One Star Books
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
One Star Books is a publishing company that teaches human values to the little ones, through great stories.
1440 Media
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
1440 Media delivers a daily news briefing, curating hundreds of sources into a single, unbiased morning email. Its platform covers various topics and aims to empower readers by providing well-informed perspectives.
Eton.News
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Eton.News is a storytelling platform specifically designed for educational institutions, focusing on the journalism process to enhance student engagement. The platform facilitates the writing and editing of news and events, allowing users to upload and share their experiences globally. Eton.News enables students and teachers to create content that can be published in various formats, including printed newspapers and digital information sheets. This innovative approach empowers educational communities to showcase their narratives and connect with a wider audience.
Indiefy
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Indiefy is a digital distribution company that assists independent musicians in promoting and monetizing their content. It facilitates the upload of artists' music to platforms like Spotify, helping them reach wider audiences and earn revenue.
Rhymella
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Rhymella, Inc. is a company that operates a web-based platform focused on publishing personalized children's stories. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Newtonville, Massachusetts, Rhymella leverages automation to craft original narratives by incorporating user-submitted photos and specific details from personal experiences. Each story features the child as the main character, transforming everyday moments into imaginative adventures. By integrating customer content, Rhymella aims to foster meaningful connections between brands and their audiences, offering a unique storytelling experience that resonates with families.
Eton.News
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Eton.News is a storytelling platform specifically designed for educational institutions, focusing on the journalism process to enhance student engagement. The platform facilitates the writing and editing of news and events, allowing users to upload and share their experiences globally. Eton.News enables students and teachers to create content that can be published in various formats, including printed newspapers and digital information sheets. This innovative approach empowers educational communities to showcase their narratives and connect with a wider audience.
Now Print
Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Now Print Imprenta is an online printing company that simplifies the purchase of printed materials through its automated marketplace. The company's platform offers a wide range of products, including business cards, brochures, flyers, posters, and custom textiles, catering to both businesses and freelancers. By providing an extensive portfolio of promotional, publication, and advertising items, Now Print enables customers to conveniently order their printing needs from home or office at competitive prices.
Socialyte
Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Socialyte is a marketing agency based in Albany, New York, specializing in connecting brands with a curated network of 500 influential tastemakers. These tastemakers represent branded media across over 60% of the world's leading personal style blogs, as well as prestigious digital platforms for publications such as Vanity Fair, Glamour, and Teen Vogue. Socialyte develops and manages tailored digital marketing programs that address the specific needs of various brands, allowing them to effectively engage their target audiences and enhance purchase intent. The agency has successfully executed over 500 native advertising campaigns for a range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and prominent fashion and beauty brands.
Inkrypt
Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Inkrypt LLC is a Boston-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in decentralized journalism and media content hosting. The company offers a censorship-resistant platform designed to ensure content authenticity and resilience. Its flagship product, Inkrypt, serves as an anonymous decentralized cloud that facilitates publishing, whistleblowing, private messaging, and data breach resistance. Additionally, Inkrypt provides nLightn, a decentralized application for journalistic publishing that utilizes a peer-to-peer, encrypted storage protocol combined with an anonymity overlay, ensuring comprehensive censorship resistance throughout the content lifecycle. By leveraging blockchain and distributed computing technologies, Inkrypt enables individuals and businesses to publish and store content securely and anonymously, mitigating the risks associated with censorship.
Living a Book
Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Living A Book Inc. is a Redwood City, California-based company that specializes in developing Pathbooks, an interactive book reading application available in English and Spanish. This innovative platform enables users to make decisions that influence the storyline and outcome of the books they read, providing a unique and immersive reading experience. In addition to catering to individual readers, Living A Book allows book publishers to submit their works for publication on the platform. The company also offers specialized plans for schools, positioning itself within the e-books, mobile games, and physical books industries. Founded in 2018, Living A Book is dedicated to transforming the way stories are experienced through technology and interactivity.
Trūbadour is a platform for writing and finding poems by contemporary poets. It's the poetry network.
Bubo Technologies
Grant in 2017
Bubo Technologies, founded in late 2016 by a group of friends, specializes in creating an online platform that enhances the reading experience through the integration of e-books and synchronized music. The company offers carefully crafted music and unique illustrations that adapt to the narrative, allowing users to read at their own pace while exploring new books and musical compositions. This innovative approach aims to provide a more immersive and emotional connection to literature, transforming the way readers engage with stories.
Describli is a company focused on empowering independent authors through data and analytics. By offering valuable insights, it assists self-publishing authors in managing their sales and marketing efforts effectively. The platform enables authors to identify their readership, discover new potential readers, and experiment with tailored marketing strategies. Additionally, Describli fosters an online writing community where readers and writers can connect through engaging writing prompts and games, facilitating collaboration and interaction. This comprehensive approach allows authors not only to publish their work but also to market it effectively, enhancing their overall success in the competitive publishing landscape.
Royal Road Legends
Grant in 2016
Royal Road Legends is a growing community where new and rising authors post their works, and where their readers can directly interact with to provide feedback and suggestions.
For them, the most important aspects of web publishing is publicity and interactions. Hence, they do their best to ensure that every reader can find the works they are looking for; that every author - old or new - can be discovered; and that readers can provide their invaluable feedback.
LifeJourney Books
Grant in 2016
LifeJourney Books empowers seniors to preserve and share their life stories through an intuitive digital platform. Users can create a lasting legacy for loved ones by crafting their life story chapter by chapter, with the company handling printing of beautiful books.
Shade 7 Publishing
Grant in 2015
Shade 7 Publishing specializes in creating premium educational materials, including pop-up and novelty books, as well as 3D interactive digital applications designed to teach children about Islam in an engaging manner. The company aims to foster interfaith understanding by highlighting the commonalities among the Abrahamic faiths through creative storytelling. By focusing on historical and timeless events shared across these religions, Shade 7 seeks to instill values of respect, tolerance, and dialogue from a young age, making religious education accessible and enjoyable for children of all backgrounds.
Gameblyr is a mobile game publishing company focused on changing the way developers and publishers work together to create and release games.
Dimples develops ink- and toner-saving software that applies font overlays to existing typefaces using a patented perforation overlay method to reduce ink usage while preserving legibility. The solution is designed for organizations and individuals who print documents, including newspapers, magazines, and other materials, enabling users to lower printing costs and minimize environmental impact without changing the appearance of the text.
Magru is an online service that helps users publish and sell e-books, magazines, presentations, articles, and other literary work.
The platform also allows readers to discover interesting publications through different categories and themes, purchase them directly from the authors, and collect their own cloud e-library.
Her Campus Media
Grant in 2011
Her Campus Media is a leading media company focused on serving and empowering college and GenZennial women. It operates a diverse portfolio that includes Her Campus, College Fashionista, Spoon University, InfluenceHer Collective, and Her20s, effectively reaching this demographic through various channels. The company is supported by a robust on-campus chapter network and hosts proprietary events such as Her Conference®, College Fashion Week®, and CF Clubhouse, which foster community engagement and professional development. Her Campus Media also provides a marketing platform that allows clients to engage with specific audiences through tailored content and experiential advertising. With a commitment to empowering the next generation of women, the company has successfully launched numerous team members into esteemed positions within the media and marketing sectors.