the NSA and MIT, the company develops the Area 1 Horizon, a cloud-based solution that identifies threat campaigns and attack delivery mechanisms. This technology provides advanced warning and helps prevent phishing attacks during their early stages, enhancing the cybersecurity posture of enterprises. Area 1 Security's solutions effectively eliminate various cyber-attack traffic vectors, including email, web, and networks, enabling organizations to proactively address potential threats. The company has raised a total of $25.5 million in funding from prominent investors, reinforcing its commitment to advancing cybersecurity measures.
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