Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a prominent American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in early-stage, growth, and incubation investments across various industries, including healthcare, consumer products, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and life sciences. Kleiner Perkins focuses on partnering with innovative founders, supporting them from the inception of their ideas through to initial public offerings. The firm is known for its commitment to investing in a wide range of sectors, such as information technology, financial services, and cybersecurity, while maintaining a global investment approach that includes markets in North America, the Middle East, and Mainland China. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Kleiner Perkins aims to maximize the potential of the companies it invests in, fostering bold ideas that have the capacity to create significant impact across industries and continents.

Annie Case

Partner

Cindy Cheng

Partner

Cindy Cheng

Associate

Nadia Cochinwala

Investor

Josh Coyne

Partner

Joshua Coyne

Partner and Investor

John Doerr

Partner and Chairman

Juliet Flint

Partner

Ilya Fushman

Partner

John Gage

Partner

Mamoon Hamid

Partner and Investor

Wen Hsieh

Partner

Haomiao Huang

Investor

E. Floyd Kvamme

Partner

Floyd Kvamme

Partner Emeriti

Bucky Moore

Partner and Investor

Aditya Naganath

Principal

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Tom Perkins

Partner and Co-Founder

Ev Randle

Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

Ted Schlein

General Partner

Beth Seidenberg

General Partner

James Tang

Partner and Vice President, China

Jimmy Wei

Venture Partner, China

Monica Desai

Principal

Nikki Zhang

Director, China

Jason Zhao

Partner, China

Past deals in Artificial Intelligence

ArsenalBio

Series B in 2022
ArsenalBio is a programmable cell therapy company focused on creating effective and accessible immune cell therapies, particularly for cancer patients. Established in 2019, the company integrates advanced technologies, including CRISPR-based genome engineering, synthetic biology, and machine learning, to revolutionize the discovery and development of immune cell therapies. ArsenalBio employs a comprehensive research and development approach to produce multifunctional T-cell therapies, utilizing the precise insertion of large synthetic DNA sequences. The company's mission is to enhance the efficacy and safety of immune cell therapies while reducing costs for providers and expanding access for patients. Through its innovative framework, ArsenalBio aims to significantly improve treatment outcomes for a broader patient population.

Tecton

Series C in 2022
Tecton.ai is a developer of an enterprise-ready data platform designed to facilitate machine learning for organizations. Founded in 2019 by the team behind Uber's Michelangelo platform, Tecton aims to make advanced machine learning capabilities accessible to companies of all sizes. The platform allows data scientists to transform raw data into production-ready features, addressing the unique challenges of machine learning data management. By providing a comprehensive data layer, Tecton enables the integration of batch, streaming, and real-time data, allowing organizations to automate decisions rapidly and improve customer experiences. With offices in San Francisco and New York, Tecton focuses on helping businesses efficiently deploy machine learning models at scale to drive significant outcomes.

Viz

Series D in 2022
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Neuron23

Series C in 2022
Neuron23, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines for genetic disorders using advanced artificial intelligence technology and genetics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company focuses on creating therapeutics for neurological diseases, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as well as immunological disorders. By leveraging recent advancements in human genetics alongside its AI-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platforms, Neuron23 aims to provide innovative treatments for patients suffering from these debilitating conditions, enhancing their quality of life through targeted and effective therapies.

Inworld

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an AI-based platform designed to populate immersive realities including the metaverse, VR and AR, games, and virtual worlds. The company offers to virtual human characters to build and deploy virtual characters for a variety of use cases, enabling clients to leverage and streamline their creative process.

Enterpret

Seed Round in 2022
Enterpret is a customer feedback analytics platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company enables businesses to effectively collect and analyze customer feedback from various channels, consolidating this data into a single platform. Enterpret's technology addresses challenges in API design, analytics user interface and experience, and natural language processing. This allows clients to identify emerging trends and anomalies in customer feedback, facilitating informed product development and enhancements. By integrating feedback analysis with product analytics, Enterpret provides deeper insights that help companies improve their offerings and better meet customer needs.

Synthesia

Series B in 2021
Synthesia Ltd. develops artificial intelligence driven video production platform to create high-end videos. The company’s video synthesis platform allows to create high-end videos for many applications, including personalized advertising, corporate communications, and e-learning. Its platform synchronizes the lip movements in a video to a new dialogue track, which enables video content to be translated into foreign languages, widening distribution channels. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Infinitus Systems

Series B in 2021
Developer of a healthcare AI communication tool designed to automate communication. The company's tool handles tedious, time-consuming phone calls with accuracy and easy-to-track updates, facilitates users to seamlessly submit call requests to the system and adds their tasks to the queues, enabling users to get notified as soon as each task completes or bulk-collect their results whenever needed.

Dexterity

Series B in 2021
Dexterity Inc. is a robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing advanced robotic solutions for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain applications. Founded in 2017, Dexterity offers a robots-as-a-service model designed to automate various tasks such as fulfillment, kitting, packing, palletizing, and sortation. The company's technology focuses on creating robots with human-like dexterity, enabling them to efficiently pick and place items and adapt to unpredictable environments. By automating repetitive tasks, Dexterity aims to enhance workforce productivity and maximize operational efficiency for its clients in the logistics and supply chain sectors.

Rapid Robotics

Series B in 2021
Rapid Robotics provides box automation for manufacturers. It's Rapid Machine Operator (RMO) enables manufacturers to easily deploy a pre-trained cobot in just a few hours. It performs dozens of simple machine tasks to the highest quality standards and can quickly be redeployed to new tasks. With Rapid’s robotic machine operators, one employee can supervise as many as eight machines at a time using only an iPad. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Interos

Series C in 2021
Interos Inc. develops a supply chain assurance and risk management platform that enables businesses to identify and analyze risks affecting their supply chains. The platform employs advanced technologies such as machine learning and natural language understanding to assess financial, operational, governance, geographic, and cyber risks related to suppliers. By aggregating and analyzing large datasets, Interos provides predictive and prescriptive insights that help organizations monitor and enhance their resilience against potential disruptions. Its offerings include Eco-system Maps, Supplier Risk Assessments, Scoring, and Continuous Monitoring, catering to various sectors including finance, consumer products, defense, and technology. Founded in 2005, Interos is based in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in Menlo Park, California.

Moveworks

Series C in 2021
Moveworks, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based AI platform that addresses IT support issues for enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company provides a solution that autonomously resolves various employee requests, such as ordering hardware, requesting software access, and checking the status of open tickets. Utilizing chat applications like Slack, Moveworks enables seamless interaction and delivers automated solutions without the need for human intervention. The platform is designed to enhance employee productivity by leveraging natural language processing to understand organizational nuances and automate tasks across different systems. Moveworks serves a diverse clientele, including prominent brands and Fortune 500 companies, making it a vital partner in maintaining operational efficiency.

Vera AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Vera.AI ​creates technology that reduces the complexity of identity verification and trusted data, through advanced uses of blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs & AI.

Viz

Series C in 2021
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Labelbox

Series C in 2021
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Infinitus Systems

Series A in 2021
Developer of a healthcare AI communication tool designed to automate communication. The company's tool handles tedious, time-consuming phone calls with accuracy and easy-to-track updates, facilitates users to seamlessly submit call requests to the system and adds their tasks to the queues, enabling users to get notified as soon as each task completes or bulk-collect their results whenever needed.

Neuron23

Series A in 2020
Neuron23, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines for genetic disorders using advanced artificial intelligence technology and genetics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company focuses on creating therapeutics for neurological diseases, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as well as immunological disorders. By leveraging recent advancements in human genetics alongside its AI-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platforms, Neuron23 aims to provide innovative treatments for patients suffering from these debilitating conditions, enhancing their quality of life through targeted and effective therapies.

Neuron23

Series B in 2020
Neuron23, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines for genetic disorders using advanced artificial intelligence technology and genetics. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, the company focuses on creating therapeutics for neurological diseases, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as well as immunological disorders. By leveraging recent advancements in human genetics alongside its AI-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platforms, Neuron23 aims to provide innovative treatments for patients suffering from these debilitating conditions, enhancing their quality of life through targeted and effective therapies.

Amplemarket

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of an AI-powered sales platform designed to facilitate lead generation and sales process. The company's platform leverages the most recent developments in machine learning to develop the next generation of sales tools, enabling businesses to find and get in touch with their prospective customers in a personalized and efficient manner.

Dexterity

Series A in 2020
Dexterity Inc. is a robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in developing advanced robotic solutions for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain applications. Founded in 2017, Dexterity offers a robots-as-a-service model designed to automate various tasks such as fulfillment, kitting, packing, palletizing, and sortation. The company's technology focuses on creating robots with human-like dexterity, enabling them to efficiently pick and place items and adapt to unpredictable environments. By automating repetitive tasks, Dexterity aims to enhance workforce productivity and maximize operational efficiency for its clients in the logistics and supply chain sectors.

Interos

Series B in 2020
Interos Inc. develops a supply chain assurance and risk management platform that enables businesses to identify and analyze risks affecting their supply chains. The platform employs advanced technologies such as machine learning and natural language understanding to assess financial, operational, governance, geographic, and cyber risks related to suppliers. By aggregating and analyzing large datasets, Interos provides predictive and prescriptive insights that help organizations monitor and enhance their resilience against potential disruptions. Its offerings include Eco-system Maps, Supplier Risk Assessments, Scoring, and Continuous Monitoring, catering to various sectors including finance, consumer products, defense, and technology. Founded in 2005, Interos is based in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in Menlo Park, California.

Ripcord

Series B in 2020
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Labelbox

Series B in 2020
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Moveworks

Series B in 2019
Moveworks, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based AI platform that addresses IT support issues for enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company provides a solution that autonomously resolves various employee requests, such as ordering hardware, requesting software access, and checking the status of open tickets. Utilizing chat applications like Slack, Moveworks enables seamless interaction and delivers automated solutions without the need for human intervention. The platform is designed to enhance employee productivity by leveraging natural language processing to understand organizational nuances and automate tasks across different systems. Moveworks serves a diverse clientele, including prominent brands and Fortune 500 companies, making it a vital partner in maintaining operational efficiency.

Viz

Series B in 2019
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

ArsenalBio

Series A in 2019
ArsenalBio is a programmable cell therapy company focused on creating effective and accessible immune cell therapies, particularly for cancer patients. Established in 2019, the company integrates advanced technologies, including CRISPR-based genome engineering, synthetic biology, and machine learning, to revolutionize the discovery and development of immune cell therapies. ArsenalBio employs a comprehensive research and development approach to produce multifunctional T-cell therapies, utilizing the precise insertion of large synthetic DNA sequences. The company's mission is to enhance the efficacy and safety of immune cell therapies while reducing costs for providers and expanding access for patients. Through its innovative framework, ArsenalBio aims to significantly improve treatment outcomes for a broader patient population.

Applied Intuition

Series B in 2019
Applied Intuition, Inc. specializes in providing software infrastructure for the safe development, testing, and deployment of autonomous vehicles at scale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company has established a strong presence with additional offices in Detroit, Tokyo, and Munich. Its product suite emphasizes simulation and analytics, offering advanced tools that enable automotive companies to conduct comprehensive testing and accelerate the development of autonomous technologies. With a team comprised of experts from leading firms in the technology and automotive sectors, Applied Intuition supports a diverse range of clients in enhancing their autonomous vehicle initiatives.

Harvest Platform

Seed Round in 2019
Harvest Platform helps consumers negotiate bank fees and get refunds automatically. Harvest Platform is an artificial intelligence startup that helps consumers identify and negotiate bank fees. Bank fees are a $100B industry annually that has become a massive painpoint for American consumers. However, many of these fees are negotiable. Harvest Platform leverages artificial intelligence to identify negotiable fees and automatically negotiates with banks at the click of a button. Harvest Platform currently supports automated negotiation with 5 of American's top 10 banks.

Labelbox

Series A in 2019
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Docbot

Seed Round in 2019
DocBot, Inc. is a technology company based in Irvine, California, that develops web-based applications for iOS and Android devices. The company's offerings include a clinical decision support system and cloud analytics, which aggregate patient information to assist physicians and specialists in delivering improved care. Additionally, DocBot has created an image analysis platform specifically designed to aid in the detection of colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal diseases. This platform integrates various data sources, including imaging systems and pathology requisitions, enabling healthcare providers to enhance patient outcomes while reducing cancer risk. Through its commitment to intuitive software design, DocBot aims to empower physicians in their clinical decision-making processes.

Sike Insights

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Sike Insights is using AI to help remote teams work better together. Our first product, Kona, is a Slackbot that helps remote teams understand each other better. It analyzes the way remote teammates communicate in Slack public channels, and provides insights on how best to interact with them. Our beta customers include Glassdoor, Typeform, Buffer, Imperfect Foods and more. For more information, check out sikeinsights.com!

Interos

Series A in 2019
Interos Inc. develops a supply chain assurance and risk management platform that enables businesses to identify and analyze risks affecting their supply chains. The platform employs advanced technologies such as machine learning and natural language understanding to assess financial, operational, governance, geographic, and cyber risks related to suppliers. By aggregating and analyzing large datasets, Interos provides predictive and prescriptive insights that help organizations monitor and enhance their resilience against potential disruptions. Its offerings include Eco-system Maps, Supplier Risk Assessments, Scoring, and Continuous Monitoring, catering to various sectors including finance, consumer products, defense, and technology. Founded in 2005, Interos is based in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in Menlo Park, California.

AEye

Series B in 2018
AEye, Inc. specializes in developing vision hardware, software, and algorithms tailored for autonomous vehicles. The company is known for its innovative iDAR platform, which integrates LiDAR, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enhance perception and motion planning for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. AEye's product offerings include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 Robotic Perception System and AE200, which are designed to meet the demands of the mobility market with modular and high-performance features. Since its inception in 2013 and a name change in 2016, AEye has established itself as a leader in intelligent sensing technology, securing investment from prestigious firms such as Kleiner Perkins and Intel Capital. The company is headquartered in Dublin, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Labelbox

Seed Round in 2018
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Viz

Series A in 2018
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Jask

Series B in 2018
JASK is modernizing security operations by delivering an advanced SIEM platform that provides better visibility, better automation and a better architecture. Built on cloud-native technologies, the JASK ASOC platform streamlines security analyst workflows by automating many of the repetitive tasks that restrict productivity, freeing them for higher-value roles like threat hunting and vulnerability management, while addressing the escalating talent shortage.

Capture Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company. Our mission is to bring an absolutely new and unique experience to how people interact with each other. We are closely working with AI, thereby using the most advanced technology to help us bring our mission to life. Capture app will erase the boundary between real-time communication and artificial intelligence.

UiPath

Series B in 2018
UiPath develops and provides robotic process automation software designed to enhance operational efficiency across various industries. The company offers a comprehensive platform for hyper automation, enabling enterprises to discover, build, manage, and optimize automation opportunities. Key products include UiPath Studio, which allows users to design automation processes with an intuitive graphical interface, and UiPath Orchestrator, which manages automation workflows and deployments. UiPath’s solutions cater to a variety of sectors, including finance, healthcare, insurance, and telecommunications, facilitating the automation of tasks such as accounts payable, claims processing, and customer service. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, UiPath also has offices in several major cities worldwide, including London, Bucharest, and Tokyo. The company focuses on integrating advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to streamline processes and improve business outcomes.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Agara

Seed Round in 2017
Agara Labs is a technology company based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2017. It specializes in automating customer support operations for large enterprises through an end-to-end engagement system. Agara's solution processes multi-format data, including text, audio, and images, sourced from customer interactions via emails, chats, phone calls, and social media, all in real time. The technology generates predictions in the form of classification labels, intents, and responses. Additionally, Agara offers an autonomous voice conversation agent that manages customer support calls without human intervention, particularly for sectors such as financial services, consumer products, and retail. This innovative approach significantly enhances customer experience while reducing support costs.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

AEye

Series A in 2017
AEye, Inc. specializes in developing vision hardware, software, and algorithms tailored for autonomous vehicles. The company is known for its innovative iDAR platform, which integrates LiDAR, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enhance perception and motion planning for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. AEye's product offerings include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 Robotic Perception System and AE200, which are designed to meet the demands of the mobility market with modular and high-performance features. Since its inception in 2013 and a name change in 2016, AEye has established itself as a leader in intelligent sensing technology, securing investment from prestigious firms such as Kleiner Perkins and Intel Capital. The company is headquartered in Dublin, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ripcord

Series A in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Asia Innovations Group

Series B in 2016
Asia Innovations Group (AIG) is a fast growing mobile internet company creating next generation mobile products for the global audience, leveraging innovations from Asia across Social and Online Entertainment categories.

Instart

Series D in 2016
Instart is a digital experience management company. They help thousands of leading brands like Neiman Marcus, Coach, Microsoft, AT&T, Hearst and CBS to deliver faster, safer and better online experiences for millions of their customers – and to earn higher profits for themselves. Their Digital Experience Cloud is unique in that it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automatically and continuously optimize and secure every object and every page for each of your web and mobile applications for every device and every customer. No other company does this. After you deploy Instart, your customers will enjoy up to 30% faster application performance, and your applications and products will look better, leading to up to 20% higher conversion, more SEO traffic, lower pay per click costs and higher net promoter scores. If your company is selling online, your customers will buy more, delivering up to 8% higher online revenue, greater average order value, and reduced returns. Media companies work with Instart to drive online revenue up to 15% higher by increasing advertising viewability, restoring advertising revenue currently being lost to ad blocking software, and ensuring every visitor always has the best possible experience. IT departments enjoy up to 50% lower TCO, greater security and improved reliability for your existing infrastructure supporting your digital applications.

AOptix

Series F in 2015
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

Instart

Series C in 2015
Instart is a digital experience management company. They help thousands of leading brands like Neiman Marcus, Coach, Microsoft, AT&T, Hearst and CBS to deliver faster, safer and better online experiences for millions of their customers – and to earn higher profits for themselves. Their Digital Experience Cloud is unique in that it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automatically and continuously optimize and secure every object and every page for each of your web and mobile applications for every device and every customer. No other company does this. After you deploy Instart, your customers will enjoy up to 30% faster application performance, and your applications and products will look better, leading to up to 20% higher conversion, more SEO traffic, lower pay per click costs and higher net promoter scores. If your company is selling online, your customers will buy more, delivering up to 8% higher online revenue, greater average order value, and reduced returns. Media companies work with Instart to drive online revenue up to 15% higher by increasing advertising viewability, restoring advertising revenue currently being lost to ad blocking software, and ensuring every visitor always has the best possible experience. IT departments enjoy up to 50% lower TCO, greater security and improved reliability for your existing infrastructure supporting your digital applications.

Ayasdi AI LLC

Series C in 2015
Ayasdi AI LLC is a technology company that specializes in developing a machine intelligence platform and intelligent applications tailored for diverse sectors, including corporations, governments, financial institutions, healthcare, and scientific research organizations. The Ayasdi Machine Intelligence Platform addresses complex data analytics challenges and automates manual processes, leveraging advanced algorithms and topological data analysis. Among its offerings are specialized applications such as Ayasdi for Clinical Variation Management, which aids hospitals in identifying best practices and comparing clinical variations, and Ayasdi for Denials Management, designed to streamline claims processes and uncover denial patterns. Additionally, the company provides tools for population risk management, market regime forecasting, anti-money laundering, and risk modeling. Ayasdi's solutions are available through annual subscriptions and can be deployed via cloud services or on-premise installations. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Ayasdi AI LLC also maintains offices in New York, Virginia, and London.

Instart

Series C in 2014
Instart is a digital experience management company. They help thousands of leading brands like Neiman Marcus, Coach, Microsoft, AT&T, Hearst and CBS to deliver faster, safer and better online experiences for millions of their customers – and to earn higher profits for themselves. Their Digital Experience Cloud is unique in that it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automatically and continuously optimize and secure every object and every page for each of your web and mobile applications for every device and every customer. No other company does this. After you deploy Instart, your customers will enjoy up to 30% faster application performance, and your applications and products will look better, leading to up to 20% higher conversion, more SEO traffic, lower pay per click costs and higher net promoter scores. If your company is selling online, your customers will buy more, delivering up to 8% higher online revenue, greater average order value, and reduced returns. Media companies work with Instart to drive online revenue up to 15% higher by increasing advertising viewability, restoring advertising revenue currently being lost to ad blocking software, and ensuring every visitor always has the best possible experience. IT departments enjoy up to 50% lower TCO, greater security and improved reliability for your existing infrastructure supporting your digital applications.

Asia Innovations Group

Series A in 2014
Asia Innovations Group (AIG) is a fast growing mobile internet company creating next generation mobile products for the global audience, leveraging innovations from Asia across Social and Online Entertainment categories.

Emu Messenger

Seed Round in 2013
Emu is texting with a built-in assistant. Schedule lunches, share your location, and set reminders — as easily as sending a photo. It’s texting, for grown-ups. Created by veterans of Siri, Apple, Google, TechCrunch, and Yahoo! Messenger, Emu is a messaging product for iPhone that uses artificial intelligence — machine learning and natural language processing — to understand messages, then magically adds relevant information to help you schedule a lunch, reserve a table, buy movie tickets, or share your location in real time. Emu (http://emu.is) was founded in 2012 by Gummi Hafsteinsson (formerly VP Product Siri, previously at Apple and Google), Dave Feldman (previously with AOL/TechCrunch and Yahoo!), and an experienced team of mobile and machine-learning engineers. The company has received seed funding of $1.5M to date from Kleiner Perkins, TriplePoint Capital, Menlo Ventures, DFJ, and additional angel investors. See our Founder Bios for more information on the founding team.

AOptix

Series E in 2012
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

Upstart

Seed Round in 2012
Upstart is an online lending platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to streamline the borrowing process and enhance credit assessment. Founded in 2012 and based in San Mateo, California, Upstart connects consumers with a network of AI-enabled bank partners, allowing for a more efficient lending experience. The platform evaluates potential borrowers using a proprietary underwriting model that considers factors such as education, area of study, and employment history, rather than relying solely on traditional credit scores. This innovative approach enables banks to achieve higher approval rates and lower loss rates while providing a digital-first experience for customers. Upstart offers a variety of loan products, including personal loans, automotive loans, home equity lines of credit, and small dollar loans, catering to diverse consumer needs.

Affectiva

Series A in 2012
Affectiva, Inc. is a Boston-based company specializing in emotion-sensing artificial intelligence software that enables businesses to understand consumer engagement with digital content. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the MIT Media Lab, Affectiva has pioneered the Emotion AI category, utilizing deep learning, computer vision, and speech science to analyze subtle human emotions and cognitive states. The company provides a software development kit, cloud-based API, and various solutions for industries such as advertising, automotive, social robotics, and healthcare. Affectiva's technology is employed by numerous Fortune Global 500 companies to enhance consumer engagement with advertisements, videos, and TV programming. Additionally, its in-cabin sensing AI is transforming the automotive sector by improving safety and personalizing transportation experiences. With a robust dataset that includes over nine million face videos analyzed across 90 countries, Affectiva continues to drive innovation in emotional analytics and insights.

AOptix

Series D in 2009
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

AOptix

Venture Round in 2008
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

AOptix

Series B in 2005
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

AOptix

Series B in 2002
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.

AOptix

Series A in 2000
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions tailored for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-bandwidth laser communication technologies. Its products serve various applications, including border security, national and regional identification cards, aviation security, and access control for governmental and commercial entities. Additionally, AOptix provides solutions for law enforcement and defense, facilitating network-centric operations across ground and air nodes. In the commercial arena, its innovations support outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed high-definition video.
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